The WTO has issued a call for proposals for this year’s Public Forum, whose theme is “Trade: Behind the Headlines”. Participants interested in organizing sessions at the Forum on 26-28 September are invited to submit their proposals by 4 June (...)
WTO members discussed the relationship between trade facilitation provisions in regional trade agreements (RTAs) and the WTO’s Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) at the 3-4 April meeting of the Committee on Regional Trade Agreements.
At its special meeting on 3 April, the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) agreed to the establishment of two new dispute panels: one to review a complaint filed by China against the European Union’s measures related to price comparison methodologies in anti-dumping investigations; and the second to (...)
An Advanced Course on Intellectual Property for Government Officials, jointly organized by the WTO and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), was held at the WTO from 20 to 31 March 2017. The aim of the course was to enhance the capacity of governments in developing countries to (...)
At a meeting of the Portuguese Council of State in Lisbon on 31 March 2017, Director-General Roberto Azevêdo praised the country for its openness and internationalism and discussed how trade and the WTO could help drive Portugal’s economic growth. The Director-General participated in the meeting (...)
یکصد و ششمین اجلاس سالانه کنفرانس بینالمللی کار روزهای ۵ تا ۱۶ ژوئن ۲۰۱۷ (دوشنبه ۱۵ تا جمعه ۲۶ خرداد ۱۳۹۶) در ژنو برگزار خواهد شد. با این همه، برخی اسناد و گزارشهایی که قرار است در این کنفرانس مورد بررسی قرار بگیرد، از هم اکنون، از طریق وب سایت سازمان بینالمللی کار در اختیار علاقمندان گذاشته میشود. در ادامه گزارشها و اسنادی که (...)
A total of 57 regulations were raised by WTO members, many dealing with consumer products such as food, alcoholic beverages, toys and cars, when they met as the Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee on 29-30 March 2017.
Her Excellency Michelle Bachelet, President of Chile, visited the WTO on 29 March. In an address to WTO members, President Bachelet underlined the importance of the multilateral trading system to both Chile and the world. President Bachelet was welcomed to the WTO by Director-General Roberto (...)
On 28 March 2017 the WTO issued the panel report in the case brought by China in “European Union – Measures Affecting Tariff Concessions on Certain Poultry Meat Products”.