Most WTO members consider an outcome on domestic support for cotton “a priority for the Buenos Aires Ministerial Conference in December 2017”, the chair of the agricultural negotiations, Ambassador Vangelis Vitalis of New Zealand reported during the WTO’s latest consultations on cotton on 23 (...)
The WTO Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) agreed on 23 November to appoint Ms Zhao Hong of China and Mr Hyun Chong Kim of Korea as members of the Appellate Body, for four-year terms, respectively, beginning on 1 December 2016. The new members replace Ms Yuejiao Zhang and Mr Seung Wha Chang, whose (...)
At the second request of the European Union, the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) on 23 November established a panel to examine China’s duties and other alleged restrictions on the export of various raw materials. This follows a DSB decision on 8 November to establish a panel on a similar complaint (...)
The government of the United States has contributed USD 600,000 (over CHF 600,000) in 2016 to help developing countries and least-developed countries participate effectively in global trade negotiations.
Appellate Body chair Thomas Graham delivered a special lecture on 22 November to report on the state of the Appellate Body. He warned of a surge in new cases next year which will create a backlog that will continue beyond 2017.
سند سه صفحهای که روز ۲۵ مهر ماه ۱۳۹۵ به امضای آقای سید حسن هفده تن معاون محترم روابط کار وزارت تعاون، کار و رفاه اجتماعی و آقای محسن خلیلی عراقی ریاست محترم هیأت مدیره کانون عالی انجمنهای صنفی کارفرمایی ایران (کعاصکا) رسید، حاکی از یک مرحله جدید در تعامل آن وزارتخانه و این کانون عالی است. بر اساس این توافقنامه قرار شده است بخشی از (...)
با اینکه در بند دوم توافقنامه همکاری در واگذاری بخشی از امور تأیید صلاحیت ایمنی پیمانکاری به کانون عالی انجمنهای صنفی کارفرمایی ایران تصریح شده است که کانون عالی «موظف است تشکل منتخب هر استان را با ذکر مشخصات به اداره کل معرفی نماید»، با این همه، برخی از تشکلهای کارفرمایی شهرستانها، به صورت مستقیم تقاضای دریافت مجوز از مسؤلان (...)
Policies to help labour markets adjust to changes brought on by trade and technology were discussed as part of a new Trade Dialogues lecture series inaugurated by the WTO on 21 November.
Chile and Swaziland have ratified the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA). Their submission of the instruments of acceptance to the WTO on 21 November means that nearly 90 per cent of the ratifications needed to bring the TFA into force have now been (...)