The second review of the trade policies and practices of Albania takes place on 11 and 13 May 2016. The basis for the review is a report by the WTO Secretariat and a report by the Government of Albania.
Montenegro and Albania have become the latest WTO members to ratify the new Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA). Montenegro’s WTO ambassador Zorica Marić-Djordjević and Albania’s WTO ambassador Filloreta Kodra both deposited their country’s TFA instruments of acceptance with the WTO Secretariat on 10 (...)
On 10 May 2016, the United States requested consultations with China over China’s alleged non-compliance with the recommendations and rulings of the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) in the dispute over anti-dumping and countervailing duties on broiler products from the United States (DS427). The (...)
عصر روز دوشنبه ۲۰ اردیبهشت ماه ۱۳۹۵ همایش «گذار از اقتصاد غیررسمی به اقتصاد رسمی» در تهران برگزار شد. کانون عالی انجمنهای صنفی کارگران ایران و کانون عالی انجمنهای صنفی کارفرمایی ایران با همکاری وزارت تعاون، کار و رفاه اجتماعی، سازمان تأمین اجتماعی، سازمان بسیج کارگری، شرکت تعاونی فراگیر ملی کارگران، کانون انجمنهای صنفی تهران، (...)
Director-General Roberto Azevêdo convened a meeting of all WTO members today (9 May) to discuss advancing negotiations within the Organization with the aim of moving towards identifying potential outcomes for the WTO’s 11th Ministerial Conference. The meeting also touched on the implementation of (...)
The WTO Secretariat has circulated a meeting notice and list of items proposed for the next meeting, on 9 May 2016, of the Dispute Settlement Body, which consists of all WTO members and oversees legal disputes among them. The meeting notice is circulated in the form of a document officially (...)
The Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) on 9 May 2016 established a “compliance panel” to consider the measures taken by the United States in its dispute with Mexico over tuna.
Director-General Roberto Azevêdo has issued a call for action to help close the gaps in the availability of trade finance that affect the trade prospects of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), particularly in Africa and Asia. In a new WTO publication, “Trade Finance and SMEs: bridging the (...)
On 4 May 2016, the Philippines submitted a request for consultations with Thailand under Article 21.5 of the Dispute Settlement Understanding (“compliance panel”) to review measures adopted by Thailand following the adoption by the Dispute Settlement Body on 15 July 2011 of the Appellate Body and (...)
The European Union is contributing EUR 600,000 (CHF 660,000) to the WTO’s Trade Facilitation Agreement Facility (TFAF) to help developing countries and least-developed countries implement the Trade Facilitation Agreement, the WTO’s first multilateral trade deal in 20 years. This contribution (...)