The WTO Secretariat has circulated a meeting notice and list of items proposed for the next meeting, on 31 July 2015, 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 (...)
WTO members representing major exporters of information technology products agreed today (24 July) to eliminate tariffs on more than 200 such products.
On 24 July 2015, the WTO issued the panel report in the case brought by Argentina regarding “Measures affecting the importation of animals, meat and other animal products from Argentina” (DS447).
Liberia has made history by adopting a new labour law, as it is the only one in the world that directly refers to the ILO’s Decent Work Agenda in its title.
The increasing stockpile of trade-restrictive measures introduced by WTO members remains a cause for concern, and continued vigilance is required, according to the latest report on trade-related developments presented on 23 July by WTO Director General Roberto Azevêdo. On the positive side, an (...)
The WTO has released its 2015 Annual Report as an app for downloading to your tablet. The app contains the full text of the Annual Report as well as interactive features, such as photo galleries, videos, audio and interactive (...)
At an informal meeting of the Council for Trade in Services on 23 July 2015, WTO services negotiators started focusing on potential next steps for a services outcome at the Nairobi Ministerial Conference in December.
Working Party Chairman H.E. Joakim Reiter reported at the third meeting of the Working Party on Liberia’s WTO accession on 23 July 2015 that Liberia’s accession is “on schedule” to be concluded by the December Ministerial Conference in (...)