Japan notified the WTO Secretariat, on 24 July 2013, of a request for consultations with the Russian Federation on measures imposed by Russia relating to a charge, the so-called “recycling fee”, imposed on motor vehicles.
Director-General Pascal Lamy, in his farewell statement to the General Council on 24 July 2013, said: “It has been an immense honour and privilege to serve this organization. I think it is fair to say that, together, we have strengthened the WTO as the global trade body, as a major pillar of (...)
Director-General Pascal Lamy, at the launch of “The History and Future of the World Trade Organization” on 23 July 2013, called it “the book of record of the relatively short but immensely full life of the WTO”. He added: “Even more than this, by providing a reflection on what has been, this book (...)
On 23 July 2013, the WTO launched an expanded version of its Integrated Trade Intelligence Portal (I-TIP), which brings together all trade policy information relating to WTO members. I-TIP now includes, for the first time, information on (...)
Pursuant to the second request from Guatemala, the Dispute Settlement Body, on 23 July 2013, established a panel to examine the dispute “Peru – Additional Duty on Imports of Certain Agricultural Products”. Argentina, China, El Salvador, the European Union, India and the United States reserved (...)
On 23 July 2013, WTO members welcomed progress on agriculture in Kazakhstan’s accession negotiations but expressed serious concerns about the absence of inputs and progress in other areas critical to the country’s accession to the (...)
Director-General Pascal Lamy, at the Trade Negotiations Committee meeting on 22 July 2013, said: “There has been a relatively good level of refuelling from all formats of consultations including in negotiating groups and facilitator/friends of the Chair processes. Also encouraging is the (...)
دو شنبه 22 ژوئيه 2013 بوسيله ى گروه نويسندگان — سازمان ملل متحد
ملل متحد و شوراي اتحاديه اروپا مشتركاً اجلاسي براي بررسي اثرات بحران مالي و اقتصادي جهان روزهاي 22 تا 225 مرداد 1392 در لندن برگزار خواهند كرد و افراد علاقمند و سازمانهاي غيردولتي و غيرانتفاعي ميتوانند با حمايت مالي ملل متحد در اين اجلاس عالي شركت كنند. متن اطلاعيهي كميتهي سازماندهي اين اجلاس در ادامه تقديم ميشود. خاطر نشان (...)
يكي از وظايف مديركل سازمان جهاني تجارت (س.ج.ت) ارايه گزارش تحولات مرتبط با تجارت در كشورهاي عضو اين سازمان به «تشكيلات بازرسي سياست تجاري» است. در اين گزارش مديركل توضيح ميدهد كه در يك دوره مورد بررسي هر يك از كشورهاي عضو در زمينه سياستهاي مرتبط با تجارت چه اقدماتي انجام دادهاند. آنچه كه در آدامه آمده است، برگردان خلاصهي اجرايي (...)