MIL-OSI Economics: General Council Chair appoints facilitator to address disagreement on Appellate Body
Source: World Trade Organisation At the 12 December General Council, WTO members agreed with Chair Ihara’s proposal to launch an informal process to overcome the impasse on the selection of Appellate Body members. Normally, there are seven members of the Appellate Body but the deadlock has prevented the appointment of new members to fill vacancies […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Economics: Lithuania gives EUR 20,000 to help developing countries improve negotiating skill-set
Source: World Trade Organisation This donation to the WTO’s Doha Development Agenda Global Trust Fund (DDAGTF) will finance training workshops for officials in Geneva and elsewhere to help them better understand and implement WTO agreements. Over 2,600 workshops have been organized since the fund was created in 2001. WTO Director-General Roberto Azevêdo said: “Lithuania’s donation […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Economics: Venezuela initiates WTO dispute case against Colombia regarding liquid fuel restrictions
Source: World Trade Organisation Venezuela claims the measures concerning liquid fuel distribution and licensing, surcharges on products, market access and product quotation policies appear to be inconsistent with provisions under the WTO’s General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994. Further information is available in document WT/DS575/1. What is a request for consultations? The request […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Economics: Philippines launches safeguard investigation on ceramic floor and wall tiles
Source: World Trade Organisation In a domestic notice of initiation attached to the notification to the WTO, the Philippines indicated, among other things, that interested parties must make their submissions concerning the investigation “within five (5) days from the date of publication of this notice”. The notice indicates that interested parties may send their submissions […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Economics: Online registration opens for the 16th WIPO-WTO colloquium for IP teachers
Source: World Trade Organisation Online registration for the 16th WIPO-WTO colloquium for teachers of intellectual property (IP) is now open. The colloquium, which will take place in Geneva from 17 to 27 June 2019, aims at helping teachers from developing countries and economies in transition to become more aware of the Geneva institutions, negotiations and […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Economics: Turkey launches safeguard investigation on yarn of nylon or other polyamides
Source: World Trade Organisation In the notification, Turkey indicated, among other things, as follows: “The interested parties can download the investigation questionnaires from the investigation page https://ticaret.gov.tr/ithalat/ticaret-politikasi-savunma-araclari/korunma-onlemleri/sorusturmalar The interested parties are required to fill in the questionnaires within 30 (thirty) days from the date of publication of the Communiqué and forward it to the General […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Economics: Austria gives EUR 400,000 to help developing countries take part in trade talks
Source: World Trade Organisation This donation to the WTO’s Doha Development Agenda Global Trust Fund will finance training workshops for officials in Geneva and elsewhere to help them better understand and implement WTO agreements. Over 2,600 workshops have been organized since the fund was created in 2001. Director-General Roberto Azevêdo said: “I want to thank […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Economics: WTO members voice commitment to intensify fisheries subsidies negotiations in 2019
Source: World Trade Organisation The Negotiating Group Chair, Ambassador Roberto Zapata Barradas (Mexico), at the meeting called on heads of delegation to empower their technical experts to step up efforts to build consensus and bridge gaps in the negotiations so that an agreement can be successfully forged. “We all know the mandate is to reach […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Economics: Republic of Korea gives USD 300,000 to deepen negotiating skills of developing countries
Source: World Trade Organisation This donation to the WTO’s Doha Development Agenda Global Trust Fund will finance training workshops for officials in Geneva and elsewhere to help them better understand and implement WTO agreements. Over 2,600 workshops have been organized since the fund was created in 2001. WTO Director-General Roberto Azevêdo said: “Korea’s donation provides […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Economics: ICC-WTO Small Business Champions: DG welcomes Brazilian project to lower barriers for MSMEs
Source: World Trade Organisation DG Azevêdo and ICC Brazil Executive-Director, Gabriel Petrus, heard that CNI has successfully completed a range of activities, including a survey of small businesses aimed at identifying the difficulties they face in trading internationally, a series of capacity-building roadshows in nine Brazilian states and the development of information-sharing and training activities […]
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