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The following is excerpted from 11 September 2013 article by the American Shipper.The European Parliament Wednesday adopted the Union Customs Code, a framework that provides new rules and procedures, and firms up Customs practices that had initially been implemented on a case-by-case basis. The code…

The following is excerpted from a 6 September 2013 news item by the World Trade Organization.Global value chains (GVCs) have become a dominant feature of world trade and investment, offering new prospects for growth, development and jobs, according to a new joint report by the Organization for…

The following is excerpted from a 3 September 2013 news article by the International Chamber of Commerce.Following requests, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) is launching an advanced training programme in international contracts, to be held in Paris on 7-10 October. Led by a panel of…

The following is excerpted from a 17 July 2013 speech by DG Pascal Lamy of the World Trade Organization.Director-General Pascal Lamy told the Committee on Trade and Development on 17 July 2013 that “since becoming Director-General in 2005, and building on the initiatives of my predecessors, I have…

The following is excerpted from an 18 July 2013 press release by the World Trade Organization.The future of world trade, and the global trading system, will be shaped by a range of economic, political and social factors, including technological innovation, shifts in production and consumption…

The following is excerpted from a 16 July 2013 news item by the World Trade Organization.The eleventh review of the trade policies and practices of the European Union takes place on 16 and 18 July 2013. The basis for the review is a report by the WTO Secretariat and a report by the Government of the…

The following is excerpted from an 11 July 2013 news item by the World Trade Organization.At the Council for Trade in Goods meeting on 11 July 2013, concerns were raised over certain trade measures by Ukraine, Russia, Brazil, Japan, Indonesia and Nigeria. The Council noted the recent notification of…

The following is excerpted from a 9 July 2013 news item by the World Trade Organization.The European Union notified the WTO Secretariat on 9 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…

The following is excerpted from an 8 July 2013 news item by the World Trade Organization.In a joint statement, 27 governments and organizations at the Fourth Aid for Trade Global Review on 8 July 2013 underlined the importance of providing technical assistance to trade facilitation programmes of…