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The following is from a 16 July 2012 news item by the World Trade Organization.Non-tariff measures, such as regulatory standards for manufactured and agricultural goods, can have a significant impact on trade — possibly even more than tariffs — according to the latest edition of the WTO’s flagship…
The following is from the 11 July 2012 edition of American Shipper.The Russian Duma has ratified the country’s World Trade Organization accession package.The legislation will now move to the upper chamber of Russia’s parliament, the Federation Council, for adoption, and then to the president for…
The following is excerpted from a 9 July 2012 press release by the World Customs Organization.At the invitation of the Chairman of the Indian Central Board of Excise & Customs (CBEC), S.K. Goel, the Secretary General of the WCO, Kunio Mikuriya, visited New Delhi, India on 9 July 2012 for a working…
The following is from a 5 July 2012 news item by the World Trade Organization.On 5 July 2012, the United States requested consultations with China under the dispute settlement system concerning the latter’s anti-dumping and countervailing duties on certain automobiles from the United States.This…
The following is from a 10 July 2012 news item by the World Trade Organization.China, at the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) meeting on 10 July 2012, said it was not in a position to accept the establishment of a panel requested by the United States, the European Union and Japan regarding its measures…
The following is excerpted from a 4 July 2012 press release by the World Customs Organization.The World Customs Organization (WCO) has just published its 2011 Reports on drug trafficking, tobacco smuggling and infringements of intellectual property rights (IPR) that highlight trends and developments…
The following is excerpted from a 2 July 2012 press release by the World Customs Organization.To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the World Customs Organization (WCO), the Organization published a new Annual Report that takes stock of where the WCO has been, where it is now, and where it is going…
The following is from a 3 July 2012 report by the World Customs Organization.Costa Rica’s Ambassador to Belgium, H.E. Francisco Dueñas Leiva, visited WCO Headquarters on 3 July 2012 to formally deposit his country’s instrument of accession to the WCO Harmonized System Convention, making Costa Rica…
The following is from a 2 July 2012 Trade Policy Review by the World Trade Organiztion.The first review of the trade policies and practices of the Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea Bissau and Togo takes place on 2 and 4 July 2012. The basis for the review is a report by the WTO Secretariat and a report by the…