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The following is from a 20 March 2012 review from the World Trade Organization.The fourth review of the trade policies and practices of the Philippines takes place on 20 and 22 March 2012. The basis for the review is a report by the WTO Secretariat and a report by the Government of the Philippines…

The following is from a 15 March 2012 news item by the World Trade Organization.The WTO and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) have signed a letter of understanding to develop statistics on trade in value added. Among other things, the two organizations will produce a…

The following is from a 14 March 2012 news item from the World Trade Organization.The Negotiating Group on Market Access for Non-Agricultural products resumed the negotiation on tariffs after four years of work on non-tariff barriers, and the chairman, ambassador Luzius Wasescha, of Switzerland…

The following is from a 16 March 2012 speech by Pascal Lamy of the World Trade Organization.The rise of key emerging economies and “trade in tasks”, increasing inter-dependency, expanded trade ties and a more deeply shared interest in a well-functioning trading system pose a number of questions for…

The following is from a 13 March 2012 news item from the World Trade Organization.On 13 March 2012, Ukraine requested consultations with Australia under the dispute settlement system concerning the latter’s laws and regulations that impose trademark restrictions and other plain packaging…

The following is from a 13 March 2012 review from the World Trade Organization.The first review of the trade policies and practices of Nepal takes place on 13 March and 15 March 2012. The basis for the review is a report by the WTO Secretariat and a report by the Government of Nepal.This review is…

The following is from a 14 March 2012 release by the International Chamber of Commerce.Business leaders and trade experts are meeting today in Geneva for the first conference on the ICC Business World Trade Agenda, an initiative of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) proposing that business…

The following is from a 13 March 2012 news item from the World Trade Organization.On 13 March 2012, the United States, the European Union and Japan requested consultations with China under the dispute settlement system concerning the latter’s restrictions on export of various forms of rare earths…

The following is from a 14 March 2012 news item from the World Trade Organization.After four years of negotiations and a year of work by WTO members on implementation measures and data collection, the WTO launched on 14 March 2012 a new publically available database on non-reciprocal preferential…