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The Aid for Trade Policy Dialogue will bring together a wide range of stakeholders from developing and developed countries to discuss how to continue delivering aid for trade results in a changing international environment for trade and development.This dialogue is organised by the OECD Development…
The following is from the 14 January 2013 edition of Industry Week.PARIS -- Economic activity is picking up or steadying in the United States, the eurozone and in China, the OECD said on Monday, based on leading indicators of activity in the main industrialized economies."Composite leading…
The following is excerpted from a January 2013 media release by the World Customs Organization.At the invitation of the Irish Presidency of the European Union (EU), the Secretary General of the WCO, Kunio Mikuriya, addressed the EU Customs Union Group (CUG) in Brussels on Thursday, 10 January 2013…
The following is excerpted from a 10 January 2013 news item by the World Trade Organization.The United States notified the WTO Secretariat on 10 January 2013 of a request for consultations with Indonesia concerning measures applied by Indonesia to its imports of horticultural products, animals and…
The European Commission made the following report available on 8 January 2013:Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee on Customs Risk Management and Security of the Supply Chain http://www.europolitics.info/pdf/gratuit…
The following is excerpted from a 3 January 2013 news item by the World Trade Organization.Laos informed the WTO on 3 January 2013 that it has ratified its membership agreement. Under WTO procedures, that means Laos will officially become the WTO’s 158th member on 2 February.This item is available…
The following is a 19 December 2012 news item by the World Trade Organization.On 19 December 2012, the WTO issued panel reports in the disputes “Canada — Certain Measures Affecting the Renewable Energy Generation Sector” (complaint by Japan, DS412) and “Canada — Measures Relating to the Feed-in…
The following is from the 18 December 2012 edition of Journal of Commerce.Hong Kong, Korea commissioners agree on closer cooperation. Hong Kong, Korea commissioners agree on closer cooperation.At the 30th Customs Cooperation Conference in Seoul, Korea, today, Clement Cheung, commissioner of Hong…
The following is excerpted from a 17 December 2012 news item by the World Trade Organization.The Dispute Settlement Body (DSB), on 17 December 2012, established a panel to examine the complaint by China against United States’ countervailing and anti-dumping measures applied to Chinese exports. Panel…