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The following is excerpted from a 5 September 2012 news item by the World Trade Organization.Deputy Director-General Rufus Yerxa, in a speech at the APEC Ministerial Conference in Vladivostok, Russia, on 5 September 2012, said that “APEC has asserted itself as a premier forum for championing open…
The following is excerpted from a 3 September 2012 news item by the World Trade Organization.On 3 September 2012, Argentina notified the WTO Secretariat of a request for consultations with the United States on measures applied by the United States to imports of fresh lemons from the north-western…
The following is excerpted from a 31 August 2012 news item by the World Trade Organization.At the request of India, the Dispute Settlement Body established today (31 August 2012) a panel to consider the United States imposition of countervailing measures on certain hot-rolled carbon steel flat…
The following is excerpted from a 31 August 2012 news item by the World Trade Organization.On 30 August 2012, Argentina notified the WTO Secretariat of a request for consultations with the United States on measures applied to the imports of Argentinian meat and other products of animal origin…
The following is from a 31 August 2012 news item by the World Trade Organization.On 30 August 2012, Argentina notified the WTO Secretariat of a request for consultations with the United States on measures applied to the imports of Argentinian meat and other products of animal origin. Argentina…
The following is excerpted from a 30 August 2012 press release by the World Trade Organization.Korea has donated USD 350,000 (about CHF 340,000) to the Doha Development Agenda Global Trust Fund (DDAGTF). This donation brings Korea’s total contribution to WTO trust funds to CHF 3.6 million since 2002…
The following is excerpted from a 29 August 2012 news item by the World Trade Organization.In August 2012, the WTO updated its 2011 data on world merchandise trade by commodity group and merchandise trade by origin and destination in the WTO’s Statistics Database.This item is available in its…
The following is from a 24 August 2012 news item by the World Trade Organization.On 24 August 2012, Mexico notified the WTO Secretariat of a request for consultations with Argentina on measures applied by Argentina to the importation of goods. Mexico alleges that these measures “restrict the imports…
The following is excerpted from a 27 August 2012 news item by the World Customs Organization.A joint operation involving the World Customs Organization (WCO) and INTERPOL against the illicit trafficking of cigarettes, tobacco and alcohol in East and Southern Africa has resulted in the seizure of…