The following is a 4 April 2012 news item from the World Trade Organization.
The Appellate Body, on 4 April 2012, issued its report in the case “United States — Measures Affecting the Production and Sale of Clove Cigarettes” (WT/DS406/AB/R).
The following is excerpted from a 30 March 2012 news item by the World Trade Organization.
At the Council for Trade in Goods meeting on 30 March 2012, 14 members jointly expressed their deepening concern about Argentina’s import-licensing measures. Argentina maintained these measures were compatible with the WTO, and rejected the joint statement as unjustified.
The following item has been updated on the Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada website.
Ongoing FTA Negotiations
Exploratory Discussions towards a Canada-Turkey Free Trade Agreement
The following is excerpted from a 26 March 2012 report by the World Customs Organization.
Under the framework of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), Japan Customs organized a Round Table on high-level dialogue with Customs administrations from member countries of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) on 26 and 27 March 2012 in Tokyo.
The following is excerpted from a 21 March 2012 news item by the World Trade Organization.
A year and a half after concerns were first raised on commitment-breaching domestic support for rice, Costa Rica told WTO members on 21 March 2012 that it still cannot say when it will bring its support level within the legal limit.
Dear IFCBA Board members,
As we prepare for the 2012 Board of Directors and Annual meetings, we require each member country to provide us with the names of your country’s two representatives to the IFCBA Board of Directors for 2012 - 2014 as well as any nominations for the positions of Chairman and Managing Director. Please note that you are not required to submit nominations for the positions of Managing Director and Chairman.
The following is excerpted from a 23 March 2012 news item by the World Trade Organization.
The WTO Secretariat has circulated a meeting notice and list of items proposed for the next meeting, on 23 March 2012, of the Dispute Settlement Body, which consists of all WTO members and oversees legal disputes among them. The meeting notice is circulated in the form of a document officially called an “airgram”.
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) is holding its first symposium on Trade Facilitation in Mexico City in June 2012. Both the IFCBA and the ICC are members of the WCO Private Sector Consultative Group and the IFCBA enjoys observer status at the ICC Committee on Customs and Trade Regulations.
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 publicly-available database of trade flows estimated in value-added terms.
