The following is from a 16 March 2012 speech by Pascal Lamy of the World Trade Organization.

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, said he would continue consultations with Members in small groups to design a way forward for the negotiation.

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.

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 schemes.

This item is available in its entirety at:
http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news12_e/rta_13mar12_e.htm

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 works together with governments to drive more effective trade talks.

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 requirements on tobacco products.

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, tungsten and molybdenum.

The following is from a 12 March 2012 news item by the World Trade Organization.

The Appellate Body, on 12 March 2012, issued its report in the case “United States – Measures Affecting Trade in Large Civil Aircraft (Second Complaint)” (WT/DS353/AB/R).

The following is excerpted from a 9 March 2012 news release by the World Customs Organization.

The following is from a 6 March 2012 news item from the World Trade Organization.

On 6 March 2012, the United States requested consultations with India under the dispute settlement system concerning the latter’s import restrictions on agricultural products from the United States.