The following is excerpted from a 20 February 2012 press release by the World Customs Organization.

The following is excerpted from a 14 February 2012 news release by the World Trade Organization.

The following is excerpted from a 22 February 2012 news release by the World Trade Organization.

The WTO Secretariat has circulated a meeting notice and list of items proposed for the next meeting, on 22 February 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 following is excerpted from a 21 February 2012 release by the World Trade Organization.

The fifth review of the trade policies and practices of Turkey takes place on 21 and 23 February 2012. The basis for the review is a report by the WTO Secretariat and a report by the Government of Turkey.

This release is available in its entirety at:
http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/tpr_e/tp359_e.htm

The following is from a 7 February 2012 report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office.

Container Security Programs Have Matured, but Uncertainty Persists over the Future of 100 Percent Scanning

What GAO Found

The following is from a 7 February 2012 report by the World Trade Organization.

The first review of the trade policies and practices of Kuwait takes place on 7 and 9 February 2012. The basis for the review is a report by the WTO Secretariat and a report by the Government of Kuwait.

The following is from a 1 February 2012 news item by the World Trade Organization.

The Council for Trade in Goods, on 1 February 2012, approved a request by the European Union to temporarily lift EU duties on certain products from Pakistan to help the country recover from massive floods in 2010. This request for a waiver from its WTO obligations was initially made by the EU on 30 November 2010.

The following is excerpted from a 16 January 2012 press release by the World Customs Organization.

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the World Customs Organization (WCO) will work together, to enhance the capacity of Customs administrations in Africa.

The following is from a 30 January 2012 news item by the World Trade Organization.

The Appellate Body, on 30 January 2012, issued its reports in the case “China — Measures Related to the Exportation of Various Raw Materials” (WT/DS394/AB/R, WT/DS395/AB/R and WT/DS398/AB/R).