The following is from the 7 December 2012 edition of Journal of Commerce.
The U.S. has asked the World Trade Organization to establish a dispute settlement panel to examine Argentina’s import restrictions on all U.S. goods, according to United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk.
The following is excerpted from a 6 December 2012 news item by the World Trade Organization.
Development assistance for mainly African cotton producers since 2005 continues to head towards $400m as donors and recipients seek to increase the flow and find better ways of assessing how well it is working, WTO members heard on 6 December 2012.
This item is available in its entirety at: http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news12_e/cdac_06dec12_e.htm
The following is excerpted from a 5 December 2012 press release by the World Customs Organization.
Introduction
1. The Policy Commission of the World Customs Organization (WCO) held its 68th Session in Kyoto, Japan, from 3 to 5 December 2012.
2. The Policy Commission noted that next year is the 40th Anniversary of the WCO’s adoption, also in Kyoto, of the core international instrument on the simplification and harmonization of Customs procedures, which is currently known as the Revised Kyoto Convention (RKC).
The following is excerpted from a 4 December 2012 news item by the World Trade Organization.
A WTO Arbitrator, on 4 December 2012, issued his award regarding the “reasonable period of time” for the implementation of Dispute Settlement Body recommendations and rulings in the dispute “United States – Certain Country of Origin Labelling (COOL) Requirements” (WT/DS384, WT/DS386).
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The following is from the Journal of Commerce.
JOC Staff | Nov 30, 2012 5:42PM EST
The following is excerpted from a 30 November 2012 news item by the World Trade Organization.
The WTO Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee is to shift its focus towards broader themes common to the specific issues that have dominated its work so far, in the hope that those issues can be settled more easily. Ultimately, trade in goods ranging from food, medicines and cosmetics to toys, telephones and tyres could flow more smoothly.
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The following is excerpted from a 30 November 2012 news item by the World Trade Organization.
At a special meeting of the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) on 30 November 2012, the United States rejected the first request by China for a panel on the dispute “United States – Countervailing and Anti-Dumping Measures on Certain Products from China”.
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http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news12_e/dsb_30nov12_e.htm
The following is excerpted from a 30 November 2012 press release by the World Trade Organization.
Trade diplomats and practitioners from 13 Asian economies participated this week in a workshop on WTO dispute settlement in New Delhi.
Hosted by the Centre for WTO Studies at the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (CWS/IIFT), the workshop unites practical WTO litigation training and exchanges of experiences on the domestic needs and challenges that often characterise engagement in WTO dispute settlement.
The following is from the 29 November 2012 edition of American Shipper.
U.S. companies that have been certified as operating secure supply chains could soon achieve faster processing of their international cargo by taking advantage of three new measures unveiled this week by border management officials.
The following is excerpted from a 26 November 2012 speech by DG Pascal Lamy of the World Trade Organization.
