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 products from India. India considers that the measures are inconsistent with the US obligations under several provisions of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures and the GATT 1994.

The following is from a 31 August 2012 news item by the World Trade Organization.

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 entirety at:
http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news12_e/stat_29aug12_e.htm

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 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 tonnes of illicitly traded products in seven countries.

The following is from a 24 August 2012 news item by the World Trade Organization.

The following is excerpted from a 24 August 2012 report by the World Customs Organization.

The Secretary General of the WCO, Kunio Mikuriya, visited Canberra from 23-24 August 2012 for discussions on regional and international Customs issues at the invitation of Michael Carmody, the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (ACBPS).

The following is excerpted from a 23 August 2012 report by the World Customs Organization.

At the invitation of Carolyn Tremain, the Chief Executive and Comptroller of the New Zealand Customs Service, the Secretary General of the WCO, Kunio Mikuriya, visited Wellington for discussions on various Customs and trade issues from 21-22 August 2012.

The following is excerpted from a 22 August 2012 press release by the World Trade Organization.

The following is excerpted from a 21 August 2012 press release by the World Trade Organization.