WTO Committee on Government Procurement adopts revised Agreement
WTO News, 31 March, 2012
The WTO Committee on Government Procurement adopted on 30 March 2012 the revised Government Procurement Agreement after a final review required by the Ministerial Conference decision in December last year. The revised Agreement will now go to the respective parliaments for ratification. More…
More WTO members urge Argentina to lift import-licensing measures
WTO News, 30 March, 2012
At the Council for Trade in Goods meeting on 30 March 2012, 14 WTO 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. More…
US requests compliance review panel in Airbus case
WTO News, 30 March, 2012
On 30 March 2012, the US submitted a panel request under DSU Article 21.5 to review the EU implementation measures in the Airbus case (DS316). The US also requested that a meeting of the Dispute Settlement Body be held on 13 April to consider its panel request. More…
Chairman of industrial goods negotiation will explore new ideas for moving forward on tariff discussions
WTO News, 14 March, 2012
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. More…
US, EU, Japan take on China at WTO over rare earths
Reuters, 13 March, 2012
The United States, Europe and Japan joined forces on Tuesday to challenge China’s restrictions on exports of rare earth minerals critical to the manufacture of advanced technology.More…
WTO judges fault Boeing subsidies -sources
Reuters, 09 March, 2012
The World Trade Organisation has broadly upheld a ruling that Boeing Co. (BA.N) took billions of dollars of unfair subsidies, breathing new life into an epic trade spat that has already faulted European aid to Airbus, people familiar with the matter said. More…
US hauls India to WTO on poultry ban
The Economic Times, 08 March, 2012
The US has dragged India to the World Trade Organization for banning poultry products in alleged violation of trade rules, but Indian officials say the country is ready to defend its measures in the formal consultations expected to begin soon.More…
United States files dispute against India
WTO News, 06 March, 2012
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. More…