WTO Members to try new approach for defining private sanitary-phytosanitary standards
WTO News, 25 March, 2014
A WTO committee failed to agree on a definition for private standards for food safety and animal and plant health, and deferred a decision on a mediation procedure designed to avoid legal disputes, when it met on 25-26 March 2014. More…
Revised WTO Agreement on Government Procurement to come into force on 6 April 2014
WTO News, 11 March, 2014
The revised WTO Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) will come into force on 6 April 2014, effectively two years from the date on which the Protocol amending the Agreement was adopted in March 2012. Director-General Roberto Azevêdo said: “This is a very welcome achievement. The revised WTO Agreement on Government Procurement will open markets and promote good governance in the participating member economies.More…
Key WTO Members Start Talks On Work Program for Services
Bloomberg, 05 March, 2014
Key members of the World Trade Organization have initiated discussions on how services should be addressed as part of a future work program to advance the stalled Doha Round of trade talks, with delegations in general agreement that the services talks should no longer be sidelined in favour of negotiations on agriculture and industrial tariffs. More…
India rejects US allegations; says IPR regime WTO compliant
Economic Times, 05 March, 2014
Brushing aside the US allegations on intellectual property regime, India today asserted that its laws are fully compliant with international agreements and the country has never deviated from global practices. More…