Hopes of capitalising on the momentum delivered by the successful WTO ministerial meeting in June to make swift progress on the various follow-up topics arising from MC12 appear to be receding.
WTO Corner blog
WTO Corner : TRIPS waiver work, Korean washers
After the climax of an overall successful 12th ministerial conference mid-June at the World Trade Organization’s headquarters in Geneva came a few weeks of quiet as a summer break looms for trade diplomats. South Africa, India press for swift work on TRIPS waiver extension Some WTO members however are keen …
WTO Corner: TRQ deal, food export restriction notifications
The war in Ukraine is overshadowing work at the WTO – but is also not stopping deals from being reached, at least so far. By Chris Horseman and Iana Dreyer.
WTO Corner : June M12 dates, Russia fallout, Turkey, carbon accounting
The General Council of the WTO met informally today to take stock of a range of issues, but most importantly to try to nail down a definitive date for the next ministerial conference – also known at MC12.
WTO Corner: MC12, TRIPS, Turkmenistan, committee chairpersons
WTO negotiators seeking to advance the various dossiers under discussions at the Organization’s 12th ministerial conference – MC12 – now at least have the benefit of a firm deadline for reaching agreement. The most concrete decision taken at this week’s meeting of the WTO’s General Council was an agreement to …
WTO Corner: Fish subsidy talks, EU vs China “anti-suit” injunctions
Fisheries subsidies negotiators sat down again properly for talks after the postponement of the late 2021 ministerial meeting. The EU is bringing a new big-ticket case against China in the WTO regarding what it basically sees as Chinese court extra-territorial over-reach on patent protections. By Chris Horseman and Iana Dreyer.
WTO Corner: Ottawa Group, Supply Chain talk at Davos, China, Russian wood, LDC accession
There was much less of a void at or around the WTO this week. Here a round-up of developments around the world trade instirution this week. Today trade ministers are holding their annual Swiss-hosted informal WTO ministerial not, as usual, on the sidelines of Davos but online.
WTO Corner: The Void
So it looks like after the EU created a precedent, we will have a second WTO member considering retaliation against members ruling into the void….By Iana Dreyer and Chris Horseman.
WTO Corner: Spanish olives a possible case for EU enforcement, Russia, Dominican Republic
It’s been quite the day for World Trade Organization legal disputes. By Chris Horseman and Iana Dreyer.
WTO Corner: Resiliency report and US initiative, environment, women’s empowerment
While we wait for bigger decisions at the WTO later this week ahead of MC12, here some other interesting bits of news out of Geneva. By Iana Dreyer and Rob Francis.
