As a founder member of the
WTO, we too are well committed to the
WTO policy framework" said Rishad Bathiudeen, Minister of Industry and Commerce of Sri Lanka on 14 February.
antidumping, countervailing, and safeguard provisions, bringing more dispute resolution cases against China in the
WTO, and continuing pressure on China to appreciate its currency.
Such an approach would facilitate the linkage with associated environmental service aspects which have so far been left to the
WTO's services trade negotiators.
Zoellick said a collapse of
WTO trade talks would mean a new emphasis on bilateral and regional agreements, a sort of "coalition of the willing" for trade.
Whatever one's views on the
WTO, or past trade agreements such as NAFTA and GATT, the fact remains that international trade is increasing, and companies in the United States cannot afford to ignore the potential threats and benefits that come with it.
In 1999, the US set sanctions worth $116.8 million a year on the EU as a result of a
WTO challenge to the European ban on imports of hormone-treated beef: a
WTO dispute panel found that the ban was not based on a risk assessment and that the scientific material used by the EU was too general in nature, as it did not specifically evaluate the risks arising from hormone residues in meat products.
Under
WTO rules, countries facing public health crises have the right to override patents on vital drugs and order copies from cheaper, generic suppliers.
ISLAMABAD, June 18, 2011 (Frontier Star): Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani emphasized upon increased market access for Pakistani exports to European Union and stressed for early operationalization of trade concessions by obtaining
WTOs waiver which has been held up since long.
- an agreement to enshrine in the
WTOs intellectual property agreements the conditions for a better access to cheap drugs against pandemics;
"With less than three months to go before the
WTOs ministerial meeting in Hong Kong, now is not the time for short-sighted intransigence.