| Members discuss extending MC12 TRIPS Decision to COVID-19 diagnostics and therapeutics | | WTO members advanced discussions on whether to extend the TRIPS Decision adopted in June at the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference to COVID-19 diagnostics and therapeutics. At a meeting of the Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) on 12-13 October, the chair of the Council, Ambassador Dr Lansana Gberie of Sierra Leone, urged delegations to submit text-based proposals indicating how they envisage an agreed outcome on this issue with a view to helping members reach a decision by the prescribed 17 December deadline. | | Lees verder |
| WTO to hold Trade and Environment Week on 17-21 October | | The WTO is organizing the third edition of Trade and Environment Week, which will take place from 17 to 21 October at the WTO's headquarters in Geneva and virtually. The event will feature 17 sessions organized by WTO member governments, the WTO Secretariat, and non-governmental organizations, with the week beginning and ending with meetings of the WTO's Committee on Trade and Environment. All sessions are open to the public upon registration. | | Lees verder |
| DDG Ellard discusses trade remedy trends, MC12 outcomes | | In her keynote address to the Seoul International Forum on Trade Remedies on 14 October, Deputy Director-General Angela Ellard addressed trends in trade remedies and noted a substantial decrease in the number of new investigations in 2021. She also discussed the importance of the WTO's Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, adopted at the 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12), in addressing the consequences to the ocean and the environment caused by harmful subsidies. The full text of her remarks is below. | | Lees verder |
| Technical Barriers Committee helps strengthen value chains, acts as incubator for WTO reforms | | The WTO's Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Agreement and the work of the TBT Committee play a vital role in ensuring supply chains are effective and resilient, said Deputy Director-General Jean-Marie Paugam at the WTO Symposium on Easing Regulatory Bottlenecks held at the WTO on 14 October. Standard setting can support countries' transition towards decarbonisation and digitalisation, he noted. He stressed that the Committee's work must be considered in the context of reform of the multilateral trading system. | | Lees verder |
| Work fast and work together, speakers urge at opening of Trade and Environment Week | | With the clock ticking on the planet's future, cooperation across governments and stakeholders is more vital than ever to hasten the delivery of sustainable solutions through trade, speakers said at the high-level event held on 17 October to kick off Trade and Environment Week. The event is part of the 17 sessions taking place on 17-21 October organized by WTO member governments, the WTO Secretariat and non-governmental organizations. | | Lees verder |
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