Economic research and trade policy analysis
Acknowledgements
Acknowledgements are due to all the data providers, mostly national administrations or WTO delegations who have made this information available including through notifications presented as a special topic. In a number of cases, data has been made available on national websites or through regional organizations. Given the vast amount of statistical data and metadata that needed to be processed, and because this information is not available in one single organization, this publication was only possible as a joint effort of the WTO, ITC, and UNCTAD. Each of the three organizations has a proven track record and comparative strengths in the field of tariff analysis.
Foreword
The WTO’s 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13), which took place earlier this year in Abu Dhabi, reaffirmed the international community’s shared commitment to promote inclusive and sustainable development through trade. Aid for Trade remains a critical element of our collective commitment to ensuring that the benefits of trade are shared more widely, particularly with developing economies and least-developed countries (LDCs).
Introduction
Aid for Trade seeks to enable developing economies, and in particular least-developed countries (LDCs), to use trade as a means of fostering economic growth, sustainable development and poverty reduction. It promotes the integration of developing economies, especially LDCs, into the multilateral trading system and aims to galvanize support to build supply-side capacity and trade-related infrastructure in these economies to improve trade performance.
Acknowledgements
This publication is the result of a joint effort of the OECD and the WTO and was prepared under the overall guidance of Michael Roberts (Head, Aid for Trade Unit, Development Division, WTO) and Olivier Cattaneo (Head of Unit, Architecture and Analysis, Development Co-operation Directorate, OECD). WTO Deputy Director-General Xiangchen Zhang, Taufiqur Rahman (Director of the Development Division, WTO) and María del Pilar Garrido Gonzalo (Director for Development Co-operation, OECD) supervised the work. The publication was edited and reviewed by Ross McRae and Anthony Martin of the Information and External Relations Division of the WTO, and by Henri-Bernard Solignac Lecomte, Head of Communications of the OECD Development Cluster. Additional contributions were provided by Masato Hayashikawa (Development Co-operation Directorate, OECD).
Avant-propos
Cette édition mise à jour de l’ouvrage intitulé « Le règlement des différends dans le cadre de l’OMC: une affaire, une page » a été établie par la Division des affaires juridiques de l’OMC avec l’aide de la Division des règles. Elle porte sur tous les rapports des groupes spéciaux et de l’Organe d’appel adoptés par l’Organe de règlement des différends de l’OMC au 31 décembre 2022. Elle contient également une section distincte comportant des résumés de rapports de groupes spéciaux qui ont été distribués aux Membres de l’OMC et mis à disposition sur le site Web de l’OMC mais n’ont pas encore été adoptés par l’ORD car ils font l’objet d’appels en cours. Étant donné les postes vacants non pourvus au sein de l’Organe d’appel, ces appels ne peuvent pas être traités et leur examen ne peut pas être achevé.
La repercusión en el comercio de las preocupaciones relativas a la seguridad
Una serie de crisis en los últimos años ha cambiado la percepción del comercio y la interdependencia. Lo que antes se consideraba fundamental para el progreso económico y la seguridad ahora se percibe a veces como una fuente de riesgo a la que debe ponerse límite. Además, las preocupaciones relativas a la seguridad ya no se expresan exclusivamente en relación con los conflictos, sino que abarcan el concepto, mucho más amplio, de seguridad económica. En consecuencia, las preocupaciones relativas a la seguridad permean la política comercial de manera más amplia. En este capítulo se pone de relieve que, pese a las perturbaciones en las cadenas de suministro mundiales, el comercio sigue siendo una fuente de seguridad, especialmente cuando se incorpora en un sistema multilateral basado en normas. Se aduce que la fragmentación debilitaría la seguridad y aumentaría la probabilidad de conflicto, mientras que la reglobalización es una vía más prometedora para reforzar la seguridad de cara al futuro.