Trade monitoring
Remerciements et Avertissement
Le Rapport sur le commerce mondial 2012 a été rédigé sous la direction générale d'Alejandro Jara, Directeur général adjoint de l'OMC, et sous la supervision de Patrick Low, Directeur de la Division de la recherche économique et des statistiques. Marc Bacchetta et Cosimo Beverelli ont coordonné la rédaction du rapport de cette année. La rédaction des différentes sections a été coordonnée par Alexander Keck, Coleman Nee, Roberta Piermartini et Michele Ruta.
Trade and development
The WTO’s Committee on Trade and Development continued to focus on the link between trade and development. It considered the implementation of special and differential treatment provisions for developing countries in WTO agreements and decisions, and discussed the participation of developing economies in global trade. It also pressed ahead with implementing the work programme on electronic commerce. Key issues for its Sub-Committee on Least-Developed Countries (LDCs) included capacity-building initiatives, market access for LDCs and technical assistance.
General Council
In 2011, the General Council oversaw the progress of the Doha Round negotiations on the basis of reports from the Director-General in his capacity as Chair of the Trade Negotiations Committee. The General Council also heard the Director-General’s annual report on accessions as well as his report on the development assistance aspects of cotton. Ahead of the December Ministerial Conference, the General Council agreed on three broad themes – the ‘Elements for Political Guidance’. These were the importance of the multilateral trading system, trade and development, and the Doha Development Agenda.
Introduction
The Trade Policy Review Mechanism (TPRM) was first established on a trial basis by the GATT contracting parties in April 1989. The Mechanism became a permanent feature of the World Trade Organization under the Marrakesh Agreement which established the WTO in January 1995.