Trade monitoring
Commerce des marchandises
Au cours des quatre réunions qu’il a tenues en 2012, le Conseil du commerce des marchandises a approuvé plusieurs demandes de dérogations, individuelles et collectives, notamment la prorogation de la dérogation concernant le Système de certification du processus de Kimberley pour les diamants bruts, l’harmonisation en cours des listes tarifaires et les droits de douane appliqués par l’Union européenne à certains produits en provenance du Pakistan. Il a également examiné une série de préoccupations commerciales soulevées par les Membres.
Least-developed countries
Merchandise exports of the leastdeveloped countries (LDCs) contracted by 25 per cent in 2015, exceeding the decline recorded in 2014.
Preface
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.
Concluding Remarks by the Chairperson of the Trade Policy Review Body, H.E. Mr Juan Carlos González of Colombia at the Trade Policy Review of Cambodia, 21 and 23 November 2017
The second Trade Policy Review of Cambodia has offered us a good opportunity to deepen our understanding of recent developments, the achievements and challenges related to Cambodia’s trade, economic, and investment policies. Cambodia plays an important and a valued role in the WTO as a Member of the LDC group that has strived for the group’s better integration into the multilateral trading system. The more than 147 advance written questions submitted by 14 Members and the 24 delegations that took the floor underline the importance attached to Cambodia’s trade and investment policies and practices.
Fondo para la Aplicación de Normas y el Fomento del Comercio
El Fondo para la Aplicación de Normas y el Fomento del Comercio (STDF) –el instrumento de la Ayuda para el Comercio que ayuda a los países en desarrollo a aplicar las normas sanitarias y fitosanitarias– siguió centrando su labor en lograr una mayor sensibilización, movilizar recursos, reforzar la colaboración y definir y difundir buenas prácticas para aumentar la eficacia de la cooperación técnica en el ámbito sanitario y fitosanitario. Asimismo, proporcionó apoyo y financiación para la formulación y ejecución de proyectos orientados al cumplimiento de los requisitos sanitarios y fitosanitarios internacionales. Según un examen independiente del Fondo, “los resultados son impresionantes y demuestran el funcionamiento eficaz del STDF”.
A global membership
Four countries joined the WTO in 2012: Montenegro, Russia, Samoa and Vanuatu. WTO membership expanded to 159 in early 2013 following the accession of Laos and Tajikistan. WTO members account for 97 per cent of global trade.