Trade monitoring
General Council
In 2015, the General Council made preparations for the Tenth Ministerial Conference in Nairobi and submitted recommendations for decisions. It oversaw progress in the Doha Round negotiations on the basis of reports from the Director-General in his capacity as Chair of the Trade Negotiations Committee. It also oversaw progress in implementing decisions taken at the Ninth Ministerial Conference in Bali, based on regular reports by the General Council chair, Fernando de Mateo of Mexico. It heard the Director-General’s reports on the Fifth Global Review of Aid for Trade and other matters, such as WTO accessions.
General Council
In 2013, the WTO’s General Council carried out the selection process that led to the appointment of Roberto Azevêdo of Brazil as the new WTO Director-General. The General Council also undertook the relevant substantive and organizational preparations for the WTO’s Ninth Ministerial Conference. It oversaw the progress of the Doha Round negotiations, and in particular of the “Bali Package”, on the basis of reports from the Director-General in his capacity as Chair of the Trade Negotiations Committee.
Building international cooperation
In 2010, the year the United Nations held its Millennium Development Goals Summit, the WTO increased its cooperation with a variety of intergovernmental organizations, including the United Nations, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. The WTO continued its cooperation with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the OECD by publishing joint reports on trade and investment developments in the Group of 20 (G-20) countries.
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.
Aspectos de los derechos de propiedad intelectual relacionados con el comercio (ADPIC)
En enero de 2017 entró en vigor una enmienda del Acuerdo sobre los ADPIC que facilita el acceso a medicamentos asequibles para los países en desarrollo. El Consejo de los ADPIC prosiguió su labor ordinaria de promoción de la transparencia de los sistemas de propiedad intelectual de los Miembros de la OMC y examinó la aplicación del Acuerdo sobre los ADPIC. También examinó, entre otros temas, el acceso a los medicamentos, la biodiversidad, la patentabilidad de formas de vida y la cooperación técnica.