Trade monitoring
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.
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.
Entender la OMC
La Organización Mundial del Comercio puede verse desde distintas perspectivas. Es una Organización para la apertura del comercio. Es un foro para que los Gobiernos negocien acuerdos comerciales. Es un lugar en el que pueden resolver sus diferencias comerciales. Administra el Sistema mundial de normas comerciales. Ayuda a los países en desarrollo a crear capacidad comercial. Fundamentalmente, la OMC es un lugar al que los Gobiernos Miembros acuden para tratar de resolver los problemas comerciales que tienen unos con otros.
Trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights (TRIPS)
An amendment to the TRIPS Agreement making it easier for developing countries to access affordable medicines came into force in January 2017. The TRIPS Council continued its regular work on promoting transparency in WTO members’ intellectual property systems and reviewed the implementation of the TRIPS Agreement. It also discussed access to medicines, biodiversity, patentability of life forms and technical cooperation, among other topics.
Cooperación técnica y formación
En 2009 el diseño y la ejecución de actividades de asistencia técnica y formación atravesaron un período de transición. Se desarrollaron una nueva estrategia y una nueva perspectiva, reflejadas en parte en la ejecución de las actividades en 2009 y expuestas en mayor detalle en el Plan de Asistencia Técnica 2010-2011 elaborado durante el año. Teniendo en cuenta que los programas de asistencia técnica relacionada con el comercio de la OMC se basan en la demanda, en ese Plan se aprovecha lo que se ha aprendido con la aplicación del primer Plan Bienal (2008-2009) y se introducen cambios encaminados a mejorar su contenido y ejecución.
Trade Policy Reviews
During 2012, the Trade Policy Review Body (TPRB) reviewed 26 WTO members: Bangladesh, Burundi, China, Colombia, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Iceland, Israel, Kenya, the Republic of Korea, the State of Kuwait, Nepal, Nicaragua, Norway, the Philippines, Rwanda, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, Uganda, the United States and Uruguay (see map on page 64). The country-specific reports and the Chair’s concluding remarks made at the TPRB meetings are available on the WTO website. It also began implementing the recommendations of the fourth appraisal of the Trade Policy Review Mechanism (TPRM).
Introduction
Non-tariff measures that can potentially affect trade in goods present the multilateral trading system with a basic policy challenge – how to ensure that these measures meet legitimate policy goals without unduly restricting or distorting trade. The same challenge applies to measures that can affect trade in services. This introduction discusses how the motivations for using non-tariff measures and services measures have evolved, complicating the policy panorama, but not changing the core challenge of how to manage the tension between public policy goals and trading opportunities.