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The following is excerpted from a 24 February 2012 news release by the World Trade Organization.Members, on 24 February 2012, reviewed the latest reforms undertaken by Azerbaijan to advance its accession to the WTO and to bring its trade regime in line with WTO rules.This release is available in its…
The following is excerpted from a 28 February 2012 news release by the International Chamber of Commerce.Business around the world has an increasingly influential role to provide input to G20 decisions regarding economic growth, job creation and open trade and investment. But what is the G20 and…
Director-General Pascal Lamy, in opening the Fifth Workshop for Heads of Investigating Authorities at the WTO on 27 February 2012, said that unlike in previous global economic downturns, “there had been a significant decline in initiations of new (anti-dumping) investigations, from 213 in 2008 down…
The following is excerpted from a 23 February 2012 report by the World Customs Organization.Secretary General of the WCO, Kunio Mikuriya met US Secretary of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano, on 23 February 2012at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Headquarters in Washington, DC, to discuss…
From May 8 to12, the world's customs brokers will gather in Athens, Greece (see www.ifcba2012.gr) for the biannual conference of the IFCBA. This year's conference theme, "The Future of Customs Compliance: Business Models and Strategies" offers a variety of operational and strategic panel…
The following is excerpted from a 22 February 2012 news release by the World Trade Organization.On 22 February 2012, the Dispute Settlement Body established a panel to review anti-dumping measures imposed by the United States on steel products from Korea. It also adopted the panel and Appellate Body…
The following is excerpted from a 22 February 2012 news release by the World Trade Organization.The WTO Secretariat has circulated a meeting notice and list of items proposed for the next meeting, on 22 February 2012, of the Dispute Settlement Body, which consists of all WTO members and oversees…
The following is excerpted from a 14 February 2012 news release by the World Trade Organization.Director-General Pascal Lamy, in his report to the General Council on 14 February 2012, said that “the current political environment dictates that the most realistic and practical way forward is to move…
The following is excerpted from a 20 February 2012 press release by the World Customs Organization.The World Customs Organization (WCO) and the US National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (US IPR Center) announced the seizure of tens of thousands of counterfeit and pirated goods at…