endobj 27 0 obj 8 0 obj <>stream 6 0 obj endobj <>/ExtGState<>/XObject<>>>/BBox[0 0 455.07 324.56]/Matrix[0.15822 0 0 0.22184 0 0]/Filter/FlateDecode/Length 743>>stream endobj Trade Policy Reviews documents use the code WT/TPR/* and press releases PRESS/TPRB/* (where * takes additional values) <>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI]>>/MediaBox[0 0 595.32 841.92]/Contents 63 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 10>> The basis for the review is a report by the WTO Secretariat and a report by the Government of Qatar. <>/ExtGState<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI]>>/MediaBox[0 0 595.32 841.92]/Contents 123 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 6>> In the wake of the financial crisis, the Director-General reports regularly on recent trade developments to the Trade Policy Review Body. endobj The third review of the trade policies and practices of Zimbabwe takes place on 30 September and 2 October 2020. Bibliography Significant developments that may have an impact on the global trading system are also … Trade Policy Review (TPR) The TPR is an important mechanism under the WTO’s monitoring function and involves a comprehensive peer-review of the Member’s national trade policies. European Commission kicks off major EU trade policy review. At the endobj The Trade Policy Review Body (TPRB) is a subsidiary body of the General Council created by the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the WTO to administer the Trade Policy Review Mechanism (TPRM). With the creation of the WTO in 1995, it was made permanent and broadened to cover also trade in services and trade- related aspects of intellectual property rights. . The trade policy review process also highlighted problems related to lack of information and poor coordination between official agencies, which are noted in different areas of the report and make any description or assessment of Nigeria's trade policies particularly difficult. Trade Policy Reviews are an exercise, mandated in the WTO agreements, in which member countries’ trade and related policies are examined and evaluated at regular intervals. This report, prepared for the fourth Trade Policy Review of Zambia, has been drawn up by the WTO Secretariat on its own responsibility. It involves a comprehensive peer-review of WTO member’s national trade policies. These links open a new window: allow a moment for the results to appear. All copyrights for this article are reserved to FurnitureToday Business News List of TPRM-related articles, books and other publications written outside the WTO. each country’s review varying according to its share The third review of the trade policies and practices of Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda takes place on 20 and 22 March 2019. JavaScript must be enabled in your browser to view this content, Trade Policy Reviews documents use the code WT/TPR/* and press releases PRESS/TPRB/* (where * takes additional values). DIGITALEUROPE welcomes today’s publication of the Trade Policy Review, and the European Commission’s commitment to an “Open, Sustainable and Assertive” trade policy in the years ahead. 17 0 obj WTO periodically carries out surveillance and evaluation of trade policies of every member using TPR. Zambia. This report, prepared for the first Trade Policy Review of Myanmar, has been drawn up by the WTO Secretariat on its own responsibility. endobj 20 0 obj REPORT BY THE SECRETARIAT. //-->, Summaries of reviews from the last 12 months,