WTO and Non-Trade Issues: Inside/Outside WTO

Developed countries have indicated their desire to include labour standards in the purview of the World Trade Organization (WTO), claiming the existence of a link between

13 See Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, Waiver from Certain Provisions of the TRIPS Agreement for the Prevention, Containment and Treatment

Regional agreements, which are outside the scope of this book ~ such as those of the European Communities (EC) and the North American Pree Trade Agreement (NAFT A),

74 Article XVI:1 of the WTO Agreement reads as follows: “Except as otherwise pro- vided under this Agreement or the Multilateral Trade Agreements, the WTO shall be guided by

· should be fostered. Agricultural trade should be based on clearer and fairer rules, with no special treatment for particular countries or corrimodi- ties. Efficient

The Court identified a specific treaty provisions applicable to the facts. However, it did not adopt a textual approach to interpretation or used

With the conclusion of the Uruguay Round and the establishment of the World trade Organisation (WTO) in April 1994, a comprehensive set of rules emerged that affect in a

The Appellate Body in China – Raw Materials found that China had restricted its regulatory autonomy to impose export duties, except with respect to the products listed in Annex 6,