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China Contests US Chip Export Controls at WTO
December 13, 2022 |WTO

China took to the World Trade Organization Dec. 12 to challenge U.S. export control measures on semiconductor chips and other products, an official at China's Ministry of Commerce said, according to an unofficial translation. China referred the export restrictions to the trade body's dispute settlement mechanism, claiming the U.S. has been "generalizing the concept of national security."

WTO Report Shows Increase in Trade Restrictions Due to Economic Uncertainty
December 8, 2022 |WTO

Trade restrictions are becoming more commonplace in the wake of the economic uncertainty created by the COVID-19 pandemic, war in Ukraine and food security crisis, the World Trade Organization director-general said in an annual overview of international trading environment developments. The WTO Trade Monitoring Report said the restrictions are coming at a higher clip, especially for food, feed and fertilizers. WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala called on members to refrain from further adoption of export restrictions in an effort to salvage the global economic outlook.

WTO Goods Council Hears 'Record' Number of Trade Concerns
November 30, 2022 |WTO

World Trade Organization members addressed a "record number of trade concerns" during a Nov. 24-25 meeting of the Council for Trade in Goods, the WTO said. Topics included how the council could implement some of the outcomes of the 12th Ministerial Conference: the work program on electronic commerce, the WTO's response to the COVID-19 pandemic and WTO reform. The committee also wanted to continue talks on the Least-Developed Countries Group's proposal for some countries to graduate from LDC status. The next council meeting is April 3-4.

WTO Committee Sets Up Work Program for Food Security, Farm Policies Review
November 29, 2022 |WTO

World Trade Organization members during a Nov. 21-22 meeting of the Committee on Agriculture agreed to set up a new work program to tackle food security concerns of least-developed countries and net food-importing developing countries, the WTO announced. The decision effectuates a mandate in the 12th Ministerial Conference's Ministerial Declaration on the Emergency Response to Food Insecurity. Committee Chair Marcel Vernooij was appointed coordinator to facilitate the discussions under the initiative, the WTO said. Members also deferred until the next committee meeting in March the decision on the first triennial review of the operation of the Bali Tariff Rate Quota Decision.

US Again Blocks WTO Appellate Body Appointments at Meeting
November 29, 2022 |WTO

The U.S. again blocked a proposal to start the selection process to fill seats on the World Trade Organization's Appellate Body, according to a Geneva-based trade official. Striking down the proposal at the Dispute Settlement Body's Nov. 28 meeting, the U.S. said it does not support filling the body's seats, insisting the first step to WTO revisions should be efforts to better understand the concerns of WTO members, the trade official said.

WTO Holds First Knowledge Building Workshop to Prep for Next Fisheries Subsidies Talks
November 28, 2022 |WTO

World Trade Organization members held the first of two knowledge building workshops as part of its preparations for the second wave of fisheries subsidies negotiations, the WTO said. The program included presentations from domestic authorities charged with implementing the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies and experts from various international organizations. Presenters gave an overview of the key parts of the agreement and "best practices for and challenges in implementing the Agreement." Other agreements discussed curbing subsidies that lead to overcapacity and overfishing, including the issue of special and differential treatment, the WTO said.

WTO Members Hold E-Commerce Talks to Follow Up MC12
November 23, 2022 |WTO

World Trade Organization members began talks Nov. 18 on a range of e-commerce issues under its e-commerce work program, including on the best "way forward" for the e-commerce duty moratorium agreed to during the WTO's 12th Ministerial Conference in June (see 2206170010). Ambassador Usha Dwarka-Canabady, facilitator for the e-commerce work program, said there's a "sense of engagement from all members" on the moratorium and other e-commerce issues.