It is important to ensure that new or reinforced safety and emission standards are WTO-consistent and non-discriminatory.
WTO-approved sanctions relate to the oldest dispute of all, covering hormone-treated beef .
At the same time, there is a whole population of smaller companies that will enter into business with Russian partners post WTO-accession.
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Most members have maintained their commitment to resist protectionism, including by addressing unfair trade practices through WTO-consistent trade remedy measures rather than ad-hoc policy responses.
Imposing an across-the-board tariff for the direct purpose of stifling trade would lead to a WTO-sanctioned retaliation where other countries start slapping tariffs on our exports.
Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister, Nino Kalandadze, told reporters on Monday that an exact date of new WTO-related talks between Georgian and Russian officials is not yet known.
WTO-sanctioned free-trade areas that will be gradually introduced from 2005.
WTO-brokered regionalism would thus lower trade barriers for all.
Even as the Group of 7 nations avoided a WTO-style contest for IMF head, America may pursue its own line on the future of the Fund, not to mention other multilateral lending agencies.
And so we have been very active in bringing cases in the WTO when we've identified policies and actions and practices that are clearly WTO-inconsistent, and we've been quite successful in that effort.
Given the uncertainty of future demand for these vehicles in China, it is not surprising that few foreign manufacturers are willing to import these vehicles or their parts (which are still subject to WTO-allowed import tariffs) for sale in China.
Whatever the details of the meeting, Zhu was clearly in the thick of WTO strategy-making.
According to the study, all WTO member-states must abide by a moratorium on tariffs and equivalent fees on data transmissions.
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When the WTO Multi-Fiber Arrangement was allowed to expire in 2005, lifting quotas on hyper-competitive Asian economies, the effect on African garment producers was severe.
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Most of the WTO visiting dignitaries--including U.N.
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WTO's dispute-settlement procedures also need urgent overhaul to stop such rows festering in future.
WTO, the short-term interest of presidential candidates of any party will be to talk tough.
The economic aspects of the U.S.-China WTO accord are hard to argue against.
The WTO's director-general, Pascal Lamy, also detects longer-run strategic decisions to distort markets in order to promote national industries.
The U.S. has three to four top-tier WTO law firms and about a dozen other law firms that have WTO practices.
Globalization and level-playing-field WTO accords on services are making things much easier.
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WTO's dispute-settlement mechanism is not as effective as it should be.
China could well win, as it has been preparing for the long-rumored WTO action by couching its export policies in language consistent with recognized WTO environmental exceptions.
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WTO's consensus-seeking tradition and putting the issue to a vote.
WTO's anti-dumping code, nor indeed in American or European law.
The deal must be ratified in both countries and Russia must also agree a multilateral deal with the WTO as a whole - meaning it may be six months before its membership is complete.
Indeed, the WTO did publish a report--labeled a "discussion paper"--earlier this year.
According to WTO rules, countries must either accept the WTO's stringent patent-protection regime for plant and animal products or set up their own systems for protection.
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