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The fifth review of Philippine trade policies and practices took place from March 26 to 28, 2018.The review is based on the report of the WTO Secretariat and the report of the Philippine government.
The following dispute was recently submitted to the WTO.Click on the case (“DS”) number below to go to the WTO website page to learn more about the dispute.
India-Export-related measures (complaint: the United States) require the United States to negotiate
China’s measures on the protection of intellectual property rights (complaint: the United States) require the United States to conduct consultations
During the period covered by this update, the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) or parties to the dispute took the following actions or reported the following activities.The request to the team is not listed (click the “DS” number to enter the case summary, click “activity” to enter the latest news or documents):
United States-Countervailing measures against certain products from China-China appeals to Article 21.5 of the DSU
United States-Anti-dumping measures using differential pricing methods for softwood timber from Canada (Canada’s requirements)
According to the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT Agreement), WTO member states must report to the WTO all proposed technical regulations that may affect trade with other member states.The WTO Secretariat distributes this information to all member states in the form of “notices.”For the individual parts of the WTO TBT notification, please refer to the summary table of notifications issued by the WTO last month.
The 9th meeting of the Capacity Building Committee of the Bolivian National Customs Performance Evaluation Seminar was successful-”Smart Customs: A Gateway to High Performance and Sustainable Development”
The Container Control Program provides cargo control theory training on World Wildlife Day in Vietnam in 2018-a call to save big cats: predators under threat!
WCO and SACU sign a cooperation framework agreement to implement the WCO-SACU Connect project WCO supports the modernization and reform of the Gambia Customs project and change management
The global customs community celebrates International Women’s Day 2018. The 17th session of the Integrity Subcommittee emphasizes the key role of safety in the integrity agenda
The first meeting of the Subcommittee on Customs Procedures (SCCP) was held in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, the World Customs Organization Working Group on Other Languages
Joint World Customs Organization/OECD Seminar on Transfer Pricing and Customs Valuation by Customs and Tax Offices of the Americas and the Caribbean
Malawi officials were seconded to the Rwanda Revenue Agency for a study visit to Guinea to strengthen the ability of stakeholders to participate in the field of trade facilitation
WCO supports the Sudan and Palestine customs authorities to implement the nCEN application. The Brazilian Federal Tax Service Secretariat successfully leads and manages the seminar WCO TEG-NII held a meeting in Uganda to discuss the global standard for the NII data format
WCO successfully held the National Post-Clearance Audit (PCA) seminar in Malaysia. The WCO Harmonized System Committee (HSC) held its 61st session at the WCO headquarters in Brussels from March 6 to 16, 2018
Development partners met to coordinate the support of the Americas and the Caribbean region. The 4th World Customs Organization Global AEO Conference was successfully concluded
Launch of the WCO training program in the implementation of the Bahamas Global Travel Assessment System (GTAS) in the Maldives WCO supports the implementation of a single window in Malawi
The agenda of the Global Conference on Illegal Capital Flows and Trade Mis Invoice Issues has been published. Effective organizational development for Cape Verde’s customs reform and modernization. The World Customs Organization supports the National Customs Commission of the Republic of Belarus to develop IT to realize the automatic release of goods in transit.
As part of the third phase of the revenue package, WCO updated the Customs Laboratory Guidelines (CLG) to add information about regional customs laboratories.
The WCO Enforcement Committee has a constructive discussion on how to ensure trade and travel safety. Liberia continues its efforts to implement a capacity-based approach to human resources management
Thanks to the support of the WACAM project, Mali Customs now has a human resource management strategy
The World Customs Organization participated in the OECD Global Anti-Corruption and Integrity Forum. The 4th World Customs Organization Global AEO Conference was successfully concluded. The Kuwait Customs modernization process is in progress
On March 8, 2018, the ministers of Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam signed the Comprehensive Progress Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (“CPTPP”) in Santiago, Chile.”).
Even if the United States abruptly withdrew from the original agreement in January 2017, CPTPP still accounts for more than 13% of the global gross domestic product (GDP).
After the United States withdrew from the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (“TPP”) originally signed in 2016, the remaining 11 countries decided to continue to implement the agreement.This was achieved by signing a new agreement, CPTPP, which contained all the contents of the original TPP, with the exception of the suspended 22 clauses.The suspended terms are contained in the following chapters of the agreement: intellectual property, customs administration, investment, cross-border service trade, financial services, telecommunications, environment, transparency and anti-corruption.
nei, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore and Vietnam, countries that have no trade agreements with Mexico; at the same time, it will increase the preferential benefits of countries that have previously signed trade agreements with them, namely Canada, Chile, Japan and Peru.
The next step is for each country to approve the agreement in accordance with its internal procedures.
In order for the CPTPP to take effect, at least six signatories must notify its approval.Once this happens, CPTPP will take effect after 60 days.
The Baker McKenzie team can help you in any signatory country.Similarly, if you need help regarding the tariff preferences for products granted to you after the CPTPP goes into effect and the requirements to be entitled to these preferences, please feel free to contact the author, Adriana Ibarra Fernndez, Jos Hoyos Robles or any Baker McKenzie office A member of the international and commercial trade business of any signatory country.
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) has issued the following notices to all parties:
Attachment: Financial Aid Application Form 2018/025 Australia Australia adopts stricter domestic measures on CITES species trade 2018/026 CITES Secretary General Post Vacancy Announcement 2018/027 Captive breeding of Appendix I animal species business registration purpose 2018/028 Animals 30th Meeting of the Committee
2018/031 India bans the trade of wild animals and plants, except for certain specimens of Dalbergia hardwood and Dalbergia
2018/033 Request information about the meeting to implement the resolution.11.20 (Rev. CoP17) Regarding the definition of the term “appropriate and acceptable destination” and Article 3, paragraphs 3 (b) and 5 (b) of the Convention
On March 26, 2018, Costa Rica notified the WTO’s Safeguard Measures Committee that it announced on March 19, 2018 that it had initiated an investigation into the safeguard measures of imported reinforced concrete.Costa Rica stated in the notice that, among other things, the following (excerpted from the provisional English translation):