overlap with obligations assumed by WTO Members under the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS). About 60 per cent of … potential counterparts under the GATS. At the same time, since most WTO Members have not listed relevant exemptions from the … provisions, this article discusses options on how WTO Members could proceed. …

design and functioning of these dispute settlement mechanisms (DSMs) and, more specifically, how they differ from the WTO … of jurisdictional conflict between DSMs of RTAs and the WTO dispute settlement system. Literature mapping out and … jurisdictional conflict between the multilateral and regional regimes. We map out the DSMs in RTAs that have been notified to the WTO …

Initiative at the margins of the 11th WTO Ministerial Conference, a number of delegations have approached the WTO Secretariat for … implementation of such disciplines might bring to their economies. This Paper expands on the individual assistance provided to WTO …

, these provisions have been adopted in RTAs concluded by WTO Members across all income levels and all geographic regions …

This paper illustrates how the work of the WTO's standing committees is fuelling regulatory cooperation between WTO … members, and inspiring RTA negotiators. We explore, as a case study, how the WTO TBT Committee has shaped provisions on … international standards in RTAs, and focus on the extent to which RTAs have assimilated the WTO TBT principles for development of …

proliferation of bilateral investment treaties (BITs) and their overlap with obligations assumed by WTO Members under the General … WTO Members have not listed relevant exemptions from the Most-Favoured-Nation (MFN) clause of the Agreement, their BIT … the two frameworks. Based on an assessment of relevant provisions, this article discusses options on how WTO Members could …

Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), adopted by WTO Members in 2014, seeks to expedite the movement, release and clearance of … World Trade Report. At the same time, many WTO Agreements already contain provisions aimed at facilitating trade procedures … WTO Agreements such as the SPS Agreement) will be crucial for effective implementation. It will also contribute to more …

under the GATS are vague concerning the criteria which should be used to establish likeness. Discussions among WTO Members … determination of likeness under the GATS gives rise to a wider range of questions – and uncertainties – than under the GATT. The … determining likeness. It also examines whether the criteria developed by GATT case-law (physical properties, classification, end …

investigations by reviewing the literature, the applicable WTO rules and, in particular, the pertinent case law. The potential value …