On 10 April last year, the United States filed a complaint against China in the Dispute Settlement Body of the World … requested ‘consultations' with China on four separate matters: the threshold requirements for criminal procedures and penalties … distribution within China; and the unavailability of criminal procedures and penalties for persons engaged in unauthorised …

During the negotiations and after the accession China has started a massive process of amendment of its domestic laws … and regulations regarding all the sectors covered by WTO rules. As any new member of the WTO, China needed to reform the … in China …

In China – Measures Affecting the Protection and Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights, the Panel addressed three … main issues: 1. The relationship between China’s censorship laws and its obligations to protect copyright under the WTO … Agreement on Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights (“TRIPS”). 2. China’s obligations under TRIPS to ensure that its customs …

completeness, orderliness and far-reaching consequences are concerned, to the TRIPS agreement, which China has now to deal with …