favoured nation (MFN) clause - as developed under the GATT and GATS - and the non-discrimination clause among countries …

Organization (WTO) and from the topics established therein which the WTO has not regulated so far. …

these rules to those provided for by the World Trade Organization (WTO) …

not HS member states in 2017. Three non-members are advanced economies (all three are WTO members): Hong Kong, Macao and … publications for the signature and ratification of the Harmonised System Convention and by help of WTO publications on their …

emerging states are also quickly receiving membership status (South Sudan, Palestine, Kosovo, all of which are not WTO Members …). In contrast to the WTO membership (which has risen to 164 contracting parties) some states and economic territories which … have previously had an independent status may have a different WCO membership status (Liechtenstein: WTO + / WCO -, Taiwan …

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 …

literature to date and drawn very little attention in relevant WTO fora either. Nevertheless, 'minus commitments' are potentially … are disconnected from the WTO and virtually impossible to multilateralize. Based on a review of some 80,000 commitments in … their dosage in terms of sectors, measures and modes of supply. It also discusses potential remedies from a WTO perspective …