WTO将两年一审我贸易政策

根据世界贸易组织相关规定，由于目前我国贸易排名已升至全球第三，世贸组织对我国的贸易政策审议今后将每两年进行一次。据悉，贸易政策审议是WTO对全体成员适用的一个永久性机制，所有WTO成员都要定期进行贸易政策审议。贸易额在全球排名前4位的成员，每两年进行一次审议；排名5至20位的16个成员，每4年一次。     

世界对中国的“体检”

6月14日，瑞士日内瓦，世界贸易组织对中国的第四次贸易政策审议圆满结束。此次贸易政策审议，中国收到了来自超过50个世贸组织成员的1720个书面问题。这一数字远超欧美日等大国在贸易政策审议时接到的提问数字，也在中国历次审议中再创纪录。此次审议，中国以令人赞许的努力，在两周内首次完成了对海量问题的全部回复，以更为坦诚和负责的成熟姿态，展现出中国不断深化改革、持续推进开放的作为与成效，获得了世贸组织成员的普遍认同与赞誉。     

中国将接受WTO首次贸易政策审议年内参与审议其他17个成员政策

来自商务部世贸司的消息,世界贸易组织(WTO)2006年将对包括中国在内的18个成员(见附表)的贸易政策进行审议。其中对中国进行首次贸易政策审议的时间是今年4月4日~6日。WTO贸易政策审议机制规定,每个成员的贸易政策和作法及其对多边贸易体制运作的影响应该定期在WTO总部日内瓦接     

比较分析2006年WTO对中美贸易政策审议

世界贸易组织规定每2年对世界最大的四个贸易国的贸易政策进行审议,其他主要贸易国家每隔4年审议一次。美国是世界上最大的贸易国家。而中国自2001年入世以来已经5年了。2006年3月份,世界贸易组织按例对美国的贸易政策进行了审议,紧接下来的4月份,对中国的贸易政策也进行了入世以来的第一次审议。本文通过对比中美两国的贸易政策审议来比较分析两国的总体贸易政策趋势。     

浅议贸易政策审议机制及我国的应对措施

贸易政策审议机制是世界贸易组织的三大重要机制之一。关贸总协定东京回合、乌拉圭回合通过一系列方案:《关于通知、协商、争端解决和监督问题的谅解》、《总干事关于通知和监督问题的建议书》、《争取较好未来的贸易政策》和《埃斯特拉角部长宣言》形成了WTO协议附录3的贸易政策审议机制。1995年1月1日,伴随着世界贸易组织协定的生效,世贸组织贸易政策审议机制(TPRM)开始正式运作。作为世贸组织的一个永久性特征,世贸组织的所有成员的贸易政策均须接受审议。一、贸易政策审议机制的主要内容贸易政策审议机制涉及4个方面的内容:1.审议的…     

解读贸易政策审议机制

贸易政策审议机制(TPRM)简介贸易政策审议机制是在1988年蒙特利尔部长级会议上对“乌拉圭回合”进行中期审评时批准建立的,由关税与贸易总协定理事会负责实施,1989年开始运行。贸易政策审议对象主要是世界贸易组织各成员的全部贸易政策和措施,审议范围已经从货物贸易扩大到服务     

世贸组织结束对中国第四次贸易政策审议

世界贸易组织6月14日在日内瓦结束了对中国的第四次贸易政策审议。与会世贸组织成员对中国经贸发展和相关政策对世界经济、其他成员和多边贸易体制的影响进行了广泛评论,对中国所做出的努力与贡献给予积极肯定,并期望中国在国际经贸领域发挥更大的建设性作用。     

WTO贸易政策审议机制的运行状况及其存在问题探讨

贸易政策审议机制是世界贸易组织的三大重要机制之一,该机制自建立以来,对改善国际贸易环境和减少贸易纠纷发挥着重要的作用。纵观贸易政策审议机制的运行情况,我们不难把握它存在的问题:机制规则制定、执行以及发展中国家的利益保证。提高对贸易政策审议机制认识和理解,深入研究存在的问题,充分利用这一机制具有十分重要的意义。     

WTO/FTA动态

世贸组织结束对中国第四次贸易政策审议世界贸易组织6月14日在日内瓦结束了对中国的第四次贸易政策审议。与会世贸组织成员对中国经贸发展和相关政策对世界经济、其他成员和多边贸易体制的影响进行了广泛评论,对中国所做出的努力与贡献给予积极肯定,并期望中国在国际经贸领域发挥更大的建设性作用。     

中国将接受WTO首次贸易政策审议

来自商务部世贸司的消息，世界贸易组织（WTO）2006年将对包括中国在内的18个成员（见附表）的贸易政策进行审议。其中对中国进行首次贸易政策审议的时间是今年4月4日-6日。     

Facing up to Trump administration mercantilism: The 2018 WTO trade policy review of the United States

As one of the largest trading economies in the WTO system, US trade policy is reviewed regularly by WTO members, informed by a Trade Policy Review (TPR) report. This paper discusses the 2018 TPR of the United States, the 14th such review undertaken since the entry into force of the WTO in 1995. It is the first review of trade policy under the Trump administration. While the TPR documents the significant changes in US trade policy, it does not engage with the mercantilist vision that motivates trade policy under President Trump or the apparent desire to engage in trade wars with its major trading partners. The lack of discussion of the existential threat to the liberal trading system implied by the drastic changes to US trade policy reduces the salience of the TPR and makes it unclear exactly what purpose it serves.     

Malaysian Trade Policy and the 2001 WTO Trade Policy Review

The purpose of this paper is two–fold; to examine developments in trade and investment policy regimes in Malaysia following the on–set of the financial crisis, using the Trade Policy Review Malaysia: 2001 of the WTO as a reference point; and to evaluate the Review in terms of the objectives of the WTO Trade Policy Review Mechanism as set out in the Marrakesh Agreement. It is found that, by and large Malaysia has managed to come out of the crisis without compromising on its long–standing commitment to maintaining a relatively open trade and investment policy regime by the regional standards. However, there are some disturbing post–crisis developments, which deserve scrutiny in a future Review. These include increase in the degree of dispersion of tariff rates because of high tariff peaks relating to a few product lines, increased reliance on non–automatic import licensing to regulate imports of a significant number of products which directly compete with domestic production by public sector enterprises, and unexplained delays in meeting commitments under the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS)     

Der deutsche Leistungsbilanzüberschuss

Persistent and significant current account imbalances are often seen as one of the greatest threats to the global economy and a catalyst for protectionist tendencies. Germany is often criticised for running a high surplus. However, economists disagree about whether and to what extent the German current-account surplus is excessive and which policy measures could help to rebalance the current account. The authors argue that the German current-account surplus is a global phenomenon and hence requires in addition to economic policies that could stimulate investment activity in Germany an internationally coordinated approach. Taking into account the specific circumstances of a country, the WTO could act as an institutional framework to deal with global imbalances. In particular the WTO’s Trade Policy Review Mechanism could be further developed into a forum for coordinating members’ trade policy and for agreeing on reciprocal measures among members. The concrete design could be based on other established international mechanisms, such as the European Semester.     

Storm Signals: An Analysis of the Trade Policy Review of the European Communities

Trade Policy Review of the European Communities 2004 provides greater transparency, and better understanding of the trade policies of the EC. The WTO Secretariat's Report and the Comments of the Representatives rightly warn of the possibility of major problems arising because of the shortcomings of the Common Agricultural Policy of the EC, and the systematic back‐loading in the implementation of the WTO Agreement on Textiles and Clothing. The discrepancy between the simultaneous allegiance to multilateralism and preferential trade arrangements is another difficulty which the EC and some other members of the WTO are facing. As a major player on the international trade scene, the EC's policy decisions will have a crucial effect on multilateral trade negotiations.     

WTO's View: Improved China's Trade & Economic Environment

After the first Trade Policy Review of the People's Republic of China in 2006,WTO Secretariat released the second Trade Policy Review of China on May 21,2008,which"provided an excellent opportunity to improve transparency,and thereby a better understanding of China's trade and related policies."remarked by the China's officer in WTO.China's Foreign Trade picks up the summary observations of the Review,to help our readers to grasp clearer picture on China's trade and economy.     

Do WTO members have more liberal trade policy?

This paper uses 68 measures of trade policy and liberalization to ask if membership in the World Trade Organization (WTO) and its predecessor the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is associated with more liberal trade policy. Almost no measures of trade policy are significantly correlated with GATT/WTO membership. Trade liberalizations, when they occur, usually lag GATT entry by many years, and the GATT/WTO often admits countries that are closed and remain closed for years. The exception to the rule is that WTO members tend to have slightly more freedom as judged by the Heritage Foundation's index.     

论我国政府在农产品进出口贸易中的促进作用

我国加入WTO后,推动了我国农产品进出口贸易发展,但不同发展阶段有不同的农业政策。近年来,贸易保护频频引发国际纠纷,农产品的贸易保护更是愈演愈烈,我国对外贸易正面临严峻的挑战。本文通过分析农产品进出口贸易现状及其面临的问题与挑战,结合WTO各主要成员国的对外贸易政策,讨论了我国政府在农产品进出口贸易中实施合理有效的政策而起到的平衡作用,以及为加快我国农产品对外贸易平稳发展政府应采取的措施。     

The Trade Policy Review Mechanism

The “Trade Policy Review Mechanism” passed within the framework of the Uruguay Round is intended to increase the transparency of national trade policies and to improve adherence to the rules of GATT. The following article offers a first evaluation of the new instrument.     

Trade Policy Making in a Small Island Economy: The WTO Review of the Maldives

The purpose of this paper is to examine trade policy regime and trade‐related development issues in the Maldives on the basis of the Trade Policy Review Maldives 2003 of the WTO. The key theme of the paper is that, given the narrow resource base and small domestic market, openness to foreign trade and investment remains the ‘natural’ policy choice for a small developing economy like the Maldives. Since the late 1980s, the Maldivian government has made considerable progress in implementing policy reforms driven by this conviction. However, the reform process is far from complete. High import tariffs maintained predominantly on revenue considerations, a large direct role played by the public sector in foreign trade and some key sectors of the economy, lack of transparency in duty concessions and other investment incentives, failure to incorporate environmental concerns as part of the national development policy, and delays in meeting reform commitments under the WTO are among the key items of the unfinished reform agenda.     

Trade Policy Issues in a Small African Economy: The Trade Policy Review of The Gambia 2004

The Gambia displays many of the classic characteristics of a small open economy, with the vulnerabilities that implies. The sum of its imports and exports are around 100 per cent of GDP, with a limited number of export commodities and a wide variety of imports, including some key staple foods. The Trade Policy Review of The Gambia 2004 provides a very helpful review and assessment of current trade patterns and policies. The latter rely predominantly on import and export taxes. While quite substantial trade reform measures have been implemented recently, these have led to only a very small reduction in the average tariff rate, and trade policy displays a substantial anti‐export bias. Other important issues highlighted by the Trade Policy Review include serious capacity constraints relating to trade policy, and a failure to discuss connections between trade policy and growth and poverty reduction – again common characteristics of many small economies.