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WTO Trade Policy Review programme for 2016

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WTO Trade Policy Review programme for 2016

WTO Trade Policy Review programme for 2016
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Surveillance of national trade policies is a fundamentally important activity running throughout the work of the WTO. At the centre of this work is the Trade Policy Review Mechanism (TPRM). All WTO members are reviewed, the frequency of each country’s review varying according to its share of world trade.

The reviews take place in the Trade Policy Review Body which is actually the WTO General Council – comprising the WTO’s full membership – operating under special rules and procedures. The reviews are therefore essentially peer-group assessments, although much of the factual leg-work is done by the WTO Secretariat.

What are Trade Policy Reviews?

Trade Policy Reviews analyse the trade policies and practices of every member of the World Trade Organization. As well as analysing by sector and by trade measure, the reports also look into the country’s wider economic environment.

The reviews consist of three main parts: an independent report by the WTO Secretariat, a report by the government, and the concluding remarks by the Chair of the WTO’s Trade Policy Review Body following discussion of the review by the WTO membership.

A key trade facts section at the front of the review provides a handy visual overview of the country’s major exports/imports, its main export destinations, the main countries of origin for its imports and other key economic data.

The WTO has announced the schedule for the programme of Trade Policy Reviews for 2016:

Georgia 19 and 21 January
Morocco 2 and 4 February
Fiji 23 and 25 February
Turkey 15 and 17 March
Maldives 21 and 23 March
Saudi Arabia 4 and 6 April
Ukraine 19 and 21 April
Malawi 27 and 29 April
Honduras 2 and 4 May
Albania 11 and 13 May
United Arab Emirates 1 and 3 June
Democratic Rep. of Congo 15 and 17 June
Zambia 21 and 23 June
China 5 and 7 July
Tunisia 13 and 15 July
Singapore 26 and 28 July
El Salvador 14 and 16 September
Russian Federation 28 and 30 September
Rep. of Korea 11 and 13 October  [to be confirmed]
Sri Lanka 1 and 3 November
Guatemala 16 and 18 November
Mozambique 28 and 30 November
Solomon Islands 13 and 15 December
United States 19 and 21 December 

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