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World Trade Organization
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The World Trade Organization (WTO) deals with the global rules of trade between nations. Its main function is to ensure that trade flows as smoothly, predictably and freely as possible.
In a negotiation, a country's proposal for its own further liberalization, usually an offer to improve access to its markets.
Industry:Economy
In the WTO, meetings, usually informal, that are open to all members.
Industry:Economy
In agriculture, Amber Box + de minimis + Blue Box support.
Industry:Economy
In the WTO dispute settlement procedure, an independent body is established by the Dispute Settlement body, consisting of three experts, to examine and issue recommendations on a particular dispute in the light of WTO provisions.
Industry:Economy
A waiver and pending amendment allowing generic medicines to be made under compulsory licenses exclusively for export to countries that cannot produce the medicines themselves. The system deals with a problem identified in Paragraph 6 of the 2001 Doha Declaration on the TRIPS (intellectual property) Agreement and Public Health by removing a limit in the TRIPS Agreement's Article 31(f) on the amount nations can export under a compulsory license to countries needing the medicines.
Industry:Economy
When a product made legally (i.e. not pirated) abroad is imported without the permission of the intellectual property right-holder (e.g. the trademark or patent owner). Some countries allow this, others do not.
Industry:Economy
Treaty, administered by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), for the protection of industrial intellectual property, i.e. patents, utility models, industrial designs, etc.
Industry:Economy
Provision in Article 13 of the Agriculture Agreement saying agricultural subsidies committed under the agreement cannot be challenged under other WTO agreements, in particular the Subsidies Agreement and GATT. Expired at the end of 2003.
Industry:Economy
Unauthorized copying of materials protected by intellectual property rights (such as copyright, trademarks, patents, geographical indications, etc) for commercial purposes and unauthorized commercial dealing in copied materials.
Industry:Economy
In the WTO, involving only some members.
Industry:Economy