Tag: World Trade Organisation
Southern Africa University Professor Training Programme on the WTO and Sustainable Development, 11-14 December 2006
12 Oct 06 EventThe University Professor Training Programme on the WTO and Sustainable Development for Southern Africa was held in Cape Town, South Africa from 11-14 December 2006. The workshop wa...
Initiation of WTO Trade Disputes by the private sector by SADC/COMESA countries
11 Oct 06 PublicationsWTO dispute settlement is inter-governmental in nature since the rules and procedures apply to the settlement of disputes between Members concerning their rights and obligations un...
The ability of select sub-Saharan African countries to utilise TRIPs Flexibilities and Competition Law to ensure a sustainable supply of essential medicines: A study of producing and importing countries
20 Sep 06 PublicationsThe impact of the WTO Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) on access to essential medicines in the developing world is an issue that has gripp...
Workshop on Aid for Trade and the Doha Agenda: Implications for Southern Africa, 23-24 August 2006
25 Aug 06 EventOn 23 to 24 August 2006, the South African National Treasury, the Commonwealth Secretariat (Comsec) and the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) organized a wor...
The WTO Trade Policy Review Mechanism: Application and benefit to SACU
09 Jun 06 PublicationsIf you are trading into a country, you want to know as much as possible about the conditions of trade that exist in that country. Trade policies and practices are valuable sources ...
The WTO ten years on: Trade and Development
18 May 06 PublicationsDevelopment issues have long been a component of the multilateral trading system and it is widely recognised that there is a strong link between trade and development. The nature o...
The Multifibre Agreement – WTO Agreement on Textiles and Clothing
28 Apr 06 PublicationsQuantitative restrictions to limit international trade in certain goods have existed for a long time already, but in no sector have they been as common and broadly applied as in th...
Post-Hong Kong Africa Regional Workshop on WTO Negotiations, 10-11 April 2006
18 Apr 06 EventThe Commonwealth Secretariat (Comsec) and Trade Law Centre for Southern Africa (tralac) organised a meeting for the African Region last year in preparation for the WTO Hong Kong Mi...
Regional Strategy Meeting on Hong Kong Trade Ministerial Conference Outcomes: Implications for Poverty Reduction in SADC, 6-7 April 2006
10 Apr 06 EventThe Doha Development package: Did the Hong Kong WTO conference bring the Doha round any closer to conclusion?
tralac was invited to make a presentation at a meeting convened ...
Trade and competitiveness in African fish exports: Impacts of WTO and EU negotiations and regulation
23 Sep 05 PublicationsExports of inland and marine capture fish and fishery products (thereafter ‘fish’) are of integral importance to government revenues and income and employment generation in Sub...
Africa Regional Workshop on WTO Negotiations, 31 August-2 September 2005
02 Sep 05 EventThe Africa Regional Workshop on WTO Negotiations was convened by tralac and the Commonwealth Secretariat (COMSEC), to coincide with the end of the summer break for Geneva-based del...
Textiles and clothing: Reflections on the sector integration into the post-quota environment
30 Mar 05 PublicationsQuotas to restrict imports of textiles and clothing into developed countries, notably Europe and the United States, have been in place for at least the past four decades. ...