Now on the WTO website July 2

Now on the WTO website July 2

LAMY CALLS FOR GREATER TRANSPARENCY IN FISCAL SUPPORT MEASURES
Director-General Pascal Lamy told the Special Session of the Trade Policy Review Body on “The Financial and Economic Crises on the Role of the WTO” on 1 July 2011 that “we can and must do better in notifications and information sharing”. He noted that information on procurement activities are already being shared by parties to the Government Procurement Agreement, adding that this is one area that “offers great potential for boosting trade growth and for bringing under closer multilateral review this area of fiscal support”.
> Speech: http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/sppl_e/sppl199_e.htm
> Audio: Director-General’s opening remarks: http://www.wto.org/audio/2011_07_01_dg_tprb.mp3

LAOS MEMBERSHIP TALKS MOVE TO FIRST DRAFT OF KEY CONCLUDING DOCUMENT
Laos announced on 29 June 2011 that it has reached bilateral agreements with four more WTO members, bringing its total to six with three remaining, and the working party of delegations negotiating the membership bid agreed to move to a first draft of its report, which will be central to the final deal.
> News item: http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news11_e/acc_lao_29jun11_e.htm
> More on the Lao People?s Democratic Republic: http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/acc_e/a1_laos_e.htm

RESTRICTED EXPORTS, BREACHED LIMITS AND COTTON AIRED IN FARM COMMITTEE
The WTO Agriculture Committee discussed export restrictions, actual and potential breaches of subsidy commitments, cotton and other issue in its regular meeting on 23 June 2011.
> News item: http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news11_e/agcom_23jun11_e.htm

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