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"International Trade Statistics" provides a detailed overview of the latest developments in world trade covering both merchandise and services trade as well as trade measured in value-added terms

La publicación "Estadísticas del comercio internacional" ofrece un panorama completo de la evolución más reciente en la esfera del comercio mundial e incluye detalles del comercio de mercancías por productos y del comercio de servicios comerciales por categorías.

La principal publicación de investigación de la OMC en materia de política comercial mundial contiene temas especiales análisis y novedades.

The "World Trade Statistical Review" series provides a detailed analysis of the latest developments in world trade. It will be produced on an annual basis and replaces the series "International Trade Statistics" the WTO's former annual statistical publication.

"L'Examen statistique du commerce mondial" présente une analyse détaillée de l'évolution la plus récente du commerce mondial. Il paraîtra tous les ans et remplace les "Statistiques du commerce international" la publication statistique annuelle précédente de l'OMC.

"El informe anual" de la organización a sus Miembros y al público sobre cuestiones institucionales con inclusión de descripciones de sus principales actividades e información sobre su presupuesto y personal.

Les “Profils tarifaires dans le monde” donnent des renseignements détaillés sur les droits de douane et les mesures non tarifaires appliqués par pays et territoires douaniers. Publication conjointe de l'OMC du Centre du commerce international (ITC) et de la Conférence des Nations Unies sur le commerce et le développement (CNUCED).

"Services Profiles" provides key statistics on infrastructure services i.e. transportation telecommunications finance and insurance for over 150 economies. This series of publications has been integrated into the "Trade Profiles" series since 2016.

La publication Profils commerciaux présente des aperçus de deux pages des indicateurs les plus pertinents concernant le commerce des marchandises les services et la propriété intellectuelle pour plus de 200 économies y compris tous les Membres de l'OMC.

"Trade Profiles" provides two-pages snapshots of the most relevant indicators on merchandise trade services and intellectual property for over 200 economies including all WTO members.

Los Acuerdos de la OMC son el fundamento jurídico del sistema internacional de comercio en el que participan la mayoría de las naciones. Esta serie es una colección de material de referencia de utilidad práctica sobre algunos acuerdos.

This annual report by the Director-General looks at the latest trade policy measures undertaken by WTO members and observers. These includes measures that facilitate as well as restrict the flow of trade. It is one of two trade monitoring reports published each year covering the whole WTO membership. This trade monitoring function is overseen by the WTO's Trade Policy Review Body.

The WTO has produced a series of brochures to mark its 20th anniversary. Each brochure looks into a specific area of WTO activity highlighting the achievements over the past 20 years.

Resúmenes de una página por caso ofrece un breve resumen de las principales constataciones contenidas en cada uno de los informes de los grupos especiales publicados y en el informe del Órgano de Apelación posterior si procede.

"The Repertory" covers all rulings of the Appellate Body a seven-member body that hears appeals from WTO members regarding dispute panel findings.

La surveillance des politiques commerciales nationales est une activité d'une importance fondamentale pour les travaux de l'OMC. Elle repose principalement sur le Mécanisme d'examen des politiques commerciales (MEPC). Tous les Membres de l'OMC font l'objet d'un examen dont la fréquence varie en fonction de leur part dans le commerce mondial. Pour chaque examen deux documents sont établis: une déclaration de politique générale établie par le gouvernement visé par l'examen et un rapport détaillé rédigé de manière indépendante par le Secrétariat de l’OMC. Ces deux rapports ainsi que les conclusions du Président de l’Organe d’examen des politiques commerciales sont publiés peu après la réunion.

The Tariff Profiles provide information on the market access situation of members observers and other selected economies.

La vigilancia de las políticas comerciales nacionales es una actividad fundamental en la labor de la OMC. El núcleo de esta labor es el Mecanismo de Examen de las Políticas Comerciales (MEPC). Todos los Miembros de la OMC son objeto de examen si bien la frecuencia con que se realiza el examen de cada país depende de su nivel de participación en el comercio mundial. Para cada examen se preparan dos documentos: una exposición de políticas preparada por el Gobierno del país objeto de examen y un informe detallado elaborado independientemente por la Secretaría de la OMC. Ambos informes se publican poco después del examen junto con conclusiones del Presidente del Órgano de Examen de las Políticas Comerciales.

“Trade Policy Reviews" analyse the trade policies and practices of each member of the WTO. The reviews consist of three 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. The opening section - "key trade facts" - provides a visual overview of the WTO member's major exports/imports main export destinations origins for its imports and other key data. This edition looks into the trade practices of Brazil.

“Trade Policy Reviews” analyse the trade policies and practices of each member of the WTO. The reviews consist of three 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. The opening section - “key trade facts” - provides a visual overview of the WTO member’s major exports/imports main export destinations origins for its imports and other key data. This edition looks into the trade practices of Paraguay.

La publication intitulée « Profils tarifaires dans le monde 2020 » donne des renseignements complets sur les droits imposés par plus de 170 pays et territoires douaniers. La publication commence par une ventilation des droits de douane appliqués par ces économies. Les données sont présentées dans des tableaux récapitulatifs et sous forme de profils individuels d’une page pour chaque économie. Un tableau récapitulatif concernant certains indicateurs relatifs au profil des importations et des exportations pour ces économies est aussi disponible. Vient ensuite une section qui porte sur l’utilisation des mesures non tarifaires qui sont de plus en plus importantes dans le commerce international. Cette édition traite en particulier l’accès aux marchés pour les produits médicaux et les fournitures médicales liées à la COVID-19. Cette publication est établie conjointement par l’Organisation mondiale du commerce la Conférence des Nations Unies sur le commerce et le développement (CNUCED) et le Centre du commerce international (ITC).

Over the past 20 years trade in services has become the most dynamic segment of world trade growing more quickly than trade in goods. Developing countries and transition economies have played an increasingly important role in this area increasing their share in exports of world services from a quarter to one-third over this period. This brochure produced to mark the WTO’s 20th anniversary looks into the General Agreement on Trade in Services and WTO members’ commitments.

WTO members introduced more trade-restrictive measures from mid-October 2017 to mid-May 2018 compared to the previous review period (mid-October 2016 to mid-October 2017) according to the Director-General’s mid-year report on trade-related developments presented to members on 25 July at a meeting of the Trade Policy Review Body. While WTO members continued to implement more trade-facilitating than trade-restrictive measures the value of trade covered by the restrictive measures rose and the value covered by facilitating measures fell. The report draws attention to this shift and to the fact that it is taking place at a time of heightened trade tensions and associated rhetoric which should be of concern to the international community.

The ever-growing number of preferential trade agreements (PTAs) is a prominent feature of international trade. The World Trade Report 2011 describes the historical development of PTAs and the current landscape of agreements. It examines why PTAs are established their economic effects and the contents of the agreements themselves. Finally it considers the interaction between PTAs and the multilateral trading system. Accumulated trade opening - at the multilateral regional and unilateral level - has reduced the scope for offering preferential tariffs under PTAs. As a result only a small fraction of global merchandise trade receives preferences and preferential tariffs are becoming less important in PTAs. The report reveals that more and more PTAs are going beyond preferential tariffs with numerous non-tariff areas of a regulatory nature being included in the agreements. Global production networks may be prompting the emergence of these "deep" PTAs as good governance on a range of regulatory areas is far more important to these networks than further reductions in already low tariffs. Econometric evidence and case studies support this link between production networks and deep PTAs.

L'édition 2015 des Statistiques du commerce international présente un aperçu détaillé de l'évolution la plus récente du commerce mondial donnant des renseignements détaillés sur le commerce des marchandises par produit et sur le Commerce des services commerciaux.

“Trade Policy Reviews” analyse the trade policies and practices of each member of the WTO. The reviews consist of three 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. The opening section - “key trade facts” - provides a visual overview of the WTO member’s major exports/imports main export destinations origins for its imports and other key data. This edition looks into the trade practices of Thailand.

“Trade Policy Reviews” analyse the trade policies and practices of each member of the WTO. The reviews consist of three 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. The opening section - “key trade facts” - provides a visual overview of the WTO member’s major exports/imports main export destinations origins for its imports and other key data. This edition looks into the trade practices of China.

En el Informe sobre el Comercio Mundial 2016 se examina la participación de las pequeñas y medianas empresas (pymes) en el comercio internacional así como la forma en que la situación comercial internacional está cambiando para las pymes y lo que el sistema multilateral de comercio hace y puede hacer para promover una participación más amplia e inclusiva de las pymes en los mercados mundiales.

Lamy: “The world economy needs more trade to stave off recession”: Director-General Pascal Lamy in his annual report to members on developments in the international trading environment said: “The world needs a renewed and stronger commitment from all Governments to revitalize the multilateral trading system that can restore economic certainty at a time when it is badly needed. The policy determination to resist inward-looking policies seems to be faltering in some countries even as the world economy needs more trade to stave off recession.”

This publication is a quick source for national and trade statistics of WTO Members and countries which are in the process of negotiating WTO membership. These Trade Profiles combine information on trade flows and trade policy measures of Members Observers and other selected economies. The information is retrieved from various WTO Divisions and external sources and presented in standardized format for quick reference. The indicators are divided into five categories: Basic economic indicators – population GDP current account balance etc. Trade policy indicators – specific WTO relevant information including tariff binding information import duties collected in total tax revenue the number of dispute rulings(complainant defendant) notifications outstanding and contingency measures in force. Merchandise trade indicators (customs based statistics) – information on total trade flows broken down by broad product categories and major origins and destinations. Commercial services indicators (balance of payments based statistics) – trends in total trade flows and a breakdown by major components. Industrial property indicators – annual number of patents granted and marks registered in the name of residents and non residents in the economy.

The World Trade Report is a new annual WTO publication focused on trade trends and policy issues. The 2003 edition examines developments in South-South trade trends in commodity markets and the growth of Regional Trade Agreements.

DDG Agah notes no acceleration of new restrictions urges more trade transparency: Deputy Director-General Yonov Frederick Agah in presenting the Director-General’s report on trade-related developments (mid-November 2013 to mid-May 2014) to the Trade Policy Review Body on 11 July 2014 said that “the pace at which new trade restrictions have been introduced has not accelerated during the period under review”. He urged members to provide more trade information for the monitoring reports: “I am convinced and the Director-General’s recent meetings with business groups have confirmed this that members must accept their collective responsibility for promoting the transparency and predictability which importers and exporters demand”.

“Trade Policy Reviews” analyse the trade policies and practices of each member of the WTO. The reviews consist of three 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. The opening section - “key trade facts” - provides a visual overview of the WTO member's major exports/imports main export destinations origins for its imports and other key data. This edition looks into the trade practices of Bahrain.

The WTO’s latest Trade Monitoring Report on G20 trade measures shows a slowdown in the number and coverage of trade-restrictive and trade-facilitating measures on goods implemented by G20 countries between mid-May and mid-October 2020 primarily as a result of the sharp decline in overall global trade since the COVID-19 outbreak. The report also documents numerous trade-facilitating and support measures introduced by G20 economies in response to the economic downturn in order to prepare the ground for a strong economic recovery.

This new edition provides an introduction to the WTO’s Agreement on Agriculture outlining its key principles the work of the Agriculture Committee and how disputes have interpreted WTO law on agriculture. The publication includes the full text of the Agriculture Agreement as well as the decisions taken on agriculture at the 2013 Bali Ministerial Conference. A frequently asked questions section provides a handy overview of the Agriculture Agreement and the issues covered by it. The publication also provides an update on agriculture negotiations at the WTO. This publication forms part of the WTO Agreements Series a set of compact booklets on selected WTO agreements. Other publications in the series include Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures and Technical Barriers to Trade.

El Informe Anual 2019 contiene una exposición completa de las actividades realizadas por la Organización en 2018 y principios de 2019. El informe comienza con un mensaje del Director General Roberto Azevêdo y un resumen del año anterior. Posteriormente se hace un análisis más profundo de las actividades llevadas a cabo en las principales esferas de la OMC en los últimos 12 meses. También se destacan los eventos y las actividades más importantes de la Organización.

“Trade Policy Reviews” analyse the trade policies and practices of each member of the WTO. The reviews consist of three 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. The opening section - “key trade facts” - provides a visual overview of the WTO member's major exports/imports main export destinations origins for its imports and other key data. This edition looks into the trade practices of New Zealand.

Trois questions importantes seront déterminantes pour l'avenir de l'OMC: le règlement des différends les négociations et l'intégration régionale. Le règlement des différends est généralement considéré comme l'un des succès majeurs de l'OMC durant ses dix premières années d'existence. La conclusion des négociations du Cycle de Doha est l'un de ses principaux défis. L'intégration régionale est désormais au premier plan du débat alors que les accords régionaux prolifèrent et que les décideurs et les universitaires prennent la mesure de leur incidence sur le système commercial multilatéral. Ces questions et leur interaction sont traitées par d'éminents spécialistes et professionnels du droit commercial international originaires d'Amérique du Nord d'Europe et de la région Asie Pacifique. En outre des sections spécifiques sont consacrées à la région Asie Pacifique à sa participation au règlement des différends et aux négociations dans le cadre de l'OMC et aux tendances récentes à une plus grande intégration régionale.AE1:AE10

En bref l’Organisation mondiale du commerce (OMC) est la seule organisation internationale qui s’occupe des règles régissant le commerce entre les pays. Sa principale fonction est de favoriser autant que possible la bonne marche la prévisibilité et la liberté des échanges.

“Trade Policy Reviews” analyse the trade policies and practices of each member of the WTO. The reviews consist of three 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. The opening section - “key trade facts” - provides a visual overview of the WTO member's major exports/imports main export destinations origins for its imports and other key data. This edition looks into the trade practices of Honduras.

“Trade Policy Reviews” analyse the trade policies and practices of each member of the WTO. The reviews consist of three 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. The opening section - “key trade facts” - provides a visual overview of the WTO member’s major exports/imports main export destinations origins for its imports and other key data. This edition looks into the trade practices of Hong Kong China.

El Acuerdo sobre Facilitación del Comercio (AFC) de la OMC adoptado por los Miembros de la OMC en la Conferencia Ministerial de Bali en diciembre de 2013 es el primer acuerdo comercial multilateral concertado desde el establecimiento de la OMC en 1995. El Informe sobre el Comercio Mundial 2015 es el primer estudio detallado de los efectos potenciales del AFC que se basa en un análisis completo del texto del acuerdo definitivo.

"Trade Policy Reviews" analyse the trade policies and practices of each member of the WTO. The reviews consist of three 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. The opening section - "key trade facts" - provides a visual overview of the WTO member's major exports/imports main export destinations origins for its imports and other key data. This edition looks into the trade practices of Bolivia.

Trade Profiles 2015 provides one-page snapshots of the most relevant indicators on growth trade and trade policy measures for over 200 economies including all 161 WTO members. The data provided include basic economic indicators (such as gross domestic product) trade policy indicators (such as tariffs import duties the number of disputes notifications outstanding and contingency measures in force) merchandise trade flows (broken down by broad product categories and major origins and destinations) services trade flows (with a breakdown by major components) and industrial property indicators.

“Trade Policy Reviews” analyse the trade policies and practices of each member of the WTO. The reviews consist of three 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. The opening section - “key trade facts” - provides a visual overview of the WTO member’s major exports/imports main export destinations origins for its imports and other key data. This edition looks into the trade practices of Georgia.

“Trade Policy Reviews” analyse the trade policies and practices of each member of the WTO. The reviews consist of three 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. The opening section - “key trade facts” - provides a visual overview of the WTO member's major exports/imports main export destinations origins for its imports and other key data. This edition looks into the trade practices of Djibouti.

“Trade Policy Reviews” analyse the trade policies and practices of each member of the WTO. The reviews consist of three 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. The opening section - “key trade facts” - provides a visual overview of the WTO member’s major exports/imports main export destinations origins for its imports and other key data. This edition looks into the trade practices of Benin Burkina Faso and Mali.

Le Rapport annuel de l'OMC 2008 traite des activités de l'Organisation en 2007 et donne des renseignements sur sa structure son personnel et son budget actuels.

“Trade Policy Reviews” analyse the trade policies and practices of each member of the WTO. The reviews consist of three 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. The opening section - “key trade facts” - provides a visual overview of the WTO member's major exports/imports main export destinations origins for its imports and other key data. This edition looks into the trade practices of Macedonia.

El informe Estadísticas del comercio internacional 2012 ofrece un panorama completo de los acontecimientos más recientes ocurridos en la esfera del comercio mundial e incluye detalles del comercio de mercancías por productos y del comercio de servicios comerciales por categorías.