About the WTO
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
The WTO Secretariat has prepared this booklet to assist public understanding of the SPS Agreement it concerns the application of food safety and animal and plant health regulations. The first section of the booklet presents the basic structure of WTO agreements; the second looks at the key features of the SPS Agreement; the third addresses a number of frequently-asked questions; and the fourth is the legal text of the agreement.
Informe Anual 2001
El Informe anual de la OMC se centra en las actividades ordinarias de la organización y los detalles de su estructura personal y presupuesto actuales.
Informe Anual 2003
El Informe anual de la OMC 2003 se centra en el primer año completo de negociaciones en el marco del Programa de Doha para el Desarrollo.
Annual Report 2017
The 2017 Annual Report begins with a message from the WTO Director-General and an overview of the past year. This is followed by more in-depth accounts of the WTO’s areas of activity over the past 12 months.
Informe Anual 2004
El Informe anual de la OMC se centra en las actividades ordinarias de la Organización y en detalles de su actual estructura personal y presupuesto. El Informe anual se publica en el primer semestre de cada año.
Trade Costs and Inclusive Growth: Case Studies Presented by WTO Chair-Holders
Trade costs and inclusive growth: case studies presented by WTO chair-holders
Informe Anual 2012
El Informe anual 2012 de la OMC incluye una breve presentación de la Organización una visión general de 2011 y un examen detallado de las esferas más importantes de la actividad de la OMC.
Trade Facilitation Agreement
The Trade Facilitation Agreement is the first multilateral trade agreement to be concluded since the WTO was established 20 years ago. Once it enters into force the Agreement is expected to reduce total trade costs by more than 14 per cent for low-income countries and more than 13 per cent for upper middle-income countries by streamlining the flow of trade across borders. This brochure produced to mark the WTO’s 20th anniversary looks into the provisions of the Agreement and its potential benefits.
Annual Report 2013
The Annual Report 2013 provides an overview of WTO activities in 2012 and early 2013. A brief summary of the year is followed by an in-depth review of the WTO's main areas of activity.
Air Transport and the GATS
This special compilation describes air transport services from a regulatory and economic point of view with a special focus on market access questions. Each volume contains original material and up-to-date insights written on the basis of close cooperation with industry professionals. In preparation for the second air transport review mandated by the GATS Annex on Air Transport Services the Secretariat has gathered in the present booklet the documentation produced in 2000-1 for the first review.
Twenty Years of the WTO
20 Years of the WTO: A retrospective provides an overview of the first two decades of the arbiter of the multilateral trading system. A selection of compelling images and excerpts guides the reader through the history of the organization. Readers will uncover the origins mission composition functioning and key figures of the organization all the while exploring the challenges it has faced and how it has worked to meet these challenges.
Status of WTO Legal Instruments
This publication covers the treaty instruments drawn up by WTO Members in relation to the Agreement Establishing the WTO and the multilateral and plurilateral trade agreements annexed to this Agreement. It lists the signature dates of WTO agreements and the dates of acceptance or amendments to these agreements. It also provides the date of their entry into force as well as for other communications and declarations received by the WTO Director-General in his capacity as depositary. This publication reflects several WTO accessions and treaty amendments since the previous edition. Following a brief introduction a dedicated section provides a comprehensive summary of the establishment of the WTO and the evolution of its treaty instruments. It also provides information on depositary notifications by the WTO Director-General the relevant volumes of the WTO and UN Treaty Series and treaty registration with the United Nations. Hyperlinks in the PDF allow readers direct access to the relevant WTO and UN documents.
Informe Anual 1999
El Informe anual de la OMC se centra en las actividades ordinarias de la organización y los detalles de su estructura personal y presupuesto actuales.
Informe Anual 2005
El Informe anual de la OMC se centra en las actividades ordinarias de la Organización y en detalles de su actual estructura personal y presupuesto. El Informe anual se publica en el primer semestre de cada año.
Informe Anual 2017
El Informe anual 2017 de la OMC contiene una reseña exhaustiva de las actividades realizadas por la Organización en 2016 y en los primeros meses de 2017
Trade and Tariffs
Over the past 20 years global trade in goods has nearly quadrupled reaching US$ 19 trillion in 2013 compared with US$ 5 trillion in 1996. This represents an annual growth rate of 7.6 per cent on average. Over the same period there has been a 15 per cent reduction in average tariffs applied by WTO members. This brochure produced to mark the WTO’s 20th anniversary looks at the evolution of trade and tariffs over the past 20 years.
Réponses courtes aux grandes questions sur l’OMC et l’environnement
Cette brochure de la Division du commerce et de l’environnement vise à améliorer la compréhension du rôle du commerce et des règles commerciales en ce qui concerne les questions environnementales. Il cherche à répondre dans des termes faciles à comprendre à certaines des questions clés du débat sur le commerce et l’environnement en ce qui concerne le système commercial multilatéral.
Informe Anual 2007
El Informe anual de la OMC se centra en las actividades ordinarias de la organización y los detalles de su estructura personal y presupuesto actuales.
The WTO at Twenty
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.
Rapport annuel 2018
Le Rapport annuel 2018 offre un compte rendu complet des activités menées par l'OMC en 2017 et au début de 2018. Il commence par un message du Directeur général de l'OMC Roberto Azevêdo. Il donne ensuite un bref aperçu de l'année 2017 et une description plus détaillée des domaines d'activité de l'Organisation au cours des 12 derniers mois. Des gros plans sont faits sur les principaux événements et activités organisés à l'OMC y compris la onzième Conférence ministérielle de l'Organisation qui s'est tenue à Buenos Aires.
Trade and Environment
The creation of the WTO in 1995 marked a crucial step in the history of multilateral trade helping to open up fresh avenues of dialogue on how trade interacts with the environment and how to ensure that trade and environmental policies work hand in hand. This brochure produced to mark the WTO’s 20th anniversary looks into the interplay between trade and environment.
Training and Technical Assistance
Over 14700 participants from developing countries benefited from WTO training courses and distance learning programmes in 2014. This training has been instrumental in helping government officials gain a greater understanding of the multilateral trading system and in helping developing countries tackle the challenges of being a WTO member enforce their rights and meet their obligations.
The Making of the TRIPS Agreement
A comprehensive account of the establishment of the World Trade Organization focusing on those who shaped its creation as well as those who have influenced its evolution. The book examines trade negotiations the WTO’s dispute settlement role the presence of coalitions and groupings within the WTO the process of joining the organization and many other topics including what lies ahead for the organization.
Annual Report 2003
The 2003 edition of the WTO Annual Report focuses on the first full year of negotiations under the Doha Development Agenda.
Annual Report 2004
The Annual report of the WTO focuses on the regular activities of the organization the details of its current structure staff and budget. The Annual report is published in the first half of each year.
Annual Report 2007
The Annual Report of the World Trade Organization focuses on the main activities of the organization and details of its current structure staff and budget. This is a companion report to the World Trade Report the World Tariff Profiles and the International Trade Statistics.
Informe sobre el Comercio Mundial 2007
El 1º de enero de 2008 el sistema multilateral de comercio cumplió 60 años. El Informe sobre el Comercio Mundial 2007 celebra este acontecimiento con un examen en profundidad del Acuerdo General sobre Aranceles Aduaneros y Comercio (GATT) y su sucesora la Organización Mundial del Comercio: sus orígenes sus logros los desafíos con que se ha enfrentado y lo que puede depararle el futuro.
Rapport Annuel 2009
Le Rapport annuel 2009 de l'OMC dans sa nouvelle présentation est divisé en deux grandes sections. La première résume brièvement les activités de l'organisation et passe en revue l'année 2008. La deuxième fournit des renseignements plus détaillés illustrés par des graphiques des tableaux et des photos.
Short Answers to Big Questions on the WTO and the Environment
This booklet by the Trade and Environment Division aims at improving understanding of the role of trade and trade rules with regards to environmental issues. It seeks to answer in easy-to-understand terms some of the key questions of the trade and environment debate as they relate to the multilateral trading system.
Technical Barriers to Trade
WTO members have notified over 25000 draft regulatory measures to the Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee over the past 20 years covering imports ranging from food to medical devices. Over 470 of these measures have undergone detailed scrutiny by WTO members in the TBT Committee. But only a handful of these issues have resulted in formal disputes proving the effectiveness of the committee process. This brochure produced to mark the WTO’s 20th anniversary looks into the TBT Agreement and the work of the TBT committee.
Rapport Annuel 2015
Le Rapport annuel 2015 offre un aperçu des activités de l'OMC en 2014 et au début de 2015. Il commence par un message du Directeur général de l'OMC Roberto Azevêdo suivi d'une brève présentation de la période 2014-2015 et de comptes rendus plus approfondis des activités menées par l'OMC l'année dernière.
Annual Report 2001
The Annual report of the WTO focuses on the regular activities of the organization the details of its current structure staff and budget. The Annual report is published in the first half of each year.
WTO in Brief
In brief the World Trade Organization (WTO) is the only international organization dealing with the global rules of trade. Its main function is to ensure that trade flows as smoothly predictably and freely as possible.
Annual Report 2019
The WTO’s Annual Report 2019 provides a comprehensive account of the organization’s activities in 2018 and early 2019. The Report opens with a message from Director-General Roberto Azevêdo and a brief overview of the year. This is followed by in-depth accounts of the WTO’s main areas of activity over the past 12 months.
Annual Report 1998
The Annual report of the WTO focuses on the regular activities of the organization the details of its current structure staff and budget. The Annual report is published in the first half of each year.
WTO Ministerial Conferences
Key outcomes from WTO Ministerial Conferences since the organization was established in 1995.
Breves respuestas a grandes preguntas sobre la OMC y el medio ambiente
Este folleto de la División de Comercio y Medio Ambiente tiene como objetivo mejorar la comprensión del papel del comercio y las normas comerciales con respecto a las cuestiones ambientales. Busca responder en términos fáciles de entender algunas de las preguntas clave del debate sobre comercio y medio ambiente en lo que respecta al sistema multilateral de comercio.
Los 25 años de la OMC: Una retrospectiva fotográfica
"25 años de la OMC: retrospectiva fotográfica": plasma algunos de los momentos clave en la vida de la OMC desde su creación el 1 de enero de 1995. Más de 150 fotografías exponen la labor de la Organización a lo largo del último cuarto de siglo y capturan 25 años de desafíos éxitos y perseverancia.
WTO Agreements & Public Health
This joint study by the World Health Organization and the World Trade Organization Secretariat on the relationship between trade rules and public health. The study explains how WTO Agreements relate to different aspects of health policies. It is meant to give a better insight into key issues for those who develop communicate or debate policy issues related to trade and health. The study covers areas such as drugs and intellectual property rights food safety tobacco and many other issues which have been subject to passionate debate. In this joint effort the first of its kind WHO and the WTO Secretariat endeavour to set out the facts.
The First Ten Years of the WTO
This book was commissioned by the World Trade Organization (WTO) as a factual account of the first decade of its existence. It aims to cover the principal activities of the WTO as the successor to GATT and the steps taken to establish a global trading system. Peter Gallagher the author is an independent trade analyst and consultant who records what might be regarded as the WTO's main achievements as well as describing the controversies that have arisen in its first ten years. A useful reference book for policy makers journalists members of trade delegations and for everyone who requires a detailed understanding of the workings of the WTO.
Rapport Annuel 2007
Le Rapport annuel de l'OMC se concentre sur les activités régulières de l'organisation et détaille sa structure actuelle incluant le personnel et le budget.
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
Agricultural products worth over US$ 1765 billion were traded in 2013. WTO rules help to ensure that these products are traded safely and that health protection measures are not used as an excuse for protecting domestic producers. This brochure produced to mark the WTO’s 20th anniversary looks into the key provisions of the Agreement and the work of the SPS Committee.
Conferencias ministeriales de la OMC
La publicación “WTO Ministerial Conferences: Key Outcomes” (Conferencias Ministeriales de la OMC: principales resultados) contiene todos los resultados más importantes de las Conferencias Ministeriales de la OMC celebradas desde el establecimiento de la Organización en 1995. El libro en el que figura información sobre las 11 Conferencias Ministeriales que tuvieron lugar entre 1996 y 2017 incluye Decisiones y Declaraciones Ministeriales y declaraciones de los Presidentes. La publicación además reproduce resultados pertinentes de la Ronda Uruguay adoptados en relación con el establecimiento de la OMC.
Rapport annuel 2019
Le Rapport annuel 2019 offre un compte rendu complet des activités menées par l'OMC en 2018 et au début de 2019. Il commence par un message du Directeur général de l'OMC Roberto Azevêdo. Il donne ensuite un bref aperçu de l'année écoulée puis une description plus détaillée des principaux domaines d'activité de l'Organisation au cours des 12 derniers mois. Des gros plans sont faits sur les principaux événements et activités organisés à l'OMC.
Informe Anual 2014
El Informe anual 2014 ofrece un panorama general de las actividades de la OMC en 2013 y a comienzos de 2014. Empieza con un mensaje del Director General de la OMC Roberto Azevêdo e incluye un breve resumen del año al que sigue un examen pormenorizado de las principales esferas de actividad de la OMC.
Informe Anual 2006
El Informe anual de la OMC se centra en las actividades ordinarias de la organización y los detalles de su estructura personal y presupuesto actuales. Se trata de un informe que se complementa con el Informe sobre el Comercio Mundial y las Estadísticas del Comercio Internacional.
Informe Anual 2009
El Informe anual 2009 de la OMC está dividido en su nueva presentación en dos grandes secciones. En la primera se resumen brevemente las actividades de la Organización y se hace un examen del año 2008. En la segunda se proporciona información más detallada ilustrada con gráficos cuadros y fotografías.