Trade monitoring
Comercio de servicios
En 2010 el Consejo del Comercio de Servicios prosiguió el examen de sectores de servicios y modos de suministro específicos sobre la base de notas de antecedentes elaboradas por la Secretaría de la OMC. Trece de esas notas fueron examinadas en 2010 y las dos últimas se examinarán en 2011. El Consejo procedió asimismo al tercer examen de las exenciones del trato de la nación más favorecida (NMF). Estas exenciones al principio fundamental de la OMC de no discriminación entre interlocutores comerciales están permitidas en virtud del AGCS con sujeción a determinadas condiciones pero está previsto que con el tiempo se eliminen.
WTO Secretariat
The number of nationalities represented in the WTO Secretariat rose to 80 in 2015 up from 78 the year before. The number of staff on the regular budget rose to 647 from 634 in 2014 with women continuing to outnumber men. The Secretariat is headed by Director-General Roberto Azevêdo who took office for a four-year term on 1 September 2013. The four Deputy Directors-General began their terms of office on 1 October 2013. They are Yonov Frederick Agah of Nigeria Karl Brauner of Germany David Shark of the United States and Xiaozhun Yi of China.
Concluding Remarks by the Chairperson of the Trade Policy Review Body, H.E. Mr. Eloi Laourou of Benin at the Trade Policy Review of The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu, 12 and 14 September 2018
The fourth Trade Policy Review of the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan Penghu Kinmen and Matsu (Chinese Taipei) has offered us a good opportunity to deepen our understanding of recent developments in and challenges to its trade economic and investment policies. Since its last review in 2014 Chinese Taipei’s initiatives to further integrate into the multilateral trading system have been greatly appreciated. Indeed the more than 400 advance written questions submitted by 22 Members and the 29 delegations that took the floor during the two days of the meeting underline the importance attached by Members to Chinese Taipei’s trade and investment policies and practices.