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Trade Policy Reviews
Surveillance of national trade policies is a fundamentally important activity running throughout the work of the WTO. At the centre of this work is the Trade Policy Review Mechanism (TPRM). All WTO members are reviewed, the frequency of each countrys review varying according to its share of world trade.
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Introductory material
- Brief introduction
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policy reviews: ensuring transparency
In Understanding the WTO the basic introduction to the WTO - 30 years of the Trade Policy Review Mechanism
The reviews
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Trade Policy Reviews documents use the code WT/TPR/* and press releases PRESS/TPRB/* (where * takes additional values)
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- Reports by the Governments (Document code WT/TPR/G/*)
> search > help - Reports by the Secretariat (Document code WT/TPR/S/*)
> search > help - Minutes of the Trade Policy Review Body meetings — available approximately 6 weeks after the meeting (Document code WT/TPR/M/* and not Add*)
> search > help - Questions and answers by WTO Members — available approximately 6 weeks after the meeting (Document code WT/TPR/M/* and Add*)
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Legal foundation
Browse or download the text of the “Trade Policy Review Mechanism” from the legal texts gateway
Find decisions of WTO bodies concerning the TPRM in the Analytical Index — Guide to WTO Law and Practice
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Trade Policy Review Body
The main role of the Trade Policy Review Body (TPRB) is to undertake Trade Policy Reviews (TPRs) of WTO members, as mandated in Annex 3 to the WTO Agreement. The current chair is .
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Other material
Bibliography
List of TPRM-related articles, books and other publications written outside the WTO. Further contributions are invited.
Reports on recent trade developments
In the wake of the financial crisis, the Director-General reports regularly on recent trade developments to the Trade Policy Review Body.
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