WTO Members Pass Reforms to Trade in Goods Council Functionality
World Trade Organization members on Nov. 30 signed off on a report laying out 127 steps to boost the functioning of the Council for Trade in Goods along with its 14 subsidiary bodies, the WTO announced. Following up on the…
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mandate to increase the committee's functionality issued at the 12th Ministerial Conference, the members touted the reforms as a deliverable for MC13. The reforms are divvied into six categories: "assistance to delegates, planning and organization of meetings, conduct of formal meetings, conduct of informal meetings, digital tools and substantive work." Members also adopted a draft report related to the WTO response to the COVID-19 pandemic and "preparedness for future pandemics."