Considerations on COM(2010)694 - EU position in the WTO General Council with regard to a decision on a Transparency Mechanism for Preferential Trade Arrangements

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dossier COM(2010)694 - EU position in the WTO General Council with regard to a decision on a Transparency Mechanism for Preferential Trade ...
document COM(2010)694 EN
date November 24, 2010
 
(1) Members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) agreed at a meeting of its General Council of 14-15 December, 2006 to conduct negotiations aimed, inter alia, at clarifying and improving disciplines and procedures applying to Preferential Trade Arrangements.

(2) Enhancing transparency on Preferential Trade Arrangements and their effects is of systemic interest and will be of benefit to all WTO Members,

(3) The General Council of the WTO (29 July, 2010) gave a period until December 2010 to complete the negotiations of the Transparency Mechanism for Preferential Trade Arrangements.

(4) The WTO Committee on Trade and Development concluded its consideration of the matter at its 80th Regular Session on 4 October 2010 and agreed to forward for adoption to the WTO General Council the attached Transparency Mechanism for Preferential Trade Arrangements.