Keyword: Mali
4 LDCs promote launch of World Cotton Day
20 August 2019. At the initiative of the C-4 (Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad and Mali), the WTO will host the launch of World Cotton...
Customs Valuation Agreement: Reservation Concerning Application of Article 5.2 Whether or Not the Importer...
In contrast with the special provisions under Article 20.1, 20.2, Annex III: 1 & Annex III: 2, Annex III:3 & 4 are permanent exceptions...
Customs Valuation Agreement: Delayed Application of the Computed Value Method (Article 20.2):
Pursuant to Article 20.2, developing countries could delay application of the computed value method for a period not exceeding three years following the application...
Customs Valuation Agreement: Transitional Period & Extension (Article 20.1 and Annex III: 1)
The Agreement on Customs Valuation permitted developing countries not party to the Tokyo Round Customs Valuation Code to delay application for an initial transitional...
SPS Agreement: Technical Assistance By WTO Members (Art. 9)
Under Article 9, Members agree to facilitate the provision of technical assistance to other Members, especially developing county Members, either bilaterally or through the...
Preferential Market Access: Morocco’s preferential treatment for LDCs
Since 1 January 2001, Morocco grants duty free access to 33 African LDCs on 61 products.
Utilization by LDCs:
In 2016, Morocco imported merchandise goods amounting...
GATS: Technical Cooperation in Telecommunications with Developed Countries (6.d)
In the GATS Annex on Telecommunications, paragraph 6(d) it is agreed that "members shall give special consideration to opportunities for the least-developed countries to...
Training and technical assistance by the WTO Secretariat
The WTO Secretariat holds regular training sessions on trade policy in Geneva. In addition, it organizes about 500 technical cooperation activities annually, including seminars...
Agreement on Agriculture: Exemption from reduction commitments (Article 15.2):
Pursuant to Article 15.2 of the AoA, least-developed country Members shall not be required to undertake reduction commitments. In the market access pillar, this...
TRIPS priority needs
As of March 11, 2013, seven LDCs have submitted to the TRIPS Council their priority needs for technical and financial assistance for the implementation...
