Posts Tagged ‘#WTO’
Taxing Creativity in Nigeria and Other News
Given the debate over the WTO Moratorium (see above) Nigerian creatives are asking how do you tax a viral video? This has become an important issue since the Corporate Affairs…
Read MoreThe WTO’s Moratorium on Customs Duties Applied to Electronic Transmissions.
Readers will recall that this issue has long been on EFA’s agenda, starting back in 2020. The Agreement must be renewed every 2 years. In 2019 a UNCTAD researcher published…
Read MoreWorld Trade Organisation Ministers (MC13) To Meet in Abu Dhabi
The WTO’s “MC13” meeting will take place on 26-29 February. It will be a key meeting for the Organisation. Of great importance to ecommerce is the Moratorium (see below), but…
Read MoreThe World Trade Organisation’s Moratorium on Customs Duties Applied to Electronic Transmissions
Readers will recall that this issue has appeared on a regular basis in this Newsletter. The agreement must be confirmed every 2 years and comes up for renewal at WTO’s 13th…
Read MoreReform to Give the WTO More Powers to Prevent Unfair Subsidies
The German Economic Institute (IW) has called on the EU to join forces with African countries to reform the World Trade Organization’s subsidy rules as a way to counter Chinese…
Read MoreEcommerce Product Safety – WTO starts to look at solutions.
At meetings of the Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) on 6 – 10 Nov, WTO members discussed challenges in ensuring online-purchased goods conform with safety and quality standards.…
Read MoreWTO’s Annual Public Forum
This year’s WTO Public Forum, entitled “It is Time for Action”, will feature 131 sessions from 12-15 September. Sessions are organized by WTO member governments, businesses, NGOs, academia and international…
Read MoreWTO Holds Hearing on the Effects of COVID on National Transport: EFSA Represents SA
The DTIC kindly invited EFSA to make a presentation on behalf of SA to the WTO Council of Trade on 13 June to address the impact of the Pandemic on…
Read MoreTradeExperettes webinar on the WTO Ecommerce Moratorium and Women, and the New Markets Lab Survey
The Chair of EFSA’s Legal Committee, Tendi Hlatshwayo of Ozow, represented us at the second TradeExperettes webinar on the “WTO Ecommerce Moratorium and Women”. The WTO moratorium refers to customs…
Read MoreWTO Issues its Annual World Tariff Profiles
On 6 July the WTO issued the 2023 edition of “World Tariff Profiles”, an annual publication providing comprehensive information on tariffs imposed on imports by over 170 countries and customs…
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