World Trade Organization

Presented by:Naresh Bangeja (03) Khushboo Dedia (06) swapnil Chaskar (05) Prachanti Bisaney(30)
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About WTO

World Trade Organization

Location :- Geneva, Switzerland Established: 1 January 1995 Created by : Uruguay Round negotiations (1986-94) Membership :153 countries (on 23 July 2008) Budget : 196 million Swiss francs for 2011 Secretariat Staff : around 700 Head : Director-General, Pascal Lamy

Objectives
The WTO reiterates the objectives of GATT .

Raising standard of living and income .

Introduce sustainable development.

To ensure full employment in developing countries.

Functions of WTO

Acting as a forum for multilateral trade negotiations . Seeking to resolve trade disputes. Overseeing national trade policies. Cooperating with other international institutions. Maintaining trade related database. Acting as a watchdog of international trade . Technical assistance and training for developing countries.

The WTO Structure

Ministerial conference

Director General

Secretariat

Dispute Settlement Body

General Council

Trade Policy Review Body

The WTO Structure

Committee On Budget

Committee Committee On T & D On BoP

Council for Service

Council for Goods

Trade related Intellectual Property rights council

Principles of WTO

The WTO Principles

Environment Protection Competition On BoP Treatment For LDCs Rule Based Trading System

Transparenc y

MFN Treatmen t National Treatmen t

Principles Of WTO

Dismantlin g Trade Barriers

Free Trade Principl e

Key Subjects in WTO

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Key Subjects in WTO

Agriculture

Health & safety measures

Helping least developed and food importing countries

Textile and Clothing

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Questions & Answers..

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Thank You

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