Analysis of the US Proposal (WT/GC/W/764), 25 February 2019
WHY THE US PROPOSAL (WT/GC/W/764) WILL AFFECT ALL DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND UNDERMINE THE MULTILATERAL SYSTEM
US’ recent submissions to the WTO attempt to fundamentally change the concept of Special and Differential Treatment (S&D) at the WTO from an unconditional right for all developing countries to conditioned concessions available to only a few. This will affect developing countries and undermine the multilateral trading system!
See these South Centre analyses below:
Which WTO Members Are Covered by Conditions i-iv of US’ paper WT/GC/W/764?
This article was tagged: Multilateralism, Special and Differential Treatment, World Trade Organization (WTO), WTO