World Trade Organisation [to 17 October 2015]

World Trade Organisation [to 17 October 2015]
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New consultation process established on Nairobi outcome document
At a meeting of all WTO members in Geneva today (12 October 2015), Director-General Roberto Azevêdo outlined an initial process for developing an outcome document for the WTO’s 10th Ministerial Conference, which will be held in Nairobi this December.

Some Members not ready to start discussions on increased transparency in services
Several WTO members, citing different concerns, said at a meeting of the Working Party on Domestic Regulation on 15 October that they were not prepared to start discussing what some consider a potential outcome for the Nairobi Ministerial Conference: to increase transparency in the services sector, in particular in “Domestic Regulation”. Chairman Eog-Weon LEE from Korea will consult with delegations on a potential way forward.