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Organisation mondiale du commerce

Rules, statistics, agreements and news on international trade.

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A concrete use case

Interpret trade information

Identify the agreement or statistical series, definition and countries concerned.

Check first: Read year, unit, national sources and revisions before comparison.

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Documented resource details

Connect a trade issue with its agreement

The World Trade Organization deals with trade rules between its members. Its resources include agreements, topic material and dispute information. Start with the relevant sector and agreement: a news item alone does not describe the full framework.

Organisation
World Trade Organization.
Documents
Agreements, topic material and dispute information.
Reading
Member, sector, measure and document reference.
Does an announcement describe the entire applicable rule?

Open the agreement and documents it references.

How can I follow a dispute?

Retain its reference and distinguish the stages and documents in the file.

Official documentation

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