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Agenda
About WTO
Functions of WTO
The WTO Structure
Principles of WTO
Objective of WTO
Q & A
Key Subjects in WTO
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About WTO



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World Trade Organization
Created by : Uruguay Round negotiations (1986-94)
Membership :153 countries (on 23 July 2008)
Budget : 185 million Swiss francs for 2008
2007 Secretariat Staff : 625
Head : Director-General, Pascal Lamy
Established: 1 January 1995
Location :- Geneva, Switzerland
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Objectives
Taking positive steps to ensure that developing countries.
Introduce sustainable development.
Raising standard of living and income .
The WTO reiterates the objectives of GATT .
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Functions of WTO
Administering and Implementing the multilateral and plurilateral trade agreements.
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.
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The WTO Structure
Ministerial conference
Secretariat
Dispute Settlement Body General Council
Director General
Trade Policy Review Body
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The WTO Structure
Committee
On Budget
Committee
On T & D
Committee
On BoP
Council for
Service
Council for
Goods
Trade related
Intellectual
Property
rights
council
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Principles of WTO
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The WTO Principles
Rule Based
Trading
System
Treatment
For LDCs
Competition
On BoP
Environment
Protection
Transparency
Dismantling
Trade
Barriers
Principles
Of
WTO
MFN
Treatment
National
Treatment
Free
Trade
Principle
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Key Subjects in WTO
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Key Subjects in WTO
Health & safety measures
Helping least developed and food importing countries
Textile and Clothing
Agriculture
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Questions & Answers..
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