Trade Policy Review Body 9 December 2010 - Overview of developments in the international trading environment - Record of the Meeting

World Trade Organization WT/TPR/OV/M/8 10 February 2011 (11-0654) Trade Policy Review Body 9 December 2010 OVERVIEW OF DEVELOPMENTS IN THE INTERNATIONAL TRADING ENVIRONMENT Record of the Meeting Chairperson: H.E. Mr. Bozkurt Aran (Turkey) INTRODUCTORY REMARKS BY THE CHAIRPERSON The purpose of this meeting is for the TPRB to carry out its annual overview of developments in the international trading environment, as mandated by Paragraph G in Annex 3 of the Marrakesh Agreement establishing the WTO. The Annual Overview is to be assisted by a Report from the Director-General, which was circulated in document WT/TPR/OV/13 on 24 November 2010. The regular monitoring of trade-related developments through the provision of accurate and update information has become a regular feature of the WTO under its transparency mandate and proved its value to the entire membership. It greatly enhances the functioning of the multilateral trading system and provides us