Trade Policy Review Body - Trade policies review mechanism - Programme of reviews for 2017 - Note by the Chairperson

TRADE POLICY REVIEW MECHANISM

Programme of Reviews for 2017

Note by the Chairperson

        I wish to draw the attention of Members of the TPRB to the programme of Trade Policy Reviews for the year 2017 (covering 24 Members).[1]

 

Sierra Leone[2]

14 and 16 February

Japan[3]

8 and 10 March

Mozambique2

22 and 24 March

Mexico3

5 and 7 April

Belize

24 and 26 April

Switzerland and Liechtenstein

16 and 18 May

Nigeria

13 and 15 June

Brazil

20 and 22 June

European Union3

5 and 7 July

Jamaica

13 and 15 September

Paraguay3

20 and 22 September

Iceland

4 and 6 October

WAEMU (Benin2, Burkina Faso2, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau2, Mali2, Niger2, Senegal2 and Togo2)

25 and 27 October

Bolivia, Plurinational State of3

14 and 16 November

Cambodia2

21 and 23 November

The Gambia2,3

6 and 8 December

 

        This programme has been established in consultation with delegations and taking into consideration the overall timetable of WTO meetings currently planned for 2017. A revised programme will be issued if some of these meetings need to be re-scheduled due to other WTO meetings in the second half of 2017.

 

__________



[1] Several Members are still considering the option to follow the alternative timelines and a revised note will be issued when the information is available.

[2] Least-developed country.

[3] Schedule of Review to follow the alternative timelines (WT/MIN(11)/6 and WT/TPR/6/Rev.3).