REPORT TO THE TPRB FROM THE
DIRECTOR-GENERAL ON
TRADE-RELATED DEVELOPMENTS
(Mid-October
2017 to mid-May 2018)
Table of contents
KEY FINDINGS. 2
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. 6
1 INTRODUCTION.. 8
2 RECENT ECONOMIC AND TRADE DEVELOPMENTS. 10
2.1
Overview.. 10
2.2
Economic Developments. 11
2.3
Merchandise Trade. 13
2.4
Trade in Commercial Services. 16
2.5
Trade Forecast and Economic Outlook. 16
3 TRADE AND TRADE-RELATED POLICY
DEVELOPMENTS. 22
3.1
Overview of Trends Identified during the Period under Review.. 22
3.1.1
Measures Facilitating Trade. 22
3.1.2
Trade Remedy Actions. 23
3.1.3
Other Trade and Trade-Related Measures. 24
3.2
Trade-Remedies. 28
3.3
Sanitary and phytosanitary measures. 39
3.4
Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) 46
3.5
Trade Concerns Raised in Other WTO Bodies. 54
3.6
Policy Developments in Agriculture. 61
3.7
General Economic Support 70
3.8
Other Selected Trade Policy Developments. 71
4 POLICY DEVELOPMENT IN TRADE IN SERVICES. 82
5 POLICY DEVELOPMENTS IN TRADE IN
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. 87
ANNEX 1 - MEASURES FACILITATING TRADE. 91
ANNEX 2 - TRADE REMEDIES. 104
ANNEX 3 - OTHER TRADE-RELATED MEASURES. 118
ANNEX 4 - MEASURES AFFECTING TRADE IN SERVICES. 128