OVERVIEW OF DEVELOPMENTS
IN THE INTERNATIONAL TRADING ENVIRONMENT
Annual
Report by the DIRECTOR-GENERAL[1]
(Mid-October
2017 to mid-October 2018)
TABLE Of CONTENTS
KEY FINDINGS 4
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 8
1 INTRODUCTION 11
2 RECENT ECONOMIC AND TRADE DEVELOPMENTS 13
2.1 Overview.. 13
2.2 Economic Developments. 13
2.3 Merchandise Trade. 16
2.4 Trade in Commercial Services. 21
2.5 Trade Forecast and Economic Outlook. 21
3 TRADE AND TRADE-RELATED POLICY ISSUES 25
3.1 Overview of trends identified during
the period under review.. 25
3.2 Trade Remedies. 33
3.3 Sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS)
measures. 46
3.4 Technical Barriers to Trade (TBTs) 53
3.5 Trade Concerns Raised in Other WTO
Bodies. 62
3.6 Policy Developments in Agriculture. 70
3.7 General Economic Support 76
3.8 Overview of Trade Policy Reviews. 77
3.9 Other Selected Trade Policy Issues. 90
4 POLICY DEVELOPMENTS IN TRADE IN SERVICES 102
5 POLICY DEVELOPMENTS IN TRADE AND
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 110
6 TRANSPARENCY OF TRADE POLICIES 115
ANNEX 1 MEASURES
FACILITATING TRADE 134
ANNEX 2 TRADE REMEDIES 159
ANNEX 3 OTHER TRADE‑RELATED
MEASURES 186
ANNEX 4 MEASURES AFFECTING
TRADE IN SERVICES 208
APPENDIX 1 PARTICIPATION 262