REPORT OF THE TPRB FROM THE DIRECTOR‑GENERAL ON
TRADE‑RELATED DEVELOPMENTS
(MID‑OCTOBER 2018
TO MID‑MAY 2019)
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. 12
2.4 Trade in commercial services. 16
2.5 Trade forecast and economic outlook. 18
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. 23
3.1.2 Trade remedy actions. 25
3.1.3 Other trade and trade-related
measures. 26
3.2 Trade-Remedies. 30
3.3 Sanitary and phytosanitary measures. 40
3.4 Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) 47
3.5 Trade Concerns Raised in Other WTO
Bodies. 55
3.6 Policy Developments in Agriculture. 62
3.7 General Economic Support 70
3.8 Other Selected Trade Policy
Developments. 71
4 POLICY DEVELOPMENT IN TRADE IN SERVICES. 79
5 POLICY DEVELOPMENTS IN TRADE IN
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. 86
ANNEX 1 – MEASURES FACILITATING TRADE. 89
ANNEX 2 - TRADE REMEDIES. 95
ANNEX 3 - OTHER TRADE-RELATED MEASURES. 107
ANNEX 4 – MEASURES AFFECTING TRADE IN SERVICES. 114