11th March 2020

The eighth review of the trade policies and practices of Australia takes place virtually on 11 and 13 March following the decision to suspend all WTO meetings until 20 March. The suspension was agreed on after confirmation that one WTO staff member has contracted the COVID-19 virus. Australia's TPR meeting was maintained, although on a virtual basis, due to the presence of capital-based officials who were already in Geneva at the time of the suspension. The basis for the review is a report by the WTO Secretariat and a report by the Government of Australia. …read more

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