Trade Policy Review Body

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The Trade Policy Review Body is a key World Trade Organization forum in which members collectively examine and evaluate each other’s trade policies and practices to promote transparency and adherence to WTO rules.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf WTO body
international organization organ
aimsTo enhance transparency
facilitate smoother functioning of the multilateral trading system
promote better understanding of trade policies
basedOn Annex 3 of the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the WTO NERFINISHED
composedOf all WTO members
cooperatesWith other WTO councils and committees
establishedIn 1995
frequencyDeterminedBy member’s share in world trade
governedBy Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization NERFINISHED
hasAbbreviation TPRB NERFINISHED
hasMandate conduct trade policy reviews of WTO members
evaluate the impact of members’ trade policies on the multilateral trading system
monitor adherence to WTO rules and commitments
promote transparency in members’ trade policies
hasMemberType WTO member governments
hasOfficialLanguage English
French
Spanish
hasParentOrganization General Council of the World Trade Organization NERFINISHED
hasProcedure discussion of Secretariat and government reports
peer review of members’ trade policies
question-and-answer sessions among members
implements Trade Policy Review Mechanism NERFINISHED
legalBasis Annex 3 of the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the WTO NERFINISHED
locatedIn Geneva
Switzerland
meetsAt WTO headquarters
monitors implementation of WTO obligations through trade policy reviews
partOf World Trade Organization NERFINISHED
precededBy GATT Trade Policy Review Mechanism NERFINISHED
produces minutes of review meetings
trade policy review reports
reportsTo General Council of the World Trade Organization NERFINISHED
reviews trade policies of WTO members
trade practices of WTO members
reviewsLessFrequently smallest traders
reviewsMoreFrequently largest traders
subjectArea international trade
multilateral trading system oversight
trade policy transparency
supportedBy Trade Policy Review Division of the WTO Secretariat NERFINISHED
WTO Secretariat NERFINISHED
usesInstrument Trade Policy Review Mechanism NERFINISHED
usesWorkingLanguage English
French
Spanish
website https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/tpr_e/tpr_e.htm

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WTO Secretariat supportsBody Trade Policy Review Body