Trade Policy Review Mechanism

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The Trade Policy Review Mechanism is a World Trade Organization process that regularly examines and evaluates members’ trade policies and practices to promote transparency and adherence to multilateral trade rules.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf WTO mechanism
international monitoring mechanism
trade policy review process
administeredBy World Trade Organization
aimsTo enhance understanding of WTO members’ trade policies and practices
improve the functioning of the multilateral trading system
promote adherence to multilateral trade rules
promote transparency in members’ trade policies
appliesTo all WTO members
basedOn Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization
contributesTo better implementation of WTO agreements
identification of protectionist trends
peer pressure among WTO members
covers goods trade policies
intellectual property related trade measures
services trade policies
documentsPublishedAs Trade Policy Review reports
doesNot impose new obligations beyond existing WTO agreements
serve as a dispute settlement mechanism
encourages voluntary policy changes consistent with WTO rules
establishedBy Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization
surface form: WTO Agreement
frequencyDependsOn member’s share in world trade
hasAbbreviation TPRM
hasScope multilateral trade policies and related domestic measures
implementedBy Trade Policy Review Mechanism self-linksurface differs
surface form: Trade Policy Review Body
involves multilateral discussion in the Trade Policy Review Body
preparation of a Secretariat report
preparation of a member government report
question and answer process among WTO members
languageOfWork English
French
Spanish
monitors WTO members’ trade policies
originatedFrom GATT trade policy review procedures
originatedIn General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
partOf World Trade Organization
provides comprehensive country trade policy profiles
information for policymakers, businesses and researchers
systematic surveillance of trade policies
relatedTo Dispute Settlement Understanding
surface form: WTO dispute settlement system

WTO monitoring of trade measures
WTO transparency obligations
reportsTo General Council of the World Trade Organization
resultsIn Trade Policy Review Body’s conclusions and recommendations
reviewFrequencyFor major trading economies
subjectTo periodic improvements by WTO members
supports predictability of the multilateral trading system
uses quantitative and qualitative analysis of trade measures

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World Trade Organization coreAgreement Trade Policy Review Mechanism
General Council meetsAs Trade Policy Review Mechanism
subject surface form: General Council (World Trade Organization)
this entity surface form: Trade Policy Review Body
General Council overseesBody Trade Policy Review Mechanism
subject surface form: General Council (World Trade Organization)
this entity surface form: Trade Policy Review Body
Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization establishes Trade Policy Review Mechanism
this entity surface form: Trade Policy Review Body of the World Trade Organization
Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization includes Trade Policy Review Mechanism
this entity surface form: Annex 3: Trade Policy Review Mechanism
Trade Policy Review Mechanism implementedBy Trade Policy Review Mechanism self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Trade Policy Review Body
General Council of the World Trade Organization actsAs Trade Policy Review Mechanism
this entity surface form: Trade Policy Review Body
Marrakesh Agreement establishes Trade Policy Review Mechanism
Marrakesh Agreement includes Trade Policy Review Mechanism
this entity surface form: Annex 3: Trade Policy Review Mechanism (TPRM)
TPRM fullName Trade Policy Review Mechanism
TPRM monitoredBy Trade Policy Review Mechanism
this entity surface form: Trade Policy Review Body
TPRM outcome Trade Policy Review Mechanism
this entity surface form: Trade Policy Review reports
WTO agreements include Trade Policy Review Mechanism
WTO agreements hasComponent Trade Policy Review Mechanism
this entity surface form: Annex 3 Trade Policy Review Mechanism