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.


Statements (48)
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 WTO Agreement
frequencyDependsOn member’s share in world trade
hasAbbreviation TPRM
hasScope multilateral trade policies and related domestic measures
implementedBy 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 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

Referenced by (12)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Marrakesh Agreement
Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization ("Trade Policy Review Body of the World Trade Organization")
establishes
Marrakesh Agreement ("Annex 3: Trade Policy Review Mechanism (TPRM)")
Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization ("Annex 3: Trade Policy Review Mechanism")
includes
General Council of the World Trade Organization ("Trade Policy Review Body")
actsAs
World Trade Organization
coreAgreement
TPRM
fullName
Trade Policy Review Mechanism ("Trade Policy Review Body")
implementedBy
General Council (World Trade Organization) ("Trade Policy Review Body")
meetsAs
TPRM ("Trade Policy Review Body")
monitoredBy
TPRM ("Trade Policy Review reports")
outcome
General Council (World Trade Organization) ("Trade Policy Review Body")
overseesBody

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