The Trade Facilitation Agreement – first multilateral deal in 21 years of WTO – enters i
“The TFA, the first multilateral deal concluded in the 21 year history of the WTO, entered into force on 22 February after the...
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Mar 2, 20171 min read
Roberto Azevêdo reappointed WTO Director-General
In a meeting on February 28, 2017, Mr. Roberto Azevêdo was selected for a second four-year term as the Director-General of the World...
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Jan 17, 20177 min read
TRADE SECRETS RIGHTS AND REMEDIES: INCREASING HARMONIZATION
Background International harmonization of intellectual property rights, and in particular trade secret protection, began in 1984 with the...
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Dec 26, 20167 min read
Peru- Agricultural Products Dispute: Can FTAs Modify WTO Law?
Background: In 2001, Peru introduced the Price Range System (“PRS”) through which it imposed additional duties on agricultural products....
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Dec 14, 20162 min read
Legal Conditions for Provisional Measures under the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phy
The very classification of the provisions under Article 5.7 is challenged. While the Panel in EC Biotech[1] feels that it is a right that...
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Feb 23, 20162 min read
News: Change of Guard at CCI
On January 7th Devender Kumar Sikri was appointed the Chairman of the Competition Commission of India (CCI), a body whose primary...
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Feb 23, 20165 min read
Pros and Cons of India joining the GPA
The Agreement on Government Procurement (‘GPA’) is a plurilateral agreement at the WTO. This implies that all WTO members at their option...
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Jan 28, 20155 min read
CCI Approves Novartis-GlaxoSmithKline M&A Agreement
Pharmaceutical giants, London based GlaxoSmithKline plc (‘GSK’) and Swiss Novartis AG (‘Novartis’) recently agreed to enter into a...
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Jan 16, 20155 min read
FLIPKART FIASCO: NEED FOR POLICY DIRECTIVES
The recent Flipkart ‘Big Billion Sale’, dubbed as India’s largest discount sale ever generated immense hype. Following the initial...
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Dec 20, 20145 min read
MERGER CONTROL: USE OF DOMINANCE AS THE PRIMARY TEST
When two companies merge, their position in the relevant market, and the position of other companies with respect to the merging...
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