1. World Trade Organization
By: Emma Appleby, Henry Wilkerson, Laurits Petersen, Addie Wilson, Claire Porfilio

2. Aims and Practices of the Organization
WTO handles:
Trade negotiations,
Builds Trade capacity.
Promotes Peace
Ensures Countries abide to the policies
The Main Goal of the WTO: To help producers of goods and
services, exporters, and importers conduct their business.

3. Structure of the Organization
-159 countries that work together to regulate trade and set standards for settling disputes between countries
- 6 main agreements: Goods,
Services, Intellectual Property,
Disputes, and Trade Policy Reviews
- All countries have equal voting rights

4. Effects of the organization
Increased globalization
World Cooperation
Increases legitimacy of less developed countries
through “Plan of Action for Least Developed Countries” which provides technical assistance and enables them to participate better in the multilateral system.

5. Case Study #1- Canadian Wine Sale Restriction
Canada only allows provincial wine to be sold in its standard grocery stores, meaning the value of imported wine has dropped
The US recently made a request on 10/2/17, after a first request was made by the US on 1/18/17

6. Case Study #2 Steel Safeguards
Case brought by Chinese Taipei and Vietnam
Indonesia – Safeguard on Certain Iron or Steel Products
Wanted to create safety procedures on iron on non-alloy steel
No resolution of dispute, but temporary safety measures put in place

7. Case Study #3 WTO dispute panel established to rule on Canadian aircraft subsidies
Brazil submitted request for establishment of a panel to examine Canadian measures providing subsidies to Bombardier to develop its C-series aircraft
Canada disappointed by the request, and says they are complying with the WTO obligations

8. Bibliography World Trade Organization- https://www.wto.org
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