He argues that the term " anti-globalization " is a term coined by the media, and that radical activists are actually more in favor of globalization, in the sense of " effacement of borders and the free movement of people, possessions and ideas " than are the IMF or WTO.

The RGC is an Asian Development Bank ( ADB ) member, a member of ASEAN, also a member of the WTO.

The original GATT text ( GATT 1958 ) is still in effect under the WTO framework, subject to the modifications of GATT 1994.

Whilst GATT was a set of rules agreed upon by nations, the WTO is an institutional body.

Honduras is a member of the United Nations, the World Trade Organization ( WTO ), the Central American Parliament ( PARLACEN ), the Central American Integration System ( SICA ), and the Central American Security Commission ( CASQ ).

Hungary is a member of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD ) since 1995, a member of the World Trade Organization ( WTO ) since 1996, and a member of the European Union since 2004.

The country was admitted to the United Nations in 1955 and is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( NATO ), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD ), the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade / World Trade Organization ( GATT / WTO ), the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe ( OSCE ), and the Council of Europe.

Within other international contexts, there are intergovernmental organizations such as the World Trade Organization ( WTO ) that have socially and economically significant dispute resolution functions but, again, even though their jurisdiction may be invoked to hear the cases, the power to enforce their decisions is at the will of the states affected, save that the WTO is permitted to allow retaliatory action by successful states against those states found to be in breach of international trade law.

Latvia is a member of the World Trade Organization ( WTO ) since 1999, and a member of the European Union since 2004.

He is widely credited with restoring confidence in the system following the setback of the 3rd WTO Ministerial Conference held in Seattle in 1999.

The Netherlands is an active and responsible participant in the United Nations system as well as other multilateral organizations such as the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD ), World Trade Organization ( WTO ), and International Monetary Fund.

* 1947 – The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ( GATT ), which is the foundation of the World Trade Organisation ( WTO ), is founded.

It is recognised as a reference organisation by the World Trade Organization ( WTO ) and, in 2011, has a total of 178 member Countries and Territories.

Economically, the Philippines is participant in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, Asian Development Bank, the Colombo Plan, Group of 24, G-20, G-77, the World Bank, Next Eleven and the World Trade Organization ( WTO ).

Russia is a great power and a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, a member of the G8, G20, the Council of Europe, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, the Eurasian Economic Community, the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe ( OSCE ), the World Trade Organisation ( WTO ), and is the leading member of the Commonwealth of Independent States.

South Korea is a member of the United Nations, WTO, OECD, ASEAN Plus Three, East Asia Summit ( EAS ), and G-20 major economies.

Sierra Leone is a member of the WTO.

* 1 January 1995-Inauguration of World Trade Organisation ( WTO ), Ambassador K Kesavapany is elected for a one-year term as Chairman of the General Council.

It is a member of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe ( OSCE ), the World Trade Organization ( WTO ), and the OECD.

From the document, Mr. Khor understood that multilateral investment negotiations, which his organisation as part of a large coalition opposed at the WTO, might be ongoing at the OECD.

The company was a membership organisation and focused on running promotional events abroad for its members ( primarily in the emerging markets ), undertaking research on the performance of the financial services industry and providing the secretariat for financial services lobbying in the WTO.

Protest zones were set up in Wan Chai for the international WTO Ministerial Conference of 2005 | 2005 WTO conference

A FEMA provisional detention center was set up in Sand Point during the 1999 Seattle WTO riots.

In 1994, when negotiations on the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (" TRIPS ") were concluded, governments of all WTO member countries ( 155 countries, as of 10 May 2012 ) had agreed to set certain basic standards for the protection of GIs in all member countries.

In her role as Chief of Staff, Sullivan helped manage the USTR office ’ s role in negotiating the 1996 WTO Telecommunications Agreement which opened worldwide telecommunication markets to competition and set the rules that governed the emerging wireless, cable and fixed-line communications market.

Some analysts estimate that WTO membership could bring the Russian economy a bounce of up to 3 per cent annually.

However, the WTO accession also brought serious challenges, requiring the economy to open up to increasing foreign competition.

In March 2005 he was appointed to become the Secretary-General of the UN Conference on Trade and Development ( UNCTAD ) following his term at the WTO, a post he took up in late 2005.

The US move was also interpreted as a sanction against the EU for requesting the end of illegal tax breaks for exporters or face up to $ 4 billion in trade sanctions in retaliation for Washington's failure to change the tax law, which the WTO ruled illegal four years ago.

As with the WTO in general, non-governmental organizations ( NGOs ) such as Health Gap and Global Trade Watch also criticize what was negotiated in the Round on intellectual property and industrial tariffs as setting up too many constraints on policy-making and human needs.

She later told reporters that " I have a hard time imagining Russia becoming a member of the WTO and having a Web site like that up and running that is so clearly a violation of everyone's intellectual property rights.

In conjunction with the existing WTO Sanitary and Phytosanitary ( SPS ) Agreement, this section sets up two committees to ensure that the SPS agreement provisions are followed.

In September 2003, Derbez chaired the WTO Ministerial Meeting which produced the so named Cancun Text that served as the basic text for follow up negotiations at the 2005 WTO's Hong Kong Ministerial Meeting.

On 19 July 2008, Amorim stirred up controversy by comparing the descriptions used by wealthier countries to characterize the agricultural concessions they were offering during the Doha Round of WTO talks to the work of Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels.

Employment of spokescouncils within the United States occurred in Seattle, during the WTO Ministerial Conference of 1999 protests and in San Francisco Bay Area, leading up to " Day X "-the day-after the U. S. invasion of Iraq in 2003.

As part of the WTO deal, members gave up these “ grey area ” measures and adopted a specific WTO Safeguards Agreement which disciplines the use of safeguard measures.

For this purpose, Fontanelli sets up the foundation " We The People Organisation " ( WTPO, instead of WTO ) to conduct the election of a world speaker.

The WTO has “ had success in integrating trade agreements and opening up markets because it is able to apply legal pressure to nation states and resolve disputes ”.

Many critics argued that the OECD, as an organization made up solely of rich countries, was more susceptible to direct influence by transnational corporate forces than alternative fora with more universal membership such as United Nations Conference on Trade and Development ( UNCTAD ) and the World Trade Organization ( WTO ).

* Active participation in the work of international organizations, UN and its specialized agencies, WTO – and at the regional level – OSCE, Council of Europe against global threats: terrorism, proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, global warming, organized crime, damages to the environment, economic and social issues, disrespect for human rights etc.

" Activists point to the unequal footing and power between developed and developing nations within the WTO and with respect to global trade, most specifically in relation to the protectionist policies towards agriculture enacted in many developed countries.

The CAC was started towards the end of 1999 in the aftermath of the massive street protests in Eugene ( Reclaim the Streets ) and in Seattle ( WTO ) of that year.

* policy towards the WTO