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The Friends of Multilateralism Group

Instructions for participation in FMG events

  1. When participating in events organized by the FMG either virtually or in person, participants should indicate their names, titles and their affiliation (for example, Amb./PR XXX, “France”or “French Mission to the WTO”).
  2. Affiliations should reflect the official nomenclature used by the WTO.
  3. IGO and NGOs should use their official affiliation (for example,“WEF” or “World Economic Forum”).
  4. When making interventions, participants should also use the above-mentioned nomenclature.

WTO Disputes Decoding Series

Despite the challenges faced by WTO dispute settlement mechanism since 2019 when the Appellate Body became non-functional, this mechanism is still alive, particularly with the Multi-Party Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement (MPIA) providing members with a new avenue for dispute resolution.

Against this backdrop, FMG is launching a series of online brainstorming on WTO Dispute Settlement rulings, entitled “WTO Disputes Decoding Series” (WDDS) to provide a user-friendly analysis of the final rulings of MPIA, and of the panel when related parties accept.

FMG Webinar on WTO Panel Reports in DS616 and DS618:Transnational

On 16 April, FMG organized a webinar to discuss ,the recent WTO panel reports in DS616 (EU –Countervailing and Anti-Dumping Duties on Stainless Steel Cold-Rolled Flat Products from Indonesia) and DS618 (EU –Countervailing Duties on Imports of Biodiesel from...

FMG Webinar on Tax Credits aspects of the US IRA, WT DS 623

On 6 March, FMG organized a webinar to discuss the Panel Report (WT/DS623/R) on Tax Credits aspects of the US IRA. This webinar was moderated by Gabrielle Marceau, FMG member and former legal adviser at the WTO. At this session, Deepak Raju, counsel at the Geneva...

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