A group of 90 World Trade Organization (WTO) members are negotiating a new global agreement on e-commerce rules at the WTO. After close to 7 years of discussions, they are close to achieving a key milestone: agreeing on the draft legal text of the agreement. Ahead of this potential key milestone, this report provides a state of play of the negotiations, with insights on what has been achieved and what is expected for the road ahead.
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- IISD, 2024
Table of Contents
- 1.0 Electronic Commerce in the World Trade Organization: An overview 4
- 2.0 E-commerce Joint Statement Initiative Negotiations at the WTO: Background 5
- 3.0 The Evolution of the Draft Legal Text 6
- 3.1 The Streamlining of the Draft Legal Text 6
- 3.2 So, What’s Left in the Draft Agreement, and What’s Left to Do? 7
- 4.0 A Closer Look at Development 13
- 5.0 What Can We Expect Next? 16
- 5.1 The Legal Architecture Issue 16
- 5.2 A Future Round of Negotiations 17
- 6.0 Conclusion 18
- References 19
- Appendix A. World Trade Organization Electronic Commerce Negotiations: Stocktake text 21
