E-commerce plurilateral participants to propose formal WTO acceptance in 2025

World Trade Organization participants in the plurilateral e-commerce initiative are planning to push for the formal incorporation of their agreement into the WTO framework early next year, although the effort is likely to face opposition from a few countries. The co-conveners of the joint statement initiative, or JSI, on e-commerce announced a “stabilised” text in July and are aiming to formalize the agreement next year, according to a communication earlier this month that was raised at a General Council meeting...