In a Federal Register notice to be published on August 15, 2014 the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) is requesting comments regarding China’s compliance with World Trade Organization (WTO) commitments for its annual report to Congress.
According to the notice, “USTR is required to submit, by December 11 of each year, a report to Congress on China’s compliance with commitments made in connection with its accession to the WTO, including both multilateral commitments and any bilateral commitments made to the United States.”
Comments should be submitted on the following subject matters:
- Trading rights
- Import regulation
- Export regulation
- Internal policies affecting trade
- Intellectual property rights
- Services
- Rule of law issues
- Other WTO commitments
The USTR will also hold a public hearing on October 1, 2014. Written comments must be submitted by September 17, 2014.
The Federal Register notice can be accessed here
