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What the WTO's deal to curb fisheries subsidies means and what it could achieve

After nearly 25 years of negotiations, the World Trade Organization (WTO) finally has its first legally binding agreement to tackle government fisheries subsidies. After two-thirds of WTO members ...
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First-Ever Fisheries Subsidies Agreement Enters into Force at the World Trade Organization

After more than 20 years of negotiations, the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies 1 (the Agreement) has now entered into force. The Agreement prohibits WTO member states ...
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24 years on, part one of WTO treaty curbing fisheries subsidies takes effect

Part one of the World Trade Organization (WTO)’s treaty to ban harmful fisheries subsidies finally came into force Sept. 15. WTO member states adopted the treaty in June 2022 following a grueling ...
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24 years on, part one of WTO treaty curbing fisheries subsidies takes effect

The first part of the WTO’s treaty banning harmful fisheries subsidies, known as Fish One, entered into force Sept. 15 after more than two decades of negotiation and three years of ratification. It ...