WTO Joint Statement Initiative on E‑Commerce: Legal Guide to the 2024 Stabilised Text on Digital Trade, Consumer Protection, Personal Data, Open Government Data, Customs Procedures and Telecommunications Regulation
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This Practice Note offers practical guidance on the stabilised text of the Joint Statement Initiative on Electronic Commerce. It examines the themes of enabling e-commerce, openness and e-commerce, trust and e-commerce, transparency, cooperation and development, and telecommunication.
Introduction
E-commerce has a longstanding presence within the World Trade Organization (WTO). For further background, see Practice Note: E-commerce and the WTO. At the 11th Ministerial Conference, a group of WTO Members agreed to begin exploratory work towards future WTO negotiations on trade-related aspects of e-commerce, set out in the Joint Statement on Electronic Commerce (the Joint Initiative).
The Joint Initiative aimed for a high-standard outcome that builds on existing WTO agreement and frameworks, with the widest possible participation of Member States. On 26 July 2024, the co-conveners—Australia, Japan and Singapore—announced that, after five years of talks, participants had reached a stabilised text. The Joint Initiative is expected to benefit consumers and businesses engaged in digital trade, particularly Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), and to support digital transformation among participating Members.
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