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Topic 130 · Summits, Conferences & Treaties

WTO 14th Ministerial Conference, Yaounde

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Revise the 12 points first Book 1 RATNA

Core Trigger: The WTO's 14th Ministerial Conference met in Yaounde, Cameroon, 26-30 March 2026, ending without a declaration.
Outcome: Ministers adopted three decisions: small economies, S&DT in SPS/TBT Agreements, and continued fisheries-subsidy talks.
Current Head: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is WTO Director-General; Cameroon's Luc Magloire Mbarga Atangana chaired MC14.
Key Term: The e-commerce moratorium, a 1998 pledge against duties on electronic transmissions, lapsed on 31 March 2026.
Data: The WTO has 166 members covering 98 per cent of world trade; nearly 2,000 officials attended MC14.
Stakeholders: India refused consensus on adding the China-backed Investment Facilitation for Development Agreement as a plurilateral Annex 4 agreement.
India Link: Piyush Goyal urged restoring binding dispute settlement and pressed for public stockholding and cotton.
Headquarters: The WTO is headquartered in Geneva; MC14 was only Africa's second Ministerial after Nairobi 2015.
Founded: The WTO was established on 1 January 1995 from the Uruguay Round (1986-94).
Landmark: The Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, adopted at MC12 in June 2022, entered into force on 15 September 2025.
Statute: The Ministerial Conference, the WTO's highest body under the Marrakesh Agreement, normally meets every two years.
Doctrine: Decisions are normally by consensus; the Appellate Body cannot hear appeals, its last member's term having ended 30 November 2020.

Question 1 of 10

How did the WTO's 14th Ministerial Conference in Yaounde end?

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Answer: (D) Without a declaration

Core Trigger: The WTO's 14th Ministerial Conference met in Yaounde, Cameroon, 26-30 March 2026, ending without a declaration.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 130, point 1

Question 2 of 10

Consider: 1. MC14 ministers adopted three decisions. 2. One decision renewed the e-commerce moratorium. Which is correct?

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Answer: (A) Only 1

Outcome: Ministers adopted three decisions: small economies, S&DT in SPS/TBT Agreements, and continued fisheries-subsidy talks.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 130, point 2

Question 3 of 10

Who is the WTO Director-General?

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Answer: (D) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Current Head: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is WTO Director-General; Cameroon's Luc Magloire Mbarga Atangana chaired MC14.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 130, point 3

Question 4 of 10

On which date did the 1998 e-commerce moratorium lapse?

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Answer: (B) 31 March 2026

Key Term: The e-commerce moratorium, a 1998 pledge against duties on electronic transmissions, lapsed on 31 March 2026.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 130, point 4

Question 5 of 10

How many members does the WTO have?

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Answer: (D) 166

Data: The WTO has 166 members covering 98 per cent of world trade; nearly 2,000 officials attended MC14.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 130, point 5

Question 6 of 10

India withheld consensus on adding which agreement as a plurilateral Annex 4 agreement?

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Answer: (B) Investment Facilitation for Development

Stakeholders: India refused consensus on adding the China-backed Investment Facilitation for Development Agreement as a plurilateral Annex 4 agreement.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 130, point 6

Question 7 of 10

Where is the WTO headquartered?

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Answer: (C) Geneva

Headquarters: The WTO is headquartered in Geneva; MC14 was only Africa's second Ministerial after Nairobi 2015.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 130, point 8

Question 8 of 10

On which date was the WTO established?

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Answer: (C) 1 January 1995

Founded: The WTO was established on 1 January 1995 from the Uruguay Round (1986-94).From Book 1 RATNA, topic 130, point 9

Question 9 of 10

The Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, adopted in June 2022, entered into force on which date?

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Answer: (B) 15 September 2025

Landmark: The Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, adopted at MC12 in June 2022, entered into force on 15 September 2025.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 130, point 10

Question 10 of 10

Consider: 1. The Ministerial Conference normally meets every year. 2. The Appellate Body can still hear appeals. Which is correct?

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Answer: (D) Neither 1 nor 2

Doctrine: Decisions are normally by consensus; the Appellate Body cannot hear appeals, its last member's term having ended 30 November 2020.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 130, point 12

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