国际商会国际仲裁院-重振多边贸易体系：行动呼吁

Copyright © 2025 International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) ICC holds all copyright and other intellectual property rights in this collective work, and encourages its •ICC must be cited as the source and copyright holder mentioning the title of the document,© International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), and the publication year.•Express written permission must be obtained for any modification, adaptation or translation, Table of contents Executive summary..............................................................................4Introduction...........................................................................................5The business case for the WTO.......................................................6Updated diagnostic view of systemic challenges.....................6 Executive summary The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) issues this urgent call foraction to World Trade Organization (WTO) Members as the multilateral The WTO has been facing major challenges for many years, with repeated calls for reform. However,the pace and trajectory of unilateral actions and rising trade barriers raise alarming prospects ofaccelerating systemic collapse. But this outcome is not inevitable. For the global business community,MC14 is a “lifesaver” opportunity to mobilise political will to salvage the rules-based system – and, in Preserving and strengthening the WTO is not a theoretical exercise – it is an urgent priority for sustainabledevelopment and shared prosperity for people and communities around the world. At MC14, ministers Key recommendations Launchformal reform negotiations at MC14 with a concrete, time-bound workprogramme, prioritising cross-cutting systemic issues, such as plurilateral agreements,decision-making and Special and Differential Treatment, to unblock other negotiation Definethe reform negotiating agenda around business community priorities, includingcreating standing consultative mechanisms with businesses that are consistent with Ensurestructured private sector engagement as an integral part of the reform process, Explore“variable geometry” solutions, including differentiated membership typesto accommodate diverse member positions while preserving systemic integrity. Commit toa standstill on new trade-restrictive measures that violate WTO rulesor improve a member’s position during reform negotiations. Maintainthe WTO Moratorium on Customs Duties on Electronic Transmissions. The MC14 moment As the institutional representative of over 45 million businesses, reaching more than 170 countries, ICC callson WTO Members to demonstrate leadership at MC14 by launching comprehensive reform negotiations Introduction In today’s climate of economic uncertainty and geopolitical tension, the global businesscommunity is clear: the multilateral trading system anchored in the WTO is essentialto the future of the world economy. A rules-based trading system is indispensable toguarantee the stability and predictability of trade and investment conditions. But the World leaders recognise this crisis. Since 2018, G20 heads of state have repeatedlyemphasised the urgent need for WTO reform. In 2020, they adopted the “RiyadhInitiative” on the future of the WTO, covering its three vital functions (negotiation, dispute However, it was not until the WTO’s 12thMinisterial Conference (MC12) in 2022 that tradeministers themselves acknowledged the need for reform and committed to pursue it.Two years later at the WTO’s 13thMinisterial Conference (MC13) in 2024, trade ministers This same call for change has been echoed repeatedly by the global business community.At MC12 and MC13, as well as in other key forums worldwide, ICC and its global network Yet, despite years of discussion and incremental efforts at reform after MC13, WTOMembers have taken no corrective actions. Substantive engagement and focused workonly started in June 2025 with the appointment of the Ambassador of Norway to the WTO Now, with the increasingly challenging geopolitical environment and rising trade tensionsamong WTO Members, the need for WTO reform has become more critical and urgent Mindful of this urgency, ICC is issuing this call for action to WTO Members at MC14 to takeimmediate and decisive action to revitalise the rules-based system. Such action must beconcrete and coherent, anchored in a well-structured and transparent process, with aclearly defined timeline to ensure measurable progress. As a starting point, action should By tackling the root causes of the current crisis, Ministers can unlock progress and put the The business case for the WTO For the global business community, the WTO remains the cornerstone of a trading system that enablesgrowth, development, innovation and opportunity. Its rules provide the stability and predictabilitybusinesses need to invest and expand across borders. Its dispute settlement function is designed For the system to serve business effectively today, a revitalised WTO must prese