世贸组织《渔业补贴协定》正式生效

Core Points - The WTO's Fisheries Subsidies Agreement has officially come into effect following the submission of approval documents by four member countries: Brazil, Kenya, Vietnam, and Tonga [1] - WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala described the agreement's enactment as a landmark event in global governance, providing an important public good for the multilateral trading system to address global challenges [1] - The agreement mandates the elimination of subsidies for illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, as well as subsidies for overfishing and unregulated high seas fishing [1] - The Fisheries Subsidies Agreement was adopted at the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference in June 2022 and opened for member accession thereafter, with China being one of the early adopters, having approved the agreement on June 27, 2023 [1]