Australia: Australia, Japan and Singapore issued joint press release on adoption of WTO Agreement on E-Commerce with interim arrangements

On 28 March 2026, Australia, Japan, and Singapore, the co-convenors of the WTO negotiations, issued a joint press release on the adoption of the WTO Agreement on E-Commerce with interim arrangements. The press release states that 66 WTO members adopted a "clear and immediate pathway" for implementing the E-Commerce Agreement at the 14th WTO Ministerial Conference. The adopted interim arrangements will bring the Agreement into force for members who have accepted it once 45 members have deposited their instruments of acceptance, with the 66 members in question aiming to proceed with their respective domestic procedures. The press release further states that members aim to continue working towards incorporating the Agreement into the WTO legal framework.