Xinhuanet.com reports thtat Russian presidential aide Arkadi Dvorkovich stated that the country has more than a 50 percent chance to join the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2011. The accession preparation will take from two to four months, after which the accession procedure is expected to begin for two or three months.

The European Chemicals Agency reports that the Committee for Risk Assessment has adopted opinions on four proposals for harmonized classification and labeling across Europe. The opinions concern fuberidazole, TNPP (tris(nonylphenyl)phosphite), lucirin (Diphenyl(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl) phosphine oxide) and acequinocyl. The final decision for harmonized classification and labeling will be made by the European Commission.

The World Trade Organization announces that on October 28, 2010, the Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures extended by another year — until the end of 2011 — the transition period for the elimination of certain export-subsidy programs of 19 developing countries. The beneficiary countries are the following: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Fiji, Grenada, Guatemala, Jamaica, Jordan, Mauritius, Panama, Papua New Guinea, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Uruguay. Three export subsidy programs — one each from Belize, Fiji and Mauritius — have already been phased out.

Mexico's Diario Oficial of October 29, 2010 lists notices from the Secretary of the Economy as follows:

On October 28, 2010, a Chinese official said that the country would not use rare earths as a bargaining chip.

The Government of Canada issued the following releases on October 29, 2010:

The Government of Canada issued the following releases on October 31, 2010:

In the October 29, 2010 edition of the Official Journal of the European Union, the following trade-related notices were posted:

The American Chamber of Commerce in Korea reports that Korean Trade Minister Kim Jong-hoon and U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk met on October 26, 2010 to address U.S. concerns over autos and beef as they seek ratification of the pending free trade deal. The Chamber adds that President Obama has said he would like to present a finished deal to Congress in early 2011.

Mexico's Diario Oficial of October 28, 2010 lists a notice from the Secretary of the Economy as follows: