If you have a relevant resource (books, papers, bulletins, etc.) you would like to see announced in this section, please forward a copy for review by the BRIDGES staff to Hugo Cameron, hcameron@ictsd.ch. Submissions of publications to ICTSD’s documentation centre (resources@ictsd.ch) would also be welcome. New ICTSD Web Section On WSSD ICTSD has launched a website section on trade-related issues at the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD). The section contains ICTSD-related WSSD events, resources and news, and is accessible at: http://www.ictsd.org/issarea/wssd/wssdmain.htm. Other Resources TRIPS Y SALUD PUBLICA: LOS DESAFIOS POST-DOHA. Latin American Trade Network, Research Program on International Economic Institutions Briefing Paper #13, June 2002. By Vanesa Lowenstein and Gabriel Bottino. The Briefing Paper series looks at the Public Health and TRIPs agreement. Also in the series are papers on geographical indications, liberalisation of health services and implications of the Farm Bill on agricultural policy in a Latin American framework. The briefing papers are available in Spanish at http://www.latn.org.ar. For further information contact: FLASCO ARGENTINA; email: rrii@sinectis.com.ar. EARTHTIMES: REPORTING ON WORLD SUMMIT ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (WSSD). The Earthtimes — a not-for-profit publication — plans to produce ten daily newspaper editions in print and on the Web, and a special print magazine edition, at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, August 26 to September 4. Continuous news coverage will be provided on the Earthtimes website, http://www.earthtimes.org. ETHICALLY SUSTAINABLE? TRADE AND RURAL LIVELIHOODS. Published in id21News Issue No. 73 July 2002. Is ethical trade contributing to the achievement of sustainable rural livelihoods? What are the strengths and weaknesses of ethical trade schemes (ETS)? Research by the Natural Resources Institute at the University of Greenwich the explores the actual and potential contribution ethical trade can make to the achievement of sustainable rural livelihoods, focusing on three types of ETS: forest certification, fair trade and organic agriculture. For further Information contact: Mick Blowfield, C/o DAI, 7250 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 200, MD 20814, USA; tel: (+1 301) 718 8272; fax: 718 8290; email: yjp60@dial.pipex.com; Internet: http://www.id21.org/society/s7bmb2g1.html. WTO Documents Unless otherwise noted, all the WTO documents can be downloaded at http://docsonline.wto.org/. PROGRAMME OF MEETINGS FOR THE NEGOTIATIONS ON MARKET ACCESS FOR NON- AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS (TN/MA/3). Negotiating Group on Market Access, 19 July 2002. The document outlines the work programme of the Negotiating Group on Market Access, based on paragraph 16 of the Doha Declaration. MULTILATERAL FRAMEWORK FOR INVESTMENT: AN APPROACH TO DEVELOPMENT PROVISIONS (WT/WGTI/W/133). Communication from Switzerland, Working Group on the Relationship between Trade and Investment, 15 July 2002. Switzerland’s communication aims to contribute to the discussion of the Working Group referred to in paragraph 22 of the Doha Ministerial Declaration on development provisions that have been left to be clarified before the fifth Ministerial Conference next year in Mexico. The submission includes Switzerland’s position on flexibility for development and FDI’s role in fulfilling macro-economic objectives. PROPOSALS ON PARAGRAPH 6 OF THE DOHA DECLARATION ON THE TRIPS AGREEMENT AND PUBLIC HEALTH: THEMATIC COMPILATION (IP/C/W/363/Add.1). Note by the Secretariat, Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, 23 July 2002. The Addendum to the previous circulated document of 11 July 2002, looks at the procedural requirements of each of the five written proposals that have been received on the implementation of paragraph 6 of the Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement. The document outlines the legal mechanisms at the multilateral level under the WTO Agreement and provides information on the experience in the application of these mechanisms. SMALL ECONOMIES: A LITERATURE REVIEW (WT/COMTD/SE/W/4). Note by the Secretariat, Committee on Trade and Development Dedicated Session, 23 July 2002. The note prepared by the Secretariat aims to fulfil the request of the General Council to compile relevant information and factual analysis on the constraints faced by small economies as well as their shortfalls in institutional and administrative capacities, including the area of human resources and the effects of trade liberalisation. The document also gives an overview of how the issue of smallness has been dealt with in the economic literature. ASSESSMENT OF TRADE IN SERVICES (TN/S/W/4). Communication from Thailand, Council for Trade in Services Special Session, 22 July 2002. The submission is Thai Government’s contribution to the debate on the assessment of trade in services, especially Article XIX:3, and presents some factual aspects of the state of services in the Thai economy. UNITED STATES- DEFINITIVE SAFEGUARD MEASURES ON IMPORTS OF CERTAIN STEEL PRODUCTS: PROCEDURAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN UNITED STATES AND CHINA, THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, JAPAN, KOREA, NEW ZEALAND, NORWAY AND SWITZERLAND (WT/DS248/13). Dispute Settlement Body, 15 July 2002. The Agreement outlines a scheme to allow consideration of all complaints filed against the US definitive safeguard measures of 5 March on imports of certain steel products into a single panel. FINANCIAL CRISES: IMPLICATIONS FOR TRADE AND TRADE POLICY (WT/WGTDF/W/7/Add.1) Communication from OECD, Working Group on Trade, Debt and Finance, 25 July 2002. The note is primarily based on work done and the guiding principals established in the aftermath of the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis. OECD’s submission is aimed to provide background material for the deliberations of the Working Group on Trade, Debt and Finance, and it addresses the effects of financial crisis on trade and the role of trade policy in responding to financial crisis. NON-DISCRIMINATION (WT/WGTI/W/132). Communication from Mexico, Working Group on the Relationship between Trade and Investment, 8 July 2002. The submission of Mexico aims to contribute to the debate on Non- Discrimination that will take place in the WGTI. NOTIFICATION OF DETERMINATION OF THE RECOGNITION OF EQUIVALENCE OF SANITARY OR PHYTOSANITARY MEASURES (G/SPS/7/Rev.2/Add.1) Decision by the Committee, Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, 25 July 2002. At its meeting of 25-26 June 2002, the SPS Committee recommended the procedures for notification as foreseen in Section J, paragraph 39 of the Recommended Procedures for Implementing the Transparency Obligations of the SPS Agreement. REPORT TO THE GENERAL COUNCIL (TN/CTD/3). Committee on Trade and Development Special Session, 26 July 2002. The report to the General Council documents the working program of the CTD during early 2002, and also summarises the different concerns and cross-cutting issues that were raised during its sessions. Electronic Resources WSSD COVERAGE BY EARTH NEGOTIATIONS BULLETIN. For extensive coverage on the World Summit on Sustainable Development, including a calendar of meetings and Summit preparations, visit http://www.iisd.ca. Position Vacancy PROGRAM COORDINATOR. Dante B. Fascell North-South Centre, University of Miami (Ref. #8766). Based in: Washington, D.C, USA. Deadline: 9 August 2002. The Centre is a public policy and research institute for U.S. Latin American and Caribbean relations. Duties include: serving as the coordinator of Washington D.C. based activities; being responsible for public affairs and outreach to constituencies; managing events; and supporting research and project activities with governmental and non- governmental organizations in Washington area. For further information contact: Robin Rosenberg, Dante B. Fascell North-South Centre, 1500 Monza Avenue, Coral Gables, Florida 33146; tel: (1-305) 284-8957; fax: 284-6370; email: rrosenberg@miami.edu.