EVENTS
For a more comprehensive list of events in trade and sustainable development, please refer to ICTSD’s web calendar at: http://www.ictsd.org/cal/index.htm. If you would like to submit an event, please email events@ictsd.ch.
Coming Up: 1-7 July
28 June to 3 July, Rome, Italy: 27TH SESSION OF THE FAO/WHO CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION. The session is organised by the Codex Alimentarius Secretariat. For further information contact the Codex Secretariat, tel: +39-06-5705-2287; fax: +39-06-5705-3369; email: codex@fao.org; Internet: http://www.codexalimentarius.net/web/index_en.jsp
30 June to 2 July, Rome, Italy: TECHNICAL CONSULTATION ON THE USE OF SUBSIDIES IN THE FISHERIES SECTOR. This meeting is organised by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) fisheries department. For further information contact Ulf Wijkström, FAO, email: ulf.wijkstrom@fao.org; Internet: http://www.fao.org/fi/NEMS/events/detail_event.asp?event_id=12110
5-6 July, London, UK: CONSUMERS, FARMERS AND FOOD - RECONCILING THE FUTURE. Organised by the Royal Institute of International Affairs (RIIA) in partnership with New Scientist magazine, this conference will provide a forum for issues such as animal welfare, food safety, GMOs, biodiversity and the environment to be debated by all interested parties: consumer groups, food companies, NGOs, supermarket chains, governments and farmers’ representatives. Delegates will discuss those issues with players at all stages of the food chain, including seed manufacturers, agrochemical companies, food processors, food retailers, consumer associations, farming representatives, citizen’s groups, policy-makers, food safety, environmental and social experts. For further information contact Dino Ribeiro, RIIA, at tel: +44 (0)20 7957 5753, email: dribeiro@riia.org, Internet: http://www.riia.org/index.php?id=5&cid=55
6-8 July, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT 2004. The third Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly. For further information contact the African Union Secretariat, tel: +215-1-517-700; fax: +215-1-517-844; e-mail: webmaster@africa-union.org; Internet: http://www.africa-union.org
WTO
An updated list of forthcoming WTO meetings is posted at: http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/meets.pdf. Please bear in mind that dates and times of WTO meetings are often changed, and that the WTO does not always announce the important informal meetings of the different bodies. Unless otherwise indicated, all WTO meetings are held at the WTO, Centre William Rappard, rue de Lausanne 154, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland, and are open to WTO Members and accredited observers only.
1 July: WTO TRADE NEGOTIATIONS COMMITTEE.
1 July: WTO COMMITTEE ON TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE.
2 July: WTO COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN SERVICES - SPECIAL SESSION.
2 July: WTO COMMITTEE ON MARKET ACCESS.
5 July: WTO COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN GOODS.
6 July: WTO DISPUTE SETTLEMENT BODY.
6-8 July: WTO TEXTILES MONITORING BODY.
Other Upcoming Meetings
15-16 July, Mauritius: G-90 MINISTERIAL MEETING. The G-90, comprised of the least developed countries (LDCs), African, Caribbean, Pacific states (ACP) and African Union will meet to consolidate positions in preparation for the WTO end-July deadline for negotiating frameworks. For further information see http://www.crnm.org/ca_july.htm