Bridges Trade BioRes

Volume 3 • Number 17 3rd October 2003

  • CANCUN CASTS SHADOW OVER WIPO ASSEMBLIES
    CANCUN CASTS SHADOW OVER WIPO ASSEMBLIES The effects of the trade talk collapse at the WTO Ministerial meeting in Cancun last month could also be felt at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Assemblies (22 September - 1 October, Geneva, Switzerland), in particular during discussions on the mandate of the Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property…
  • GMO UPDATE: BRAZIL, EU, UGANDA, US
    GMO UPDATE: BRAZIL, EU, UGANDA, US Brazil authorises planting of GM soy for this season Last week, Brazil authorised the planting of genetically modified (GM) soy until the end of the year and the sale of GM soy crops until the end of 2004. This emergency measure was necessary to address the shortage of conventional soybeans for…
  • FIERCE BATTLE OVER REVIEW OF EU CHEMICAL POLICY CONTINUES
    FIERCE BATTLE OVER REVIEW OF EU CHEMICAL POLICY CONTINUES In response to comments received during the public consultation period (see BRIDGES Trade, BioRes, 11 July 2003), the European Commission is in the process of revising its proposal for the EU’s new chemicals legislation REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restrictions of Chemicals). The revised (and as yet…
  • In Brief
  • In Brief
    In Brief US SHRIMP FISHERS SEEK PROTECTION AGAINST ASIAN IMPORTS Shrimpers from eight US states recently asked the government to impose a tariff to protect them from low-cost Asian competitors. Shrimp is now the most popular US seafood and more than 85 percent of US shrimp is imported, at a value of USD 3.4 billion a…
  • Events
  • Events
    For a more comprehensive list of events in trade and sustainable development, please refer to ICTSD’s web calendar. 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. Coming up in the next two weeks 1-4 October,…
  • Resources
  • Resources
    If you have a relevant resource (books, papers, bulletins, etc.) you would like to see announced in this section, please forward a copy or review by the BRIDGES staff to Marianne Jacobsen. ADOPTION OF GENETICALLY CROPS ON THE US. By the Economic Research Service, US Department of Agriculture, 2003. This product summarises the extent of adoption…