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SMALL STATES CALL FOR SPECIAL TREATMENT IN WTO FISH DISCIPLINES
SMALL STATES CALL FOR SPECIAL TREATMENT IN WTO FISH DISCIPLINES On 30 September, WTO Members in the Negotiating Group on Rules discussed possible special and differential treatment (S&DT) provisions for small vulnerable coastal states and general features of the new architecture on fisheries subsidies disciplines. However, many were reluctant to further consider the issue of aquaculture…
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GMO UPDATE: WTO, EU, ARGENTINA, BRAZIL
GMO UPDATE: WTO, EU, ARGENTINA, BRAZIL WTO Biotech Ruling Delayed Until January 2006 The WTO dispute panel adjudicating the case brought by the US, Canada and Argentina against the EU’s alleged de facto moratorium on the approval of new genetically modified organisms (GMOs) has once again pushed back the date for issuing its preliminary ruling, this…
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WIPO TO CONTINUE WORK ON GENETIC RESOURCES, TK
WIPO TO CONTINUE WORK ON GENETIC RESOURCES, TK The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) General Assembly (GA) at its 26 September to 5 October meeting decided to extend the mandate of the Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore (IGC) for another two years, renewing their 2003 directions to the IGC…
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Rotterdam Clashes on Compliance-Financing Links, Stalls on Osbestos
Delegates gathered in Rome, Italy, from 27 to 30 September for the second meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention on Prior Informed Consent (PIC COP-2) where they discussed the link between compliance with the Convention and financing, as well as the adoption of new substances, without reaching agreement. The Convention’s…
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India to Talk With China on Illegal Tiger Trade
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on 7 October launched a process to combat illegal trade in tigers and other wildlife products between India and neighbouring China and Nepal. Singh told the Ministry of Environment and Forests to take up the issue diplomatically with Nepalese and Chinese officials. As part of the action plan Environment Minister…
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UN to Back High Seas Bottom Trawling Ban?
Political momentum in favour of a moratorium on high seas bottom trawling appears to be building as negotiations on a UN General Assembly (UNGA) resolution to ban on deep-sea bottom trawling started on 12 October and are set to continue until 13 November. Palau, supported by Costa Rica and Brazil, is expected to propose an…
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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 22-25 October,…
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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 to BRIDGES staff at smohan@ictsd.ch. PUTTING DEVELOPMENT FIRST: THE IMPORTANCE OF POLICY SPACE IN THE WTO. Edited by Kevin P. Gallagher, 2005. The authors of this book argue that the WTO…