Bridges Trade BioRes

Volume 6 • Number 8 28th April 2006

  • WTO: PROPOSALS TABLED ON FOREST TARIFF, NON-TARIFF BARRIERS TO TRADE
    WTO: PROPOSALS TABLED ON FOREST TARIFF, NON-TARIFF BARRIERS TO TRADE Draft negotiating text on accelerated liberalisation of tariffs on forest products and disciplining forest-related non-tariff barriers (NTBs) to trade were presented during the WTO Negotiating Group on Non-agricultural Market Access (NAMA) the week of 17 April. During an informal meeting organised by the proponents of…
  • LITTLE PROGRESS ON RISK ANALYSIS STANDARDS AT CODEX
    LITTLE PROGRESS ON RISK ANALYSIS STANDARDS AT CODEX The Codex Alimentarius Committee on General Principles (CCGP) at its meeting from 10 to 14 April in Paris, France decided to send Proposed Draft Working Principles for Risk Analysis for Food Safety for governments to a newly established working group for examination before considering them again at…
  • In Brief
  • WTO Members to Miss April Deadline
    WTO delegates on 24 April said that they would not meet an important end-April deadline for a framework deal on cutting agricultural tariffs, farm subsidies and duties on industrial goods as part of the Doha Round of negotiations. Citing wide divisions in the agriculture and non-agricultural market access (NAMA) talks, they agreed with WTO Director-General…
  • Thailand Files New Complaint at WTO on US Shrimp Duties
    On 24 April, Thailand filed a request for consultations under the WTO Dispute Settlement Understanding regarding the antidumping measures that have been imposed by the US against shrimp from Thailand since January 2005 (see Bridges Trade BioRes, 11 November 2005). The consultations will attempt to address Thailand’s complaints against the US’ use of a ‘zeroing’…
  • UNCTAD Highlights Trade Impacts on Environmental Requirements
    Stringent environmental, health and safety standards for everything from electronics to food are making it harder for developing countries to export products to lucrative markets in the developed world, according to UNCTAD’s recently released Trade and Environment Review (TER) 2006. On a positive note, the report also noted that with the right approach countries could…
  • CITES Announces Limits to Trade in Endangered Species in 2006
    The Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) on 10 April published a list of how much trade in the species covered by the Convention will be allowed in 2006. Included in the list is 150,000 kg of allowed exports of agarwood and 8,000 live humphead…
  • 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 1-5 May,…
  • 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 smohan@ictsd.ch. INVASIVE ALIEN SPECIES AND TRADE: INTEGRATING PREVENTION MEASURES AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE RULES. By the Center for International Environmental Law, Defenders of Wildlife and the Nature…