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AG, NAMA Chairs Release Draft Agreements, Point Away to Doha Compromise
WTO Members will need to drop longstanding demands and agree to deeper subsidy and tariff cuts for there to be any hope of an accord in the troubled Doha Round of trade talks, according to the terms set out in draft agreement texts issued on 17 July by the chairs of the agriculture and industrial…
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European Parliament Delays Vote On TRIPs Amendment, Pending New Support For Affordable Drugs
The European Parliament has delayed the ratification of an amendment to WTO intellectual property rules aimed at easing poor countries’ access to patented drugs, demanding that EU member states first take concrete steps to help developing nations manufacture and import medicines at affordable rates. The parliament’s international trade committee announced on 17 July that promises of…
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No Consensus On Fisheries Subsidies As Delegates Break For Summer
Convergence on fisheries subsidy disciplines continued to elude delegates to the WTO Negotiating Group on Rules at the committee’s last gathering before the global trade body’s annual August break. Discussions at the 10 July meeting focused on two new proposals on special and differential treatment (S&DT) for developing countries, and artisanal and small-scale fisheries. The papers,…
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Brazil Launches WTO Case Against US Farm Subsidies
Brazil has launched a WTO case against the legality of a broad range of US farm support programmes. The request for consultations, dated 11 July, is the first step in WTO dispute settlement procedures. Closely mirroring a complaint made by Canada earlier this year, it comes at a time when hopes for a Doha Round agreement…
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In Brief
PANAMA APPROVES FTA WITH US Panamanian legislators voted overwhelmingly on 11 July to approve a free trade agreement with the US, taking a step toward the entry into force of a pact that was signed by leaders of the two countries in late June (see BRIDGES Weekly, 4 July 2007). The agreement, which would slash tariffs…
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WTO In Brief
US REQUESTS DISPUTE PANEL ON CHINESE SUBSIDIES The US announced on 12 July that it had requested the creation of a WTO dispute panel to examine its claim that a range of Chinese government tax policies have been effectively serving as illegal subsidies. Washington alleges that Beijing has implemented a series of illegal tax refunds, reductions,…
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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: 19 - 25 July 2 - 27 July, Geneva, Switzerland. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL (ECOSOC) 2007 SUBSTANTIVE SESSION. The 2007 Substantive Session for ECOSOC…
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Resources
CONCLUDING EPA NEGOTIATIONS: LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL ISSUES. European Centre for Development Policy Management. July 2007. The Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) between the EU and the six African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) regions are due to be concluded by 31 December 2007. While all parties are currently committed to the timely conclusion of the EPA negotiations…