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Sustainable Development Lacking In Draft Declaration
As BRIDGES Weekly went to press, WTO Members were busy deliberating a new draft Declaration for the forthcoming WTO Ministerial in Doha, Qatar on 9-13 November. The 9-page text was circulated on 26 September along with an 11-page draft decision on specific issues of concern to developing countries, referred to as implementation (see related story,…
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Implementation - Finding New Ground Or Grounding To A Halt?
Implementation - Finding New Ground Or Grounding To A Halt? On 26 September, the WTO released its first draft Ministerial Declaration and draft Decision on Implementation-Related Issues and Concerns to a swell of mixed reactions. These drafts aim to provide a framework for negotiations in the six-week leadup to the Fourth Ministerial Conference in Doha,…
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'Shadow Boxing' on Agriculture Negotiations At WTO Continues
During the 24-28 September sessions of the WTO Committee on Agriculture, Members addressed rural development, domestic support, and geographical indications, though little significant movement in Members’ positions on how to reform the WTO Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) was observed. Meeting from 24-26 September for the third informal Special (negotiating) Session of Phase 2 (March 2001-2002)…
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GATS: Negotiations To Continue During WTO Services Week
GATS: Negotiations To Continue During WTO Services Week With new negotiating proposals continuing to feed into the process, WTO Members this week meet in Geneva for the continuation of market access negotiations under the General Agreement for Trade in Services (GATS). During this so-called ‘Services Week’, which lasts from 2 to 12 October, Members will also…
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On The Move
ICTSD GOVERNING BOARD ELECTS NEW CHAIRPERSON. On 24-25 September, the new Governing Board of the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) was formally established. The board unanimously elected Nadine Keim as its new chairperson. Ms. Keim is Development Policy Coordinator at the Swiss Coalition of Development Organisations (SCDO). Before joining SCDO, she served…
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In Brief
LUS-JORDAN FREE TRADE DEAL RATIFIED; INCLUDES LABOUR AND ENVIRONMENT PROVISIONS. On 28 September, US President Bush signed the implementation legislation for the US-Jordan Free Trade Agreement after the US Senate approved it early last week. The Agreement makes Jordan the fourth country after Canada, Mexico and Israel to obtain free trade partner status with the…
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WTO In Brief
C COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND ENVIRONMENT MEETS ON 3-4 OCTOBER. The WTO’s Committee on Trade and Environment is scheduled to meet on 3-4 October to discuss items 9 and 10 of the Work Programme. Item 9 deals with the work programme envisaged in the Decision on Trade in Services and the Environment, whereas talks on item…
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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. Coming Up This Week 3 October, Manhattan, New York: THE GREENING OF THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION? Speakers include Steve Charnovitz, Robert L. Howse, Petros C. Mavroidis, and Amelia Porges. They will discuss the impact of the…
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Electronic Resources
RESOURCES NAFTA CHAPTER 11 INVESTOR-TO-STATE CASES: BANKRUPTING DEMOCRACY. Published by Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch and Friends of the Earth, September 2001. This report addresses what it terms a growing threat to democratic governance and state sovereignty by corporations using new rights and privileges granted under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to challenge a…