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Services: Developing Country WTO Members Join Forces To Move Ahead On 'Horizontal' Issues
At a 28 October special session of the Council for Trade in Services (CTS), discussions centred on two ‘horizontal’ services issues of major importance to developing countries: ‘credits’ for autonomous liberalisation (AL), and review of the implementation of GATS Article IV (facilitating developing countries’ integration into global services trade). On autonomous liberalisation,…
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Farmers' Groups Meet In Geneva And Bolivia To Impact On WTO Negotiations
Convening in Geneva from 23-25 October, farm leaders from Asia, Europe, West Africa and North America discussed options for establishing fair and equitable agricultural trade rules at the WTO in an overall effort to "balance" the ongoing farm trade negotiations held under the Doha mandate. Shortly beforehand, several farmers’ organisations from the Cairns Group of…
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APEC Leaders Endorse Ending Agricultural Subsidies
Leaders of the 21-member Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum met on 26-27 October in Los Cabos, Mexico, for the 10th annual APEC Economic Leaders Meeting, where governments called for reductions in agricultural subsidies alongside discussion of other key trade and development issues. Amidst a US-led effort to focus the meeting on counteracting terrorism, leaders…
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WTO: Implementation Woes Receive No Boost From Anti-Dumping
At a 21-22 October informal meeting of the Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices’ Working Group on Implementation, Members discussed the two implementation issues ascribed to the body by Ministers at the Doha Ministerial Conference last November. These refer to the time period that is to be used when assessing whether to apply anti-dumping duties on a…
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Members Question Appellate Body Over New Procedures
At a 23 October session of the WTO Dispute Settlement Body (DSB), a number of Members criticised the Appellate Body over new procedures unveiled on 27 September relaxing rules around the participation of third parties who wish to make oral statements in Appellate Body hearings. Under the new procedures, countries wishing to make statements would…
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EU Cod Fisheries On The Verge Of Collapse: Report
US PLANS NEW LABOUR AND ENVIRONMENT SANCTIONS FOR TRADE AGREEMENTS The Bush Administration is currently consulting with Congress regarding the creation of a new format for sanctions for its trading partners in order to enforce labour and environment standards for those who gain trade advantages through failing to maintain those standards. The new system, to…
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European Parliamentarians Make Demands Over WTO Services Offers
WTO MINI-MINISTERIAL SHIFTS VENUES DUE TO SECURITY CONCERNS According to comments made on 30 October by Australian Trade Minister Mark Vaile, a meeting of 25 trade ministers from major WTO Members in Sydney on 15 November has moved to a more secure location away from the Sydney city centre. The new location — the Novotel…
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Events
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 This Week: 31 October - 6 November 23 October - 1 November, New Delhi, India: EIGHTH CONFERENCE…
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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 for review by the BRIDGES staff to resources@ictsd.ch . Submissions of publications to ICTSD’s documentation centre would also be welcomed (see mailing address below). INVESTMENT AND COMPETITION NEGOTIATIONS IN THE WTO -…