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GC Chair Looking For Guidance On Way Forward
The Chair of the WTO General Council (GC), Uruguayan ambassador Carlos Perez del Castillo, indicated on 30 September that he would bring together the heads of delegations in Geneva to plan for the path ahead in the all-but-stalled Doha round negotiations. For the time being, WTO negotiating sessions on agriculture and non- agricultural market access…
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Russia Dashes Hopes For Kyoto Protocol's Swift Entry Into Force
In his inaugural speech at the World Climate Change Conference in Moscow on 29 September, Russian President Vladimir Putin gave no indication of his government’s intention to ratify the Kyoto Protocol in the near future, dashing hopes for the Protocol’s expeditious entry into force. Proponents of the Protocol had hoped and expected that Putin would…
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From The Regions: China Intensifies Regional Trade Talks
China has recently been engaging in regional trade talks, and is set to continue during the coming months. On the agenda are talks with Mercosur — the South American Common Market comprising Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay — as well as intensified cooperation with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation…
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Canada To Be First G-7 Country To Allow Export Of Generic HIV/Aids Drugs
BRAZIL AGREES TO GROW GM CROPS Last week, Brazil authorised the planting of GM soy until the end of the year, and the sale of GM soy crops until the end of 2004. This is considered a victory for US-based Monsanto Co., which wants to sell its Roundup Ready soybean seeds to the second…
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Agriculture Committee Discusses US Farm Assistance
The WTO Agriculture Committee met on 25 September to review Members’ implementation of commitments. The EC and Canada requested that the US notify Members of the details of its Trade Adjustment Assistance Programme for Farmers, which aims at providing technical assistance and adjustment payments to agricultural, livestock and aquaculture producers. Australia enquired on the…
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Events
For a more comprehensive list of events in trade and sustainable development, please refer to ICTSD’s web calendar. If you would like to submit an event, please email events@ictsd.ch. Coming Up: 2 - 8 October 30 September to 2 October, Cairo, Egypt: ENVIRONMENT 2003 "THE GATEWAY FOR PROFITABLE ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE". Organised by the Egyptian Ministry of State…
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Resources
"When the Peace Ends: The Vulnerability of EC and US Agricultural Subsidies to WTO Legal Challenge," by Richard H. Steinberg and Timothy E. Josling in JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC LAW Vol. 6, No. 2 (7, 2003). This article evaluates the strength of the main legal theories likely to be used in challenges to EC and…