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Agriculture: WTO Members Prepare for Extended Modalities Phase
WTO Members met for a 24-28 special (negotiating) session of the Committee on Agriculture (CoA) to discuss the highly controversial first agricultural modalities draft (see BRIDGES Weekly, 27 February 2003) circulated by Chair Stuart Harbinson on 12 February. Although Chair Harbinson had hoped to receive Members’ clear instructions for the preparation of a forthcoming second…
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TNC: Negotiations Reaching Gridlock
The WTO Trade Negotiations Committee, meeting on 4 and 5 March to take stock of negotiations, saw no progress in the on-going talks. At its last meeting in early February (see BRIDGES Weekly, 6 February 2003), TNC Chair/WTO Director-General Supachai Panitchpakdi had already warned Members that progress had been uneven, and at the latest TNC…
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Services Week: Modalities On Autonomous Liberalisation Near Approval
During the meeting of the WTO’s Council for Trade in Services (CTS) special session on 3 and 6 March, delegates neared conclusion on modalities for granting ‘credits’ for Members’ autonomous liberalisation (AL). Also of interest during meetings on services last week, Japan submitted a new draft Annex on domestic regulation to the Working Party on…
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Fisheries Meeting Focuses On Mammal Competition And Illegal Fishing
ACP - EU HOLD JOINT MINISTERIAL TRADE COMMITTEE On 27 and 28 February, the African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries and the European Union (EU) held a joint Ministerial Trade Committee meeting in St. Lucia. This was the first ministerial meeting since the negotiations on their Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs), which began on 27 September…
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Egypt To Host End-June Mini-Ministerial
EU MOVES ON ‘SINGAPORE’ ISSUES On 27 February, an EU paper on considerations for modalities for the Singapore issues — investment, competition policy, transparency in government procurement and trade facilitation — was made available to WTO Members. This paper, submitted to the General Council, claims that the Singapore issues are in a state of clarification until…
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Resources
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