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ACP Countries Concerned As Brazil Celebrates Favourable Sugar Ruling
On 4 August, the WTO panel examining a complaint against the EC’s export subsidies for sugar ruled in favour of Brazil and co-complainants Australia and Thailand in an interim decision issued exclusively to the parties. According to sources, the panel upheld Brazil’s claim that EC subsidies provided were in excess of the bloc’s WTO reduction…
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Supachai Consults Members On Controversial Textiles Quota Phase-Out
On 3 August, WTO Director-General Supachai Panitchpakdi held consultations among WTO Member countries on whether to organise an emergency meeting to respond to concerns around the global phase-out of textiles quotas at the beginning of 2005. The consultations were in response to a request made by Minister Cuttaree of…
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In Brief
EU-MERCOSUR TRADE TALKS HIT STALEMATE Coming out of negotiations held from 10-12 August in Brasilia, Mercosur and EU representatives said the talks between the two customs unions around a free trade agreement had ended in stalemate. Given its dependence on exports to power growth and help create jobs, Mercosur — comprised of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay…
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WTO In Brief
BIOTECH CASE: SCIENTISTS TO BE HEARD, FINAL DECISION POSTPONED On 26 August, the WTO panel hearing an ongoing case against EU rules on imports of genetically modified organisms announced it would seek expert advice on technical and scientific issues raised in the dispute. Shortly before this, the panel had postponed the timing of its final report…
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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. If you would like to submit an event, please email events@ictsd.ch. Coming Up: 2-8 September 1-4 September, Johannesburg, South Africa: JOHANNESBURG + 2 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE. This event will be held on the occasion of the second anniversary of…