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WTO Releases Final Ruling In EC Sugar Case
On 15 October the WTO panel in the case against the EC’s export subsidies for sugar — brought by Brazil, Thailand and Australia — released its final report to the public. The report confirmed the panel’s major findings, provided in earlier confidential rulings. The panel found that the EC subsidises sugar exports beyond the level…
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CTE Regular Session Discusses Market Access, Paragraph 51
WTO Members, meeting on 14 October for the regular session of the Committee on Trade and Environment (CTE), discussed a new submission by the EC on addressing developing country concerns regarding the effects of environmental measures on market access. The Committee also debated an EC proposal to hold…
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European Commission Presents Textiles And Clothing Plan
On 13 October, the European Commission released a communication outlining a seven-step plan to enhance the competitiveness of the European textiles industry ahead of the elimination of WTO textiles quotas on 1 January 2005. Building on a June 2004 report of an EC High-Level Group for textiles and clothing, the plan suggests several measures to…
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Iraq Seeks WTO Membership
Iraq’s interim government is seeking WTO Membership. On 30 September, Iraqi Trade Minister Mohammed Al-Jibouri sent a request to join the WTO to WTO Director-General Supachai Panitchpakdi, who recently distributed it among WTO Members. Iraq took the first step towards joining the 148-member organisation when the General Council…
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In Brief
MERCOSUR, ANDEAN COMMUNITY EXTEND SOUTH AMERICAN TRADE COOPERATION On 18 October, South America’s two major trade blocs, the Andean Community of Nations (CAN) and Mercosur signed a pact that provides a first step towards deeper economic and political integration in South America. The agreement was sealed in Montevideo, Uruguay under the supervision of the Latin…
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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: 21-27 October 18 October to 15 November: ONLINE CONFERENCE ON BIOSAFETY CONSIDERATIONS IN THE USE OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS FOR MANAGEMENT OF ANIMAL POPULATIONS. The Biosafety…
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Resources
RESOURCES CRITICAL ISSUES IN AGRICULTURAL TRADE — WTO: WHAT DOES AFRICA WANT FROM AGRICULTURE NEGOTIATIONS? By Prof. Haidari K.R. Amani (Trade Law Centre for Southern Africa, TRALAC, September 2004). This Trade Briefing by the Executive Director of Economic & Social Research Foundation ESRF Tanzania focuses on critical issues for…