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Beef Hormones Dispute Hearings To Be Opened To Public
On 2 August, the two WTO panels hearing the EU’s identical challenges against continued retaliatory sanctions on its exports imposed by the US and Canada in the longstanding Beef Hormones dispute announced that their proceedings would be open to the public. This development, the first of its kind in the history of WTO dispute settlement,…
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Trade Community Searches for Way Forward in Doha Talks as Lamy Takes Helm
Pascal Lamy formally took over as Director-General of the WTO on 1 September. The former EU Trade Commissioner faces a formidable challenge: goading increasingly recalcitrant WTO Members into reviving the faltering Doha Round negotiations. Speaking to the press after taking the helm of the global trade body, Lamy reminded them that "Member states have the…
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China Signs Deal With EU On Impounded Textiles; US Negotiations Stalled
The EU and China signed a deal on 5 September that will permit the release of nearly 80 million pieces of imported Chinese clothing that have been impounded at EU borders, thus ending an episode in what the British press has dubbed the "bra wars." The agreement, which was approved by EU member states on 7…
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NAFTA, WTO Panels Issue Seemingly Contradictory Rulings On Softwood Lumber
On 10 August, a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) committee ruled that Canadian softwood lumber practices did not justify US anti-dumping duties on Canadian exports. Three weeks later on 29 August, a WTO dispute panel released an interim ruling that supports the American position that Canadian softwood posed a threat to US producers and,…
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Vacancies
The European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM) is currently recruiting for two positions: a Junior Programme Officer (JPO) and a Research Assistant (RA). The JPO will be responsible for the management, further development and operation of the Centre’s ACP-EU Economic & Trade Cooperation Programme website www.acp-eu-trade.org, under supervision of its programme coordinator.…
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In Brief
AFRICAN CIVIL SOCIETY SPEAKS OUT ABOUT DOHA ROUND TALKS Several African civil society organisations adopted a statement declaring their beliefs and demands with regard to the ongoing Doha Round negotiations, following a 16-19 August strategy meeting in Accra, Ghana, hosted by Third World Network-Africa.The "Declaration of African civil society on the road to the 6th Ministerial…
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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 us. Coming Up: 8 September - 14 September 9-10 September, Murree, Pakistan: G-20 MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ON WTO DOHA DEVELOPMENT AGENDA NEGOTIATIONS. The Government of Pakistan is hosting a conference…
- Resources
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Resources
ICTSD Resource TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE FORMULATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY POLICY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND TRANSITION ECONOMIES. By Tom Pengelly. International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD), June 2005. This issue paper provides an overview of current policies and issues relating to technical assistance for the development of national intellectual…