Archive - mai 16, 2006

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UNCTAD Review talks collapse without agreed text

15 May, 2006
The first session of the Mid-Term Review (MTR) of UNCTAD-XI broke up near midnight on Thursday 11 May without an agreed conclusion after acrimonious negotiations that centred on the issue of 'policy space.'

G33 criticises Chair's reference paper on special products

15 May, 2006
The Group of 33 has issued a paper on 11 May to the WTO's Committee on Agriculture (Special Session) making critical comments on a Reference Paper of the chair of the agriculture negotiations on the issue of 'special products' that he had circulated on 4 May.

Trade: G33, Africa, ACP, LDC Groups declare joint defence of SPs, SSM

15 May, 2006
Four major groupings of developing countries have issued a joint statement warning that the WTO's Doha negotiations are being threatened by attempts by some members to restrict the use of the instruments of special products and special safeguard mechanism that have been proposed during the agriculture talks for the use of developing countries.