Archive - out 2005 - Article

outubro 10th

WTO Ruling On EU GMO Laws Delayed

9 October, 2005
A World Trade Organization dispute panel ruling on the EU's alleged moratorium on market authorizations for new genetically modified products is being put off until after the WTO's Hong Kong ministerial conference in December.

Press Release: U.S. Agriculture Proposal Falls Short at the WTO

9 October, 2005
A proposal for new agriculture trade rules made today by the U.S. Trade Representative at the World Trade Organization (WTO) includes nothing to benefit developing countries.

outubro 8th

Kamal Nath for tough stance on farm issues at WTO

7 October, 2005
Shri Kamal Nath, Minister of Commerce & Industry, will be taking a tough stance on agriculture and other issues in key WTO meetings starting at Zurich and Geneva

Une delegation de la gauche du parlement Europeen denonce l' obsession de l' acces au marche des negociateurs de l' union europeene a l' OMC

7 October, 2005
La délégation a constaté que, une fois de plus, les négociations de l'OMC se mènent sans transparence, et excluant de diverses réunions les pays les moins riches et les plus revendicatifs en matière de droit au développement.

outubro 7th

Farm bureau unlikely to accept more than 50 percent cut in subsidies

6 October, 2005
American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) President Bob Stallman said late last week that U.S. negotiators in the Doha round should not accept more than a 50 percent reduction of trade-distorting amber box subsidies in the negotiations

US offers some specifics on food aid plan with three boxes idea

6 October, 2005
U.S. officials over the last few weeks have offered some additional specifics about how it might be able to agree to new disciplines on food aid in the ongoing Doha round

Geneva Update, 6 October 2005

6 October, 2005
Theme: The Twists and Turns of Trade Negotiations: Hong Kong Approaches

US for first time signals demands on sensitive farm products

6 October, 2005
The U.S. for the first time this week set out conditions on how sensitive agricultural products not subject to formula tariff reductions should be treated under a new World Trade Organization agreement.

outubro 6th

Integrating into world markets

5 October, 2005
Regarding Saudi Arabia's accession into the WTO. This is an advertising supplement produced by Summit Communications and printed at the New York Times.