Archive - Jul 2005

July 12th

Services Assessment by the Chair, Ambassador Jara

11 July, 2005
Assessment issued by the Chair of the Services Negotiations to the TNC.

WTO Agriculture Talks: 'First approximation' unlikely by end July

11 July, 2005
Negotiations on agriculture ended Wednesday with the Chairperson Tim Groser concluding that the chances are unlikely at this stage that he will be able to produce a 'first approximation' of the full modalities on agriculture by the end of July.

July 11th

Dalian

10 July, 2005
The informal trade ministerial meeting in Dalian, China, on Tuesday and Wednesday will solicit input from some 30 trade ministers on the structure for a market access formula in nonagricultural market access along with thresholds for tiers

An Impasse in NAMA

10 July, 2005
Doha Development Agenda nonagricultural market access negotiations Chairman Stefan Hakur Johannesson on Friday declared an impasse in the talks

A ?Bold Course? Needed for Services

10 July, 2005
A 'bold course of action' to bring services negotiations on par with agriculture and market access for industrials in the ongoing Doha Development Agenda is needed

Supachai?s Grim Assessment

10 July, 2005
Panitchpakdi on Friday called on members in an informal meeting to 'immediately change gear' in the negotiations, stressing that 'progress is nowhere near sufficient in terms of our critical path to Hong Kong'

New ?Quad? Disagree on Ag, NAMA

10 July, 2005
Brazil and India blocked a deal on agricultural trade worked out late last week between European Union Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson and US Trade Representative Rob Portman to accept a simple 'Swiss' formula to cut industrial tariffs

July 9th

Johanesson's Assessment of NAMA Negotiations

8 July, 2005
The report was submitted on 8th July to assist members in moving forward at the China mini-Ministerial and for the July General Council.

IATP Responds to the new Blue Box

8 July, 2005
A new paper by IATP which examines the new Blue Box proposal for domestic support under the July Framework and included to accommodate U.S. interests

July 8th

July General Council will most likely be for stock-taking and not make decisions

7 July, 2005
A heads-of-delegation informal meeting was held at the WTO on Friday 8 July