Archive - 2005 - Article

November 29th

Effect of the application of the Swiss formula on tariff lines and levels: Examples of coefficients from 5 to 200

28 November, 2005
a set of tables setting out data on how tariff lines will be affected by different coefficients under the Swiss formula in the NAMA negotiations.

Preliminary comments to the draft ministerial text

28 November, 2005
preliminary comments by the author mainly on agriculture

EU finds trade trouble on all sides

28 November, 2005
The European Union hoped to raise its credibility in world trade talks by agreeing to reform its trading regime for sugar and bananas. Instead, the move's consequences for some of the world's poorest countries are threatening to add further discord at next month's Hong Kong ministerial meeting on the Doha round.

Economic Partnership Agreements: EU and Central Africa agree next phase of negotiations

28 November, 2005
EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson met with Central African Ministers on the 25th November in Brussels to agree on the next phase of the Economic Partnership Agreement negotiations between the two regions.

Appellate body issues report on rice dispute

28 November, 2005
The Appellate Body issued its Report regarding the complaint of the United States against Mexico

Poorest countries given more time to apply intellectual property rules

28 November, 2005
Least-developed countries have been given an extension until 1 July 2013 to provide protection for trademarks, copyright, patents and other intellectual property

Group threatens unauthorised WTO protests in Hong Kong

28 November, 2005
The group organising the protests at the upcoming World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting has warned of unauthorised rallies if the Hong Kong government does not remove a fence around a protest venue.

For India, Importing Food is like Importing Joblessness

28 November, 2005
WTO Director General Pascal Lamy seems to be a firm believer in

November 28th

Disputing the ?Draft? Hong Kong Text

27 November, 2005
An all-day meeting yesterday of key trade envoys at the World Trade Organization took a first look at the Director General

November 27th

WTO chief releases draft document for key Hong Kong talks

26 November, 2005
World Trade Organisation chief Pascal Lamy released his draft text on global trade talks for the WTO's keynote ministerial conference in Hong Kong next month, saying it was still open to change.