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December 27th

Non-tariff barriers will hit South Asia’s agri exports

26 December, 2006
South Asian countries exporting agri products may not benefit much from the proposed tariff reduction in developed countries in accordance with the Doha Round of negotiations.

December 21st

Climate tax on imports to split commissioners

20 December, 2006
European commissioners are set to clash over plans for an import tax on products from energy-intensive industries aimed at cutting greenhouse gas emissions.

December 9th

“We reject the revival of the Doha round”

8 December, 2006
An open letter to WTO director general Pascal Lamy and the ASEAN Heads of State Cebu City, Republic of the Philippines, 9 December 2006

December 8th

FTA talks hit snag over trade laws, autos, drugs

7 December, 2006
Korea and the United States hit a deadlock in three of the most sensitive areas in talks for a free trade agreement, raising doubts about meeting a March 2007 deadline in concluding the negotiations.

December 7th

WHO Working Group on IPRs and Health holds first meeting

6 December, 2006
The World Health Organization's Intergovernmental Working Group on Public Health, Innovation and Intellectual Property (IGWG) began its first session on Monday where procedural issues dominated much of the discussions.

Working Group discusses elements of global strategy, plan of action

6 December, 2006
The World Health Organization's Intergovernmental Working Group on Public Health, Innovation and Intellectual Property (IGWG), at its meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday, held discussions on the elements of a global strategy and plan of action in relation to intellectual property, health R&D and public health.

ALBA: Venezuela?s Answer to free trade

6 December, 2006
The Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA) represents the first attempt at regional integration that is not based primarily on trade liberalization but on a new vision of social welfare and equity.

Korea-US FTA Talks Hit Snag

6 December, 2006
Free trade negotiations with the United States broke down on Wednesday after South Korean negotiators walked out of three committee meetings.

December 5th

NAMA Talks to Resume, despite the lack of movement

4 December, 2006
The Negotiating Group on Non- Agricultural Market Access (NAMA) met on 1 December, for the first time

December 4th

[KoA Newsletter#4] The "Mass People's Resistance against KorUS FTA" Continued

3 December, 2006
Police attack and repression on workers and farmers are intensified after the first 'Mass People's Resistance against KorUS FTA' on 22nd of November.