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March 21st, 2005

G20 Ministerial Meeting Ends With Declaration

20 March, 2005
The Declaration of the G-20 Ministers called for the elimination of all export subsidies in agriculture within five years.

March 20th

G-20 Calls for Elimination of Export Subsidies

19 March, 2005
The G-20 has advocated a tariff reduction formula containing progressivity, proportionality and flexibility.

G-20 Calls For Elimination Of Export Subsidies

19 March, 2005
NEW DELHI, MARCH 19: The G-20 has advocated a tariff reduction formula containing progressivity, proportionality and flexibility.

G-20 calls for elimination of export subsidies

19 March, 2005
The G-20 has advocated a tariff reduction formula containing progressivity, proportionality and flexibility.

G-20 Calls For Elimination Of Export Subsidies

19 March, 2005
Brazilian foreign minister and G-20 coordinator Celso Amorim stated that the G-20 has not only to meet more frequently but also has to engage with others to move its agenda ahead.

March 18th

Canada To Host WTO Senior Officials 'Mini-Ministerial' In Geneva April 18-19

17 March, 2005
GENEVA--Canada will host a meeting of senior trade officials in Geneva April 18-19 as part of preparations for the next World Trade Organization 'mini-ministerial' gathering in early May, trade diplomats told BNA March 17.

Developing countries propose that TRIPS should require patent applications on genetic resources/traditional knowledge should prove benefit sharing

17 March, 2005
A proposal that applications for patents relating to genetic resources and traditional knowledge should be accompanied by evidence of benefit sharing with the countries of origin.

The Walking Zombie of the WTO

17 March, 2005
The Agricultural negotiations aren't faring much better. Underpinning the WTO is the ideology that all food should be produced for international export rather than local consumption.

Setback for WTO Ag Talks as Members Fail to Finalize Deal on Tariff Conversions

17 March, 2005
The officials said that the chairman of the WTO's negotiating group on agriculture, New Zealand's Tim Groser, gave no indication when the talks would be reconvened.

Developing Countries Propose That TRIPS Should Require Patent Applications On Genetic Resources/Traditional Knowledge Should Prove Benefit Sharing

17 March, 2005
One of the highlights was a proposal by 8 developing countries that applications for patents relating to genetic resources and traditional knowledge should be accompanied by evidence of benefit sharing with the countries of origin