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seattle to doha: in search of a new round
this section of the site is dedicated to negotiating draft texts, communiques, statements, reports, and decisions from the third wto ministerial in seattle to the fourth wto ministerial in doha.
the focus here is to provide a selective documentary trail from seattle in december 1999 to doha in november 2001. this trek is noteworthy because the distance travelled in negotiating terms is considerably less than what one might have imagined possible just over two years ago. the promise of integrating the developing world on an equitable basis into the multilateral trading system in particular grows ever more doubtful.
obviously not all documents produced in the last two years are listed here. however, a great many of the key outputs along the way to the doha round can be found here.
your submission of other relevant documents is always appreciated. please use the address given here.
finally, please be patient, as some of the files listed are large.
wto 3rd ministerial conference, seattle
november 30 - december 3, 1999
- the challenge of integrating ldcs into the multilateral trading system, coordinating workshop for senior advisers to ministers of trade in ldcs in preparation for the third wto ministerial conference, sun city, south africa, 21-25 june 1999, communication from bangladesh, wt/gc/w/251
- opinion of the european economic and social committee on 'transparency and the participation of civil society organisations in the wto millennium round', (1999/c 368/15), october 20, 1999
- european council, preparation of the third wto ministerial conference, council conclusions, october 26, 1999
- preparations for the 3 rd session of the ministerial conference: letter from the chairman of the general council, ambassador ali said mchumo, to all wto members and observer governments, 17 november 1999
- briefing notes press pack for the third ministerial conference, seattle, november 30 - december 3, 1999, issued by the wto november 28, 1999
- declaration of the ministers of trade of the least-developed countries, seattle, 29 november 1999, wt/l/343
- fisheries subsidies text, committee on subsidies and countervailing measures, december 1999
- chairman's non-paper, working group on implementation and rules, december 1, 1999
- statement by dr. supachai panitchpakdi, deputy prime minister and minister of commerce of thailand, 3rd wto ministerial conference, seattle, december 1, 1999
- statement by african ministers on critical issues of concern to african countries, permanent delegation of the organization of african unity in geneva, seattle december 2 1999
- caribbean community communique, seattle, december 2 1999
- agriculture chairman's draft two, december 2, 1999
- chairman's non-paper, trade and investment, seattle, december 2, 1999
- draft services text, green room draft, december 2, 1999, 19:00
- call for the establishment of a standing body of parliamentarians representing all member countries by the parliamentarians attending the third ministerial conference of the world trade organization, seattle, december 2, 1999
- draft ministerial decision on trade, globalisation, development and labour issues, green room draft, december 3, 1999, 7h15
- chairman's draft, working group on implementation, rules, ldcs and technical cooperation, seattle, december 3 1999
- procurement text, green room draft, working group on transparency in government procurement, december 3, 1999
- chairman's text, working group on implementation, rules, ldcs and technical cooperation, seattle, december 3 1999
- chairman's proposal on market access negotiations on non-agricultural products, working group on market access, green room draft, december 3, 1999
- draft ministerial text, green room draft, december 3, 1999, 05:45, pp19
- final draft text on agriculture, december 3, 1999, 14:20
- remarks of ambassador charlene barshefsky, wto closing plenary, seattle, december 3, 1999
- joint press conference, conclusion of world trade organization ministerial, us trade representative charlene barshefsky and wto director-general mike moore, seattle, december 3 1999
- statement by the chairman of the general council at the meeting on december 17, 1999, regarding expiring and lapsing provisions
wto 4th ministerial conference, doha
november 9 - november 14, 2001
- fisheries subsidies and the environment, communication from iceland, committee on trade and environment, wt/cte/w/132, february 21, 2000
- general council, preparations for the fourth session of the ministerial conference, draft ministerial decision, addendum, agriculture, wto secretariat, job(01)140/add.1, page 3
- general council, preparations for the fourth session of the ministerial conference, report by the chairman of the general council in cooperation with the director-general on the current state of preparatory work, july 2001
- doha trade and environment proposals from european commission, october 5 2001
- letter from wto director-general mike moore and general council chairman stuart harbinson to h.e. mr. yousef hussain kamal, qatari minister of finance, economy, and commerce, on status of implementation issuesassociated with the 4th ministerial conference, november 5, 2001
- letter from wto director-general mike moore and general council chairman stuart harbinson to h.e. mr. yousef hussain kamal, qatari minister of finance, economy, and commerce, on status of preparations for 4th ministerial conference, november 5, 2001
- briefing notes press pack for the fourth ministerial conference, doha, november 9 - 13, 2001, issued by the wto november 9, 2001
- ministerial declaration, adopted on 14 november 2001, wt/min (01)/dec/1
- declaration on the trips agreement and public health, adopted on 14 november 2001, wt/min(01)/dec/2
- european communities - the acp-ec partnership agreement, decision of 14 november 2001, wt/min (01)/15
- european communities - transitional regime for the ec autonomous tariff rate quotas on imports of bananas, decision of 14 november 2001, wt/min (01)/16
- implementation-related issues and concerns, decision of 14 november 2001, wt/min(01)/17
- procedures for extensions under article 27.4 for certain developing country members, committee on subsidies and countervailing measures, g/scm/39, november 20 2001
- wto meeting in qatar, european parliament, december 13, 2001
accession of the people's republic of china
- report of the working party on the accession of china, addendum, schedule clii - people's republic of china, part i - schedule of concessions and commitments on goods, wt/min (01)/3/add.1
- report of the working party on the accession of china, addendum, schedule clii - the people's republic of china, part ii -schedule of specific commitments on services, list of article ii mfn exemptions, wt/min (01)/3/add.2, november 10, 2001
- accession of the people's republic of china, decision of 10 november 2001, and protocol on the accession of the people's republic of china, wt/l/432, november 23, 2001
- report of the working party on the accession of china, wt/min (01)/3, november 10, 2001. this document reprints the documents distributed as wt/acc/chn/49 on 1 october 2001 and wt/acc/chn/49/corr.1 in english only on 5 october 2001.
- accession of the people's republic of china, schedule clii, attachment b, ita products
- schedule clii - people's republic of china, part i - most-favoured-nation section i - agriculture, section i - a
- schedule clii - people's republic of china, part i - most- favoured- nation tariff, section i - b, agricultural tariff quotas
- schedule clii - people's republic of china, part i - most-favoured-nation, section ii - other goods
- schedule clii - people's republic of china, part iii - non- tariff, section a-tariff rate quotas on fertilizer and wool
- schedule clii - people's republic of china, part iii - non- tariff,, section b--other non-tariff
- domestic support: people's republic of china, reporting period: 1996-1998, communication from china, wt/acc/chn/38/rev.3, 19 july, 2001
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