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Doha briefing notes
Briefing notes on the ministerial and the main issues
These briefing notes describe the situation as it exists at the time of going to press (mid October 2001).
They are designed to help journalists and the public understand the key issues of the Doha Ministerial Conference. While every effort has been made to ensure the contents are accurate, they are not legal interpretations of the WTO agreements, nor do they prejudice member governments?positions in the conference and in future negotiations.
> Seattle, 1999
> Geneva, 1998
> Singapore, 1996
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Understanding the WTO:
Introduction to the WTO
Director-General抯 letter to journalists
Ministers to shape the future in Doha
Background
The
Doha 揗inisterial?
Least-developed
countries (LDCs)
Towards free market access for least-developed countries
Agriculture
Current negotiations, implementation, and Doha
Sanitary
and phytosanitary (SPS) measures
Food safety, etc
Trade
in services
The work programme and the current negotiations
Implementation
issues
Central to WTO future work programme
Intellectual
property (TRIPS)
Negotiations, implementation and TRIPS Council work
Textiles
and clothing
Nearing the penultimate stage
Information
technology (IT) products
Free trade for a dynamic trade sector
Trade
and environment
The Trade and Environment Committee, and Doha preparations
Trade
and investment
Negotiate,
or continue to study?
Trade
and competition policy
Working group set up by Singapore Ministerial
Transparency
in government procurement
Applying the fundamental WTO principle of transparency to how
governments buy goods and services
Trade
facilitation
Cutting red tape at the border
Trade
and labour standards
A difficult issue for many WTO member governments
Disputes
The dispute settlement system
Electronic
commerce
Work programme
Members
and accession
Becoming a member of the WTO
Regional
trade agreements
Regionalism and the multilateral trading system
Some
facts and figures
Data for Doha
Glossary
of terms
An informal press guide to 慦TO speak?
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