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Ministerial Declarations and Decisions
The page lists the Ministerial Declarations and Decisions taken since the WTO was founded in 1995.
In general, Ministerial Conferences are the WTO抯 highest decision-making body, meeting at least once every two years and providing political direction for the organization.
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Ministerial Texts
Geneva, 12-17 June 2022
Geneva package adopted on 17 June 2022
Buenos Aires, 10-13 December 2017
- Ministerial Decision on Fisheries Subsidies.
- Work Programme on Electronic Commerce
- TRIPS non-violation and situation complaints
- Work Programme on Small Economies
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back to topNairobi, 15-19 December 2015
- Nairobi package adopted on 19 December 2015
Bali, 3-6 December 2013
- Bali package adopted on 7 December 2013
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Geneva, 15-17 December 2011
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Hong Kong, 13-18 December 2005
- Ministerial Declaration adopted on 18 December 2005
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back to topCancún, 10-14 September 2003
- Ministerial Declaration , 14 September 2003
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Doha, 9-14 November 2001
- Ministerial Declaration adopted on 14 November 2001
- Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and public health
- Implementation-related issues and concerns ?Decision
- Subsidies ?procedures for extensions under Article 27.4 (of the Subsidies and Countervailing Measures Agreement) for certain developing country members
- Decision on waiver for EU-ACP Partnership Agreement
- Decision on EU transitional regime for banana imports
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Geneva, 18-20 May 1998
- Ministerial Declaration adopted on 20 May 1998
- Declaration on Global Electronic Commerce
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Singapore, 9-13 December 1996
- Ministerial Declaration adopted on 13 December 1996
- Ministerial declaration on trade in information technology products
Publications

- WTO Ministerial Conferences: Key Outcomes (Published in 2019)
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The Ministerial Conference is the topmost body of the WTO under the governance structure set up by the 揂greement Establishing the WTO?