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Doha Development Agenda
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 This page
is a gateway to WTO information on the agenda set by the Doha Ministerial
Conference. It covers these main areas:
> The main Doha Declaration, and the resulting negotiations and
other work
> The decision on implementation,
and resulting work
The November 2001 declaration of the Fourth
Ministerial Conference in Doha, Qatar, provides the mandate for negotiations on
a range of subjects and other work, including issues concerning the
implementation of the present agreements.
The negotiations include those
on agriculture and services, which began in early 2000. A number of other issues
have now been added. The declaration sets 1 January 2005 as the date for
completing all but two of the negotiations. Negotiations on the Dispute
Settlement Understanding are to end in May 2003; those on a multilateral
register of geographical indications for wines and spirits, by the next
Ministerial Conference in 2003. Progress is to be reviewed at the Fifth
Ministerial Conference in Cancun, Mexico, 10-14 September 2003.
The
negotiations take place in the Trade Negotiations Committee and its
subsidiaries. Other work under the work programme takes place in other WTO
councils and committees.
Ministers also approved a linked decision on
implementation — problems developing countries face in implementing the current
WTO agreements.
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(Editor:Farah Song) (From:WTO Official website)
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