Archive

November 29th, 2005

Poorest countries given more time to apply intellectual property rules

28 November, 2005
Least-developed countries have been given an extension until 1 July 2013 to provide protection for trademarks, copyright, patents and other intellectual property

Group threatens unauthorised WTO protests in Hong Kong

28 November, 2005
The group organising the protests at the upcoming World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting has warned of unauthorised rallies if the Hong Kong government does not remove a fence around a protest venue.

For India, Importing Food is like Importing Joblessness

28 November, 2005
WTO Director General Pascal Lamy seems to be a firm believer in

Economic Partnership Agreements: EU and Central Africa agree next phase of negotiations

28 November, 2005
EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson met with Central African Ministers on the 25th November in Brussels to agree on the next phase of the Economic Partnership Agreement negotiations between the two regions.

November 28th

Disputing the ?Draft? Hong Kong Text

27 November, 2005
An all-day meeting yesterday of key trade envoys at the World Trade Organization took a first look at the Director General

November 27th

WTO chief releases draft document for key Hong Kong talks

26 November, 2005
World Trade Organisation chief Pascal Lamy released his draft text on global trade talks for the WTO's keynote ministerial conference in Hong Kong next month, saying it was still open to change.

November 26th

Lamy submits draft ministerial text for Hong Kong

25 November, 2005
Director-General Pascal Lamy, at an informal meeting of heads of delegations on 26 November 2005, introduced the Draft Ministerial Text for the 6th Ministerial Conference

Two new G-33 proposals on Special Products and the Special Safeguard Mechanism

25 November, 2005
links to two new G-33 proposals on Special Products and the Special Safeguard Mechanism

Revised NAMA and Agriculture reports

25 November, 2005
links to the ag and NAMA reports in track changes

WTO Services Chair issues second draft ministerial text on services

25 November, 2005
The Chair of the services negotiations in the WTO, Ambassador Fernando de Mateo of Mexico, issued Wednesday evening his revised draft Ministerial text on services.