NON
GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS (NGOS): SYMPOSIUM
Symposium on issues confronting the world trading system
—
final programme with presentations
6 and 7 July 2001, World Trade Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
Friday, 6 July back
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8:00 - 10:00
Registration, badge distribution
10:00
Plenary opening
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Introduction by Chairperson — Mrs. Touré Alimata Traore, Minister for Industry, Trade and Transport, Mali
Speakers:
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Jaime Serra — Serra & Associates International
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George Soros — Chairman, Soros Fund Management and the Open Society Institute
12.30
Chairperson announces work sessions and arrangements for
moderators, discussants, venues and reporting procedures for
final plenary session
2:30—5:30
pm
Work sessions:
(click on each session for a list of
participants)
I: Agriculture
II: TRIPS – Access to Essential Medicines
IV: Services
V: °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ & Civil Society
I:
Agriculture —
Issues and Negotiations
Issues to be covered:
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agricultural reform — negotiations
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developing country concerns
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non-trade concerns
Programme:
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Introduction by Moderator
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Presentations by Discussants
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Open discussion
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Summary by Moderator
Moderator: H.E. Mr. Pekka Huhtaniemi — Ambassador of Finland
Discussants:
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Risto Volanen — Secretary General, COPA-COGECA
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Lyall Howard — National Farmers' Federation, Australia
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Dr. Magdi Farahat — Permanent Mission of Egypt
II:
TRIPS — Access to essential medicines
Issues to be covered:
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The relationship between the TRIPS Agreement and the generation of and access to pharmaceuticals
Programme:
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Introduction by moderator
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Presentations by discussants
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Open discussion
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Summary by moderator
Moderator: Adrian Otten — Director, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ Intellectual Property Division
Discussants:
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Professor Carlos Correa — University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Jeffrey Kushan — Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy, Washington, US
III: Trade and Environment
Issues to be covered:
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(1) MEAs and °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ rules
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(2) PPMs and labelling / GMOs
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(3) Market access — Agriculture and Fisheries
Programme:
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Introduction by moderator
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Presentations by discussants
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Open discussion
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Summary by Moderator
Moderator: David Runnalls — President, International Institute for Sustainable Development
Discussants:
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on (1) Dr. Sitanon Jesdapipat — Faculty of Economics, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
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on (2) Professor Laurence Boisson de Chazournes — Head of the Department of International law, University of Geneva
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on (3) David Schorr — Director, Sustainable Commerce Programme, WWF US
IV:
Services
Issues to be covered:
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(1) Regulation and liberalization under GATS
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(2) Participation of developing countries
Programme:
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Introduction by moderator
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Presentations by discussants
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Open discussion
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Summary by Moderator
Moderator: B.K. Zutshi — former Indian Ambassador to °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ
Discussants:
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on (1) Julian Arkell — International Trade and Services Policy (ITSP)
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on (2) Mohan Kumar — Permanent Mission of India
V: °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ & Civil Society
Issues to be covered:
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(1) What role for NGOs in capacity building
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(2) °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ institutional reform
Programme:
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Introduction by moderator
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Presentations by discussants
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Open discussion
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Summary by Moderator
Moderator: Dr. Sylvia Ostry — Toronto University
Discussants:
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on (1) Ricardo Meléndez-Ortiz — Executive Director, International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development;
Pradeep Mehta — Secretary General, Consumer Unity & Trust Society
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on 2) John Bunzl — Director, International Simultaneous Policy Organisation
Tetteh Hormeku — Third World Network, Africa Secretariat
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10:00—1:00
pm
Work sessions:
(click on each session for a list of
participants)
I: Food Safety and the SPS Agreement
II: TRIPS — Bio-technology/Bio-diversity
IV: Services
V: °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ & Civil Society
I:
Food Safety and the SPS Agreement
Issues to be covered:
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(1) precaution
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(2) GMOs
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(3) Developing Country concerns
Programme:
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Introduction by moderator
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Presentations by discussants
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Open discussion
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Summary by moderator
Moderator:
Kazuaki Miyagishima — Associate Professor, School of
Medicine, Kyoto University
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Discussants:
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on (1) Dominique Taeymans — Confederation des Industries Agro-Alimentaires de l'UE
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on (2) Dr. Ned Groth — Senior Scientists, Consumers Union, USA
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on (3) Dr. Hélène Coulibaly Fanny — Côte d'Ivoire
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II: TRIPS — Bio-technology / Bio-diversity
Issues to be covered:
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Patenting of biotechnological inventions;
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protection of traditional knowledge and genetic resources;
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relationship between the TRIPS agreement and the CBD
Programme:
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Introduction by moderator
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Presentations by discussants
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Open discussion
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Summary by moderator
Moderator: Professor Thomas Cottier — Institute of European and International Economic Law, University of Berne
Discussants:
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Jeffrey Kushan — Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy, Washington D.C., USA
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Dr. Suman Sahai — Gene Campaign, India
III: Trade & Development
Issues to be covered:
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Contribution of trade to development and poverty alleviation
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Importance of market access and equitable rules for developing countries
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Capacity building needs and mainstreaming of trade into development policies
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Trade liberalization, development and the environment — towards sustainable development
Program:
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Introduction by moderator
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Presentations by discussants
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Open discussion
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Summary by moderator
Moderator: David Runnalls — President, IISD
Discussants:
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Dr. Dilip K. Das — Asian Development Bank
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Penny Fowler — OXFAM GB
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Jeffrey Schott — Institute for International Economics
IV: Services
Issues to be covered:
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(1) Status of public services
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(2) Negotiating issues for the current services round
Programme:
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Introduction by moderator
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Presentations by discussants
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Open discussion
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Summary by moderator
Moderator: B.K. Zutshi — former Indian Ambassador to °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ
Discussants:
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on (1) Mike Waghorne — Public Services International
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on (2) Professor André Sapir — Université Libre de Bruxelles
V: °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ & Civil Society
Issues to be covered:
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°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø×ÊÁÏ institutional reforms (continued)
Programme:
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Presentations by discussants
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Open discussion
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Summary by moderator
Moderator: Dr. Sylvia Ostry — University of Toronto
Discussants:
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Rachel Thompson — Global Trade Practice, APCO
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Dr. Sothi Rachagan — Director, Consumers International, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
3:00—5:00
pm
Afternoon —
Final Plenary Session
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Moderators report on sessions (10 to 15 minutes each)
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Wrap-up by Chairperson of the Symposium