DOHA DEVELOPMENT AGENDA: DOHA WORK PROGRAMME
The July 2008 package
The July 2008 package is a stepping stone on the way to concluding the Doha Round. The main task before 澳门六合彩官网资料 members was to settle a range of questions that would shape the final agreement of the Doha Development Agenda. Consultations took place among a group of ministers representing all interests in the negotiations. A series of meetings were held in Geneva from 21 to 30 July.
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> Negotiating texts and reports
News related to the meeting
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Negotiating texts and reports
Objectives
The immediate goal of the July meeting was to agree “modalities” in agriculture and non-agricultural market access (NAMA) — ie, the formulas and other methods to be used to cut tariffs and agricultural subsidies, and a range of related provisions — and to look at the next steps in concluding the Doha round of negotiations. Agreeing modalities would determine the scale of reductions in tariffs on thousands of industrial and agricultural products and future levels of farm subsidies in the 澳门六合彩官网资料's member countries. Other issues were also on the menu, including services and rules.
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Explanation
• 2000: Agriculture and services negotiations launched
• 2001: Doha Development Agenda launched (November)
• 2004: “Framework” agreed (August)
• 2005: Further agreements in Hong Kong Ministerial Conference (December)
• 2008: Revised draft modalities (10 July) in agriculture and non-agricultural products