What Will Be Discussed
and Decided?
Although agriculture will be a major part of the
negotiations, the Cancún Ministerial will focus on a range of other issues
dealing with trade, including:
- Agriculture
- Services
- Dispute Settlement Understanding
- Environment
- Negotiations on outstanding implementation
issues: in relevant bodies according to paragraph 12 of the Doha
Ministerial Declaration.
- Non-Agricultural Market access
- WTO rules (anti-dumping, subsidies, regional
trade agreements)
- Review of all special and differential
treatment provisions
-
Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual
Property Rights
(TRIPS)
- Health Issues
On August 31, General
Council chairperson Carlos Pérez del Castillo and Director-General Supachai
Panitchpakdi submitted their draft
Cancún Ministerial Declaration. The draft is not an agreement or even a
proposed agreement, but rather reflects “it remains our best judgment of what
could constitute a workable framework for action by Ministers at Cancún."
The WTO offers a more in-depth
description of these areas at the Cancún Ministerial.
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