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a cross-section of the members' positions on the relevant subjects. Progress was reported in a number of areas, but by late afternoon it was clear that there was too little time left to complete the work of narrowing the gaps, bringing the draft declaration back to the plenary working groups, making any additional changes arising from the working groups and then approving the declaration by consensus. The conference had simply run out of time.
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would facilitate comparisons of tariff reduction proposals. Another position is using the combination of request-offer and harmonisation in the negotiations. Certain major traders are calling a reference in the text to an effective increase in market access. The Accelerated Tariff Liberalisation initiative for certain product sectors was also raised.
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Informal meetings continued through the night of 2 December and into 3 December. The main discussions were in meetings in which some 20–40 ministers took part. The people attending these meetings varied according to subject, and the chairpeople did their utmost to ensure that participants represented
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Ending the meeting, the Chairman said he was walking a tightrope. He was being pulled equally in both directions, he said. The danger was that if he moved one way or another he would fall off the rope. But he observed that the text was only for launching new negotiations. "The new round is where the
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that would have been called "The Millennium Round", the Ministerial Conference negotiations were marred by poor organization and controversial management of large street protests. A week before the meeting, delegates admitted failure to agree on the agenda and the presence of deep disagreements with
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Jamaica said that the 71 ACP countries have been marginalised regarding certain issues of the World Trade Organisation. It called for turning S&D into hard commitments, the extension of transition periods for TRIMS and Customs Valuation, and increase in funding and human resources for technical
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Questions raised in the consultations held by the Chairman focused on the methodology of tariff-cutting negotiations. A number of delegations are proposing a common approach. Unlike in the Uruguay Round where members cut tariffs on a "request-offer" basis, this would be a harmonised approach that
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The two other issues considered on 1 December were investment and competition policy. Ministers contemplated whether or not they could agree to start negotiations on investment and/or competition as part of the round of negotiations that will incorporate agriculture, services and other topics; if
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An official history of the WTO by Craig VanGrasstek observed, "For free-traders the Seattle Ministerial Conference was the worst of times, fittingly held in a winter of despair." Economist and opponent of the WTO Millennium Round Martin Khor attributed the collapse of negotiations to "the
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This working group was set up to help create a labour standards working group within the WTO or a body operated jointly by a number of international organisations to look at the issues. Opinions differed, with a number of developing countries opposing the creation of either type of body.
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Japan said abusive use of anti-dumping measures should be regarded as a disguised form of protectionism that nullifies tariff reductions overnight. It said that improvement of the AD Agreement is a lynchpin of the new Round, and that many developing countries support this.
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The Agricultural Working Group primarily focused on improving the text of the Draft Ministerial Declaration which they intended to utilise as a starting point for further negotiations regarding agricultural trades and tariffs. The text dealt with:
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not, could they agree to develop elements that might eventually be incorporated in agreements on investment and competition and return to the question of whether or not to undertake negotiations at the Fourth Ministerial Session?
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developing countries. Developing country representatives became resentful and uncooperative on being excluded from talks as the United States and the European Union attempted to cement a mutual deal on agriculture.
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Non-tariff measures affecting access to markets (anti-dumping measures, customs valuation, import licensing, rules of origin, safeguard measures, subsidies, etc.). Differences of opinion exist on many of these
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untransparent and undemocratic nature of the WTO system, the blatant manipulation of that system by the major powers, and the refusal of many developing countries to continue to be on the receiving end."
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Coverage and scope of the negotiations – whether they should cover all non-agricultural products or whether some could be excluded (agricultural products are negotiated under agriculture).
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co-operation. It asked that the waiver for preferential trade treatment given to ACP countries must be extended to give time for them to be integrated into the global economy.
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Iceland proposed negotiations to remove subsidies on fisheries. It was supported by a number of delegations, including the US, Peru, Indonesia, Norway, Chile and Ecuador.
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Ministers from developing countries demanded that developed economies such as the US and the EU stop controversial agricultural subsidies, which hindered globalisation.
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How to address developing countries' concerns – one proposal is for exports from least developed countries to be given "bound" zero tariffs in richer countries.
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real battle will begin," he said. If the round is concluded, it will boost global welfare by tens of billions of dollars, he concluded.
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The objectives of the negotiations – whether agricultural products should ultimately be treated the same as industrial products.
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Overall objective of the negotiations (the current text does not say how much tariffs should be reduced)
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Improving the WTO's organisational structure to improve transparency and decision-making,
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enhancing public understanding of and participation in the workings of the organisation.
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The Integration of Agriculture into mainstream World Trade Organisation policies
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released a film about the protests surrounding the conference in 2007 entitled
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The following text is largely taken from the WTO briefing notes of that date.
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The following text is largely taken from the WTO briefing notes of that date.
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The following text is largely taken from the WTO briefing notes of that date.
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about their first-hand experience of the protests on their 2007 album
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Dais of speakers and banners at the Seattle WTO Ministerial Conference
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elements raised by member governments in this discussion concerned:
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A new draft was proposed by the Singaporean delegation emphasising:
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Provisions for developing countries (to be discussed on 2 December)
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Special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China
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Disagreements regarding Market Access centred primarily around:
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Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu
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1999 Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization
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The history and future of the World Trade Organization
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Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
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Seattle, Washington
USA
World Trade Organization
WTO Ministerial Conference of 2001
Ministerial Conference
World Trade Organization
Washington State Convention and Trade Center
Seattle
Washington
Anti-globalization
large-scale protests of the meeting
Battle of Seattle
multilateral trade negotiations
Doha
Non-Aligned Movement
Shanghai Co-operation Organisation
Doha Development Round
agricultural subsidies
Stuart Townsend
Battle in Seattle
Blue Scholars
Bayani
1998 defeat of the OECD's MAI by protest action
"Week of division on and off streets–London Guardian, 4/12/1999"
"Breaking Deadlocks in International Institutional Negotiations: The WTO, Seattle, and Doha"

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