At the 2001 conference, trade ministers agreed to undertake a brand new round of multilateral trade negotiations and services[1] The ministers passed two declarations. The first, the main declaration folded the ongoing negotiations in agriculture and services into a broader agenda, which is commonly known as the Doha Development Round. In addition. the Doha agenda included the topic of industrial tariffs, topics of interest to developing countries, changes to WTO rules, and other provisions. The second declaration dealt with the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) and allow government to be flexible of TRIPS to deal with health problems.[2]
The meeting took place just two months after the World Trade Center attack. As a result, some government officials called for greater political cohesion and saw the trade negotiations as a means toward that end. Some officials thought that a new round of multilateral trade negotiations could help a world economy weakened by recession and terrorism-related uncertainty.[3]
Ministerial Declarationedit
The Doha Ministerial Declaration mandate for agriculture calls for comprehensive negotiations aimed at substantial improvements in market access; reductions of, with a view to phasing out, all forms of export subsidies; and substantial reductions in trade-distorting domestic support. These topics — domestic support, export subsidies, and market access — have become known as the three pillars of the agricultural negotiations. The Declaration also provides that special and differential treatment for developing countries would be an integral part of all elements of the negotiations. The Declaration took note of non-trade concerns reflected in negotiating proposals of various member countries and confirmed that they would be taken into account in the negotiations. March 31, 2003 was set as the deadline for reaching agreement on “modalities” (targets, formulas, timetables, etc.) for achieving the mandated objectives, but that deadline was missed. During the rest of 2003, negotiations on modalities continued in preparation for the fifth WTO Ministerial Conference held in Cancun, Mexico September 10–14, 2003.[4]
Intellectual property declarationedit
The Doha Declaration on Public Health sought to alleviate developing country dissatisfaction with aspects of the TRIPS regime. It delayed the implementation of patent system provisions for pharmaceutical products for least developed countries (LDCs) until 2016. The declaration committed member states to interpret and implement the agreement to support public health and to promote access to medicines for all. The Declaration recognized certain “flexibilities” in the TRIPS agreement to allow each member to grant compulsory licenses for pharmaceuticals and to determine what constitutes a national emergency, expressly including public health emergencies such as HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis or other epidemics.[5]
China's accession to the WTOedit
The conference also approved the accession of China to the WTO on November 10.[6]
Referencesedit
^Fergusson, Ian F. (2008-01-18). (PDF). Congressional Research Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-07-25. Retrieved 2008-07-26.
^"Conference ends with agreement on new programme". World Trade Organization. 2001-11-14. Retrieved 2008-07-31.
^Fergusson, Ian F. (2008-01-18). (PDF). Congressional Research Service. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-07-25. Retrieved 2008-07-26.
^Charles, Hanrahan; Randy Schnepf (2005-11-09). "WTO Doha Round: Agricultural Negotiating Proposals" (PDF). Congressional Research Service. Retrieved 2008-07-31.
^Ilias, Shayerah (2007-12-20). (PDF). Congressional Research Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-05-12. Retrieved 2008-07-31.
world, trade, organization, ministerial, conference, 2001, fourth, ministerial, conference, world, trade, organization, also, known, fourth, ministerial, conference, held, sheraton, doha, hotel, resort, doha, qatar, from, november, 2001, this, conference, mini. The Fourth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization also known as the WTO Fourth Ministerial Conference was held at the Sheraton Doha Hotel and Resort Doha Qatar from November 9 13 2001 At this conference ministers from all WTO members launched the Doha Development Agenda class notpageimage Location of Doha Contents 1 History 2 Ministerial Declaration 3 Intellectual property declaration 4 China s accession to the WTO 5 References 6 See alsoHistory editAt the 2001 conference trade ministers agreed to undertake a brand new round of multilateral trade negotiations and services 1 The ministers passed two declarations The first the main declaration folded the ongoing negotiations in agriculture and services into a broader agenda which is commonly known as the Doha Development Round In addition the Doha agenda included the topic of industrial tariffs topics of interest to developing countries changes to WTO rules and other provisions The second declaration dealt with the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights TRIPS and allow government to be flexible of TRIPS to deal with health problems 2 The meeting took place just two months after the World Trade Center attack As a result some government officials called for greater political cohesion and saw the trade negotiations as a means toward that end Some officials thought that a new round of multilateral trade negotiations could help a world economy weakened by recession and terrorism related uncertainty 3 Ministerial Declaration editThe Doha Ministerial Declaration mandate for agriculture calls for comprehensive negotiations aimed at substantial improvements in market access reductions of with a view to phasing out all forms of export subsidies and substantial reductions in trade distorting domestic support These topics domestic support export subsidies and market access have become known as the three pillars of the agricultural negotiations The Declaration also provides that special and differential treatment for developing countries would be an integral part of all elements of the negotiations The Declaration took note of non trade concerns reflected in negotiating proposals of various member countries and confirmed that they would be taken into account in the negotiations March 31 2003 was set as the deadline for reaching agreement on modalities targets formulas timetables etc for achieving the mandated objectives but that deadline was missed During the rest of 2003 negotiations on modalities continued in preparation for the fifth WTO Ministerial Conference held in Cancun Mexico September 10 14 2003 4 Intellectual property declaration editThe Doha Declaration on Public Health sought to alleviate developing country dissatisfaction with aspects of the TRIPS regime It delayed the implementation of patent system provisions for pharmaceutical products for least developed countries LDCs until 2016 The declaration committed member states to interpret and implement the agreement to support public health and to promote access to medicines for all The Declaration recognized certain flexibilities in the TRIPS agreement to allow each member to grant compulsory licenses for pharmaceuticals and to determine what constitutes a national emergency expressly including public health emergencies such as HIV AIDS malaria and tuberculosis or other epidemics 5 China s accession to the WTO editThe conference also approved the accession of China to the WTO on November 10 6 References edit Fergusson Ian F 2008 01 18 World Trade Organization Negotiations The Doha Development Agenda PDF Congressional Research Service Archived from the original PDF on 2008 07 25 Retrieved 2008 07 26 Conference ends with agreement on new programme World Trade Organization 2001 11 14 Retrieved 2008 07 31 Fergusson Ian F 2008 01 18 World Trade Organization Negotiations The Doha Development Agenda PDF Congressional Research Service p 2 Archived from the original PDF on 2008 07 25 Retrieved 2008 07 26 Charles Hanrahan Randy Schnepf 2005 11 09 WTO Doha Round Agricultural Negotiating Proposals PDF Congressional Research Service Retrieved 2008 07 31 Ilias Shayerah 2007 12 20 Intellectual Property Rights and International Trade PDF Congressional Research Service Archived from the original PDF on 2008 05 12 Retrieved 2008 07 31 WTO Ministerial Conference approves China s accession World Trade Organization 2001 11 10 Retrieved 2008 07 31 See also editDoha Declaration Doha Development Round Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference of 2001 amp oldid 1040837891, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
