Ministerial Conference. The term ‘‘Ministerial Conference’’ means the Ministerial Conference established under paragraph 1 of Article IV of the WTO Agree- ment.
Ministerial Conference. 6. The Parties shall contribute to the implementation of and respect for the WTO General Council Decision of August 30, 2003 on paragraph 6 of the Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health, and the Protocol amending the TRIPS Agreement, signed in Geneva on December 6, 2005. They also recognize the importance of promoting the gradual implementation of Resolution WHA61.21, Global Strategy and Plan of Action on Public Health, Innovation and Intellectual Property, adopted by the 61st World Health Assembly on May 24, 2008.
Ministerial Conference. Ministerial Conference. Fourth Session. Doha, November 9–14. Geneva: WTO. Available at: xxxx://xxx. xxx.xxx/xxxxxxx/xxxxxx_x/xxxxxx_x/xxx00_x/xxxxxxx_xxxxx_x.xxx [Accessed January 16, 2006].
Ministerial Conference. During the Hong Kong Ministerial Conference, the following declarations were made under Services: S Under Mode 1 commitments were made at existing levels of market access on a non- discriminatory basis on areas of interest to the Member countries S Under Mode 2 commitments were made at existing levels of market access on a non- discriminatory basis in areas of interest to Member countries and on Mode 2 where commitments on Mode 1 exist. S Under Mode 3 commitments were made on enhanced levels of foreign equity participation, removal or substantial reduction of Economic Needs Tests (ENTs), and allowing greater flexibility on the types of legal entity permitted. S Under Mode 4 commitments were made on new or improved commitments on the categories of Contractual Services Supplier, Independent Professionals and Others delinked from commercial presence and new or improved commitments on the categories of Intra- corporate Transferees and Business Visitors S Under the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) exemptions, commitments were made on the removal and substantial reduction of exemption from MFN treatment and clarification of remaining MFN exemptions in terms of scope of application and duration S Under the scheduling of commitments, declarations we made on ensuring clarity, and certainty in scheduling of commitments and ensuring that scheduling of any ENTs is according to the scheduling guidelines. Certain timelines were then put into place including: S Enabling any outstanding initial offers to be submitted as soon as possible S Submission of plurilateral requests by 28th February 2006 or as soon as possible S Mechanisms for according special priority to sectors and modes of supply of interest to LDCs before 31st July 2006 S Second round of revised offers to be submitted by 31st July 2006 S Final draft schedules of commitments shall be submitted by 31st October 2006 S Development dimensions which included flexibility for individual developing countries, in regard to the size of their economies and the implementation of LCD modalities. The Hong Kong Ministerial meeting injected momentum into the negotiations and as a result 22 collective requests were made under the plurilateral approach as the bilateral process continued alongside the plurilateral process. The lack of progress was linked to lack of progress in the Non Agricultural Market Access (NAMA) and Agriculture processes and the talks were suspended before the deadline for a second round of offers on 31st July 2...
Ministerial Conference. 1. The Ministerial Conference shall consist of national delegations from each Contracting Party, each led by a Minister authorised to represent that Contracting Party.
Ministerial Conference. The text for the proposed Article 29bis takes into account the objectives of the requirement as well as the questions, comments and concerns raised by various Members in the negotiations so far. Proposed Article 29bis in the TRIPS Agreement
Ministerial Conference. The highest decision-making body of the WTO is the Ministerial Conference. • Normally meets every two years. • All members of the WTO come together . (Countries and Customs unions ). • The Ministerial Conference discusses and take decisions on all matters under multilateral trade agreements. • Last Ministerial conference : Buenos Aires in December, 2017 • Doha Development Agenda : The WTO started the recent round of negotiations, the Doha Development Round, at the fourth ministerial conference in Doha, Qatar in November 2001. • Focus more on globalization. • Discuss and make policies on slashing barriers and subsidies in farming. REGISTER FOR OLIVEBOARD’s FREE ALL INDIA MOCK TEST FOR NABARD GRADE A 2018 :
