Ministerial Conference Sample Clauses

Ministerial Conference. The term ‘‘Ministerial Conference’’ means the Ministerial Conference established under paragraph 1 of Article IV of the WTO Agree- ment.
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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
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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].
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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...
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Ministerial Conference. 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.
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Ministerial Conference. The highest decision-making body of the WTO is the Ministerial
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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. 2. The Ministerial Conference shall evaluate the implementation of this Interim Agreement and in particular shall – (a) approve any changes to the Strategic Action Programme; (b) mandate the taking of whatever action may be necessary or appropriate to facilitate the effective implementation of the Strategic Action Programme; and (c) take all measures necessary to expedite the negotiation, conclusion, signature, ratification and implementation of the comprehensive legal instrument referred to in Article 10.
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Related to Ministerial Conference

  • Informal Conference An employee against whom the disciplinary action is being considered may be requested to attend an informal conference with the immediate supervisor, his/her designee and/or a Human Resources Administrator prior to official written notification or any recommended disciplinary action. At such conference, the employee shall be informed orally of the specific disciplinary action being considered as well as the reasons therefore and be given an opportunity to respond thereto. At such a conference, the employee may represent himself/herself and/or be represented by a union representative. Holding such an informal conference is discretionary with the District and the failure to do so shall not invalidate any disciplinary action taken pursuant to this regulation.

  • SPECIAL CONFERENCES Special conferences for important matters may be arranged between the Union and the designated representative of the Board upon the request of either party.

  • Professional Conferences Professional conferences are those conferences sponsored by educational organizations, institutions of higher learning, and government and industry concerning teaching, learning and educational research. When a full-time or part-time faculty member’s attendance at a professional conference conflicts with his/her regular assignment, the faculty member must submit a request for attendance to the appropriate Xxxx, Director, or Supervisor. If granted, the attendance at the conference will be considered leave with pay, and a follow-up report of the conference shall be submitted to the appropriate Supervisor.

  • PRE-JOB CONFERENCE a) The Employer shall notify the union that a project has been awarded to the Employer following the award. Prior to the start of each project, a pre-job conference shall be held to determine all site-specific issues as outlined in the Agreement. This conference may be conducted via telephone, through a scheduled meeting or by some other practical means as agreed to by the parties. b) A copy of the pre-job conference report shall be provided to the Employer, the Union and the Job Xxxxxxx (s). A copy shall also be posted on the bulletin board(s) at the jobsite.

  • Evaluation Conference The final evaluation conference shall occur not later than the end of the fall term. The purpose of the final evaluation conference is to discuss with the probationary employee the results of the evaluation and announce the team’s recommendation. The evaluation team shall determine what additional evaluation activity shall occur during the spring term. If the team recommends that the District not employ the professor for the following year, no evaluation activities in the spring are necessary.

  • Meetings and Conferences ‌ From time to time the Government may require attendance at Government conferences and meetings at no additional cost to the Government.

  • PRE-BID CONFERENCE Non-Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held on Monday, May 23, 2022, @ 2:00 PM, located at W220 Pre-con Conference Room, 0000 Xxxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx (Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx) Xxxxxxx, XX 00000. Attendance is not mandatory but is encouraged.

  • Parent Conferences A. 1. Elementary and exceptional education schools shall be dismissed early a minimum of four (4) half days during the school year to grant teachers time for parent-teacher conferences.

  • Preconstruction Conference Prior to, or concurrent with, the issuance of the Notice to Proceed with Construction, a conference will be convened for attendance by the Owner, Contractor, A/E and appropriate Subcontractors. The purpose of the conference is to establish a working understanding among the parties as to the Work, the operational conditions at the Project Site, and general administration of the Project. Topics include communications, schedules, procedures for handling Shop Drawings and other submittals, processing Applications for Payment, maintaining required records and all other matters of importance to the administration of the Project and effective communications between the project team members.

  • Parent-Teacher Conferences A. Unit member shall be available at mutually arranged times during the regular school day to confer with parents regarding learning difficulties, student progress and/or behavioral problems a student may be experiencing. Unit members are encouraged to arrange a meeting or conference with parents before or after the regular school day if both time and place are mutually agreeable. B. In the event that a bargaining unit member does not communicate with a parent on the established date for parent unit member conferences as per the calendar adopted by the Board, a reasonable attempt to contact that parent will be made. A reasonable attempt constitutes a phone call or email. If that contact is not returned, the bargaining unit member shall not be obligated to make further contact.

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