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OMC : l'agriculture en danger by posté par Massalia 12:14am Sat Nov 10 '01

Brouillon de déclaration à Doha. L'OMC demande l'ouverture des marchés agricoles mondiaux.   General Council Preparations for the Fourth Session of the Ministerial Conference Draft Ministerial Decision Addendum AGRICULTURE 11.1 We recognize the work already undertaken in the negotiations initiated in early 2000 under Article 20 of the Agreement on Agriculture, including the large number of negotiating proposals submitted on behalf of a total of 121 Members. We recall the long-term objective referred to in the Agreement to establish a fair and market-oriented trading system through a programme of fundamental reform encompassing strengthened rules and specific commitments on support and protection in order to correct and prevent restrictions and distortions in world agricultural markets. We reconfirm our commitment to this programme. Building on the work carried out to date, we commit ourselves to 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. We agree that special and differential treatment for developing countries shall be an integral part of all elements of the negotiations and shall be embodied in the Schedules of concessions and commitments and as appropriate in the rules and disciplines to be negotiated, so as to be operationally effective and to enable developing countries to effectively take account of their development needs, including food security and rural development. We take note of the non-trade concerns reflected in the negotiating proposals submitted by Members and confirm that non-trade concerns will be taken into account in the negotiations as provided for in the Agreement on Agriculture. 11.1 Modalities for the further commitments, including provisions for special and differential treatment, shall be established no later than Ö . Participants shall submit their comprehensive draft Schedules based on these modalities no later than Ö . The negotiations, including with respect to rules and disciplines and related legal texts, shall be concluded as part and at the date of conclusion of the negotiating agenda as a whole (paragraph 36 below refers).1 ________________ 1 The question of the negotiating body will be addressed as a horizontal issue (paragraph 37 below refers). add your own comments