Uruguay Round Follow Up and
Multilateral Trade Negotiations on Agriculture
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Table of Contents 1. Overview 1.1 The Uruguay Round Agreements and FAO 1.2 Preparing for the Forthcoming Multilateral Trade Negotiations
2.1 Objectives 2.2 Participants’ Profile and Selection 2.3. Training Content, Structure and Duration 2.3.1 Detailed Workshop Programme 2.3.2 Training Modules
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Last update: 29 March 2001
| 1. Overview
1.2 Preparing for the Forthcoming Multilateral Trade Negotiations (MTNs) |
1. Overview The Uruguay Round (UR) Agreements present opportunities as well as challenges for all WTO members, particularly developing countries, to benefit from improved multilateral trade rules and access to markets. With regard to agriculture specifically, the UR brought this sector under a new set of multilateral rules and disciplines covering market access, domestic support and export subsidies. It also launched a reform process with the long-term objective of achieving a substantial progressive reduction in support and protection in this sector and of establishing a fair and market-oriented agricultural trading system. To benefit fully from the UR Agreements, developing countries, especially least developed countries (LDCs), need to strengthen their understanding of the implications of the Agreements for their economies (and in particular the agricultural sector), to adjust to the new trade environment and thus be able to take advantage of the new trading opportunities and to be adequately prepared for, as well as participate effectively in, further multilateral trade negotiations for the continuation of the reform process in agriculture. In order to assist developing countries meet their capacity-building needs in these areas, FAO is carrying out a special training programme on the UR follow up and the forthcoming multilateral trade negotiations. FAO mandate, laid down by the November 1996 World Food Summit and its other governing bodies, is to continue assisting developing countries on agricultural trade issues and, in particular, "in preparing for multilateral trade negotiations including in agriculture, fisheries and forestry inter alia through studies, analysis and training". The objective is to "ensure that developing countries are well informed and equal partners in the (negotiation) process". The training programme aims at enhancing national capacity on WTO issues relating to agriculture and will cover the relevant UR Agreements (e.g. on agriculture, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, technical barriers to trade and trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights), emerging issues and topics relevant to future negotiations relating to agriculture, and special issues of regional and sub-regional concern in these areas. An initial series of fourteen sub-regional Workshops are being organised as follows: 4 in Africa; 3 in Asia; 2 in the Near East; 2 in Europe; and 3 in Latin America. This training programme is designed and implemented taking into account the complementarities and synergies with other training activities carried out by various international institutions, notably WTO, UNCTAD and WB, as well as the more product sector-specific technical and training assistance provided by FAO to individual member countries.
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| 1. Overview
1.2 Preparing for the Forthcoming Multilateral Trade Negotiations (MTNs) |
During the UR (1986-94), FAO made direct inputs to the negotiating process in a number of areas. These included the negotiations leading to the Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) (FAO work on measurement of protection and on FAO's Principles of Surplus Disposal), the Agreements on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) and on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) (FAO work in the Codex Alimentarius and the IPPC), and the Decision on Measures Concerning the Possible Negative Effects of the Reform Programme on Least-Developed and Net Food-Importing Developing Countries (technical assistance to the group of countries sponsoring this Decision). Since the conclusion of the UR at Marrakech in April 1994 and the coming into force of the various agreements in 1995, FAO has been actively involved in assisting member countries in the UR follow-up process. The main activities covering agriculture, forestry and fisheries have been:
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| 1. Overview
1. 2 Preparing for the Forthcoming Multilateral Trade Negotiations (MTNs) |
1.2 Preparing for the Forthcoming Multilateral Trade Most developing countries, especially the least-developed, were unable to participate effectively in the UR negotiations, and in particular the negotiations on agriculture, because of limited institutional and expert resources which placed constraints on their negotiating capacity. Recognizing their capacity constraints and the challenges they face in coping with further negotiations, the World Food Summit Plan of Action called on FAO and other organizations to continue assisting developing countries in preparing for future multilateral trade negotiations so that they become well informed and equal partners in the negotiating process. The most frequent problems developing countries face in their efforts to implement their UR commitments and keep pace with further negotiations are:
In view of these major gaps in developing countries' capacity to deal with the UR follow up, and given also the urgency of the matter (with negotiations expected to begin in 2000), FAO is carrying out a special training programme focussed on the forthcoming multilateral trade negotiations.
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| 2. Training Programme 2.1 Training Programme Objectives 2.2 Participants’ Profile and Selection 2.3 Training Content, Structure and Duration
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2.1 Training Programme Objectives The training programme aims at strengthening national capacity on WTO issues to enable countries to derive maximum benefits from the existing WTO Agreements and meet their obligations, as well as to be adequately prepared for and participate effectively in the next round of MTNs. They should therefore be able to participate fully in the upcoming negotiations, defend their interests effectively, develop their own negotiating position and evaluate the proposals made by others. The objectives of the training programme are to enable participants to:
The training programme will also provide information and guidance on electronic access to sources of information (including the FAO web-site) covering interpretation, impact analyses, and debate on UR implementation issues and on negotiating proposals in the forthcoming MTNs.
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2.2 Participants’ Profile and Selection In order to build a "critical mass" of expertise on WTO issues relating to agriculture, countries will be invited to send five representatives to the workshops. These representatives should be either members of the country’s negotiating team for the MTNs on issues related to agriculture or technical advisers to that team. Participants should be agricultural trade and policy analysts or technical specialists from relevant Ministries, the private sector and academic institutions, who have the responsibility of advising governments on their negotiations for the agricultural sector. It is suggested that the participants from a country include one or two specialists in agricultural policy and trade; two or three specialists in sanitary/phytosanitary issues, plant protection and animal health protection; and a specialist in international legislation concerning intellectual property rights. The success and impact of the training programme will largely depend on the selection of appropriate participants for the workshops. Accordingly, the relevant authorities of participating countries and FAO will jointly select the five trainees from a list of 10 to 15 candidates meeting the above-mentioned profile. In this connection, each prospective participant will be invited to prepare a short note describing his/her field of work, its link with WTO issues, and the specific issues he/she would like to deal with and discuss during the workshop. These notes should also be helpful in the adaptation of the workshop’s content for the specific set of participants as well as guide the contributions to be made by experts and consultants.
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2.3 Training Content, Structure and Duration The training programme will address:
Given the varying nature of the UR Agreements directly relating to agriculture, and by selection, the mixed technical background and interests of the target audience, a typical Workshop will last one week and have the following structure: Day 1 (Plenary Session) General Topics International trade and agriculture; the various agreements relating to agriculture and how they impact on agricultural trade Day 2, 3 & 4 (Parallel Sessions) Three Specialised Seminars: 1. Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) 2. Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) and Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) 3. Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) In-depth technical discussions among specialists concerned with each specific agreement (e.g. lawyers on TRIPS, food biologist, plant pathologists on SPS and TBT, agricultural policy analysts on AoA) Day 5 (Plenary Session): Crosscutting issues
A detailed list of topics can be found in the detailed Workshop Programme.
Participants will be provided with a training kit comprising a full set of Training Modules on all the topics discussed at the Workshops.
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| 2. Training Programme 2.1 Objectives 2.2 Participants’ Profile and Selection 2.3 Training Content, Structure and Duration 2.3.1 Workshop Programme 2.3.2 Training Modules
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2.3.1 Detailed Workshop Programme
1st DAY: PLENARY "Introduction and General Topics" Session 1: 1.1 The role of agricultural trade in economic development: theory and experiences 1.2 Agricultural trade in the Region/Sub-Region: major trends and emerging policy issues Session 2: Agricultural trade and the GATT/WTO system 2.1 Basic principles of GATT/WTO on international trade 2.2 Agricultural trade issues addressed by the Uruguay Round 2.3 What did the Uruguay Round achieve for agricultural trade? 2.4 Disputes settlement mechanism 2.5 What is likely to happen in the forthcoming rounds? Sessions 3: Introduction to the Key Agreements 3.1 Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) 3.2 Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreements (SPS) and Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) 3.3 Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) 3.4 Other Agreements
2nd, 3rd and 4th DAYS: PARALLEL SEMINARS Seminar 1: Agreement on Agriculture 2nd DAY Session 1: Domestic Support Measures 1.1 What was done in the AoA 1.2 Issues being raised and what may happen 1.3 Issues of concern for developing countries Session 2: Domestic Support Measures - continued Session 3: Export Subsidies 3.1 GATT 1994 and AoA rules on export subsidies 3.2 What is happening? 3.3 What may happen? 3.4 Issues of interest to developing countries Session 4: Setting Tariff Levels 4.1 How were bound tariffs set in the AoA 4.2 What may happen in the next round? 4.3 Issues of concern for developing countries
3rd DAY Session 1: Access to Import Markets 1.1 Market access – MFN access, preferential access and Tariff Rate Quotas 1.2 An overview of post-UR situation on market access 1.3 What may happen in next round 1.4 Issues of concern for developing countries Session 2: Contingency Protection in the UR 2.1 Why are contingency measures important? 2.2 What are these? in GATT 1994 and in AoA 2.3 What are the key issues? 2.4 What may happen? 2.5 Issues of interest to developing countries Session 3: Continuing the reform process in agriculture: Article 20 issues 3.1 Various issues addressed by Article 20 3.2 Articulation of interests in these areas 3.3 What can be done in the next round? Session 4: Decision on Measures for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Net Food-Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 4.1 An introduction to the Decision 4.2 Food situation of LDCs and NFIDCs 4.3 What is being done at the WTO on the Decision?
4th DAY Session 1: SDT for Least Developed and Developing Countries 1.1 SDTs in the UR – where are they? 1.2 Practical significance of the SDTs 1.3 Developing country experience with SDT so far 1.4 What can be done further? Session 2: GATT 1994, Other Agreements and Understandings and the Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) 2.1 Other Agreements/Understandings affecting agricultural trade which are of particular importance for agriculture 2.2 What may happen in the next round? Session 3: Safeguarding Food Security 3.1 The concept of food security 3.2 How are these related to the UR? 3.3 Current extent of flexibility within the UR 3.4 What is likely to happen to this flexibility? 3.5 Is more flexibility needed? Session 4: Preparation for Future Negotiations and Technical Assistance Needs in the Region 4.1 Preparation for future negotiations – Strategy and issues 4.2 Technical assistance needs.
Seminar 2: Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) & Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Agreements 2nd DAY Session 1: Overview of the SPS and TBT Agreements 1.1 Review of the SPS Agreement History of Development Provisions, Basic Rights and Obligations 1.2 Review of the TBT Agreement Session 2: Harmonization with International Standards, Guidelines and Recommendations 2.1 Introduction to the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) 2.2 Introduction to the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) 2.3 Introduction to the International Office of Epizootics (OIE) Sessions 3: Necessary Components at the National Level 3.1 Appropriate Legislation 3.2 Necessary Control Capacities: Administrative, Inspection, Analytical, Import/export inspection and certification (presentations on food quality and safety, plant protection, and animal health)
3rd DAY Session 1: Risk Analysis 1.1 Assessment of Risk and Determination of the Appropriate Level of Sanitary or Phytosanitary Protection - Article 5 of the SPS Agreement 1.2 Risk Analysis and Codex Session 2: Risk Analysis (continued) 2.1 Risk Analysis and the IPPC 2.2 Risk Analysis and OIE Session 3: Implications of the SPS and TBT Agreements for Forestry and Fisheries 3.1 Forestry 3.2 Fisheries Session 4: Regional Issues Related to the SPS/TBT Agreements 4.1 Overview of Problems 4.1.1 Food control 4.1.2 Plant protection 4.1.3 Animal health
4th DAY Session 1: Discussion of Regional Issues Session 2: FAO Technical Assistance Related to the Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) and Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Agreements Session 3: Technical Assistance Needs in the Region Session 4: Development of Recommendations and Strategies to Meet Existing Obligations of the SPS/TBT Agreements and to Prepare for Future Negotiations
Seminar 3: Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights 2nd DAY Session 1: Introduction 1.1 Basic concepts of intellectual property rights 1.2 Intellectual property rights and their relation with trade 1.3 Intellectual property rights and their relation with the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity Session 2: Introduction to the TRIPS Agreement 2.1 Annex 1C of the Marrakesh Agreement 2.2 Basic principles, objectives, transitional and final provisions 2.3 Standards concerning the availability, scope and use of intellectual property rights: copyright, trademarks, industrial designs, layout-designs of integrated circuits, undisclosed information, control of anti-competitive practices in contractual licences Session 3: Provisions of the TRIPS Agreement relevant to agriculture (I Part) 3.1 Geographical indications (Arts. 22-24) 3.2 Patent protection for agricultural chemical products (Art. 70.8 and 70.9) Session 4: Provisions of the TRIPS Agreement relevant to agriculture (II Part) 4.1 Patents (Arts. 27-34)
3rd DAY Session 1: Implementation of Art. 27.3(b) of the Agreement (I Part) 1.1 Recognition of "formal" and "informal" innovation 1.2 Farmer’s Rights Session 2: Implementation of Art. 27.3(b) of the Agreement (II Part: Related international agreements) 2.1 FAO International Undertaking on Plant Genetic Resources and the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Session 3: Implementation of Art. 27.3(b) of the Agreement (II Part: Related international agreements) 3.1 International Code of Conduct for Plant Germplasm Collecting and Transfer 3.2 Leipzig Declaration and Global Plan of Action for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Session 4: Implementation of Art. 27.3(b) of the Agreement (II Part: Related international agreements) 4.1 Convention on Biological Diversity 4.2 Agenda 21
4th DAY Session 1: Implementation of Art. 27.3(b) of the Agreement (II Part: Related international agreements) 1.1 International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) Conventions Session 2: Implementation of Art. 27.3(b) of the Agreement (II Part: Related international agreements) 2.1 Drafting and enacting national legislation ("sui generis" systems). Organising the relevant institutional aspects Session 3: Recommendations and strategies to meet existing obligations and to prepare for future negotiations (I Part) 3.1 Regional problems, needs and priorities in the implementation of the TRIPS Agreement. Related technical assistance Session 4: Recommendations and strategies to meet existing obligations and to prepare for future negotiations (II Part: TRIPS review negotiations) 4.1 1999 review of the provisions of Art. 27.3(b) 4.2 2000 review of the TRIPS Agreement 4.3 Development of a regional position
5th DAY: PLENARY SESSIONS Cross-Cutting Issues Session 1: Report on conclusions from Seminar 1 (AoA) followed by open discussion on identification of common issues and positions. Session 2: Report on conclusions from Seminar 2 (SPS&TBT) followed by open discussion. Session 3: Report on conclusions from Seminar 3 (TRIPS) followed by open discussion.
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| 2. Training Programme 2.1 Objectives 2.2 Participants’ Profile and Selection 2.3 Training Content, Structure and Duration 2.3.1 Workshop Programme 2.3.2. Training Modules |
2.3.2 Training Modules Multilateral Trade Negotiations on Agriculture - A Resource ManualAlso available in Spanish I. Introduction and general topics 1 Trends in world and agricultural trade 2 International trade: basic theories and concepts 3 Instruments of protection and their economic impact 4 Agricultural trade in the region: main trends, existing trade agreements and emerging policy issues 5 Agriculture in the GATT: A Historical Account 6 Dispute Settlement 7 Introduction to key agreements - Agreement on Agriculture - Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) and Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) - Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) - Other agreements II. Agreement on Agriculture 1 Domestic support measures 2 Preparing for negotiating further reductions of the bound tariffs 3 Export subsidies 4 Market access I: Tariffs and other Access Terms 5 Market access II: Tariff rate quotas 6 Safeguard measures 7 Special and differential treatment 8 Continuing the reform process in agriculture: Article 20 issues 9 Decision on measures concerning the possible negative effects on LDCs and NFIDCs 10 Trade and food security: options for developing countries 11 Trade and environment 12 International Trade in Fishery Products and the New Global Trading Environment 13 Preparation for future negotiations and technical assistance needs in the region 14 Recommendations and strategies to meet existing obligations of the agreement on Agriculture and to prepare for future negotiations III. Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement (SPS) and Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) 1 History of the development of the SPS agreement 2 SPS agreement, provisions, basic rights and obligations 3 Agreement on TBT: An overview 4 Introduction to Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) 5 Introduction to the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) 6 Introduction to the International Office of Epizootics (OIE) 7 CODEX and food control: necessary components at the national level 8 National phytosanitary capacity for WTO members and contracting parties to IPPC 9 Animal health: necessary components at the national level 10 Risk analysis and CODEX 11 Risk analysis and IPPC 12 Risk analysis and OIE 13 Implications of SPS and TBT agreements for forestry 14 Implications of SPS and TBT agreements for fisheries 15 Regional issues related to SPS and TBT agreements 16 FAO technical assistance related to SPS and TBT agreements: - food quality and standards - plant protection - animal health 17 Technical assistance needs in the region 18 Recommendations and strategies to meet existing obligations of the SPS/TBT agreements and to prepare for future negotiations IV. Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement 1 Basic concepts of intellectual property rights 2 Introduction to the TRIPS Agreement: contents 3 Provisions of the TRIPS Agreement relevant to agriculture (part I) 4 Provisions of the TRIPS Agreement relevant to agriculture (part II) 5 Article 27.3(b) of the Agreement: related international agreements (part I) 6 Article 27.3(b) of the Agreement: related international agreements (part II 'FAO global system on plant genetic resources') 7 Implementation of Article 27.3(b): drafting and enacting national legislation ('sui generis' systems) 8 TRIPS Review negotiations 9 Regional issues and technical assistance needs (background document) 10 Recommendations and strategies to meet existing obligations of the TRIPS Agreement and to prepare for future negotiations
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| 3. Schedule of Workshops and
Sub-regional Contact Points Africa |
3. Schedule of Workshops and Sub-regional Contact Points |
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Venue and Dates |
Participating countries |
Workshop Coordinators/Contact Point |
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| AFRICA | |||
| Dakar (Senegal) 4-8 October 1999 |
Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo, Djibouti, Mauritania | Mr. A. Haribou FAO Regional Office for Africa Policy Assistance Branch (RAFP) P.O. Box 1628 Accra, Ghana Tel. (00233-21) 664607 Fax.: (00233-21) 668427 email: ali.haribou@fao.org |
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| Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) 15-19 January 2001 |
Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Somalia, Sudan | Mr. Telahun Makonnen FAO Sub-Regional Office for Southern and East Africa Policy Assistance Unit (SAFP) P.O. Box 3730 Harare, Zimbabwe Tel. (00263-4) 791407 Fax.: (00263-4) 703497 email: telahun.makonnen@fao.org |
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| Yaoundé (Cameroon) 4-8 December 2000 |
Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Madagascar, Rwanda, Sao Tome & Principe | Mr. A. Haribou FAO Regional Office for Africa Policy Assistance Branch (RAFP) P.O. Box 1628 Accra, Ghana Tel. (00233-21) 664607 Fax.: (00233-21) 668427 email: ali.haribou@fao.org |
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| Lusaka (Zambia) 8-12 January 2001 |
Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Eritrea | Mr. Telahun Makonnen FAO Sub-Regional Office for Southern and East Africa Policy Assistance Unit (SAFP) P.O. Box 3730 Harare, Zimbabwe Tel. (00263-4) 791407 Fax.: (00263-4) 703497 email: telahun.makonnen@fao.org |
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| 3. Schedule of Workshops and Sub-regional
Contact Points Asia and the Pacific |
ASIA and the PACIFIC | ||
| Los Baños (The Philippines) 4-8 December 2000 |
Cambodia, Indonesia, Korea, Korea DPR, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam | Mr. Purushottam Mudbhary FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific Policy Assistance Branch (RAPP) Maliwan Mansion 39 Phra Atit Road Bangkok 10200, Thailand Tel. (0066-2) 281-7844 Fax.: ((0066-2 2800445 email: purushottam.mudbhary@fao.org |
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| Kathmandu (Nepal) 27 November - |
Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka | Mr. Purushottam Mudbhary FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific Policy Assistance Branch (RAPP) Maliwan Mansion 39 Phra Atit Road Bangkok 10200, Thailand Tel. (0066-2) 281-7844 Fax.: (0066-2) 2800445 email: purushottam.mudbhary@fao.org |
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| Apia (Samoa) June 2001 |
Cook Island, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Island, Tonga, Vanuatu, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Niue, Palau | Mr. Francis Mangila FAO Sub-Regional Office for the Pacific Islands Policy Assistance Unit (SAPP) Private Mail Bag Apia, Samoa Tel. (00685) 22127 Fax. (00685) 22126 email: francis.mangila@field.fao.org |
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| 3. Schedule of Workshops and Sub-regional
Contact Points Europe |
EUROPE | ||
| Prague (Czech Republic) 4-8 October 1999 |
Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey | Mr. Marc Duponcel FAO Sub-Regional Office for Central and Eastern Europe Policy Assistance Unit (SEUP) Benczur utca 34 1068 Budapest, Hungary Tel. (0036-1) 4612000 Fax.: (0036-1) 3517029 email: marc.duponcel@fao.org |
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| Prague (Czech Republic) 10-14 January 2000 |
Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia Herzegovina, Croatia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Yugoslavia | Mr. Marc Duponcel FAO Sub-Regional Office for Central and Eastern Europe Policy Assistance Unit (SEUP) Benczur utca 34 1068 Budapest, Hungary Tel. (0036-1) 4612000 Fax.: (0036-1) 3517029 email: marc.duponcel@fao.org |
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| 3. Schedule of Workshops and
Sub-regional Contact Points Latin America and |
LATIN AMERICA and the CARIBBEAN | ||
| Tegucigalpa (Honduras) 7-11 June 1999 |
Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Dominican Republic | Mr. Jan Steverlynck Senior Policy/Programme Officer RLCP- FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean Casilla 10095 Santiago, Chile Tel. (0056-2) 372174 Fax.: (0056-2) 3372101 / 3372102 Email: Jan.Steverlynck@field.fao.org |
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| Santa Cruz (Bolivia) 29 May - 2 June 2000 |
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela | Mr. José Antonio Bueno Tejada Senior Policy/Programme Officer RLCP- FAO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean Casilla 10095 Santiago, Chile Tel. (0056-2) 372174 Fax.: (0056-2) 3372101 / 3372102 Email: JoseAntonio.Bueno@field.fao.org |
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| Kingston (Jamaica) 23-27 October 2000 |
Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, Anguilla, British Virgin Islands; Cayman Islands, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos | Mr. Hesdie Grauwde FAO Sub-Regional Office for the Caribbean Policy Assistance Unit (SLCP) c/o FAO Representation PO Box 631-C Bridgetown, Barbados Tel. (001-246) 4267110 Fax.: (001-246) 4276075 email: hesdie.grauwde@field.fao.org |
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| 3. Schedule of Workshops and
Sub-regional Contact Points Near East |
NEAR EAST | ||
| Cairo (Egypt) 26-30 September 1999 |
Afghanistan, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Libya, Syria, Yemen, Algeria, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia | Mr. Saad Ahmed FAO Regional Office for the Near East Policy Assistance Branch (RNEP) P.O. Box 2223 Cairo, Egypt Tel. (0020-2) 3316000 Fax.: (0020-2) 3495981 / 3373419 email: saad.ahmed@fao.org |
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| Muscat (Oman) 16-20 September 2000 |
Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates | Mr. Saad Ahmed FAO Regional Office for the Near East Policy Assistance Branch (RNEP) P.O. Box 2223 Cairo, Egypt Tel. (0020-2) 3316000 Fax.: (0020-2) 3495981 / 3373419 email: saad.ahmed@fao.org |
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| Technical Reports of Workshops | 4. Technical Reports of Workshops For each workshop, a technical report has been prepared with the following contents: Introduction Trade issues in the sub-region 1) Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) Recommendations AFRICA Dakar (Senegal) Yaoundé (Cameroon) EUROPE Prague (Czech Republic) Prague (Czech Republic) LATIN AMERICA Santa Cruz (Bolivia) NEAR EAST Cairo (Egypt) Muscat (Oman)
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| Contact |
5. Contact Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 00100 Rome, Italy Fax: 39-06-57055107 Official enquiries and official requests for information on the overall programme should be directed to Maria Grazia Quieti Tel: 39 06 57054838
Enquiries and requests for information on the specific workshops should be directed to the Workshop Coordinators/Contact Points. For further technical contacts, please refer to the following list FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL POLICY B. Amouri L. Sonn FOOD STANDARDS (CODEX), FOOD QUALITY AND SAFETY A.W. Randell M.L. Costarrica ANIMAL PRODUCTION AND HEALTH V.R. Welte J. Otte PLANT PRODUCTION AND PROTECTION R. Griffin TRIPS FORESTRY FISHERIES |
