The fourth WTO Ministerial Conference

[Henk Elegeert]

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The fourth WTO Ministerial Conference
The fourth WTO Ministerial Conference is being held in Doha, Qatar from
9 to 13 November 2001.

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Meeting summaries

- Summary of 12 November meetings
http://www-chil.wto-ministerial.org/english/thewto_e/minist_e/min01_e/min01_12nov_e.htm

- Summary of 11 November meetings
http://www-chil.wto-ministerial.org/english/thewto_e/minist_e/min01_e/min01_11nov_e.htm

- Summary of 10 November meetings
http://www-chil.wto-ministerial.org/english/thewto_e/minist_e/min01_e/min01_10nov_e.htm


Latest news

- WTO Ministerial Conference approves accession of Chinese Taipei
http://www-chil.wto-ministerial.org/english/news_e/pres01_e/pr253_e.htm

- Agencies to boost developing countries' participation in setting food
safety and related norms
http://www-chil.wto-ministerial.org/english/news_e/pres01_e/pr254_e.htm

- Other Doha news items
http://www-chil.wto-ministerial.org/english/thewto_e/minist_e/min01_e/min01_news_e.htm

Background material

- Briefing notes on the ministerial and the main issues
http://www-chil.wto-ministerial.org/english/thewto_e/minist_e/min01_e/brief_e/brief00_e.htm

- Resource booklet: “The WTO ... Why It Matters” (pdf format, 96 pages,
420KB)
http://www-chil.wto-ministerial.org/english/thewto_e/minist_e/min01_e/wto_matters_e.pdf

- New brochure: “Capacity building and development” (pdf format, 19
pages, 202KB)
http://www-chil.wto-ministerial.org/english/thewto_e/minist_e/min01_e/capbuilddev_e.pdf

Statements

- Statements from member countries
http://www-chil.wto-ministerial.org/english/thewto_e/minist_e/min01_e/min01_statements_e.htm

- Statements from observer countries and observer organizations
http://www-chil.wto-ministerial.org/english/thewto_e/minist_e/min01_e/min01_observer_e.htm


Inaugural session, Friday 9 November

Official ministerial documents

- Proposed order of business  (MS Word format, 2 pages, 34KB)  Note: the
webcasting page will be regularly updated to reflect any changes in the
programme.
http://www-chil.wto-ministerial.org/english/thewto_e/minist_e/min01_e/pob_rev1_e.doc

- Tentative list of participants  (MS Word format, 3 pages, 43KB)
http://www-chil.wto-ministerial.org/english/thewto_e/minist_e/min01_e/participants_e.doc

-  Members' proposals and related documents
http://www-chil.wto-ministerial.org/english/thewto_e/minist_e/min01_e/min01_proposals_e.htm

The preparations
Preparations for the fourth Ministerial Conference.

The mandate

The Ministerial Conference is the topmost body of the WTO under the
governance structure set up by the “Agreement establishing the WTO”.

- Summary of the Agreement establishing the WTO
http://www.wto.org/english/docs_e/legal_e/ursum_e.htm#Agreement

- Download the legal text of the Agreement establishing the WTO
http://www.wto.org/english/docs_e/legal_e/final_e.htm
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