World Trade Organization

Update on MAI Negotiations

April 30, 1998 | Mark Vallianatos, Friends of the Earth US Update on MAI Negotiations I. OECD Ministerial statement on the MAI II. update on future of negotiations ----------------------------------------------------- I. MINISTERIAL STATEMENT ON THE MULTILATERAL AGREEMENT ON INVESTMENT (MAI)

World Trade Organization and Food Security-What is at Stake

In preparation for the next trade talks, this paper takes a close look at some of the most important key elements at stake for farmers, peasant organizations and civil society. The most prominent areas of direct impact for food security are the upcoming talks on plant patenting and on general agriculture rules.

US Unilateralism: A Threat to Global Sustainability?

More than 200 non-governmental organizations and individuals from dozens of countries around the world signed a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Madeline Albright expressing "concern at the manner in which the United States government is intervening in the domestic affairs of numerous other nations regarding their intellectual property laws".

Free Trade Area of the Americas: Some Implications for Food Security

The Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) is a proposed trade agreement that would link all the states of the Western Hemisphere, except Cuba, by the year 2005.

NAFTA/WTO Conflict in Agricultural Trade

On July 14,1995, the U.S. Trade Representative's office (USTR) requested a dispute resolution panel to hear a complaint under Chapter 20 of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). At issue is whether NAFTA or the World Trade Organization (WTO) rules will pertain in trade disputes over protective measures.

NAFTA, GATT and the World Trade Organization. The Emerging New World Order

Goals For Uruguay Round Agricultural Negotiations

Unapproved draft of IATP's goals for the Uruguay Round negotiations on agricultural.