E. Uruguay Round Agreements:Analysis,Problems,Effects & Proposals for Change

1. General Issues

• Goods Council to consult on EC-ACP waiver request (C.Raghavan) (5 Apr 00)
• Multinational Monitor interview with Martin Khor
• Rethinking liberalisation and reforming the WTO: Martin Khor's Presentation at Davos
  (28 Jan 00)
• Developing countries welcome SUNS CD-ROM (S Singh) (20 Jan 00)
• Uruguay Round - A historical perspective (S Singh) (20 Jan 00)
• Developing countries seek review of S&D implementation (C. Raghavan)
• Initial euphoria over WTO gives way to reality (C. Raghavan)

2. Balance of Payment Measures

• Ruling against India, Brazil raises WTO bias issues(C.Raghavan)
• BOP, a special and differential right in WTO without substance? (C. Raghavan)
• BOP ruling calls into question dispute settlement system (C. Raghavan)
• The diktats in the WTO (B L Das)

3. Subsidies and Countervailing Measures

• US revokes countervailing duties on steel imports from UK, not others (C.Raghavan) (5 Jul 00)
• US farm subsidies favour large corporate farms (C.Raghavan) (8 May 00)
• US-Cairn group alliance against subsidies (Marcela Valente)
• Call for revision of anti-dumping, subsidy rules (C. Raghavan)

4. Anti-dumping

• Abuse of anti-dumping instrument in textiles and clothing sector by EC, US
• US anti-dumping laws - a hurdle to free trade in Americas (G.Gonzalez) 25 April 2001
• The limits of challenges at WTO to anti-dumping (C.Raghavan) (29 Aug 00)
• WTO panel rules against 1916 US anti-dumping law (C.Raghavan) (2 Apr 00)
• US toughens steel protection (Abid Aslam)

5. Agriculture

• Genuine CAP reforms or a three-card game?
• Agri-negotiators reserved on CAP reform, NGOs denounce it
• US dumping agri-commodities, hurting farmers worldwide
• Agriculture reforms without EC input on modalities?
• Critique by BL Das on Chairman's text on agriculture modalities
• NGOs call for rejection of Harbinson paper
• OECD agriculture reform process is like New Year resolutions (C.Raghavan)
• WTO may not have useful role in agriculture, charge NGOs (C.Raghavan)
• Agriculture reform process for disciplining policies of other nations (C.Raghavan)
• Domestic support issue splits 'liberalizer' camp too
• Some suggestions for modalities in agriculture negotiations
  This important new paper by the renowned trade expert Bhagirath Lal Das provides suggestions for developing countries to propose as modalities in the WTO negotiations on agriculture.
• No enthusiasm for radical agricultural reforms (C.Raghavan)
• US unveils its 'mercantilist' reform proposals on agriculture (C.Raghavan)
• Export issues modalities discussed at informal session on agriculture (C.Raghavan) June 2002
• AoA talks won't help farmers, economic development, says study (C.Raghavan)
• Farm-export countries close ranks on multilateral talks (R.Pierri) 5 Sep 2001
• Developing countries clamour for free trade in agriculture (M.Valente) 31 Aug 2001
• Agricultural protectionism hurts environment (M.Osava) 31 Aug 2001
• Agri-talks mark time, for end of peace clause or new round? (C.Raghavan)
• EU promotes restrictive view of TRIPS on access to medicines (C.Raghavan) 29 May 2001
• Agriculture talks focus on tariffs, TRQs, amber box subsidies (C.Raghavan) 27 May 2001
• Work programme for second phase of agriculture talks (C.Raghavan) 23 Mac 2001
• Agriculture Committee discusses reform proposals (C.Raghavan) 25 Mac 2001
• Proposal for negotiating export credit disciplines (C.Raghavan) 23 Mac 2001
• WTO agriculture liberalisation may harm small-scale farmers (G.Mutume) 27 Feb 2001
• Agriculture talks, New Round and continued talks (C.Raghavan) 7 Feb 2001
• EC meets 'third force' in agricultural talks (C.Raghavan) 6 Feb 2001
• Agriculture Committee discusses negotiating proposals (C.Raghavan) 5 Feb 2001
• EC wants others to share its burden of agriculture reforms (C.Raghavan) 22 Nov 2000
• Cereal output down, import bills to rise (C.Raghavan) 14 Nov 2000
• Cairns group proposals for market access (C.Raghavan) 14 Nov 2000
• Cairns Group farmers launch European offensive (C.Capdevila) 16 Oct 2000
• UR reforms imperil food security and sovereignty (S.Singh) (10 Jul 00)
• Agriculture talks must first set right UR inequities (B.L.Das)
• Negotiating without comparable data? (C.Raghavan) (5 Jul 00)
• Agriculture negotiations from mid-2001? (C.Raghavan) (24 Mac 00)
• Rehearsal of tortuous process ahead in agriculture talks (C.Raghavan) (23 Mac 00)
• EC stance on chairmanship snags agricultural talks (C.Raghavan) (20 Mac 00)
• Food security as important as national security (C.Raghavan)
• Agriculture major test of WTO credibility, says Ricupero (C.Raghavan)
• Flood of imports could destroy Indian agriculture (Binu Thomas)
• Agriculture - talks about talks (C.Raghavan) (25 Jun 99)
• Liberalization needs to address socio-economic effects (C.Raghavan)
• Food Security: An important non-trade concern - An informal paper by India
• The AOA: An imbalanced, inequitable agreement (B L Das)
• Proposed specific changes needed in WTO Agriculture Agreement (B L Das)
• Macroeconomic policies that affect the South's agriculture (Martin Khor)
• Agriculture: Shadow-boxing for 2000? (C. Raghavan)
• Agriculture: India for a "market-plus" approach (C. Raghavan)
• The "Big Bang" in agriculture in the WTO (B L Das)
• Unclear text of WTO Agriculture Agreement (B L Das)
• EU wants new round to fend off agriculture? (C. Raghavan)
• CAP reforms will hit South's poor farmers (EUROSTEP)

6. Textiles

• A 'damp squib' EC event for continuance of managed textile trade (C.Raghavan)
• New deadline set for harmonizing rules of origin (C.Raghavan)
• ITCB decries lack of commercially meaningful integration (C.Raghavan) 18 June 2001
• ITCB protests EU moves to use sustainability, social standards (C.Raghavan) 25 April 2001
• Goods Council asked to review US textiles accord implementation (C.Raghavan) 17 April 2001
• EC's snail-pace liberalization of textiles and clothing (C.Raghavan) (26 Jul 00)
• Take concrete steps for meaningful liberalisation, says ITCB (C.Raghavan)
  (18 Jul 00)
• EC's 3rd stage integration of ATC products into GATT (C.Raghavan) (13 Jul 00)
• ITCB members want ATC implementation process improved (S. Singh)
• Turkey's textile/clothing QRs held illegal (C.Raghavan)
• US-Cambodia textile pact abounds in inequity (C. Raghavan)

7. Services

• Back to square one on GATS emergency safeguards (C.Raghavan)
• GATS liberalization may conflict with human rights obligations (C. Raghavan)
• WTO must consider human rights implications of GATS (C. Raghavan)
• GATS talks without mandatory assessment? (C. Raghavan)
• Little progress in GATS bodies (C. Raghavan)
• South has not benefitted from services exports, says new study (C. Raghavan)
• European NGOs call for EU transparency in services trade talks
• The chimeral benefits of market liberalization (C. Patel) July 2002
• US 'leadership' in more mercantilist demands on South (C.Raghavan) July 2002
• No new commitments before GATS problems redressed, says new book (Lean Ka-Min)
• Open letter on EU requests for services liberalization
• US, EC, Canada resist negotiations on BOP provisions (C.Raghavan) April 2002
• GATS Council extends time for safeguards agreement (C.Raghavan) Mar 2002
• GATS may result in irreversible capital account liberalisation (C.Raghavan)
• GATS talks aimed at enabling export of Andersen-style accounting? (C.Raghavan)
• GATS, financial services and rating agencies (C.Raghavan)
• Enron, Argentine shadows over WTO services talks? (C.Raghavan)
• Enron teaches tough lessons for developing world (P.Bidwai)
• Halt GATS talks until independent assessment, says NGO study (C.Raghavan)
• UN services data collection won't help GATS negotiators (C.Raghavan) 1 Sept 2001
• Extend GATS campaign to privatization, bilateral accords (C.Raghavan) 11 Jul 2001
• Revised GATS guidelines attempts to mollify developing world (C.Raghavan) 23 Mac 2001
• Shall vs best endeavour battle over GATS talks guidelines (C.Raghavan) 21 Mac 2001
• 'GATS - fact and fiction', at best a partial truth (C.Raghavan) 20 Mac 2001
• WTO secretariat's revised draft guidelines for GATS talks (C.Raghavan) 20 Mac 2001
• Developing countries turn down guidelines for GATS talks (C.Raghavan) 25 Feb 2001
• Despite GATS data gaps, negotiate commitments, says WTO (C.Raghavan) 18 Dec 2000
• Services talks advancing to negotiations (C.Raghavan) 7 Dec 2000
• India moots GATS guidelines on visas, work permits (C.Raghavan) 5 Dec 2000
• Latin-Asian elements for GATS negotiating guidelines (C.Raghavan) 5 Dec 2000
• Anti-WTO campaign to centre on services (G.Capdevila) 4 Dec 2000
• GATS modalities aimed at leveraging greater coverage (C.Raghavan) 6 Oct 2000
• US: For ambitious GATS talks, but not in air, maritime (C.Raghavan) 6 Oct 2000
• New GATS talks threaten democracy, says new study (C.Raghavan) 5 Oct 2000
• Services data collection won't reflect GATS definition (C.Raghavan) (4 Sep 00)
• To cluster or not to cluster (in GATS) (C.Raghavan) (19 Jul 00)
• GATS negotiations should first reduce current imbalance (B.L.Das) (14 Jul 00)
• 'Road map' for services talks (C. Raghavan)
• Clear North-South divide on services negotiations (C. Raghavan)
• Restoring balance to services (B L Das)
• Close encounters at the WTO (C. Raghavan)
• Malaysia: 51% equity in insurance applies to all firms (Martin Khor)
• Will US campaign-funders sink WTO deal again? (C. Raghavan)
• "Substantial harvest" in financial talks, says WTO head (C. Raghavan)
• Not so foolproof GATS safeguards and prudential rights (C. Raghavan)
• WTO head "facilitating" financial services deal (C. Raghavan)
• US-EC move to open up Asian and Latin American markets (C. Raghavan)
• US wants others to give up needs test in banking (C. Raghavan)
• US to "pry open" financial services markets (C. Raghavan)

8. TRIPS

• Special WTO Session on TRIPS and Drugs
  (1) A TWN Report on what happened at the Special Session TRIPS Council discussion on TRIPS, Medicine Prices and Public Health (20 June)
  (2) TWN's Briefing Paper on TRIPS, Patents and Access to Medicines: Proposals for Clarification and Reform
  (3) Joint NGO Statement on Patents and Medicines: The WTO Must Act Now (19 June)
  (4) Joint Submission by 47 Developing Countries to the TRIPS Council on TRIPS and Public Health (19 June)
  (5) Africa Group statement
  (6) SUNS article: Patents vs public health issue won't go away
  (7) SUNS article: WTO asked to ensure TRIPS doesn't undermine public health
  (8) Update on TRIPS and Public Health talks (25 July)
  (9) Africa Group statement at informal session on TRIPS and Public Health (25 July)
  
  
• WIPO Beijing summit draft becoming controversial (C.Raghavan)
• Developing countries criticize attempts to limit scope of diseases in TRIPS para 6 talks
• US holds up decision on implementing Doha health declaration (C.Raghavan)
• TRIPS consultations on implementing para 6 on public health recessed (C.Raghavan)
• African Group statement on TRIPS and public health
• South, including LDCs, don't need restrictive TRIPS decisions (C.Raghavan)
• Rigged rules (Oxfam)
• NGOs urge India to take lead, reject UPOV (K.Raja)
• Patents no longer efficient for biomedical research (C.Raghavan)
• TRIPS consultations on implementing Doha recessed (C.Raghavan)
• Why the TRIPS and public health talks at WTO broke down (J. Love)
• South, including LDCs, don't need restrictive TRIPS decisions (C.Raghavan)
• Implementing Doha health declaration or playing a con game? (C.Raghavan)
• Differences unresolved on implementing TRIPS and public health (C.Raghavan)
• Retrogression on implementing Doha public health declaration? (C.Raghavan)
• Talks continue on key issues to impelment Doha health declaration (C.Raghavan)
• TRIPS talks on implementing Doha run into more problems (C.Raghavan)
• US pressures SSA capitals on TRIPS and Public Health (C.Raghavan)
• Warning over patent-harmonization approach at WIPO
• No progress on TRIPS and public health at WTO
• IPRs costly for Third World, don't help reduce poverty (C.Raghavan)
• IPRs may need 're-scrutiny', says UK minister (C.Oh)
• IPRs costly for Third World, don't help reduce poverty (C.Raghavan)
• WIPO moves towards 'world' patent system (GRAIN)
• US pushes moratorium proposal on TRIPS and public health (C.Raghavan) June 2002
• IPRs, TRIPS hamper R&D, technology transfer to South (C.Raghavan)
• "The problem with para 6" (C.Oh)
• Zimbabwe overrides patent protection on HIV/AIDS drugs (K. Raja)
• 'One-size' patent regime does not fit all (M.Khor) March 2002
• Expeditious, permanent solution sought on public health and TRIPS (C.Raghavan) Mar 2002
• Provide exception to patent rights for exports of medicines and medical technologies to address public health needs
• South's no to restrictive, public health Doha declaration (C.Raghavan) 21 Sept 2001
• NGOs accuse rich nations over TRIPS and public health (K.Raja) 20 Sept 2001
• US-led hardcore resists easing TRIPS for public health (C.Raghavan) 18 Sept 2001
• NGOs urge support for pro-public health interpretation of TRIPS (K.Raja) 19 Sept 2001
• Developing country proposals for Ministerial Declaration on TRIPS (C.Raghavan) 19 Sept 2001
• Update on TRIPS Council Special Discussion on Access to Medicines (19 Sept) and TRIPS informal meeting (20 Sept)
• NGOs call for fundamental 'rethinking' of TRIPS in WTO (C.Raghavan) 17 Sept 2001
• Ever rising high drug prices not needed for R&D, says new report (TWN)
• Rethinking TRIPS in the WTO - NGO statement
• Rights jurists for sui generis systems on pharmaceutical IPRs (C.Raghavan) 8 Aug 2001
• Ensure more definitive rendering of TRIPS exceptions, say jurists (C.Raghavan) 8 Aug 2001
• US, Swiss take hardline on TRIPS, public health and Doha (C.Raghavan)
• Proposals for decisions on TRIPS and public health at Doha (C.Raghavan)
• UN report sees green light for generic AIDS drugs (C.Raghavan)
• Update on TRIPS and public health discussions (25 July 2001)
• Africa group statement at informal session on TRIPS and public health (25 July 2001)
• GC chair to hold consultations on wide range of TRIPS issues (C.Raghavan) 4 July 2001
• US beats a (tactical) retreat over Brazil's patent law (C.Raghavan) 25 June 2001
• US to withdraw TRIPS dispute against Brazil (C.Raghavan) 25 June 2001
• TRIPS-health talks to continue, in structured, systematic way (C.Raghavan) 22 June 2001
• NGOs demand 'pro-public health' intepretation of TRIPS (C.Raghavan) 19 June 2001
• Patents and the high cost of medicines (M.Khor)
• WTO debates patents and drugs issue (M.Khor)
• Patents vs public health issue won't go away (C.Raghavan) 21 June 2001
• WTO asked to ensure TRIPS doesn't undermine public health (C.Raghavan) 20 June 2001
• WTO Secretariat explains its TRIPS 'negotiating history' (M. Khor & C.Raghavan) 11 June 2001
• EU for 'differential' pricing over compulsory licensing (C.Raghavan) 31 May 2001
• Doha ministerial to be asked to address TRIPS and Health Care (C.Raghavan) 2 May 2001
• Pharmaceuticals beat a tactical retreat (C.Raghavan) 20 Apr 2001
• WTO to discuss TRIPS, health and affordable medicines (C.Raghavan) 5 Apr 2001
• Africa wants special TRIPS council meet on patents and drugs (C.Raghavan) 4 Apr 2001
• TRIPS agreement and the WTO's crisis of legitimacy (M.Khor ) 30 Mac 2001
• Squaring the circle - public health vs TRIPS monopolies (C.Raghavan) 29 Mac 2001
• India: Government rebuts drug-piracy charge (R.Devraj) 11 Mac 2001
• TRIPS no obstacle to drugs for poor, claims Claire Short (C.Raghavan) 23 Oct 2000
• NGOs call for changes in TRIPS agreement (Lean Ka-Min) 16 Oct 2000
• Andean pact's new IPR regime shaped in US interests? (C.Raghavan) 8 Oct 2000
• Patented genes like bonded labour? (C.Raghavan) 4 Oct 2000
• India, Kenya papers and presentations on TRIPS (C.Raghavan) 3 Oct 2000
• TRIPS review debate getting to fundamentals (C.Raghavan) 30 Sept 2000
• TRIPS regime at odds with human rights law, says UN body (S.Singh) (28 Aug 00)
• NGOs tell Clinton their concerns over his stance on TRIPS (C.Raghavan) (12 Jul 00)
• Drug copying, no; South place names and biodiversity, yes (C.Raghavan) (30 Jun 00)
• Call for expanding geographical origin IPR protection (C.Raghavan) (21 Mac 00)
• 10 questions on TRIPS, technology transfer and biodiversity (TWN Briefing)
• Why patents on lifeforms and living processes should be rejected from TRIPS - Scientific briefing on TRIPS Art. 27.3b (UPDATED)(Dr Mae-Wan Ho and Dr Terje Traavik)
• Patents on life-forms should be re-examined, says India (S Singh)
• Changes sought in TRIPS, some now, others by end 2000 (C.Raghavan)
• "Go slow" on TRIPS 27.3 review, advises new study (S. Singh)
• Joint NGO statement of support for the Africa Group proposals on reviewing the WTO TRIPS agreement (Art. 27.3b)
• Africans propose comprehensive changes in TRIPS (C.Raghavan) (12 Aug 99)
• South's strategies for TRIPS reviews, negotiations (Part 2)(Carlos Correa)
• Developing countries and the TRIPS agreement (Part 1)(Carlos Correa)
• TRIPS will push healthcare beyond poor (Muddassir Rizvi)
• UNDP advocates comprehensive review of TRIPS (C.Raghavan)
• WIPO to make industrial design registration easier (C.Raghavan)
• US assailed for "piracy" of Cuban trademarks (C.Raghavan)
• Implementing TRIPS in developing countries (Carlos Correa)
• The Thammasat Declaration
• US tries to block Thai moves on traditional knowledge (C. Raghavan)

9. TRIMs

• TRIMs extension, EC-ACP waiver requests before Goods Council (C.Raghavan) 14 Mac 2001
• Consultations on TRIMS deadlines, review, to continue (C.Raghavan) (5 Apr 00)
• TRIMs review, extensions before goods committee(C.Raghavan) (21 Jan 00)