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DOHA DEVELOPMENT AGENDA: DOHA WORK PROGRAMME

The July 2004 package

After the September 2003 Cancún Ministerial Conference ended in deadlock, WTO members in Geneva began efforts to put the negotiations and the rest of the work programme back on track. Work intensified in the first half of 2004, with the new target date of reaching agreement on a package of framework agreements by the end of July, in effect Friday 30 July. The first draft of the “July package” was circulated on 16 July, and members started negotiating intensively in various formats in the fortnight beginning 19 July.

See also:
> Explanation of issues in Cancún
> The Cancún Ministerial Conference
> Doha Development Agenda
> Minutes of the 27 July — 1 August General Council meeting
> Hong Kong Ministerial Conference

News   back to top

• 1 August 2004: Text of the ‘July package’ — the General Council’s post-Cancún decision
   
• 31 July 2004: Round-the-clock meetings produce ‘historic’ breakthrough
      
• 30 July 2004: Members comment on new draft as chair warns of overload
    
• 30 July 2004: Second draft of post-Cancún decision for the General Council
    
• 29 July 2004: Supachai welcomes input from the Five as a key first step
    
• 28 July 2004: Chairs report progress as hours tick by
    
• 23 July 2004: Brief report on on-going work, with revised text planned by Wednesday
    
• 19-20 July 2004: First draft discussed as chairs warn of 30 July ‘drop dead’ deadline
    
• 19 July 2004: News item and press release: Supachai urges members to reach agreement as talks start on first draft Doha Agenda text
    
• 16 July 2004: First draft of post-Cancún decision for the General Council

The issues explained   back to top

• Cancún briefing notes
• Agriculture
• Cotton
• Non-agricultural market access
• Services
• Development
• Trade facilitation

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