ALCA - FTAA - ZLEA Negotiating Group on Agriculture - XXVII Meeting

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September 24, 2003

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FTAA - NEGOTIATING GROUP ON AGRICULTURE

Twenty-Seventh Meeting

Puebla, September 22-24, 2003

PRESS COMMUNIQUE

The Twenty-seventh Meeting of the Negotiating Group on Agriculture (NGAG) took place in Puebla, Mexico from September 22-24, 2003. Delegations from the following countries attended: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, United Status, and Venezuela.

The NGAG agreed on the agenda, which is attached to this press communiqué. All the items on the agenda were covered.

The work of the Group covered: (1) market access issues; (2) sanitary and phytosanitary measures; (3) export subsidies; (4) other practices that distort trade in agricultural products; (5) general provisions to be included in the Chapter on Agriculture; (6) institutional aspects to be included in the Chapter on Agriculture; (7) the Group’s report to the TNC; and (8) consideration of other issues.

The Tripartite Committee presented a report on the status of, and inputs to, the Hemispheric Data Base (HDB), distributed a new version of the HDB-PC CD-ROM, and distributed to the NGAG the tariff rate quota volume information received.

The Group acknowledged receipt of the civil society contributions forwarded by the Committee of Government Representatives on the Participation of Civil Society to the NGAG. The delegations agreed to give all due attention to these contributions.

FTAA – NEGOTIATING GROUP ON AGRICULTURE

Twenty-Seventh Meeting

Puebla, September 22-24, 2003

AGENDA

1. Approval of the Agenda
2. General Issues:

- Report on the XIV TNC meeting
- Report from the last NGMA meeting
- Notification and counter-notification of SPS measures
- Hemispheric Data Base (HDB)
- Contributions forwarded by the Committee of Government Representatives on the Participation of Civil Society
- Status on tariff negotiations

3. Market Access Issues
4. Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
5. Export Subsidies
6. Other practices that distort trade in agricultural products
7. General Provisions to be included in the Chapter on Agriculture
8. Institutional Aspects to be included in the Chapter on Agriculture
9. Finalize Report to the TNC
10. Other Issues:

- Summary Report from the 27th meeting of the NGAG
- List of Tasks

TENTATIVE DISTRIBUTION OF TIME

(Note: the distribution of time among the different agenda items is only notional and will be adjusted according to the progress made during the meeting)

MONDAY 22:

9.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m.

1. Approval of the Agenda

2. General Issues:

- Report on the XIV TNC meeting
- Report from the last NGMA meeting
- Notification and counter-notification of SPS measures
- Hemispheric Data Base (HDB)
- Contributions forwarded by the Committee of Government Representatives on the Participation of Civil Society
- Status on tariff negotiations

3.00 p.m. – 6.00 p.m.

    3. Market Access Issues

TUESDAY 23:

    4. Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures

WEDNESDAY 24:

9.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m.

    Continuation: Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures

3.00 p.m. – 6.00 p.m.

    5. Export Subsidies

THURSDAY 25:

9.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m.

    6. Other practices that distort trade in agricultural products

3.00 p.m. – 6.00 p.m.

    7. General Provisions to be included in the Chapter on Agriculture

    8. Institutional Aspects to be included in the Chapter on Agriculture

    9. Finalize Report to the TNC

FRIDAY 26:

   Continuation: Finalize Report to the TNC

    10. Other Issues:

- Summary Report from the 27th meeting of the NGAG
- List of Tasks


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