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FTAA.ngadcv/com/11
July 17, 2001
Original: Spanish
Translation: FTAA Secretariat
FTAA – NEGOTIATING GROUP ON SUBSIDIES, ANTIDUMPING AND COUNTERVAILING DUTIES
Eleventh Meeting
Panama, July 9-11, 2001
PRESS COMMUNIQUÉ
- The Eleventh Meeting of the Negotiating Group on Subsidies, Antidumping and Countervailing Duties (NGADCV) was held in Panama from July 9-11, 2001. Representatives of 19 countries of the Hemisphere were in attendance:
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Argentina |
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El Salvador |
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Bahamas |
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Guatemala |
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Bolivia |
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Honduras |
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Brasil |
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Mexico |
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Canada |
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Panama |
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Chile |
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Peru |
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Colombia |
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Trinidad and Tobago |
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Costa Rica |
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United States |
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Dominican Republic |
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Uruguay |
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Ecuador |
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The deliberations followed the agenda:
- Identification of options for deepening disciplines on subsidies
- Draft consolidated text on Subsidies, Antidumping and Countervailing Duties
Articles 1-4: General Provisions; Determination of the Existence of Dumping;
Determination of the Existence of Injury; and, Definition of Domestic Industry
- Identification, based on the Study on the Interaction Between Trade and Competition Policies, of any areas that may merit further consideration by the TNC
- Other business
The next meeting of the Negotiating Group on Subsidies, Antidumping and Countervailing Duties will be held from September 3-5, de 2001.
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