ALCA - FTAA - ZLEA - Special Committees

Participation of Civil Society
	"We recognize and welcome the interests and concerns that different sectors of society have expressed in relation to the FTAA. Business and other sectors of production, labor, environmental and academic groups have been particularly active in this matter. We encourage these and other sectors of civil societies to present their views..."
	Ministers Responsible for Trade in the FTAA participating countries , San José, Costa Rica, March 1998

Committee of Government Representatives on the Participation of Civil Society (SOC)
	Chair: Chile Vice-Chair: Peru Ministerial instructions and TNC directives

	Reports of the SOC to the Trade Negotiations Committee(TNC)


	Report on Best Practices and Illustrative Examples of Consultations with Civil Society at the National/Regional Level

	Press Communiqués


Participation of Civil Society
	Issue Meetings of the SOC with the participation of Hemispheric Civil Society

	Regional Seminars -Andean Community Regional Seminar
	-Summary Report of the North American Regional Seminar

Contributions from Civil Society
Open Invitation to Civil Society in the FTAA Participating Countries to present their written contributions

Contributions Received
Upon receipt, the contributions are forwarded to the indicated FTAA entities and are posted on this Website. They are forwarded to the Ministers through the report of the Committee presented at each FTAA Ministerial meeting.
The contributions are organized by date of Ministerial meeting and by FTAA topic.

IX meeting (Brazil, 2004)	(received between May 2003 and May 2004)	By FTAA issue
VIII meeting (Miami, USA, 2003)	(received between May 2002 and May 2003)	By FTAA issue
VII meeting (Quito, Ecuador 2002)	(received between January 2002 and July 28, 2002)	By FTAA issue
VI meeting (Buenos Aires, Argentina 2001)	(received between 10 April through 20 October, 2000)	By FTAA issue
IV meeting (Toronto, Canada, 1999)	(received between 1 November 1998 through 31 March 1999)