A compilation by the WTO Secretariat of all members proposals for how to deal with non-tariff barriers (NTBs) in the non-agricultural market access (NAMA) negotiations.
Joint Statement by Trade Unions from the NAMA11 countries. NAMA11 is a group of developing countries in the WTO who defend industrial development and employment under the non-agricultural market access (NAMA) negotiations.
The U.S. has shown less willingness than other WTO members to change its position on agriculture. Now a complicated web of issues and interests is being spun inside the U.S. that could affect the WTO agriculture negotiations.
In November, the U.S. mid-term elections resulted in a major shift in the Congress. Most notably, the Democrats now control both the House of Representatives and the Senate, and are much more likely to challenge the U.S. Trade Representative.
This paper sets forth the range of WTO issues that could usefully be clarified in a debate on how international trade rules apply to the biofuels sector.
