The Eighth Meeting of the FTAA Negotiating Group on Agriculture (NGAG), was held in Miami, Florida from July 25-28, 2000. Delegates from the following countries participated: Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, United States, Uruguay and Venezuela.

The NGAG made progress in the discussion of export subsidies, other measures and practices that distort hemispheric trade in agricultural products, and other measures that have an effect equivalent to export subsidies. Likewise, the Group started discussions on sanitary and phytosanitary measures. The relationship between this Group and the FTAA Negotiating Group on Market Access was also part of the debate.

The Ninth Meeting of the NGAG will take place in Miami, from 3-6 October, 2000.

The Agenda of the meeting is attached.

FTAA - NEGOTIATING GROUP ON AGRICULTURE

Eighth Meeting

Miami, July 25-28, 2000

AGENDA

1. Adoption of the Agenda.
2. Report on the Ninth Meeting of the Negotiating Group on Market Access.
3. Relations between NGAG and NGMA.
4. List of Tasks
5. Sanitary and phytosanitary measures.
6. Non-tariff Barriers (NTBs): To include sanitary and phytosanitary measures as well as technical barriers to trade in the notification and counter-notification form.
7. Export subsidies; other measures and practices that distort hemispheric trade in agricultural products, and other measures that have an effect equivalent to export subsidies.
8. Agenda and dates for the next NGAG meeting.
9. Other business.