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

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June 11, 2003

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Translation: non FTAA Secretariat

FTAA - NEGOTIATING GROUP ON AGRICULTURE

Twenty-Sixth Meeting

Puebla, June 9 - 11, 2003

PRESS COMMUNIQUE

The Twenty-sixth Meeting of the Negotiating Group on Agriculture (NGAG) took place in Puebla, Mexico from June 9-11, 2003. Delegations from the following countries attended: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, and United States.

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) export subsidies; (3) other practices that distort trade in agricultural products, including those which have an equivalent effect to agricultural export subsidies; (4) consideration of other issues; and (5) the Group’s report to the TNC.

The Tripartite Committee presented a report on the status of, and inputs to, the Hemispheric Data Base (HDB), 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.

The Group’s next meeting will be held in Puebla, Mexico and is tentatively scheduled to take place July 28-August 1, 2003.

FTAA – NEGOTIATING GROUP ON AGRICULTURE

Twenty-Sixth Meeting

Puebla, June 9 - 11, 2003

AGENDA

1. Approval of the Agenda
2. General Issues:

- Report from the 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. Export Subsidies
5. Other practices that distort trade in agricultural products, including those which have an equivalent effect to agricultural export subsidies
6. Consideration of other issues
7. Finalize Report to the TNC
8. Other Issues:

- Draft Agenda for the next meeting
- Summary Report from the 26th 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)

SATURDAY 7 AND SUNDAY 8:

- Meetings between delegations concerning tariff discussions

MONDAY 9:

1. Approval of the Agenda

2. General Issues:

- Report from the 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

TUESDAY 10:

4. Export Subsidies

WEDNESDAY 11:

5. Other practices that distort trade in agricultural products, including those which have an equivalent effect to agricultural export subsidies

THURSDAY 12:

6. Consideration of other issues

FRIDAY 13:

7. Finalize Report to the TNC

8. Other Issues:

- Draft Agenda for the next meeting
- Summary Report from the 26th meeting of the NGAG
- List of Tasks


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