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FTAA.tci/com/08
December 2, 2002

Original: Spanish
Translation: FTAA Secretariat

FTAA - TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ON INSTITUTIONAL ISSUES

Eighth Meeting

Panama, November 21-22, 2002

PRESS COMMUNIQUE

The Eighth Meeting of the Technical Committee on Institutional Issues (TCI) was held from 21 to 22 November in Panama. In attendance were representatives from the following 19 countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, the United States, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

The TCI approved the Agenda, attached hereto, and covered all of the items therein.

The TCI summarized the results of the Quito Ministerial meeting while noting the extensive discussions, during the Ministerial meeting, on the participation of civil society, improvement of communication channels, and the importance of maintaining free-flowing dialogue with civil society and other FTAA entities for the purpose of exchanging information and ideas on the ideal ways of reaching the established objectives.

The TCI agreed on the Work Plan that includes treating the various issues it has been mandated with and treat these on specific dates so as to have a new text on general or institutional issues before the Fourteenth Meeting of the TNC.

The TCI took note of, discussed, and expressed its appreciation for the contributions received from civil society.


FTAA - TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ON INSTITUTIONAL ISSUES

Eighth Meeting

Panama, November 21-22, 2002

AGENDA 

1. Approval of the agenda

2. Report from the Chair on the Quito Ministerial

3. Discussion of the proposed Work Program

4. Relation to other FTAA entities

5. Discussion of the draft text on general and institutional issues of the FTAA

Preamble to the FTAA Agreement
General Articles of the FTAA Agreement

• Article 1: Purposes
• Article 2: Objectives
• Article 3: Principles
• Article 4: Application and Scope of Coverage/of Obligations

6. Structure of the Agreement

• Study prepared by the Tripartite Committee on the institutional structures of selected Secretariats

7. Civil society contributions

8. Other business

 
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