The WTO Agreement on Agriculture: A Commentary
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8.1 The Doha Declaration 8.1 The Doha Declaration
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8.1.1 The Ministerial Declaration 8.1.1 The Ministerial Declaration
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8.1.2 The Start of Negotiations 8.1.2 The Start of Negotiations
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8.1.3 The Harbinson Modalities 8.1.3 The Harbinson Modalities
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8.2 The Cancun Ministerial Conference 8.2 The Cancun Ministerial Conference
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8.2.1 The Joint Text and Other Proposals 8.2.1 The Joint Text and Other Proposals
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8.2.2 The del Castillo Text 8.2.2 The del Castillo Text
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8.2.3 The July Framework 8.2.3 The July Framework
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8.2.4 After the Framework 8.2.4 After the Framework
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8.3 The Hong Kong Ministerial Conference 8.3 The Hong Kong Ministerial Conference
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8.3.1 Getting Ready for Hong Kong 8.3.1 Getting Ready for Hong Kong
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8.3.2 The Hong Kong Ministerial Conference 8.3.2 The Hong Kong Ministerial Conference
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8.3.3 After Hong Kong 8.3.3 After Hong Kong
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8 The Doha Development Agenda
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Published:16 November 2006
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The Doha Declaration
In November 2001, the Fourth Ministerial Conference was held in Doha, Qatar and the resulting declaration launched a new round of multilateral trade negotiations. The Ministerial Declaration was accompanied by a Decision on Implementation-related Issues and Concerns that detailed a number of areas where developing countries were seeking improvements in the existing disciplines. On the Agreement on Agriculture the Implementation Decision, inter alia, urged Members to exercise restraint when challenging measures notified by developing countries as Green Box measures promoting rural development and addressing food security concerns.1
WT/MIN(01)/17, para 2.1. Other matters raised related to the Decision on Net Food-Importing Developing Countries (discussed in Ch 6 above) and the administration of tariff rate quotas.
The Ministerial Declaration
With respect to agriculture, the Doha Declaration built on the work already done but elaborated on the objectives of the negotiations and set a timetable for their conclusion. Paragraphs 13 and 14 of the Declaration provide:2
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