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Number 20 20th December 2002

• WIPO COMMITTEE CONTINUES DISCUSSIONS ON LEGAL PROTECTION FOR TK
• EU MINISTERS AGONISE OVER FISHING QUOTAS AND DISCUSS AG PROPOSAL
• In Brief
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• In Brief
• Events
• Events
• Resources
• Resources

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Number 19 11th December 2002

• INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AMONG KEY ISSUES AS WTO DEADLINES LOOM
• DEVELOPING COUNTRIES RAISE BIODIVERSITY CONCERNS IN WIPO
• TRADE ISSUES SPILLING OVER INTO WETLAND NEGOTIATIONS
• In Brief
• In Brief
• In Brief
• Events
• Events
• Resources
• Resources

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Number 18 21st November 2002

• CITES ASSUMES NEW ROLE IN REGULATING TRADE IN ECONOMICALLY VALUABLE SPECIES
• TRADE, ENVIRONMENT OFFICIALS PROGRESS ON MEA-WTO LINKS
• TROPICAL TIMBER ORGANISATION NARROWS GAP ON TIMBER CERTIFICATION
• In Brief
• In Brief
• In Brief
• Events
• Events
• Resources
• Resources

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Number 17 7th November 2002

• CITES AT A CROSSROAD - ELEPHANTS, WHALES AND STRICTER DOMESTIC MEASURES
• CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS SCRUTINISE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROVISIONS IN FTAA TEXT
• US SIDES WITH DEVELOPING COUNTRIES IN RESISTING ADDITIONAL CLIMATE COMMITMENTS
• Events
• In Brief
• In Brief
• Events
• Events
• Resources
• Resources

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Number 16 24th October 2002

• CITES FACES NEW CHALLENGES AS IT CONSIDERS HEAVILY TRADED COMMODITIES
• TOP-DOWN OR BOTTOM-UP? MEMBERS DELIBERATE HOW TO ADDRESS WTO-MEA RELATIONSHIP
• EU AGRICULTURE MINISTERS FAIL TO FINALISE GMO RULES
• WTO STALEMATE PERSISTS OVER DEVELOPING COUNTRY IMPORTS OF GENERICS
• In Brief
• In Brief
• Events
• Events
• Resources
• Resources

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Number 15 10th October 2002

• Developing Countries Wary Of Additional Commitments In WIPO
• EU Snagged By WWF Criticism Of Fisheries Agreement With Angola
• GMO Update: Southern Africa; EU Regulations
• In Brief
• In Brief
• Events
• Events
• Resources
• Resources

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Number 14 26th September 2002

• Summit Outcomes Cited As Impetus For Progress In TRIPs Discussions
• UK Commission Cautions Developing Countries Against Strong IPR Regimes
• WTO Members Split On Future Of 'Green Box'
• In Brief
• In Brief
• Events
• Events
• Resources
• Resources

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Number 13 11th July 2002

• TRIPs Council Split Over Role Of Intellectual Property To Prevent 'Biopiracy'
• Pressure To Label GM Food Mounts In EU And US
• Japan Questions Negative Impact Of Fisheries Subsidies At WTO
• In Brief
• In Brief
• Events
• Events
• Resources
• Resources

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Number 12 27th June 2002

• WIPO Committee: Countries Divided On Need For And Scope Of Legal System To Protect TK
• WTO Environment Committee Stalls On MEA Observership, TRIPs-CBD
• European Regulations On Cosmetics And GMOs Under Scrutiny At WTO
• Civil Society Groups Stress Primacy Of Food Sovereignty Over Trade At Food Summit
• In Brief
• In Brief
• Events
• Events
• Resources
• Resources

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Number 11 13th June 2002

• WSSD PrepCom Fails On Trade, Some Progress On Fisheries And MEAs
• Indigenous Whaling Quotas - An Ongoing Battle
• WTO Environment Committee Focuses On MEA-WTO Relationship
• In Brief
• In Brief
• Events
• Events
• Resources
• Resources

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Number 9 16th May 2002

• 'Friends Of Fish' Call For Reducing Harmful Subsidies
• 'Friends Of Fish' Call For Reducing Harmful Subsidies
• WTO Members Comment On Indigenous Amicus Brief In Lumber Dispute
• Discussions On Biotech Labelling At Codex Move Ahead At A Snail's Pace
• In Brief
• In Brief
• Events
• Events
• Resources
• Resources

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Number 8 2nd May 2002

• COP-6 Adopts Guiding Principles On Alien Species
• Codex Committee Moves Forward On Risk Analysis Standard
• Little Movement On Labelling At ICCP-3
• In Brief
• In Brief
• Events
• Events
• Resources
• Resources

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Number 7 18th April 2002

• CBD Working Group Adopts Guidelines On Access To Genetic Resources
• PrepCom III Fails To Agree On Draft Text For WSSD
• China, Philippines Move Ahead On Biotech Regulation
• Mexican GM Maize Study Questioned
• In Brief
• In Brief
• Events
• Events
• Resources
• Resources

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Number 6 4th April 2002

• Note to Subscribers
• Traditional Knowledge And Biodiversity Under Discussion At WTO And CBD
• WTO Environment Committee Begins To Tackle Doha Environment Mandate
• WSSD Preparations Continue At Prepcom III And The CBD
• CBD To Assess, WTO To Expand Farm Trade Liberalisation
• CBD And UNFF Consider Certification As A Tool For Sustainable Forestry
• Biotech Labelling Contentious At The WTO And ICCP
• Events
• Events
• Resources
• Resources

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Number 5 21st March 2002

• EU, China Biotech Regulations Under Microscope At WTO
• Codex Adopts Biotech Food Standards; ICPM Sets Up Working Group On LMOs
• UN Forest Forum: Delegates Discuss Trade And Certification
• Little Headway On Traditional Knowledge And Biodiversity At TRIPs Council
• CITES Eases Trade Restrictions After Parties Pledge to Improve Wildlife Management
• In Brief
• In Brief
• Events
• Events
• Resources
• Resources

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Number 4 7th March 2002

• Will The EU Ban On Genetically Modified Organisms Stand?
• New EU Food Safety Law Elaborates Precautionary Principle
• Members Divided Over Fisheries Subsidies
• In Brief
• In Brief
• Events
• Events
• Resources
• Resources

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Number 3 21st February 2002

• NGOs Concerned About Trade-Bias In WSSD Preparatory Process
• Misappropriation of Traditional Knowledge Discussed at CBD Working Group
• Government Panel To Review Brazil's GMO Policy
• US Climate Policy Met With Disappointment
• In Brief
• In Brief
• Events
• Events
• Resources
• Resources

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Number 2 7th February 2002

• WTO Trade Negotiations Committee Agrees On Procedures For Trade Talks
• Members Split On 'Development Box' In Agriculture
• European Commission Not To Force Biotech Issue At EU Summit
• Activists Call For A Treaty To Share The Genetic Commons
• Trade Features In Discussions At WSSD Prep Meeting
• In Brief
• In Brief
• Events
• Events
• Resources
• Resources

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Number 1 24th January 2002

• US Pressures WTO Members On GMOs
• Croatia Likely To Ban GMO Food Despite US Opposition
• Canadian Organic Farmers To Sue Monsanto And Aventis
• Brazil Wins Premium By Producing GM-Free Corn
• EU Considers New Fisheries Policy
• In Brief
• In Brief
• Events
• Events
• Resources
• Resources

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