TABLE OF CONTENTS I. THE PRESIDENT’S TRADE POLICY AGENDA ..............................................................................................1 II. THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION .........................................................................................................1 A. INTRODUCTION .....................................................................................................................................................1 B. THE DOHA DEVELOPMENT AGENDA UNDER THE TRADE NEGOTIATIONS COMMITTEE AND OTHER PRIORITY WTO ACTIVITIES ......................................................................................................................................................2 1. Committee on Agriculture, Special Session .....................................................................................................3 2. Council for Trade in Services, Special Session................................................................................................4 3. Negotiating Group on Non-Agricultural Market Access..................................................................................4 4. Negotiating Group on Rules.............................................................................................................................5 5. Negotiating Group on Trade Facilitation ........................................................................................................7 6. Committee on Trade and Environment, Special Session..................................................................................9 7. Dispute Settlement Body, Special Session......................................................................................................10 8. Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, Special .................................................11 9. Committee on Trade and Development, Special Session ...............................................................................13 C. WORK PROGRAMS ESTABLISHED IN THE DOHA DEVELOPMENT AGENDA...........................................................15 1. Working Group on Trade, Debt, and Finance ...............................................................................................15 2. Working Group on Trade and Transfer of Technology..................................................................................16 3. Work Program on Electronic Commerce.......................................................................................................17 D. GENERAL COUNCIL ACTIVITIES..........................................................................................................................18 E. COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN GOODS ..........................................................................................................................19 1. Committee on Agriculture..............................................................................................................................20 2. Committee on Market Access .........................................................................................................................22 3. Committee on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures.......................................................24 4. Committee on Trade-Related Investment Measures.......................................................................................25 5. Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures.................................................................................27 6. Committee on Customs Valuation..................................................................................................................32 7. Committee on Rules of Origin........................................................................................................................33 8. Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade....................................................................................................35 9. Committee on Antidumping Practices............................................................................................................38 10. Committee on Import Licensing ...................................................................................................................41 11. Committee on Safeguards ............................................................................................................................43 12. Working Party on State Trading Enterprises ...............................................................................................45 F. COUNCIL ON TRADE-RELATED ASPECTS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS .................................................46 G. COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN SERVICES......................................................................................................................50 1. Committee on Trade in Financial Services ....................................................................................................51 2. Working Party on Domestic Regulation.........................................................................................................52 3. Working Party on GATS Rules.......................................................................................................................53 4. Committee on Specific Commitments.............................................................................................................54 H. DISPUTE SETTLEMENT UNDERSTANDING............................................................................................................54 I. TRADE POLICY REVIEW BODY ...........................................................................................................................100 J. OTHER GENERAL COUNCIL BODIES/ACTIVITIES ................................................................................................102 1. Committee on Trade and Environment ........................................................................................................102 2. Committee on Trade and Development........................................................................................................103 3. Committee on Balance-of-Payments Restrictions ........................................................................................105 4. Committee on Budget, Finance and Administration ....................................................................................106 I. 5. Committee on Regional Trade Agreements..................................................................................................107 6. Accessions to the World Trade Organization...............................................................................................108 K. PLURILATERAL AGREEMENTS...........................................................................................................................115 1. Committee on Trade in Civil Aircraft ..........................................................................................................115 2. Committee on Government Procurement.....................................................................................................116 3. Committee of Participants on the Expansion of Trade in Information ........................................................118 III. BILATERAL AND REGIONAL NEGOTIATIONS AND AGREEMENTS..............................................121 A. FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS...............................................................................................................................121 1. Australia.......................................................................................................................................................121 2. Bahrain ........................................................................................................................................................121 3. Central America and the Dominican Republic ............................................................................................122 4. Chile.............................................................................................................................................................125 5. Colombia......................................................................................................................................................127 6. Israel ............................................................................................................................................................128 7. Jordan ..........................................................................................................................................................129 8. Republic of Korea ........................................................................................................................................130 9. Morocco .......................................................................................................................................................131 10. North American Free Trade Agreement.....................................................................................................132 11. Oman..........................................................................................................................................................134 12. Panama ......................................................................................................................................................134 13. Peru............................................................................................................................................................136