Ministerial Conference Sample Clauses

Ministerial Conference. The term ‘‘Ministerial Conference’’ means the Ministerial Conference established under paragraph 1 of Article IV of the WTO Agree- ment.
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Ministerial Conference. During the Hong Kong Ministerial Conference, the following declarations were made under Services: S Under Mode 1 commitments were made at existing levels of market access on a non- discriminatory basis on areas of interest to the Member countries S Under Mode 2 commitments were made at existing levels of market access on a non- discriminatory basis in areas of interest to Member countries and on Mode 2 where commitments on Mode 1 exist. S Under Mode 3 commitments were made on enhanced levels of foreign equity participation, removal or substantial reduction of Economic Needs Tests (ENTs), and allowing greater flexibility on the types of legal entity permitted. S Under Mode 4 commitments were made on new or improved commitments on the categories of Contractual Services Supplier, Independent Professionals and Others delinked from commercial presence and new or improved commitments on the categories of Intra- corporate Transferees and Business Visitors S Under the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) exemptions, commitments were made on the removal and substantial reduction of exemption from MFN treatment and clarification of remaining MFN exemptions in terms of scope of application and duration S Under the scheduling of commitments, declarations we made on ensuring clarity, and certainty in scheduling of commitments and ensuring that scheduling of any ENTs is according to the scheduling guidelines. Certain timelines were then put into place including: S Enabling any outstanding initial offers to be submitted as soon as possible S Submission of plurilateral requests by 28th February 2006 or as soon as possible S Mechanisms for according special priority to sectors and modes of supply of interest to LDCs before 31st July 2006 S Second round of revised offers to be submitted by 31st July 2006 S Final draft schedules of commitments shall be submitted by 31st October 2006 S Development dimensions which included flexibility for individual developing countries, in regard to the size of their economies and the implementation of LCD modalities. The Hong Kong Ministerial meeting injected momentum into the negotiations and as a result 22 collective requests were made under the plurilateral approach as the bilateral process continued alongside the plurilateral process. The lack of progress was linked to lack of progress in the Non Agricultural Market Access (NAMA) and Agriculture processes and the talks were suspended before the deadline for a second round of offers on 31st July 2...
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Ministerial Conference. Ministerial Conference. Fourth Session. Doha, November 9–14. Geneva: WTO. Available at: xxxx://xxx. xxx.xxx/xxxxxxx/xxxxxx_x/xxxxxx_x/xxx00_x/xxxxxxx_xxxxx_x.xxx [Accessed January 16, 2006].
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Ministerial Conference. The highest decision-making body of the WTO is the Ministerial Conference. • Normally meets every two years. • All members of the WTO come together . (Countries and Customs unions ). • The Ministerial Conference discusses and take decisions on all matters under multilateral trade agreements. • Last Ministerial conference : Buenos Aires in December, 2017 • Doha Development Agenda : The WTO started the recent round of negotiations, the Doha Development Round, at the fourth ministerial conference in Doha, Qatar in November 2001. • Focus more on globalization. • Discuss and make policies on slashing barriers and subsidies in farming. REGISTER FOR OLIVEBOARD’s FREE ALL INDIA MOCK TEST FOR NABARD GRADE A 2018 :
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Ministerial Conference. The text for the proposed Article 29bis takes into account the objectives of the requirement as well as the questions, comments and concerns raised by various Members in the negotiations so far. Proposed Article 29bis in the TRIPS Agreement
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Ministerial Conference. 1. The Ministerial Conference shall consist of national delegations from each Contracting Party, each led by a Minister authorised to represent that Contracting Party.
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Related to Ministerial Conference

  • Informal Conference Prior to the filing of a grievance, in an effort to resolve the issue(s), the grievant shall make reasonable attempts to initiate / discuss or an attempt to initiate / discuss the issue(s) informally with the grievant’s Principal or Supervisor.

  • SPECIAL CONFERENCES For the discussion of important matters (not grievances) special conferences may be arranged at a mutually satisfactory time between the Association and the Employer representative(s) within ten (10) regularly scheduled working days after request of either party, subject to the following conditions:

  • Professional Conferences Professional conferences are those conferences sponsored by educational organizations, institutions of higher learning, and government and industry concerning teaching, learning and educational research. Requests for attendance are submitted through the appropriate Xxxx, Director, or Supervisor, and forwarded to the President/Superintendent for approval at his/her sole discretion. A follow-up report of the conference shall be submitted to the appropriate Supervisor.

  • PRE-JOB CONFERENCE Section 1. Upon written request by either Party, a pre-job conference will be held prior to the time the Employees of such Employer begin work on the project.

  • Evaluation Conference The final evaluation conference shall occur not later than the end of the fall term. The purpose of the final evaluation conference is to discuss with the probationary employee the results of the evaluation and announce the team's recommendation. The evaluation team shall determine what additional evaluation activity shall occur during the spring term. If the team recommends that the District not employ the professor for the following year, no evaluation activities in the spring are necessary.

  • Meetings and Conferences ‌ From time to time the Government may require attendance at Government conferences and meetings at no additional cost to the Government.

  • PRE-BID CONFERENCE A required pre-bid conference is held for vendors planning to submit proposals. The conference agenda items include the following:  Bid packet terms and conditions.  Line item specification review.  Scope of work.  Delivery parameters.  Award criteria.  Addendums.  Proposal response requirements.  Questions and answers.

  • Parent Conferences A. 1. Elementary and exceptional education schools shall be dismissed early a minimum of four (4) half days during the school year to grant teachers time for parent-teacher conferences.

  • Preconstruction Conference Prior to, or concurrent with, the issuance of the Notice to Proceed with Construction, a conference will be convened for attendance by the Owner, Contractor, A/E and appropriate Subcontractors. The purpose of the conference is to establish a working understanding among the parties as to the Work, the operational conditions at the Project Site, and general administration of the Project. Topics include communications, schedules, procedures for handling Shop Drawings and other submittals, processing Applications for Payment, maintaining required records and all other matters of importance to the administration of the Project and effective communications between the project team members.

  • Parent-Teacher Conferences A. Unit member shall be available at mutually arranged times during the regular school day to confer with parents regarding learning difficulties, student progress and/or behavioral problems a student may be experiencing. Unit members are encouraged to arrange a meeting or conference with parents before or after the regular school day if both time and place are mutually agreeable.

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