Negotiating Group on Rules - Summary Report of the Meeting Held on 16 - 18 October 2002 - Note by the Secretariat

World Trade Organization RESTRICTED TN/RL/M/4 8 November 2002 (02-6149) Negotiating Group on Rules SUMMARY REPORT OF THE MEETING HELD ON 16-18 OCTOBER 2002 Note by the Secretariat The Negotiating Group on Rules held a formal meeting on 16-18 October 2002. A. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA The Group adopted the following agenda: A. Adoption of the Agenda B. Regional Trade Agreements C. Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, including Fisheries Subsidies D. Anti-Dumping E. Other Business - Timing of the submission of papers for consideration at the next formal meeting of the Group regional trade agreements The Chairman noted that the Group had not received any new document since its last meeting in July, and suggested that, as foreshadowed in his fax to delegations, open-ended informal discussions on transparency of regional trade agreements (RTAs) could take place upon conclusion of the formal debate. The Chairman's initiative met with agreement