Committee on Agriculture - Special Session - Summary Report on the Eighth Meeting of the Special Session Held on 28 September 2001 - Note by the Secretariat

World Trade Organization RESTRICTED G/AG/NG/R/8 15 October 2001 (01-5019) Committee on Agriculture Special Session SUMMARY REPORT ON THE EIGHTH MEETING OF THE SPECIAL SESSION HELD ON 28 SEPTEMBER 2001 Note by the Secretariat As agreed by the General Council at its meeting of 7–8 February 2000 the negotiations for continuing the reform process under Article 20 of the Agreement on Agriculture are being conducted in Special Sessions of the Committee on Agriculture (WT/GC/M/53, paragraph 12 refers). The eighth formal meeting took place on 28 September 2001. The meeting was chaired by Ambassador Apiradi Tantraporn (Thailand). The agenda as contained in WTO/AIR/1612 was adopted. item a: Work programme for the second phase of the negotiations Report by the Chairperson In accordance with the agreed arrangements for the second phase of the negotiations (G/AG/NG/7, paragraph 4 refers) the following report was made by the Chairperson on the main features of