Committee on Agriculture - General Council Overview of WTO Activities (1998) - Report by the Chairman

World Trade Organization G/L/276 20 November 1998 (98-4661) COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE: GENERAL COUNCIL OVERVIEW OF WTO ACTIVITIES (1998) Report by the Chairman The present report by the Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture, Ambassador Nestor Osorio Londoño, is submitted on his own responsibility as agreed by the Committee. _______________ The Committee on Agriculture held four regular meetings in 1998: on 19-20 March, 2526 June, 30 September to 1 October and 17-18 November (Secretariat summary reports of these meetings G/AG/R/13 to 16 refer). In accordance with Article 18.1 of the Agreement on Agriculture, the Committee, at each of its meetings, reviewed progress in the implementation of commitments negotiated under the Uruguay Round reform programme. This review process was undertaken on the basis of notifications submitted by Members in the areas of market access, domestic support and export subsidies and the provisions of the Agreement