Dispute Settlement Body - Special Session - Report by the Chairman, Ambassador Ronald Saborío Soto, to the Trade Negotiations Committee
- The Chairman
- 2008/07/25
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World Trade
Organization TN/DS/22
18 July 2008 (08-3491) Dispute Settlement Body
Special Session
Special session of the Dispute settlement body
Report by the Chairman, Ambassador Ronald Saborío Soto,
to the Trade Negotiations Committee
To further advance towards a rapid conclusion of the negotiations as mandated by Ministers, I have continued to hold substantive consultations in various formats since my last written reports, focussing on draft legal text on all issues before us. To ensure continued transparency and inclusiveness, each week of consultations was concluded with an informal meeting of the DSB Special Session, in order to report to the entire Membership on progress and to discuss future work.
The negotiations have continued to be based on Member-driven efforts. Members and groups of Members have engaged in an earnest exercise to review and revise their proposals in light of comments received from other participants. Signs of flexibility fro