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ORGANIZATIONTN/MA/3
22 July 2002
(02-4044)
Negotiating Group on Market Access
PROGRAMME OF MEETINGS FOR THE NEGOTIATIONS ON
MARKET ACCESS FOR NON-AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
Adopted by the Negotiating Group on 19 July 2002
1. The negotiations under this programme of meetings shall be based on paragraph 16 of the
Doha Declaration which reads as follows:
"We agree to negotiations which shall aim, by modalities to be agreed, to reduce or as
appropriate eliminate tariffs, including the reduction or elimination of tariff peaks, high
tariffs, and tariff escalation, as well as non-tariff barriers, in particular on products of exportinterest to developing countries.  Product coverage shall be comprehensive and without a
priori  exclusions.  The negotiations shall take fully into account the special needs and
interests of developing and least-developed country participants, including through less than
full reciprocity in reduction commitments, in accordance with the relevant provisions of
Article XXVIII bis of GATT 1994 and the provisions cited in paragraph 50 below. To this
end, the modalities to be agreed will include appropriate studies and capacity-building
measures to assist least-developed countries to participate effectively in the negotiations."
2. In order to ensure a proper process in the work of the Negotiating Group of Market Access,
the participants will aim at:
• submitting proposals on modalities for market access negotiations by 1 November 2002
being understood that proposals submitted before that date will be welcome and that
proposals submitted until 31 December 2002 will be fully taken into account in a
consolidated overview of proposals to be submitted to participants at the first meeting of
the Group in 2003.
• a common understanding on a possible outline of modalities by the end of March 2003
with a view to reaching an agreement on those modalities by 31 May 2003.
3. The Negotiating Group on Market Access will hold the following meetings in the year 2002:
• 2 August: Consideration of issues relevant to: (a) tariffs on non-agricultural
products; (b) non-tariff barriers on non-agricultural products;
(c) other matters.
• 12-13 September: Continuation of discussions on issues dealt with in August.
• 4-6 November: Consideration of possible modalities for negotiations on market
access (tariff and non-tariff barriers) for non-agricultural products;
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• 2-3 December: Continuation of discussions on issues dealt with in November;
stock-taking of the work in progress; and establishment of the
calendar of meetings up to 31 May 2003.
4. In accordance with paragraph 16 and other relevant provisions of the Doha Ministerial
Declaration, special and differential treatment for developing and least developed countries shall bean integral part of all elements of the negotiations under this Work Programme.
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