The Trade Negotiations Committee (TNC) operates under the authority of the General Council.

It was set up by the Doha Declaration, which in turn assigned it to create subsidiary negotiating bodies to handle individual negotiating subjects. The chairman is Mr Pascal Lamy.

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News of the Trade Negotiations Committee    back to top

• 19 October 2005: Lamy: “We need to act now”
  > Report
• 13 October 2005: Lamy says the engines of negotiations are “buzzing” again
  > Statement
• 14 September 2005: Lamy opens “new phase” in trade talks
  > Statement by the TNC Chairman
• 28 July 2005: Farm talks chairperson reports to Trade Negotiations Committee
  > News item
• 28 July 2005: TNC chairperson Supachai reports to General Council
  > More
• 26 May 2005: Dr. Supachai's report to the General Council
  > Statement

> More news of the TNC

 
Mandate    back to top

“The overall conduct of the negotiations shall be supervised by a Trade Negotiations Committee under the authority of the General Council. The Trade Negotiations Committee shall hold its first meeting not later than 31 January 2002. It shall establish appropriate negotiating mechanisms as required and supervise the progress of the negotiations.”

from the Doha Declaration, paragraph 46

 
Documents    back to top

THE DOHA TEXTS

> Ministerial Declaration > Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and public health > Implementation-related issues and concerns — Decision > Subsidies — procedures for extensions under Article 27.4 (of the Subsidies and Countervailing Measures Agreement) for certain developing country members > Decision on waiver for EU-ACP Partnership Agreement > Decision on EU transitional regime for banana imports

BOOKS

> Doha Declarations