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Pascal Lamy
Informe del Presidente del Comité de Negociaciones Comerciales
Thank you Mr. Chairman.
In my report to the General Council in December, I suggested that we
were getting closer to achieving the major goal we all share —
establishing modalities in Agriculture and NAMA. Today, I would like to
report that the political conditions for reaching a deal on the
modalities have clearly improved. We know that the task ahead of us is a
big one, and that the time available for it is tight, but we have never
been nearer to achieving it. We are, I believe, on the last lap and we
have now started the final sprint towards establishing modalities.
Since my last report, the TNC has held one informal meeting on 31
January. The purpose of this meeting was to take a look at where we are
in the negotiations and to provide clarity on the next steps. My remarks
at that meeting were made available to delegations in document
JOB(08)/2, but today I would like to reiterate some of the points I made
then.
From the discussion at our meeting, I think we are clearer about the
process ahead. This week, the Chairs of Agriculture and NAMA will
circulate comprehensive revised modality texts, building on the
discussions which have taken place since their first versions. After a
brief pause to allow delegations to reflect on the texts and to consult
their capitals, the texts will go back to the two Negotiating Groups for
consideration in the multilateral forum, as is our normal practice. How
long that will need to take should become clearer when they table their
texts, and it will also depend on the level of engagement participants
show in the Negotiating Groups.
The decisive step in the process of establishing modalities will involve
a cross-cutting discussion — a negotiation across both texts. As I
outlined last year, this horizontal process would start at Senior
Official level, with any Ministerial involvement which may be needed
taking place later on.
The timing of this process will be tight. Taking a look at the calendar,
we can see that the horizontal process would have to come to fruition
around Easter, to allow us to respond to what has now become a
collective determination to conclude the talks by the end of 2008. This
of course allows some 6 to 8 months after the modalities are established
for the scheduling exercise in Agriculture and NAMA and to conclude the
negotiations in the other areas.
From the statements at our meeting, I think we have broad agreement on
the urgency of what we are doing, and on the basic steps we need to take
to reach a deal. Delegations repeated that substance must drive process,
and that our process must remain a multilateral one. There was strong
support for proceeding step by step and making the transition from one
phase to another in the light of progress on the substance. On the other
hand, we have to factor in the need for urgency. We have to reconcile
these two considerations as we move forward.
Our meeting provided less clarity on the scope of the horizontal
process. This is a matter on which further consultation will be needed
over the coming days and weeks. However, I believe we have to work
within the mandates agreed in 2001 at Doha, in 2004 by the General
Council, and in 2005 at Hong Kong. In my consultations so far and at our
informal meeting, many delegations have indicated the view that we must
ensure strict compliance with the mandates. We should also bear in mind
that we are working under the principle of the Single Undertaking, and
that the establishment of modalities is not the end of the Round.
We all know what is happening in the world economy right now. I think we
are also aware of the need for a successful outcome to the Round by the
end of this year. The coming weeks will be an extremely intensive period
for all of us, but I believe the potential results of the Round, and the
benefit they can provide across the membership, are worth fighting for,
and I will keep helping you doing that.
That concludes my report today, Mr. Chairman. Thank you.
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