Ministerial Declarations and Decisions
The page lists the Ministerial Declarations and Decisions taken since the WTO was founded in 1995.
In general, Ministerial Conferences are the WTO’s highest decision-making body, meeting at least once every two years and providing political direction for the organization.
Ministerial Texts
Yaoundé, 26 – 29 March 2026
Abu Dhabi, 26 February – 2 March 2024
Geneva, 12-17 June 2022
Geneva package adopted on 17 June 2022
Buenos Aires, 10-13 December 2017
- Ministerial Decision on Fisheries Subsidies.
- Work Programme on Electronic Commerce
- TRIPS non-violation and situation complaints
- Work Programme on Small Economies
Nairobi, 15-19 December 2015
- Nairobi package adopted on 19 December 2015
Bali, 3-6 December 2013
- Bali package adopted on 7 December 2013
Geneva, 15-17 December 2011
Hong Kong, 13-18 December 2005
- Ministerial Declaration adopted on 18 December 2005
Cancún, 10-14 September 2003
- Ministerial Declaration, 14 September 2003
Doha, 9-14 November 2001
- Ministerial Declaration adopted on 14 November 2001
- 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
Geneva, 18-20 May 1998
- Ministerial Declaration adopted on 20 May 1998
- Declaration on Global Electronic Commerce
Singapore, 9-13 December 1996
- Ministerial Declaration adopted on 13 December 1996
- Ministerial declaration on trade in information technology products
THEMANDATE
The Ministerial Conference is the topmost body of the WTO under the governance structure set up by the “Agreement Establishingthe WTO”.