Non agricultural market access

Non agricultural market access

Rich countries must improve market access and dismantle trade distorting agricultural subsidies.

Market access

Market access

Special and differential treatment remains an integral component of all trade negotiations, including agriculture and non agricultural market access.

The modalities of non agricultural market access need to address specific concerns of developing countries relating to preference erosion.

The Doha Development Agenda (DDA) aimed to substantially reduce barriers to market access for agricultural goods, manufactured products and services.

Kenya welcomed the resumption of negotiations in Geneva, and in particular the progress achieved with regard to agricultural subsidies and market access.

C. Market access issues

Small and vulnerable economies should be provided greater market access in agriculture and non agricultural market access (NAMA) to enable them to participate meaningfully in the multilateral trading system to mitigate disadvantages caused by the geographical handicap and smallness of their market and economy.

Item 4 Market access, market entry and competitiveness

Some progress has been made in various areas of the negotiations agriculture, non agricultural market access, services, rules and special and differential treatment.

The post July package WTO negotiations have focused on technical specifics and parameters in the frameworks on agriculture and non agricultural market access.

The main focus of the work of the negotiating group on non agricultural market access has been on the appropriate formula for tariff cuts.

The two biggest problems are agricultural policies in rich countries huge subsides and the access of poor countries to international markets unfair market tariffs.

Yet, negotiations under agriculture and non agricultural market access have proved controversial owing to differing interests between preference dependent countries and other competitive exporting countries.

The crucial issue is market access.

The Framework Agreement sets out five core areas that include, in addition to agriculture, market access on non agricultural products, services, development issues and trade facilitation.

Recognizes the need to address market access for developing countries, including in agriculture, services and non agricultural products, in particular those of interest to developing countries

Such requirements had become pivotal factors for market access and market entry.

We need to provide better market access, including access to financial services.

Negotiating Group on Market Access, WTO doc.

Market access Tariffs and non tariff barriers

Tariffs and non tariff barriers are highly relevant to market access, but subsidies and exchange rates also affect market access.

Market access Each country desires to provide liberal access to its market for the other apos s goods and services.

18. Recognizes the need to address market access for developing countries, including in agriculture, services and non agricultural products, in particular those of interest to developing countries

21. Recognizes the need to address market access for developing countries, including in agriculture, services and non agricultural products, in particular those of interest to developing countries

18. Recognizes the need to address market access for developing countries, including in agriculture, services and non agricultural products, in particular those of interest to developing countries

24. Recognizes the need to address market access for developing countries, including in agriculture, services and non agricultural products, in particular those of interest to developing countries

Market reform was especially necessary, to provide improved market access for developing countries.

(c) Access to resources, including microcredit, new technologies and agricultural input

Access to agricultural credit and other facilities and adequate living conditions.

18. Recognizes also the need to address market access for developing countries, including in agriculture, services and non agricultural products, in particular those of interest to developing countries

Market access issues will be addressed from a broader bilateral perspective through the business Development Committee apos s Market Access Working Group.

In addition to providing full, enhanced and stable market access for developing countries' agricultural and industrial exports, concrete steps are required to deal with market entry barriers such as product standards and regulations and sanitary and phytosanitary measures.

14. Recognizes the need to address market access for developing countries, including in respect of agriculture, services and non agricultural products, in particular those of interest to developing countries

The immediate objective of the negotiations has been to reach agreement by July 2005 on a first approximation of the full modalities on agriculture and non agricultural market access.

agricultural land in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The current spatial arrangement of agricultural land is unsustainable for the organization of modern market production.

Another tool was the Market Access Map, a database on market access barriers, developed to enhance transparency and to support international marketing and trade promotion.

In addition, the system assists farmers to access market information.

The Doha Development Round has to promote improved market access.

The July package provided that the particular concerns of developing countries, including commodities issues, would be taken into account in the context of the negotiations on agriculture and non agricultural market access.

The World Bank promotes women apos s access to agricultural extension and appropriate technologies.

Natural conditions of plain areas are favourable for sustained agricultural production and contemporary market commerce.