Which of the following are the outcomes of the Sixth Ministerial Conference of WTO which was held at…
The Sixth WTO Ministerial Conference held in Hong Kong (December 2005) adopted a Ministerial Declaration that (i) resolved to conclude the Doha Work Programme in 2006, (ii)…
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Which of the following are the outcomes of the Sixth Ministerial Conference of WTO which was held at Hong Kong in December 2005 ? Select the correct combination :
(i) Resolve to complete the Doha Work Programme fully and to conclude negotiations in 2006.
(ii) Amendments to TRIPS agreement reaffirmed to address public health concerns of developing countries.
(iii) To continue export subsidies in agriculture upto 2018.
(iv) Duty free, quota free market access for all LDC’s products to all developed countries.
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Correct answer A
The Sixth WTO Ministerial Conference held in Hong Kong (December 2005) adopted a Ministerial Declaration that (i) resolved to conclude the Doha Work Programme in 2006, (ii) reaffirmed TRIPS and Public Health amendments, and (iv) mandated duty-free, quota-free (DFQF) market access for at least 97% of products from LDCs. Statement (iii) is false because agricultural export subsidies were set to be eliminated by 2013, not 2018. Thus, '(i), (ii) and (iv)' is correct.
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