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	Doha Declaration - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The November 2001 Doha Declaration reaffirmed flexibility of TRIPS member states in circumventing intellectual property rights for better access to essential medicines.
		In Paragraphs 4 to 6 of the Doha Declaration on TRIPS (Trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights) and Public Health, governments agreed that:
		These provisions in the Declaration ensure that governments may issue compulsory licenses on patents for medicines, or take other steps to protect public health.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Doha_Declaration (463 words)

	Encyclopedia: The Doha Declaration (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In Paragraphs 4 to 6 of the Doha Declaration on TRIPS (Trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights) and Public Health, governments agreed that: The WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs) is an international agreement on the subject of intellectual property.
		The Doha Declaration endorses the work already done, reaffirms the negotiating guidelines and procedures, and establishes some key elements of the timetable including, most importantly, the deadline for the conclusion of the negotiations as part of a single undertaking.
		The declaration also spells out a number of principles such as the need to balance the interests of countries where foreign investment originates and where it is invested, countries’ right to regulate investment, development, public interest and individual countries’ specific circumstances.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/The-Doha-Declaration (833 words)

	WTO \| Doha Declaration explained
		The Doha Declaration endorses the work already done, reaffirms the negotiating guidelines and procedures, and establishes some key elements of the timetable including, most importantly, the deadline for concluding the negotiations as part of a single undertaking.
		The Doha Declaration says that the “negotiations shall be limited to the transparency aspects and therefore will not restrict the scope for countries to give preferences to domestic supplies and suppliers” — it is separate from the plurilateral Government Procurement Agreement.
		The Doha Declaration endorses the work already done on electronic commerce and instructs the General Council to consider the most appropriate institutional arrangements for handling the work programme, and to report on further progress to the Fifth Ministerial Conference.
	www.wto.org /english/tratop_e/dda_e/dohaexplained_e.htm (4621 words)

	news-eng-doha-qatar-declaration-jennar-pt
		The powerlessness of citizens to change, for Doha, the mandate which had already been granted to the European Commission for the Seattle conference by the 15 national parliamentarians and the 15 governments should provoke thought with regards to the strategies which should be implemented in the coming months.
		Doha has offered a blatant refutation of the Financial Time’s recent assertion (09.11.2001) according to which “the multilateral rules-based system gives the poor and the weak the same rights as those granted to the rich and powerful”.
		The European Union took the risk of provoking the failure of the Doha conference for the sake of protecting the European agro-industry and its hyper-productivist model (the performances of which are well-known: dioxin, mad cow, foot and mouth, massive pollution).
	www.urfig.org /news-eng-doha-qatar-declaration-jennar-pt.htm (3497 words)

	Oxfam - Trade - Oxfam position on 27 October draft Doha Ministerial Declaration (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Chairman's draft declaration reflects the agenda of industrialised countries to launch a comprehensive new trade round at the expense of the concerns of developing countries, particularly the poorest.
		The draft Doha declaration states that Ministers 'attach the utmost importance to the implementation-related issues and concerns raised by Members and are concerned to find appropriate solutions to them'.
		Adoption of the 27 October draft in Doha would essentially launch a comprehensive new round of WTO negotiations: the text proposes to set a date for conclusion of the package of negotiations and to treat the outcome of negotiations as parts of a single undertaking.
	www.oxfam.org.uk /what_we_do/issues/trade/doha271001.htm (976 words)

	Global pharmaceutical patents after the Doha Declaration
		The Doha Declaration,1 approved in November 2001, was in theory a breakthrough for developing countries and for nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) working for low cost drugs in the developing world.
		In the general Ministerial Declaration of the Doha Conference,21 Article 17 states that the WTO countries realize the importance of the implementation and interpretation of TRIPS in a manner supportive of public health.
		Regarding support for the Doha Declaration, he said, “these pledges of support must be translated into action soon if the Cancun Ministerial Conference and our subsequent efforts are to provide benefit for the world’s citizens, particularly for the two billion who live in dire poverty”.
	www.law.ed.ac.uk /ahrb/script-ed/docs/doha.asp (13253 words)

	WTO \| Doha 4th Ministerial - Ministerial declaration
		The work to date demonstrates that electronic commerce creates new challenges and opportunities for trade for members at all stages of development, and we recognize the importance of creating and maintaining an environment which is favourable to the future development of electronic commerce.
		We instruct the Director-General to report to the Fifth Session of the Ministerial Conference, with an interim report to the General Council in December 2002 on the implementation and adequacy of these commitments in the identified paragraphs.
		The negotiations to be pursued under the terms of this declaration shall be concluded not later than 1 January 2005.
	www.wto.org /english/thewto_e/minist_e/min01_e/mindecl_e.htm (4070 words)

	Clarifying the Status of Singapore Issues in the Doha Ministerial Declaration
		The change in phraseology from the Singapore to the Doha Ministerial Declarations, as well as the exact phrasing of both the Doha text and the Chair’s explanation, are crucial in determining exactly what was meant by the phrase in the Doha text.
		Furthermore, the fact that the 1996 Singapore Ministerial Declaration requires "explicit consensus" on the decision on whether or not to launch negotiations on the new issues should be considered together with the requirement in the 2001 Doha Ministerial Declaration for an "explicit consensus" on the modalities for such negotiations.
		The Doha Ministerial Declaration requires that any such negotiations must be "on the basis" of the explicit consensus decision on modalities for the negotiations.
	www.tradeobservatory.org /library.cfm?refID=25590 (1628 words)

	rediff.com: Doha declaration a turning point: Maran
		Terming Doha ministerial declaration as a "turning point and major victory", Commerce Minister Murasoli Maran on Wednesday asserted India will remain "firm" in the new round of trade negotiations and strive to form a development coalition to protect the interests of developing countries.
		"Doha is not a failure as alleged by the opposition and we have succeeded in keeping out of negotiation issues -- like labour-- that are harmful to developing countries," Maran said while winding up a short-duration discussion in Rajya Sabha on WTO (World Trade Organisation) ministerial meeting at Doha.
		Dismissing opposition charge that India had succumbed to pressure at Doha, Maran said, "we have succeeded in scoring major gains in TRIPS (Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights) and public health and in protecting fundamental interests in agriculture," besides ensuring that the new round would give thrust to development agenda.
	www.rediff.com /money/2001/nov/28wto2.htm (435 words)

	HGAP on Cancun: The incredible shrinking Doha Declaration
		On one end of the vise, the U.S. has tried to limit countries that are permitted to import generic medicines pursuant to a compulsory license to address a public health need in four ways.
		Unfortunately, for reasons that cannot be fathomed, certain developing countries, including some in leadership postions and that face escalting public health dilemms, are content to trade their citizens' health for minor reductions in farm export subsidizies or for temporary access to textile markets (before an even cheaper producer arrives on the scene).
		In other words, the responsibility for the incredible shrinking Doha Declaration certainly rests primarily with the U.S. (and secondarily with the E.U. and Japan), but developing countries are becoming complicit in their own destruction.
	healthgap.org /press_releases/03/082603_HGAP_BP_WTO_Shrink_Doha.html (965 words)

	Doha Declaration
		The undersigned organizations strongly support the Doha Declaration and wish to thank you for your determined and successful efforts in securing a "good deal" for US industries and consumers.
		The Declaration opens a process that holds out the potential for enormous benefits to our agricultural, industrial, and service sectors, in addition to US industrial and retail consumers.
		The language of the Declaration makes it clear that what will be on the table will not be the existence or legitimate effectiveness of US trade laws, but vital questions of the underlying causes of dumping and subsidies, and whether dumping and countervailing duty laws are being abused.
	www.citac.info /events/letters/12_03_01.htm (289 words)

	[Ip-health] US Position on Paragraph 6 of Doha Declaration
		We note that the Doha TRIPS declaration recognizes that the exclusive rights provided by patents are an important incentive to development of new drugs.
		In paragraph 6 of the Doha Ministerial Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health, Ministers recognized that certain WTO Members, those with "insufficient or no manufacturing capacities in the pharmaceutical sector," could have difficulty using the compulsory licensing provisions of the TRIPS Agreement.
		Paragraph 1 of the Ministerial Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health makes clear that Ministers were addressing "public health problems," with special reference to "those resulting from HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and other epidemics." The Ministers' direction in paragraph 6, to seek an expeditious solution to potential problems, is limited to the pharmaceutical sector.
	lists.essential.org /pipermail/ip-health/2002-March/002756.html (1814 words)

	South Bulletin 31 - Operationalising Doha Declaration on TRIPS and Public Health
		The Doha Declaration on TRIPS and Public Health was a hard-won compromise.
		Chidyausiku: We had a separate Declaration on this subject, where it was recognised that the TRIPS Agreement should not prevent member states from meeting their public health needs.
		To extend that period from 2006 to 2016, a decision by the Council is needed to operationalise the Declaration.
	www.southcentre.org /info/southbulletin/bulletin31/bulletin31-04.htm (2311 words)

	WTO Ministerial in Doha, Qatar, Nov 9-13, 2001
		Memo from Adrian Otten to UNAIDS on the Doha Declaration.
		The Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health: Lighting a Dark Corner at the WTO.
		Outcome of the WTO Doha Ministerial and implications for Bangladesh.
	www.cptech.org /ip/wto/doha (1451 words)

	United Families International
		The Doha Declaration, which reaffirms international support for the traditional family at the UN, is under attack by a number of nations that want to promote “alternative family arrangements” and the homosexual lifestyle.
		The Declaration will carry a message to the states of the world emphasizing the importance of restating the family and will call upon governments to be committed to promote the role of family and its protection as a fundamental unit of which society is made.
		It is essential that pro-family countries and individuals support the highest official recognition of the Doha Declaration as a means of strengthening the family at the international level.
	www.unitedfamilies.org /geneva_alert.cfm (1870 words)

	The Doha Declaration
		On 16-18 November 1997, the Middle East and North Africa Economic Conference was held in Doha, Qatar, under the presidency of His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar.
		Participants of the Doha Economic Conference expressed their strong commitment to the achievement of a just, lasting and comprehensive peace in the Middle East, on the basis of the Madrid Peace Conference formula, i.e.
		The theme for the Doha Economic Conference was "Creating a new public/private partnership for trade and economic growth beyond the year 2000." This was endorsed by the presence of 850 foreign business participants together with officials representing over 65 countries, as well as a number of international organizations.
	www.usembassy-israel.org.il /publish/peace/archives/1997/me1119b.html (963 words)

	Implementing the Doha Declaration
		The WTO Ministerial Conference at Doha declared that the exclusivity afforded by patent rights could not prevent governments from taking steps to protect public health, including, most importantly, providing access to affordable medicines.
		Despite that declaration, there are significant legal and economic barriers to the implementation of policies which will actually result in the availability of reasonably priced medicines.
		Under the terms of the Doha Declaration, the least developed nations will not be required to enforce pharmaceutical patent protection until at least 2016.
	www.cptech.org /ip/health/pc/engelberg.html (3287 words)

	ZNet \| Activism \| Doha Declaration Nearly Decided
		At issue is the question of whether the privileges of companies to hold temporary (now 20+ year) monopolies over the sale of specific medicines, and thereby prevent price competition, is to outway public health concerns that medicines are priced out of reach to the poor.
		The Declaration stated that patent law "can and should be interpreted and implemented in a manner supportive of WTO members' right to protect public health and, in particular, to promote access to medicines for all."
		That claim was lost on U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick last December when he became the only trade minister in the world to have signed the Doha Declaration (as all WTO members did) but later prevent its key component from being implemented.
	www.zmag.org /content/print_article.cfm?itemID=4098&sectionID=13 (980 words)

	Doha Declaration (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		During the now infamous 2001 Ministerial Conference in Doha, the "Declaration on the TRIPs agreement and public health" was made.
		Paragraph 6 of the Doha Document stressed that changes should be made as soon as possible.
		Since 2001, there has been much dissapointment, WTO members have not lived up to the agreements made in Doha.
	www.angelfire.com /vamp/nadeeja/dohadepage.html (86 words)

	Looking at Ambiguities in the Text of the Doha Ministerial Declaration on Implementation and the Singapore Issues
		All other paragraphs (inclusive of their respective tirets) will hence have to be addressed by relevant WTO bodies "as a matter of priority" and for these bodies to report to the TNC by end of 2002 "for appropriate action" thereon.
		Legal interpretation of the Doha texts is simply a tool that countries can use to promote or defend their interests and rights within the WTO.
		The Doha Ministerial Declaration is an international political instrument, a declaration of the WTO Members’ political intentions vis-à-vis the work program of the organization.
	www.tradeobservatory.org /library.cfm?refID=25741 (3404 words)

	Doha: Declaration To Call For Public Health And Sustainable Development
		It is expected that the Declaration will acknowledge Members' concern for environmental protection and encourage Members to engage more substantially in sustainable development.
		However, the extent to which broad language in the introductory statement to the Ministerial Declaration will have an effect on domestic trade policy remains to be seen.
		It is also expected that the Declaration will address the importance of strengthening the WTO decision-making process, particularly in light of the recent proliferation of bilateral and regional trade arrangements since the failed Seattle Ministerial in 1999.
	www.ictsd.org /html/weekly/15-05-01/story5.htm (322 words)

	MENA ends with The Doha Declaration
		The Doha Declaration highlighted the importance of economic reform programs being undertaken by countries in the region, which has greatly enhanced the region's economic, commercial and trade potential.
		The declaration further noted great concern over the deterioration of the Palestinian economy caused by "imposed restrictions and closures which hinder the daily movement of Palestinian labor and trade." The participants in the MENA conference called for the immediate removal of these restrictive measures and closures to help the Palestinian economy.
		The MENA conference was considered in the declaration to have been a "unique opportunity for business participants to expand their network of public and private contacts in the region." International business leaders explored and developed new commercial opportunities within the Middle East and North Africa.
	www.arabicnews.com /ansub/Daily/Day/971118/1997111811.html (589 words)

	Implementation of the Doha Declaration on the TRIPS agreement and public health: technical assistance - how to get it ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The 2001 Doha Declaration on the TRIPS agreement and public health was a critical step towards enabling developing countries to establish intellectual property rights systems compatible with their public health priorities.
		Implementing Doha provisions: debates took place on issues around how significant the Doha provisions were for developing countries, including whether the extension till 2016 was of any real benefit, and whether 'compulsory licensing' provisions would be of value to those few developing countries with significant manufacturing capacity.
		Practising compulsory licensing: conference participants, including representatives from the pharmaceutical industry, discussed the merits and problems of compulsory licensing; the new uses to which it could potentially be put, including by governments of developed countries; and the possibilities of legal challenges against compulsory licensing from industry.
	www.eldis.org /static/DOC11515.htm (553 words)

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