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ACTIVITIES | ... |
CHAPTER II | |
COORDINATION AND CONVERGENCE |
1 | Preparation of papers, work documents and proposals entrusted to the General Secretariat by the Committee of Representatives in compliance with Resolution 59 (XIII) of the Council of Ministers. |
2 | Development of works entrusted to the General Secretariat by the Working Group on Regulations and Discipline, in the following matters:
b) Safeguard Clauses: August – September c) Dispute Settlement: August – September d) Non-Tariff Barriers: September – October e) Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures: September – October f) Rules, Technical Regulations and Evaluation of Conformity: October – November g) Trade Protection October – November h) Customs Valuation: November – December i) Special Customs Procedures: December |
3 | Development of works entrusted to the General Secretariat by the Working Group on New Issues, in the following matters: Competition Policies, Trade in Services, Copyright, Traditional Knowledge Protection, Investments, Double Taxation, and Public Procurement. |
4 | Statement on the New Issues within the ALADI, on other negotiations of the member countries, the MERCOSUR, the CAN and the WTO:
b) CAN - MERCOSUR – Second two weeks in September c) Agreements with third countries – First two weeks in October |
5 | Technical Support for the Development of the South-American Community of Nations: i) Report on the current situation of the integration process in South America; ii) Interinstitutional coordination for handling strategic issues: infrastructure, energy integration and communication integration. |
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