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entry for the export products of particular interest to developing countries so that
they can benefit more from the globalization process;
9.
Recognizes that it is important for developing countries and countries
with economies in transition to consider reducing trade barriers among themselves;
10. Stresses the importance of an open, transparent, inclusive and democratic
process and of procedures for the effective functioning of the multilateral trading
system that allow for internal transparency and the effective participation of
members, including in the decision-making process, and that enable them to have
their vital interests duly reflected in the outcome of trade negotiations;
11. Also stresses the need to place the interests and concerns of developing
countries at the heart of the Doha work programme and to revive faith in it, and, in
this regard, calls upon members of the World Trade Organization to engage in
negotiations with a renewed sense of urgency and purpose and to redouble their
efforts to achieve a successful outcome of the Doha work programme, including on
the following issues of particular interest to the developing countries:
(a) The expeditious and appropriate resolution of outstanding
implementation issues, consistent with paragraph 12 of the Doha Ministerial
Declaration;
(b) The completion of the review of all provisions relating to special and
differential treatment with a view to strengthening them and making them more
precise, effective and operational, recognizing the importance of paragraph 12.1 (i)
of the decision on implementation-related issues and concerns of 14 November
2001, adopted by the Fourth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade
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(c) Substantial improvements in market access, the reduction of, with a view
to phasing out, all forms of export subsidies, substantial reductions in tradedistorting domestic support in agriculture and the expeditious adoption of
appropriate modalities for reduction commitments in agriculture negotiations, with
operationally effective special and differential treatment and non-trade concerns
being taken into account, in accordance with paragraphs 13 and 14 of the Doha
Ministerial Declaration;
(d) Abusive application of anti-dumping, sanitary and phytosanitary
standards and other trade-distorting measures;
(e) The positive consideration of trade-related issues pertaining to the
commodity sector in the multilateral trading system;
(f) An effective solution to address the problems reflected in the sectoral
initiative in favour of cotton proposed by a group of African countries within the
context of negotiations on agriculture under the Doha work programme;
(g) Negotiations on trade in services conducted with a view to promoting the
economic growth of all trading partners and the development of developing
countries and the least developed countries, without a priori exclusion of any service
sector or mode of supply and with special attention given to sectors and modes of
supply of export interest to developing countries, recognizing the work already
undertaken in the negotiations and the large number of proposals submitted by
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