{"id":2803,"date":"2021-07-09T01:20:22","date_gmt":"2021-07-09T01:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eos.co.id\/main\/?p=2803"},"modified":"2021-07-09T01:22:41","modified_gmt":"2021-07-09T01:22:41","slug":"fisheries-talks-chair-presents-revised-text-ahead-of-july-ministerial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eos.co.id\/main\/uncategorized\/fisheries-talks-chair-presents-revised-text-ahead-of-july-ministerial\/","title":{"rendered":"Fisheries Talks Chair Presents Revised Text Ahead of July Ministerial"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Negotiations Chair, Ambassador Santiago Wills of Colombia, said the revised draft text aims to serve as a \u201cgenuine reflection of the whole group\u201d and to be conducive to \u201cattracting convergence\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Chair identified discussions related to special and differential treatment in the overcapacity and overfishing pillar and subsistence, artisanal and small-scale fisheries as remaining areas of concern that require additional discussion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Chair of the World Trade Organization (WTO) fisheries subsidies negotiations, Ambassador Santiago Wills of Colombia, introduced a revised draft text that he said aims to serve as the basis for the July 2021 ministerial-level meeting. Ministers are expected to negotiate a final agreement on 15 July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On 30 June, Ambassador Wills thanked members for their commitment and flexibility during this final phase of work. He emphasized that members have discussed \u201calmost all of the main provision of the draft text\u201d in the past several weeks. Ambassador Wills said the revised draft text (TN\/RL\/W\/276\/Rev.1) aims to serve as a \u201cgenuine reflection of the whole group\u201d and to be conducive to \u201cattracting convergence.\u201d He said the revised text should be treated as \u201cbeing in square brackets; nothing being agreed until everything is.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Chair walked members through the revised draft text, noting areas of support and areas where members\u2019 views remain apart. He identified discussions related to special and differential treatment (S&DT) in the overcapacity and overfishing pillar as a key area where further work is needed. He also observed that subsistence, artisanal and small-scale fisheries is an area where many concerns remain. The Chair noted further discussion is needed in several areas, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n