The Fourth WTO Ministerial Conference was held in Doha, Qatar from 9 to 14 November 2001.

> NGO participation

Other WTO Ministerials:
> Cancún 10-14 Sep. 2003
> Seattle 30 Nov–3 Dec 1999
> Geneva 18 & 20 May 1998
> Singapore 9–13 Dec. 1996
 

• Ministerial Declaration
• Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and public health
• Implementation-related issues and concerns — Decision
• Subsidies — procedures for extensions under Article 27.4 (of the Subsidies and Countervailing Measures Agreement) for certain developing country members
• Decision on waiver for EU-ACP Partnership Agreement
• Decision on EU transitional regime for banana imports

    See also:
Doha Development Agenda
> Negotiations, implementation and development
> The Trade Negotiations Committee
  
  

Meeting summaries back to top

• Summary of 14 November meetings
  > Chairman's words:
  ‘May I take it that this is agreeable?’ Gavel, applause, congratulations …
• Summary of 13 November meetings
• Summary of 12 November meetings
• Summary of 11 November meetings
• Summary of 10 November meetings

News back to top 

• News items concerning the 4th Ministerial Conference

Background material back to top

• Briefing notes on the Ministerial and the main issues
• Resource booklet: “The WTO ... Why It Matters”
  (pdf format, 96 pages, 420KB)
• Brochure: “Capacity building and development”
  (pdf format, 19 pages, 202KB)

Statements back to top

• Statements from member countries
• Statements from observer countries and observer organizations

• Statements

Other official ministerial documents back to top

• Order of business
• List of participants
• Members' proposals and related documents

The preparations back to top
Preparations for the Fourth Ministerial Conference.      

The mandate back to top

The Ministerial Conference is the topmost body of the WTO under the governance structure set up by the “Agreement establishing the WTO”.

• Summary of the Agreement establishing the WTO 
• Browse or download the text of the “Download the text of the Agreement Establishing the WTO” from the legal texts gateway