Chapter One – Overview

Introduction  2

Trade developments  2

The Doha Development Agenda  3

Preparations for the Fifth Ministerial Conference  5

WTO regular activity  5

Chapter Two – Overview of developments in the international trading environment

Trade Policy Trends in WTO Members  10

Chapter Three – WTO activities

PART I  42

The Doha Development Agenda (DDA)  42

WTO Accession Negotiations  66

Work of the General Council  67

Trade in Goods  70

Trade in Services  85

Trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights (TRIPS)  86

Resolution of trade conflicts under the WTO's Dispute Settlement Understanding  87

Trade Policy Review Mechanism  109

Committee on Balance-of-Payments Restrictions  110

Committee on Regional Trade Agreements  110

Committee on Trade and Development  111

Committee on Trade and Environment  114

Committee on Budget, Finance and Administration  114

Plurilateral Agreements  115

PART II  117

Technical cooperation  117

Training activities  117

Cooperation with other international organizations and relations with civil society  117

Annex I – Recent publications  126

Annex II – Trade Policy Review Body – Concluding remarks by the Chair of the Trade Policy Review Body  129

Chapter Four – Organization, Secretariat and budget

The organization  148

Secretariat  150

WTO Secretariat: Divisions  153

WTO budget 2003  158