Chapter One – Overview

Introduction  2

The Doha Development Agenda  2

Assisting developing and least-developed countries  3

Fuller participation by civil society  4

Chapter Two - World trade developments

Main features  8

Merchandise trade and output developments  10

Trade developments in value terms  13

Trade outlook  17

Commodity Prices and Export Earnings of Developing Countries  17

Chapter Three – Overview of developments in the international trading environment

Trade policy trends in WTO Members  30

Chapter Four – WTO activities

PART I  50

The Ministerial Conference  50

WTO accession negotiations  52

Work of the General Council  53

Trade in goods  58

Trade in services  74

Trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights (TRIPS)  77

Resolution of trade conflicts under the WTO's Dispute Settlement Understanding  79

Trade Policy Review Mechanism  111

Committee on Balance-of-Payments Restrictions  112

Committee on Regional Trade Agreements  112

Committee on Trade and Development  114

Committee on Trade and Environment  118

Plurilateral Agreements  119

PART II  121

Technical cooperation  121

Training activities  122

Cooperation with other international organizations and relations with civil society  122

Annex I – Recent publications  129

Annex II – Trade Policy Review Body – Concluding remarks by the Chair of the Trade Policy Review Body  133

Chapter Five – Organization, Secretariat and budget

The organization  152

WTO Secretariat: Divisions  157

WTO budget 2002  162