[Ip-health] US-Panama TPA: draft text public

[GRAIN LB]

Side letters to the agreement, including one on public health and
another on traditional knowldge, dated 9 February 2007 have just been
made public in English and Spanish.

They're online at the two government websites mentioned below.


On 27/01/07 03:25, Judit Rius Sanjuan wrote:
> Trade negotiations between Panama and US were launched in April 2004.
> Bilaterals inform that last December 2006 trade negotiators from both
> countries announced that a deal had been reached. However, the text of
> the agreement was being withheld from the public in both countries and
> the Panamanian government was disputing one of the key claims about the
> deal that was made on the US Trade Representative=92s website.
>
> Today, both governments released the draft text in Spanish & English.
>
> Bilaterals story: http://www.bilaterals.org/article.php3?id_article=3D697=
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> US Government website:
> http://www.ustr.gov/Trade_Agreements/Bilateral/Panama_FTA/Section_Index.h=
tml
> Panamanian text: http://www.mici.gob.pa/TPC-PMA-USA.php
> Panamanian Report:
> http://www.mici.gob.pa/tlc%20usa/documento%20explicativo%20tpc.pdf (in
> spanish)
>
>
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