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Actor / Proposed Action
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Results to Date
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Observations
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| FIPA-Virtual Parliament
project: Establish a section in the FIPA website to facilitate
exchange of information regarding the negotiation and implications
of the FTAA. |
The recently launched
FIPA VP Phase 1 website includes a partial version of
the FTAA section. It includes: access to FTAA information; related
parliamentary activity; and related trade documentation. |
When Phase 2 of the
Virtual Parliament is funded, an FTAA team of FIPA members will
begin to use the workspace, and guide the development of FTAA
workspace and information. |
| FIPA-Executive: Prepare and
distribute a document following up on each FIPA FTAA Work Group
recommendation. |
This chart summarizes
available information. |
Users of this chart
are invited to send updates to this e-mail |
| FIPA-Executive: Explore mechanisms
to use parliamentarians with experience in trade negotiations
to advise and share expertise with others. |
FTAA-Work Group is considering a
proposal to the Hemispheric Cooperation Fund to set aside
some funds targeted to support parliamentarians from small countries.
It would include this feature. |
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| FIPA- Virtual Parliament:
identify and summarize parliamentary mechanisms (such as used
in Brazil) for tracking FTAA negotiations. |
Some documentation on the Brazilian
approach has been accumulated, but no other action is underway.
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When Phase 2 of the Virtual Parliament
is funded, it will consider this step. |
| FIPA-Executive: Study IPU-WTO
relationship as a model for FIPA-FTAA and seek ways directly
to achieve this end. |
The FIPA Chair sent letters to
the Brazilian and US negotiators asking for a formalized
FIPA presence at meeting of trade ministers in Miami, in November
19. |
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| FTAA-Work Group: prepare and
convey to FTAA co-chairs the synthesized views of FIPA- FTAA-Work
Group on the FTAA negotiations. |
Synthesis sent to the co-chairs of
the FTAA negotiation process, August 29th, 2003. |
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| FIPA Chair and FTAA-Work Group
Chair: Meet with FTAA co-chairs to discuss how FIPA can
be involved in the development of the Hemispheric Cooperation
Fund (HCF) - relating in particular in respect of social adjustment
funds for the agriculture and manufacturing sectors |
Discussions are underway as
to how this can be accomplished effectively. |
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