1. secret associations to handle applications get through.
2. forces 'least developed countries' to open their barriers to world trade, but these barriers usually cannot exist due to the unfair conditions.
3. Proposed changes
3.1. Trade in service human development
3.2. Disempowerment of the industrialized countries
4. Obstacles
4.1. environmental Protection
4.2. Health care
4.3. Social Security
4.4. Human rights
5. criticism
5.1. "Obstacles" as a hazard
5.2. Discrimination against the south
5.2.1. 29 countries can not provide permanent representation. If not at least 5/10 times present = vote counts as YES
5.2.2. economically strong countries only pursue their own interests
5.3. 80% of the civil servants come from the industrialized countries
5.4. "Mini-Ministerials"
5.4.1. Meet with strategically selected members in the run-up to an official convergence.
5.4.2. The EU and US are always present
5.5. Multinational companies not represented
6. Discussion topics
6.1. Opening of agricultural markets Opening of agricultural markets
6.1.1. Market access barriers (for example, fees that are too high)
6.1.1.1. in Japan bis zu 300%
6.1.2. Subsidies from industrialized countries for your own farming six times higher than that by Spending development aid.
6.1.2.1. Subsidies / Development Aid Beef: $ 2.50-7.50 a day People in Africa: less than $ 1/4 a day
7. General information
7.1. Not embedded in the UN
7.2. 153 members
7.3. every country has the same voting rights
7.4. includes contracts of
7.4.1. GATT trade agreement
7.4.2. Service trade GATS
7.4.3. Intellectual Property Rights TRIPS
8. Objectives
8.1. Liberalization of world trade
8.1.1. Services
8.1.2. Patent rights
8.2. Through free trade towards growth and prosperity. They also benefit:
8.2.1. The environment
8.2.2. Social Security
8.3. serves as a dispute resolution body
8.4. Cooperation with other international organizations
8.5. Supporting 'least developed countries' to survive in world trade
8.5.1. Training measures
8.5.2. technical help
8.5.3. Exemption from obligations to be fulfilled criteria
9. Principles
9.1. "Most favored nation principle"
9.1.1. not discrimination. Each member country must meet the same criteria.
9.2. transparency
9.2.1. no secret deals
9.3. National treatment
9.3.1. no favoring of one's own goods and services