At the very end of February, the delegations accepted the proposal by the Chairman of the NAMA Negotiating Group, the Icelander Stefan Johannesson, that the holding of future discussions would use the agriculture negotiation format, i.e. separate meetings would be called to discuss specific issues like the tariff reduction formula or the negative effects on developing countries of preference erosion.
At the very end of February, the delegations accepted the proposal by the Chairman of the NAMA Negotiating Group, the Icelander Stefan Johannesson, that the holding of future discussions would use the agriculture negotiation format, i.e. separate meetings would be called to discuss specific issues like the tariff reduction formula or the negative effects on developing countries of preference erosion.