International conference on non-trade concerns in agriculture
ULLENSVANG, NORWAY  SATURDAY 1 JULY – TUESDAY 4 JULY 2000

PROGRAM
Saturday 1 July
13:30-14:00	Departure from Bergen by bus
16:00			Farm visit. Refreshments
18:30-19:00	Arrival Ullensvang Hotel
20:00			Welcome dinner at the hotel 

Sunday 2 July
09:00			Conference opening

09:15		Session 1:	Specific characteristics of agriculture and the need to treat agriculture separately within WTO
			Chair: Norway
			Discussion paper presented by Switzerland

09:45			Discussion

10:45			Coffee break
	
11:00			Session 2:	Agriculture’s contribution to rural development
	
			Chair: Japan
Discussion paper presented by European Commission

11:30			Discussion

12:30			Lunch 

14:00		Session 3:	Food security and the role of domestic agricultural production
 
			Chair: Switzerland
			Discussion paper presented by Japan and the Republic of Korea
		
14:30			Discussion

15:30			Coffee break

16:00		Session 4:	Agriculture’s contribution to environmentally and culturally related non-trade concerns
 
			Chair: Korea
			Discussion paper presented by the European Commission

16:30 		Discussion
	
17:30			End of day 1

19:00			Departure by boat (15 min) to “Agatunet”. Dinner

23:30			Arrival by boat at the hotel

Monday 3 July
09:00		Session 5:	Developing countries and non-trade concerns
	
			Chair: European Commission
		Discussion paper presented by Mauritius

09:30		Discussion

10:30		Coffee break

11:00		Session 6:	The need for flexibility in national policy design to address non-trade concerns.

		Chair: Mauritius
		Discussion paper presented by Norway
		
11:45		Discussion

12:30		Closing of the conference
Chair: Norway 

13:00		Lunch

14:30		Departure by bus. Excursion

18:30 		Arrival Stalheim Hotel

20:00		Dinner 

Tuesday 4 July
09:30			Departure from hotel

			Excursion continues

19:30			Arrival Bergen