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En ce qui concerne les accords commerciaux régionaux (ACR), le Canada veut s’assurer que, dans l’éclaircissement et l’amélioration des dispositions pertinentes de l’OMC, on tienne compte du rôle que jouent ces accords dans le développement et de la nécessité pour les entreprises canadiennes de demeurer concurrentielles, tout en veillant à ce que notre capacité de conclure des accords régionaux et bilatéraux ne soit pas restreinte.
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In the light of experience and of the increasing application of these instruments by Members, we agree to negotiations aimed at clarifying and improving disciplines under the Agreements on Implementation of Article VI of the GATT 1994 and on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, while preserving the basic concepts, principles and effectiveness of these Agreements and their instruments and objectives, and taking into account the needs of developing and least-developed participants. In the initial phase of the negotiations, participants will indicate the provisions, including disciplines on trade distorting practices, that they seek to clarify and improve in the subsequent phase. In the context of these negotiations, participants shall also aim to clarify and improve WTO disciplines on fisheries subsidies, taking into account the importance of this sector to developing countries. We note that fisheries subsidies are also referred to in paragraph
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