▁that ▁the ▁EU ▁and ▁the ▁developing ▁countries ▁agree ▁to ▁make ▁more ▁substantial ▁redu ctions ▁in ▁tar iffs ▁and ▁to ▁limit ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁import - sens itive ▁and ▁special ▁products ▁that ▁would ▁be ▁ex empt ▁from ▁cut s . ▁Import - sens itive ▁products ▁are ▁of ▁most ▁concern ▁to ▁developed ▁countries ▁like ▁the ▁European ▁Union , ▁while ▁developing ▁countries ▁are ▁concerned ▁with ▁special ▁products ▁– ▁those ▁ex empt ▁from ▁both ▁tar iff ▁cut s ▁and ▁subs id y ▁redu ctions ▁because ▁of ▁development , ▁food ▁security , ▁or ▁liv elihood ▁consider ations . ▁Brazil ▁has ▁emphas ized ▁redu ctions ▁in ▁trade - dist ort ing ▁domestic ▁subs id ies , ▁especially ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁( some ▁of ▁which ▁it ▁successfully ▁challeng ed ▁in ▁the ▁W TO ▁U . S .- B raz il ▁cot ton ▁dispute ), ▁while ▁India ▁has ▁ins isted ▁on ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁special ▁products ▁that ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁exposed ▁to ▁wider ▁market ▁opening . ▁ ▁Access ▁to ▁pat ented ▁medic ines ▁A ▁major ▁topic ▁at ▁the ▁D oh a ▁minister ial ▁regarded ▁the ▁W TO ▁Ag re ement ▁on ▁Trade - Rel ated ▁As pect s ▁of ▁Intel lect ual ▁Property ▁Rights ▁( T RI PS ). ▁The ▁issue ▁involves ▁the ▁balance ▁of ▁interests ▁between ▁the ▁ph arma ce ut ical ▁companies ▁in ▁developed ▁countries ▁that ▁held ▁pat ents ▁on ▁medic ines ▁and ▁the ▁public ▁health ▁needs ▁in ▁developing ▁countries . ▁Another ▁issue ▁concerns ▁the ▁protection ▁of ▁traditional ▁medic inal ▁knowledge ▁and ▁practices . ▁Before ▁the ▁D