▁negoti ations , ▁has ▁a ▁" m oral ▁high - ground " ▁on ▁free ▁trade ▁that ▁allows ▁it ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁" hon est ▁bro ker ". ▁ ▁P ots dam , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁negoti ations ▁within ▁the ▁D oh a ▁round ▁broke ▁down ▁at ▁a ▁conference ▁in ▁P ots dam , ▁as ▁a ▁major ▁imp asse ▁occurred ▁between ▁the ▁US , ▁the ▁EU , ▁India ▁and ▁Brazil . ▁The ▁main ▁disag re ement ▁was ▁over ▁opening ▁up ▁agricult ural ▁and ▁industrial ▁mark ets ▁in ▁various ▁countries ▁and ▁how ▁to ▁cut ▁rich ▁nation ▁farm ▁subs id ies . ▁ ▁Gene va , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁On ▁ 2 1 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁negoti ations ▁started ▁again ▁at ▁the ▁W TO ' s ▁H Q ▁in ▁Gene va ▁on ▁the ▁D oh a ▁round ▁but ▁st alled ▁after ▁nine ▁days ▁of ▁negoti ations ▁over ▁the ▁ref us al ▁to ▁comprom ise ▁over ▁the ▁special ▁saf egu ard ▁mechanism . ▁" Develop ing ▁country ▁members ▁receive ▁special ▁and ▁differential ▁treatment ▁with ▁respect ▁to ▁other ▁members ' ▁saf egu ard ▁measures , ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁de ▁minim is ▁import ▁volume ▁exem ption . ▁As ▁users ▁of ▁saf egu ards , ▁developing ▁country ▁members ▁receive ▁special ▁and ▁differential ▁treatment ▁with ▁respect ▁to ▁applying ▁their ▁own ▁such ▁measures , ▁with ▁regard ▁to ▁permitted ▁duration ▁of ▁extensions , ▁and ▁with ▁respect ▁to ▁re - application ▁of ▁measures .