A new area of trade involves goods crossing borders electronically. Broadly speaking, this is the production, advertising, sale and distribution of products via telecommunications networks. The most obvious examples of products distributed electronically are books, music and videos transmitted down telephone lines or through the Internet
The declaration on global electronic commerce adopted by the Second (Geneva) Ministerial Conference on 20 May 1998 urged the WTO General Council to establish a comprehensive work programmer to examine all trade-related issues arising from global electronic commerce. The General Council adopted the plan for this work programmer on 25 September 1998, initiating discussions on issues of electronic commerce and trade by the Goods, Services and TRIPS (intellectual property) Councils and the Trade and Development Committee.
In the meantime, WTO members also agreed to continue their current practice of not imposing customs duties on electronic transmissions.
ELECTRONIC COMMERCE: BRIEFING NOTE
Work continues on issues needing clarification
The growing importance of electronic commerce in global trade led WTO members to adopt a declaration on global electronic commerce on 20 May 1998 at their Second Ministerial Conference in Geneva, Switzerland.
The Declaration directed the WTO General Council to establish a comprehensive work programme to examine all trade-related issues arising from electronic commerce, and to present a progress report to the WTO’s Third Ministerial Conference.
The 1998 declaration also included a so-called moratorium stating that “members will continue their current practice of not imposing customs duties on electronic transmission”.
The work programme was adopted by the WTO General Council on 25 September 1998. It continued after the Third Ministerial Conference in Seattle, November 1999.
（日内瓦）第二的内阁会议1998年5月20日采用的全球的电子的商业上的宣告说服了WTO的一般的宗教会议为了核查全部在由全球的电子的商业而产生的贸易方面的流出建立综合的工作程序编制员。一般的宗教会议采用了这商品开始关于电子的商业和贸易的流出的讨论1998年9月25日工作服务上的程序编制员的计划，妨碍（知识产权）政务会和贸易，并且开发委员会。
在此期间，WTO成员也同意了继续他们的把进口税强加于电子的传输的现在的实践。
电子的商业：概况说明注意
工作在在需要净化的流出上持续
全球的贸易里的电子的商业的成长的重要使了WTO成员在全球的电子的商业上1998年5月20日在他们的第二的内阁会议在日内瓦——瑞士——采用宣告。
宣告指示了WTO的一般的宗教会议为了核查全部在由电子的商业而产生的贸易方面的流出，向WTO’s的第3个内阁会议出示发展情况报告建立综合的工作程序。
1998宣告也包括了在说：“members将继续他们的把进口税强加于电子的transmission”的现在的实践的所谓的延期偿付权在内。
工作程序WTO的一般的宗教会议1998年9月25日采用了。它在第3个内阁会议后面留在了西雅图1999年11月。本回答被提问者采纳
