Two groups of countries held out for longer.
There are 32 Redd proposals, from countries, groups of countries and NGOs.
Ten countries (or groups of countries) and two commercial consortia can launch satellites into orbit.
But small groups of countries could work together to cut through the negotiating fog.
Instead, it would focus on lowering some tariffs and allowing groups of countries to negotiate more ambitious agreements among themselves.
How will the EU manage "enhanced co-operation", in which groups of countries forge common policies, while others opt out?
Occasional regional meetings are arranged for groups of countries having similar problems, while the journal World Cartography publishes related papers.
He also said that the European Union, the African Union and other groups of countries should help with humanitarian aid and peacekeeping in troubled nations.
While the Doha round is effectively dead, a clutch of new "plurilateral" trade deals between groups of countries are on the drawing board.
The treaty also allows for groups of countries (a minimum of eight) to press ahead without others in almost any policy area, provided the single market is unaffected.
In a press release, the Brazilian delegation said it was concentrating its efforts on negotiation and not on "attacking countries or groups of countries".
