INF/IFD/W/18/Rev.1  
 
15 June 2020  
(20-4198) Page: 1/1 
  Original: English  
 
WTO STRUCTURED DISCU SSIONS ON INVESTMENT  FACILITATION FOR DE VELOPMENT  
SCHEDULE OF OPEN -ENDED INFORMAL VIRTUAL MEETINGS  
JUNE – JULY 2020  
Revision1 
1.  This schedule of meetings for June and July 2020 has been prepared under the Coordinator's 
responsibility with a view to making good use of time and sustain ing the momentum in our work  on 
investment facilitation for development pending the resumption of in -person meetings at the WTO 
premises .   
2.  Three open -ended informal meetings will be h eld – on 5 June, 24 June and 1 0 July 2020 
from 3:00 to 6:00 pm CET  – using a suitable virtual platform (Interprefy) to allow delegations to 
share information  and resume the matic discussions. These three meetings will not serve the purpose 
of conducting negotiations  and, therefore, will not  lead to decision -taking or drafting suggestions by 
the Coordinator .  
3.  The first meeting , on 5 June,  will allow Members to introduce their text proposals and 
contributions2 – and the Coordinator to present the informal consolidated text3 circulated to all WTO 
Members  in April . Thereafter,  the floor will be opened for an element -by-element discussion , 
including  questions and answers  on submitted text proposals and contributions , based on the 
thematic structure of the informal consolidated text . This element -by-element discussion will 
continue at the following meetings (24 June and 1 0 July).  
4.  The following modalities will apply :  
a. In keeping with the open, transparent, and inclusive nature of the discussions, all WTO 
Members are invited and encouraged to participate in the  virtual  meetings ;  
b. A short  non-attributable informal summary will be prepared under the Coordinator's 
responsibility for circulation to all Members after each meeting ; 
c. Interpretation will be ensured  through the virtual platform ; and  
d. Experts from international organizations – such a s the ITC, OECD, UNCTAD and the World 
Bank Group – will be invited to attend as observers.4  
5.  A more detailed proposed annotated agenda, as well as information about the technical and 
logistical arrangements – including detailed information on how to join t he meeting  platform  – will 
be circulated in due time ahead of each meeting.  
6.  In addition to these virtual meetings, Members are encouraged, on a voluntary basis, to exchange 
written questions  and comments on the proposals , text contributions and other submissions , before 
each meeting . Members concerned will have the possibility  to reply to the se questions  and comments 
in writing and/or orally at the following virtual open -ended meeting (s).  The coordinator will circulate 
the written questions , comments  and answers to all Members.  
7.  In parallel, Members are encouraged to conduct informal bilateral or small -group consultations 
on the proposals as they see appropriate.  
8.  These temporary work arrangements will be revised in light o f future  developments .  
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1 This revision only concerns the date of the meeting in July – which has been rescheduled to 10 July.  
2 Text contributions have been submitted by Argentina  (INF/IFD/RD/42) , and text proposals have been 
submitted by  China (INF/IFD/RD/48) , the European Union (INF/IFD/RD/46) , Japan (INF/IFD/RD/47) and 
Turkey (INF/IFD/RD/49) . 
3 Document INF/IFD/RD/50 dated 22 April 2020.  
4 Experts  from international organizations  will attend the meetings  as observers , replying to questions 
or contributing in any other way  as requested by any Member .