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TRADE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY STRUCTURED DISCUSSIONS (TESSD)  
CONVENING NOTICE  
The following Convening Notice , dated 21 December  2023, is being circulated at the request of the  
TESSD Co -convenors . 
 
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1.1.  TESSD will hold its next regular meeting on  Thursday , 25 January 2024 from 10:00 until  13:00 
and will continue at 15:00, if necessary .  
1.2.  In keeping with TESSD's open, transparent and inclusive nature, all WTO Members are invited 
to attend and are encouraged to participate in the meeting.  
1.3.  The meeting will be held in hybrid form , allowing for in-person  participation in Room W and 
virtual  participation via the Zoom  platform. Delegates wishing to participate virtually via the Zoom 
platform , including c apital -based officials, should register through th e following  link: 
https://worldtradeorganization.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZItf -
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After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the 
meeting.  
 
1.4.  To guid e the discussions in the meeting, the Co-convenors propose the following agenda : 
1  Introductory remarks by the Co-convenors  
2  Summary report 2023 and reporting on Informal Working Groups  
2.1.  The Facilitators of the four Informal Working Groups will provide a summary of the discussions 
that took place in the meetings of 19 -20 September and 21 -22 November 2023.1  
a. Trade -related Climate Measures  
b. Environmental Goods and Services  
c. Circular Economy  – Circularity  
d. Subsidies  
2.2.  The Co -convenors will introduce the Summary Report of TESSD for 2023 ( INF/TE/SSD/R/212). 
2.3.  Exchange of views by Members , followed by Stakeholders . 
 
1 The summar ies of the Working Group meetings in September and November are  included in 
document s INF/TE/SSD/R/19  and INF/TE/SSD/R/20 , respectively . 
2 To be issued.  INF/TE/SSD/CN/1 2 
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  3  MC13  outcomes and w ay forward  
3.1.  The Co-convenors  will introduce the expected outcomes for  the Thirteenth WTO Ministerial 
Conference  (MC13 ) and the way forward : 
a. Statement by the TESSD Co-convenors (INF/TE/SSD/W/323) 
b. Update of the TESSD Work Plan  (INF/TE/SSD/W/314)  
3.2.  Exchange of views by Members.  
3.3.  The Facilitators of the four Informal Working Groups will introduce the outcome documents  for 
MC135:  
a. Analytical summary  (INF/TE/SSD/W/24/Re v.4) in the Working Group  on Environmental 
Goods and Services . 
b. Best practices in the development of T rCMs ( INF/TE/SSD/W/25/Re v.3) in the Working 
Group on Trade -related Climate Measures.  
c. Mapping exercise: Trade aspects along the lifecycle of products ( INF/TE/SSD/W/27 /Rev. 2) 
in the Working Group on Circular Economy  – Circular ity. 
d. Compilation of experiences  and consideration  regarding  subsidy design  
(INF/TE/SSD/W/29/Rev. 2) in the Working Group on Subsidies.  
3.4.  Exchange of views by Members.  
3.5.  Stakeholder views and perspectives.  
4  Update on plans for  MC13  
4.1.  The Co-convenors  will provide an update on preparations and event planned for MC13 . 
5  Other business  
6  Concluding remarks by the Co -convenors  
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3 To be issued.  
4 To be issued. Since the launch of the 2021 Ministerial Statement, work in TESSD has been guided by 
the TESSD Work Plan 2022 (INF/TE/SSD/W/17/Rev.1 ) and the Statement by the TESSD Co convenors 
(INF/TE/SSD/W/21 ) on the occasion o f the High -Level Stocktaking Event on 2 December 2022.  
5 The indicated revisions of four outcome documents will be issued in due course.