RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/COMTD/W/95/Rev.1
6 February 2002
(02-0570)
Committee on Trade and Development
COORDINATED WTO SECRETARIAT ANNUAL
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PLAN
2002
Note by the Secretariat
Revision
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INTRODUCT ION................................................................................................................... ...............3
SECTION I:  REGIONAL – SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS/MULTILATERAL
CONFERE NCES.......................................................................................................8
I. A FRICAN COUNTRIES AND JITAP ............................................................................................8
I. A SIA AND PACIFIC COUNTRIES ...............................................................................................11
I. A RAB AND MIDDLE EAST COUNTRIES ...................................................................................14
I. C ENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPEAN AND CENTRAL ASIAN COUNTRIES /EUROPE .............15
I. L ATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES /NORTH AMERICA ......................................20
SECTION II:  SHORT TRADE POLICY COURSES AS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
OUTSIDE GE NEVA...............................................................................................24
SECTION III:  NATIONAL TECHNICAL  ASSISTANCE PR OGRAMMES ...........................26
III. A FRICAN COUNTRIES AND JITAP ..........................................................................................26
III. A SIA AND PACIFIC COUNTRIES ...............................................................................................32
III. A RAB AND MIDDLE EAST COUNTRIES ...................................................................................36
III. C ENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPEAN CENTRAL ASIAN COUNTRIES ....................................38
III. L ATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES .....................................................................40
SECTION IV:  INFORMATION TECHNOL OGY/WTO REFERENCE CENTRES...............43
SECTION V:  INTEGRAT ED FRAMEW ORK...........................................................................45
SECTION VI:  TECHNICAL ASSIST ANCE TOOLS DEVE LOPMENT .................................48
ANNEX I ............................................................................................................................... ................49
TECHNICAL COOPERATION AND CAPACITY -BUILDING ON THE SINGAPORE ISSUES ......................49
ANNEX II ............................................................................................................................... ..............52
CAPACITY -BUILDING ON TRADE AND THE ENVIRONMENT ...............................................................52WT/COMTD/W/95/Rev.1
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ANNEX III ............................................................................................................................... .............53
DIVISIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CONTACTS .............................................................................53
ANNEX IV ............................................................................................................................... .............54
VIDEO -CONFERENCING ........................................................................................................................54
ANNEX V ............................................................................................................................... ..............55
NUMBER OF PLANNED ACTIVITIES BY REGION ...................................................................................55WT/COMTD/W/95/Rev.1
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INTRODUCTION
1. The Doha Ministerial Declaration, adopted on 14 November 2001, confirms that technical
cooperation and capacity-building are core elements of the development dimension of the multilateral
trading system.  Ministers establish an extensive mandate and undertake a firm set of commitments on
technical cooperation and capacity building to enable beneficiary countries implement WTO rules andobligations, prepare them for effective participati on in the work of the WTO, including for future
negotiations and an extensive Work Programme, as well as enable them to draw on the benefits of the
open, rules-based multilateral trading system.
2. This Coordinated WTO Secretariat Annual Technical Assistance Plan for 2002 is one out of
4 levels of action that the WTO will pursue in the implementation of the technical cooperation and
capacity building objectives in 2002, including those objectives that are mandated by the Doha
Ministerial Declaration.  The four levels of acti on, which will be pursued interdependently are:
(i) this Secretariat-wide Annual Technical Coop eration Plan, to be delivered essentially
by the WTO Secretariat (and to an extent in coordination with multilateral agencies
with related competence);
(ii) effective coordinated delivery of technical assistance with well-defined inter-agency
groups/multilateral agencies.  This level will focus on areas such as the SingaporeIssues, and areas where synergies would be required with other multilateral
institutions;
(iii) the Integrated Framework for Trade-Related Technical Assistance to the
Least-Developed Countries.  Action at this level will be based on the re-vamped
Integrated Framework as a mechanism for mainstreaming  trade priority areas of
action into the development plans and strategies for poverty reduction of the LDCs,
and also a mechanism for actual delivery; and,
(iv) effective coordinated delivery of technical assistance by the WTO and bilateral
donors in the Development Assistance Committee of the OECD.
3. This document focuses on the WTO Secretariat-wide Annual TA Plan, as in paragraph 2(i)
above.  Pursuant to the Doha Ministerial Declaration, previous decisions, and Secretariat practice,
activities in this Annual Technical Assistance Plan are based on inputs from five sources namely:
(i) the mandates on technical cooperation and capacity building in the Doha Ministerial
Declaration as contained in paragraphs 16, 21, 24, 26, 27, 33, 38-40, 42 and 43;
(ii) the New Strategy for WTO Technical Cooperation for Capacity-building, Growth and
Integration, endorsed by Ministers in paragraph 38 of the Doha Declaration;
(iii) the dynamic and on-going demands received from the membership and countries in
accession to the WTO Secretariat (operational divisions and the Technical
Cooperation Division).  Inputs into the Plan from this source takes account of the fact
that WTO TA remains demand driven;
(iv) the stand-alone decisions on technical cooperation taken by Members such as in
paragraph 14 of the Negotiating Guidelines for the Services Negotiations, the decisionon technical assistance by the Customs Valuation Committee, and others;  andWT/COMTD/W/95/Rev.1
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(v) coordinated inputs (not simply a compilation) from Operational Divisions and the
TCD, emerging from meetings of the Technical Assistance Management
Committee (TAMC), based on Divisional conceptions on optimal delivery of TA
within their substantive jurisdictions.
4. This Annual Plan is divided into six sections, as they appear in document
WT/COMTD/W/90/Add.1. In view of the importance at tached in the Ministerial Declaration to the
Singapore issues, Annex I is dedicated to these issues.  This annex explains the overarching strategy
underpinning the Singapore issues, showing how the Secretariat will deliver TA in these areas,
including in coordination with other competent agencies.  In addition, Annex II is dedicated to trade
and environment in light of the negotiations agreed by Members.
5. Broadly, the principal policy frameworks for technical cooperation and capacity building fall
under eight areas.  These are:
(i) Mainstreaming and Integrated Framework.  Paragraph 38 of the Doha Ministerial
Declaration instructs the Secretariat to conduct technical assistance activities, in
coordination with other relevant agencies, in support of domestic efforts in
developing countries and least-developed countries to formulate trade policies
coherent with associated macroeconomic and regulatory policies. In paragraph 43,Ministers endorsed the Integrated Framework for Trade-Related Technical Assistance
to Least-Developed Countries (IF) as a viable model for LDCs' trade development.
Activities designed to respond to these mandates, such as Regional and Subregional
Meetings combining Ministers of Finance and Ministers of Trade/Commerce to
promote the mainstreaming concept and enhance awareness of its importance, areincluded in Section I of the Plan: Regional Seminars/Workshops/Multilateral
Conferences. Activities to be developed unde r the Integrated Framework are, for their
part, included in Section V of the Plan: Integrated Framework;
(ii) Implementation.  Paragraph 38 of the Doha Ministerial Declaration instructs the
Secretariat to execute WTO technical assistance and capacity building activities
designed to assist developing and least-developed countries and low-income countries
in transition to adjust to WTO rules a nd disciplines, implement obligations and
exercise the rights of Membership.  Attention shall also be accorded to small and
vulnerable countries, as well as Members and Observers without representation in
Geneva.  Section III of the Plan: National Technical Assistance Programmes, includes
activities at the national level which, for the most part, are designed to achieve the
objective of facilitating and assisting developing, least-developed, and transitioncountries, in attaining implementation targets;
(iii) Enhancing Negotiating Capacity.
  Paragraph 41 of the Doha Ministerial Declaration
reaffirms the specific commitments on technical cooperation reflected in various other
paragraphs of the Declaration (paras. 16, 21, 24, 26, 27, 33, 42 and 43), in particular
the Singapore issues and trade and environment.  This relates to enhancing thenegotiating capacity of developing and least-developed countries, as well as of
low-income countries in transition
. Under Section III of the Plan: National Technical
Assistance Programmes, activities have been included in response to requests by
Members, related to developing and enhancing trade negotiating skills.  The Short
Trade Policy Courses as Technical Assistance outside Geneva included in Section IIof the Plan also include modules on trade negotiating skills. Finally, the Annex on
Technical Assistance on the Singapore Issues sets out the overall WTO Secretariat
strategy to this end, showing how the Secr etariat will deliver TA in these areas,
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(iv) Trade Policy Capacity-Building.  Paragraphs. 38-41 of the Doha Ministerial
Declaration relate, in general, to ca pacity building in the formulation and
implementation of trade policy. This is one of the most pressing needs of developing
and least-developed countries, and of low-income countries in transition.  The Short
Trade Policy Courses under Section II of the Plan are designed mainly to buildcapacities for the formulation and implementation of trade policies. Activities at the
national level under Section III will also contribute to this objective;
(v) Accession.  Paragraph 42 accords particular emphasis on the necessity to reflect in the
WTO TA Plan, the priority that Ministers accord to countries in accession.  This
priority will be reflected through the participation of countries/territories in the
process of accession, in particular LDCs, in the Short Trade Policy Courses under
Section II of the Plan, and in national activities specifically designed for them underSections III and IV of the Plan, including the establishment of WTO Reference
Centres;
(vi) Technical Assistance for Non-Residents.  Twenty-three Members of the WTO do not
have a mission in Geneva.  They also have obligations and commitments under the
rules, and also need to draw on the benefits and opportunities of the open, rules-basedsystem.  Therefore the participation of theses countries is indispensable to the
credibility and legitimacy of the Multilateral Trading System.  In addition to their
participation and various activities under the Plan, two Geneva Weeks will be
organized in 2002 in order to respond to the special priorities and needs of these
countries.  These activities will be found under Section I;
(vii) Information Technology Tools.
  Annex VIII of the New Strategy for WTO Technical
Cooperation, endorsed by Ministers in paragraph 38 of the Ministerial Declaration,
focuses on the sharing of information and capacity building through the use of
information technology, in particular WTO Reference Centres for least-developed
countries and developing countries.  Activities designed to fulfill this mandate areincluded in Section IV of the Plan, Information technology support/WTO Reference
Centres;  and,
(viii) Modernization and expansion of Technical Assistance Tools.  Even before the Fourth
Ministerial Conference, a need to modernize technical cooperation tools and materials
had been acknowledged.  With the increased work programme and negotiating
mandate emerging from the Doha Ministerial Declaration, as well as the Decision on
Implementation-related Issues and Concerns, the Secretariat urgently requires asubstantial investment, on a one-off basis, to modernise existing information
technology materials and other TA tools, and to create new ones.  Paragraphs. 40
and 41 of the Declaration confirm the need for this exercise. Section VI of the Plan,
Technical Assistance Tools Development, includes the activities to be developed for
these purposes.
6. Having regard to the five sources of inputs to this Plan (as stated in paragraph 3) and to the
eight broad technical cooperation policy areas, each activity in this 2002 Plan has been explicitly
linked to the specific mandates contained in 11 operative paragraphs in the Declaration, indicated in
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Paragraphs Mandate
16 Tariff negotiations:  non-agric. market access
21 Trade and investment
24 Trade and competition
26 Transparency and government procurement
27 Trade facilitation
33 Trade and environment
38 Mainstreaming/Implementation/New Strategy
39 IF/JITAP – coordination with bilateral donors/agencies
40 Predictable funding for TA activities
42 LDCs' accessions
43 Integrated framework
7. In practice this means that in implementing the proposed activities, the Secretariat shall work
towards a clear understanding on how they relate to, and reflect the pertinent commitments ontechnical cooperation (TC) and capacity building (CB) in the Doha Ministerial Declaration.  It should
also be understood that the activities as set out in this document are designed to focus and deepen the
relevant TA commitments of the Doha Ministerial Declaration.  The implementation of these
activities will focus on addressing the commitments of the Declaration.
8. To conclude this introduction, six additional points require underscore.  First , this plan has
been subjected to the fullest possible internal coordination by the Technical Assistance Management
Committee in light of information available to it, under the time constraints post-Doha and
implementation to begin in January 2002.  It is understood that it cannot be considered as exhaustive
because many Members (in particular, developing and least-developed countries) still require deeper
assessment of the technical cooperation implications in support of their policy objectives and actions.As a result, strictness in the implementation of this  plan needs to be combined with flexibility in
implementation.  There will be, however, limits to interpretations of flexibility.  For instance, the Plan
is being implemented on the understanding that ad hoc  requests
1 shall be limited to the barest
minimum.  Ad hoc  requests had a destabilizing effect on the former 3-year plans.  These requests did
impact negatively on the ability of the Secretariat to focus and deliver on the planned activities.Furthermore, because the number of planned activities in 2002 exceeds the levels for previous years,
the Secretariat shall attach priority to planned activities, and will seek the understanding of Members
in ensuring adherence to this Annual Plan.  Ad hoc requests and activities that arise or are requested
by Members will be considered for the 2003 Plan, except in the most exceptional of circumstances.
9. Second , this Plan needs to be read in conjunction with a number of other technical assistance
activities that are being carried out beyond the Doha Development Agenda.  This is the case,
inter alia , of the planned activities of the WTO Training Institute, which are presented to the
Committee on Trade and Development in document WT/COMTD/W/89/Rev.1.  Members will recall
that as a result of the adoption of the WTO Budget for 2002, Members have now doubled the capacity
of the WTO Training Institute to deliver on the regular trade policy courses in English, French and
Spanish.  Moreover, Members need to bear in mind other technical assistance activities, which are
provided here in Geneva and elsewhere, but which are not subject to any WTO financing.  Lastly, the
                                                     
1 These are unplanned requests that arise at short notice outside of the predictable resource base of the
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Plan does not include the on-going technical assistance provided by the Secretariat to WTO Members
individually at Headquarters.
10. Third , this WTO Annual TA Plan for 2002 is not stand-alone.  It contains those activities that
the WTO Secretariat can deliver within its competence, resources, and more importantly what is
possible within a 12-month calendar period.  However, as stated in paragraph 2, this Plan is one out offour levels of action by the WTO in responding to the technical cooperation and capacity-building
mandates established by Minister in the Doha Ministerial Declaration.  It bears repeating as in
paragraph 2 that the other levels are coordinated action and delivery in carefully defined areas with
the bilateral donors within the DAC/OECD, relevant  multilateral agencies, and on-going work in the
re-vamped Integrated Framework for Trade-Related Technical Assistance to the Least-Developed
Countries (IF).  In the course of implementing this Plan, addenda will be issued to this document to
draw to the attention of Members the factual evolution on the other levels of action as inparagraphs 2(ii) to (iv).
11. Fourth , the organisational changes in the WTO Secretariat by the Director General comprise
the merge of the Development Division and the Ec onomic Research and Analysis Division into the
new Development and Economic Research Division.  A principal rationale for this change was to
adjust the Secretariat to address the development and technical cooperation and capacity-building(TCCB) mandates through, inter alia , research studies to provide factual analytical information for the
use of developing countries in the negotiations.  This economic and research basis will be an
important component of the WTO Secretariat's activities on TCCB.
12. Fifth , the activities of this Plan will be subject to scrupulous evaluation and auditing to ensure
high quality delivery and to monitor the use of technical assistance and impact in recipient countries.The evaluation and audit functions will be carried out by the Technical Cooperation Audit, which was
separated from the Technical Cooperation Division in the 2001 reorganization of WTO technical
cooperation by Senior Management.
13. Finally , it is essential that the technical assistance received by beneficiary countries is
cumulative, contributing to the institutional capacity of beneficiary countries to participate in themultilateral trading system, implement their obligati ons, exercise their rights, and meaningfully draw
on the benefits of the open rules-based trading system.  To this end, it is necessary that the Secretariat
and the Members work together to be sure that technical assistance is delivered within the coherent
policy framework of national economic developmen t plans and/or the World Bank/IMF Poverty
Reduction Strategy Papers.  This is one of the core elements of WTO technical assistance identified in
the New Strategy for Technical Assistance (paragraph 8 of the New Strategy).
2   In the absence of this
approach, experience has shown that, in most instances, technical assistance received non-cumulatively by beneficiary countries leads to an annual repetition of the same requests.
                                                     
2 New Strategy for WTO Technical Cooperation: Technical Cooperation for Capacity Building,
Growth and Integration (WT/COMTD/W/90).WT/COMTD/W/95/Rev.1
Page 8SECTION I: REGIONAL – SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS/MULTILATERAL CONFERENCES
I. African Countries and JITAP
TopicsDoha TC/CB
MandateActivityCooperation
withDatesTCD/
Operational
DivisionsVenue
Mainstreaming trade priorities into
development plans and PRSPs38 Regional Seminar WB/ECA/AfDB TBC Director/
Chief Policy/D. YeboahECA, Ethiopia
TBT – Related matters for Central and West
Africa: implementation of the TBT
Agreement, standards, and metrology38 Regional Seminar May 2002 D. Yeboah/TED Gabon
TBT for SADC countries 38 Regional Seminar SADC 2nd Quarter 2002 D. Yeboah/TED Botswana
SPS Workshop for "PALOP" (Portuguese-
speaking countries)38 Regional Workshop 3rd Quarter 2002 J.M. Fortin/ACD Angola
Regional seminar on GATS and Market
Access for Goods for French-speaking LDCs38 Regional Seminar 18-23.02.2002 J.M. Fortin/TSD,
MaccDDjibouti
WTO/ISO Workshop on International
Standard Settings for Sub-Saharan Africa38 Regional Seminar ISO March 2002 D. Yeboah/TED Kenya
SPS Agreement 38 Regional Workshop June 2002 D. Yeboah/ACD Zambia
SPS Agreement 38 Regional Workshop November 2002 D. Yeboah/ACD Lesotho
SPS Agreement 38 Regional Workshop Nov. 2002 D. Yeboah/ACD TBC
Trade and Environment for African countries 38 Regional Seminar April 2002 D. Yeboah/TED Swaziland
WTO/ISO Workshop on International
Standard Settings for North Africa and Arab
States38 Regional Seminar ISO May 2002 D. Yeboah/TED Egypt
World Veterinary Workshop 38 Regional Workshop 27-29.09.2002 D. Yeboah/ACD Tunisia
Trade and Environment for African Countries 33 Regional Seminar September 2002 D. Yeboah/TED DjiboutiWT/COMTD/W/95/Rev.1
Page 9I. African Countries and JITAP
TopicsDoha TC/CB
MandateActivityCooperation
withDatesTCD/
Operational
DivisionsVenue
WIPO/WTO Joint Seminar for LDCs in Africa
and Haiti WIPO/WTO Joint initiative38 Regional Seminar WIPO April 2002 J.M. Fortin
Z. Mchumo/IPDTanzania
Integrated Data Base for French-speaking
African countries16 Regional Workshop 2nd Semester 2002 D. Yeboah/SD TBC
Customs Valuation for French-speaking
African countries38 Regional Workshop TBC D. Yeboah/MaccD TBC
Customs Valuation for English-speaking
African countries38 Regional Workshop TBC D. Yeboah/MaccD TBC
ECOWAS Workshop on Agriculture, Services
and General WTO Issues38 Regional Workshop ECOWAS TBC D. Yeboah/ACD Nigeria
Competition Policy Workshop for Southern
Africa24 Regional Workshop TBC D. Yeboah
W. Chatsika/IPDZambia
Implementation of the Agreement on Textiles
and Clothing for South African countries38 Regional Seminar TBC D. Yeboah/TD TBC
Implementation of the Agreement on Textiles
and Clothing for West African countries38 Regional Seminar TBC D. Yeboah/TD TBC
Trade Negotiations for African countries 38 Regional Workshop AERC 2nd Semester 2002 D. Yeboah
M. GagliardiTBC
Improving African trade statistics 38 Regional Workshop UNSD 2nd Semester 2002 J.M. Fortin/SD Ethiopia
Technical Mission to the NEPAD Secretariat 38 Technical Mission ECA, NEPAD
Secretariatmid-2002 D. Yeboah Pretoria
(South Africa)
Agriculture, food security and development 38 Regional Seminar FAO, UNCTAD March 2002 J-M. Fortin,
D.Yeboah/ACDGuinea
Trade Policy Review process preliminary
assessment38 Technical Mission SACU 29 April-3 May 2002 D. Yeboah,
M.Oshikawa/LADSouth Africa
WTO Dispute Settlement Procedures and
Practices and DSU Negotiations for Africa I38 Regional Seminar April-June 2002 D. Yeboah/LAD Morocco
WTO Dispute Settlement Procedures and
Practices and DSU Negotiations for Africa II38 Regional Seminar April-June 2002 D. Yeboah/LAD South AfricaWT/COMTD/W/95/Rev.1
Page 10I. African Countries and JITAP
TopicsDoha TC/CB
MandateActivityCooperation
withDatesTCD/
Operational
DivisionsVenue
WTO Dispute Settlement Mechanism 38 Regional Seminar IsDB 11-13 March 2002 D. Yeboah,
S. Marchese/LADSenegal
Sub-Saharan Africa Rules Negotiations
Seminar38 Regional Seminar TBC D. Yeboah/RD Namibia
Technical Mission to IOC Secretariat - Post-
Doha Agenda (outcome and implementation)11 operative paras.
except 39, 42, 43.Technical Mission IOC March 2002 D. Yeboah/CTNCD Mauritius
Technical Mission to ECA38 Technical Mission ECA 14-15 February 2002D. Yeboah/
WTO DivisionsEthiopia
Number of Activities32WT/COMTD/W/95/Rev.1
Page 11I. Asia and Pacific Countries
TopicsDoha TC/CB
MandateActivityCooperation
withDatesTCD/Operational
DivisionsVenue
Mainstreaming trade priorities into
development plans and PRSPs for
Asian and Pacific countries38 Regional Seminar WB/ESCAP/
FORSEC/
ADBTBC Director/
Chief Policy/
R. KrommenackerThailand
Regional Seminar on facilitating the
accession of selected ESCAPdeveloping countries to the WTO38, 42 Regional Seminar ESCAP 18–21.02.2002 R. Krommenacker/AD Thailand
Thailand (DIP) - Japan (JICA), IP
Training Programme for countries ofthe Mekong Region38 Regional Seminar DIP/JICA 28.01-1.02.2002 R. Krommenacker/IPD Thailand
ESCAP Seminar on the Liberalization
of maritime transport services38 Regional Seminar ESCAP 10-13.02.2002 R. Krommenacker/TSD Thailand
WTO/ISO TBT Regional Workshop on
International Standard Setting forCentral, South and South-East Asian
economies38 Regional Workshop ISO February 2002 R. Krommenacker/TED Thailand
APEC WTO Capacity Building Group 38 APEC Meeting APEC 22.02.2002 R. Krommenacker TBC
Asian Development Bank Institute
Capacity-building Programme on Trade
Policy38 Regional Workshop ADB Institute 27.02-1.03.2002 R. Krommenacker Singapore
Codex Committee on Food Export and
Import Inspection and CertificationSystems (CCFICS)38 Regional Workshop Codex 25.02-1.03.2002 R. Krommenacker/ACD Australia
Codex Intergovernmental Task Force
on Biotechnology38 Regional Workshop Codex 4-8.03.2002 R. Krommenacker/ACD Japan
WHO Symposium on Trade and Health 38 Conference WHO 26-27.03.2002 R. Krommenacker/TSD Indonesia
SPS Agreement 38 Regional Workshop 1st Quarter.2002 R. Krommenacker/ACD India
SPS Agreement 38 Regional Workshop 8-11.07.2002 R. Krommenacker/ACD Viet Nam
Workshop on specific commitments
under the GATS38 Regional Workshop ESCAP 1st Quarter 2002 R. Krommenacker/TSD ThailandWT/COMTD/W/95/Rev.1
Page 12I. Asia and Pacific Countries
TopicsDoha TC/CB
MandateActivityCooperation
withDatesTCD/Operational
DivisionsVenue
Singapore/WTO Joint Regional
Training Course11 operative paras.
except 39, 40, 42,43Regional Training
CourseSingapore Ministry
of Foreign Affairs2
nd Quarter 2002 R. Krommenacker Singapore
Singapore/WTO Joint Regional
Training Course11 operative paras.
except 39, 40, 42,
43Regional Training
CourseSingapore Ministry
of Foreign Affairs3rd Quarter 2002 R. Krommenacker Singapore
SPS and Agriculture Agreements:
Implementation Issues38 Regional Workshop ASEAN Secretariat 1st Quarter 2002 R. Krommenacker TBC by ASEAN
Trade negotiations Skills and
Simulations for Forum Secretariatcountries16, 38 Regional Seminar FORSEC 4
th Quarter 2002 R. Krommenacker Pacific Island
countries' region
SPS Seminar with the Thai IndustrialStandards Institute38 Regional Seminar TISI TBC R. Krommenacker/ACD Thailand
Asia Pacific Telecommunity (APT)
seminar on Telecom in the New Round38, para. 14 of
guidelines forservices negs.Regional Seminar APT 4
th Quarter 2002 R. Krommenacker/TSD Thailand
WIPO/WTO Joint Seminar for Asia-
Pacific LDCs38 Regional Seminar WIPO 4th Quarter 2002 R. Krommenacker
Z. Mchumo/IPDTBC
Implementation of the Agreement on
Textiles and Clothing for ASEANcountries38 Regional Seminar ASEAN 1
st Quarter 2002 R. Krommenacker/TD Thailand
Advanced Anti-dumping for East Asian
economies38 Regional Workshop TBC R. Krommenacker/RD Korea, Rep. of
Trade and Environment for Asian
economies33 Regional Seminar May 2002 R. Krommenacker/TED Singapore
Trade and Environment for Pacific
economies33 Regional Seminar November 2002 R. Krommenacker/TED Fiji
WTO/ISO/IEC Regional Seminar on
TBT for South and South-East Asian
economies38 Regional Seminar ISO/IEC July 2002 R. Krommenacker/TED Viet Nam
WTO/ESCAP Dispute Settlement
Procedures and Practices and DSUNegotiations for Asian Countries I38 Regional Seminar ESCAP TBC R. Krommenacker/LAD Thailand
WTO/ESCAP Dispute Settlement
Procedures and Practices and DSUNegotiations for Asian Countries II38 Regional Workshop ESCAP April-June 2002 R. Krommenacker/LAD PhilippinesWT/COMTD/W/95/Rev.1
Page 13I. Asia and Pacific Countries
TopicsDoha TC/CB
MandateActivityCooperation
withDatesTCD/Operational
DivisionsVenue
Regional Workshop on International
Trade and Implementation of WTOAgreements38 Regional Workshop KOICA TBC R. Krommenacker Korea, Rep. of
Trade Negotiations for Asian
economies16, 38 Regional Workshop 2nd Semester 2002 R. Krommenacker
M. GagliardiMalaysia
UN Framework Convention on Climate
Change, COP 833, 38 Conference/Briefing UNEP/
UNFCCC23 October 2002 R. Krommenacker/TED TBC
Number of Activities 30WT/COMTD/W/95/Rev.1
Page 14 I. Arab and Middle East Countries
TopicsDoha TC/CB
MandateActivity Cooperation with Dates T CD/Operational Divisions Venue
Mainstreaming trade priorities
into development plans and
PRSPs38 Regional Seminar WB/ESCWA/AMF TBC Director/
Chief Policy/
S. MarcheseTBC
ESCWA Trade and Environment 33 Technical Mission ESCWA 06.01.2002 S. Seif Al Yazal/TED Lebanon
Competition Laws and Policies:
Identification of Common
Grounds in the ESCWA Region24 Regional Workshop ESCWA/UNCTAD 28-29.01.2002 W. ChatsikaS. Seif al Yazal/IPD United Arab
Emirates
SPS Agreement 38 Regional Workshop 3-5.02.2002 S. Marchese/ACD United Arab
Emirates
TBT Agreement 38 Regional Workshop 24-25 April 2002 S. Marchese/TED Oman
Integrated Data Base for the Araband Middle East Countries16 Regional Workshop 1
st Quarter 2002 S. Marchese/SD Oman
Customs Valuation for Arab and
Middle East countries38 Regional Workshop  TBC S. Marchese /MaccD Jordan
Services Seminar for Arab
Countries38, para. 14 of
guidelines for
services negsRegional Seminar TBC S. Seif Al Yazal/TSD TBC
Joint WTO/WIPO seminar on
TRIPS38 Regional Seminar 28-30 April 2002 S. Seif Al Yazal/IPD Qatar
WTO Agreements: capacity-
building38 Regional Seminar AFESD TBC S. Marchese/TSD Kuwait
WTO Dispute Settlement
Procedures and Practices and
DSU Negotiations for Arab andthe Middle East countries38 Regional Seminar TBC S. Seif Al Yazal/LAD TBC
Number of Activities 11WT/COMTD/W/95/Rev.1
Page 15I. Central and Eastern European and Central Asian Countries/Europe*
TopicsDoha TC/CB
MandateActivity Cooperation with DatesTCD/Operational
DivisionsVenue
WTO Ministerial Trade
Conference for Central and East
Europe21, 38 Ministerial Meeting WB/EBRD/
ECE/ESCAP JVI,
OPIC14-15.05.2002 M. Smeets Croatia
WTO Ministerial Trade
Conference for Central Asian
Countries21, 38 Ministerial Meeting WB/EBRD/
ECE/ESCAP, JVI,
OPIC08-09.04.2002 Director/
Chief Policy/
M. SmeetsGeorgia
WTO Agreements for ECO
Secretariat Members onRegionalism38 Regional Training
CourseECO TBC M. Smeets/TPRD Kyrgyz Republic
Training on the WTO at the
Applied Economic Policy Course38 Regional Workshop JVI 1st Semester 2002 M. Smeets/DERD Vienna, Austria
Training on the WTO at the
Applied Economic Policy Course38 Regional Workshop JVI 2nd Semester 2002 M. Smeets/DERD Vienna, Austria
Trade Remedies for Central Asian
countries38 Regional Seminar TBC M. Smeets/RD Kazakhstan
Anti-dumping for Baltic and
CEEC countries38 Regional Workshop TBC M. Smeets/RD Lithuania
Trade and Environment for
Central and Eastern Europeancountries33 Regional Seminar September 2002 M. Smeets/TED Latvia
TBT for Central and Eastern
European countries38 Regional Seminar October 2002 M. Smeets/TED Latvia
SPS for Baltic States 38 Sub-Regional
Seminar5-7.03.2002 M. Smeets/ACD Estonia
Market Access for Balkan
Countries16, 38 Regional Seminar TBC M. Smeets/MaccD Former Yugosalv
Rep. of Macedonia
Market Access for CIS countries 16, 38 Regional Seminar TBC M. Smeets/MaccD TBCWT/COMTD/W/95/Rev.1
Page 16I. Central and Eastern European and Central Asian Countries/Europe*
TopicsDoha TC/CB
MandateActivity Cooperation with DatesTCD/Operational
DivisionsVenue
Services Seminar for Balkan
countries38, para. 14 of
guidelines forservices negsRegional Seminar TBC M. Smeets/TSD TBC
Services Seminar for Central Asia 38, para. 14 of
guidelines for
services negsRegional Seminar TBC M. Smeets/TSD TBC
SPS for Balkan and CIS countries 38 Regional Seminar TBC M. Smeets/ACD TBC
Stability Pact for South-Eastern
Europe38 Technical Mission 1st Quarter 2002 M. Smeets/TPRD London, UK
Stability Pact for South-Eastern
Europe38 Technical Mission 2nd Quarter 2002 M. Smeets/TPRD TBC
Stability Pact for South-Eastern
Europe38 Technical Mission 3rd Quarter 2002 M. Smeets/TPRD TBC
Stability Pact for South-Eastern
Europe38 Technical Mission 4th Quarter 2002 M. Smeets/TPRD TBC
Activities in WTO/Europe
Geneva Week for Non Residents 11 operative paras.
except 40Geneva Week 22-26 April 2002 Chief, Policy
Chief, Operations/
A. Breckenridge
WTO DivisionsGeneva, Switzerland
Geneva Week for Non Residents 11 operative paras.
except 40Geneva Week October 2002 Chief, Policy
Chief, Operations
A. Breckenridge
WTO DivisionsGeneva, SwitzerlandWT/COMTD/W/95/Rev.1
Page 17I. Central and Eastern European and Central Asian Countries/Europe*
TopicsDoha TC/CB
MandateActivity Cooperation with DatesTCD/Operational
DivisionsVenue
Seminar on Trade Policies Review
and Technical Assistance11 operative paras. Seminar May 2002 Director
M. Oshikawa
A. Breckenridge/TPRDGeneva, Switzerland
WTO Symposium on Technology
Transfer for Geneva-based
delegates38, para. 14 of
guidelines for
services negsSymposium TBC Chief, Policy
Chief, Operations/IPDGeneva, Switzerland
WTO Symposium on Investment
for Geneva-based delegations21 Symposium TBC Chief, Policy
Chief, Operations/TFDGeneva, Switzerland
WTO Symposium on the TRIPS
Agreement and electroniccommerce for Geneva-based
delegates38 Symposium TBC Chief, Policy
Chief, Operations/IPDGeneva, Switzerland
WTO Symposium on Competition
Policy for Geneva-based delegates24 Symposium TBC Chief, Policy
Chief, Operations/IPDGeneva, Switzerland
WTO Symposium on
Transparency in GovernmentProcurement for Geneva-baseddelegates26 Symposium May-June 2002 Chief, Policy
Chief, Operations/IPDGeneva, Switzerland
Workshop on Accession to the
Agreement on GovernmentProcurement38 Workshop 2
nd Quarter 2002 Chief, Policy
Chief, Operations/IPDGeneva, Switzerland
Seminar on Regionalism and the
WTO38 Seminar 18-19 April 2002 Chief, Policy
Chief, Operations/TPRDGeneva, Switzerland
CTD Seminar on Electronic
Commerce38 Seminar TBC Chief, Policy
Chief, Operations/DERDGeneva, Switzerland
Tariffs Seminar for Geneva-based
delegates16 Seminar TBC Chief, Policy
Chief, Operations/MaccDGeneva, Switzerland
NGO Symposium on Trade and
Environment33 Symposium TBC Chief, Policy
Chief, Operations/
TED, ERDGeneva, SwitzerlandWT/COMTD/W/95/Rev.1
Page 18I. Central and Eastern European and Central Asian Countries/Europe*
TopicsDoha TC/CB
MandateActivity Cooperation with DatesTCD/Operational
DivisionsVenue
UNEP/WTO Stock-taking
Workshop on Capacity-Buildingon Trade and Environment33 Workshop UNEP March 2002 Chief, Policy
Chief, Operations/TEDGeneva, Switzerland
GATS Seminar for Geneva
Delegations38, para. 14 of
guidelines for
services negs.Seminar 19-20 February 2002 Chief, Policy
Chief, Operations/TSDGeneva, Switzerland
Assessment of Trade in Services
(Council for Trade in Services)38, para. 14 of
guidelines forservices negs.Seminar March 2002 Chief, Policy
Chief, Operations/TSDGeneva, Switzerland
Joint WTO/WB Symposium on
Mode 4 (Movement of NaturalPersons)38, para. 14 of
guidelines forservices negs.Symposium April 2002 Chief, Policy
Chief, Operations/TSDGeneva, Switzerland
Doha Development Agenda and
Beyond11 operative paras.
except 40Symposium 29.04-01.05.2002 Chief, Policy
Chief, Operations/ERDGeneva, Switzerland
Accession Process to the WTO 38, 42 Workshop TBC W. Chatsika/AD Geneva, Switzerland
Participation of Developing
Countries in the discussions of theTBT technical cooperation
Programme38 Committee Meeting October 2002 Chief, Policy
Chief, Operations/TEDGeneva, Switzerland
Subsidy Notification Seminar for
capital-based delegates38 Seminar November 2002 Chief, Policy
Chief, Operations/RDGeneva,
Switzerland
From a Development Agenda to a
Development Round11 operative paras.
except 40Workshop DFID 21.02.2002 Chief, Policy
Chief, Operations/DERDLondon,
United Kingdom
International Meeting on Accessto Care for People living withHIV/AIDS38 Conference July 2002 J.M. Fortin/IPD SpainWT/COMTD/W/95/Rev.1
Page 19I. Central and Eastern European and Central Asian Countries/Europe*
TopicsDoha TC/CB
MandateActivity Cooperation with DatesTCD/Operational
DivisionsVenue
The World Trade Organization
and its impact on the internationalAgro-food System38 Regional Seminar CIHEAM/
IAMZ18-22.11.2002 P. Gomez Toran Zaragoza,
Spain
Integrated Data Base for Non
Resident delegations16 Regional Workshop 4-5.03.2002 Chief, Policy
Chief, Operations/SDBrussels,
Belgium
Number of Activities 44
_____________
* This section also includes activities that are held at the WTO in Geneva or elsewhere in Europe.  Geneva based activities are  open to all WTO Members.WT/COMTD/W/95/Rev.1
Page 20 I. Latin America and Caribbean Countries/North America
TopicsDoha TC/CB
MandateActivityCooperation
withDatesTCD/Operational
DivisionsVenue
Mainstreaming trade priorities into
development plans and PRSPs38 Regional Seminar WB/IADB/
ECLAC/OASTBC Director/
Chief Policy/
P. Gomez ToranBrazil
TBT for CARICOM Member
countries38 Regional Workshop CARICOM 19-21.02.2002 P. Gomez Toran/TED Saint Lucia
Trade and Environment for
CARICOM Member countries33 Regional Seminar CARICOM 28-30.01.2002 P. Gomez Toran/TED Saint Lucia
WTO / ITU seminar on Telecom in
the New Round – scheduling38, para. 14 of
guidelines forservices negsRegional Seminar ITU TBC P. Gomez Toran/TSD Central America, TBC
Looking to the Future:
Reconnecting the WTO with the
People through Parliament38 Conference/briefing Commonwealth
Secretariat25.02-01.03.2002 P. Gomez Toran/DERD Saint Lucia
WTO/ISO Workshop on
International Standard Settings forSouth and Central Americanregions, and the Caribbean38 Regional Seminar ISO April 2002 P. Gomez Toran/TED Colombia
Countervailing Measures  for
ALADI Members38 Regional Seminar ALADI March 2002 P. Gomez Toran/RD Uruguay
Agriculture for ALADI Members 38 Regional Seminar ALADI April 2002 P. Gomez Toran/ACD Uruguay
Services Seminar for Andean
Countries38, para. 14 of
guidelines forservices negsRegional Seminar 08-10.04.2002 P. Gomez Toran/TSD Ecuador
Workshop on the Trade Policy
Review Mechanism and its output
in some of the Mercosur countries11 operative
paras. except 39,
40, 42,43Regional Workshop 2nd Semester 2002 P. Gomez Toran/TPRD Argentina
Customs Valuation for Latin
America and Caribbean countries,in English38 Regional Workshop TBC P. Gomez Toran/MaccD TBC
Integrated Data Base for the
Caribbean16 Regional Workshop 2nd Semester 2002 P. Gomez Toran/SD TBCWT/COMTD/W/95/Rev.1
Page 21I. Latin America and Caribbean Countries/North America
TopicsDoha TC/CB
MandateActivityCooperation
withDatesTCD/Operational
DivisionsVenue
Implementation of the Agreement
on Textiles and Clothing forSpanish-speaking Central American
and Caribbean countries38 Regional Seminar TBC P. Gomez Toran/TD TBC
Outcome from Doha and its
implication for GATS negotiations38, para. 14 of
guidelines forservices negs.Regional Workshop OAS 07-08.02.2002 P. Gomez Toran/TSD Guatemala
Subsidy Disciplines for Central
American countries38 Regional Seminar 1st Quarter 2002 P. Gomez Toran/RD Nicaragua
Subsidy Disciplines for Andean
countries38 Regional Seminar TBC P. Gomez Toran/RD Venezuela
Subsidy Disciplines for
MERCOSUR38 Regional Seminar TBC P. Gomez Toran/RD Argentina
Subsidy notification for selected
CARICOM countries38 Regional Workshop OECS 11-12 February 2002 P. Gomez Toran/RD St. Lucia
Trade and Environment for South
and Central American countries33 Regional Seminar March 2002 P. Gomez Toran/TED Colombia
TBT for Latin America 38 Regional Seminar 4th Quarter 2002 P. Gomez Toran/TED TBC
Trade Policies Review Process 11 operative
paras. except 39,40, 42, 43Regional Seminar IADB March 2002 P. Gomez Toran/TPRD Guatemala
Trade Negotiations for
MERCOSUR countries16, 38 Regional Workshop IADB 2nd Semester 2002 M. Gagliardi TBC
Trade Negotiations for Andean
countries16, 38 Regional Workshop IADB 2nd Semester 2002 M. Gagliardi TBC
Trade Negotiations for CARICOM 16, 38 Regional Workshop IADB 2nd Semester 2002 M. Gagliardi TBC
Trade Negotiations and the
Integrated Data Base for CentralAmerican countries16 Regional Workshop IADB 2
nd Semester 2002 M. Gagliardi/SD TBCWT/COMTD/W/95/Rev.1
Page 22I. Latin America and Caribbean Countries/North America
TopicsDoha TC/CB
MandateActivityCooperation
withDatesTCD/Operational
DivisionsVenue
WTO Dispute Settlement
Procedures and Practices and DSUNegotiations for South America38 Regional Seminar TBC P. Gomez Toran/LAD TBC
WTO Dispute Settlement
Procedures and Practices and DSU
Negotiations for Central America,Cuba and the Dominican Republic38 Regional Seminar TBC P. Gomez Toran/LAD TBC
WTO Dispute Settlement
Procedures and Practices and DSUNegotiations for the Caribbean38 Regional Seminar TBC P. Gomez Toran/LAD TBC
Financial Services MERCOSUR 38, para. 14 of
guidelines for
services negsRegional Seminar April 2002 P. Gomez Toran/SD Argentina
Sanitary and Phytosanitary
Measures38 Regional Seminar 1st Quarter 2002 P. Gomez Toran/ACD Panama
Sanitary and Phytosanitary
Measures38 Regional Seminar 3rd Quarter 2002 P. Gomez Toran/ACD Trinidad Tobago
Agriculture 38 Regional Seminar IADB/
CARICOMTBC P. Gomez Toran/ACD TBC
Services 38, para. 14 of
guidelines for
services negsRegional Seminar IADB/
CARICOMTBC P. Gomez Toran/TSD TBC
Mainstreaming and Technical
Assistance38 Technical Mission IADB/
CARICOMTBC P. Gomez Toran TBC
Montreal Protocol 33 Conference/Briefing Montreal
Protocol/UNEPOctober 2002 P. Gomez Toran/TED Argentina
CITES, COP 12 33 Conference/Briefing CITES/UNEP November 2002 P. Gomez Toran/TED ChileWT/COMTD/W/95/Rev.1
Page 23I. Latin America and Caribbean Countries/North America
TopicsDoha TC/CB
MandateActivityCooperation
withDatesTCD/Operational
DivisionsVenue
Activities in North America
Financing for Development
Preparatory Committee38 Conference/Briefing UN 14-25.01.2002 P. Gomez-Toran/DERD United States
International Conference on the
Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers
(PRSPs) Review38, 39, 42, 43 Conference World Bank/IMF 14-17.01.2002 S. Mathur United States
International Forum for Social
Development38 Symposium UN 06-09.02.2002 P. Gomez-Toran/
WTO DivisionsUnited States
WTO/UNITAR Campus on
International Trade16, 38 Regional Workshop UNITAR June 2002 P. Gomez-Toran/CTNCD United States
WTO/UNITAR Workshop on
International Trade Negotiations16,38 Regional Workshop UNITAR October 2002 P. Gomez-Toran/CTNCD United States
Forests – UNFF, Second
Substantive meeting33 Conference/Briefing UNFF 4-15 March 2002 P. Gomez Toran/TED United States
Number of Activities 42WT/COMTD/W/95/Rev.1
Page 24SECTION II: SHORT TRADE POLICY COURSES AS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OUTSIDE GENEVA
Activity TopicsDoha TC/CB
MandateCooperation with DatesTCD/Operational
DivisionsRegion
Regional Training
CourseShort Trade Policy Course for
African Developing Countries11 operative paras.
except 40Feb/March 2002 D. Yeboah/
WTO DivisionsAfrica (AfDB,
Training Institute
Côte d'Ivoire)
Regional Training
CourseShort Trade Policy Course for
African Developing Countries11 operative paras.
except 40June/July 2002 D. Yeboah/WTO Divisions Africa (AfDB,
Training Institute
Côte d'Ivoire)
Regional Training
CourseShort Trade Policy Course for
African Developing Countries -
NEPAD; Integration of African
Economies in the Multilateral
Trading System11 operative paras.
except 40NEPAD Oct/Nov 2002 D. Yeboah/WTO Divisions Africa
(Ethiopia)
Regional Training
CourseIDLI Trade Law Course for
English-speaking African
countries38 IDLI 24.06-15.07.2002 D. Yeboah/LAD Africa
(South Africa)
Regional Training
CourseSeminar on Trade Policy
Capacity Building and Research
Agenda11 operative paras.
except 40African Economic   ResearchConsortium   (AERC) / World
BankTBC Chief, Policy
D. Yeboah/DERDAfrica
(Kenya)
Regional Training
CourseShort Trade Policy Course for
Arab and Middle East Countries38 AMF TBC S. Seif El Yazal/WTO Divisions Arab and Middle-
East Region (Egypt)
Regional Training
CourseShort Trade Policy Course for
Selected IsDB Members11 operative paras.
except 40IsDB 2nd Quarter 2002 S. Marchese/
WTO DivisionsAfrica, Asia
(Turkey)
Regional Training
Course2nd WTO/FORSEC Short Trade
Policy Course for South Pacific
Forum Secretariat Members11 operative paras.
except 39, 40FORSEC 4-8.03.2002 J.M. Fortin/
WTO DivisionsPacific Island
Countries
(Fiji)
Regional Training
Course3rd WTO/ESCAP Short Trade
Policy Course for ESCAP
Members11 operative paras.
except 40ESCAP 18-29.03.2002 R. Krommenacker/
WTO DivisionsAsia
(Thailand)
Regional Training
Course4th WTO/ESCAP Short Trade
Policy Course for ESCAP
Members11 operative paras.
except 40ESCAP 3rd Quarter 2002 R. Krommenacker/WTO Divisions Asia
(Thailand)WT/COMTD/W/95/Rev.1
Page 25Activity TopicsDoha TC/CB
MandateCooperation with DatesTCD/Operational
DivisionsRegion
Regional Training
CourseIDLI Trade Law Course for
Developing Countries in Asia and
the Pacific38 IDLI October 2002 R. Krommenacker/LAD Pacific
(Australia)
Regional Training
CourseShort Trade Policy Course for
Eastern Europe and Central Asian
Countries11 operative paras.
except 39, 40, 42, 43June 2002 M. Smeets/
WTO DivisionsEurope
(Austria - JVI)
Regional Training
CourseShort Trade Policy Course for
Eastern Europe and Central Asian
Countries11 operative paras.
except 39, 40, 42, 43Autumn 2002 M. Smeets/WTO Divisions Europe
(Austria - JVI)
Regional Training
CourseIDLI Trade Law Course for
Central and East European
Countries38 IDLI November 2002 M. Smeets/LAD Europe
(Austria)
Regional Training
CourseMultilateral and Regional Trade
Issues for the Americas :
Advanced Course for
Government Officials – English-
speaking.38 OAS June 2002 P. Gomez Toran/LAD America
(United States)
Regional Training
CourseMultilateral and Regional Trade
Issues for the Americas :
Advanced Course for
Government Officials – Spanish-
speaking38 OAS July 2002 P. Gomez Toran/LAD America
(United States)
Regional Training
CourseShort Trade Policy Course for
ALADI Countries11 operative paras.
except 39,40, 42, 43ALADI 2nd Semester 2002 P. Gomez Toran/
WTO DivisionsLatin America
(Uruguay)
Number of
Activities17WT/COMTD/W/95/Rev.1
Page 26 SECTION III: NATIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMMES
III. African Countries and JITAP
Country TopicsDoha TC/CB
MandateActivityCooperation
withDatesTCD/Operational
Divisions
Algeria Joint advisory mission on Accession,
with UNCTAD38 Technical Mission March-April 2002 D. Yeboah/AD
Angola Specific WTO Issues, TRIPS and
Agriculture in particular38 National Seminar TBC J.M. Fortin/IPD, ACD
Angola GATS 38, para. 14 of
guidelines forservices negsNational Seminar TBC J.M. Fortin/TSD
Benin TRIPS Agreement 38 National Seminar WIPO TBC J.M. Fortin/IPD
Benin GATS 38, para. 14 of
guidelines forservices negs.National Seminar TBC J.M. Fortin/TSD
Botswana GATS 38, para. 14 of
guidelines for
services negsNational Seminar 3rd week of April 2002 D. Yeboah/TSD
Botswana Trade Remedies 38 National Seminar TBC D. Yeboah/RD
Botswana Singapore Issues 21, 24, 26, 27 National Seminar May 2002 D. Yeboah/IPD, TFD,
MaccD
Botswana WTO Seminar for the Ministers and
Members Parliament11 operative paras.
except 40National Seminar July 2002 D. Yeboah/
WTO Divisions
Botswana Participation in TPR Process and
Trade Negotiations (SACU)11 operative paras
except 40Technical Mission August 2002 D. Yeboah/TPRD
Burkina Faso Implementation and Doha Aftermath 11 operative paras
except 40National Seminar 2nd Quarter 2002 J.M. Fortin/
WTO Divisions
Burkina Faso Singapore Issues 21, 24, 26, 27 National Seminar September 2002 J-M. Fortin/IPD, TFD
Burundi Integrated Data Base 16 Technical Mission 3rd Quarter 2002 D. Yeboah/SD
Burundi WTO Agreements 38 National Seminar May 2002 J.M. Fortin/
WTO DivisionsWT/COMTD/W/95/Rev.1
Page 27III. African Countries and JITAP
Country TopicsDoha TC/CB
MandateActivityCooperation
withDatesTCD/Operational
Divisions
Chad WTO Agreements 38 National Seminar TBC J.M. Fortin
WTO Divisions
Central AfricanRepublicWTO Agreements 38 National Seminar TBC J.M. Fortin
WTO Divisions
Comoros WTO Agreements 38 National Seminar TBC J.M. Fortin/
WTO Divisions
Côte d'Ivoire WTO Agreements 38 National Seminar TBC D. Yeboah/
WTO Divisions
Côte d'Ivoire Customs Valuation 38 Technical Mission TBC D. Yeboah/MaccD
Djibouti Integrated Data Base and
Notifications16, 38 Technical Mission 3rd week of February
2002J.M. Fortin/SD
Egypt Anti-dumping 38 National Workshop TBC D. Yeboah/RD
Egypt GATS 38, para. 14 of
guidelines for
services negsNational Seminar TBC D. Yeboah/TSD
Egypt Customs Valuation 38 Technical Mission TBC D. Yeboah/MaccD
Egypt SPS and Agriculture 38 Technical Mission TBC D. Yeboah/ACD
Equatorial Guinea WTO Agreements 38 Technical Mission TBC J.M. Fortin/
WTO Divisions
Ethiopia Accession Issues 42 National Seminar TBC J.M. Fortin/AD
Gabon Customs Valuation 38 Technical Mission TBC D. Yeboah/MaccD
The Gambia WTO Agreements 38 National Seminar TBC J.M. Fortin/WTO Divisions
Ghana WTO Agreements 38 National Seminar TBC D. Yeboah/WTO Divisions
Ghana Customs Valuation 38 Technical Mission 04-08.03.2002 D. Yeboah/MAccD
Guinea WTO Agreements 38 National Seminar TBC J.M. Fortin/WTO DivisionsWT/COMTD/W/95/Rev.1
Page 28III. African Countries and JITAP
Country TopicsDoha TC/CB
MandateActivityCooperation
withDatesTCD/Operational
Divisions
Guinea Implementation and Notification 38 Technical Mission June 2002 J-M. Fortin/
WTO Divisions
Kenya Customs Valuation 38 Technical Mission 8-12.04.2002 D. Yeboah/MAccD
Kenya WTO Agreements 38 National Seminar TBC D. Yeboah/
WTO Divisions
Lesotho Competition Policy 24 National Seminar TBC J.M. Fortin/IPD
Lesotho Services 38, para. 14 of
guidelines for
services negsNational Seminar 28-31.01.2002 J.M. Fortin/TSD
Lesotho Participation in TPR process (SACU) 11 operative paras.
except 40Technical Mission May-June 2002 J.M. Fortin/TPRD
Madagascar Services 38, para. 14 of
guidelines for
services negsNational Seminar 2nd Semester 2002 J.M. Fortin/TSD
Madagascar Implementation and Doha Aftermath 11 operative paras.
except 40, 42National Seminar April 2002 J.M. Fortin/
WTO Divisions
Malawi Specialized National Seminar on
Mandated Negotiations (Agriculture
and Services)38, para. 14 of
guidelines for
services negsNational Seminar TBC D. Yeboah/ACD, TSD
Malawi TRIPS and Notifications 38 National Seminar TBC J.M. Fortin
Z. Mchumo/IPD, LSDD
Mali TRIPS Agreement 38 National Seminar WIPO TBC J.M. Fortin/IPD
Mali Implementation and Doha Aftermath 11 operative paras.
except 40, 42National Seminar April 2002 J.M. Fortin/
WTO Divisions
Mauritania Participation in TPR process 11 operative paras.
except 40, 42Technical Mission May-June 2002 J.M. Fortin/TPRD
Mauritania Customs Valuation 38 Technical Mission 22-26.04.2002 D. Yeboah/MaccD
Mauritius Preparation of initial requests for
specific commitments in services38, para. 14 of
guidelines forservices negsTechnical Mission March 2002 D. Yeboah/TSDWT/COMTD/W/95/Rev.1
Page 29III. African Countries and JITAP
Country TopicsDoha TC/CB
MandateActivityCooperation
withDatesTCD/Operational
Divisions
Mauritius Preparation of initial offers for
specific commitments in services38, para. 14 of
guidelines forservices negsTechnical Mission November-December
2002D. Yeboah/TSD
Mauritius Technical Assistance to Implement
SPS and TBT obligations38 Technical Mission May-June 2002 D. Yeboah/ACD, TED
Mauritius Assessment and technical analysis of
the harmonization work programme
on Rules of Origin
Specialized training in key areas of
Rules of Origin38 National Workshop
and TrainingJuly-August 2002 D. Yeboah/MAccD
Mauritius Assistance in Scheduling Services
Commitments and participating in
the negotiations on Agriculture38, para. 14 of
guidelines for
services negsTechnical Mission September 2002 D. Yeboah/ACD, TSD
Mauritius Development of trade negotiating
skills for negotiations on industrial
tariff reductions16 Training Course October 2002 D. Yeboah
M. Gagliardi
Mauritius Dispute Settlement 38 National Workshop November 2002 D. Yeboah/LAD
Mauritius WTO Rules (Anti-dumping,
Subsidies & Countervailing
Measures, Safeguards)38 National Seminar December 2002 D. Yeboah/RD
Morocco Trade Policy Course 11 operative paras.
except 39, 40, 42,
43National Training
CourseTBC D. Yeboah/WTO Divisions
Mozambique WTO Agreements 38 National Seminar TBC J.M. Fortin/WTO Divisions
Mozambique GATS and Agriculture 38, para. 14 of
guidelines for
services negs.National Seminar TBC J-M. Fortin/ACD, TSD
Namibia Participation in TPR process (SACU) 11 operative paras.
except 40Technical Mission February 2002 J.M. Fortin/TPRD
Niger Implementation and Notifications
Post Doha Agenda38 National Seminar January 2002 J.M. Fortin/WTO Divisions
Nigeria Competition policy, anti-dumping,
standards24, 38 Technical Mission TBC D. Yeboah/IPD, RDWT/COMTD/W/95/Rev.1
Page 30III. African Countries and JITAP
Country TopicsDoha TC/CB
MandateActivityCooperation
withDatesTCD/Operational
Divisions
Nigeria National Short Trade Policy Course 11 operative paras.
except 39, 40, 42,
43National Training
Course1st Quarter 2002 D. Yeboah/
WTO Divisions
Nigeria Workshop for Nigerian Parliament 11 operative paras.
except 39, 40, 42,
43Workshop WB/UNDP 1st Quarter 2002 DirectorD. Yeboah/TPRD
Rwanda GATS 38, para. 14 of
guidelines for
services negsNational Seminar TBC J.M. Fortin/TSD
Rwanda TRIPS Agreement 38 National Seminar WIPO TBC J.M. Fortin/IPD
Senegal WTO Agreements 38 National Seminar TBC J.M. Fortin/
WTO Divisions
Senegal WTO and Trade Policy: Agriculture,
Services, Notifications and DohaAftermath38 National Seminar April 2002 J.M. Fortin/TI, ACD
Senegal GATS 38, para. 14 of
guidelines forservices negsNational Seminar TBC J.M. Fortin/TSD
Sierra Leone Assistance in Scheduling Services
Commitments and participating in
the negotiations on Agriculture38, para. 14 of
guidelines for
services negs.Technical Mission TBC D. Yeboah/ACD, TSD
South Africa Anti-dumping 38 National Workshop TBC D. Yeboah/RD
Sudan Accession Advice on Agriculture and
Services38, 42 Technical Mission March-April 2002 J.M. Fortin/AD
Tanzania WTO Agreements 38 National Seminar TBC J.M. Fortin/
WTO Divisions
Togo Implementation and Doha Aftermath 11 operative paras.
except 40National Seminar June 2002 J-M. Fortin/
WTO Divisions
Tunisia Customs Valuation 38 Technical Mission WCO TBC D. Yeboah/MaccD
Tunisia TRIPS Agreement 38 National Workshop TBC D. Yeboah/IPD
Tunisia Anti-dumping, Subsidies,
Countervailing Measures, Safeguards38 National Workshop TBC D. Yeboah/RDWT/COMTD/W/95/Rev.1
Page 31III. African Countries and JITAP
Country TopicsDoha TC/CB
MandateActivityCooperation
withDatesTCD/Operational
Divisions
Tunisia Training Course to develop Trade
negotiation skills16 National Seminar TBC D. Yeboah/
WTO Divisions
Uganda TRIPS Agreement 38 National Seminar WIPO TBC J.M. Fortin/IPD
Zambia Participation in TPR process 11 operative paras.
except 40, 42Technical Mission February 2002 J.M. Fortin
M. Oshikawa/TPRD
Zambia Participation in TPR process,
TRIPS and safeguards11 operative paras.
except  40, 42Technical Mission July 2002 J.M. Fortin
M. Oshikawa/TPRD
Zambia Agriculture and SPS 38 National Seminar TBC J.M. Fortin/ACD
Zimbabwe Services38, para. 14 of
guidelines for
services negs.National Seminar Mid-February 2002 D. Yeboah/TSD
Zimbabwe Market Access Issues 16 National Seminar 14-19.01.2002 D. Yeboah /MaccD
Number of
Activities81WT/COMTD/W/95/Rev.1
Page 32 III. Asia and Pacific Countries
Country TopicsDoha TC/CB
MandateActivityCooperation
withDatesTCD/Operational
Divisions
Bangladesh Integrated Data Base 16 Technical Mission 2nd Quarter 2002 J.M. Fortin/SD
Bhutan Accessions Issues 42 Technical Mission TBC J-M. Fortin, R.
Krommenacker/
AD
Brunei Darussalam GATS 38, para. 14 of
guidelines for
services negs.National Seminar TBC R. Krommenacker/TSD
Cambodia Joint advisory mission on
Accession, with UNCTAD42 Technical Mission UNCTAD June 2002 J.M. Fortin/AD
Cambodia Accession issues: Chairperson
visit42 Technical Mission TBC J.M. Fortin
M. Oshikawa/AD
China P.R. (Beijing) Legal Perspective of Cross
Border Movement of Natural
Persons38, para. 14 of
guidelines for
services negs.Symposium ADB March 2002 R. Krommenacker/TSD
China P.R. (Beijing) WHO seminar on "Health
Implications of China's
Accession to the WTO"38 Conference WHO 28-31.01.02 R. Krommenacker/TED/ACD/IPD
China P.R. Negotiations on Agriculture 38 National Seminar TBC R. Krommenacker/ACD
China P.R. (Beijing) Trade & Investment and Trade
and Competition Policy21, 24 National Workshop TBC R. Krommenacker/TFD and
IPD
China P. R. Trade and Environment 33 National Seminar TBC R. Krommenacker/TED
China P. R. WTO Rules (Anti-Dumping,
Safeguards, Subsidies and
Countervailing Measures)38 National Seminar TBC R. Krommenacker/RD
China P.R. (Beijing) WTO Trade Policy Reviews and
Multilateral Trade Policy
Developments.11 operative
paras. except
39, 40, 42, 43National Seminar TBC R. Krommenacker/TPRD
China, P.R. Dispute Settlement 38 National Seminar TBC R. Krommenacker/LAD
India Integrated Data Base 16 Technical Mission 1st Semester 2002 R. Krommenacker/SDWT/COMTD/W/95/Rev.1
Page 33III. Asia and Pacific Countries
Country TopicsDoha TC/CB
MandateActivityCooperation
withDatesTCD/Operational
Divisions
India Services Negotiations 38, para. 14 of
guidelines forservices negsTechnical Mission TBC R. Krommenacker/TSD
India Trade and Investment 21 Technical Mission TBC R. Krommenacker/TFD
India Trade and Competition 24 Technical Mission TBC R. Krommenacker/IPD
India Trade Facilitation 27 Technical Mission TBC R. Krommenacker/MaccD
Indonesia Services Negotiations 38, para. 14 of
guidelines forservices negs.Technical Mission TBC R. Krommenacker/TSD
Indonesia Singapore Issues 21, 24, 26, 27 National Seminar TBC R. Krommenacker/IPD,
MaccD, TFD
Lao, P.D.R. Joint advisory mission on
Accession, with UNCTAD42 Technical Mission UNCTAD April 2002 J.M. Fortin/AD
Malaysia Services Negotiations 38, para. 14 of
guidelines forservices negs.Technical Mission 2
nd Quarter 2002 R. Krommenacker/TSD
Maldives GATS 38, para. 14 of
guidelines for
services negs.National Seminar TBC R. Krommenacker
J.M. Fortin/TSD
Maldives Participation in TPR Process 11 operative
paras. except 40Technical Mission March 2002 R. Krommenacker
J.M. Fortin/TPRD
Maldives Participation in TPR Process 11 operative
paras. except 40Technical Mission September 2002 R. Krommenacker
J.M. Fortin/TPRD
Mongolia Services Liberalisation 38, para. 14 of
guidelines forservices negs.Technical Mission TBC R. Krommenacker/TSD
Mongolia Integrated Data Base 16 Technical Mission 2nd Quarter 2002 R. Krommenacker/SD
Nepal Accession Issues 42 Technical Mission TBC R. Krommenacker,
J-M. Fortin/AD
Pakistan Integrated Data Base and TariffNegotiations16 National Seminar
2nd Quarter 2002 R. Krommenacker/SD
M. GagliardiWT/COMTD/W/95/Rev.1
Page 34III. Asia and Pacific Countries
Country TopicsDoha TC/CB
MandateActivityCooperation
withDatesTCD/Operational
Divisions
Pakistan GATS Workshops at Islamabad
and Karachi38, para. 14 of
guidelines for
services negs.National Workshop TBC R. Krommenacker/TSD
Pakistan Agriculture
(Islamabad and Karachi)38 National Workshop TBC R. Krommenacker/ACD
Pakistan Anti-Dumping Workshop 38 National Workshop TBC R. Krommenacker/RD
Papua New Guinea Anti-dumping and legislation
drafting38 National Workshop TBC R. Krommenacker/RD
Philippines Trade in Services 38, para. 14 of
guidelines forservices negs.National Seminar TBC R. Krommenacker/TSD
Philippines Trade Negotiations and Dispute
Settlement16, 38 National Seminar TBC R. Krommenacker
E. Kessie/LAD
Philippines Mainstreaming: the challenge of
integration and liberalization38 National Seminar TBC R. Krommenacker/TPRD
Sri Lanka Industrial Tariffs, Singapore
Issues16, 21, 24, 26,
27National Seminar TBC R. Krommenacker/
MaccD, TFD, IPD
Sri Lanka Services Liberalization 38, para. 14 of
guidelines forservices negs.National Seminar TBC R. Krommenacker/TSD
Chinese Taipei Negotiating techniques 16, 38 National Seminar TBC March-April 2002 M. Gagliardi
Chinese Taipei Dispute Settlement Procedures
and Practices38 National Seminar March-April 2002 R. Krommenacker
E. Kessie/LAD
Thailand Workshop on Specific
Commitments38, para. 14 of
guidelines forservices negs.National Workshop 1
st Quarter 2002 R. Krommenacker/TSD
Thailand GATS and telecommunications 38, para. 14 of
guidelines for
services negs.National Seminar September 2002 R. Krommenacker/TSD
Thailand Services Liberalization 38, para. 14 of
guidelines for
services negs.National Seminar TBC R. Krommenacker/TSDWT/COMTD/W/95/Rev.1
Page 35III. Asia and Pacific Countries
Country TopicsDoha TC/CB
MandateActivityCooperation
withDatesTCD/Operational
Divisions
Tonga Accession issues: Chairperson
visit11 operative
paras. except39, 40, 42, 43Technical Mission TBC R. Krommenacker/AD
Vanuatu Accession issues 42 Technical Mission TBC J-M. Fortin,
R. Krommenacker/AD
Viet Nam Accession issues: Chairperson
visit11 operative
paras. except39, 40, 42, 43Technical Mission TBC R. Krommenacker/AD
Number of
Activities46WT/COMTD/W/95/Rev.1
Page 36 III. Arab and Middle East Countries
Country TopicsDoha TC/CB
MandateActivityCooperation
withDates TCD/Operational Divisions
Bahrain Services 38, para. 14 of guidelines
for services negs.National Seminar TBC S. Seif El Yazal/TSD
Bahrain Customs Valuation 38 National Seminar TBC S. Seif El Yazal/MaccD
Jordan Services 38, para. 14 of guidelines
for services negs.National Seminar TBC S. Seif El Yazal/TSD
Jordan Overview of the Multilateral
Trading System for Jordanian
Policy Makers11 operative paras.
except 39, 40, 42, 43National Seminar TBC S. Seif El Yazal/CTNCD
Kuwait Services 38, para. 14 of guidelines
for services negs.National Seminar TBC S. Seif El Yazal/TSD
Lebanon Services 38, para. 14 of guidelines
for services negs.National Seminar 14-15.01.2002 S. Seif El Yazal/TSD
Lebanon Accession issues: Chairperson
visit11 operative paras.
except 39, 40, 42, 43Technical Mission TBC S. Seif El Yazal/AD
Lebanon Agriculture 38 National Workshop TBC S. Seif El Yazal/ACD
Lebanon Trade Remedies and Legislation
Drafting38 National Workshop TBC S. Seif El Yazal/RD
Oman Accession to the Agreement on
Government Procurement38 National Workshop and
Technical Mission3-6 February 2002 S. Seif El Yazal/IPD
Oman SPS and TBT 38 Technical Mission April 2002 S. Seif El Yazal/ACD
Saudi Arabia Agriculture and SPS 38 National Seminar TBC S. Seif El Yazal/ACD
Saudi Arabia Services 38, para. 14 of guidelines
for services negs.National Seminar TBC S. Seif El Yazal/TSD
Saudi Arabia Accession issues: Chairperson
visit11 operative paras.
except 39, 40, 42, 43Technical Mission TBC S. Seif El Yazal/AD
Saudi Arabia Explanation & Finalization of the
draft Services Schedule to
Accession process38 Technical Mission TBC S. Seif El Yazal/AD
Yemen GATS 38, para. 14 of guidelines
for services negs.National Workshop TBC S. Seif El Yazal, J-M. Fortin/TSDWT/COMTD/W/95/Rev.1
Page 37III. Arab and Middle East Countries
Country TopicsDoha TC/CB
MandateActivityCooperation
withDates TCD/Operational Divisions
Yemen Agriculture and SPS 38 National Seminar TBC S. Seif El Yazal, J-M. Fortin/ACD
Yemen Joint advisory mission on
Accession, with UNCTAD42 Technical Mission UNCTAD January-
February 2002S. Seif El Yazal, J-M. Fortin/AD
Number of
Activities18WT/COMTD/W/95/Rev.1
Page 38 III. Central and Eastern European Central Asian Countries
Country TopicsDoha TC/CB
MandateActivityCooperation
withDatesTCD/Operational
Divisions
Albania Customs Valuation 38 Technical Mission TBC M. Smeets/MAccD
Armenia WTO Agreements and Notification
Requirements38 National Seminar TBC M. Smeets/AD
Azerbaijan Accession issues 11 operative paras.
except 39, 40, 42, 43National Seminar 28-31.01.2002 M. Smeets/AD
Azerbaijan Accession issues: Chairperson visit 11 operative paras.
except 39, 40, 42, 43Technical Mission TBC M. Smeets/AD
Belarus Accession issues: Chairperson visit 11 operative paras.
except 39, 40, 42, 43Technical Mission TBC M. Smeets/AD
Bosnia and
HerzegovinaAccession issues 11 operative paras.
except 39, 40, 42, 43National Seminar TBC M. Smeets/AD
Bulgaria Services 38, para. 14 of
guidelines forservices negs.National Seminar TBC M. Smeets/TSD
Croatia WTO Agreements and notifications 38 National Seminar TBC M. Smeets/AD
Croatia Trade Remedies and Legislation
Drafting38 National Workshop TBC M. Smeets/RD
Cyprus Services 38, para. 14 of
guidelines forservices negs.National Seminar TBC M. Smeets/TSD
Georgia Customs Valuation 38 Technical Mission TBC M. Smeets/MAccD
Kazakstan Accession issues: Chairperson visit 11 operative paras.
except 39, 40, 42, 43Technical Mission TBC M. Smeets/AD
Kyrgyz Republic Customs Valuation 38 Technical Mission TBC M. Smeets/MAccD
Lithuania Integrated Data Base 16 Technical Mission 2nd Semester 2002 M. Smeets/SD
Lithuania Customs Valuation 38 Technical Mission 22-24.01.2002 M. Smeets/MAccD
Former Yugaslov
Rep. of MacedoniaAccession issues: Chairperson visit 11 operative paras.
except 39, 40, 42, 43Technical Mission TBC M. Smeets/ADWT/COMTD/W/95/Rev.1
Page 39III. Central and Eastern European Central Asian Countries
Country TopicsDoha TC/CB
MandateActivityCooperation
withDatesTCD/Operational
Divisions
Former Yugoslav
Rep. of MacedoniaWTO Agreements and Notification
Requirements38 National Seminar TBC M. Smeets/AD
Moldova WTO Agreements and Notification
Requirements38 National Seminar TBC M. Smeets/AD
Russian Federation Accession issues: Chairperson visit 11 operative paras.
except 39, 40, 42, 43Technical Mission TBC M. Smeets/AD
Russian Federation WTO Agreements and Notification
Requirements38 National Seminar TBC M. Smeets/AD
Tajikistan Accession issues 11 operative paras.
except 39, 40, 42, 43Technical Mission TBC M. Smeets/AD
Ukraine Accession issues: Chairperson visit 11 operative paras.
except 39, 40, 42, 43Technical Mission TBC M. Smeets/AD
Uzbekistan Accession issues 11 operative paras.
except 39, 40, 42, 43Technical Mission TBC M. Smeets/AD
Yugoslavia Services 38, para. 14 of
guidelines forservices negs.National Seminar April 2002 M. Smeets/TSD
Yugoslavia Accession issues: Chairperson visit 11 operative paras.
except 39, 40, 42, 43Technical Mission TBC M. Smeets/AD
Yugoslavia Joint advisory mission on
Accession, with UNCTAD11 operative paras.
except 39, 40, 42, 43Technical Mission January-February
2002M. Smeets/AD
Number of
Activities26WT/COMTD/W/95/Rev.1
Page 40
III. Latin America and Caribbean Countries
Country TopicsDoha TC/CB
MandateActivityCooperation
withDates TCD/Operational Divisions
Argentina Technical Barriers to Trade 38 National Seminar June 2002 P. Gomez Toran/TED
Bahamas Overview of the MTS 11 operative paras.
39, 40, 42, 43Technical Mission 1st Semester P. Gomez Toran/RD
Bahamas GATS 38, para. 14 of
guidelines forservices negs.Technical Mission 15-17.04.02 P. Gomez Toran/TSD
Bahamas Customs
Valuation/Agriculture38 Technical Mission 1st Semester P. Gomez Toran,
M. Gagliardi/ACD
Belize Agriculture 38 National Seminar TBC P. Gomez Toran/ACD
Belize Services 38, para. 14 of
guidelines forservices negs.National Seminar
TBC P. Gomez Toran/TSD
Bolivia Agriculture 38 National Seminar 2nd Semester P. Gomez Toran/ACD
Bolivia Multilateral Trading
System38 National Seminar 1st Semester P. Gomez Toran
Bolivia Services 38, para. 14 of
guidelines forservices negs.National Seminar
2nd Semester P. Gomez Toran/TSD
Chile Safeguards 38 National Workshop 26-28.02.02 P. Gomez Toran/RD
Chile Integrated Data Base 16 Video-Conference TBC P. Gomez Toran/SD
Colombia New Issues 21, 24, 26, 27 National Seminar TBC P. Gomez Toran/TFD, IPD
Colombia TRIPS 38 National Workshop IDLI TBC P. Gomez Toran/IPD
Cuba Services, Scheduling, E-
Commerce38, para. 14 of
guidelines forservices negs.National Seminar
June 2002 P. Gomez Toran/TSD
Cuba TBT 38 National Seminar April 2002 P. Gomez Toran/TEDWT/COMTD/W/95/Rev.1
Page 41III. Latin America and Caribbean Countries
Country TopicsDoha TC/CB
MandateActivityCooperation
withDates TCD/Operational Divisions
Cuba Dispute Settlement 38 National Workshop 1st Semester P. Gomez Toran/LAD
Cuba Agriculture 38 National Seminar 2nd Semester P. Gomez Toran/ACD
Dominican
RepublicServices 38, para. 14 of
guidelines forservices negs.National Seminar TBC P. Gomez Toran/TSD
Dominican
RepublicTrade Policy Course 38 National Training Course 1st Quarter 2002 P. Gomez Toran/
WTO Divisions
Dominican
RepublicParticipation in TPRprocess11 operative paras.
except 39, 40, 42,43Technical Mission
August 2002 P. Gomez Toran/TPRD
Dominican
RepublicIntegrated Data Base 16 Technical Mission January 2002 P. Gomez Toran/SD
Ecuador Scheduling in Services 38, para. 14 of
guidelines forservices negs.Technical Mission
11.04.2002 P. Gomez Toran/TSD
El Salvador Customs Valuation 38 Technical Mission 1st Semester 2002 P. Gomez Toran
M. Gagliardi/MAccD
Guatemala Services 38, para. 14 of
guidelines for
services negs.National Seminar TBC P. Gomez Toran/TSD
Guatemala Safeguards 38 National Workshop TBC P. Gomez Toran/RD
Haiti Customs Valuation 38 Technical Mission 28-31.01.2002 P. Gomez Toran
J.M. Fortin/MAccD
Haiti Participation in TPR
process38 Technical Mission March-April P. Gomez Toran
J.M. Fortin/TPRD
Honduras Services 38, para. 14 of
guidelines for
services negs.National Seminar TBC P. Gomez Toran/TSD
Honduras Customs Valuation 38 Technical Mission 1st Semester 2002 P. Gomez Toran
M. Gagliardi/MAccD
Jamaica Services 38, para. 14 of
guidelines forservices negs.National Workshop TBC P. Gomez Toran/TSDWT/COMTD/W/95/Rev.1
Page 42III. Latin America and Caribbean Countries
Country TopicsDoha TC/CB
MandateActivityCooperation
withDates TCD/Operational Divisions
Mexico Safeguards 38 National Workshop 1st Quarter 2002 P. Gomez Toran/RD
Nicaragua Subsidies 38 Technical Mission 1st Semester 2002 P. Gomez Toran/RD
Panama Customs Valuation 38 Technical Mission 1st Semester 2002 P. Gomez Toran
M. Gagliardi/MAccD
Paraguay Trade Policy Course 11 operative paras.
except 39, 40, 42,
43National Training Course February-March 2002 P. Gomez Toran/ACD, TSD
Paraguay Services 38, para. 14 of
guidelines forservices negs.National Seminar April-May 2002 P. Gomez Toran/TSD
Paraguay TBT and SPS Agreements 38 National Seminar June-July 2002 P. Gomez Toran/ACD, TED
Peru Negotiations in Services 38, para. 14 of
guidelines forservices negs.National Workshop TBC P. Gomez Toran/ACD, TSD
Peru Negotiations in Agriculture 38 National Workshop TBC P. Gomez Toran/ACD
Suriname WTO Agreements 38 National Seminar 1st Semester 2002 P. Gomez Toran/ACD
Trinidad &
TobagoWTO Agreements 38 National Seminar 1st Semester 2002 P. Gomez Toran
Uruguay Services 38, para. 14 of
guidelines for
services negs.National Workshop 1st Quarter 2002 P. Gomez Toran/TSD
Venezuela Services, TRIPS, TRIMS
and GovernmentProcurement26, 38, para. 14 of
guidelines forservices negs.National Seminar 1
st Semester 2002 P. Gomez Toran/
WTO Divisions
Venezuela New Issues 21, 24m 26, 27 National Seminar 2nd Semester 2002 P. Gomez Toran/
WTO Divisions
Number ofActivities43WT/COMTD/W/95/Rev.1
Page 43SECTION IV: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/WTO REFERENCE CENTRES
Country Activity TopicsDoha
TC/CB
MandateDatesTCD/Operational
DivisionsCooperation
with
Bénin, Burkina Faso,
Burundi, Central AfricanRep., Chad, Gambia, Guinea,
Malawi, Mali, Mauritania,
Mozambique, Niger,Senegal, Tanzania, Togo,UgandaSITA** LDCs connection to the Internet via
SITA38, 39 43Aug. 2001-
Aug. 2002G. Tourette/IMRD, ID
Bahamas Technical Mission Establishment of WTO Reference
Centre38 May 2002G. Tourette
P. Gomez Toran/IMRD,ID
Belarus Technical Mission Establishment of WTO Reference
Centre38 TBC G. Tourette/IMRD, ID
Belize Technical Mission Establishment of WTO Reference
Centre38 TBC G. Tourette/IMRD, ID
Bolivia Technical Mission Establishment of WTO Reference
Centre38 TBC G. Tourette/IMRD, ID
Cameroon Technical Mission Establishment of WTO Reference
Centre38 TBC G. Tourette/IMRD, ID
China, P.R. Technical Mission WTO Reference Centres Symposium 38 TBC G. Tourette/IMRD, ID
China, P.R. Technical Mission Establishment of WTO Reference
Centre for the Ministry of Foreign Tradeand Economic Cooperation38 12-14 March 2002 G. Tourette/IMRD, ID
Côte d'Ivoire Technical Mission Establishment of WTO Reference
Centre for the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs38 TBC G. Tourette/IMRD, ID
Fiji – Forum Secretariat Technical Mission Establishment of WTO Reference
Centre38 February 2002 G. Tourette/IMRD, ID FORSEC
Kiribati Technical Mission Establishment of WTO Reference
Centre38 February 2002 G. Tourette/IMRD, ID
Moldova Technical Mission Establishment of WTO Reference
Centre38 TBC G. Tourette/IMRD, IDWT/COMTD/W/95/Rev.1
Page 44 Country Activity TopicsDoha
TC/CB
MandateDatesTCD/Operational
DivisionsCooperation
with
Oman Technical Mission Training Session - WTO Reference
Centre38 April 2002 G. Tourette/IMRD, ID
Saudi Arabia Technical Mission Training session - Islamic Development
Bank38 TBC G. Tourette/IMRD, ID IsDB
Ukraine Technical Mission Establishment of WTO Reference
Centre38 TBC G. Tourette/IMRD, ID
Viet Nam Technical Mission Establishment of WTO Reference
Centre38 TBC G. Tourette/IMRD, ID
Zimbabwe Technical Mission Establishment of WTO Reference
Centre38 14-19.01.2002 G. Tourette/IMRD, ID
Number of Activities 17
** Société Internationale de Télécommunications Aéronautiques maintains a world-wide telecommunications network/Internet in 158 co untries, mainly in airports.WT/COMTD/W/95/Rev.1
Page 45SECTION V: INTEGRATED FRAMEWORK
Country ActivityDoha TC/CB
MandateCooperation with Dates TCD /Operational Divisions
Switzerland
(WTO HQ)Inter-Agency Seminar on Trade
Mainstreaming38, 39, 42, 43 IMF/ITC/UNCTAD/UNDP/ WB/WTO May - 2002 M. Smeets
M. Oshikawa
France Doha Follow-up:  OECD Joint Ad Hoc
DAC/IAWG Meeting on Trade38, 39, 42, 43 IMF/ITC/UNCTAD/UNDP/ WB/WTO 17-18.01.2002 Director, M. Smeets
France Inter-Agency Working Group (IAWG)
Meeting38, 39, 42, 43 IMF/ITC/UNCTAD/UNDP/ WB/WTO 16-17.01.2002 M. Smeets
M. Oshikawa
France Follow-up to the OECD/DAC meeting 38. 39, 42 , 43 IMF/ITC/UNCTAD/UNDP/ WB/WTO 26.02.2002 Director/DERD
Cambodia Consultative Group meeting 38, 39, 42, 43 IMF/ITC/UNCTAD/UNDP/ WB/WTO June 2002 M. Smeets
M. Oshikawa/TPRD
Cambodia Follow-up to the CG Meeting 38, 39, 42, 43 IMF/ITC/UNCTAD/UNDP/ WB/WTO TBC M. Smeets
M. Oshikawa/TPRD
Madagascar National Trade Diagnostics Workshop 38, 39, 42, 43 IMF/ITC/UNCTAD/UNDP/ WB/WTO TBC M. Smeets
M. Oshikawa/TPRD
Madagascar Consultative Group / Round-table meeting 38, 39, 42, 43 IMF/ITC/UNCTAD/UNDP/ WB/WTO TBC M. Smeets
M. Oshikawa/TPRD
Madagascar Follow-up to the RT Meeting 38, 39, 42, 43 IMF/ITC/UNCTAD/UNDP/ WB/WTO TBC M. Smeets
M. Oshikawa/TPRD
Lesotho IF Mission 38, 39, 42, 43 IMF/ITC/UNCTAD/UNDP/ WB/WTO TBC M. Smeets
M. Oshikawa/TPRD
Lesotho National Trade Diagnostics Workshop 38, 39, 42, 43 IMF/ITC/UNCTAD/UNDP/ WB/WTO TBC M. Smeets
M. Oshikawa/TPRD
Lesotho Consultative Group / Round-table meeting 38, 39, 42, 43 IMF/ITC/UNCTAD/UNDP/ WB/WTO TBC M. Smeets
M. Oshikawa/TPRD
Malawi IF Mission 38, 39, 42, 43 IMF/ ITC/UNCTAD/UNDP/ WB/WTO TBC M. Smeets
M. Oshikawa/TPRD
Malawi National Trade Diagnostics Workshop 38, 39 , 42, 43 IMF/ITC/UNCTAD/UNDP/ WB/WTO TBC M. Smeets
M. Oshikawa/TPRD
Malawi Consultative Group / Round-table meeting 38, 39, 42, 43 IMF/ITC/UNCTAD/UNDP/ WB/WTO TBC M. Smeets
M. Oshikawa/TPRDWT/COMTD/W/95/Rev.1
Page 46Country ActivityDoha TC/CB
MandateCooperation with Dates TCD /Operational Divisions
Senegal IF Mission 38, 39, 42, 43 IMF/ITC/UNCTAD/UNDP/ WB/WTO TBC M. Smeets
M. Oshikawa/TPRD
Senegal National Trade Diagnostics Workshop 38, 39, 42, 43 IMF/ITC/UNCTAD/UNDP/ WB/WTO TBC M. Smeets
M. Oshikawa/TPRD
Senegal Consultative Group / Round-table meeting 38, 39, 42, 43 IMF/ITC/UNCTAD/UNDP/ WB/WTO TBC M. Smeets
M. Oshikawa/TPRD
Eritrea IF Mission 38, 39, 42, 43 IMF/ ITC/UNCTAD/UNDP/ WB/WTO TBC M. Smeets
M. Oshikawa/TPRD
Eritrea National Trade Diagnostics Workshop 38, 39 , 42, 43 IMF/ITC/UNCTAD/UNDP/ WB/WTO TBC M. Smeets
M. Oshikawa/TPRD
Eritrea Consultative Group / Round-table meeting 38, 39, 42, 43 IMF/ITC/UNCTAD/UNDP/ WB/WTO TBC M. Smeets
M. Oshikawa/TPRD
Yemen IF Mission 38, 39, 42, 43 IMF/ITC/UNCTAD/UNDP/ WB/WTO TBC M. Smeets
M. Oshikawa/TPRD
Yemen National Trade Diagnostics Workshop 38, 39 , 42, 43 IMF/ITC/UNCTAD/UNDP/ WB/WTO TBC M. Smeets
M. Oshikawa/TPRD
Yemen Consultative Group / Round-table meeting 38, 39, 42, 43 IMF/ITC/UNCTAD/UNDP/ WB/WTO TBC M. Smeets
M. Oshikawa/TPRD
Burundi IF Mission 38, 39, 42, 43 IMF/ITC/UNCTAD/UNDP/ WB/WTO TBC M. Smeets
M. Oshikawa/TPRD
Burundi National Trade Diagnostics Workshop 38, 39, 42, 43 IMF/ITC/UNCTAD/UNDP/ WB/WTO TBC M. Smeets
M. Oshikawa/TPRD
Djibouti IF Mission 38, 39, 42, 43 IMF/ ITC/UNCTAD/UNDP/ WB/WTO TBC M. Smeets
M. Oshikawa/TPRD
Djibouti National Trade Diagnostics Workshop 38, 39 , 42, 43 IMF/ITC/UNCTAD/UNDP/ WB/WTO TBC M. Smeets
M. Oshikawa/TPRD
Ethiopia IF Mission 38, 39, 42, 43 IMF/ITC/UNCTAD/UNDP/ WB/WTO TBC M. Smeets
M. Oshikawa/TPRD
Ethiopia National Trade Diagnostics Workshop 38, 39, 42, 43 IMF/ITC/UNCTAD/UNDP/ WB/WTO TBC M. Smeets
M. Oshikawa/TPRD
Guinea IF Mission 38, 39, 42, 43 IMF/ ITC/UNCTAD/UNDP/ WB/WTO TBC M. Smeets
M. Oshikawa/TPRD
Guinea National Trade Diagnostics Workshop 38, 39 , 42, 43 IMF/ITC/UNCTAD/UNDP/ WB/WTO TBC M. Smeets
M. Oshikawa/TPRDWT/COMTD/W/95/Rev.1
Page 47Country ActivityDoha TC/CB
MandateCooperation with Dates TCD /Operational Divisions
Mali IF Mission 38, 39, 42, 43 IMF/IT C/UNCTAD/UNDP/ WB/WTO TBC M. Smeets
M. Oshikawa/TPRD
Mali National Trade Diagnostics Workshop 38, 39, 42, 43 IMF/ITC/UNCTAD/UNDP/ WB/WTO TBC M. Smeets
M. Oshikawa/TPRD
Nepal IF Mission 38, 39, 42, 43 IMF/ITC/UNCTAD/UNDP/ WB/WTO TBC M. Smeets
M. Oshikawa/TPRD
Nepal National Trade Diagnostics Workshop 38, 39 , 42, 43 IMF/ITC/UNCTAD/UNDP/ WB/WTO TBC M. Smeets
M. Oshikawa/TPRD
Switzerland
(WTO HQ)Mainstreaming Trade into National
Development Strategies38, 39, 42, 43 DSE May 2002 M. Smeets
Germany Mainstreaming Trade into National
Development Strategies38, 39, 42, 43 DSE 3-8.02.2002 M. Smeets
Switzerland
(WTO HQ)Mainstreaming Trade into National
Development Strategies38, 39, 42, 43 DSE Summer 2002 M. Smeets
Germany Mainstreaming Trade into National
Development Strategies38, 39, 42, 43 DSE 3rd Quarter 2002 M. Smeets
Number of
Activities40WT/COMTD/W/95/Rev.1
Page 48SECTION VI: TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TOOLS DEVELOPMENT
ProjectsDoha TC/CB
MandateActivity Cooperation withTCD/Operational
DivisionVenue
Design and production of WTO
Documentation for Reference Centres
in CD-ROM format38 TA tools development G. Tourette/IMRD Geneva, Switzerland (WTO HQ)
Development of user-friendly
dissemination and data analysis
facility for IDB/CTS TA16, 38 TA tools development Director/SD Geneva, Switzerland (WTO HQ)
Computer-based training on Customs
Valuation38 TA tools development M. Gagliardi/MAccD Geneva
IDB/CTS projects: visit to SIECA to
collaborate on software development16, 38 Technical mission Director/SD Guatemala
IDB/CTS projects: visit to the World
Bank, to evaluate the possibleadaptation of their WITS application16, 38 Technical mission Director/SD United States
Trade Negotiations Techniques/Skills 16, 38 TA tools development Director, M. Gagliardi/
SD, TCD, TI, MaccD,
DERDGeneva, Switzerland (WTO HQ)
Trade NegotiationsTechnique/Skil1s:
visit to SIECA to collaborate onsoftware development16, 38 Technical Mission Director, M. Gagliardi/
SD, TCD, TI, MaccD,DERDGuatemala
Trade NegotiationsTechnique/Skil1s:
visit to SIECA to collaborate onsoftware development16, 38 Technical Mission Director, M. Gagliardi/
SD, TCD, TI, MaccD,DERDGuatemala
Video-conference equipment 38 TA tools developmen t S. Marchese/ID Geneva, Switzerland (WTO HQ)
Number of Activities 9WT/COMTD/W/95/Rev.1
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ANNEX I
Technical Cooperation and Capacity -Building on the Singapore Issues
This Annual Secretariat-wide Plan for Technical Assistance contains activities focusing in
particular on the Singapore issues.  The purpose of this annex is to show, at a broad strategic level, theoverall conception and design of the specific programmes and activities by the WTO Secretariat for
technical cooperation and capacity building on the Singapore issues.  This programme is work in
progress.  It is being designed to support the efforts of developing and least-developed countries to
ensure that they build professional and institutiona l capacity that will prepare them for the negotiations
on trade and investment; trade and competition policy; trade facilitation; and, transparency in
government procurement.  Implementation of this programme will critically depend on the availab ility
of resources.
Competition Policy
Early in 2002, the WTO Secretariat plans to convene a meeting, in Geneva, of other
intergovernmental organizations, active in providin g assistance in this area, including UNCTAD, to
identify possibilities for useful collaboration and an y gaps in the assistance being provided.  Subject to
the information to be provided at this meeting and to resource limitations, the Secretariat plans, in
2002, to give priority to the organization of regional and/or sub-regional workshops in Africa, Asia
and Latin America on the issues raised by paragraphs 23-25, as well as to national workshops for
countries identifying particular needs in this area.  Pr iority will also be attached to participation, by a
representative of the Secretariat, in seminars and workshops organized by other intergovernmental
organizations in the regions (particularly, UNCTAD), which can be a highly cost-effective way to
inform capital-based officials of relevant issues and developments.  In addition, a one-day Symposium
may be held for delegates in Geneva in conjunction with a meeting of the Working Group on the
Interaction between Trade and Competition Policy.
More specifically, the following activities are foreseen:
- 1 or 2 regional workshops to be organized by the Secretariat in Africa, Asia and/or Latin
America;
- Participation by the Secretariat in 6-8 regional seminars and workshops to be organized by
UNCTAD and/or other intergovernmental organizations as well as, where appropriate,
national donors and/or non-governmental organizations;
- A one-day Symposium in Geneva, back-to-back with a meeting of the Working Group on the
Interaction between Trade and Competition Policy;
- 2-6 national seminars, depending on needs identified by Members.
Trade and Investment
In January 2002, the WTO Secretariat plans to invite delegations to discuss informally what
kind of technical assistance and capacity-building they think is needed in this area.  UNCTAD will be
invited to participate in this process.
In light of the results of those discussions, the Secretariat will establish a more focused and
enhanced programme of technical assistance and capacity-building activities around the following
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• Periodic, informal, educational seminars, to be scheduled at the time of meetings of the
Working Group, for Geneva-based delegations and visiting officials covering specific
elements of the work programme.  UNCTAD will be invited to participate in the seminars;
• Regional and/or sub-regional workshops in Africa, Asia and Latin America covering
elements of the work programme at a technical level.  A limited number of national
workshops can also be envisaged for countries identifying particular needs in this area;
• Participation by the Secretariat, in seminars and workshops organized by other
intergovernmental organizations (UNCTAD, regional economic organisations) or WTOMembers;
• Participation by the Secretariat in UNCTAD training courses on investment.
Transparency in Government Procurement
The technical assistance activities of the Secretariat to meet the requirements of paragraph 26
of the Doha Ministerial Declaration will involve the following:
• A symposium in Geneva covering issues rele vant to the work underway in the Working
Group on Transparency in Government Procurement;
• With a view to informing capital-based officials of relevant issues and developments,
over the next two years and subject to resource limitations, organization of regional
and/or sub-regional seminars or workshops, pos sibly in Africa and the Caribbean, as well
as national workshops for countries identifying particular needs. The activities foreseen
for 2002 are listed in Sections I and III of this note;
• Participation by the Secretariat in the seminars and workshops organized by other
intergovernmental organizations (World Bank, Regional Development Banks, APEC and
FTAA).
Moreover, a meeting of other intergovernmental organizations active in providing assistance
in this area will be convened in early 2002 in orde r to exchange information on the types of assistance
being provided and to identify the prospects for useful inter-agency coordination.
Trade Facilitation
Paragraph 27 not only recognises the need for enhanced technical assistance and capacity
building and the identification of members' trade facilitation needs and priorities, but also commits
members to ensure the delivery of such assistance in an adequate manner.
To implement the requirements of paragraph 27 with respect to technical assistance, the
technical cooperation activities by the Secretariat are envisaged as follows:
• First, meetings with delegations to seek their views on what they see as their main TA/CB
needs;
• Second, organisation of a workshop to identify members' special TA and CB needs;WT/COMTD/W/95/Rev.1
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• Third, Secretariat participation and contribution in seminars, workshops and major
meetings organised by other intergovernmental organisations, focusing on relevant issuesand latest developments in the work underway.  This level of activity will enhance
coordination;
• Fourth, it is envisaged that one or two regional workshops will be organized, to help
countries identify their particular trade facilitation needs.WT/COMTD/W/95/Rev.1
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ANNEX II
Capacity-Building on Trade and the Environment
In paragraphs 31 to 33 of the Doha Ministerial Declaration, Members agree to negotiations in
the area of trade and environment.  In paragraph 33 specifically, Ministers recognize the importance oftechnical assistance and capacity-building in the field of trade and the environment to developing
countries and LDCs in particular.
In order to support the efforts of developing and LDCs in the area of trade and environment,
and to strengthen their capacities with regard to the agreed negotiations, the WTO Secretariat and the
UNEP Secretariat have reached an understanding for close collaborative work in organizing seminars,
capacity-building, and the delivery of other activities, as may be necessary.  As a starting-point, thetwo Secretariats will organize a Stock-Taking Workshop in March on Trade and Environment at
which UNCTAD will also be invited (see Section I).  The Workshop will focus, inter alia , on
coordination, identification of the needs at the national level, including in the negotiations agreed by
Members, and the identification of the core issues in capacity-building.WT/COMTD/W/95/Rev.1
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ANNEX III
Divisional Technical Assistance Contacts
ACRONYMS DIVISIONS CONTACTS
AD Accessions Division Mr. Cato ADRIAN
AGSD Administration and General Services
DivisionMr. Claude TROLLIET
ACD Agriculture and Commodities Division Mr. João MAGALHAES (SPS)
Mr. John FINN (Agriculture)
ABS Appellate Body Secretar iat Mr. Vilaysoun LOUNGNARATH
CTNCD Council and TNC Divi sion Mr. Edwini KESSIE
DERD Development and Economic Research
DivisionMs. Ingela NILSSON
(Development Issues)
Mr. Zdenek DRABEK(Economic Research)
ERD External Relations Divi sion Mr. Teddy SOOBRAMANIEN
ID Informatics Division Mr. Jean-Pierre DABON
IMRD Information and Media Relations
DivisionMr. Jean-Guy CARRIER
IPD Intellectual Property Divisi on Mrs. Thu-Lang TRAN WASESCHA
(IPD & TRIPS)
Ms. Vesile KULAÇOGLU(Government Procurement)
Mr. Rob ANDERSON(Competition Policy)
LSDD Language Services and Documentation
DivisionMr. Juan MESA
LAD Legal Affairs Division Ms. Kerry ALLBEURY
MaccD Market Access Division Mrs. Janet CHAKARIAN-RENOUF
RD Rules Division Mr. Raul TORRES
SD Statistics Division Ms. Roslyn JACKSON
Mr. Jürgen RICHTERING
TCD Technical Cooperation Division Mr. Serafino MARCHESE
TD Textiles Division Mr. Richard HUGHES
TED Trade and Environment Division Mr. Erik WIJKSTRÖM
TFD Trade and Finance Division Ms. Karen McCUSKER
TSD Trade in Services Division Mr. Rolf ADLUNG
TPRD Trade Policies Review Division Mr. Sergios STAMNAS
 (Trade Policies Review)
Ms. Carmen PONT-VIEIRA(Regional Questions)
TI Training Institute Mr. Jean-Daniel REYWT/COMTD/W/95/Rev.1
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ANNEX IV
Video-Conferencing
1. Video-conferencing is an important tool for technical cooperation. Lecturing, question and
answer (Q&A) sessions as well as technical missions can be effectively delivered, at a minimal costand with  considerable multiplier effect. Video-conferencing is used on a regular basis during Short
Trade Policy Courses as well as in some technical missions. Video-conferencing also plays an
important role in the delivery of TA whenever the Secretariat staff  is not in a position to travel to a
country due to conflicting schedules, security considerations or other reasons. Both participants and
WTO staff have found that video-conferencing is an effective means of communication since it
maintains dynamic face-to-face contact. However, it needs to be borne in mind that it is not a perfect
substitute for delivery in situ  and that beneficiary countries often demand physical  presence in TA
delivery, and express a preference for physical presence in the delivery of TA when faced with the
choice of either a video-conference or physical presence for TA delivery.
2. The Secretariat owns a video-conferencing system that with a global reach to other video-
conferencing equipment that recognizes the ITU standard H.320. The system  uses ISDN telephone
lines and the video quality is near-television quality at the high end. Two types of video-conferencing
can be organized: point-to-point connections and multi-point links.
3. The present WTO video-conferencing equipment is used, in addition to technical cooperation
activities, for several other purposes such as participation in conferences, dispute settlement panels,interview of candidates, coordination meetings, etc. In the case of lectures, for instance, presentations
can easily and effectively be adapted to a video-conference format while accommodating visual tools
such as power-point presentations, overhead transparencies, charts, photographs and video sequences.
4. The expected increase in size of TA activities due to the Doha Ministerial mandates, and the
fact that in some instances conflicting schedules have already occurred in the past, the Secretariat
plans to acquire an additional video-conferencing equipment to be used on a priority basis for the
delivery of technical assistance.WT/COMTD/W/95/Rev.1
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Number of planned activities by region
Africa Asia/PacificArab and the
Middle EastCentral &
Eastern Europe /
Central Asia /
Europe(1)  Latin America
and the
Caribbean /
North AmericaGRAND TOTALOf which
LDCs (2)
Percentage of region over
sub-total (excluding Section
VI)33% 20% 8% 19% 20% 100% 50%
Section I 32 22% 30 34% 11 30% 44 52% 42 46% 159 35% 107 49%
Section II 53 %44 %26 %34 %33 % 1 7 4 % 1 3 6 %
Section III 81 55% 46 52% 18 50% 26 31% 43 47% 214 47% 58 26%
Section IV 43 %56 %26 %34 %33 % 1 7 4 % 2 1 %
Section V 25 17% 4 4% 3 8% 8 10% 0 0% 40 9% 39 18%
SUB-TOTAL 147 100% 89 100% 36 100% 84 100% 91 100% 447 98% 219 100%
Section VI 9 92 %
TOTAL 456 100%
Note: Minor discrepancies between constituent figures and totals are due to rounding.
(1) Includes Geneva-based activities.
(2)  Activities held in an LDC or, in the case of regional activities, those activities to which at least an LDC is invited.WT/COMTD/W/95/Rev.1
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For general administrative enquiries please contact:
Ms. Anne Vittori, Administrative Assistant (739 51 19)
Ms. Sue Harrison, Special Projects Assistant (739 52 02)Ms. Isabelle Célestin-Champlong, Technical Assistance Programme Coordinator (739 53 63)For operational or substantive enquiries, please contact:
Mr. Serafino Marchese,
Chief of Operations, Technical Cooperation (739 55 86)
Chiedu Osakwe
DirectorTechnical Cooperation Division
World Trade Organization
154 Rue de Lausanne
1211 Geneva 21
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