INF/IFD/W /42 
 
20 January  2022 
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Original: English  
 
 
WTO STRUCTURED DISCUSSIONS ON INVESTMENT FACILITATION FOR DEVELOPMENT  
NEGOTIATING MEETING OF 26 AND 27 JANUARY  2022 
ANNOTATED AGENDA BY THE COORDINATOR  
The meeting will be held on Wednesday 26  January , from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and from 
3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. , and on Thursday 27 January , from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00  p.m. and from 
3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. CET (Geneva time) .  
The main objectives of this open -ended negotiating meeting are  indicated in the Convening Notice 
circulated to all WTO Members on 12 January  2022, with further guidance included hereunder under 
each agenda item .  
In keeping with the Joint Initiative's open, transparent , and inclusive nature, all WTO Members are 
invited to attend and participate in this open -ended negotiating meeting . 
1  DISCUSS ION ON  LATEST DEVELOPMENTS FOLLOWING THE POSTPONEMENT OF MC12,  
INCLUDING THE DECEMBER 2021 JOINT STATEMENT ON INVESTMENT FACILITATION FOR 
DEVELOPMENT  
The Coordinator will briefly recap the latest developments following the postponement of MC12, 
including the Joint Statement on Investment Facilitat ion for Developmen t co-sponsored by over 110 
participating Members ,1 as well as  address priority work issues for the next months.  Thereafter, 
Members will be invited to share any comments they may have on latest developments and  discuss 
priority issues to  be addressed in the coming months .  
 
2  DISCUSSION ON THE DEFINITION OF 'INVESTOR OF ANOTHER MEMBER', BASED ON A 
'TEXT CONTRIBUTION' PREPARED BY THE FACILITATOR OF THE DISCUSSION GROUP ON 
'SCOPE'  
The Facilitator of the Discussion Group on 'Scope' will introduce the text contribution on the definition 
of 'Investor of another Member'  prepared under his responsibility bas ed on the detailed discussions 
held by the Group on this issue in October and November last year .2 Following the introduction, the 
floor will be opened for Members' views and comments  on the text contribution .  
 
3  CONTINUATION OF THE DISCUSSION ON PROVISION 4 ON 'MOST -FAVOURED NATION 
(MFN) TREATMENT'/NON -DISCRIMINATION   
Members  will have the opportunity to continue the discussion o f provision 4 on 'Most -Favoured 
Nation (MFN) Treatment' /Non-discrimination based on the proposals submitted by Members and the 
draft text by the Coordinator contained in the Annex to the 'Easter Text (Rev.5)' .3 A side-by-side 
comparative table of those proposals and the draft text prepared by the Coordinator has been  sent 
to Members  to facilitate the discussions .4 Participants will be invited to share their views on the 
specifics of each text and their preferred approach . 
 
 
1 Document WT/L/1130 dated 10 December 2021.  
2 Text contribution prepared by the Facilitator of the Discussion Group on 'Scope' on the definition of 
'Investor of another Member', circulated to all WTO Members on 18 January 2022 . 
3 Document INF/IFD/RD/74/Rev.5 dated 25 November 2021; pp. 23 -24. 
4 Document without symbol dated 13  January 2022 . INF/IFD/W/ 42 
 
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  4  CONT INUATION OF THE DISCUSSION ON THE PROPOSAL ON 'TRANSFERS AND 
PAYMENTS'  
At the meeting held on  24 November 2021,  Japan introduced its revised proposal on 'Transfers and 
Payments', which is contained in Section III TER of the Annex to the 'Easter Text (Rev.5)' .5 At this 
meeting , Members  will have the opportunity to  continue  discuss ing the revised proposal .   
 
5  DISCUS SION ON THE REMAINING 'SPECIAL AND DIFFERENTIAL TREATMENT'  
PROVISIONS  
Members wi ll discuss the remaining ' Special and Differential Treatment' provisions included in the 
text boxes in Section V of the Annex to the 'Easter Text (Rev.5)' .6 These include pro visions on 
'Implementation' , 'Notification and implementation of category A' , Notification of dates for 
implementation of categories B and C' , 'Early warning mechanism: extension of implementation 
dates for provisions in categories B and C' , 'Expert group to support implementation of category B 
and category C' , 'Shifting between categories B and C' , and 'Grace period for the application of the 
Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes'  (DSU) . The provisions 
are based n otably on a joint text proposal by Dominica and Grenada .7  
6  DISCUSSION ON 'INVESTMENT FACILITATION NEEDS -ASSESSMENT S'  
Members will be invited to hold a discussion  in preparation for the dedicated session on 'Investment 
Facilitation Needs Assessments'  (tentatively planned for the mid -February meeting ).8 In preparing 
for this discussion, Members are invited to take into consideration the guiding questions prepared 
by the Coordinator  for the discussion and circulated in advance of the meeting.9  
7  OTHER BUSINESS  
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5 Document INF/IFD/RD/74/Rev.5  dated 25 November 2021 ; p. 28.  
6 Document INF/IFD/RD/74/Rev.5  dated 25 November 2021 ; pp. 29 -35. 
7 Document INF/IFD/RD/80 dated  21 July 2021.  
8 See Communication submitted by Dominica and Grenada on Investment Facilitation Needs 
Assessments (document INF/IFD/RD/8 8 dated 20 October 2021 ), encouraging  the convening of a dedicated 
discussion on needs assessments among participants in the IFD negotia tions, with the participation of other 
partners.   
9 Document INF/IFD/RD/90 , circulated to all Members on 18 January 2022.