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WT/BFA/SPEC/113 
18 June 2004 
 (04-2648) 
Committee on Budget, Finance and Administration  
  
 
 
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ACTIVITY IN 2004 
31 MAY 2004 
 
 Overview of the Situation 
 1. Attached are two tables showing the financial situation of the WTO extra-budgetary funds as 
at 31 May 2004.  The first table presents a summary of the situation of the extra-budgetary funds available for TA activities.  Compared to 2003, the number of earmarked trust funds has been 
significantly reduced as funds are be ing concentrated in the DDAGTF. 
2. The expenses related to the implementation of the 2004 TA & Training Plan are also 
concentrated into the DDAGTF.  At the end of May, they stood at CHF 13.5 million, which 
correspond to 56% of the budgeted cost of the Plan.  As commitments for regional activities have in 
principle to be registered two months prior to their start, this figure incorporates already most of the 
expenses related to the activities organised before  the summer break.  This means that, from an 
expense point of view, we have started to drift marg inally behind our original schedule, especially if 
we take into account the effect of  the summer and Christmas breaks. 
3. The second table shows all the outstanding pledges registered to date in the various trust 
funds.  It is important to note that pledges ar e removed from the table as soon as paid into the WTO 
bank account. 
 
Programme Support Fund 
 
4. The resources in the PSF depend on the level of ac tivity in the other trust funds, as it collects 
the 13% of overheads charged on the direct costs of all the trust funds.  Further to the decision to 
finance all L Posts through the PSF in 2003, the PSF was showing a deficit of CHF 0.8 million on 1 
January 2004.  In 2004, twelve L Posts will be financed out of the DDAGTF.  The PSF Committee is 
closely monitoring the situation and reviews regular ly the posts financed by the PSF.  New requests 
keep coming in, however, and expenses in the othe r trust funds in 2004 may be a little bit lower than 
originally budgeted.  As a result, and contrary to what had been originally hoped, the PSF should 
remain significantly in deficit in 2004.  At the e nd of May, it showed a deficit of CHF 0.1 million
1. 
                                                      
1 The deficit is understated as the figure alread y anticipates resources until the summer break for the 
most part, whilst expenses in the fund were registered only until the end of May.  
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Financial Situation  
 
 
Fund Donor  Balance  
1 Jan 2004   Transfers   Contributions   Expenditure   Overhead Fees  Balance  
31 May 2004  Notes
         
TRUST FUNDS        
          
T0006 Netherlands (Trainees)         1,470,506.79                324,119.47            42,135.53          1,104,251.79 (2) 
T0013 Pre Shipment Inspection              88,139.72                      27.55                     20.20                     2 .63               88,144.44  
TBE02 Belgium (Ref. Centres, Training of Negotiators)            123,849.09                     123,849.09 (2) 
TCA03 Canada (5 TA Activities in 2003)                1,830.00              (1,830.00)                              -   (1) 
TDDA2 Doha Development Agenda GTF (2003)       13,111,533.63     (13,145,066.95)              (29,675.50)             (3,857.82)                      (0.00) (1) 
TDDA3 Doha Development Agenda GTF (2004)            499,112.34      15,599,333.89         4,975,901.64       11,954,492.27       1,554,084.00          7,565,771.60 (2) 
TDE01 Germany (TPRs)            344,313.98                  49,359.25              6,416.70             288,538.03   
TEU02 European Commission (Labelling event)              45,095.14             (45,095.14)                             -   (1) 
TFI02 Finland (LDCs)            656,795.19                     656,795.19 (2) 
TFR01 France (SPS)            234,246.17                 234,246.17  
TFR02 France (GTF)                          -                497,767.72                 497,767.72   
TGR01 Greece (BSEC Countries)              30,684.57            (30,684.57)                              -   (1) 
TIF01 Integrated Framework for Outreach Activities                          -                                     -   (2) 
TIMM1 Interns for Members' Missions            451,565.40              188,373.80            24,488.59             238,703.01  
TJIT2 JITAP II            536,487.27              289,280.00            490,411.29            63,753.47             271,602.51 (2) 
TMI05 Mexico Ministerial (LDCs)            242,210.35          (127,602.0 1)          (114,608.34)                             -   (1) 
TMI06 Hong Kong Ministerial (LDCs)                          -             127,602.01                   127,602.01   
TNO04 Norway (2003 NGO Symposium)            574,884.78              259,737.75            33,765.91             281,381.12  
TSP05 Spain (3 TA Activities in 2004)                          -                                     -   (2) 
TTPC1 Trade Policy Courses in Africa         1,099,094.65       (1 ,099,094.65)                              -   (1) 
TUK03 United Kingdom (Evaluation)          (103,172.55)              122,100.00              63,291.80              8,227.93             (52,592.28) (2) 
TUS04 United States (Africa)          (167,017.46)            (13,487. 12)            180,504.58                        (0.00) (1) 
TUS05 United States         1,309,170.60       (1,309,170.60)                                 -   (1) 
TWB01 World Bank (STDF on SPS)            300,205.56             478,000.00            657,901.50            85,527.20               34,776.86 (2) 
         
TOTAL TRUST FUNDS   20,849,535.22                           -        6,383,878.01    13,958,031.83     1,814,544.14     11,460,837.26   
         
  
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Fund Donor  Balance  
1 Jan 2004   Transfers   Contributions   Expenditure   Overhead 
Fees   Balance  
31 May 2004  Notes 
         
OTHER EXTRA-BUDGETARY FUNDS        
         
EPSF1 Programme Support Fund          (783,323.08)           1,814,544.14         1,147,369.36                         -            (116,148.30)   
ES963 96 Surplus (Legal Fund)            134,917.00                            -              134,917.00  
         
TOTAL OTHER EXTRA-BUDGETARY FUNDS       (648,406.08)                          -       1,814,544.14       1,147,369.36                          -             18,768.70   
         
GRAND TOTAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FUNDS   20,201,129.14                           -       8,198,422.15    15,105,401.19     1,814,544.14    11,479,605.96   
         
(1)  Fund to be closed   (2)  S ee separate table on pledges     
 
  
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Fund Donor 2004 2005 2006  Total  Notes 
       
T0006 Netherlands (Trainees)                            - (1) 
TBE02 Belgium (Ref. Centres, Training of Negotiators) 385,000     385,000   
TDDA1 Doha Development Agenda GTF (2002) 215,000     215,000 (2) 
TDDA2 Doha Development Agenda GTF (2003) 32,500     32,500 (2) 
TDDA3 Doha Development Agenda GTF (2004) 4,175,591     4,175,591 (2) 
TDDA4 Doha Development Agenda GTF (2005)  2,440,000    2,440,000   
TDDA5 Doha Development Agenda GTF (2006)    725,000 725,000   
TFI02 Finland (LDCs) 650,000     650,000   
TIF01 Integrated Framework for Outreach Activities 130,000     130,000   
TJIT2 JITAP II 150,000     150,000   
TNZ03 New Zealand (Asia Pacific) 100,000     100,000   
TSP05 Spain (3 activities) 295,000     295,000   
TUK03 United Kingdom (Evaluation) 50,000     50,000   
TWB01 World Bank (STDF on SPS)  420,000    420,000   
     
TOTAL TRUST FUNDS 6,183,091 2,860,000  725,000 9,768,091  
       
(1) This is an on-going programme which will c ontinue in future years.  Future yearly contributions of the Dutch Government are  not known.  They 
will be adjusted to the needs. 
(2) The pledges in this fund are detailed in separate tables. 
 
 
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