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WORLD TRADE WT/BFA/W/27
4 September 1998
ORGANIZATION
(98-3398)
Committee on Budget, Finance and Administration
1999
BUDGET ESTIMATES
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Proposals by the Director-GeneralWT/BFA/W/27
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CONTENTS
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FOREWORD BY THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL ............................................................................... 4/5
INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................... .6/7
Chapter I 1999 Budget Estimates - WTO Secretariat ............................................................. 13
Chapter II 1999 Budget Estimates - A ppellate Body and its Secretariat ................................. 29
Chapter III 1999 Income Estimates ........................................................................................... 35
Chapter IV 1999 Extra-Budgetary Activities ............................................................................. 36
ANNEX A - 1 1999 Proposed Budget for the WTO Secretariat .................................................... 37
ANNEX A - 2 1999 Proposed Budget for the Appellate Body and its Secretariat ........................ 38
ANNEX B Organizational evolution since 1985 ...................................................................... 39
ANNEX C Table of re gular staff positions ............................................................................... 40
ANNEX D Schedule of temporary assistance .......................................................................... 41
ANNEX E Draft Scale of Contributions for 1999 .................................................................... 42
ANNEX F Functional and Programme Budget:  Objectives and Budgets by Division ........... 45
ANNEX G Open Trust Funds ................................................................................................... 107WT/BFA/W/27
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FOREWORD
In 1998 we commemorated the 50th anniversary of the multilateral trading system and
applauded the important contribu tion of the GATT and the WTO to world trade. We must now look
ahead to 1999 and towards the next millennium.  It is vital that we sharpen our focus on developmentsaffecting world trade and the WTO's rules-based syst em.  By the end of next year, the WTO will mark
yet another milestone with its third Ministerial Conference.  WTO Members will have to assess the
performance of the WTO to date and decide how to address their obligations under the built-in agenda.
They will have to make concrete decisions on issues and goals which may be neither politically popularnor easy to achieve.
There are other immediate challenges confronting the organization as well, particularly in the
areas of providing legal expertise , strengthening our capacity to deliver technical assistance  and
keeping up with the increasing demands with regard to translation and interpretation .  We must be
prepared to meet the challenges of explaining and dealing with a rules-based trading system and, at the
same time, to take on board new WTO Member governments which will complete their accessionnegotiations in 1999.  We must also strengthen our  efforts to help least-developed economies and
developing countries increase their capacity to trad e and participate more actively in the multilateral
trading system.  In addition, demand for increased  transparency and information about the WTO is
growing, as is the public debate over the pace, sc ope and social consequences of globalization.  We must
not only be aware of these issues, but take proactive steps to deal with them and ensure that our message
is heard.
By means of internal reorganization and the r eassignment of personnel we have been able to
meet these challenges without any increase in sta ff resources for three years.  We have reached the
point, however, where it is no long er possible to meet the increased requirements levied on the
Secretariat without an increase in resources.  Accord ingly, guided by the priorities described above, we
are requesting a very limited real increase in the 1999-budget.  Staff increases have been allocatedaccording to the most pressing needs:  some divisi ons require more legal expertise while others are
being asked with greater frequency to assist with technical cooperation activities.  Furthermore, as a
consequence of the broad range of issues dealt with  in the context of the WTO, there is no indication
that the number of documents produced and meetings  held will decrease in 1999, especially in the run-
up to the 1999 Ministerial Conference.  Despite cost efficiencies made over the past few years, more
resources for translators and interpreters are theref ore needed to deal with this intense workload.
I can not repeat often enough that the WTO is, both in my opinion and as expressed to me by
government leaders, by far the world's most cost-e ffective international organization.  This year, as in
the past, we have shown how much can be done with relatively modest resources.  I am convinced that,
building upon the GATT, there is a WTO work ethic whic h continues to demonstrate that we are able to
meet the needs of Members while at the same tim e to adapt to changes in the world's trading
environment.  The proposed budget will ensure that we will be able to continue to do so in 1999.
Renato Ruggiero
Director-GeneralWT/BFA/W/27
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INTRODUCTION
1. The Director-General hereby s ubmits his budget estimates for the expenses and income of the
World Trade Organization (WTO) for 1999.
2. Pending the final decision with regard to the c onditions of service for the WTO Secretariat, the
present proposals are based on the salaries and entitlements of the United Nations Common System.
3. The budget estimates for 1999 for the WTO S ecretariat and the Appellate Body and its
Secretariat are presented separately in order to mo re clearly identify the evolution of their respective
requirements.  Members' contributions for 1999 will be based on the total of these two budgets.
4. The budget estimates for 1999 are as follows:
Budget Estimates for 1999 CHF
WTO Secretariat 124,622,950
Appellate Body
     Permanent costs 2,123,150
     Variable costs1800,000
TOTAL 127,546,100
Parameters
5. The 1999 Budget estimates are based on the following parameters, assumptions and
guidelines:
(a) The general inflation rate in Switzerland for 1999 is estimated at 1.6%.
(b) The exchange rate used is USD 1/ CHF 1.47.
(c) The standard cost for Profe ssional category staff is CHF 178,000.
(d) The standard cost for General Service category staff is CHF 121,000.
(e) With regard to additional resources, the Di rector-General reminded Directors of the
difficult financial climate facing many WTO Me mbers.  Nevertheless, he indicated that he
was also keenly aware of the extent to which the Organization's resources have beenstretched in recent years as the workload mandated by Members increased while the humanresources have remained stable.  From among the numerous well-documented requests
from Directors, the Director-General established three priority areas  where, in both his
estimation and that of many delegates, additional resources have become crucial to theability of the WTO to provide an acceptable leve l of services to its Members. These areas
are legal expertise, technical assistance, and linguistics (translation and
interpretation) .
                                          
     1  Corresponding to the replenishment of the Appellate Body Operating Fund (ABOF).WT/BFA/W/27
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I. WTO SECRETARIAT2
A. Maintaining 1998 level of activities in 1999
6. Four elements must be considered in the c ontext of maintaining the 1998 level of activities in
1999.  They represent in total an increase of 3.62%  over the 1998 Budget. They are:
(a) the effect of inflation foreseen for 1999;
(b) the effect of the change in the US  dollar /Swiss franc exchange rate;
(c) statutory increases or decreases, and
(d) the necessity to provide for WTO activities which in previous years were funded from
other sources, e.g. the Surplus Account.
(a) The effect of inflation foreseen for 1999
7. Based on information provided by Swiss bank s, the rate of inflation for 1999 has been
estimated at 1.6% in Switzerland.  Following past practice, inflation is taken only selectively in
establishing the budget proposals.  The result is that inflation accounts for only 0.07%  of the overall
increase in the WTO budget estimates for 1999.
(b) The effect of change in the US dollar / Swiss franc exchange rate
8. While the 1998 estimates were prepared on the basis of an exchange rate of
USD 1/CHF 1.40, the Committee on Budget, Finance and Administration felt that the 1998 Budget
should rather be based on an exchange rate of  USD 1/CHF 1.30.  For the 1999 proposals, calculations
have been made on the average official WTO exchan ge rate for the past twelve months amounting to
USD 1/CHF 1.47.  Exchange rate changes affected primarily the contributions to the United Nations
Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF) for Professional3 staff and the cost of Professional staff salaries.
It also has an effect on the contribution to th e International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO.  The
exchange rate change represents CHF 1.1 million, an increase of 0.94%  over the 1998 Budget.
(c) Statutory and unavoidable increases and decreases
9. This element includes changes which are anticipated in the Common System in 1999,
modifications in the general overall make-up of st aff eligible for statutory entitlements, as well as
other changes over which the Secretariat has no c ontrol.  One Common System wide change that is
anticipated at the present time is an increase of  approximately 2.0% in the level of pensionable
remuneration for Professional staff in November  1999.  Other statutory changes include annual
increments, a projected 1% salary increase for Ge neral Service staff recruited after August 1995, and
an estimated 15% increase in the Group Sickness In surance Plan. Also included under this element is
the increase in the contribution to the Intern ational Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO which is not
related to inflation or dollar elements as well as the increase required for the Dispute Settlement
Panels.4  In total, statutory and other unavoidable elements amount to CHF 2.2 million, an increase of
1.91% over 1998.
                                          
     2  Not including the Appellate Body and its Secretariat.
     3  Except where otherwise stated, reference in this documen t to Professional staff should be read as including
Higher Category staff as well.   
4  In the 17 month period from 1 January 1997 to 31 May 1998, 20 panels have been established.  It is assumed
that there will be 15 panels in 1999.WT/BFA/W/27
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(d) WTO activities previously funded from other sources
10. The provision for Ministerial Conferences falls under this element in the context of the WTO
Secretariat5 budget proposals. The next Ministerial Conference is scheduled for December 1999 for
which CHF 0.8 million is proposed.  This amounts to an increase of 0.70%  over the 1998 budget.
B. Staff resources6
11. In keeping with the priorities established by  the Director-General, the 1999 Budget proposals
include an additional 3 Professional staff for the provision of legal expertise , 2 General Service and
4 Professional staff for technical assistance  and 4 General Service and 8 Professional staff for
translation  as well as CHF 200,000 for free lance interpreters . These are all areas where an
increase in activities (dispute settlement panels, dea ling with WTO's rules-based system, providing an
ever more comprehensive programme of technical assistance activities, keeping up with the increase
in documents and meetings) must be accompanied by corresponding resources if the WTO is tocontinue to provide the level of services to its  Members which sets it apart from the majority of
international organizations.  In addition, it is pr oposed that an additional Professional staff position
be approved to meet the demand for increased tran sparency and information about the WTO.  Given
the time necessary for staff recru itment, the provision for 1999 is based on 9 months for GS staff and
6 months for professional staff.
12. With regard to staff resources, the Director -General also proposes that provision for
1 General Service and 3 Professional staff be  moved from Temporary Assistance to the
Organization's regular staffing.  These individuals  have been working in the Organization as EDP
consultants, some for as long as four years, and it is felt that their inclusion as regular staff would
give both a more realistic picture of the WTO's real  staffing needs and be a more cost-effective use of
resources.  Should this proposal not be accepted, an adjustment to the proposed provision for
Temporary Assistance would have to be made.
13. The total effect of additional staff resources  represents an increase of CHF 4.9 million or
4.30%  over the 1998 budget.
C. Other increases and decreases
14. The major elements under other increases/(decreases) concern postage, which has been
chronically underfunded and invariably results in an over-expenditure, and permanent equipment,primarily for EDP activities, as explained in the details of the various sections of the budget inChapter I.
15. The overall effect of these other increases a nd decreases represents an increase of CHF 1.2
million or 1.02%  over the 1998 Budget.
                                          
    5  The funding of the Appellate Body Operating Fund which was replenished for 1998 from the 1996 Surplus,
will be dealt with under the proposed budget for the Appellate Body and its Secretariat.    
6  In the context of office space for additional staff resources, the present proposals are based on the
understanding, as stated in the Infrastructure Contract between the Swiss Confederation, the Canton of Geneva,
the FIPOI and the WTO that the Swiss Federal Council "declares that it is ready to place at the disposal of theWTO the necessary facilities on terms that take account of  the interests of the Organization and correspond toSwitzerland's policy as host country."  (Document WT/GC/2, Part G, Future Infrastructure of the WTO)WT/BFA/W/27
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D. Analysis of 1999 pr oposed budget increase
16. The analysis of the proposed budget incr ease of CHF 10.2 million (8.94%) for the WTO
Secretariat is as follows:7
WTO Secretariat CHF (millions) %
Proposed 1999 increase 10.2 8.94% 
Less statutory elements and those over which
the Secretariat has no control:
   Effect of dollar (1.1)
   Common System and unavoidable increases (2.0)
   1999 Ministerial Conference (0.8)
sub-total (3.9) (3.36%)
Less increased activities:8
   Translation (1.5)
   Interpretation (0.2)
   Dispute Settlement Panels (0.2)
sub-total (1.9) (1.63%)
Real increase for 1999 4.4  3.95%
17. Within the real increase of CHF 4.4 million are (i) the additional staff resources for legal
expertise and technical assistance (CHF 1.1 milli on) in accordance with the Director-General's
priority areas, for transparency issues (CHF 0.1 m illion) and for the transfer of EDP resources from
temporary assistance (CHF 0.5 million); (ii) pr ovision for network cabling for outside offices
(CHF 0.6 million); and (iii) additional resources under professional and general service temporary
assistance (CHF 0.4 and CHF 0.6 respectively). It  includes as well the elements mentioned in
paragraph 14 above amounting to CHF 1.1 million.
II. THE APPELLATE BODY AND ITS SECRETARIAT18. It will be recalled that the permanent costs of  the Appellate Body and its Secretariat are
examined separately from the vari able costs, the latter being the result of the number and duration of
cases brought before the Body.  The total amount  required for the Appellate Body in 1999 is as
follows:
  CHF
(a) Permanent Costs of the Appella te Body and its Secretariat 2,123,150
(b) Replenishment of the Appe llate Body Operating Fund 800,000
 Total 2,923,150
(a) Permanent Costs
19. The proposed budget for the permanent costs of  the Appellate Body and its Secretariat in
1999 is CHF 2,123,150, which corresponds to an increase of  CHF 543,5509 over the corresponding
budget for 1998.  88.4% of this increase relates to the provis ion for an additional 1 General Service
and 3 Professional staff members.  It will be recalled that the provision of legal expertise  is one of
                                          
    7  For ease of examination, the amounts in Sw iss francs in Annex A-1 have been rounded.
    8  Figures provided for increased activities corre spond to anticipated over-expenditure in 1998.
    9  Not including the replenishment of the Appellate Body Operating Fund amounting to CHF 800,000.WT/BFA/W/27
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the priority areas established by the Director-Gener al and past experience has shown that increases in
the area of dispute settlement panels, as is currently being experienced,10  is reflected in the activity of
the Appellate Body. 
20. The parameters, assumptions and guidelines used in the preparation of the proposed
Appellate Body Budget for 1999 are the same as  those used for the proposed WTO Secretariat
Budget (see paragraph 5 above).
21. Aside from increases corresponding to changes in the rate of exchange and statutory elements
(see paragraphs 7 through 9 under the WTO Secret ariat above), other increases proposed for the
Appellate Body in 1999 concern primarily informa tics equipment, official missions and minor items
of office furniture.
(b) Variable Costs
22. It will be recalled that the 1998 replenishment of the Appellate Body Operating Fund
(ABOF) was made from the 1996 Surplus.  As th is option is no longer available, the proposed
replenishment for 1999 is included under the estimates for the Appellate Body.  The variable costs ofthe Appellate Body and its Secret ariat relate to expenditure which is dependent upon the number of
appeals heard and whether they are 60-day or 90-da y cases.  Expenditure under the ABOF covers the
travel, per diem costs as well as the daily fees of the seven Appellate Body Members.  It also covers thecourt reporters which transcribe the official hearings, temporary assistance and postal charges.
23. Expenses for the first seven months of  1998 amount to CHF 901,000 under the ABOF.  For
1999, it has been assumed that there will be twelve appeals, six 60-day cases and six 90-day cases, and
that one-quarter of the cases will be running concurren tly.  On this basis, the estimated variable costs for
the Appellate Body and its Secretariat in 1999 will amount to CHF 2,167,000.  Based on the averagemonthly cost for the period January-July 1998, it is proj ected that the balance of the Fund at the end of
1998 will be some CHF 1,367,000.  The proposed replenishment is therefore CHF 800,000.
24. The analysis of the proposed budget increas e of CHF 1.34 million (85.05%) for the Appellate
Body is as follows:
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Appellate Body CHF (millions) %
Proposed 1999 increase 1.34 85.05% 
Less statutory elements and those over which
the Secretariat has no control:
   Effect of dollar (0.02)
   Common System and unavoidable increases (0.01)
   Replenishment of ABOF (0.80)
Sub-total (0.83) (52.18%)
Less increased activities:
   Additional staff (0.48) (30.43%)
Real increase for 1999 0.03 2.44% 
                                          
    10  See footnote 4, page 7.  To date, all panel reports with one exception have been appealed.
    11  For ease of examination, the amounts in Sw iss francs in Annex A-2 have been rounded.WT/BFA/W/27
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III. FUNCTI ONAL BUDGET
25. Annex F provides information with re gard to the proposed 1999 Budget in a
functional/divisional form. The presentation include s information on the current staffing situation,
objectives and work plan as well as an estimate of the work/hours devoted to technical assistance
activities for each Division.
26. The total number of work/hours which Directors estimate are devoted to technical assistance
activities amounts to 100,200.
IV. TRUST FUNDS27. In response to a decision of the General C ouncil (WT/GC/M/13) acting on a recommendation of
the Committee on Budget, Finance and Administra tion (WT/BFA/26, paragra ph 8), Annex G provides
information on current trust fund activities.
V. 1997 DEFICIT: UNCOVERED BALANCE IN THE SURPLUS ACCOUNT28. The present budget estimates have been prepared  on the assumption that the uncovered balance
of the accumulated deficit in the 1997 Surplus Account (WT/BFA/W/25, paragraph 51) amounting toCHF 5,979,141 will be met from the balance of the equivalent amount available under the 1996 Surplus(WT/BFA/36, paragraph 29 (c)).  Should Members d ecide otherwise,  an additional provision of
CHF 5,979,141 corresponding to an additional incr ease of 5.23% over the 1998 WTO budget, would
have to be included in the 1999 proposed budget in accordance with WTO Financial Regulation 26.4. WT/BFA/W/27
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CHAPTER I
1999 BUDGET ESTIMATES
WTO Secretariat12
Part A - Professional Staff13
Parts A and B of the budget proposals cover all sala ry, pension and common staff costs for those staff
in regular positions and those hired under temporary assi stance.  For regular staff, standard costing has
been used.  Standard costs are composed of a number of elements under Salaries and Common Staff
Costs; they can vary from year to year with change s in the cost of living, conditions of service, places
of recruitment, number of expected retirements  and home leave (authorized every second year).
Section 1 - Work/Years CHF 46,645,600
1998 Budget CHF 42,884,200
1998 Expected Expenditure CHF 42,832,7001997 Expenditure CHF 39,370,7011996 Expenditure CHF 36,855,830
1. Standard costs for Professional staff consist of three elements: salary (composed of base salary
and post adjustment), contribution to the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund and other common
staff costs.
Standard costs
2. Following is the composition of standard  costs for the Professional category for 1999:
Standard Costs for the Professional Category CHF
(a) Salary (base salary and post adjustment) 133,000
(b) Contribution to the UNJSPF 25,200
(c) Other common staff costs:
     - sickness and lost of earnings insurance 5,100
     - rental subsidy 700
     - travel and removal 900
     - family allowances 2,500
     - education grants 5,500
     - home leave travel 1,900
     - various other staff costs (assignment allowances, installation
       and repatriation grants and separation payments) 3,200
19,800
TOTAL 178,000
                                          
    12  Not including the Appellate Body and its Secretariat and the Ministerial Conference.
    13  Except where otherwise stated, reference in this doc ument to Professional level staff should be read as
including Higher Category staff.WT/BFA/W/27
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3. The 1999 standard costs for the Professional Category correspond to the grade P4, step 6.  The
increase vis-à-vis 1998 is mostly due to the pension fund contribution.  This is the result of the change inthe US dollar/ Swiss franc exchange rate and am ounts to an increase of CHF 2,100 over 1998.  The net
increase for other common staff costs is CHF 400 wh ile the salary element is decreased by CHF 300.
(a) Salary CHF  34,380,500
1998 Budget CHF 32,743,200
1998 Expected Expenditure CHF 32,287,7001997 Expenditure CHF 29,839,7911996 Expenditure CHF 28,770,751
4. The estimate represents the cost of salary and post adjustment for 268 work/years in the
Professional category in the WTO S ecretariat of which nineteen co rrespond to the new posts requested
which have been costed at six months.  The costs are based on the United Nations Common System
salary structure. Of the net increase of CHF 1,637,300 over the 1998 Budget, 22.6%  is due to the effect
of the change in the US dollar/Swiss franc exchange rate and 77.2% is related to the additional staff for
legal expertise , technical assistance  and translation, i.e. in the priority areas established by the
Director-General.  If the additional work/years were cost ed at a full year rather than six months, the total
needs would amount to CHF 35,644,000.
(b) Contribution to the United Nations  Joint Staff Pension Fund CHF  6,514,200
1998 Budget CHF 5,333,000
1998 Expected Expenditure CHF 5,644,8001997 Expenditure CHF 5,080,6751996 Expenditure CHF 4,082,347
5. The 1998 Budget provision is based on Reso lution 44/199 of the United Nations General
Assembly that, effective 1 January 1990, an organization's contribution to the UNJSPF would be 15.8%,and the participant's rate of contribution 7.9%.  56% of the increase of CHF 1,181,200 compared to the
1998 Budget is due to the fluctuation of the US dolla r/Swiss Franc exchange rate and 20.3% is related to
additional staff.  The provision also takes into acc ount the anticipated increase of approximately 2.0% in
the level of pensionable remuneration for Prof essional staff in November 1999 and annual step
increases.
(c) Other Common Staff Costs CHF  5,750,900
1998 Budget CHF 4,808,000
1998 Expected Expenditure CHF 4,900,2001997 Expenditure CHF 4,450,2351996 Expenditure CHF 4,002,732
6. The 1999 common staff costs show an overall in crease of CHF 942,900 compared to that of the
1998 Budget.  This movement resulted from a 15 % increase in the Group Sickness Insurance Plan inorder to include inter alia emergency medical repa triation cover as well as a 10% increase in the Van
Breda service-incurred loss of income insurance pl an.  The Professional Child Allowances will also
increase by 14% on the first of January 1999.  Of the total increase in the allocation, 87% is related tothe additional staff being requested and includes rela ted one-time costs such as travel and installation
grants.WT/BFA/W/27
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7. The estimate for Common Staff Costs includes provision for sickness insurance, family
allowances, education grants, travel on home leave, installation grants, travel and removal and other
common staff costs such as assignment allowances, repa triation grants and rental subsidies.  These costs
have been calculated in accordan ce with the entitlements under the United Nations Staff Regulations. 
They are based on the actual situation with regard  to the Professional staff, including projected
retirements and turnover.
Section 2 - Temporary Assistance CHF  6,670,000
1998 Budget CHF 6,098,000
1998 Expected Expenditure CHF 7,646,5001997 Expenditure CHF 7,421,2451996 Expenditure CHF 6,305,500
8. Professional level temporary assistance covers  freelance interpreters and translators, EDP
consultants and other professional temporary sta ff. The proposed overall increase of CHF 572,000 over
the 1998 budget includes an additional CHF 200,000 for free- lance interpreters as well as, for the first
time, a provision of CHF 150,000 for the replacement of  Professional staff on long sick or maternity
leave.  There was previously such a provision only for General Service staff.  In addition, the proposed
allocation takes into account the movement proposed of EDP staff from temporary assistance to regular
staff (see paragraph 12 of the Introduction).
Part B - General Service Staff
Section 3 - Work/Years CHF  31,853,250
1998 Budget CHF 30,581,500
1998 Expected Expenditure CHF 29,800,3001997 Expenditure CHF 30,467,4261996 Expenditure CHF 29,069,970
9. Standard costs for General Service staff consis t of three elements: salary, contribution to the
United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund and other common staff costs.WT/BFA/W/27
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Standard costs
10. Following is the composition of standard costs for the General Service category for 1999:
Standard Costs for the General Service Category CHF
(a) Salary 87,500
(b) Contribution to the UNJSPF 18,900
(c) Other common staff costs
     - sickness and loss of earnings insurance 5,600
     - family allowances 5,700
     - language allowances 1,200
     - education grants 1,100
     - home leave travel 200
     - various other staff costs (assignment allowances, repatriation
       grants, rental subsidy and separation payments) 800
14,600
TOTAL 121,000
11. The 1999 standard costs for salary show an  increase of CHF 1,700 which results from a 1%
increase for General Service recruited after August  1995 as from 1 January 1999.  The cost of pension
fund contributions and various other staff cost s are adjusted upward with CHF 300 and CHF 1,000
respectively with only the estimate for language allo wances adjusted downward.  The standard costs are
based on the staffing table of the organization.
(a) Salary CHF 23,034,400
1998 Budget CHF 22,238,000
1998 Expected Expenditure CHF 21,322,8001997 Expenditure CHF 22,067,7901996 Expenditure CHF 20,789,835
12. The provision covers 265 work/years in the Gene ral Service Category in the WTO Secretariat
of which seven correspond to the new posts requested  which have been costed at nine months.  It
includes the relevant salary entitlements in confor mity with the United Nations Common System local
salary scales for Geneva.  The amount foreseen  for 1999 is CHF 796,400 higher than that of the 1998
Budget.  57.7% of this increase is due to the add itional General Service staff in the priority areas
established by the Director-General.  The provisi on also includes the 1% increase in General Service
Salaries as from 1 January 1999 for staff recruited af ter August 1995 as well as annual step increments.
(b) Contribution to the United Nations  Joint Staff Pension Fund CHF  4,975,400
1998 Budget CHF 4,821,000
1998 Expected Expenditure CHF 4,528,7001997 Expenditure CHF 4,778,7661996 Expenditure CHF 4,615,458
13. As for Professional staff, the 1999 Budget provision is based on Resolution 44/199 of the
United Nations General Assembly, effective 1 January  1990, where an organizati on's contribution to the
UNJSPF would be 15.8%, and the participant's rate of contribution 7.9%.  The estimates show anWT/BFA/W/27
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increase of CHF 154,400 compared to that of the 1998 B udget which is due to additional staff resources
as well as the effect of the new salary scal e applied to those recruited after August 1995.
(c) Other Common Staff Costs CHF 3,843,450
1998 Budget CHF 3,522,500
1998 Expected Expenditure CHF 3,948,8001997 Expenditure CHF 3,620,8701996 Expenditure CHF 3,664,677
14. Common Staff Costs for General Service staff are provided for under the relevant provisions of
the United Nations Staff Regulations.  The estimates  are based on the staff composition of the WTO in
terms of entitlements for local and non-local staff with regard to travel and removal expenses,
repatriation grants, family allowances, education gran ts, sickness insurance, rental subsidies, language
allowances, non-residency allowances, etc.
15. As in the case with the Professional staff categor y, the health insurance premium is expected to
increase by 15%.  In addition, it is anticipated that  there will be marginal increases in family and
education allowances.  23.9% of the increase is attr ibutable to the proposed additional staff resources.
Section 4 - Temporary Assistance CHF 3,345,400
1998 Budget CHF 2,723,000
1998 Expected Expenditure CHF 3,181,1001997 Expenditure CHF 2,918,2351996 Expenditure CHF 2,728,430
16. Temporary assistance is used for peak worklo ad periods, overtime and replacement of staff for
long sick leave or maternity leave.  The estim ate for General Service temporary assistance covers
secretaries, clerks and typists, mainly in th e pool.  It also covers Documents Reproduction and
Distribution Section tempor ary staff, messengers, drivers and guards. The estimate for General Service
temporary assistance in 1999 shows an increase of  CHF 622,400 to the 1998 Budget which is primarily
related to additional staff (CHF 400,000) for the l oose-leaf schedules database for Market Access.
Part C - Administrative Costs
Administrative costs include the maintenance and in surance of the building and associated facilities,
permanent and expendable equipment, communicati on costs, costs related to the reproduction of
documents and those for informatics/office automation.
Section 5 - Communications CHF 1,763,000
1998 Budget CHF 1,640,0001998 Expected Expenditure CHF 1,780,3001997 Expenditure CHF 2,139,5111996 Expenditure CHF 2,101,155WT/BFA/W/27
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(a) Telecommunications CHF  436,000
1998 Budget CHF 533,000
1998 Expected Expenditure CHF 481,4001997 Expenditure CHF 881,6861996 Expenditure CHF 908,061
17. The estimate of CHF 436,000 provides for telefa x, telex and telephone communications as well
as for the rental of telephone lines, call boxes, et c.  The decrease of CHF 97,000 over the 1998 Budget is
mainly due to the termination of rental of the previous switchboard which was replaced at the end of
1997.  The costs of the new switchboard are covered by a leasing arrangement (see paragraph 22).
(b) Postal charges CHF 1,327,000
1998 Budget CHF 1,107,000
1998 Expected Expenditure CHF 1,298,9001997 Expenditure CHF 1,257,8251996 Expenditure CHF 1,193,094
18. The estimate provides for the cost of postage , pouch services (through the United Nations) and
of freight and cartage.  Compared to the 1998 B udget, there is an increase of CHF 220,000 which is
essentially meant to bring the provision to a realis tic level and to avoid the chronic over-expenditures
over the past years.  The provision also takes into  account the increase in the volume of mailings as a
result of the increasing amount of documents produced.
Section 6 - Building Facilities CHF 2,383,500
1998 Budget CHF 2,435,500
1998 Expected Expenditure CHF 2,332,8001997 Expenditure CHF 2,271,6991996 Expenditure CHF 2,296,226
(a) Rental of premises CHF 26,500
1998 Budget CHF   26,500
1998 Expected Expenditure CHF   26,4001997 Expenditure CHF   30,1571996 Expenditure CHF 144,213
19. This estimate provides for the rental of storag e space and is kept at the same level as in 1998.
(b) Utilities CHF 1,402,000
1998 Budget CHF 1,374,000
1998 Expected Expenditure CHF 1,336,5001997 Expenditure CHF 1,343,9511996 Expenditure CHF 1,210,669
20. The estimate covers the cost of electricity, wate r and heating as well as the cost of contractual
cleaning for the whole of the Centre William Rappard (CWR).  The increase of CHF 28,000 over the1998 Budget is primarily due to the necessity to pr ovide for utility costs for outside offices related to
new staff.WT/BFA/W/27
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(c) Maintenance and Insurance CHF  955,000
1998 Budget CHF 1,035,000
1998 Expected Expenditure CHF    969,9001997 Expenditure CHF    897,5911996 Expenditure CHF    941,344
21. This provision covers the maintenance of the building, fire equipment, snow removal, minor
renovations, building insurance, sanitary equipmen t and supplies as well as security measures. The
decrease of CHF 80,000 compared to the 1998 Budget is  mainly due to the completion of renovation
works.  Under the terms of the Headquarters Ag reement, the Swiss authorities provide for basic
maintenance while the WTO is responsible for the day-to-day maintenance work of the CWR.
Section 7 - Permanent Equipment CHF 3,518,550
1998 Budget CHF 2,519,000
1998 Expected Expenditure CHF 2,578,1001997 Expenditure CHF 3,399,8621996 Expenditure CHF 3,221,197
22. This section covers the cost of permanent e quipment (items valued at over CHF 5,000 and/or a
lifespan over five years.)  It comprises both pur chase and lease costs.  An amount of CHF 351,000 is
foreseen for the programme of  regular replacem ent and refurbishment of  furniture resulting from
normal wear and tear. The cost of purchase a nd leasing of EDP equipment: hardware including
computers, printers, scanners CD-ROM readers;  and software amounts to CHF 2,215,950.  This latter
amount includes costs related to the up-grade to the Windows NT platform as well as the leasing
arrangement for hardware in conjunction with a ne w informatics programme made necessary by the
decentralized budget and the increase in trust fund activities. Audio visual equipment amounts to
CHF 136,000 and includes a portable proj ector for Integrated Data Base  missions, a video projector for
the Trade Policy Training Courses and the replacement of the recording system in the conference rooms.
CHF 487,000 is foreseen for the leasing of a switchboa rd and related equipment which was approved in
the 1998 Budget, (see paragraph 17) and an amount  of CHF 119,000 for the l easing of photocopiers. 
Other costs such as the replacement of a car, secu rity measures in the Legal Affairs Division and
Statistics and Information Systems Division, th e purchase of reproduction equipment amount to
CHF 144,000.  The total proposed permanent equipm ent credit for 1999 is increased by CHF 999,550
which includes CHF 195,000 related to new staff for fu rniture and informatics equipment. The estimate
can be summarized as follows:
Permanent E
quipment CHF 
Office furniture
     - replacement 351,000
Computing and EDP equipment
     - purchase 1,510,950
     - lease 705,000 2,215,950
Audio visual equipment 136,000
Communications equipment 65,600
Switchboard etc. (lease) 487,000
Office photocopiers (lease) 119,000
Other (including official ve hicle, security system, and
  Reproduction equipment) 144,000
TOTAL 3,518,550WT/BFA/W/27
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Section 8 - Expendable Equipment CHF 1 ,211,900
1998 Budget CHF 1,159,500
1998 Expected Expenditure CHF 1,175,3001997 Expenditure CHF 1,134,5911996 Expenditure CHF 1,179,433
23. The estimate for expendable equipment covers stationery and other general office supplies,
EDP supplies (toner for printers, software mainte nance and supplies), paper and other supplies for
reproduction equipment, electrical a nd other tools for the maintenance of the building, and uniforms
for guards and drivers.  The proposed alloca tion for 1999 is increased by CHF 52,400 compared to
that of the 1998 Budget.  This is mainly due to:  (i ) inflation; (ii) increase needs in EDP supplies; and
(iii) increase in reproduction costs.  The propos ed allocation can be summarized as follows:
Ex
pendable E quipment CHF
Office supplies 218,000
EDP supplies (toner and other various supplies) 183,900
Reproduction costs (paper and supplies) 720,000
Other supplies 90,000
TOTAL 1,211,900
Section 9 - Contract ual Services CHF 4,290,600
1998 Budget CHF 3,180,600
1998 Expected Expenditure CHF 3,410,8001997 Expenditure CHF 2,350,3641996 Expenditure CHF 2,640,566
(a) Reproduction CHF 1,263,000
1998 Budget CHF 1,300,000
1998 Expected Expenditure CHF 1,270,8001997 Expenditure CHF 1,258,5011996 Expenditure CHF 1,120,543
24. The estimate for reproduction includes costs related to all the major reproduction machines,
the cost of copies on these machines and the rent al of high capacity photocopiers in the Documents
Reproduction and Distributi on Section.  Compared to the 1998 Budget, the amount foreseen for 1999
shows a decrease of CHF 37,000, which primarily concer ns the rental of equipment.  This results
from a decrease in all components except a CH F 20,000 increase for microfiches and CHF 8,000 in
maintenance of reproduction equipment.
Re
production CHF 
Cost of copies 487,000
Rental costs of re production equipment 575,000
Maintenance 91,000
Other costs (including the producti on of documents on microfiches) 110,000
TOTAL 1,263,000WT/BFA/W/27
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(b) Office Automation/Informatics CHF 2,602,600
1998 Budget CHF 1,653,600
1998 Expected Expenditure CHF 1,873,8001997 Expenditure CHF 1,091,8631996 Expenditure CHF 1,350,852
25. The estimates includes:  (i) credits for comput er use from the International Computing Centre
(site maintenance, data storage, line charges and ma intenance, data computer centre, data encryption
servers and licenses, etc.), amounting to CH F 1,287,000;  (ii) EDP insurance for portable PCs
amounting to CHF 19,000;  and (iii) costs for EDP ma intenance, up-grades, purchase of software and
cost of licences amounting to CHF 1,296,600.  Th e proposed 1999 allocation compared to 1998
Budget shows an increase of CHF 949,000 of which 54.8% or CHF 520,000 is for the cabling of
outside offices in relation to new staff.
(c) Other CHF 425,000
1998 Budget CHF 227,000
1998 Expected Expenditure CHF 266,2001997 Expenditure CHF 196,6541996 Expenditure CHF 169,171
26. This estimate covers the maintenance and repair  costs of official ve hicles, petrol, oil and
related insurance costs as well as maintenan ce costs for the telephone switchboard, simultaneous
interpretation system and office equipment.  The increase of CHF 198,000 over 1998 is primarily due
to the need to provide for the normal service c ontracts for the telephone switchboard as well as for
the administration computer system.
Part D - Other Costs
Other costs cover staff overhead costs (training, insurance and costs related to UN common services),
missions, hospitality, Dispute Settlement Panels, the Permanent Group of Experts, Trade PolicyTraining Courses, public information activities, exte rnal auditors, contribution to the International
Trade Centre, and unforeseen expenditure.
Section 10 - Staff Overhead Costs CHF 2,131,500
1998 Budget CHF 1,699,2001998 Expected Expenditure CHF 2,470,2001997 Expenditure CHF 1,481,6541996 Expenditure CHF 1,311,049
(a) Training CHF 440,000
1998 Budget CHF 404,000
1998 Expected Expenditure CHF 397,5001997 Expenditure CHF 288,4921996 Expenditure CHF 212,132WT/BFA/W/27
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27. The proposed provision for traini ng includes the costs of language  training courses organized by
the United Nations, training with regard to info rmatics programmes, and management training for
Professional staff.  The increase of CHF 36,000 compar ed to 1998 Budget is primarily for support staff
training with regard to the new telephone switchboa rd, for translators (exchange programme with the
IMF, visiting professor courses and lega l translation training courses at the Ecole Supérieure
d'Interprétation et de Traduction  in Paris).
(b) Insurance CHF 1,006,500
1998 Budget CHF 859,000
1998 Expected Expenditure CHF 913,6001997 Expenditure CHF 805,9621996 Expenditure CHF 719,584
28. Under this estimate are included the costs of  insurance under Appendix D of the United Nations
Staff Rules in respect of both the Secretariat staff and the International Trade Centre staff.  It also
includes insurance coverage for repatriation cost s resulting from accidents of staff members on mission
and a provision for health insurance for retired st aff. The increase of CHF 147,500 is in large measure
due to the anticipated increase of 15% in the pr emium for the medical insurance mentioned earlier
which also applies to the hea lth insurance for retired staff.
(c) Joint Services CHF 638,000
1998 Budget CHF    403,200
1998 Expected Expenditure CHF 1,127,3001997 Expenditure CHF    369,8821996 Expenditure CHF    321,507
29. This estimate provides for the WTO's share in the running costs of the Administrative Tribunal
of the International Labour Organization, the Cons ultative Committee on Administrative Questions, the
International Civil Service Commission and the Jo int Medical Service.  The increase of CHF 234,800
compared to the 1998 Budget is mainly due to anticip ated higher WTO participation in the costs of the
Joint Medical Service (JMS) which has implemented a new system for cost-sharing.
14  Included under
this provision is an amount of CHF 30,000 for the St aff Assistance Fund.  The purpose of the Fund is to
make ex gratia  payments to present and former staff, or the survivors of former staff members, whose
financial situation is causing hardship.
(d) Miscellaneous CHF 47,000
1998 Budget CHF 33,000
1998 Expected Expenditure CHF 31,8001997 Expenditure CHF 17,3181996 Expenditure CHF 57,826
30. This estimate covers administrative costs such as those related to the issuance of laissez-passez
and passports and is based on the actual expenditure of 1998.  The increase is due almost entirely to the
necessity to provide for advertisemen t costs regarding new staff positions.
                                          
    14  In this regard, the 1998 expected expenditure includes an amount of CHF 500,000 which was billed in July
1998 and re-apportioned JMS costs for 1996-1997.WT/BFA/W/27
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Section 11 - Missions CHF 1,835,000
1998 Budget CHF 1,835,000
1998 Expected Expenditure CHF 1,834,0001997 Expenditure CHF 1,819,8461996 Expenditure CHF 1,543,946
31. It should be mentioned that the overall need for missions, whether they be consultations with
Governments, attending meetings of other intern ational organizations (World Bank, International
Monetary Fund, OECD), or provid ing technical cooperation assist ance to developing countries,
continues to increase with the higher visibility and greater interest in the WTO.  Technical cooperation
with least developed and developi ng countries is covered from two sources:  (i) the annual WTO budget,
as well as (ii) trust funds, which have expanded cons iderably in recent years. On the other hand, official
missions are funded only from the WTO budget.
(a) Official Missions CHF 1,094,000
1998 Budget CHF 1,094,000
1998 Expected Expenditure CHF 1,093,4001997 Expenditure CHF 1,140,6171996 Expenditure CHF    799,514
32. This estimate covers the payment of travel expenses, subsistence allowances and other incidental
expenses related to official missi ons.  No increase is proposed for 1999.
(b) Technical Cooperation CHF 741,000
1998 Budget CHF 741,000
1998 Expected Expenditure CHF 740,6001997 Expenditure CHF 679,2291996 Expenditure CHF 744,432
33. This estimate is maintained at the level of 1998 and provides for the payment of travel
expenses, subsistence allowances and other incident al expenses relating to staff travelling on technical
cooperation missions.  As mentioned above, tec hnical cooperation missions are financed from two
sources, the WTO budget and trust funds.
Section 12 - Trade Policy Training Courses CHF 1,530,000 
1998 Budget CHF 1,530,000
1998 Expected Expenditure CHF 1,377,3001997 Expenditure CHF 1,082,8311996 Expenditure CHF 1,027,728
34. This estimate provides for three Regular Trade Policy Training Courses in 1999 in Geneva
15.
The courses are open to officials from all developing countries which have, or may have in the future,
responsibilities in the formulation and conduct of fore ign trade policy.  The number of participants in
each training course is set at twenty-four.  No inte rpretation fees are foreseen for 1999.  Next year will
mark the second year when three courses, rather th an the previous two annual courses, are being held.
This enables a 50% increase in the number of offi cials participating from developing countries who
                                          
    15  In addition, special courses are organised at the request of sponsoring governments under Trust Funds (see
Annex G).WT/BFA/W/27
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have the possibility of being in direct contact w ith the WTO.  Each of the Trade Policy Training
Courses lasts three months. Following are the deta ils of the estimated costs of the courses for 1999:
Trade Policy Training Courses10th WTO
Course
(French)
CHF11th WTO
Course
(English)
CHF12th WTO
Course
(English)
CHFTotal
CHF
Lodging (Geneva) 144,000 144,000 144,000 432,000
Subsistence allowance (Geneva) 194,000 194,000 194,000 582,000
Study Tour (lodging and travel) 92,000 92,000 92,000 276,000
Travel (to and from Geneva) 75,000 75,000 75,000 225,000
Miscellaneous 5,000 5,000 5,000 15,000
TOTAL 510,000 510,000 510,000 1,530,000
Section 13 - Contribution to the ITC CHF 14,335,600
1998 Budget CHF 13,696,400
1998 Expected Expenditure CHF 13,696,4001997 Expenditure CHF 12,800,1501996 Expenditure CHF 14,206,058
35. The provision made under this section covers th e contribution to the International Trade Centre
UNCTAD/WTO which was established in accordance with a decision taken by the CONTRACTINGPARTIES on 22 November 1967 (SR.24/14) and Re solution 2297 (XXII) adopted by the United
Nations General Assembly on 12 December 1967, effective 1 January 1968, to the effect that the ITCwould be operated jointly by UNCTAD and GATT on a c ontinuing basis and in equal partnership.  The
WTO has since assumed the responsibilities of GATT in this respect (WT/GC/M/3, item 6).
36. It will be recalled that the WTO share of the 1998 Budget of the ITC amounted to
CHF 14,196,400.  The amount included in the WTO budget  as contribution to the ITC for 1998 took
into account anticipated savings of CHF 500,000 and was therefore set at CHF 13,696,400. For 1999, it
is proposed to include an amount of CHF 14,335,600 as the WTO contribution to the ITC.  Full details
of the ITC budget proposal are included in document ITC/BUD/25. 
Section 14 - Various CHF 3,009,050 
1998 Budget CHF 2,317,350
1998 Expected Expenditure CHF 3,250,0001997 Expenditure CHF 2,368,7911996 Expenditure CHF 2,475,415
(a) Representation and Hospitality CHF 258,000
1998 Budget CHF 258,000
1998 Expected Expenditure CHF 250,1001997 Expenditure CHF 243,5351996 Expenditure CHF 241,779WT/BFA/W/27
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37. The estimate for the proposed 1999 budget is the same as for 1998.  It provides for
representation allowances for the Director-General , the Deputy Directors-General and the Chairman of
the Textiles Monitoring Body.  Hospitality expend iture, mainly for working lunches and dinners, is
authorized in advance in each case by, or on behalf of, the Director-General and reimbursement is made
in accordance with United Nations rules and procedures.
(b) Dispute Settlement Panels CHF 515,000
1998 Budget CHF 305,000
1998 Expected Expenditure CHF 709,6001997 Expenditure CHF 475,7591996 Expenditure CHF 292,760
38. The credit covers the travel fees, per diem allowances and honoraria of panellists serving on
Dispute Settlement Panels.  For the first half of 1997, the number of work/days paid was 152 while thecorresponding number of days paid from January through June 1998 amounted to 275, an increase of80.9%.  It is anticipated that panel activity in 1999 w ill be largely consistent with that in 1998.  It is
proposed to increase the allocation by CHF 210,000.
(b) Permanent Group of Ex perts/Arbitration under GATS  CHF  108,050
1998 Budget CHF 108,050
1998 Expected Expenditure CHF   54,0001997 Expenditure Nil1996 Expenditure CHF   45,507
39. Under Article 24 of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures which forms part
of Annex 1A of the Marrakesh Agreement Establishi ng the World Trade Organization,  it was agreed
that a Permanent Group of Experts would be established by the Committee on Subsidies andCountervailing Measures.  In addition, draft procedures are currently under review for theimplementation of Article XXI of the General Agr eement on Trade in Services (GATS) which provides
for an arbitration process.  The estimate is ma intained at the 1998 level and would provide for
arbitration under GATS as well as for the Permanent Group of Experts.  The allocation covers travel
fees, per diem allowances and honoraria under the same conditions as for panellists for disputesettlements.
(d) Appellate Body
40. Regarding the Appellate Body, refer to Chap ter II for Permanent Costs and Chapter IV for
Variable Costs (Appellate Body Operating Fund).
(e) Library CHF  586,000
1998 Budget CHF 559,000
1998 Expected Expenditure CHF 558,8001997 Expenditure CHF 505,1131996 Expenditure CHF 397,680
41. The estimate provides for the purchase of books,  subscriptions to periodicals, newspapers and
documentation on microfiches as well as for the binding  costs of reference publications.  The increase in
the provision of CHF 27,000 compared with 1998 reflect s an anticipated increase in costs for books and
periodicals.WT/BFA/W/27
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(f) Publications CHF  278,000
1998 Budget CHF 668,000
1998 Expected Expenditure CHF 668,1001997 Expenditure CHF 627,7401996 Expenditure CHF 894,811
42. The estimate provides for the costs of printin g and the supply of paper.  Publications are
produced based on the lowest quotations offered by printing firms.  The decrease of CHF 390,000
compared to the 1998 Budget is mainly due to a ch ange in approach for the financing of publications
whereby the costs and receipts will be held together in  the course of the year and only the difference will
be applied to Miscellaneous Income.  The amount of the provision for 1999 takes into account (i) thatnext year will be a trial period for this new appr oach and (ii) a certain number of each publication is
provided free to delegations.
(g) Public Information Activities CHF  297,000
1998 Budget CHF 246,000
1998 Expected Expenditure CHF 256,4001997 Expenditure CHF 328,5671996 Expenditure CHF 252,718
43. The estimate covers the cost of promotiona l activities such as continuing the multimedia
cooperative programme with the World Bank for th e development of CD-ROMs, presenting the WTO
agreements and their economic framework and importa nce for use in technical cooperation and in depth
reference for governments, specialists and public at la rge.  It also includes th e printing costs for Focus,
information press material as well as other miscella neous costs.  Compared to 1998 Budget, there is an
increase of CHF 51,000 which is essentially due to  a proposal to increase resources for video
productions.
(h) External Auditors CHF  40,000
1998 Budget CHF 40,000
1998 Expected Expenditure CHF 30,0001997 Expenditure CHF 39,4921996 Expenditure CHF 32,106
44. The estimate is maintained at the level of 1998 Budget and provides for the travel costs and
subsistence allowances in respect of the team of auditors.
(i) Ministerial Meeting CHF  800,000
1998 Budget Nil
1998 Expected Expenditure CHF 600,0001997 Expenditure Nil1996 Expenditure CHF 125,159
45. The next Ministerial Conference is scheduled to ward the end of 1999 in the United States.  The
experience with the 1998 Ministerial C onference held in Geneva demonstrated that the interest of large
numbers and various sectors of soci ety in the WTO had increased consid erably since the last time that a
Ministerial Conference was organize d in Geneva and that sufficient resources must be foreseen for
conferences with such a global dimension.  Expenditure for the 1998 Conference and 50
th Anniversary
Commemoration amounted to some CHF 1.6 million.  While some of the costs which for which theWT/BFA/W/27
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WTO was responsible in 1998 would in principa l be covered by the Host Government when
conferences are held outside Gene va, a provision of CHF 800,000, i.e. similar to that foreseen for the
Ministerial Conference itself in Geneva in 1998, and financed outside the regular budget, should
nevertheless be foreseen.
(j) International Organization fo r Standardization (ISO) CHF  80,000
1998 Budget CHF   86,300
1998 Expected Expenditure CHF   86,0001997 Expenditure CHF 116,9731996 Expenditure CHF 162,200
46. It will be recalled that the Ministerial Deci sion adopted by the Trade Negotiations Committee
on 15 December 1993 stipulated that the WTO should r each an understanding with ISO to establish an
information system with regard to notification by standardizing bodies accepting the Code of Good
Practice.  For the third consecutive year, the estimat e is reduced, this time by CHF 6,300, in light of the
WTO's position that costs should be reduced after the firs t years' start-up costs.  It represents the support
costs of publishing the ISO/WTO Directory of Standardizing Bodi es Accepting the WTO Code of Good
Practice ,  information on standardizing bodi es accepting the WTO Code in the ISO Bulletin,  and other
administrative costs.
(k) Other CHF  47,000
1998 Budget CHF 47,000
1998 Expected Expenditure CHF 37,0001997 Expenditure Nil1996 Expenditure CHF 30,695
47. Under this provision, an amount of CHF 9,000 is  proposed to cover bank charges and other
incidental charges and CHF 23,000 to cover relate d fees for the Global Trade Analysis Project
consortium.  In addition, it is proposed to c ontinue a provision of CHF 15,000 for the purpose of
sponsoring individually, or jointly with other institutions in Geneva, one or two day visits to the WTOfor outside specialists who are either resident in Western Europe or passing through on other business.
Section 15 - Unforeseen Expenditure CHF 100,000
1998 Budget CHF 100,000
1998 Expected Expenditure Nil1997 Expenditure Nil1996 Expenditure Nil
48. It is proposed to continue the provision fo r unforeseen expenditure at the level of the 1998
Budget.  The utilization of the provision is subject to the prior approval of the General Council, on the
basis of a recommendation by the Committ ee on Budget, Finance and Administration.WT/BFA/W/27
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Section 16 - Restitution of Previous Years Deficit 16Nil
1998 Budget Nil
1998 Expected Expenditure Nil1997 Expenditure Nil1996 Expenditure CHF 67,803
49. No provision is required for 1999.Section 17 - CWR South Wing Nil
1998 Budget Nil
1998 Expected Expenditure Nil1997 Expenditure Nil1996 Expenditure CHF 531,774
50. No provision is required for 1999.
                                          
    16  See paragraph 28 of the Introduction.WT/BFA/W/27
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CHAPTER II
1999 BUDGET ESTIMATES
Appellate Body and its Secretariat
Permanent Costs17
Part A - Professional Staff
Section 1 - Work/Years CHF 1,065,300
1998 Budget CHF 693,200
1998 Expected Expenditure CHF 641,3001997 Expenditure CHF 703,6861996 Expenditure CHF 472,672
51. The standard costs for Professional staff consis ts of three elements: salary (composed of base
salary and post adjustment), contributions to th e United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund and other
common staff costs.  The standard costs used are the same as for the WTO Secretariat (see Chapter I,
paragraph 2).  The factors influencing the various elements of salary, pens ion fund contributions and
common staff costs are the same as described in Chapter I.
(a) Salary CHF 731,500
1998 Budget CHF 530,100
1998 Expected Expenditure CHF 512,7001997 Expenditure CHF 470,7091996 Expenditure CHF 364,090
(b) Contribution to the United Nations  Joint Staff Pension Fund CHF 138,600
1998 Budget CHF 85,500
1998 Expected Expenditure CHF 78,5001997 Expenditure CHF 80,624 1996 Expenditure CHF 45,064
(c) Common Staff Costs CHF  195,200
1998 Budget CHF   77,600
1998 Expected Expenditure CHF   50,1001997 Expenditure CHF 152,3531996 Expenditure CHF   63,518
                                          
    17  The presentation of the budget proposals for the Permanent Costs of the Appellate Body and its Secretariat
follows the same outline in terms of Parts and Sections as for the WTO Secretariat.  In certain instances, however,there is no identified cost.  Therefore, mention is made of only those Sections under which costs have beenidentified.WT/BFA/W/27
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52. The above estimates represent the costs for th e four Professional positions currently in the
Appellate Body Secretariat as well as the additional three positions which are required to cope with theworkload.  In comparison with 1998, the overall cost shows an increase of CHF 372,100 of which 95%
is attributable to the requested additional positions.
Part B - General Service Staff
Section 3 - Work/Years CHF 327,450
1998 Budget CHF 236,000
1998 Expected Expenditure CHF 122,6001997 Expenditure CHF 206,0251996 Expenditure CHF 177,048
53. Standard costs for General Service staff consis t of three elements: salary, contribution to the
UNJSPF and other common staff costs.  As was the case for Professional standard costs, those forGeneral Service staff under the Appellate Body a nd its Secretariat are the same as for the WTO
Secretariat.
(a) Salary CHF  240,600 
1998 Budget CHF 171,600
1998 Expected Expenditure CHF   95,3001997 Expenditure CHF 151,5261996 Expenditure CHF 127,715
(b) Contribution to the United Nations  Joint Staff Pension Fund CHF  46,700
1998 Budget CHF 37,200
1998 Expected Expenditure CHF 14,3001997 Expenditure CHF 34,7441996 Expenditure CHF 30,818
(c) Common Staff Costs CHF  40,150 
1998 Budget CHF 27,200
1998 Expected Expenditure CHF 13,0001997 Expenditure CHF 19,7551996 Expenditure CHF 18,515
54. The above estimates represent the costs for th e two General Service positions in the Appellate
Body Secretariat and the one additional post requested.  93% of the increase of CHF 91,450 is
attributable to the additional post.
Section 4 - Temporary Assistance CHF  4,500
1998 Budget CHF 4,500
1998 Expected Expenditure CHF 28,2001997 Expenditure CHF 31,7251996 Expenditure CHF 5,332
55. The provision for temporary assistance remains at the same level as in 1998 and provides for
one three-month internship in the Appellate Body Secretariat.WT/BFA/W/27
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Part C - Administrative Costs
Section 5 - Communications CHF  6,500
1998 Budget CHF 4,000
1998 Expected Expenditure CHF 4,0001997 Expenditure CHF 5,7001996 Expenditure CHF 5,362
(a) Telecommunications CHF  6,500
1998 Budget CHF 4,000
1998 Expected Expenditure CHF 4,0001997 Expenditure CHF 5,7001996 Expenditure CHF 5,362
56. An amount of CHF 6,500 is proposed to cover te lecommunications costs of the Appellate Body
and its Secretariat in 1999.
(b) Postal charges Nil
1998 Budget Nil
1998 Expected Expenditure Nil1997 Expenditure Nil1996 Expenditure Nil
57. Because of the time constraints in the appellate procedure and in order for documents
concerning appeals to reach Appellate Body Members as  quickly as possible, they must often be sent by
express courier service.  A provision is include d in the Appellate Body Operating Fund (ABOF) to
cover these costs, which, like other costs in the ABOF, are dependent on the number, complexity and
duration of the cases. 
Section 6 - Building Facilities Nil
1998 Budget Nil
1998 Expected Expenditure Nil1997 Expenditure Nil1996 Expenditure CHF 25,466
(b) Utilities Nil
1998 Budget Nil
1998 Expected Expenditure Nil1997 Expenditure Nil1996 Expenditure CHF 14,327
(c) Maintenance and Insurance Nil
1998 Budget Nil
1998 Expected Expenditure Nil1997 Expenditure Nil1996 Expenditure CHF 11,139WT/BFA/W/27
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Section 7 - Permanent Equipment CHF  77,700
1998 Budget CHF 10,200
1998 Expected Expenditure CHF 10,2001997 Expenditure CHF 17,6141996 Expenditure CHF 33,307
58. An amount of CHF 15,600 is foreseen for the supply of office furniture and equipment and
CHF 62,100 for EDP equipment.  CHF 40,000 of the tota l proposed allocation is related to the proposed
new posts.
Section 8 - Expendable Equipment CHF  2,000
1998 Budget CHF 2,000
1998 Expected Expenditure CHF 2,0001997 Expenditure CHF    8481996 Expenditure Nil
59. The provision mainly covers EDP supplie s; a total of CHF 2,000 is foreseen for 1999.
Section 9 - Contract ual Services CHF  4,500
1998 Budget CHF 500
1998 Expected Expenditure Nil1997 Expenditure Nil1996 Expenditure Nil
(b) Office Automation/Informatics CHF  4,500
1998 Budget Nil
1998 Expected Expenditure Nil1997 Expenditure Nil1996 Expenditure Nil
60. The provision covers the costs of EDP software and maintenance which is estimated at
CHF 4,500.  These costs are related to the proposed new posts.
Section 10 - Staff Overhead Costs CHF 2,000
1998 Budget Nil
1998 Expected Expenditure Nil1997 Expenditure Nil1996 Expenditure Nil
(a) Insurance CHF 2,000
1998 Budget Nil
1998 Expected Expenditure Nil1997 Expenditure Nil1996 Expenditure Nil
61. An amount of CHF 2,000 is foreseen for 1999 with respect to insurance premiums for new staff.WT/BFA/W/27
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Part D - Other Costs
Section 11 - Missions CHF  14,000
1998 Budget CHF 10,000
1998 Expected Expenditure CHF 10,0001997 Expenditure CHF   8,6611996 Expenditure CHF   7,579
62. The proposed credit covers an estimated six missi ons for the staff of the Appellate Body and its
Secretariat in 1999.  An increase of CHF 4,000 is requested for 1999.
Section 14 - Various CHF  1,419,200
1998 Budget CHF    619,200
1998 Expected Expenditure CHF    618,4001997 Expenditure CHF    617,0861996 Expenditure CHF 3,762,789
(a) Hospitality and Representation CHF  1,000
1998 Budget CHF  1,000
1998 Expected Expenditure CHF  1,0001997 Expenditure CHF     2701996 Expenditure CHF     800
63. The proposed credit which remains at the same level as that of 1998 covers hospitality which is
managed in accordance with United Nations rules and procedures.
(d) Appellate Body Members and Operating Fund CHF  1,415,200
1998 Budget CHF    615,200
1998 Expected Expenditure CHF    614,7001997 Expenditure CHF    613,2001996 Expenditure CHF 3,761,989
18
64. The general conditions of service for Appellate B ody Members are set out in the decision of the
Dispute Settlement Body on the Establishment of the Appellate Body (WT/DSB/1) as well as in theAppellate Body Members' contracts.  The proposed allocation for 1999 shows an increase of
CHF 800,000 which, as mentioned in paragraphs 22 a nd 23 of  the Introduction, is to replenish the
Appellate Body Operating Fund which in 1998 was replenished from the 1996 Surplus Account.
                                          
    18  The 1996 Expenditure totalled CHF 3,761,989, of which CHF 2,500,000 was used as initial financing of the
Operating Fund.WT/BFA/W/27
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(k) Other CHF  3,000 
1998 Budget CHF 3,000
1998 Expected Expenditure CHF 2,7001997 Expenditure Nil1996 Expenditure Nil
65. The proposed provision is intended to cover minor miscellaneous expenditure under the
Appellate Body and its Secretariat in 1999 and is kept at the same level as in 1998.WT/BFA/W/27
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CHAPTER III
1999 INCOME ESTIMATES
66. It is proposed that the total 1999 Budget  for the WTO Secretariat (CHF 124,622,950), the
permanent costs of the Appellate Body and its Secretariat (CHF 2,123,150), and the replenishment of
the Appellate Body Operating Fund (CHF 800,000), leading to a total of CHF 127,546,100, be financed
as follows:
CHF
Contributions assessed on WTO Members 126,460,000
Miscellaneous Income 1,086,100
TOTAL 127,546,100
67. The details of miscellaneous income are as follows:
Miscellaneous Income1997
Actual
CHF1998
Budget
CHF1999
Estimates
CHF
Sale of publications 623,386 700,000 278,000
Profit or (loss) on exchange (44,888) 0 -      
Savings on previous year's outstanding obligations 292,586 100,000 80,000
Overhead on Trust Funds 350,000 100,000 0
Rental of meeting rooms, office space and parking
  at Centre William Rappard to others 131,960 125,000 135,000
Contributions of Obse rver Countries 553,306 423,000 547,000
Other:
 - Interest on Current Account 16,919 37,000 19,000
 - Various 20,698 93,850 27,100
TOTAL 1,943,967 1,578,850 1,086,100
68. There are two important differences in the estimat es for Miscellaneous Income for 1999:  (i) the
projected amount for the sale of publications is redu ced to take into account the new approach to their
financing as described in Chapter II, paragraph 42; and (ii) on the basis of discussions in the Committee
on Budget, Finance and Administra tion,  no income from overhead on trust funds has been included as
there seemed to be support for the proposal to utilize such income so that it would more directly support
activities related to trust funds.
69. On the basis of the proposed expenditure  budget for 1999, an amount of CHF 126,460,000 is to
be assessed on Members in the form of contributions .  The draft scale of c ontributions, which can be
found in Annex E, contains a mi nimum contribution of 0.03% for Me mbers whose share in the total
trade of all Members is less than 0.03%.  In accordance with a recommendation of the Committee on
Budget, Finance and Administra tion (WT/BFA/5, L/7631) as appr oved by the General Council
(WT/GC/M/5), the draft scale of contributions for 1999 is based on trade in goods, services and
intellectual property rights for the last three years for which data is available.  The draft scale takes into
account the amounts to be deducted from the relevant contributions for 1999 under the terms of theEarly Payment Encouragement Scheme.WT/BFA/W/27
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CHAPTER IV
1999 EXTRA-BUDGETARY ACTIVITIES
Appellate Body Operating Fund
70. It is recalled that the General Council approved, on 26 November 1997, a recommendation of
the Committee on Budget, Finance and Administration that the variable costs of the Appellate Body and
its Secretariat in 1999 should be financed out of an  "Operating Fund".  The A ppellate Body Operating
Fund was established by an extra-ordinary  expenditure of CHF 2,500,000 in the 1997 budget.
71. The variable costs of the Appellate Body include the following:  (i) interpreters; (ii)
transcribers;  (iii) temporary assistance;  (iv) posta ge;  (v) publication of reports;  (vi) travel and per
diem;  and (vii) honoraria.  The daily fees for A ppellate Body Members working on a case is set at
CHF 600.  The estimated costs are based on the assump tion that there will be six 60-day appeals and six
90-day appeals in 1999.
72. Following is a breakdown of the various elemen ts making up the total estimated cost for 1999:
CHF
Interpreters 28,000
Transcribers 84,000
Temporary assistance 50,000
Postage 6,000
Publications of reports 80,000
Travel and per diem 932,000
Honoraria 1,120,000
TOTAL 2,300,000
73. As mentioned in the Introduction, expenditure  under the ABOF as at 31 July 1998 amounted to
CHF 901,000.  It is projected that the balance of the ABOF at the end of the year will be someCHF 1,500,000.  In order to bring the level of the F und up to the expected expenditure, it is proposed
that CHF 800,000 be provided from the Appellate Body budget (see Chapter II, paragraph 64).WT/BFA/W/27
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ANNEX A-1
1999 PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE WTO SECRETARIAT
(in Swiss francs)
P 1999 1998
A 1998 Inflation USD Increase/ Increase/ Total 1999 Expected
R SECTION Budget 1.6% 1.30 - Statutory (decrease) (decrease) increase/ Estimates expenditure
T 1.47 Staff Other (decrease) at 31.07.98
A 1 Professional (Work/years)
(a) Salary 32,743,200 370,600 3,200 1,263,500 1,637,300 34,380,500 32,287,700
(b) Pensions 5,333,000 661,300 280, 500 239,400 1,181,200 6,514,200 5,644,800
(c) Other Common Staff costs 4, 808,000 122,200 820,700 942, 900 5,750,900 4,900,200
2 Temporary Assistance 6, 098,000 572,000 572,000 6,670,000 7,646,500
B 3 General Service (Work/years)
(a) Salary 22,238,000 337,000 459,400 796,400 23,034,400 21,322,800
(b) Pensions 4,821,000 55,200 99,200 154,400 4,975,400 4,528,700
(c) Other Common Staff costs 3, 522,500 244,300 76,650 320, 950 3,843,450 3,948,800
4 Temporary Assistance 2, 723,000 622,400 622,400 3,345,400 3,181,100
C 5 Communications
(a) Telecommunications 533,000 (97,000) (97,000) 436,000 481,400
(b) Postage charges 1,107, 000 220,000 220,000 1,327,000 1,298,900
6 Building Facilities
(a) Rental 26,500 0 26,500 26,400
(b) Utilities 1,374,000 26,000 2,000 28,000 1,402,000 1,336,500
(c) Maintenance and Insurance 1, 035,000 10,000 (90,000) (80,000) 955,000 969,900
7 Permanent Equipment 2,519,000 6, 000 195,000 798,550 999,550 3,518,550 2,578,100
8 Expendable Equipment 1,159,500 4,000 48,400 52,400 1,211,900 1,175,300
9 Contractual Services
(a) Reproduction 1,300,000 1,000 (38,000) (37,000) 1,263,000 1,270,800
(b) Office Automation / Informatics 1, 653,600 5,000 520,000 424,000 949,000 2,602,600 1,873,800
(c) Other 227,000 198,000 198,000 425,000 266,200
D 10 Staff Overhead Costs
(a) Training 404,000 36,000 36,000 440,000 397,500
(b) Insurance 859,000 133,500 14,000 147,500 1,006,500 913,600
(c) Joint Services 403,200 229, 400 5,400 234,800 638,000 1,127,300
(d) Miscellaneous 33,000 13,000 1,000 14,000 47,000 31,800
11 Missions
(a) Official 1,094,000 0 1,094,000 1,093,400
(b) Technical Co-operation 741,000 0 741,000 740,600
12 Trade Policy Training Courses 1,530,000 0 1,530,000 1,377,300
13 Contribution to ITC 13,696,400 39, 400 38,500 561,300 639,200 14,335,600 13,696,400
14 Various
(a) Representation and Hospitality 258,000 0 258,000 250,100
(b) Dispute Settlement Panels 305,000 210,000 210,000 515,000 709,600
(c) Permanent Group of Experts/
Arbitration under GATS108,050 0 108,050 54,000
(d) Appellate Body
(e) Library 559,000 21,000 6,000 27,000 586,000 558,800
(f) Publications 668,000 (390,000) (390,000) 278,000 668,100
(g) Public Information Activitie s 246,000 1,000 50,000 51,000 297,000 256,400
(h) External Auditors 40,000 0 40,000 30,000
(i) Ministerial Meeting 0 800,000 800,000 800,000 600,000
(j) ISO 86,300 (6,300) (6,300) 80,000 86,000
(k) Other 47,000 0 47,000 37,000
15 Unforeseen Expenditure 100,000 0 100,000 0
TOTAL 114,399,250 82,400 1,070, 400 2,981,600 4,921,250 1,168,050 10,223,700 124,622,950 117,365,800
Percentage with respect to 1998 Budget 0.07% 0.94% 2.61% 4.30% 1.02% 8.94%WT/BFA/W/27
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ANNEX A-2
1999 PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE APPELLATE BODY AND ITS SECRETARIAT
(in Swiss francs)
P 1999 1998
A 1998 Inflation USD Increase/ Increase/ Total 1999 Expected
R SECTION Budget 1.6% 1.30 - Statutory (decrease) (decrease) increase/ Estimates expenditur
e
T 1.47 Staff Other (decrease) at 31.07.98
A 1 Professional (Work/years)
(a) Salary 530,100 6,000 (4 ,100) 199,500 201,400 731,500 512,700
(b) Pensions 85,500 10,600 4,700 37,800 53,100 138,600 78,500
(c) Other Common Staff costs 77,600 1,600 116,000 117,600 195,200 50,100
2 Temporary Assistance 0 0 0 0
B 3 General Service (Work/years)
(a) Salary 171,600 3,400 65,600 69,000 240,600 95,300
(b) Pensions 37,200 600 8,900 9,500 46,700 14,300
(c) Other Common Staff costs 27,200 2,000 10,950 12,950 40,150 13,000
4 Temporary Assistance 4,500 0 4,500 28,200
C 5 Communications
(a) Telecommunications 4,000 2,500 2,500 6,500 4,000
(b) Postage charges 0 0 0 0
6 Building Facilities
(a) Rental 0 0 0 0
(b) Utilities 0 0 0 0
(c) Maintenance and Insurance 0 0 0 0
7 Permanent Equipment 10,200 40,000 27,500 67,500 77,700 10,200
8 Expendable Equipment 2,000 0 2,000 2,000
9 Contractual Services
(a) Reproduction 0 0 0 0
(b) Office Automation / Informatics 500 (500) 4,500 4,000 4,500 0
(c) Other 0 0 0 0
D 10 Staff Overhead Costs
(a) Training 0 0 0 0
(b) Insurance 0 2,000 2,000 2,000 0
(c) Joint Services 0 0 0 0
(d) Miscellaneous 0 0 0 0
11 Missions
(a) Official 10,000 4,000 4,000 14,000 10,000
(b) Technical Co-operation 0 0 0 0
12 Trade Policy Training Courses 0 0 0 0
13 Contribution to ITC 0 0 0 0
14 Various
(a) Representation and Hospitality 1,000 0 1,000 1,000
(b) Dispute Settlement Panels 0 0 0 0
(c) Permanent Group of Experts/   
Arbitration under GATS00 0 0
(d) Appellate Body Members 615,200 800,000 800,000 1,415,200 614,700
(e) Library 0 0 0 0
(f) Publications 0 0 0 0
(g) Public Information Activities 0 0 0 0
(h) External Auditors 0 0 0 0
(i) Ministerial Meeting 0 0 0 0
(j) ISO 0 0 0 0
(k) Other 3,000 0 3,000 2,700
15 Unforeseen Expenditure 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 1,579,600 0 16,600 807,700 480, 750 38,500 1,343,550 2,923,150 1,436,700
Percentage with respect to 1998 Budget 0.00% 1.05% 51.13% 30.43% 2.44% 85.05%WT/BFA/W/27
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ANNEX B
ORGANIZATIONAL EVOLUTION SINCE 1985
GATT
Number of Posts
YearAppropriations
CHFActual
Expenditure
CHFPermanent Temporary
AssistanceUruguay
RoundTPRM Total
P and
aboveGS P and
aboveGS P and
aboveGS P and
aboveGS
1985
19861987198819891990199119921993199457,540,000
59,592,58061,122,30061,439,00065,186,80274,571,00078,724,80285,973,32789,850,07597,846,00054,834,089
55,063,88956,970,22961,395,85565,186,80274,832,32778,720,41083,452,61989,850,07597,132,961134
134141143144144144144145145166
16917016916816816816816816826
2220202323232324
42.545
414040414141414551-  
-  
1215152020202017-  
-  
15.519.5
213030303028-  
-  -  -  
499
101010-  
-  -  -  
266888371
366
398.5406.5
418441441444450
469.5
WTO
YearAppropriations
CHFHuman Resources
Work/Years Temporary Assistance
P and above GS P and above
CHFGS
CHF
1995 a/ 105,389,500 200 245 5,647,500 2,307,000
1996 115,693,503 250 263 4,720,000 2,323,000
1997 114,111,750 b/ 246 261 6,098,000 2,723,000
1,581,000 c/ 4 2 -      4,500
1998 114,399,250 b/ 248 259 6,098,000 2,723,000
1,579,600 c/ 4 2 -      4,500
1999 124,622,950 d/ 249* 258* 6,670,000 3,345,400
2,923,150 e/ 4* 2* -      4,500
a/ WTO/GATTb/ WTO Secretariatc/ Appellate Body (permanent costs)d/ Proposed budget WTOe/ Proposed budget Appellate Body (permanent costs and replenishment of the Appellate Body Operating Fund)* - Not including proposed new posts (see paragraphs 11-13 and 19 of Introduction)WT/BFA/W/27
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ANNEX C
TABLE OF REGULAR STAFF POSITIONS
(in work/ years)
Division UG* D* P* G* Total
  Senior Management 5 2 7 13
  Office of the Director-General 2 3 5 11
  Accessions 1 4 3 8
  Agriculture and Commodities 1 10 4 15
  Council 1 11.5 4 16.5
  Development 1 5 2 8
  Economic Research and Analysis 1 9 3.5 13.5
  External Relations 1 4 4 9
  Finance and General Services 1 10 60 71
  Information and Media Relations 1 7.5 11 19.5
  Intellectual Property and Investment 1 7 4 12
  Legal Affairs 1 9 3 13
  Market Access 1 7 6 14
  Personnel 1 2 9.5 12.5
  Rules 1 8 3 12
  Statistics and Information Systems 1 31 11 43
  Technical Co-operation and Training 1 15 12 28
  Textiles 1 2 1.5 4.5
  Textiles Monitoring Body 1 1 2
  Trade and Environment 1 6 3 10
  Trade in Services 1 10 4 15
  Trade Policies Review 1 18 9.5 28.5
  Translation and Documentation 1 40 87 128
  SUB-TOTAL 6 24 219 258 507
  Appellate Body 1 3 2 6
  TOTAL 6 25 222 260 513
* UG - Ungraded
D - DirectorP - ProfessionalG - General ServiceWT/BFA/W/27
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ANNEX D
SCHEDULE OF TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE
(in Swiss francs)*
1998
Budget1999
Estimates
  PROFESSIONAL
  -  Interpreters            670,000            870,000
  -  Translators          3,453,000          3,453,000
  -  Other Professionals            372,000            825,650
  -  Replacements                     -                150,000
  -  Consultants EDP          1,368,000          1,143,350
  -  Common Staff Costs            235,000            228,000
  TOTAL          6,098,000          6,670,000
  GENERAL SERVICE
  -  Secretaries/Clerks            180,000            580,000
  -  Proofreaders              30,000              30,000
  -  Pool            465,000            465,000
  -  Messengers/Drivers/Guards/Manual Workers            270,000            270,000
  -  Roneo            479,000            479,000
  -  Sound Operators            165,000            165,000
  -  Conference Staff              25,000              25,000
  -  Replacements            300,000            300,000
  -  Overtime            500,000            500,000
  -  Internships              80,000              99,400
  -  Common Staff Costs            229,000            432,000
  TOTAL          2,723,000          3,345,400WT/BFA/W/27
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ANNEX E
DRAFT SCALE OF CONTRIBUTIONS FOR 1999
(Minimum contribution of 0.03%)
1998 1999 INTEREST 1999 NET
MEMBERS CONTRIBUTION CONTRIBUTION EARNED  1CONTRIBUTION
CHF % CHF CHF CHF
Angola 80,080 0.06 75,876 75,876
Antigua and Barbuda 34,320 0.03 37,938 37,938
Argentina 537,680 0.48 607,008 (1,810) 605,198
Australia 1,567,280 1.35 1,707,210 (11,640) 1,695,570
Austria 1,990,560 1.57 1,985,422 (13,613) 1,971,809
Bahrain 102,960 0.08 101,168 (750) 100,418
Bangladesh 102,960 0.09 113,814 113,814
Barbados 34,320 0.03 37,938 (182) 37,756
Belgium 3,695,120 2.92 3,692,632 (21,598) 3,671,034
Belize 34,320 0.03 37,938 (1) 37,937
Benin 34,320 0.03 37,938 (127) 37,811
Bolivia 34,320 0.03 37,938 37,938
Botswana 45,760 0.04 50,584 (212) 50,372
Brazil 1,052,480 0.83 1, 049,618 (2,548) 1,047,070
Brunei Darussalam 45,760 0.04 50,584 (66) 50,518
Bulgaria 125,840 0.11 139,106 (8) 139,098
Burkina Faso 34,320 0.03 37,938 37,938
Burundi 34,320 0.03 37,938 37,938
Cameroon 45,760 0.03 37,938 37,938
Canada 4,404,400 3.91 4, 944,586 (33,861) 4,910,725
Central African Republic 34,320 0.03 37,938 37,938
Chad 34,320 0.03 37,938 37,938
Chile 331,760 0.34 429,964 (645) 429,319
Colombia 286,000 0.25 316,150 (1,002) 315,148
Congo 34,320 0.03 37,938 37,938
Costa Rica 80,080 0.06 75,876 75,876
Côte d'Ivoire 80,080 0.07 88,522 (98) 88,424
Cuba 45,760 0.05 63,230 (229) 63,001
Cyprus 80,080 0.06 75,876 (548) 75,328
Czech Re public 583,440 0.48 607,008 (3,218) 603,790
Democratic Republic of the Congo 45,760 0.04 50,584 50,584
Denmark 1,258,400 1.00 1,264,600 (9,674) 1,254,926
Djibouti 34,320 0.03 37,938 37,938
Dominica 34,320 0.03 37,938 (132) 37,806
Dominican Republic 114,400 0.10 126,460 126,460
Ecuador 102,960 0.09 113,814 (374) 113,440
Egypt 297,440 0.26 328,796 (1,372) 327,424
El Salvador 45,760 0.04 50,584 (94) 50,490
European Communities 0
Fiji 34,320 0.03 37,938 (246) 37,692
Finland 869,440 0.74 935,804 (5,267) 930,537
France 7,321,600 6.02 7, 612,892 (48,581) 7,564,311
Gabon 45,760 0.04 50,584 50,584
Gambia 34,320 0.03 37,938 37,938WT/BFA/W/27
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1998 1999 INTEREST 1999 NET
MEMBERS CONTRIBUTION CONTRIBUTION EARNED  1CONTRIBUTION
CHF % CHF CHF CHF
Germany 11,211,200 10.16 12,848,336 (70,085) 12,778,251
Ghana 34,320 0.03 37,938 37,938
Greece 388,960 0.33 417,318 (1,259) 416,059
Grenada 34,320 0.03 37,938 (18) 37,920
Guatemala 57,200 0.05 63,230 (266) 62,964
Guinea 34,320 0.03 37,938 37,938
Guinea-Bissau 34,320 0.03 37,938 37,938
Guyana 34,320 0.03 37,938 (179) 37,759
Haiti 34,320 0.03 37,938 (99) 37,839
Honduras 34,320 0.03 37,938 (71) 37,867
Hong Kong, China 4,049,760 3.82 4,830,772 (29,705) 4,801,067
Hungary 366,080 0.29 366,734 (2,242) 364,492
Iceland 45,760 0.04 50,584 (349) 50,235
India 652,080 0.73 923,158 (1,292) 921,866
Indonesia 995,280 1.01 1,277,246 (4,184) 1,273,062
Ireland 800,800 0.76 961,096 (5,806) 955,290
Israel 674,960 0.53 670,238 (4,540) 665,698
Italy 5,193,760 4.94 6, 247,124 (39,425) 6,207,699
Jamaica 68,640 0.05 63,230 (137) 63,093
Japan 9,586,720 7.58 9, 585,668 (35,406) 9,550,262
Kenya 57,200 0.05 63,230 (210) 63,020
Korea, Republic of 2,654,080 2.48 3,136,208 (13,355) 3,122,853
Kuwait 274,560 0.24 303,504 303,504
Lesotho 34,320 0.03 37,938 (51) 37,887
Liechtenstein 34,320 0.03 37,938 (264) 37,674
Luxembourg 251,680 0.22 278,212 (1,522) 276,690
Macau 80,080 0.06 75,876 ( 520) 75,356
Madagascar 34,320 0.03 37,938 (20) 37,918
Malawi 34,320 0.03 37,938 (5) 37,933
Malaysia 1,498,640 1.18 1,492,228 (4,202) 1,488,026
Maldives 34,320 0.03 37,938 (50) 37,888
Mali 34,320 0.03 37,938 37,938
Malta 57,200 0.05 63,230 (355) 62,875
Mauritania 34,320 0.03 37,938 37,938
Mauritius 45,760 0.04 50,584 (334) 50,250
Mexico 1,727,440 1.56 1, 972,776 (6,405) 1,966,371
Mongolia 34,320 0.03 37,938 37,938
Morocco 183,040 0.16 202,336 (131) 202,205
Mozambique 34,320 0.03 37,938 37,938
Myanmar, Union of 34,320 0.03 37,938 (217) 37,721
Namibia 34,320 0.03 37,938 (229) 37,709
Netherlands, Kingdom of the 4,038,320 3.61 4,565,206 (28,930) 4,536,276
New Zealand 331,760 0.30 379,380 (2,817) 376,563
Nicaragua 34,320 0.03 37,938 37,938
Niger 34,320 0.03 37,938 37,938
Nigeria 228,800 0.19 240,274 (4) 240,270
Norway 960,960 0.95 1,201,370 (4,956) 1,196,414
Pakistan 217,360 0.18 227,628 (247) 227,381
Panama 160,160 0.13 164,398 164,398WT/BFA/W/27
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1998 1999 INTEREST 1999 NET
MEMBERS CONTRIBUTION CONTRIBUTION EARNED  1CONTRIBUTION
CHF % CHF CHF CHF
Papua New Guinea 57,200 0.04 50,584 (131) 50,453
Paraguay 57,200 0.05 63,230 (334) 62,896
Peru 137,280 0.13 164,398 164,398
Philippines 526,240 0.41 518,486 (1,764) 516,722
Poland 549,120 0.57 720,822 (3,576) 717,246
Portugal 663,520 0.64 809,344 (3,769) 805,575
Qatar 68,640 0.06 75,876 (275) 75,601
Romania 171,600 0.17 214,982 (870) 214,112
Rwanda 34,320 0.03 37,938 37,938
St. Kitts and Nevis 34,320 0.03 37,938 (206) 37,732
Saint Lucia 34,320 0.03 37,938 (231) 37,707
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 34,320 0.03 37,938 (28) 37,910
Senegal 34,320 0.03 37,938 37,938
Sierra Leone 34,320 0.03 37,938 37,938
Singapore 2,574,000 2.35 2,971,810 (11,733) 2,960,077
Slovak Republic 194,480 0.20 252,920 (1,676) 251,244
Slovenia 217,360 0.18 227,628 227,628
Solomon Islands 34,320 0.03 37,938 37,938
South Africa 629,200 0.54 682,884 (5,196) 677,688
Spain 2,802,800 2.45 3, 098,270 (14,251) 3,084,019
Sri Lanka 102,960 0.09 113,814 (594) 113,220
Suriname 34,320 0.03 37,938 (266) 37,672
Swaziland 34,320 0.03 37,938 (228) 37,710
Sweden 1,830,400 1.45 1, 833,670 (10,223) 1,823,447
Switzerland 1,979,120 1.68 2,124,528 (14,752) 2,109,776
Tanzania 34,320 0.03 37,938 (230) 37,708
Thailand 1,361,360 1.31 1,656,626 (8,568) 1,648,058
Togo 34,320 0.03 37,938 37,938
Trinidad and Tobago 45,760 0.03 37,938 (279) 37,659
Tunisia 160,160 0.14 177,044 (762) 176,282
Turkey 686,400 0.79 999,034 (3,651) 995,383
Uganda 34,320 0.03 37,938 37,938
United Arab Emirates 594,880 0.52 657,592 (1,954) 655,638
United Kingdom of Great Britain
  and Northern Ireland 6,783,920 5.95 7,524,370 (39,091) 7,485,279
United States of America 17,869,280 15.55 19,664,530 19,664,530
Uruguay 68,640 0.06 75,876 75,876
Venezuela 366,080 0.35 442,610 (123) 442,487
Zambia 34,320 0.03 37,938 37,938
Zimbabwe 45,760 0.04 50,584 (284) 50,300
TOTAL 114,400,000 100.00 126,460, 000 (542,828) 125,917,172
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1   Interest earned in 1997 under the Early Payment Encouragement Scheme (L/6384) and to be deducted from the
1999 contribution.WT/BFA/W/27
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ANNEX F
FUNCTIONAL AND PROGRAMME BUDGET
Note:    The budget tables included in A nnex F are derived from the 1999 budget estimates:
(i) salary costs are based on standard costs;
(ii) apportionment of the allocations for tem porary assistance, ED P projects and missions
will only take place after a review of the needs has been completed; and
(iii) pending a decision on new posts, the re levant costs are included under the
Condominium Budget.WT/BFA/W/27
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Senior Management
Staffing
Ungraded 5
Director 2
General Service Staff 7
Budget
PART SECTION CHF
A. PROFESSIONAL Salary 931,000
Temporary Assistance 0
B. GENERAL SERVICE Salary 612,500
Temporary Assistance 0
C. ADMINISTRATIVE
     COSTS Communication and Building 9,200
Permanent Equipment 13,200
Expendable Equipment 0
Contractual Services * 0
D. OTHER COSTS Staff Overhead Costs 0
Missions ** 0
Various
 - Representation and Hospitality 194,150
 - Other 0
TOTAL 1,760,750
* Allocation for EDP reserve is managed by the EDP Steering Committee.
** Allocation for missions to be apportioned at a later date.WT/BFA/W/27
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Office of the Director-General
Staffing
Directors 2
Professional Staff 3
General Service Staff 5
Budget
PART SECTION CHF
A. PROFESSIONAL Salary 665,000
Temporary Assistance 0
B. GENERAL SERVICE Salary 437,500
Temporary Assistance 0
C. ADMINISTRATIVE
     COSTS Communication and Building 7,800
Permanent Equipment 0
Expendable Equipment 0
Contractual Services 0
Other 2,500
D. OTHER COSTS Staff Overhead Costs 0
Missions * 0
Various
 - Representation and Hospitality 1,000
 - Other 0
TOTAL 1,113,100
* Allocation for missions to be apportioned at a later date.WT/BFA/W/27
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Accessions Division
Objectives for 1999
(i) Pursue and facilitate the negotiations between WTO Members and states and entities
requesting accession to the WTO by enc ouraging their integration into the
multilateral trading system through the effec tive liberalization of their trade régimes
in goods and services;
(ii) Act as a focal point in the overall effo rts of WTO Members to achieve an open and
liberal multilateral trading system with wider scope and coverage.
Work Programme for 1999
There are presently 31 Accession Working Partie s in operation, and more in the pipeline. 
They are at different stages in the process.  All require technical assistance at various steps – during
the fact-finding phase through to the facilitation of market access negotiations in goods, agriculture
and services.
The Division has tentatively scheduled official and techni cal missions for 1999.
1999 is expected to be a particularly busy year for Accessions because a number of important
accessions negotiations are likely to be concluded re quiring special efforts by the Division.  Also,
other important accessions  e.g. Russia, China, Chinese Taipei, Jordan, Vietnam, Saudi Arabia,
Ukraine, Oman, Kazakstan, Moldova, etc. are going to  be accelerated.  All this is in addition to the
commencement of work in new working parties.  Accordingly, we expect to schedule around 4-5
working party meetings per month during 1999.
Estimate of time devoted to technical assistance activities
All work related to accessions incorporates t echnical assistance, both in terms of detailed
issues of a technical nature and policy guidance to  the acceding governments.  This is essential to
ensure that the accession process proceed s smoothly and expeditiously (16,600 hours).WT/BFA/W/27
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Accessions Division
Staffing
Director 1
Professional Staff 4
General Service Staff 3
Divisional Budget
PART SECTION CHF
A. PROFESSIONAL Salary 665,000
Temporary Assistance 0
B. GENERAL SERVICE Salary 262,500
Temporary Assistance 0
C. ADMINISTRATIVE
     COSTS Communication and Building 5,700
Permanent Equipment 0
Expendable Equipment 0
Contractual Services 0
D. OTHER COSTS Staff Overhead Costs 0
Missions * 0
Various
 - Representation and Hospitality 1,000
 - Other 0
TOTAL 934,200
*Allocation for missions to be apportioned at a later date.WT/BFA/W/27
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Agriculture and Commodities Division
Objectives for 1999
(i) Actively contribute to the effective implem entation of the WTO commitments on agriculture,
assist in enhancing the quality of implementati on, and ensure that the work of the Committee on
Agriculture in all areas, including in particul ar the process for multilaterally reviewing these
commitments and the process of analysis and information exchange, is organized and conductedin an efficient manner
(ii) Actively contribute to the effective implem entation of the Agreement on the Application of
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
(iii) Support, as required, the implementation of the Ministerial Decision on Measures Concerning
the Possible Negative Effects of the Reform  Programme on Least-Developed and Net Food-
Importing Developing Countries
(iv) Assist, as required and appropriate, in th e preparatory process for the Ministerial 1999
(v) Provide effective services for dispute settlement in the area of agriculture(vi) Provide technical assistance and cooperation(vii) Support senior management and other Divisions in matters related to ag riculture, forestry and
fisheries
(viii) Cooperate, as appropriate, with other inte rnational organizations and the private sector
Work Programme for 1999
(1) Agreement on Agriculture-related matters
The Division will service, in close cooperation with the Chairperson, four regular meetings of
the Committee on Agriculture as well as informal m eetings of the Committee and informal consultations
among Members, including preparatory work and fo llow-up.  It will see to it that the broad range of
notifications to be submitted in the areas of market access, domestic support and export subsidies can bereviewed in an operationally effective manner.  The Division will assist the Committee and individual
Members in systematically and substantially addre ssing the generic and specific implementation issues
that are likely to continue to emerge from the Co mmittee's review process.  The Division will provide
any documentation, background papers or, other support that may be requested by Members, including
in the context of the process of analysis and information exchange.
(2) SPS Agreement-related matters
The Division will provide appropriate support for monitoring implementation of the SPS
Agreement and assist the SPS Committee and its Chairp erson in tackling generic, technical and other
implementation matters as they arise.  It will provid e all services required for the organization of three to
four regular meetings of the Committee plus the usual series of informal meetings and informal
consultations, and in this context will also produce f actual notes, draft guidelin es, draft decisions, etc.,
as required.  Moreover, the Division will assist, as necessary, in the work of the review of the operationand implementation of the SPS Agreement under its Ar ticle 12.7 and ensure effective follow up of any
work resulting from the review.WT/BFA/W/27
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(3) Matters related to the Decision on Net Food-Importers
The Division will support further efforts, through the relevant monitoring and review
procedures and through liaison with the relevant in ternational organizations, to promote the objectives
of this Decision and the recommendations  adopted by Minist ers in Singapore.
(4) Preparations for the 1999 Ministerial
The Division will play an active role as appropriate in the preparatory process for the 1999
Ministerial.
(5) Dispute Settlement
As during the period 1995 to 1998, the Division will have to devote a very substantial part of its
resources to dispute settlement.  It will ensure that  any Panels and related activities within the purview
of the Division's responsibilities will be serviced in a professional and effective manner.
(6) Technical Assistance and Cooperation
The Division's 1999 work programme for technical cooperation will remain an important
element of its overall activities.  The Division w ill provide technical and policy advice to developing
country and other Members, as well as to acceding countries, on the wide range of issues that are
covered by the SPS Agreement and the Agreement on Agriculture and related obligations andcommitments as well as other matters within the Di vision's responsibilities.  This assistance is being
provided (i) on an almost daily basis at headquarter s to Geneva-based delegations and visitors, (ii) by
way of telecommunication with capital-based offici als, and (iii) through missions to capitals and
elsewhere (seminars, workshops, etc. including in cooperation with other international organizations). 
The Division's ability to participate in missions will be  subject to the workload related to servicing the
Committees and Panels.  While the Division will take its own initiatives, including in developingrelevant documentation and new presentational inst ruments, the Division will encourage a request-
driven approach to technical cooperation.
(7) Fisheries, Forestry, etc.
As in the past, the Division will provide, as required, information and advice in the areas of
fisheries, forestry, tropical products and other na tural-resource based products to Members, other
relevant international organizations and the private sector.
(8) Other activities
In addition to further work related to the results  of the Singapore Minist erial, the Division will
ensure, as necessary, follow up to the outcome of othe r high-level meetings such as the 1997 Ministerial
Meeting of Least-Developed Countries and the Geneva Ministerial Conference.
Finally, with respect to all matters within th e purview of the Division's responsibilities, the
Division's work programme includes, as necessa ry, technical, legal and policy advice to senior
management of the Secretariat and substantive inputs into the work of other Divisions, as well as liaison
and cooperation, as appropriate, with other internati onal organizations and the private sector, including
through participation in meetings and conferences, l ecturing, speeches and the provision of information
through telecommunication.
Estimate of work hours per year allocated  to technical assistance activities:  6,000WT/BFA/W/27
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Agriculture and Commodities Division
Staffing
Director 1
Professional Staff 10
General Service Staff 4
Divisional Budget
PART SECTION CHF
A. PROFESSIONAL Salary 1,463,000
Temporary Assistance 0
B. GENERAL SERVICE Salary 350,000
Temporary Assistance 0
C. ADMINISTRATIVE
     COSTS Communication and Building 10,700
Permanent Equipment 9,000
Expendable Equipment 0
Contractual Services 0
D. OTHER COSTS Staff Overhead Costs 0
Missions * 0
Various
 - Representation and Hospitality 1,000
 - Other 0
TOTAL 1,833,700
* Allocation for missions to be apportioned at a later date.WT/BFA/W/27
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Council Division
Objectives for 1999
1. Preparation and management of the Ministerial Conference in 1999.
2. To ensure the efficient management of the General Council and the DSB, including:
(i) to assist and advise the chairperson as appropriate, including through regular
preparation of chairnotes for meetings;
(ii) to prepare the agenda for meetings, in coordination with the chairperson, delegations,
and relevant divisions of the Secretariat;
(iii) to monitor all developments in the WTO of relevance to the General Council or the
DSB;
(iv) to coordinate and conduct informal cons ultations on specific issues as appropriate;
(v) to report on meetings and informal consultations and to ensure their follow-up as
appropriate;
(vi) to coordinate reporting procedures in  the WTO to the General Council and the
Ministerial Conference.
3. To provide upon request advice and technical assistance to delegations on specific matters
under the purview of the General Council or the DSB.
4. To ensure the observance of Rules of Proce dure and provide information and clarification
thereof for the General Council and the DSB and through them to other WTO bodies.
5. To maintain and update the Indicative List of  Governmental and Non-Governmental Panelists
for the DSB.
6. To coordinate the derest riction of WTO documentation.
7. To assemble the annual volumes of the BISD (Basic Instruments and Selected Documents).
8. To organize the calendar of meetings of the WTO and to oversee and prepare the scheduling of
specific meetings.
9. To provide interpretation services to meetings.
Work Programme for 1999
Work will be organized in accordance with the m eetings of the Ministerial Conference, General
Council and DSB in 1999 on the basis of the objectives laid out above.
Estimate of work hours allocated to technical assistance activities in 1999
The Council Division does not participate norma lly in technical assistance programmes. 
Technical advice and assistance is provided locally to  delegations on a strictly  ad hoc basis depending
on demand.WT/BFA/W/27
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Council Division
Staffing
Director 1
Professional Staff 11.5
General Service Staff 4
Divisional Budget
PART SECTION CHF
A. PROFESSIONAL Salary 1,662,500
Temporary Assistance 870,000
B. GENERAL SERVICE Salary 350,000
Temporary Assistance 165,000
C. ADMINISTRATIVE
     COSTS Communication and Building 11,700
Permanent Equipment 5,400
Expendable Equipment 0
Contractual Services 0
D. OTHER COSTS Staff Overhead Costs 0
Missions * 0
Various
 - Representation and Hospitality 1,000
 - Other 0
TOTAL 3,065,600
* Allocation for missions to be apportioned at a later date.WT/BFA/W/27
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Development Division
Objectives for 1999
(i) Efficient servicing of the Committee on Trade and Development and its Sub-Committee and the
Committee on Regional Trade Agreements;
(ii) Contribute effectively to senior management  and secretariat-wide activities involving subject
areas covered by the division;
(iii) Develop a comprehensive, accessible database on regional trade agreements and initiatives;(iv) Strengthen cooperation with other inter-govern mental organisations engaged in work on subject
areas covered by the division, such as UNCTAD.
Work Programme for 1999
(i) Provision of background documents and meeting records for Committees serviced by the
division;
(ii) Involvement in technical assistance activitie s in conjunction with the Technical Cooperation
and Training Division;
(iii) Servicing of dispute panels in conjunction with the Legal Division;(iv) Contacts and consultations with delegations;(v) Reporting to senior management, intra-secret ariat activities, data collection and analysis;
(vi) Cooperating with othe r intergovernmental organisations, contacts with the non-governmental
sector.
Estimate of work hours per year allocated  to technical assistance activities:  300WT/BFA/W/27
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Development Division
Staffing
Director 1
Professional Staff 5
General Service Staff 2
Divisional Budget
PART SECTION CHF
A. PROFESSIONAL Salary 798,000
Temporary Assistance 0
B. GENERAL SERVICE Salary 175,000
Temporary Assistance 0
C. ADMINISTRATIVE
     COSTS Communication and Building 5,700
Permanent Equipment 0
Expendable Equipment 0
Contractual Services 0
D. OTHER COSTS Staff Overhead Costs 0
Missions * 0
Various
 - Representation and Hospitality 1,000
 - Other 0
TOTAL 979,700
* Allocation for missions to be apportioned at a later date.WT/BFA/W/27
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Economic Research a nd Analysis Division
Objectives for 1999
(1) Produce regularly scheduled annual publicati ons, including key parts of the Annual Report.
(2) Provide economic analysis and research in support of the WTO's operational activities,
including monitoring and reporting on cu rrent economic news and developments.
(3) Carry out activities related to cooperation w ith other international organizations and the
academic community.
(4) Prepare special research projects on policy-rela ted topics in the area of international trade.
Work Programme for 1999
1. Regularly Scheduled Annual Publications and Documents.
(i) Prepare:  (a) March Press Release, (b) in cooperation with other Divisions, the WTO
Annual Report, and (c) the "economic" part of  the Secretariat's reports prepared for
Balance-of-Payments Committee Consultations.
2. Operational Support.
(i) Prepare briefings for the Director-General  and the Deputies Director-General related to
official missions as well as briefing notes  on:  (a) analysis of important recent
publications on trade-related issues publishe d by other international organisations,
governments and private researchers, (b) results of major conferences, seminars andworkshops, and (c) other current trade-related developments.
(ii) Prepare papers on specific topics that will contribute to negotiations or the preparatory
work mandated at Marrakesh or at subsequent ministerial meetings.
3. International Organisations and Outside Individuals.
(i) Participate in implementing plans for clos er cooperation between the WTO Secretariat
and the Secretariats of other international economic organisations, especially the World
Bank, IMF, UNCTAD and ITC.
(ii) Pursue activities designed to strengthen  the WTO Secretariat's ties to the academic
community.
(iii) Represent WTO in meetings of the Joint Vienna Institute.
4. Special Projects.
(i) Undertake economic research on broader policy-related topics in connection with the
WTO's work programme, as well as on other WTO-related topics of interest todelegations arising from the on-going integration of the world economy, the spread ofmarket-oriented reforms, and the increased importance of economic issues in relations
between countries.
Estimate of work hours per year allocated  to technical assistance activities:  300WT/BFA/W/27
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Economic Research a nd Analysis Division
Staffing
Director 1
Professional Staff 9
General Service Staff 3.5
Divisional Budget
PART SECTION CHF
A. PROFESSIONAL Salary 1,330,000
Temporary Assistance 0
B. GENERAL SERVICE Salary 306,250
Temporary Assistance 0
C. ADMINISTRATIVE
     COSTS Communication and Building 9,600
Permanent Equipment 0
Expendable Equipment 0
Contractual Services 0
D. OTHER COSTS Staff Overhead Costs 0
Missions * 0
Various
 - Representation and Hospitality 1,000
 - Other 38,000
TOTAL 1,684,850
* Allocation for missions to be apportioned at a later date.WT/BFA/W/27
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External Rela tions Division
Objectives and Work Programme for 1999
1. Prepare for the 1999 Ministerial Conference
This Division has an active role to play in prep aring the arrangements for the attendance of the
Intergovernmental Organizations and the NGOs.
2. Relations with Non-Go vernmental Organizations
On the basis of the guidelines adopted by the General Council.
(i) organize and develop the dialogue with the civil society(ii) arrange visits of non-governmental or ganizations (NGOs) including business groups 
to the Secretariat.
(iii) supply information.
3. Relations with International Intergovernmental Organizations
(i) Maintain liaison with the UN system, and in particular with UN New-York HQ and
with UNCTAD, which includes: (a) acting as the central liaison in the Secretariat for
coordinating attendance at meetings, replying to requests for information andcontributions, (b) attending meetings.
(ii) Maintain liaison with ITC, which includes attending meetings and those of JAG.(iii) Maintain liaison with OECD, particular ly with the Trade Directorate regarding
substantive issues, which includes: (a) attending meetings, and (b) ensuringcoordination between OECD and the WTO.
4. Relations with parliaments and parliamentarians
Maintain contacts, organize visits and supply information.
5. Coordination of attendance at meetings
Act as the focal point in the Secretariat to ensu re coordination of attendance at meetings, attend
meetings on behalf of the WTO and deliver lectures and speeches.
6. Protocol
(i) In charge of official relations with  Members including host country and protocol
matters in close liaison with the Office of the Director-General.
(ii) Maintain Directory and issue regular revisions.
7. Registry
Improve efficiency of the WTO Regi stry in developing its automation
Estimate of work hours per year allocated to technical assistance activities:  NilWT/BFA/W/27
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External Rela tions Division
Staffing
Director 1
Professional Staff 4
General Service Staff 4
Divisional Budget
PART SECTION CHF
A. PROFESSIONAL Salary 665,000
Temporary Assistance 0
B. GENERAL SERVICE Salary 350,000
Temporary Assistance 0
C. ADMINISTRATIVE
     COSTS Communication and Building 6,400
Permanent Equipment 10,400
Expendable Equipment 0
Contractual Services 0
D. OTHER COSTS Staff Overhead Costs 0
Missions * 0
Various
 - Representation and Hospitality 1,000
 - Other 0
TOTAL 1,032,800
* Allocation for missions to be apportioned at a later date.WT/BFA/W/27
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Finance and General Services Division
Objectives for 1999
(i) Ensure the efficient functioning of services  in (a) all financial matters, including budget
preparation and control, accounting, and payroll,  (b) logistical issues related to the physical
facilities, and (c) missions and other travel arrangements.
(ii) Monitor the decentralized budget and provide timely information to Divisions
(iii) Ensure the smooth administrative functioni ng of the Committee on Budget, Finance and
Administration in order to facilitate its task.
(iv) Provide information to the Senior Management to ensure a smooth and efficient functioning of
the Organization.
(v) Make the necessary logistical arrangements, in conjunction with the host country, for the 1999
Ministerial Conference.
Work Programme for 1999
The Division will continue to ensure that expend iture of the WTO Secretariat as well as of the
Appellate Body and its Secretariat is effected  in accordance with the budget approved by WTO
Members.
The Division will carry out and monitor the cash flow of the Organization.  It will record all the
financial proceedings on a daily basis, and execute the monthly payment of salaries as well as the
subsistence allowances of staff on missions.  In a ddition, the Division will replace equipment, furniture,
as well as general office supplies when the need aris es in accordance with the approved allocations. The
Centre William Rappard will be insured and maintained as appropriate throughout the year.
The Division will prepare the Final Position Pa per of the 1998 Budget, the Director-General's
Financial Report on the 1998 Accounts as well as the Budget Estimates for the year 2000 based on the
inputs from the various Divisions.  Furthermore, it w ill assist the External A uditors to accomplish their
auditing task.
The Division will issue, on a quarterly basis, the budget status report to all Divisions and
provide clarification upon request from the latter.
The Division will organise approximately six meetings of the Committee on Budget, Finance
and Administration and will prepare the draft age ndas and related documents to be distributed 10
working days prior to the meetings.  Members of th e Division will work in close consultation with the
Chairman on matters concerning the Committee or issues  that may arise and need to be brought to the
attention of the Committee. It will also organise working groups within the framework of the Committee
to deal with specific issues upon requests fro m the Committee and/or Senior Management.
The Division will ensure that trust funds are admi nistered in the same manner as regular funds.
Estimate of work hours per year allocated  to technical assistance activities:  3,000WT/BFA/W/27
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Finance and General Services Division
Staffing
Director 1
Professional Staff 10
General Service Staff 60
Divisional Budget
PART SECTION CHF
A. PROFESSIONAL Salary 1,463,000
Temporary Assistance 0
B. GENERAL SERVICE Salary 5,250,000
Temporary Assistance 270,000
C. ADMINISTRATIVE
     COSTS Communication and Building 50,400
Permanent Equipment 2,600
Expendable Equipment 10,000
Contractual Services
D. OTHER COSTS Staff Overhead Costs 0
Missions * 0
Various
 - Representation and Hospitality 1,000
 - Other 0
TOTAL 7,047,000
* Allocation for missions to be apportioned at a later date.WT/BFA/W/27
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Condominium Costs
Condominium costs relate to (i) expenditure for the WTO as a whole; (ii) costs which are not
readily identifiable according to division; and (iii)  costs which will be apportioned at a later stage.WT/BFA/W/27
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Condominium Costs
Budget
PART SECTION CHF
A. PROFESSIONAL Salary 13,528,600
Temporary Assistance * 2,347,000
B. GENERAL SERVICE Salary 9,278,250
Temporary Assistance 1,966,400
C. ADMINISTRATIVE
     COSTS Communication and Building 3,786,500
Permanent Equipment 3,313,950
Expendable Equipment 308,000
Contractual Services 2,565,600
Other 425,000
D. OTHER COSTS Missions *
 - Official 1,094,000
 - Technical Co-operation 741,000
Contribution to ITC 14,335,600
Various
 - UN Bodies 150,000
 - Representation and Hospitality 7,850
 - Arbitration on GATS 54,000
 - External Auditors 40,000
 - Other 9,000
 - Ministerial Conference 800,000
Unforeseen Expenditure 100,000
TOTAL 54,850,750
* To be subsequently apportioned among divisions.WT/BFA/W/27
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Appellate Body
The Appellate Body was established pursuant to the Understanding on Rules and Procedures
Governing the Settlement of Disputes  (the " DSU "), which is contained in Annex 2 to the Marrakesh
Agreement Establishing th e World Trade Organization.   The function of the Appellate Body is to hear
appeals from panel reports pursuant to Article 17 of the DSU .  The Appellate Body is comprised of 7
Members, recognized authorities in  law, international trade and the WTO Agreement generally, who
reside in different parts of the world and are require d to be available at all times and on short notice to
hear appeals.
Objectives for 1999
(i) to enable the Appellate Body to hear a nd decide appeals from panel reports pursuant to
the provisions of the DSU ;
(ii) to continue to provide an efficient, inde pendent Secretariat to service and assist the
Appellate Body;
(iii) to assist in training on dispute settlement  as part of the WTO' s technical assistance
activities.
Work Programme for 1999
It is projected that there will be a caseloa d of approximately 12-15 appeals in 1999.  This
estimate is based on the number of cases currently before panels and likely to be established by theDispute Settlement Body before the end of 1998.  The Appellate Body Secretariat will service and assist
the Appellate Body in all of the appeals heard in 1999.
Estimate of work hours per year allocated  to technical assistance activities:  10WT/BFA/W/27
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Information and Media  Relations Division
Objectives for 1999
(i) To follow through on the mandate delivered by  ministers at the 1998 Ministerial Conference
and use all the means at our disposal to better in form the public about the World Trade Organization.
The members of IMRD will offer the public clear and concise information through frequent and regularpress contact, a wide range of relevant publications and an ever improving Internet service.
(ii) To explain in an understandable fashion what  the WTO does, how it functions and to explain
our mission for the future.
(iii) Increase efficiency in the distribution of info rmation through the conti nuing use of electronic
media, including the internet and CD-Rom products.
(iv) To carefully scrutinize the most efficien t and cost effective methods for printing and
distributing our information by improving our exis ting mechanisms and expanding our private sector
partnerships through new co-publishing arrangements which will permit a reduction in costs and widerdistribution of WTO materials.
(v) To provide publications which delegations and the public deem necessary to their understanding
of trade and the WTO.  Often this includes publica tions which are not written or produced by the WTO,
but which are relevant to the needs of our members and the public.
Work Programme for 1999
The Information and Media Relations Division is committed to improving its outreach efforts to
the public both through enhanced media contacts a nd through better distribu tion of our publications. 
Our press officers will continue to build not onl y on existing relationships with journalists but
to extend their efforts to encompass those reporte rs which may be unfamiliar with the work of the
organization.  In addition to the normal briefings on the work of committees and working groups, the
division plans to continue programmes targeted for journalists who may not have experience with WTO
issues.
The internet will continue to be an importa nt mode of distributing information.  The
"Newsroom" feature on the website is popular among  journalists and the division will build on its
current format, making more information available through this mode.  Over 11,000 pages ofinformation are available on the site and public use of  the WTO internet site has increased to roughly
45,000 individual computer users per mont h.  This represents a gain of mo re than 10 fold in the last two
years.  Importantly, those visitors have come from over 130 countries, including  many in the developing
world.  We expect to see a continuation in the in crease in demand for electronic information on the
WTO.
The joint WTO-World Bank Web Site, unveiled in June of 1997, continues to represent an
important mode of development assistance.  Togeth er with the Bank, IMRD and other divisions have
produced electronic public forums on several topics a nd the two institutions will organize roughly half a
dozen more in the coming year.  IMRD, working closely with the Technical  Cooperation Division, will
continue to fulfill the mandate established at the October 1997 High Level Meeting on the Least
Developed Countries by establishing Internet conn ections with LDC trade officials.  In 1999, the WTO
programme known as Information Technologies for Development will complete its task of linking the48 Least Developed Countries to the Internet. In concert with the Technical Cooperation Division, theWT/BFA/W/27
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IMRD will follow up on these installations by working closely with LDC trade officials to insure the
availability of  a wide range of development and training tools accessi ble through the website.
IMRD will be working with other divisions th rough the publications committee, to determine
the full range of books, which can be produced by the WTO.  In addition to the existing roster of work,
which includes the annual report, the analytical i ndex and the Trade Policy Reviews, the division is
likely to be involved in the publication and releas e of other materials related to the work of the
organization.
In the coming year, the division will expand on its private sector partnerships in the publication
and distribution of WTO ma terial both through elect ronic and printed formats.  Through these co-
publishing arrangements, which include both print a nd electronic formats, the WTO can reduce its costs
and expand our dist ribution network.
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Information and Media  Relations Division
Staffing
Director 1
Professional Staff 7.5
General Service Staff 11
Divisional Budget
PART SECTION CHF
A. PROFESSIONAL Salary 1,130,500
Temporary Assistance 0
B. GENERAL SERVICE Salary 962,500
Temporary Assistance 0
C. ADMINISTRATIVE
     COSTS Communication and Building 13,800
Permanent Equipment 36,000
Expendable Equipment 0
Contractual Services 0
D. OTHER COSTS Staff Overhead Costs 0
Missions * 0
Various
 - Representation and Hospitality 5,000
 - Publications 278,000
 - Public Information Activities 297,000
 - Other 0
TOTAL 2,722,800
* Allocation for missions to be apportioned at a later date.WT/BFA/W/27
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Intellectual Property a nd Investment Division
Objectives for 1999
1. Intellectual Property
(i) Provide efficient service to the TRIPS Council and to dispute settlement panels that
may arise.
(ii) Maintain and, if possible, increase a ssistance to WTO Members through technical
cooperation, in particular in conjunction with WIPO, and through the provision of
information/advice more generally.
(iii) Maintain and develop lines of communication with other intergovernmental
organizations, the NGO community, intellectual property practitioners and the
academic community so that they have an adequate understanding of the TRIPSAgreement and of the WTO processes.
(iv) Contribute to other Secretariat activitie s relating to intellectual property rights,
including the General Council's work on prep arations for the Third Ministerial and
on electronic commerce, trade and environment and accessions.
2. Investment
(i) Provide efficient service to any body successor to the Working Group on the
Relationship between Trade and Investment.
(ii) Provide efficient service to the TRI Ms Committee and to dispute settlement panels
that may arise.
(iii) Provide technical cooperation, in conj unction with UNCTAD where appropriate, and
information/advice more generally to WTO Members.
(iv) Maintain and develop lines of comm unication with other intergovernmental
organizations, business, the NGO community, the academic world, etc.
(v) Contribute to other Secretariat activities on investment matters, including the General
Council's work on preparations for the Third Ministerial.
3. Competition Policy
(i) Provide efficient service, with the help  of the Rules Division, to any body successor
to the Working Group on the Interaction between Trade and Competition Policy.
(ii) Provide technical cooperation, in conj unction with UNCTAD wh ere appropriate, and
information/advice more generally to WTO Members.
(iii) Maintain and develop lines of communication with other intergovernmental
organizations, business, the NGO community, the academic world, etc.
(iv) Contribute to other Secretariat activitie s on competition policy matters, including the
General Council's work on preparations for the Third Ministerial.WT/BFA/W/27
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4. Government Procurement
(i) Provide efficient service to the Wo rking Group on Transparency in Government
Procurement.
(ii) Provide efficient service to the Co mmittee established under the plurilateral
Agreement on Government Procurement and to dispute settlement panels that mayarise.
(iii) Provide technical cooperation and information/advice more generally to WTO
Members.
(iv) Maintain and develop lines of comm unication with other intergovernmental
organizations, business, the NGO community, the academic world, etc.
(v) Cooperate with other parts of the Secr etariat on government procurement matters,
including in respect of the General Counc il's work on preparations for the Third
Ministerial.
Work Programme for 1999
Intellectual Property
The TRIPS Council typically meets five to six times a year.  A large part of the work in
servicing the Council is related to the processing of  notifications, particularly of national legislation
(including providing copies to WIPO in acco rdance with our cooperation agreement), their
subsequent review in the Council and the processi ng of records of the review.  This work will
continue into 1999.  In addition to its work on m onitoring compliance, the TRIPS Council is likely to
pursue work in connection with its built-in agenda , for example relating to geographical indications
and the protection of biot echnological inventions.
Servicing dispute settlement panels is anot her priority for the Division.  The dispute
settlement activity in the TRIPS area has been quite high.
There is a very high demand for technical cooperation in the TRIPS area.  The Division
works closely with WIPO, other intergovernmen tal organizations and Member governments in
seeking to maximize the use of the resources it has to respond to requests.  This work entails
participation in, and in some cases organization of , seminars and workshops for developing countries,
both in the regions and in Geneva, review of draft implementing legislation and responses to oral and
written requests for information/advice.  In order to maximize the complementarity of Secretariat
technical cooperation with other t echnical cooperation efforts, the Secretariat focuses on where it can
offer "value-added", in particular assisting Me mbers to understand the TRIPS Agreement and the
mechanisms of the WTO (notificati ons, TRIPS Council, dispute settlement).
Communication with other IGOs and NGOs is likely to continue to entail an increasing
demand on the Division's resources.
Investment
The General Council is to decide at the end of  this year how the work of the Working Group
on the Relationship between Trade and Investment should proceed.  The Division will be responsible
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under the auspices of the General Council in the c ontext of its mandate to make recommendations to
the third WTO Ministerial.
The TRIMs Committee is likely to be more active in 1999, given the imminence of the 2000
deadline for elimination of TRIMs, possible request s for an extension of the deadline and the review
provisions of Article IX.  The indications point to  continued dispute settlement activity in relation to
TRIMs.
Pursuant to the Singapore Declaration, the Secr etariat will continue its technical cooperation
activities to facilitate the participation of developi ng and least developed countries in the work of
WTO on investment.  Given the limited in-house re sources of the Secretariat, the Division will
continue to organize, in conjunc tion with UNCTAD and other appropriate intergovernmental fora and
with the help of outside experts, workshops a nd symposia, in Geneva for the benefit of local
delegates and in the regions.  The Secretariat will respond to requests to participate in the events of
other organizations and national go vernments to the extent possible.
Contacts with other intergovernmental orga nizations and NGOs w ill be pursued in 1999
including the development of cooperation with UNCTAD.
Competition Policy
The Division services the Working Group on the Interaction between Trade and Competition
Policy with the help of the Rules Division.  The ta sks involved are likely to be similar to those
indicated in the first paragraph under investment.  The Division is also envisaging a similar approach
to technical cooperation.  The high degree of inte rest in this work will also require additional
attention to be given to contacts with other intergovernmental organizations, business, the NGO
community, the academic world, etc.
Government Procurement
The Working Group on Transparency in Government Procurement has been making good
progress under its mandate to conduct a study on tran sparency in government procurement practices,
taking into account national policies, and, based on th is study, to develop elements for inclusion in an
appropriate agreement.  A continued level of high activity should be anticipated for 1999.  In regardto technical cooperation, the Secretariat plans to  work closely with other intergovernmental
organizations with expertise and activities in this area.
The servicing of the plurilateral Agreement is likely to entail increased demands on the
Secretariat, given the decision to seek to concl ude negotiations, at least on the simplification and
improvement of the text of the Agreement, by the end of 1999.  Other continuing activities include,
the preparation and maintaining up to date of the loose-leaf system for recording national schedules,
accession negotiations, the circulation and review of national implementing legislation and the
servicing of any dispute settlement panels.
As in other areas, the Division is conscious of  the importance of providing information and
maintaining lines of communication with the rang e of interested parties in "civil society".
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Intellectual Property a nd Investment Division
Staffing
Director 1
Professional Staff 7
General Service Staff 4
Divisional Budget
PART SECTION CHF
A. PROFESSIONAL Salary 1,064,000
Temporary Assistance 0
B. GENERAL SERVICE Salary 350,000
Temporary Assistance 0
C. ADMINISTRATIVE
     COSTS Communication and Building 8,500
Permanent Equipment 13,600
Expendable Equipment 0
Contractual Services 0
D. OTHER COSTS Staff Overhead Costs 0
Missions * 0
Various
 - Representation and Hospitality 1,000
 - Other 0
TOTAL 1,437,100
* Allocation for missions to be apportioned at a later date.WT/BFA/W/27
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Legal Affairs Division
Objectives for 1999
Legal Affairs Functions
(i)  provide timely secretarial and technical support and assistance on le gal, historical and
procedural aspects of disputes to WTO dispute settlement panels;
(ii) provide regular legal advice to the Secretariat, and in particular to the Dispute  Settlement Body
and its Chairman, on interpretation of the Di spute Settlement Understanding (DSU) and WTO
agreements and on other legal issues;
(iii)  provide legal information to WT O Members on the DSU and WTO agreements;
(iv)  provide legal support in respect of accessions, and in particular that of China;
(v)  provide training in respect of dispute settle ment procedures and on WTO legal issues through
special courses on dispute settlement, regula r WTO training course s and WTO technical 
cooperation missions; attend meetings of other organizations with WTO-related activities (e.g.,IMF, OECD, Energy Charter);
(vi) prepare DS documentation series;(vii)  maintain and supervise further development of the WTO Dispute Settlement Database, and
provide resulting data and analyses to the Secr etariat and Members; pr epare analytical indices
on the DSU, GATT 1994 and the WTO Agreement; upda te "Status of Legal Instruments", and
Depositary Functions
(viii)  perform the depositary functions of the Director-General.
Work Programme for 1999
The principal mission of the Legal Affairs Division is  to provide legal advice and information to WTO
dispute settlement panels, other WTO bodies, WTO Me mbers, the WTO Secretariat and members of the
public.  The work of the Division is almost totally responsive.  Thus, for the most part, the Division's
Work Programme for 1999 will be to respond for requests for advice and information as described under(i), (ii) and (iii) above.
The Division will prepare necessary DS series documents during the year and maintain the Dispute
Settlement Database, as well as prepare and/or update  analytical indices for the DSU, WTO Agreement
and GATT 1994 and the Status of Legal Instruments.
The Division will participate as requested in tr aining courses and tec hnical cooperation missions.
The Division will continue to support the working party on the accession of China.
Estimates of work hours per year allocated  to technical assistance activities:  800WT/BFA/W/27
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Legal Affairs Division
Staffing
Director 1
Professional Staff 9
General Service Staff 3
Divisional Budget
PART SECTION CHF
A. PROFESSIONAL Salary 1,330,000
Temporary Assistance 0
B. GENERAL SERVICE Salary 262,500
Temporary Assistance 0
C. ADMINISTRATIVE
     COSTS Communication and Building 9,200
Permanent Equipment 10,000
Expendable Equipment 0
Contractual Services 0
D. OTHER COSTS Staff Overhead Costs 0
Missions * 0
Various
 - Representation and Hospitality 1,000
 - Dispute Settlement Panels 515,000
 - Other 0
TOTAL 2,127,700
* Allocation for missions to be apportioned at a later date.WT/BFA/W/27
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Market Access Division
Objectives 1999
1. Council for Trade in Goods
Service the Council.
Servicing the Council for 1999 will include the organizing of approximately ten meetings ofthe Council (i.e. preparation of draft agendas,  speaking notes, reports of meetings, informal
papers, reports to the General Council, etc,  and coordinating activities of the subsidiary
bodies of the Council.)   The Division will also arrange informal meetings/consultations prior
to formal meetings in order to deal with any sensitive issues.  
2. Committee on Market Access
(a) Provide a forum for the discussion of tariff matters.
(b) Provide technical assistance to Member s for the transposition into HS and
renegotiation of pre-Uruguay Round concessions.
(c) Provide technical assistance to Members fo r the preparation of HS96 and loose-leaf
documentation.
(d) Develop an electronic veri fication methodology for the examination of loose-leaf
schedules.
(e) Monitor the operation of the Integrated Data Base (IDB).
(f) Make the necessary preparations for the Third Session of the Mi nisterial Conference.
(g) Make proposals for possible further trade liberalization.
3. Committee on Customs Valuation
(a) Monitor and review annually the impl ementation of the Customs Valuation
Agreement.
(b) Provide service to the Committee on Customs Valuation.
(c) Attend meetings, twice annually, of the WCO Technical Committee on Customs
Valuation in Brussels.
(d) Organize, manage WTO Programme for t echnical assistance on Customs Valuation
for developing countries that have invoked the five-year delay.
(e) Cooperate, where necessary, with the WCO Secretariat on providing technical
assistance to developing countries havi ng requested a 5-year delay in the
implementation of the Agreement.WT/BFA/W/27
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4. Committee on Rules of Origin
(a) Carry out the Harmonization Work Progra mme on non-preferential rules of origin.
(b) Provide service to the Committee on Rules of Origin.
(c) Attend meetings four times a year of the WCO Technical Committee on Rules of
Origin in Brussels.
(d) Provide information and advice to delegati ons, private parties and other Divisions in
the Secretariat on matters relating to rules of origin.
5. Committee on Import Licensing
(a) Monitor and review the implementation and operation of the Agreement on Import
Licensing Procedures.
(b) Provide information and advice to acceding countries, delegations, private parties
and other Divisions in the Secretariat on matters relating to import licensing.
(c) Provide service to the Committee on Import Licensing.
6. Committee on Information Technology
(a) Provide service to the ITA Committee.
(b) Provide technical assistance and in formation to acceding participants
(c) Review the implementation of the ITA
(d) Continue the work, technical and otherwise,  with respect to non-tariff barriers and
classification issues.
(e) For ITA II, provide support for the negotiations and the follow-up.  Design a
template to be used for schedules and electronic verifi cation of schedules
7. Agreement on Preshipment Inspection
(a) Monitor the implementation of the Agreement on Preshipment Inspection.
(b) Ensure the efficient operation of the Independent Review Entity under Article 4 of
the Agreement in cooperation with the In ternational Chamber of Commerce and the
International Federation of Inspection Agencies.
(c) Service the Working Party on Preshipment Inspection.
8. Trade Facilitation
Carry out work resulting from the discussions that  are taking place in the Council for Trade in Goods
following the mandate on this subject in  the Singapore Ministerial Declaration.WT/BFA/W/27
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Work Programme for 1999
1. Council for Trade in Goods
Apart from routine matters, the Council in 1999 is expected to have considerable additional
work stemming from the trade facilitation work programme scheduled to begin in September 1998;the review envisaged under Article 9 of the TRIMs Agreement; and the Ministerial meeting. Thelatter will most likely occupy a large part of the Council's time.
The Division will organize approximately ten meetings of the Council for Trade in Goods
(i.e. preparation of draft agendas, speaking notes, re ports of meetings, informal papers, reports to the
General Council etc., and coordinate activities of the subsidiary bodies of the CTG).  The Divisionwill also have to hold informal consultations prior to  meetings in order to resolve sensitive issues.  It
will also have to prepare an update of the notifi cation status of all subsidiary bodies of the CTG.
2. Committee on Market Access
The Committee will focus on the following issues::
- continue the supervision of the implementa tion of Uruguay Round concessions relating to
tariffs and non-tariff measures, and of concessions by acceding countries;
- improving the efficacy of its work through en suring a) the submission of timely notifications
of Quantitative Restrictions and timely provision of trade and tariff information by Members;
 b)  the completion and implementation of the loose-leaf schedules on goods and the
development of an electronic ve rification process;  both of which will provide Members with
the necessary information for such supervision;
- complete the introduction and verification of the changes in the Harmonized System
approved by the World Customs Orga nization into WTO tariff schedules;
. review the procedural issues identified with respect to modifications and rectifications of
schedules;
- establishment of a closer working relati onship with the World Customs Organization,
particularly with respect to the introduction of future changes in the Harmonized System;
- implement modifications to the Integrated Data Base in order to develop a database that will
facilitate the information-gathering and di ssemination processes, thus improving the
analytical tools at the dispos al of the WTO and its Members.
3. Committee on Customs Valuation
- The Division will provide efficient serv ice to the Committee on Customs Valuation.
- The Committee will continue to monitor Members' legislation and implementation of the
Agreement.
- The Committee will continue to discuss techni cal assistance needs of  developing countries
which have invoked delay periods under Article 20 and Annex III of the Agreement;  and to
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- The Division will continue to assist in  technical cooperation missions to expedite
implementation and will manage a programme on technical assistance for customs valuation.
- The Division will continue to participate in  WCO meetings of the Technical Committee on
Customs Valuation.
- The Division will continue to receive a nd process notifications of legislation.
4. Committee on Rules of Origin
The Division will provide efficient service to the Committee on Rules of Origin, the primary
objective of which is to complete the harmonization Work Programme on non-preferential rules oforigin before the next Ministerial Conference.   Members of the Division will work in close
consultation with the Chairman on specific issues  with a high degree of technical complexity.
The Division will monitor and review annually the implementation of the Agreement on
Rules of Origin in light of the disciplines required by the Agreement.
The Division will provide information and advice to delegations, other international
intergovernmental organizations, private parties and other Divisions in the Secretariat on matters
relating to rules of origin.
Members of the Division will attend meetings  of the WCO Technical Committee on Rules of
Origin in Brussels, which carries out the technical work of the Harmonization Work.
5. Committee on Import Licensing
The Division will organise two meetings of the Committee on Import Licensing and will
prepare the draft agendas and related documents (i.e. speaking notes, reports of meetings, informalpapers, notifications and reports to the Council for Trade in Goods).  It will work in close
consultation with the Chairman on matters concerni ng the Committee or issues that may arise and
require being brought to the attention of the Committ ee.  It will also organize informal consultations
prior to meetings if there are sensitiv e issues that need to be resolved.
The Division will provide information and advice to acceding countries, delegations, other
international intergovernmental organizations, privat e parties and other Divisions in the Secretariat
on matters relating to import licensing.
6. Committee on Information Technology
The Committee will focus on the following issues:(a) Review of product coverage.
(b) Review of classification issues.
(c) Monitoring and review of implementation.
(d) Review other matters relating to trad e in information technology products.WT/BFA/W/27
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7. Agreement on Preshipment Inspection
- The Division will service the Working Party on Preshipment Inspection which is conducting
the review of the Agreement under Article 6, and assist in implementing follow-up work
and/or recommendations.
- The Division will continue to administer the Independent Entity.- The Division will continue to receive notif ications of legislation and process them.
8. Other
The Division will have to provide "secretary" services to panels, and assist in a large number
of technical assistance activitie s, either in- or out-house.
Estimates of work hours allocated to  technical assistance activities:  600WT/BFA/W/27
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Market Access Division
Staffing
Director 1
Professional Staff 7
General Service Staff 6
Divisional Budget
PART SECTION CHF
A. PROFESSIONAL Salary 1,064,000
Temporary Assistance 0
B. GENERAL SERVICE Salary 525,000
Temporary Assistance 0
C. ADMINISTRATIVE
     COSTS Communication and Building 9,900
Permanent Equipment 2,000
Expendable Equipment 0
Contractual Services
D. OTHER COSTS Staff Overhead Costs 0
Missions * 0
Various
 - Representation and Hospitality 1,000
 - Other 0
TOTAL 1,601,900
* Allocation for missions to be apportioned at a later date.WT/BFA/W/27
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Personnel Division
Objectives for 1999
The objectives of the Personnel Division remain to provide a comprehensive support service
to management and members of the Secretariat of the WTO, by managing efficiently the human
resources of the Organization.
Work Programme for 1999
(i) Fill vacancies arising from departures.
(ii) Develop and implement personnel policies.
(iii) Organise and implement training progra mmes for WTO staff (management training
and other forms of training – EDP, languages).
(iv) Administer 500 staff members on an ongoing  basis - contracts, remuneration, career
development, entitlements, social security, cessation of service.
(v) Provide counselling to staff.
(vi) Establish and manage a WTO-specific salary  and pensions arrangement if WTO were
not to apply the UN common system any longer.
Estimate of work hours per year allocated  to technical assistance activities:  200WT/BFA/W/27
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Personnel Division
Staffing
Director 1
Professional Staff 2
General Service Staff 9.5
Divisional Budget
PART SECTION CHF
A. PROFESSIONAL Salary 399,000
Temporary Assistance 0
B. GENERAL SERVICE Salary 831,250
Temporary Assistance 0
C. ADMINISTRATIVE
     COSTS Communication and Building 8,900
Permanent Equipment 8,200
Expendable Equipment 0
Contractual Services 0
D. OTHER COSTS Staff Overhead Costs 1,969,500
Missions * 0
Various
 - Representation and Hospitality 1,000
 - Other 0
TOTAL 3,217,850
* Allocation for missions to be apportioned at a later date.WT/BFA/W/27
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Rules Division
Objectives for 1999
(i) Ensure efficient functioning of, and facilitate  on-going negotiations and consultations in, the
main and subsidiary WTO bodies serviced by the Division.
(ii) Monitor implementation of the WTO Agreemen ts in the area of anti-dumping, subsidies and
countervailing measures, safeguards, state trading a nd civil aircraft and actively assist in their
implementation.
(iii) Provide all necessary implementation assist ance, counselling and expert advice to Members
concerning the above Agreements.
(iv) Actively participate in the WT O technical assistance programme.
(v) Provide secretaries and/or legal officers to WTO dispute settlement panels involving the rules
area Agreements.
Work Programme for 1999
The Division will organize regular and special meetings of the WTO bodies in the rules area,
including preparing documents, draft agendas, a nd minutes of meetings, as well as continuing
consultations with Chairmen and delegations on ma tters concerning the work of these bodies.  The
Division will facilitate the on-going negotiations and discussions taking place in these bodies,involving (1) further development of guide lines for Article 6.1(a) subsidy calculations; 
(2) anticircumvention;  (3) technical aspects of the implementation of the Agreement on Anti-
Dumping;  (4) questionnaire and illustrative list for st ate trading;  and (5) bringing the Civil Aircraft
Agreement into the WTO framework.  The bodies se rviced by the Rules Division are:  Committee on
Anti-Dumping Practices, Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, Committee onSafeguards, Committee on Trade in Civil Aircraft, Working Party on State Trading, Informal Groupof Experts on the Calculation of Subsidies under Ar ticle 6.1 of the Subsidies Agreement, Permanent
Group of Experts, Informal Gr oup on Anti-Circumvention, Ad-Hoc Group on Implementation of the
Agreement on Anti-Dumping, Working Party on Subsidies Notifications, and Working Group on
Trade and Competition (co-secretary).
The Division will continue its programmes to m onitor and assist in Members' implementation
of the Agreements in the rules area.  These programmes involve:  (1) assisting Members and
countries in accession to prepare contingent trade remedy legislation, including detailed review and
written comments on draft laws and regulations and (i n some cases) direct assistance in the drafting
process; (2) assisting Members and countries in  accession in establishing or improving a domestic
trade remedy system to ensure its consistency with WTO rules; (3) consulting with individual
delegations on specific aspects of interpretation and application of the relevant agreements; 
(4) providing delegations with information re garding the practice of different Members in
implementing rules area agreements;  (5) developing  model legislation for use by developing country
and other Members wishing to establish a contingent trade remedy investigation system(countervailing duty legislation in 1999);  (6) provid ing detailed, practical training in the conduct of
contingent trade remedy investigations in a WTO consistent manner;  (7) completion of the database
of all contingent trade remedies since 1980 (thi rd stage of the programme commenced in 1996/97); 
(8) assistance to WTO Members benefitting from tran sition periods regarding subsidy disciplines in 
identifying subsidy programmes that may be subj ect to prohibition once the transition period ends
and in devising strategies for phasing out or for modifications;  (9) assistance in preparing required
notifications in the trade remedies and rules area (subsidies, state trading);  (10) cooperation with
other international institutions (in particular regional institutions such as ADB and IADB) in
organizing regional technical assi stance on issues in the rules area.WT/BFA/W/27
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The Division will continue to participate in technical cooperation missions and other forms
of technical assistance (preparation of technical assistance aids such as flow charts, slides, summaries
of the agreements, Internet sites etc., and lect uring in various courses for developing countries
organized by the WTO, or in conjunction with other international organizations).
The Division will service (by providing secret aries and legal officers) dispute settlement
panels in the rules area.  On the basis of consulta tions requested so far the number of panels in this
area may be estimated at between 8-12.  The Divisi on will also service arbitration bodies established
under Article 8.5 of the Subsidies Agreement.
The Division will assist Members in any new tasks they may decide to undertake, and will
address as appropriate, problems that may emerge in the area of subsidies/countervailing measures,
anti-dumping, safeguards, state trading, civil aircraft and trade and competition.
Division members will participate as observers in relevant meetings of other international
organizations (e.g. OECD, UNC TAD) on issues of relevance to the Division's work.
Estimate of hours allocated to  technical assistance:  6,000WT/BFA/W/27
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Rules Division
Staffing
Director 1
Professional Staff 8
General Service Staff 3
Divisional Budget
PART SECTION CHF
A. PROFESSIONAL Salary 1,197,000
Temporary Assistance 0
B. GENERAL SERVICE Salary 262,500
Temporary Assistance 0
C. ADMINISTRATIVE
     COSTS Communication and Building 8,500
Permanent Equipment
Expendable Equipment 0
Contractual Services 0
D. OTHER COSTS Staff Overhead Costs 0
Missions * 0
Various
 - Representation and Hospitality 1,000
 - Permanent Group of Experts 54,050
 - Other 0
TOTAL 1,523,050
* Allocation for missions to be apportioned at a later date.WT/BFA/W/27
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Statistics and Inform ation Systems Division
1. STATISTICS
(a) Objectives for 1999
As part of providing a central statistical  service to the WTO Members and to the
Secretariat:
(i) widen the electronic dissemination of international merchandise and services
trade statistics.
(ii) further rationalize the production process for the major statistical programmes.(iii) introduce further improvements in the WTO Annual Trade Statistics Report
and other statistics provided to users.
(iv) deepen international cooperation in th e field of international merchandise and
services trade statistics.
(v) foster the development of knowledge management techniques.(vi) incorporate all notified countries in the IDB(vii) provide technical assistance in areas of  IDB and international trade in services.
(viii) prepare IDB files for future negotiations.
(b) Work programme for 1999
(i) annual update and revision of MT S and IRSS statistical programmes.
(ii) production of the 1999 WTO Trade Statistics Report.(iii) broaden the coverage of some statisti cal series (world trade matrix, regional
integration arrangements, foreign direct investments, and foreign affiliatestrade).
(iv) extend the coverage of, and frequency of updates to, the statistics buttons on
the WTO public and Members sites, and the WTO Intranet.
(v) implement an Intranet-based informa tion system initially relating to services.
(vi) undertake more sectoral studies  on trade-in-services statistics.
(vii) finalize the international manual on tr ade-in-services statistics in cooperation
with other international organizations.
(viii) continue research into the effect s of globalization on trade statistics, in
particular the development of the owne rship concept, in addition to that of
geographical boundary for measuring trade.WT/BFA/W/27
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(ix) provide statistics and technical advice and participate in technical cooperation
missions as required.
(x) extend the coverage and content of  the PC-IDB in cooperation with WTO
Members.
2. INFORMATICS
(a) Objectives for 1999
Build on the new WTO IT environment to make information quickly and easily
accessible by WTO Members and Secretar iat and to facilitate communications:
(i) by maintaining current PC applicati ons and hardware and continuing the
training program started in 1998.
(ii) by enhancing the network infrastru cture with new technology to increase
available network bandwidth and reliability (done in part in 1998).
(iii) by putting into operation part of the Security Plan studied and adopted in 1998.
(iv) by maintaining existing EDP Divisi onal Projects and coordinating new ones.
(v) by promoting new developments base d on Internet, Intranet, Extranet and
Multimedia technologies, all intended to enhance communications, withoutcompromising security.
(vi) by facilitating remote access to the WTO LAN and E-Mail system while
preserving security and confidentiality.
(vii) by participating in training programmes aimed at helping least-developed
countries to use IT technology.
(viii) by continuing the development of the PC-IDB dissemination facilities, and
initiating a PC loose-leaf schedules database.
(ix) by incorporating the PC QR database into the IDB.
(b) Work Programme for 1999
(i) to undertake a study of the new gene rations of network operating systems,
Netware V5 and WNT V5.
(ii) to build on the experience acquired during the Ministerial and 50th Anniversary
concerning Live Video Broadcasts on the Internet.
(iii) to enhance the Internet infrastructure put in place in the past 2-3 years and the
Intranet infrastructure put in place in 1998.
(iv) to prepare IT requirements for the Mi nisterial Conference in the United States,
including WebCasting.WT/BFA/W/27
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(v) to certify in early 1999 that the WTO IT  infrastructure is Year 2000 compliant,
based on studies, corrections a nd simulations made in 1997-1998.
(vi) to develop the data warehouse application for the PC-IDB.(vii) to develop applications for a conso lidated tariff schedules database and to
integrate this information into the PC-IDB.
(viii) to seek additional ways to help least-developed countries through Internet and
Multimedia related technologies.
(ix) to continue the replacement of obsolete PC and printer equipment.
(x) to prepare and submit PC and software standards guidelines  for facilitating the
EDP procurement process, and assist in  the preparation of divisional budgets.
(xi) to continue developing new channe ls for the use of video conferencing.
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Statistics and Inform ation Systems Division
Staffing
Director 1
Professional Staff 31
General Service Staff 11
Divisional Budget
PART SECTION CHF
A. PROFESSIONAL Salary 4,256,000
Temporary Assistance 0
B. GENERAL SERVICE Salary 962,500
Temporary Assistance 0
C. ADMINISTRATIVE
     COSTS Communication and Building 30,500
Permanent Equipment 10,600
Expendable Equipment 173,900
Contractual Services
D. OTHER COSTS Staff Overhead Costs 9,500
Missions * 0
Various
 - Representation and Hospitality 1,000
 - Other 0
TOTAL 5,444,000
* Allocation for missions to be apportioned at a later date.WT/BFA/W/27
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Technical Cooperation and Training Division
(i) Technical Cooperation
Objectives for 1999
Contribute to the fuller participation of benefi ciary countries in the multilateral trading system
through human resource development, institutional capac ity building, and increased public awareness of the
multilateral trading system. Deliver technical coope ration through activities incl uding training; advisory
missions; seminars and workshops on a country or regional basis, and/or technical notes on issues of interestto beneficiary countries.  This w ill aim at a better understanding of WTO rights and obligations, adaptation of
national legislation, increased particip ation of these countries in the mu ltilateral decision-making process, and
further identification of new market opportunities for pr oducts and sectors of interest.  Legal advice will also
be made available.  A number of activities will include  coordination with other international organisations,
principally UNCTAD and ITC, but also with UNDP, World Bank, IMF and possibly others in the context ofthe Integrated Framework for Trade-Related Technical Assistance for Least-Developed Countries, with aview to achieving a significant, durable impact and obtaining synergies through the most efficient use ofresources.
Work Programme for 1999
In pursuance of the Guidelines and Implementation Modalities for WTO Technical Assistance, as
well as the rolling 3-year plan, and upon demand, deliver the following types of technical cooperation:
(a) disseminate basic information on WTO Agreements  and activities in national or regional seminars or
workshops, with participants from the public and, if so requested, private sectors;
(b) train local trainers and strengthen local ins titutions, including through Geneva-based seminars on
substantive and procedural aspects of WTO's instruments, and supplementing at regional/sub-regional level the regular trade policy courses held in Geneva with short, intensive courses onparticular multilateral subjects, also in  cooperation with regional institutions;
(c) carry out specialized workshops on particular matters relating to legislative and implementation
aspects e.g. notification requirements and needs assessment relating to changes/revision of nationallegislation;
(d) administrate logistics for seminars, missions and courses, and maintain close coordination of WTO
technical assistance activities with other WTO Divisions;
(e) coordinate WTO's contribution to the Integrated Framework for LDC's trade development, which
includes chairing the Inter-Agency Working Group and participate in the preparation andorganization of various activities; provide personnel to  staff the joint Administ rative Unit sited in the
ITC;
(f) Coordinate WTO's input in the Joint ITC/ UNCTAD/WTO Technical Assistance Programme to
selected LDCs and other African countries (which include s most of the types of activities mentioned
above);
 (f)  deliver basic training on the multilateral tradi ng system through the use of information technology
tools such as CD-ROMs and Internet; increased use of video-conferencing, video cassettes and e-mail in technical cooperation activities to suppl ement paper-based documentation and face-to-face
interaction;  raising awareness through specific workshops on the use of WTO information systems,in particular public and Member-only web-sites;
(h) establish WTO Reference Centres with Internet connectivity and with training provided on how to
track down trade-related resources on the Internet, particularly the WTO Web-site; and on how to useinformation technology tools to meet notification requirements;
- a number of continuous follow up activities aim to: (a) ensure continuous flow of information to
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trading system, (b) ensure a lasting network of  cooperation, through the establishment of local
contact points, so that technical know-how can be made ava ilable on a more permanent basis, as
required, and (c) ensure assessment of  progress and further follow-up actions;
- providing legal assistance…"to any developing country Member which so requests…." (Article
27:2 of the DSU);
- managing the use of individual trust funds pr ovided by individual donor countries, according to
their different criteria and different priorities, as well as their different reporting requirements;
- important aspects to be secured through the activities detailed above are: (a) a flexible approach
with a long-term commitment to beneficiary count ries; (b) a more direct association of the
private sector in activities related to the multila teral trading system; (c) a regional/sub-regional
perspective to be assured; and (d) cooperation, as appropriate, with other internationalorganizations in the area of trade-related t echnical assistance with a view to creating
complementary synergies and avoiding overlaps.
Estimate of work hours per year allocated  to technical assistance activities:  58,200
ii. Training
Objectives  for 1999
WTO Training activities aim to assist reci pient countries in their understanding and
implementation of agreed international trade rules and to contribute towards human resource
development.  This objective is achieved by the organization of residential trade policy courses inGeneva for officials from developing countries (re gular courses) and economies in transition (special
courses).
Regular Trade Policy Courses aim to widen the participating officials' understanding of the
multilateral trading system and intern ational trade law, and of the activities, scope and structure of the
WTO, in order to allow them to improve the effec tiveness of their work in their own administrations. 
Special Trade Policy Courses have been orga nized since 1991 for government officials from
economies in transition to facilitate the consolida tion of these countries' economic reform and their
effective participation in the world trading system. 
Work Programme for 1999
The Training Section will be responsible for the planning, organizati on and implementation of
up to five Trade Policy Courses.  Three Regular C ourses of a twelve-week duration will be held, one in
French and the others in English and twenty-four WTO fellowships will be available for each Course. Up to two Special Courses will be held financed by individual governments (Switzerland and the UnitedStates);  with participation limited to o fficials from the countries expressly invited.
For all Courses, the programme consists of inte ractive presentations and practical work.  The
Training Section is involved in (i) Pre-Course  administration which concerns the selection of
participants and travel and visas administration; ( ii) Course administration involving the organization of
accommodation of participants and the delivery of the Course Programme (scheduling of lectures,
coordination of practical work, pr oduction of a course manual for each course, and organization of study
tours);  and (iii) Post-Course ad ministration, concerning preparing course reports and maintaining
contacts with trainees after they leave Geneva.WT/BFA/W/27
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Technical Cooperation and Training  Division
Staffing
Director 1
Professional Staff 15
General Service Staff 12
Divisional Budget
PART SECTION CHF
A. PROFESSIONAL Salary 2,128,000
Temporary Assistance 0
B. GENERAL SERVICE Salary 1,050,000
Temporary Assistance 0
C. ADMINISTRATIVE
     COSTS Communication and Building 19,900
Permanent Equipment 14,300
Expendable Equipment 0
Contractual Services 0
D. OTHER COSTS Trade Po licy Training Courses 1,530,000
Staff Overhead Costs 0
Missions * 0
Various
 - Representation and Hospitality 10,000
 - Other 0
TOTAL 4,752,200
* Allocation for missions to be apportioned at a later date.WT/BFA/W/27
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Textiles Division
Objectives for 1999
(i) Provide technical advice and guidance on textile matters and on the implementation of the
ATC to WTO Members and countries in the process of accession.
(ii) Contribute to the servicing of the Textiles Monitoring Body.(iii) Provide service to DSU panels, in cooperation with the Legal Division.(iv) Maintain close liaison with other WTO Divi sions and participate in WTO training and
technical cooperation functions.
(v) Maintain a broad knowledge base on developmen ts in world textiles and clothing trade and
government policies and actions in this area.
(vi) Provide information and advice to intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations,
trade associations and academics.
Work Programme for 1999
(a) The Division will provide technical advice and guidance on the interpretation and application
of the provisions of the WTO Agreement on Textiles and Clothing:  (1) to WTO Members
and to countries in the process of accession;  and (2) to a broad range of other organizations
and individuals. 
(b) The Division will contribute to the Secretar iat service of the Textiles Monitoring Body,
including participation in about 15 meetin gs during the year, and the preparation of
documentation and reports.
(c) The Division will provide Secretariat service to dispute panels on textile matters and on the
implementation of the ATC under the DSU.  This involves arranging meetings, processingsubmissions, providing information and guidance to the Legal Division of the WTO, to the
representatives of the disputing Members and to  the members of the Panels, as well as the
drafting of the Panels' reports to the DSB.
(d) The Division will advise intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations,
trade associations and academics on the WTO's structure, policies and programmes withparticular reference to the textiles sector and provide these organizations and persons withinformation on the Textiles Agreement and its possible economic impact, as well asinformation and analysis of developments and tr ends in global textiles and clothing trade and
the outlook for the future.
(e) The Division will maintain liaison with other WTO Divisions by providing information on
(1) the provisions of the Textiles Agreement,  global and regional textiles trade and related
economic developments, and (2) on notification obligations and complia nce therewith in the
context of the work defined by the Wo rking Group on Notification Obligations and
Procedures;  and (3) by preparing and presen ting detailed lectures on the economic, trade and
political aspects of textiles trade for the Trai ning Division, for seminars of the Technical
Cooperation Division, for other organizations and at numerous  sessions with delegations
from Members and acceding countries visiting Geneva.
Estimate of work hours per year allocated  to technical assistance activities:  300WT/BFA/W/27
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Textiles Division
Staffing
Director 1
Professional Staff 2
General Service Staff 1.5
Divisional Budget
PART SECTION CHF
A. PROFESSIONAL Salary 399,000
Temporary Assistance 0
B. GENERAL SERVICE Salary 131,250
Temporary Assistance 0
C. ADMINISTRATIVE
     COSTS Communication and Building 3,200
Permanent Equipment 0
Expendable Equipment 0
Contractual Services 0
D. OTHER COSTS Staff Overhead Costs 0
Missions * 0
Various
 - Representation and Hospitality 1,000
 - Other 0
TOTAL 534,450
* Allocation for missions to be apportioned at a later date.WT/BFA/W/27
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Textiles Monitoring Body
Objectives for 1999
1. Ensure the efficient functioning of the Tex tiles Monitoring Body (TMB) by providing full
service to it in carrying out its tasks to superv ise the implementation of the Agreement on Textiles
and Clothing (ATC), to examine all measures taken under the ATC and their conformity therewith
and to take the actions specifically required of it by the ATC.
2. Assist the TMB, based also on the progress already achieved, in preserving and further
increasing transparency on matters related to its activities.
Work Programme for 1999
1. Organize and prepare the meetings of the TM B which, as a standing body, may have to meet
at least on a monthly basis.
2. Provide full support to TMB members and their alternates in the preparation and conduct of
the TMB meetings (preparation of draft agenda s and reports, submission of background notes as
required, etc.)
3. Assist newly appointed TM B members and alternates in assuming their function, inter alia ,
by providing detailed briefings to them.
4. Ensure the timely circulation of notifications addressed to the TMB and reports adopted by it,
to WTO Members for their information.
5. Assist WTO Members in complying with their ob ligations, in particular with those related to
notifications, under the ATC.
6. Provide technical a ssistance as required.
Estimate of work hours per year allocated  to technical assistance activities:  200WT/BFA/W/27
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Textiles Monitoring Body
Staffing
Ungraded 1
General Service Staff 1
Divisional Budget
PART SECTION CHF
A. PROFESSIONAL Salary 133,000
Temporary Assistance 0
B. GENERAL SERVICE Salary 87,500
Temporary Assistance 0
C. ADMINISTRATIVE
      COSTS Communication and Building 1,400
Permanent Equipment 1,500
Expendable Equipment 0
Contractual Services 0
D. OTHER COSTS Staff Overhead Costs 0
Missions * 0
Various
 - Representation and Hospitality 22,000
 - Other 0
TOTAL 245,400
* Allocation for missions to be apportioned at a later date.WT/BFA/W/27
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Trade and Enviro nment Division
Objectives for 1999
1. Technical Barriers to Trade
(a) Provide service to the Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee;
(b) Provide service to the Working Group on T echnical Barriers to Trade (WGTBT), if
the TBT Committee so decides;
(c) Provide technical assistance to WTO Members;
(d) Provide Secretariat support to dispute pane ls and accessions examining aspects of the
TBT Agreement;
(e) Follow and report to senior management  on, and upon request provide input to,
discussions in other intergovernmental organizations on matters related to the TBTAgreement, and maintain contacts with the pr ivate sector on issues of mutual interest
in this area.
2. Trade and Environment
(a) rovide service to the Committee on Trade and Environment (CTE);
(b) Provide, upon request, technical  assistance to WTO Members;
(c) Report to senior management and WT O Members on discussions in other
intergovernmental organiza tions (IGOs), including negotiation and implementation
of trade-related measures in multilateral environmental agreements;
(d) Maintain and intensify contacts and dialogue with NGOs and the private sector on
issues of mutual interest in the area of trade and environment;
(e) Assist in the CTE implementation of the recommendations in the CTE Report to the
Singapore Ministerial Conference and w ith the post-Singapore work programme;
(f) Strengthen cooperation with the secretariats of multilateral environmental
agreements;
(g) Provide Secretariat support to dispute panels.
3. Miscellaneous
(a) Maintain and intensify contacts and dialog ue with intergovernmental organizations
and report to senior management and WTO Members;
(b) Maintain and intensify relationship with ILO and report regularly to senior
management.WT/BFA/W/27
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Work Programme for 1999
1. Preparing summary records, background documen tation, etc., for the Technical Barriers to
Trade (TBT) Committee and the Working Group on Techni cal Barriers to Trade (WGTBT).  Also the
provision of technical assistan ce to WTO Members, as well as support to dispute panels and
accessions.  The Division will report to senior management on relevant TBT matters in the context ofthe WTO as well as in other intergovernmental or ganizations.  The Division will maintain contacts
with the private sector on issues of mutual interest in this area.
2. Preparing summary records, chairman not es, documentation, etc., for the Committee on
Trade and Environment (CTE).  Providing techni cal assistance to WTO Members, and reporting to
senior management and WTO Members on discussi ons in other intergovernmental organizations
(IGOs), including negotiation and implementation of trade-related measures in multilateralenvironmental agreements.  Maintaining and intensifying contacts and dialogue with NGOs and theprivate sector on issues of mutual interest in the area of trade and environment, including the
organization of NGO Sympos ia as in 1998.  The Division will also provide Secretariat support to
dispute panels.
3. The Division will maintain its relationship with ILO and report regularly to senior
management.
Estimate of work hours per year allocated  to technical assistance activities:  1,200WT/BFA/W/27
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Trade and Enviro nment Division
Staffing
Director 1
Professional Staff 6
General Service Staff 3
Divisional Budget
PRT SECTION CHF
A. PROFESSIONAL Salary 931,000
Temporary Assistance 0
B. GENERAL SERVICE Salary 262,500
Temporary Assistance 0
C. ADMINISTRATIVE
     COSTS Communication and Building 7,100
Permanent Equipment 800
Expendable Equipment 0
Contractual Services 0
D. OTHER COSTS Staff Overhead Costs 0
Missions * 0
Various
 - Representation and Hospitality 1,000
 - ISO 80,000
 - Other 0
TOTAL 1,282,400
* Allocation for missions to be apportioned at a later date.WT/BFA/W/27
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Trade in Services Division
Objectives for 1999
(i) Provide continuing high quality support for the Council for Trade in Services and other
bodies established under the GATS:
- the Committee on Financial Services;
- the Working Party on Professional Services;- the Working Party on GATS Rules- the Committee on Specific Commitments;- any additional bodies set up under the Council;- any dispute settlement panels involving services.
(ii) Provide support for the Committee on Regional Trade Agreements in its work relating to
Article V of the GATS, and for Working Par ties on Accession of new Members in relation to
Services. 
(ii) Facilitate the implementation of the results  of negotiations on basic telecommunications, 
financial services and professional services and facilitate progress in negotiations onsafeguards, government procurement and subsidies.
(iii) Continue to participate actively in t echnical co-operation and other forms of public
explanation of the GATS, and provide a con tinuing service of advice and assistance to
Geneva delegations.
(iv) Monitor the implementation of the GATS in terms of notifications and implementation of
existing and new commitments.
(v) Extend the Division's knowledge of specific se rvice sectors and make available the services
database presently being developed.
(vi) Undertake activities resulting from decisions rela ting to trade in services that may be taken
by the Ministerial Conference, including th e work programme on electronic commerce, and
by the Services Council. 
(vii) Provide support and briefing to senior management on all matters relating to services;(viii) Maintain and extend contacts with private sector organizations.
Estimates of work hours allocated to  technical assistance activities:  150WT/BFA/W/27
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Trade in Services Division
Staffing
Director 1
Professional Staff 10
General Service Staff 4
Divisional Budget
PART SECTION CHF
A. PROFESSIONAL Salary 1,463,000
Temporary Assistance 0
B. GENERAL SERVICE Salary 350,000
Temporary Assistance 0
C. ADMINISTRATIVE
     COSTS Communication and Building 10,700
Permanent Equipment 9,600
Expendable Equipment 0
Contractual Services
D. OTHER COSTS Staff Overhead Costs 0
Missions * 0
Various
 - Representation and Hospitality 1,000
 - Other 0
TOTAL 1,834,300
* Allocation for missions to be apportioned at a later date.WT/BFA/W/27
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Trade Policies Review Division
Objectives for 1999
The principal task of the TPR Division is, pur suant to Annex 3 of the WTO Agreement, to
prepare reports for, and provide the Secretaria t of, meetings of the Trade Policy Review Body
(TPRB), at which reviews of Members are carried out.  The Division also prepares documents for,
and provides the Secretariat to, the Comm ittee on Balance of Payments Restrictions.
Work Programme for 1999
During 1999, the Division will be working on trade policy reviews of the following
Members:
(a) Bangladesh, Egypt, Ghana, Israel, Romani a, and United States, (reviews carried over
from 1998);
(b) Bolivia, EU, Kenya, Mauritania, Nicarag ua, Poland Papua New Guinea, Philippines,
Tanzania, Thailand, and United Arab Em irates, (reviews scheduled for 1999).
The current programme of the Balance-of-Payments Committee for 1999 is likely to involve
full consultations with Bangladesh and Bulgaria.
Estimates of work hours per year allo cated to technical assistance activities
During 1998, a technical assistan ce mission to Nicaragua will be undertaken in preparation
for the review to take place in 1999.  This is expected  to take 7-10 days.  There are at present no other
specific requests for technical assi stance;  the Secretariat is requi red to make technical assistance
available, on request, to developing country Member s, and in particular to least-developed country
Members (Annex 3D to the WTO Agreement).WT/BFA/W/27
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Trade Policies Review Division
Staffing
Director 1
Professional Staff 18
General Service Staff 9.5
Divisional Budget
PART SECTION CHF
A. PROFESSIONAL Salary 2,527,000
Temporary Assistance 0
B. GENERAL SERVICE Salary 831,250
Temporary Assistance 0
C. ADMINISTRATIVE
     COSTS Communication and Building 20,200
Permanent Equipment 800
Expendable Equipment 0
Contractual Services 0
D. OTHER COSTS Staff Overhead Costs 0
Missions * 0
Various
 - Representation and Hospitality 1,000
 - Other 0
TOTAL 3,380,250
* Allocation for missions to be apportioned at a later date.WT/BFA/W/27
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Translation and Docu mentation Division
Objectives for 1999
Pursue the improvement of on-line services to Members through development of the DDF and
introduction of  selective access rights.
Development of new electr onic aids to translation to keep abreast of modern information and
communication technologies.  To that end, devel opment of a Translation Assistance System (TAS)
for the use of translators.
Continue with efforts to ensure a timely circulati on of documents in the three working languages and
aim at maintaining efficiency and quality le vels throughout the Translation Services.
Reinforce the Division's legal translation  cap acity for a more efficient treatment of the
documentation resulting from the dispute settlement mechanism and work towards a reduction in timeneeded for processing and circulation.
Explore new fields for cost-effectiv e treatment of expanding workload.
Work Programme for 1999
Priority will be given to improving certain functions of the DDF with a view to making it more user-
friendly, introducing new features and making it acce ssible to observers and other interested parties,
without jeopardizing confidentiality.
Innovative solutions are required if WTO transl ation requirements are to be met without an
immoderate increase in staff.
A Translation Assistance System (T AS) project to be implemented in the coming year will integrate
all computer-assisted translation tools now available to facilitate the translation task and increase
efficiency.
Efforts will be pursued to attain an optimal mix of regular staff, in-house temporary assistance and
contractual external translation.  This will be equally applicable to text-processing services.
The complexity, specialization and volume of documentation emanating from the dispute settlement
mechanism will require differential treatment and specialized professionals.  The suggestions made
during the Ministerial Conference and the current review of the Understanding will probably impose
stricter and shorter deadlines.
Estimate of work hours per year allocated to technical assistance activities:  NilWT/BFA/W/27
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Translation and Docu mentation Division
Staffing
Director 1
Professional Staff 40
General Service Staff 87
Divisional Budget
PART SECTION CHF
A. PROFESSIONAL Salary 5,453,000
Temporary Assistance 3,453,000
B. GENERAL SERVICE Salary 7,612,500
Temporary Assistance 944,000
C. ADMINISTRATIVE
     COSTS Communication and Building 91,000
Permanent Equipment 56,600
Expendable Equipment 720,000
Contractual Services 1,300,000
D. OTHER COSTS Staff Overhead Costs 0
Missions * 0
Various
 - Representation and Hospitality 1,000
 - Library 586,000
 - Other 0
TOTAL 20,217,100
* Allocation for missions to be apportioned at a later date.WT/BFA/W/27
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Appellate Body
Staffing
Director 1
Professional Staff 3
General Service Staff 2
Budget
PART SECTION CHF
A. PROFESSIONAL Salary 1,065,300
Temporary Assistance 0
B. GENERAL SERVICE Salary 327,450
Temporary Assistance 4,500
C. ADMINISTRATIVE
     COSTS Communication and Building 6,500
Permanent Equipment 77,700
Expendable Equipment 2,000
Contractual Services 4,500
D. OTHER COSTS Staff Overhead Costs 2,000
Missions 14,000
Various
 - Representation and Hospitality 1,000
 - Appellate Body Members 1,415,200
 - Other 3,000
TOTAL 2,923,150WT/BFA/W/27
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ANNEX G
OPEN TRUST FUNDS
(as at 31 July 1998)
Donor Purpose Budgeted
CHFRemarks
Norway WTO Fund for Technical
Assistance to LDCs & PoorerCountries in Sub-Saharan Africa2,893,750
(USD 2,500,000)Workshops/Training
Courses:Geneva, Pretoria
New Zealand WTO's Technical Assistance
Programmes in Asia/PacificRegion282,500 Fiji - 21 April-2 May 1997
Italy Technical Assistance
Programmes for LDCs131,400
(Lit 150 m.)Pending
European Commission WTO Seminar on Anti-dumping
Agreement for Asean Countries160,314
(100,000 ecus)Argentina, Costa Rica,
Thailand -Nov. 96, March 97, Sept. 97
Netherlands, USDA/FAS Technical Cooperation Activities
in Developing Countries &Economies in TransitionNLG 4 million Seminars held in July,
September and October1997
Switzerland 7th Special Trade Policy Course
for Eastern & Central European& Central Asian Countries381,500 Geneva: 20 May - 11 July
1997
Denmark Trade Policy Review Studies in
Four Least Developed AfricanCountries469,900 Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali,
Togo
Switzerland Workshops on Negotiation
Techniques22,200 7th, 8th, 9th Trade Policy
Courses for 1998
Australia, Canada,NetherlandsWTO Symposium on Trade
Environment and SustainableDevelopment33,711 Geneva: 20-21 May 1997
Australia, Finland, Ireland,
Japan, Korea, Norway,Sweden, Switzerland,United KingdomHigh-Level Meeting on
Integrated Initiatives for LDCsand Joint WTO-UNCTAD NGOSymposium on Trade-Relatedissues affecting LDCs1,813,650 Geneva: 25-26 September
and27-28 October 1997
Japan Regional Seminar on WTO & the
Multilateral Trading System forAsian Developing Economies112,000 Hong Kong, China:
24-27 March 1998
Hong Kong SpecialAdministrative Region ofChinaTechnical Assistance for Less
Developed Economies1,834,625 Pending: 1998
Asian Development Bank
& Nordic Training FundAnti-dumping Seminars 33,932 Pending: 1998
Australia, Czech Republic,
Finland, Holy See, Ireland,Japan, Korea, Norway and1996 SurplusPromote LDC Participation in the
2
nd Ministerial Conference & 50th
Commemoration446,830 Geneva: 18-20 May 1998
Various
(from 1996 surplus)WTO Technical Assistance
Programme596,315 Seminars:  Costa Rica and
Thailand - August 1998WT/BFA/W/27
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OPEN TRUST FUNDS
(as at 31 July 1998)
ITC/UNCTAD/WTO Joint Integrated Technical
Assistance Programme inSelected Least-Developed andother African CountriesPending
Switzerland Special Courses in 1998 and
1999 for Eastern and CentralEuropean and Central AsianCountries600,000 1998 course:
Ascona and Geneva -20 May - 3 July 1998
US Agency forInternational DevelopmentAssistance in Support of
InternationalTelecommunications Agreementpending Madagascar, Malawi, Mali
Mozambique, Niger -Mid 1998 - September 1999
Australia, Canada,European Community,Japan, Netherlands,NorwayNGO Symposium on Trade,
Environment and SustainableDevelopmentpending Geneva - 17 - 18 March
1998
Switzerland Technical Cooperation Training
Activities1,500,000 Seminars:  Ghana - 1998,
Switzerland (2) - 1999 &2000
World Bank/UNCTAD/WTOWTO Symposium on
Competition Policy and theMultilateral Trading System30,000-40,000 Geneva - 25 July 1998
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