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ORGANIZATIONWT/BFA/W/41/Add.5
17 November 2000
(00-4909)
Committee on Budget, Finance and Administration
NON-GOVERNMENTAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE WTO
Addendum
Following the last meeting of the Working Group on Non-Governmental Contributions on
10 November 2000 under the Chairmanship of Mr. Kyong Lim CHOI, the Secretariat has prepared,and the Chairman has reviewed the attached revision, which is the result of discussions at that
meeting.  This revision will be taken up at the meeting of the Committee on Budget, Finance and
Administration on 21 November 2000.WT/BFA/W/41/Add.5
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VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS, GIFTS OR DONATIONS
FROM NON-GOVERNMENTAL DONORS
(Revised 14-11-00)
Given that voluntary cont ributions, gifts or donations (hereina fter "donations") from non-governmental
donors could be of benefit and since Members are committed to ensuring that no conflict of interest should
arise through the acceptance of such donations, it is  herein affirmed that WTO Members will take all
decisions relating to the acceptability of such dona tions and their uses.  The WTO and its Members will be
governed in this area by the following guidelines.
1. Donations proposed by private individuals a nd non-governmental, non-profit organizations or
foundations (all hereinafter referred to as  non-governmental donors) may be considered.  These may
include donations of goods or services "in kind"; however, secondment of staff from non-governmental
donors to the WTO is prohibited.
2. Donations from non-governmental donors which are for-profit organizations or companies shall
not be accepted.
3. The activities, aims and motivations of the non-governmental donors mentioned under 1 above
shall not be incompatible with the policies, aims and activities of the WTO and, as mentioned above, shallnot give rise to a conflict of interests between the donor and the WTO.
4. All proposed donations from non-governmental donors shall be notified to the Committee on
Budget, Finance and Administration which shall promptly consider the proposals.  The Director-General
shall accept a proposed donation only after the Committee has approved
* the proposed donation and its
intended use(s). It is recognized that the Committ ee may wish to consider establishing a subsidiary
working group to make recommendations to it relative to proposed donations.
5. All accepted donations from non-governmental donors sh all be placed in a single trust fund and be
disbursed in an manner that takes into account the broad objectives of the Committee on Trade and
Development, the Memorandum of Understanding Es tablishing the Global Trust Fund and any additional
modalities to be established for the purpose of disbursing the resources of the trust fund. The non-
governmental donor may specify one or more activity associated with the WTO Programme for TechnicalCooperation or other WTO-sponsored capacity build ing and training activities not covered by the regular
budget supported training programme as the purpose of the donation.  More specific earmarking shall be
strongly discouraged by the WTO.  Donations from non-governmental donors covered by these guidelines
may also be utilized for other ac tivities which Members may decide by consensus should be supported
through the trust fund.
6. Full details relative to all accepted donations from non-governmental donors and their uses shall
be entered into a public registry which shall be readily accessible including through the WTO internet web
site.
7. Donations shall not entitle non-governmental donors to use of the WTO name or logo in any way.8. The WTO Secretariat shall report regularly to the Committee on Budget, Finance and
Administration on the administration of the trust fund and the actual use of the resources therein.
9. A review of these guidelines and any additional modalities established for the purpose of their
implementation shall be initiated by the Committee on Budget, Finance and Administration not
later than January 2003.  The review shall be completed within twelve months of its initiation.
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* Pursuant to Regulation 19:1 of the WTO Financial Regulations, all donations of a type covered by
these guidelines are deemed to involve a certain additional financial liability for the WTO.