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2 May 2001
(01-2242)
Committee on Trade and Development
Thirty-Third Session
REPORT ON TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 20001
Note by the Secretariat
Table of Contents
Page No.
INTRODUCTION 3
SECTION ONE: OVERVIEW OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE BY 6
SUBJECTS COVERED AND SELECTED
MODES OF DELIVERY
I. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE: SUBJECTS COVERED 7
A. Accession 7B. Agriculture 7
C. Balance-of-Payments 8
D. Competition Policy 9
E. Dispute Settlement 10
F. Government Procurement 11
G. Intellectual Property 11
H. Market Access 12I. Notifications 13
J. Rules 13
K. Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures 15
L. Services 17
M. Technical Barriers to Trade 17N. Textiles and Clothing 18
O. Trade and Environment 18
P. Trade and Investment 19
Q. Trade Policy Review 19
R. JITAP 20
II. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE: SELECTED MODES OF DELIVERY 21
A. Reference Centres and Information Technologies for Development 21
B. Distance Learning and Co mputer-Based Training 23
                                                     
1 Please see also "Report on Training:  Trade Policy Courses (TPCs) 2000" contained in document
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SECTION TWO: WTO TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES IN 26
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (OTHER THAN THE
LEAST-DEVELOPED) AND TRANSITION ECONOMIES
I. OVERVIEW OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES 27
A. Regional Distribution of Technical Assistance Activities 27
B. Distribution of Technical Assistance Activities by Mode of Delivery 28
C. Relative Share of Technical Cooperation Division in 30
all Technical Assistance Activities
II. REGIONAL/NATIONAL PROGRAMMES AND SPECIALLY 31
FUNDED PROJECTS
A. Africa 31
B. Asia and the Pacific 31
C. Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia 32
D. Latin America and the Caribbean 34E. Middle East 36
SECTION THREE: WTO TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES IN 38
LEAST-DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
I. STATUS REPORT ON THE INTEGRATED FRAMEWORK FOR 39
TRADE-RELATED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR LDCs
ANNEXES
ANNEX 1 WTO REFERENCE CENTRES 42
ANNEX 2.a ACTIVITIES IN AFRICA 44
ANNEX 2.b ACTIVITIES IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 53
ANNEX 2.c ACTIVITIES IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE 66
AND CENTRAL ASIA
ANNEX 2.d ACTIVITIES IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 77
ANNEX 2.e ACTIVITIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST 89
ANNEX 3 TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN FOR THE 94
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INTRODUCTION
During 2000, a total of 398 technical assistance activities were organized, involving most
Divisions in the WTO.  This compares with 382 activities in 1999, representing an increase of 4.2 per
cent. These activities were held in 121 countries, of which 99 were WTO Members, 16 were in theprocess of accession, and 6 countries had expressed interest in joining the WTO.  Out of the 99
Members where technical assistance activities were held, the large majority 81 were developing
countries and 18 were least-developed
2 (LDCs).  Another 9 LDCs not Members of the WTO were
also beneficiaries.
With regard to funding, these activities have again largely been made possible through extra-
budgetary contributions. In addition to funds provid ed by the more regular donors, new contributions
were received in 2000.
It should be noted that as from 1 July 2000, technical assistance activities carried out on
behalf of the least-developed countries were coordinated separately by the WTO Secretariat Working
Group on Least-Developed Countries/IF (SWG), while those activities on behalf of other developingcountries and transition economies remained under the jurisdiction of the Technical Cooperation
Division.  For this reason, reporting on the two groups of activities is carried in two separate sections
in the present document.
Regarding the evaluation of WTO technical assistance, since the summer of 1999 the
Secretariat has been systematically circulating questionnaires to participants in technical assistance
activities. Participants' responses to these ques tionnaires will be an important element in the
Secretariat's ongoing evaluation analysis efforts.
The present report contains a factual description and limited assessment of WTO's technical
assistance activities undertaken during 2000. In general, it can be said that while respecting the
demand-driven approach, a geographical balance was maintained in the delivery of technical
assistance, and priority given to least-developed countries. WTO's technical assistance covered a very
broad and diverse range of countries, including Members and non-Members, and a very broad range
of trade-related topics, which were addressed in a general and/or specific way, depending on therequirements of the beneficiary countries.
Relative share of activities undertaken by WTO and other organizations
Given the WTO's Secretariat relatively small size it cannot take charge of all the technical
assistance activities it undertakes. Thus, as illustrated in Table I, 132 activities were organized solely
by the WTO, representing a share of 33.2 per cent of all activities reported. 125 activities were
organized and held jointly with other institutions, representing a share of 31.4 per cent of all activities.
And the WTO participated, on invitation, in 141 activities organized by other institutions,
representing 35.4 per cent of all activities.
                                                     
2The WTO currently counts 30 Members that are recognized as least-developed countries.  A total of
49 countries are recognised as least-developed according to the UN definition.WT/COMTD/W/83
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The WTO continues to develop and strengthen links with regional and other institutions,
bodies and organizations to cooperate in the organisation of technical assistance activities.  In
addition, it is increasingly outsourcing activities when and where feasible, so as to reduce the burden
on the Secretariat's human resources.  In this regard, the WTO Secretariat signed a number of
Memoranda of Understanding with the Secretariats of other bodies (e.g. the Inter-AmericanDevelopment Bank, the Caribbean Community, the Central African Economic and Monetary
Community, the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, the Economic and Social
Commission for Western Asia, the Islamic Developm ent Bank, the Economic Commission for Africa,
the Joint Vienna Institute and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, among others) to
formalize such ties.
Table I
Number of Technical Assistance Activities by Lead Agency
1999 and 2000
1999 2000 Lead Agency
Number Percentage Number Percentage
Activities fully organized by WTO 158 41% 132 33.2%
Activities organized jointly by WTO and other institutions 86 23% 125 31.4%
Activities where WTO was invited 138 36% 141 35.4%
Total 382 100% 398 100%
At the request of the Committee on Trade and Development, the Secretariat prepared a paper
entitled "A Strategy for Technical Assistance in WTO", which consolidates many of the elements of
technical assistance published over the past five years in different documents prepared for theCommittee on Trade and Development, incorporates the issues raised in the two days of reflection on
technical assistance held on 18 and 19 July 2000, and the points mentioned in two recent internal Task
Forces on Technical Cooperation.
In the area of evaluation, the guidelines and modalities for implementing WTO technical
assistance envisage that monitoring and evaluation will be carried out by the Committee on Trade and
Development on the basis of an annual evaluation of the results of technical assistance activities with
a view to ensuring optimum use of resources in line with appropriate evaluation criteria.  In March
1999 the Secretariat prepared a note setting out the activities it had undertaken in the first phase of the
monitoring and evaluation process mandated by the CTD (WT/COMTD/W/58/Rev.1).  In furtherance
of this exercise, the Secretariat outlined in June 2000 a proposal that could become the "framework
and guidelines" for monitoring and evaluating WTO technical assistance (WT/COMTD/W/73) andissued a manual for WTO's Secretariat staff dealing with monitoring and evaluation
(WT/COMTD/W/74).
As part of its response to the increasing need for, and requirements of, trade-related capacity-
building, the Secretariat produced in 2000 a Guide to Sources of Trade-related Technical Assistance.The Guide is intended to provide a single reference source for potential beneficiaries of trade-related
technical assistance, and may also be helpful in ensuring adequate coordination and cooperation
among the various providers of such assistance.WT/COMTD/W/83
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During the course of 2000, WTO technical assistance made further progress in achieving its
objectives as follows:  (i) to contribute to the fuller participation of beneficiary countries in the
multilateral trading system through human resource de velopment, institutional capacity-building, and
increased public awareness of the multilateral trading system;  (ii) to deliver technical assistance
through activities including training, advisory missions, seminars and workshops on a national orregional basis, and technical notes on issues of interest to beneficiary countries;  (iii) to provide legal
advice under Article 27.2 of the Dispute Settlement Understanding;  and (iv) to coordinate activities
with other international organizations, principa lly UNCTAD and ITC, but also with IADB, World
Bank, IMF and others in the context of the Integrated Framework for Trade-related Technical
Assistance for LDCs, with a view to achieving a significant, durable impact and obtaining synergiesthrough the most efficient use of resources.
The report which follows is divided into three main sections, the first dealing with an
overview of technical assistance by subjects covered and selected modes of delivery, the second
covering developing countries (other than the least-developed) and transition economies, and the third
covering the least-developed countries.WT/COMTD/W/83
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SECTION ONE
OVERVIEW OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
BY SUBJECTS COVERED AND
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I. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE: SUBJECTS COVERED
A. ACCESSION
During 2000, due to an unusually extensive programme of accessions meetings in Geneva,
Accessions Division was constrained to place priority on assistance to acceding governments during
their visits to the WTO rather than missions to capitals.  The conclusion of several accessions by mid-
2000 (Jordan, Georgia, Albania, Croatia and Oman) allowed the Division to step up its technical and
advisory technical assistance activities in the second half of the year.  The Secretariat also continued
to assist governments, at different stages of acce ssion, to ensure that the fl ow of information between
them and WTO Member governments remain pertinent and timely.
Countries visited in 2000 included Bhutan, Sudan, Yemen, China, Russian Federation,
Vietnam, Lithuania and Oman.  Requests for, and consequently the number of, technical assistance
missions are on a rising trend as an increasing share of countries in the process of accession are least
developed economies or small governments with limited resources and knowledge of WTO matters.
B. AGRICULTURE
The Agriculture and Commodities Division was extensively involved in technical assistance
activities in 2000.  The Division was frequently contacted by Geneva-based delegations or from
capitals for assistance in the preparation of notifications and with regard to responses to specificimplementation questions.  Also in Geneva the Division participated in the trade policy courses
organized by the Technical Cooperation Division and the Secretariat Working Group on LDCs/IF,
and by video link, in courses run abroad.  In addition assistance was provided through meetings in
Geneva arranged with representatives of developing countries, such as South Africa on sugar and
Barbados on safeguards.  In addition, a number of meetings were held with representatives of privatesector companies, such as South African sugar and the Chinese State Tobacco Monopoly and non-
governmental organizations, such as the International Policy Council and Christian Aid.  In Geneva, a
number of acceding countries sought assistance with the accession process, including China, Chinese
Taipei, Lithuania and Vietnam, some of whom also asked for assistance in their capitals, such as
China and Chinese Taipei.
A wide variety of seminars, workshops and symposia took place in 2000 ranging from one
day seminars in Europe to week long workshops in  Africa, Asia and Latin America.   These included
workshops organised by FAO which were held in Nepal for South Asia, in Bolivia for Latin America,
in Cameroon for West Africa and in Jamaica for the Caribbean, and with the Islamic Development
Bank in Qatar and in Burkina Faso.  The Division also participated in a number of national seminarssuch as in Barbados, Turkey, India and Chinese Taipei.
The type of assistance provided depended very much on the requirements of the particular
mission.  As the agriculture negotiations started in 2000 it was necessary to devote much of the
presentations to cover them.  However, in many cases specific issues were addressed in detail.  The
understanding of the Agreement varies considerably from one country to the next and from one group
within a country to another, and it is necessary to tailor the presentations to suit the audience.  In
general, the presentations could be said to have fa llen into four general categories.  The first for
people who already have some knowledge of the Agreement and the related issues which
concentrated on the negotiations and on specific issues of concern;  the second provided a general
overview of the Agreement on Agriculture; the third dealt with certain provisions within the
Agreement covering a single generic issue such as market access;  and the fourth covered the whole
agreement and how it affects a particular product or product group such as sugar or beef.
It is clear that there is still a great deal to be done in many countries about the details and the
implications of the Agreement on Agriculture and the negotiations on continuing reform.  At the same
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Agreement.  There is some evidence that the work of the WTO and other international organisations
such as the FAO, ITC and the World Bank is beginning to have some impact especially in the number
of proposals and the participation of developing countries in the agriculture negotiations.  However, it
is also clear that trade policy is one of many factors that must be addressed by some of the poorer
countries before they can take advantage of the opportunities created by the WTO Agreements.Improving infrastructure, recovering from natural and man-made disasters and finding the most
appropriate macro-economic policies are also very important.  As trade becomes more important these
physical constraints, as well as difficulties sometimes encountered when dealing with cumbersome
systems of customs administration are being commented on by more participants in more meetings.
The main difficulties facing the agriculture technical assistance activities include the
following:
- The need to retain flexibility in planning activities.  The Division does not have the
resources to organise seminars or workshops but needs to be able to respond to
requests from countries and from other organisations.  This requires flexibility in
planning activities and for individuals in making their presentations.
- Internal co-ordination within countries requesting technical assistance is difficult to
achieve as different ministries deal with agriculture, trade and foreign affairs.(Indeed, countries at all stages of development have difficulties co-ordinating their
various ministries.).
- Many national constraints need to be overcome before trade opportunities can be
fully exploited.  These constraints vary from legal and social stability to poor physical
infrastructure.  While the importance of trade to development is acknowledged,governments sometimes focussed on the more obvious constraints.
The wealth of developed countries along with the Generalised System of Preferences and
agreements like the Cotonou Agreement, have given developing countries preferential access to richer
markets and have resulted in a concentration on the North American and European markets.
However, high technical and safety standards, established brands and saturated markets make futurepotential expansion difficult.  A re-focus, to concentrate on the potential growth markets closer to
home, may offer scope for increasing trade and improving development.
C. BALANCE-OF-PAYMENTS
In November 2000, the Secretariat visited Dhaka to provide technical assistance to the
Government of Bangladesh in connection with the Committee on Balance-of-Payments Restrictions
request to Bangladesh to prepare a phase-out plan for the restrictions which it maintains for balance-
of-payments purpose.
D. COMPETITION POLICY
Paragraph 22 of the Singapore Ministerial Declaration provides that the technical assistance
programme of the Secretariat shall be made available to developing and, in particular, least-developed
country Members to facilitate their participation in the work of the WTO Working Group on the
Interaction between Trade and Competition Policy (WGTCP) which is established by Paragraph 20 of
the Declaration.  More specifically, the purpose of the Organization's technical assistance programmein this area has been to facilitate developing and other countries' participation in the WTO's work on
trade and competition policy by:  (i) disseminating information on technical and policy developments
relating to trade and competition policy, both among Geneva-based delegates and in the various
regions of the developing world; and (ii) exposing delegates directly to, and enabling them to enter
into a two-way dialogue with, knowledgeable academics and experts from the private sector and civilsociety as well as senior capital-based competition policy officials from developed and developingWT/COMTD/W/83
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countries on the questions before the WTO in this area.  During the past year, the Secretariat has also
sought to respond to a demand articulated by devel oping countries during the preparatory process for
the Seattle Ministerial Conference for additional and more intensive assistance in the area of trade and
competition policy, particularly through regional workshops and similar activities.  A number of
activities were undertaken in support of these objectives.  In several cases, these activities wereorganized by the WTO with participation from staff of other intergovernmental organizations or
involved staff of the WTO Secretariat participating in activities organized by other intergovernmental
organizations such as UNCTAD and APEC.
In July 2000, a WTO Regional Workshop on the subject of Competition Policy, Economic
Development and the Multilateral Trading System:  Overview of the Issues and Options for the Future
was held in Phuket, Thailand, for the benefit of Asian WTO Members and observers.  The Workshop
was organized by the WTO Secretariat in assistance with the Government of Thailand and with
financial support from the Government of Japan.  It was attended by representatives of 22 WTO
Member and observer countries from South, Southeas t and East Asia, from both trade ministries and
competition offices.  It examined a range of questions relating to the role of competition policy in
developing economies, the needs of such countries with respect to technical assistance and otherforms of assistance, and the role that the multila teral trading system might play in supporting the
implementation of effective national competition policies by developing country Members.
Subsequently, a detailed report on the Workshop was made available to delegations in a meeting of
the WTO Working Group on the Interaction between Trade and Competition Policy, in October 2000.
During the year, preparations also commenced for a similar Workshop to be held in Cape Town,South Africa, for the benefit of African WTO Members and observers, in February 2001.
During the year, a representative of the Secretariat participated in a series of regional
meetings organized by UNCTAD in preparation for the Fourth Review Conference on the United
Nations Set of Multilaterally Agreed Equitable Principles and Rules for the Control of RestrictiveBusiness Practices which was held in Geneva on 25-29 September 2000.  In particular, the Secretariat
participated in regional meetings held in Jaipur, India; Kiev, Ukraine; Casablanca, Morocco; and San
Jose, Costa Rica, where updates were provided to delegates on the ongoing exploratory work and state
of play on competition policy in the WTO.
In May 2000, a representative of the Secretariat participated as an instructor in an intensive
week-long course on competition policy organized by the World Bank in assistance with the
Government of Singapore.  The course was attended by staff of competition agencies, representatives
of non-governmental organizations and other interested persons from throughout East and Southeast
Asia.
In July 2000, a representative of the Secretariat participated as a speaker in a Roundtable
meeting on Competition Policy and Pro-Poor Development which was organized by the Department
for International Development of the Government of the United Kingdom, in London.  The
Workshop, which was attended by senior representatives of competition agencies and other relevant
government departments from throughout the developing world, examined the links between
competition policy and pro-poor development and th e ways in which developing countries might be
helped to implement effective national policies in this area.
In November 2000, a representative of the Secretariat participated as a speaker and
commentator in an APEC Regional Seminar on WTO Issues:  Investment and Competition Policies,
in Manila.  The Seminar, which explored the inter-relationships between competition policy, trans-national investment and trade liberalization, was organized by the Government of Japan and the
Japanese External Trade Organization (JETRO) in assistance with the Government of the Philippines
and was attended by representatives of a large number of  countries from throughout East and
Southeast Asia.WT/COMTD/W/83
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In December 2000, a representative of the Secretariat participated as an expert advisor in the
launch meeting of a project organized by the Cons umer Unity and Trust Society, a non-governmental
organization based in India and Zambia, to review the implementation of competition policy in a
number of countries in Asia and southern Africa.   The project (known as the "7-Up Project") involves
a comparative study of the implementation of competition policy in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka,Tanzania, Zambia, Kenya and South Africa with some contributions from Zimbabwe.  It is intended
to provide insights that will be fed into ongoing deliberations on the formulation and implementation
of competition policy at the national, regional and other levels.  A Secretariat representative is
participating as a member of the project advisory board, on an ongoing basis.
During the year, work also continued on the preparation of a volume of policy analysis based
on four Symposia on issues concerning competition policy, development and the multilateral trading
system that were held in Geneva and were organized by the WTO Secretariat with financial assistance
from and participation by staff of UNCTAD and the World Bank, in 1997-1999. The volume is
expected to be available in the fall of 2001.
As a further element of the WTO Secretariat's technical assistance activities relating to the
interaction between trade and competition policy, lectures were presented as part of several sessions
of the Organization's Trade Policy Course and Short Trade Policy Course that were offered during the
year.  Special lectures and presentations were also given for various organizations that visited the
WTO during the year. A representative of the Secretariat also participated as an instructor in a
University of Geneva Summer Course on issues relating to competition policy and the multilateraltrading system, which was attended by a number of delegates from developing countries.  Finally, it is
worth noting that an important activity of WTO staff members in this area throughout the year was the
provision of information and advice, on an ongoing and informal basis, to delegations to facilitate
their participation in the work of the WGTCP.
E. DISPUTE SETTLEMENT
In accordance with Article 27.3 of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the
Settlement of Disputes (DSU), the Technical Assistance Division, jointly with the Legal Affairs
Division, organized the Sixteenth, Seventeenth and Eighteenth Special Training Courses on Dispute
Settlement Procedures and Practices.  These courses were held on 21-24 March 2000, 4-7 July 2000and 21-24 November 2000, respectively.  The objective of these courses was to enhance the
understanding of officials, from developed and de veloping country Members as well as acceding
countries, of the WTO Dispute Settlement Understanding so as to enable them to advise their
governments effectively on all matters relating to the implementation and application of the WTO
Agreement.  The programme included a general presentation on the GATT/WTO system, followed bydetailed presentations on the dispute settlement procedures and practices.  The courses also contained
an important practical component requiring active involvement and interaction from the participants,
through case studies and simulated panel exercises.  A total of 120 participants took part in these
courses.
With the financial assistance of donor governments, the Secretariat held a number of national
and regional workshops on dispute settlement procedures and practices for government officials from
developing countries.  National seminars or workshops  were held last year in China, Chinese Taipei,
Ghana, Kenya, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia (2), Slovak Republic, Sweden and Thailand.  Regional
workshops or seminars were held for countries from several regions in the United States (June 2000),
for the Asian region in Japan (July 2000), for Eastern European transition economies in Brussels
(October 2000), and for Arab countr ies in Egypt (October 2000).  It is intended to hold similar courses
over the next two years in all regions, should funding be available under the regular budget of theWTO or from donors.WT/COMTD/W/83
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During the year 2000, developing countries were actively involved in the dispute settlement
process, both as complainants and as respondents.  Pursuant to the provisions of Article 27.2 of the
DSU, a number of developing countries sought the assistance from the Technical Cooperation
Division in a variety of legal matters and situations.  Assistance which was provided included
advising countries on their legal rights and obligations under the WTO Agreement; commenting on aMember's submission to initiate or defend an action under a covered agreement, and undertaking legal
research and providing legal opinions.
F. GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT
Paragraph 22 of the Singapore Ministerial Decl aration states that the technical assistance
programme of the Secretariat will be available to de veloping and in particular least-developed country
members to facilitate their participation in the work of the Working Group on Transparency in
Government Procurement (WGTGP) which is esta blished by Paragraph 21 of the Declaration.
More specific technical assistance activities undertaken during the past year included the
Secretariat's participation in a regional confer ence organized by the ADB/OECD and a workshop
organized by the Commonwealth Secretariat. In addition, briefing sessions were organized with the
purpose of informing Geneva-based delegations and officials from capitals of least-developed
countries, developing countries, economies in transition and countries in the process of accession on
the status of the work of the Working Group.
In the context of the plurilateral Agreement on Government Procurement, the Secretariat
provided bilateral technical assistance to Members and acceding countries requesting information and
guidance on that Agreement.  A major component of this type of assistance involved briefings of the
officials from countries in the process of acceding to the GPA.  In addition, the Secretariat contributed
to the workshops organized respectively by Jordan on its accession to the Agreement and by theCommission of the European Commission for Turkish officials.
G. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
The Secretariat has provided assistance specifically in relation to the TRIPS Agreement.
Much of this has been provided through international, regional and national seminars devoted in
whole or in large part to the TRIPS Agreement or to a specific aspect of the Agreement.
Assistance with WIPO has been a key feature in this area.  This has been based on the
Cooperation Agreement between the tw o Organizations, Article 4 of which deals with legal-technical
assistance. For example, the WTO Secretariat provided speakers for six regional or international
events organized by WIPO, and the International Bu reau of WIPO provided speakers for two regional
workshops organized under the Joint Integrated Technical Assistance Programme to Selected Least-
Developed and Other African Countries (JITAP).  In addition, the two Secretariats have contributed to
each other's training activities in Geneva, including the WIPO Worldwide Academy and the WTO
trade policy courses.
The WTO Secretariat has cooperated in the provision of technical assistance in the area of TRIPS
also with a number of other intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations.
In addition, it should be recalled that a large part of the work of Secretariat officials dealing
with intellectual property matters has been the prov ision of information in response to questions put to
them by representatives of Member governments in Geneva and by capitals.  Such advice and
information has also been given to officials from acceding countries and representatives of the privatesector.
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3 For further information, please see a note by the Secretariat entitled "WTO Secretariat Technical
Cooperation in the TRIPS Area", dated 30 August 2000 and circulated in document IP/C/W/201.  FurtherWT/COMTD/W/83
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H. MARKET ACCESS
In 2000 the Market Access Division, in conjunction with the Technical Cooperation Division,
the Secretariat Working Group on LDCs/IFand external consultants, provided technical assistance onthe following issues under its administration:  tariff issues and non-tariff barriers, as well as assistance
for the implementation of the Agreements on Customs Valuation, Preshipment Inspection, Import
Licensing Procedures, and Rules of Origin.  Assistance was further provided by the Market Access
Division on the Information Technology Agreement (ITA), and the WTO work programme on trade
facilitation.
Assistance on market access issues was furnished in the context of market access seminars
and workshops.  One technical mission was conducted to help a developing country with the
preparation and transposition of its tariff schedule.  Given the growth of technical assistance in the
area of the market access programme on customs valu ation, it was decided that such assistance would
be administered by the Technical Cooperation Division in cooperation with the Market Access
Division.  A number of missions were carried out under this new arrangement in 2000.   In addition, a
particular assistance programme was devised in cooperation with the Statistics Division for the
submission of data to the Integrated Data Base.
Customs Valuation
The Technical Assistance Programme on Customs Valuation launched by the Committee on
Customs Valuation in 1998 continued during the year 2000.  As a number of countries were preparing
a request for extension of the 5-year transition period allowed by Article 20.1 of the Agreement, there
were fewer technical assistance missions than in previous years.  A total of eight missions were
carried out (in Africa, the Middle East, the Caribbean and Central America).  In addition, theSecretariat participated in regional seminars and international meetings to assess different aspects of
the Agreement.  For the national missions, the customs valuation experts worked with the
implementation teams, covering a number of issues including collaboration on the drafting of
legislation, rules and procedures, and giving courses and seminars for government officers that deal
with customs valuation (mainly customs officers, but also staff required to make the post-entryverification, computer analysts dealing with databases and systems for customs automation, etc.).
Conferences were organized for the private sector to make clear the rights and obligations of
importers and of the customs administration.
Integrated Data Base (IDB)
In the General Council decision of 16 July 1997, the Secretariat has been mandated to
provide, upon request,  "technical assistance to Members in relation to the submission of the datarequired for the Integrated Data Base for Personal Computers."  T echnical assistance fo r the IDB has
taken different modes of delivery. In the year 2000, the Statistics Division conducted one nationalmission and participated in one WTO regional seminar to provide IDB training.  In addition, anumber of Geneva-based workshops and seminars were organized with delegations, which sometimes
also included national experts.   As concerns the SIECA data entry software, the Secretariat hadcontacts with the IADB and SIECA to discuss progress in the revision of the software and is currentlyawaiting to receive the revised version of the software and the accompanying training manual.
National Missions and Regional Seminars
                                                                                                                                                                    
information on the technical cooperation activities of WIPO, including the activities under the WIPO-WTO
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In the year 2000, Statistics Division staff took part in a three week Short Trade Policy Course
organized by the Islamic Development Bank in Burkina Faso, from 14 February to 3 March 2000.Officials from French speaking African countries attended the course.  One half day was attributed tothe IDB presentation.  In addition, a three-day technical assistance mission to Barbados wasorganized. During this mission, various departments in charge of the preparation of IDB data werevisited.  Technical expertise and guidance were provided to officers in charge of preparing the importstatistics and the tariff data.
Geneva-based activities
In addition to the WTO Trade Policy Courses for developing countries, which take place three
times a year in Geneva, Statistics Division staff was also involved in other occasional WTO ShortTrade Policy Courses and in the Geneva Week for non-resident delegations.  Upon request of the
Committee on Market Access, the Statistics Division organized ten workshops and hands-on training
sessions during the summer of 2000.
Consolidated Tariff SchedulesWork is still in progress in the Secretariat and amongst Members to bring together all
Members' tariff concessions and agricultural commitments into a  standardized database format.  Once
completed,  training in the use of the Consolidated Tariff Schedules database will be included in the
Secretariat technical assistance activities.
I. NOTIFICATIONS
Several Members, in particular least-developed and developing country Members, face
difficulties in complying with the extended and expanded notification requirements of the multilateral
trading system as noted in the Singapore and Geneva Ministerial Declarations.
In order to raise Members' awareness of their notification obligations, the Secretariat almost
systematically includes a module on notification requirements in national as well as in regional
seminars.  Additionally, specialized two-day workshops are organized upon request in Geneva or at
the national or regional level. In 2000, one workshop of this type was organized for the benefit of
government officials of an acceding country.
J. RULES
The Rules Division is responsible for the administration of the WTO Agreements on Anti-
Dumping, Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, and Safeguards, as well as the Understanding onState Trading Enterprises.  These agreements impose very complex and highly technical obligations
on Members and their implementation requires technical expertise and skill which is often not
available in Member countries, particularly in developing countries.  The Rules Division, therefore,
faces constant requests from Members for training and legal assistance at a high-level of expertise.
Responding to requests for technical assistance from Members is one of the most important tasks ofthe Rules Division in the implementation process.  However, due to a significant workload increase in
other areas of Rules Division's responsibility, mainly dispute settlement, the Division could not
respond to many requests from Members;  and given the limited availability of staff it has had to
reduce its activities in the field of technical assistance.
(i) Specialised Assistance Regarding the Use of Contingent Trade Remedies
Specific hands on training to developing countries' investigating authorities is the most
efficient form of assistance to contribute to capacity building in the trade remedies activities of
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specialized assistance: (i) regional workshops for national officials conducting trade remedies
investigations; and (ii) country specific assistance.  In previous years both modalities were more or
less equally used with very positive results in both cases.  Regional workshops made it possible  to
reach a larger number of countries, while country sp ecific assistance allowed the Division to provide
more detailed and focused instruction.  However, in 2000 delivery of technical assistance throughspecialised regional workshops had to be suspended, and only the most urgent requests for specialised
assistance were given attention in a country specific manner.  This situation was due to the staff
shortage and other workload related problems mentioned in the preamble of this report.
(ii) Regional Seminars on the WTO Rules Agreements
The purpose of this assistance is to clarify the WTO rights and obligations in the rules area for
developing Members and acceding countries.  This w ould allow officials from the attending countries to
better assess their country's position with respect to the implementation of the WTO Rules Agreements
and identify the necessary steps to be pursued in order to achieve their implementation objectives.  This
may also permit those countries to increase and e nhance their participation in the activities of the
different committees of the rules agreements (An ti-Dumping, Subsidies and Countervailing Measures,
and Safeguards), and to improve their response to the various notification obligations.
In 2000, the Rules Division carried out three of th ese regional seminars, one of them directed at
Central and Eastern European countries, the others  for English-speaking Central African countries and
English-speaking African countries.
(iii) Seminars on Subsidies
Workshops were held to reinforce Members' understanding of their obligations regarding the
notification of subsidies and of the multilateral discipli nes applicable to the granting of subsidies.  The
workshops aim to provide Members with the knowle dge and analytical tools necessary to make an
inventory of their subsidies programmes and to a ssess their WTO obligations with respect to those
programmes.  The workshops are targeted primarily  to developing country Members and Members who
must modify or eliminate prohibited subsidies wi thin the transition periods set forth in the SCM
Agreement.  Participants in these subsidy workshops  include government officials from agencies which
administer subsidy programmes, as well as capital-ba sed officials responsible for WTO affairs.  In 2000,
the Rules Division carried out one Member specific seminar on subsidy disciplines .
(iv) Country-Specific Assistance
A growing number of countries making use of contingent trade remedies request the Rules
Division to provide individual training and help to assist them on the development of substantive legal
provisions and procedures that conform to the relevant WTO Agreements.  Assistance is mostly in the
form of one-week missions with technical instruction focused on the most problematic issues in theadministration of contingent trade remedies legisl ation.  In 2000 the Rules Division carried out four
country specific technical assistance missions, the beneficiaries of these missions were Peru, Ecuador,
Paraguay, and Egypt.
(v) National Legislation Preparation and Review
One of the most important implementation assistance activities performed by the Rules
Division is the assistance it provides in the preparation and review of Members’ draft nationallegislation in the area of contingent trade remedies. Upon request, the Division's staff analyse and
provide comments on the consistency of the draft legislation with the Agreements on Antidumping,
Subsidies and Countervailing measures, and Safeguards.  The staff also comments on the
administration of the system that is being put into place, as well as offer their advice on calculation
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and that their investigations are carried out in the fairest possible manner.  This type of assistance
requires a careful study of the draft legislation and tends to be a time-consuming process involving
close interaction with the Members’ responsible authorities and delegations in Geneva.  In this area
the Rules Division conducted one mission to assist in the drafting of national legislation and
regulations of one Member and provided comments on the draft legislation and regulations of twoother Members.
(vi) Legal Advice
The Division receives frequent requests for advice on issues covered by the various
Agreements within its competence.  Questions usually come from the Members’ administering
authorities or other government officials with responsibilities in the area. The questions are mostly
directed at seeking clarification on the meaning of specific provisions in the Agreements and how
they should be applied in practice.
(vii) Participation in the Technical Cooperation Division, Training Division
and Secretariat Working Group on LDCs/IF Programmes
The Rules Division participates in these programmes where expertise on antidumping,
subsidies, countervailing measures, safeguards and state trading enterprises is needed.  This includes
trade policy courses, notification workshops, seminars on the functioning of the WTO and its
Agreements, presentations for capital-based officials and individuals, and presentations for officials
from secretariats or bodies of regional arrangements.  Among other activities in this field, the RulesDivision participated in five courses organized by  the Technical Cooperation Division in cooperation
with other international organizations or government s, these activities were carried out in Singapore,
Korea, Austria, Qatar and Burkina Faso.
K. SANITARY AND PHYTOSANITARY MEASURES
The Agriculture and Commodities Division participated in a significant number of technical
assistance activities related to the implementation of the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary
and Phytosanitary Measures during the year 2000.  These included national and regional workshops or
seminars, conferences, and technical advice on specific topics.  In June 2000, the Secretariatorganized a workshop on the Application of Risk Analysis in the Context of the SPS Agreement,
which brought together a number of international and national experts on this issue.  In addition, the
Secretariat organized a regional SPS seminar in Côte d'Ivoire and national seminars in Jamaica and
Cuba, and, in conjunction with the World Bank, a regi onal seminar in Namibia.  The Divisional staff
also actively participated in a wide range of seminars and workshops organized by nationalauthorities, regional or other international organizations.  These included, inter alia , a sub-regional
workshop on food safety in Senegal;  regional training courses on the SPS Agreement for the Gulf
States; a symposium on the impact of the SPS Agreement on the trade of animal products in the
Middle East, held in Lebanon;  a WHO workshop on trade and health issues in India;  a regional
workshop on the transparency provisions of the SPS Agreement held in Belarus;  a US/Hungary joint
training session;  a regional workshop for experts in Uruguay;  a national seminar in Panama;  an
ASEM/TFAP
4 Seminar on Risk Analysis and  SPS Procedures held in the Hague; the ASEAN Food
Conference in the Philippines;  a workshop organized by the UN University on biotechnology in
Japan;  and a conference of the Turkish Food Industry.  The Divisional staff also provided technical
assistance to Croatia and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on their processes of accession
to the WTO.
Seminars and workshops organized by the Secretariat are designed to enhance the awareness
and understanding of basic rights and obligations under the SPS Agreement, to assist Members andfuture Members take full advantage of the transparency provisions of the Agreement, and, with the
                                                     
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support of the Codex, OIE, IPPC and/or independent experts, address more technical issues related to
implementation.  These generally include, for example, risk analysis, equivalence, r egulatory reform,
development of Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) techniques, etc.  The Secretariat has
regularly encouraged the active participation of the private sector in these activities in an effort to
educate and sensitise these countries' industries and consumers on food safety and animal and plant
health protection requirements.
The Secretariat is pleased to see that its technical assistance efforts, combined with those of
Members and of international and regional organizations, have had positive results.  More Members,
and in particular more developing country Members, seem to have a better understanding of their
rights and obligations under the SPS Agreement, and how to make effective use of this tool.  Their
technical assistance needs have become more sophisticated, focussing on in-depth information in
particular areas.
More developing country Members have begun to submit notifications and appear to better
understand the  recommended notification procedures.  The Secretariat has produced a detailed
handbook on the transparency provisions of the Agreement, developed with the assistance of the NewZealand authorities, which include s templates for requesting inform ation or responding to requests.
The handbook is meant as a practical guide for governments to facilitate the implementation of the
transparency provisions of the SPS Agreement.  Although the handbook was designed to be especially
useful for developing and least-developed countries (LDCs), as well as for acceding countries, it is
also a useful reference for other WTO Members.
SPS technical assistance activities continued to reveal different concerns and needs, which can
be summarized as follows:
- Lack of coordination and exchange of information on a national level, not only within
but among the different services responsible for the three sectors - food safety, animalhealth and plant health – and also among officials attending meetings of the SPSCommittee and those attending meetings of the three standard-setting bodies, namely,Codex, OIE and IPPC.
- Need for continued technical assistance with regard to the establishment of national
regulatory frameworks, including the development of legislation.
- Need for increased emphasis on technical assistance pertaining to technical and
scientific issues, including risk analysis methodologies, veterinary and quarantineservices, the creation of reference laboratories, development of appropriate testingprocedures, etc.
- Need for continued efforts to help developing countries' participation in the
development and implementation of international standards, through appropriatetraining.
Finally, Members continue to stress the need for improved coordination among the relevant
international organizations in their approach to technical assistance in developing countries, to ensure
adequate geographic coverage, to ensure consistency in the advice offered and to avoid unnecessary
overlap.  Similarly, improved coordination among Members providing bilateral or regional technical
assistance is requested.  The SPS Committee is addressing this question.  The Secretariat is alsofurther coordinating its technical assistance activ ities with other international organizations, and
continues to organize many activities in the context of meetings or initiatives by other international or
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L. SERVICES
In 2000, demands on the staff of the Trade in Services Division (TSD) to organize and/or
attend services-related conferences, workshops and seminars have continued to grow.  This seems to
reflect at least three factors:  (i) the intention of many current Members, in particular developingcountries, to keep themselves informed of the new services round and ensure effective participation;
(ii) the interests of acceding countries in gaining a deeper understanding of the GATS and its legal
and economic implications;  and (iii) concerns of various organizations and associations about the
perceived impact of the Agreement on core social or  infrastructural services.  Staff members sought to
respond to as many requests as possible within the constraints defined, on the one hand, the Division'smanpower shortage and, on the other hand, the growing resource implications of the ongoing services
negotiations.  These constraints are likely to intensify further.
While previous reports distinguished between two principal types of events – specialized
meetings hosted by governmental or government-affiliated bodies and broader-based training
seminars - a third type has gained in importance:  seminars and workshops organized by specialized
international organizations and non-governmental associations with an interest in individual servicessectors (e.g. communication, transport, education or health).  The latter events have generally proved
more demanding, in terms of advance preparation, than other meetings as they tend to focus on the
policy implication of the GATS, or particular GATS provisions, under country-specific economic or
social conditions.
"Traditional" workshops and seminars are intended mainly to familiarise experts from
individual administrations and, possibly, industry a ssociations with the implications of the Agreement
for their areas of activity.  Recent experience corroborates that, given the complexity of the GATS,
such broad-based events should by organized over two, ideally three days.  This may prove difficult,
however, in individual cases as ministries have to weigh the short-term resource implications offreeing staff with the ensuing longer-term benefits.
What benefits can be expected from such seminars?  As noted in last year's report, there is,
first, the generation of trade intelligence in agenci es and industries not previously confronted with the
concept of international services trade and/or the existence of the GATS;  second, the creation ofcountry-internal coordination and cooperation links between specialised bodies (ministries, agencies,
regulators) and departments in charge of GATS;  and, third, in-depth information of personnel whose
daily workload may prevent them from closely monitoring developments in Geneva.  Contacts during
seminars may also translate into longer-term work ing relations with TSD staff.  This may prove
particularly important for acceding countries and developing countries with small delegations in
Geneva that are unable to attend all relevant services meetings on a regular basis.
Regional seminars may be viewed as more cost-effective than national seminars.  However,
the participation of individual countries is more limited, and much depends on the "multiplier effects"
that may later be generated in capitals.  As has been stressed in earlier reports, these effects depend on
various factors which are largely beyond the Secretariat's control, including appropriate selection of
participants and their continued involvement in the areas concerned.  Last year's experience confirmsthat regional seminars are particularly well prepared by the host countries and/or agencies.  The
Secretariat's participation was facilitated in several cases by the organizers contributing to the costs
involved and/or by the clustering of several meetings in the same region to economize on time and
resources.  In the latter part of the year, due to budget shortages, the schedule of meetings was
determined largely by the ability of interested Members and organizations to cover the Secretariat'stravel and accommodation costs.
M. TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE
In 2000, the Secretariat held and participated in seminars on the TBT Agreement and related
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IDB, ISO, ITC, OIML, PTB, UNIDO, US Departme nt of Commerce and the World Bank.  They were
held in Argentina, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Fr ance, Georgia, Jamaica, Kenya, Kuwait, Panama,
Qatar and Thailand for countries from Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and
Mediterranean region as well as economies in transition.  Funds were provided by the WTO Hong
Kong, China Funds to finance participants attending the seminar in Thailand.
N. TEXTILES AND CLOTHING
The technical assistance plan of the Textiles Division aims to provide Members, as well as
countries in the process of accession, with detailed information on the provisions of the ATC.  In thiscontext, explanations are given on progress in the implementation of the Agreement in its first
six years, requirements of Members in the remaining years of the transition period, recent
developments in textiles and clothing trade by country and region, the long term outlook for trade in
this sector, developments in other WTO Agreements affecting textiles trade, dispute settlement
procedures with emphasis on this sector and notification obligations.  In addition, particular care is put
into establishing the relationship of these developments to the overall situation in the WTO.
The Textiles Division carries out this plan by responding to requests for assistance made by
Members and  by acceding countries and observers through regional and national seminars, for both
Geneva-based delegations and capital-based officials, covering the three broad regions of developing
countries.  In many cases this involves participation in joint programmes with other international
organizations in order to present the widest possible range of information and views on the ATC andon the situation in overall textiles trade.
In 2000, the Textiles Division participated in one regional and one national seminar in Africa,
one national seminar in Asia, one regional seminar in Geneva and in one conference of an inter-
governmental organization.  The regional seminar was held in Ouagadougou, arranged in cooperationwith the Islamic Development Bank, and involved 12 West African countries.  The national seminars
were held in Mauritius and India.  In Geneva, the seminar on the ATC was arranged by the ICC,
bringing together the least-developed West African countries.  The conference of the International
Cotton Advisory Committee, held in Australia, brought together representatives of 24 developing
countries and LDCs.  The Textiles Division also participated in workshops held in the framework ofthe African Ministerial Meeting in Libreville, Gabon.
O. TRADE AND ENVIRONMENT
In 2000, the Trade and Environment Division participated in a significant number of technical
assistance activities related to trade and environment, including national and regional seminars,
conferences, and provided technical advice on specific topics related to the work programme of the
WTO Committee on Trade and Environment.  In particular, the Secretariat organized several regional
training seminars on trade and environment in Af rica, South America, Asia and Central and Eastern
Europe.  The intention of these seminars was to have trade officials meet their environmental
counterparts from the region and exchange views in order to enhance their understanding of trade and
environment discussions in the WTO and the implications for their regions.   The seminars sought toincrease awareness of the WTO's role and activities in this area and to prepare participants for future
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The seminars contributed to:
- The understanding that greater coordination between trade and environmental policy
makers is central to policy coherence on trade and environment at both the national
and international levels.   Trade officials were exposed to the views of theirenvironmental counterparts (and vice versa).  Through concrete case studies, e.g. on
the relationship between multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) and WTO
rules, it was demonstrated how a lack of proper coordination in the past has
sometimes resulted in the negotiation of what may be potentially conflicting
international obligations.
- The analysis at the national and regional levels of the complex policy interlinkages
involved in the trade, environment and sustainable development nexus and the
potential "win-win-win" contribution of secure market access and increased trade
liberalization to trade, environment and development.
- An enhanced dialogue and information sharing on country experiences and views
between government officials from both the trade and the environmental sides within
the region.  Participants reflected on the implications of WTO trade and environment
discussions on their country and in the region as a whole with the intention of
enhancing their negotiating position in future negotiations.
P. TRADE AND INVESTMENT
The Secretariat participated in two regional seminars on Trade and Investment, one in Lima,
Peru in August 2000, the other in Santiago, Chile in December 2000.  The purpose of both seminars
was to assist developing countries to better understand the possible role that multilateral rules mightplay in this area.
Q. TRADE POLICY REVIEW
In 2000, five technical assistance missions were held in conjunction with missions for the
preparation of trade policy reviews i.e. for Madagascar (2), Mozambique and the WTO Members of
the Organization of East Caribbean States (OECS)
5 (2).  The main objectives of these joint missions
were to gather information on technical-related assistance requirements for these Members, which is
reflected in the TPR reports and subsequently to organize technical assistance missions taking into
account the needs that were identified.  This approach will continue to be followed and elaborated,particularly for least-developed countries.
Technical assistance was also provided to several developing countries in the preparation of
their trade policy reviews.  While the reviews of most developing and least-developed countries are
less frequent than for developed countries, the number of requests has increased.  The Secretariat
provides assistance in this area to all requesting developing countries, in particular African and least-
developed countries.
                                                     
5 The WTO Members are:  Antigua and Barbuda, Do minica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint
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R. JITAP
The Joint Integrated ITC/UNCTAD/WTO Technical Assistance Programme for
selected Least Developed and other African countries  (JITAP) is aimed at helping these countries to
integrate/participate in the Multilateral Trading system. This programme is applicable on a provisionalbasis to eight African countries namely Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania,
Tunisia, and Uganda. This programme which was launched as a follow-up, in 1997, to the Singapore
Ministerial Meeting and the UNCTAD Ninth Conference both held in 1996 has been effectively
implemented since 1998 and is to be ended by the end of the present year.  Some twenty-four
countries have; however, to date presented their application to this programme
6
 - JITAP technical assistance is undertaken jointly by ITC/UNCTAD and the WTO and 
is focused on the following elements:
 - Increasing capacity-building of LDCs through training and dissemination of 
information on the multilateral trading system;
- Assisting beneficiary countries implement their obligations under the WTO;
- Facilitating participation in WTO events, through the provision of documentation and
computer material.
To help achieve these three general objectives, the activities of the programme are arranged
into 15 clusters.  Each cluster focuses on a specific subject area and includes a set of activities that are
inter-linked and sequenced in time to ensure efficient management of the programme.  TechnicalAssistance provided by the WTO is mostly related to cluster 2 (Inter Institutional WTO Committee
dealing as the focal point to the programme), cl uster 3 (assistance on customs matters including the
Customs Valuation Code and rules of origin), cluster 4 (implementation issues faced by the
participating countries), cluster 5 (WTO Reference Ce ntres), and cluster 8 (the training of trainers on
the multilateral trading system).
 In year 2000, activities undertaken by the WTO Secretariat in the context of this programme
were mainly regional and national seminars, technical missions, and participation in conference of
relevance for the programme.  In addition, several activities including on line information as well as
technical advice on implementation issues have been provided on a continuous basis during this yearin particular those related to cluster 4 and cluster 5.
 Of the 24 activities recorded during year 2000 regional seminars accounted for 11 activities
while technical missions for 9 of them; national seminars for 3 and participation in a conference on
the multilateral trading system. Regional seminars were held in all participating countries exceptTunisia.  The subjects of these seminars were respec tively TRIPs (2), services (2), regional integration
and procurement (2) on trade remedies (2) and on legal implementation (1). In these seminars sub-
regional institutions were invited to participate. Inputs were provided for these activities by UEMOA,
EAC, ARIPO, and OAPI. With respect to technical missions four of were held in participating
countries.  These were focused on improving on a constant basis the delivery of the programme. Other
technical missions were held in respect of Customs valuation, Trade remedies and notification
requirements.  Three national seminars were held respectively in Tanzania (2) of which a High-levelnational symposium on Trade and in Ghana.
                                                     
6 Of which some Least-developed countries like Mauritania, Madagascar, Malawi, Zambia, Senegal, Niger, Chad, Guinea,
Togo, Mozambique but also developing countries like Botswana, Congo Brazzaville, Zimbabwe, Mauritius, Ga bon,
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 In the of year 2000, a mid-term evaluation of the JITAP programme was undertaken.  Several
conclusions were reached; one of which was that  the programme could be expanded to additional
countries.  It was also suggested institutions could act to redress some of the programmes'
weaknesses, such as the private sector and local academic and training institutions, and a greater
involvement of the donor countries themselves.
Also three countries located in other regions than Africa in particular Haiti, Yemen and
Maldives have also requested to belong to this joint programme.
II. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE:  SELECTED MODES OF DELIVERY
A. REFERENCE CENTRES AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR DEVELOPMENT
Enhanced use of information technology tools c ontinued to be an important way of delivering
WTO technical assistance in 2000.  Technical assistance activities, organized with the Joint Vienna
Institute for countries in Central and Eastern Europe and in Guatemala, Mexico and Peru for Latin
American countries, had substantial video-conferencing and distance-learning components.  Inaddition, on-line fora were organized to permit government officials of WTO Members in distant
locations to participate in topical discussions.  Themes of on-line fora in 2000 included Trade and
Sustainable Development, as well as WTO and Africa.  The WTO-World Bank on-line forum on
Trade and Sustainable Development attracted the pa rticipation of over 1,300 individuals from around
the world.  The forum was the first initiative of the WTO University Network, which links theorganization with universities and research centres to build and disseminate knowledge on
international trade issues.  Topics broached included poverty, inequality and WTO; technical
standards and poverty; LDCs and WTO and why Developing countries should participate in a new
Round, as well as democracy and WTO.
The Trade and Development Web site jointly initiated by the WTO and the World Bank
continued to provide useful information on-line to enable decision-makers in developing countries to
better understand the economic implications and make use of the rules and mechanisms of the WTO.
A CD-ROM on existing sources of WTO-related technical assistance was developed in 2000.  In
addition to serving the immediate purpose of providing a single reference source for potentialbeneficiaries of trade-related technical assistance,  the guide should also be helpful in ensuring
adequate co-ordination and co-operation among providers of assistance.
WTO Reference Centres
Twenty-seven WTO Reference Centres were established in 2000 to help improve the
institutional setting and support trade information systems in least-developed and developing
countries.  This brought the total number of WTO Reference Centres by 31 December 2000 to ninety-
six covering 78 countries and 14 regional/sub-regional organizations. Refer to Annex I for a
geographical distribution and a list of individual locations.  The majority of the  Reference Centres
established in the year 2000 were located in regional or sub-regional institutions.
During the year under review, WTO Reference Centres were established in Botswana, China,
Gabon, Jordan, Kyrgyz Republic, Lebanon, Mongolia, United Arab Emirates and Comoros.  The
regional or sub-regional institutions covered were the Secretariats of the Southern African
Development Community (SADC), United Nati ons Economic Commission for Africa (ECA),
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), Economic Community of WestAfrican States (ECOWAS), Andean Community of  Nations (CAN), Indian Ocean Commission (IOC),
Inter-governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Caribbean Community (CARICOM), West
African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) , African Development Bank (AfDB), Arab
Maghreb Union (UMA), United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
(ESCWA), 
Secretariat for Central American Economic Integration  (SIECA) and the
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the Dominica High Commission in  London and at the Brussels-based Embassy of Burkina Faso.
Training was provided to officials from all London-based Caribbean Missions in September in the
former, and  to LDC officials of all ACP Mi ssions in the latter in February/March 2000.
WTO Reference Centre computer equipment was procured for the Brussels-based Embassies
of Bénin, Chad, Grenada and Niger to facilitate their access to the Internet.  A computer equipment
was also procured for the Republic of Congo.
The activities carried out during the year 2000 focused mainly on training of officials on
accessing the wealth of information on the WTO Internet site and digital carriers (e.g. CD-ROMs)developed by the WTO.  The regional or sub-regional institutions procured their own computer
equipment and ensured Internet access before the arrival of the WTO team at the Headquarters of the
particular institution.
Follow-up activities in 2000 have included the replacement of computer equipment and/or
procurement of computer accessories (uninterruptible power supply device--UPS and "surge arrests" )
for Bénin, Central African Republic, Chad, Malawi and Niger to stabilize electric power supply to thecomputer equipment. During the year under review, the WTO Secretariat explored ways of providing
free Internet access for WTO Reference Centres located in least-developed countries.  Close to 48,000
pages of Daily WTO News Headlines were sent to all WTO Reference Centres during 2000.
In May 2000, a survey was conducted to assess the effectiveness and usefulness of the WTO
Reference Centres.  The responses received demonstrate that the Reference Centres have indeed
become indispensable sources of information on the WTO for the Government, academia and the
business community.  Some depict the Reference Centres as a "one-stop shop" for trade-related
information on the WTO, while others describe the training provided as useful to the extent of
reducing the amount of time spent searching on-line for documents, or information on the WTO.Countries benefiting from WTO Reference Centres have increasingly recognized them as WTO
national offices located in cyberspace from where they obtain an instantaneous response to most of
their WTO-related queries and obtain relevant information.  Several countries are also using the WTO
Reference Centres as their enquiry points to fulfil various notification requirements under the
Agreements on SPS (Annex B:3); Technical Barriers to Trade (Articles 10:1 and 10.3) and GATS(Article III:4). Moreover, officials benefiting from the Reference Centre training indicated, in
questionnaires given at the end of each training session, that they would use the expertise acquired to
access electronic training tools, WTO information resources, maintain ongoing contact with the WTO
and to access WTO meeting schedules. Indeed, the establishment of WTO Reference Centres in
several developing countries has contributed to  improved information flows between the WTO
Secretariat and Ministries of Commerce of WTO Members, and regional or sub-regional
organizations.
Information Technologies For Development (ITD)The Web site of the Trade and Development Centre is an Internet site with information and
training resources designed to meet the needs of LDCs and other developing country trade officials.The Internet site is used by about 15,000 visitors per month. The content includes:
- On-line fora on trade issues of interest to developing countries:  Three fora were
organized over the past year with partic ipation from users world-wide, mostly from
LDCs and other developing countries.
- Developing country case studies: Case studies have been developed and are available
on the Internet site.
- Interactive training guides: These can be viewed online or downloaded from the
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- Training activities: These include the WTO trade policy courses and World Bank
courses.
- World Bank integrated program for Agriculture: The World Bank's integrated
program of research and capacity building aims at enhancing the participation of
developing countries in the WTO 2000 Negotiations on agriculture.
Development of electronic training and information materials remains crucial for LDCs and
other developing countries.  Some of the current activities are:
- Continued development of Internet and CD-based information material for WTO
Reference Centres, as well as for use in other WTO activities, including Short Trade
Policy Courses.
- Expansion of the ITD Internet site to include more case studies, on-line fora and other
content.
- Development of a library of interactive training tools on CD-ROMs. The first such
module on the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing offers users three hours of
interactive course material. More computer-based training modules on other WTO
Agreements, to be made available on CD-ROMs and accessible on the Internet, areunder development.
- The World Bank Global Distance Learning  Network (GDLN).  This is a project
initiated by the World Bank aimed at using communications technologies to deliver
training programs (distance learning) and access to computerized databases todeveloping countries.  It is a global communications system with computer links,
video-conferencing and interactive classrooms.  The World Bank developed the first
Centres in 1997 using facilities in its network of field offices located in capitals of
developing countries.  The current phase of the project is to establish Distance
Learning Centres (DLCs) which are owned and operated by training and educational
institutions in each participating country.  The existing GDLN network covers several
countries in Africa, Asia, Caribbean and South America.  The WTO continued its
collaboration with the World Bank on this project in 2000.  There has been one pilot
project to-date in which the WTO used the Bank's network for a 6-hour interactive
seminar on notifications.  This session was conducted from the WTO Secretariat inGeneva for about 60 trade ministry officials in four African countries.
Training in the use of  information material on the Internet and on CD-ROM, including the
use of specialized databases, remains the most important need identified by LDCs and other
developing country trade officials.
B. DISTANCE LEARNING AND COMPUTER-BASED TRAINING
The innovative use of distance education and learning methods and techniques can augment
the impact of technical assistance activities. The main beneficiaries are junior to mid-level
government officials who need to better understand WTO rules and procedures, but the use of video-
conferences has also proven to be highly efficient in the delivery of specialized assistance.
(i) University Network in Latin America
A successful pilot project was executed in 2000 in collaboration with Mexico's Monterrey
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videoconference featured a presentation of 45 to 60 minutes made by one or two WTO experts on a
specific subject such as trade in goods, trade and environment or dispute settlement, followed by a 20
to 30 minutes question-and-answer session.  On average, 300 persons attended each videoconference,
mostly students and businesspeople. An evaluation was conducted by ITESM through an online
questionnaire and the cycle was rated as useful to very useful by most participants.
(ii) Videoconferences
Videoconferences have been used on a regular basis during 2000, in particular for short
interventions by specialized experts of the WTO Secretariat during Short Trade Policy courses. In
addition, videoconferences were used to deliver presentations in seminars and workshops where it
was not feasible or practical to be physically present.
(iii) The WTO: A Training Package
A computer-based package on the World Trade Organization was prepared by the Secretariat
and is accessible on the WTO web-site ( www.wto.org ) since 1998. It mirrors the structure of a general
seminar and covers all concepts developed in a normal 4 to 5 day seminar run by TCD. It consists of
ten modules. Each of the first nine modules corresponds to a three-four hour seminar lecture, and
includes a review section using the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) approach.  The last module -module 10 - contains the Final Act as well as other key WTO documents. This package is in the
process of being updated.
The package can be seen as two inter-related components: (i) a set of over 350 “slides”; and
(ii) a “book” that contains a short explanation for each bullet point appearing on the slides.  The slides
and the book are both available in English, French and Spanish on-line.
Among the advantages in using this distance learning tool are: 24 hour access; self-directed
and self-paced (convenient for users); interactive and collaborative; content can be modified in a
relatively easy manner; and each slide allows the user to send an e-mail to the WTO Secretariat for
further clarifications.
Apart from its main use – computer-based self-t raining - this material can be used in two
other ways: (i) to explain in a structured manner the work of the WTO, and (ii) to help trainers
organize their presentations using slides.  In the former case, no slides are needed while in the latter
the "book" is used to highlight the key concepts that are elaborated in each slide presented. In 2000,
over 500 copies, mostly on CD-ROM, were distributed and over 8,000 individual modules were
downloaded from the web-site.
(iv) Computer-Based Training (CBT) series
The objective of this tool is to capture on CD-ROM the subjects presented in WTO Trade
Policy Courses. The target audience are trade officials of developing countries as well as otherinterested persons who are not in a position to attend the residential courses. Using the CD-ROMs,
they have access to the course material developed by WTO experts. The material is presented using a
multimedia approach that combines text, audio a nd video segments in an interactive, pedagogical
manner. Each module includes a test through which the student, and instructor, can measure progress
in absorbing the subject presented. A first trilingual product on the Agreement on Textiles and
Clothing that incorporates three hours of course material is already available and over 200 copies
were distributed. A second CD-ROM covering th e Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary
Measures (SPS Agreement) is in the process of being finalized.WT/COMTD/W/83
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In addition, a CD-ROM entitled "Introduction to the world economy: a course with emphasis
on transition economies " has been developed by the World Bank in partnership with the WTO
Secretariat and the Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches sur le Développement International (CERDI),
University of Auvergne. This CD-ROM contains 16 lectures on trade policy issues and more than 200
articles (in pdf format) that can be used as support for a "traditional" course. This CD was prepared toaccompany the two-week trade policy segment entitl ed "Trade Policy and the International Trading
System" which forms part of the Applied Economic Policy courses taught at the Joint Vienna
Institute. Around 150 copies of the CD-ROM were distributed in 2000, mostly to participants in the
above-mentioned courses.
(v) WTO Documentation in Electronic Form
CD-ROMs containing WTO documents and training materials are produced on a regular basis
in-house and distributed during technical assistance activities. During 2000, over 20 such CD-ROMs
have been prepared, in particular for participants in Short Trade Policy courses.
(vi) Other CD-ROMs (publications)
The WTO has developed a growing series of electronic publications, normally distributed as
CD-ROM products. Copies of these electronic publications have been provided to WTO Reference
Centres as well as to delegations of developing and least-developed country Members. Most of these
CD-ROMs are also available for sale. The following products are used in technical assistance
activities on a regular basis:
• Results of the Uruguay Round . This trilingual CD-ROM contains all
WTO rules and commitments made by its Members and the Schedules ofConcessions on goods and on services (nearly 30,000 pages of
undertakings).  For each Member there are product-by-product lists of
bound tariff rates affecting market access for goods, including
agricultural products.  The Schedules of Specific Commitments onservices identify the services sectors to which a country will apply the
market access and national treatment obligations of the GATS and any
limitations from those obligations it wishes to maintain.
• Guide to GATT Law and Practice: Analytical Index . This CD-ROM
contains the complete text of the corresponding publication and is fully
searchable with hyperlinks and on-screen help.
• GATT Basic Instruments and Selected Documents (BISD).  This trilingual
CD-ROM contains the 42 volumes of the corresponding publication anduses the same software as that for the Analytical Index.
• Trade Policy Review  collection. This series covers the Trade Policy
Review reports. The second issue covers the period 1995-2000. It isupdated annually.
• WTO Trade Statistics on CD .  This trilingual CD-ROM consists of trade
statistics from Volume II of the WTO Annual Report. The last edition
covers 2000. It is updated annually.
• WTO Internet site on CD . This CD-ROM allows to browse and print the
information available on the WTO web-site at a certain date off-line.
Updates are pressed every six months.WT/COMTD/W/83
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SECTION TWO
WTO TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES IN
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (OTHER THAN THE LEAST DEVELOPED)
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I. OVERVIEW OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES7
A. REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES
Regarding the geographical distribution of technical assistance activities held, Table II gives a
regional breakdown in person days.  African countries benefitted from over 20 per cent of all
assistance (1,435) in 2000.  Compared to 1999, technical assistance in both the Middle East  and
Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia increased significantly (54.9 per cent and 29.4 per cent
respectively). Assistance in other regions represented 25.5 per cent of all activities for Asia and the
Pacific and 23.4 per cent for Latin America and the Caribbean.
Table II
2000 Technical Assistance Activities by Region
(in person days)
Region Total
person
days
1999Percentage
Distribution
 1999Total
person
days
 2000Percentage
Distribution
2000Percentage
Increase/
Decrease
2000/1999
Total 1,447 100 1,435 100 -0.8
Africa 304 21.0 293 20.4 -3.6
Asia and the Pacific 396 27.4 366 25.5 -7.5
Central and Eastern Europe and Central
Asia218 15.1 282 19.7 29.4
Latin America and the Caribbean 427 29.5 336 23.4 -21.3
Middle East 102 7.0 158 11.0 54.9
The WTO also undertakes joint technical assistance activities with other international
organizations and is also invited to participate in activities organized by other institutions. This
information is summarized in Table III.
                                                     
7Full details on technical assistance activities for developing countries (other than LDCs) and transition
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Table III
Technical Assistance Activities by Region and by Lead Agency
(in person days)
Activities undert aken by WTO Total 1999 Total 2000
Total 612 481
a.  Africa 127 105
b.  Asia and the Pacific 155 99
c.  Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia 96 86
d.  Latin America and the Caribbean 189 114
e.  Middle East 45 77
Activities undertaken jointly with other
organizationsTotal 1999 Total 2000
Total 447 475
a.  Africa 84 89
b.  Asia and the Pacific 154 100
c.  Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia 60 107
d.  Latin America and the Caribbean 125 126
e.  Middle East 24 53
Activities where WTO was invited Total 1999 Total 2000
Total 388 479
a.  Africa 93 99
b.  Asia and the Pacific 87 167
c.  Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia 62 89
d.  Latin America and the Caribbean 113 96
e.  Middle East 33 28
B. DISTRIBUTION OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES BY MODE OF
DELIVERY
It is recalled that WTO's technical assistance activities are conducted by different modes of
delivery at the national and regional levels: seminars, workshops, training courses, technical missions,
conferences and symposia.  Summary information on modes of delivery is contained in Table IV.WT/COMTD/W/83
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Table IV
Technical Assistance Activities by Mode of Delivery  and by Region
(in person days)
Mode of Delivery Africa Asia and the
PacificCentral and Eastern
Europe and Central
AsiaLatin America
and the
CaribbeanMiddle East Total
National activities
19992000148
141161
13238
68236
11568
104651
560
of which:
seminars
1999
2000
workshops
1999
2000
training courses
1999
2000
technical missions
1999
200020
34
28
9
0
0
100
9834
45
25
12
24
31
78
4416
31
7
5
0
12
15
2056
25
6
9
0
12
174
6924
42
5
11
2
0
37
51150
177
71
46
26
55
404
282
Regional Seminars19992000107
100198
127131
164144
14920
33600
573
of which:
seminars
1999
2000
workshops
1999
2000
training courses
1999
200058
67
49
10
0
2369
68
46
12
83
4768
51
12
19
51
9454
41
90
98
0
107
9
10
0
3
24256
236
207
139
137
198
ConferencesSymposia, Colloquia1999200049
5237
10749
5047
7214
21196
302
All Activities19992000304
293396
366218
282427
336102
1581,447
1,435WT/COMTD/W/83
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Compared to 1999, the Secretariat's participation in training courses at both the national and
regional level increased considerably from 163 to 253 person days in 2000 for all regions, with the
biggest growth in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia.  This strong demand reflects a
continuously strong interest in the WTO issues, and the need, particularly of countries in the accession
process or those which have recently acceded, to address implementation issues of the Agreements.The topics of the workshops, conferences, round tables, training courses were wide-ranging and
generally dealt in-depth with specific issues. Works hops follow a 'hands-on' approach,  with officials
being trained and/or familiarised with the intricacies of a specific agreement. The Secretariat's
considerable involvement in technical missions in all regions reflects a continuing demand for specific
assistance on implementation and regulatory issues.
Technical assistance activities in Africa were mainly delivered in the form of seminars,
technical missions and training courses.  The regi ons of the Middle East and of Central and Eastern
Europe and Central Asia saw the greatest increase in technical assistance activities at the national
level, while the latter region also saw the greatest increase overall and at the regional level in person
days.  The Middle East saw an increase in the number of person days associated with seminars,
technical missions and training courses, while Latin America and the Caribbean saw an increase intraining courses and conferences.
While the mode of delivery may vary among regions, each region continued to be covered by
a variety of activities.
C. RELATIVE SHARE OF TECHNICAL COOPERATION DIVISION IN ALL TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES
It has often been emphasized that technical assistance is provided by the WTO as a whole,
and not solely by the Technical Cooperation Division (TCD).  The information available (Table V)shows that of all activities (expressed in person days), the Technical Cooperation Division was
responsible for 426, representing a share of 29.7 per cent.  A total of 330 person days were provided
jointly by TCD and other Divisions, representing 23 per cent, and the vast majority of person days
(679) were provided by other Divisions, representing a share of 47.3 per cent.  It should also be noted
that this increasing number of activities carried out by all Divisions in the WTO is  done with only amodest increase in staff.
Table V
Technical Assistance Activities in 2000
TCD and/or other Divisions
(in person days)
WTO SECRETARIAT TOTAL PERCENTAGE
DISTRIBUTION
TCD only 426 29.7
TCD jointly with other divisions 330 23.0
Other Divisions (excl. TCD) 679 47.3WT/COMTD/W/83
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II. REGIONAL/NATIONAL PROGRAMMES AND SPECIALLY FUNDED PROJECTS
A. AFRICA
This section refers to the following 20 African Developing Countries: Algeria, Botswana,
Cameroon, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Morocco, Namibia,
Nigeria, Senegal, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Tunisia, Zimbabwe.
The total number of activities amounted to 61.  Regional seminars and workshops accounted
for 19, national seminars and workshops for 8, technical missions for 16, and conferences, symposia
and colloquia for 12.  The establishment of new WTO Reference Centres accounted for six activities.
Of the nineteen regional seminars held in 2000, several were jointly organized with other
international organizations, namely FAO, ITC, ITU, UNCTAD, UNDP and the World Bank, and with
regional institutions such as CEMAC, COMESA, or SADC.  Participants from selected African
countries also participated in Short Trade Policy Courses organized at inter-regional level byUNCTAD, Islamic Development Bank or individual countries, in particular Singapore, the United
States, and Australia.
A total of  eight national seminars were organized at the request of individual countries during
2000.  Most were seminars of a specialised nature aimed at providing an in-depth knowledge in aparticular area or WTO Agreement.  Several of these seminars were organized in the context of the
JITAP programme.
Technical missions continued to be one of the most important activities undertaken for
African countries.  A total of 16 activities were undertaken in the year 2000.  Most of these missionsaimed at helping individual countries to adapt their existing legislation and regulations to the WTO
Agreements in areas such as customs valuation, trade remedies and TRIPS, and transposition of tariff
schedules.  Four technical missions were undertaken in the framework of the JITAP programme, and
two technical missions were held in connection with the Trade Policy Review exercise.
In 2000, the WTO  participated in 12 conferences, symposia or colloquia organized either by
the WTO and/or by other international institutions, regional or sub-regional institutions, or individual
countries.  Some of the subjects dealt with in these events were Agenda for Africa, Emerging African
Market, Globalization, Sustainable Economic Development, Trade Promotion, and Electronic
Commerce.
In continuation of the WTO Information Technology for Development project launched in
1997, two new Reference Centres were established in individual African countries and four in sub-
regional organizations.
Refer to Annex 2a for the list of activities undertaken in 2000.
B. ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
Among the regional activities that took place in Asia and the Pacific were:- The first WTO/ESCAP Trade Policy Course on the WTO and the Multilateral
Trading System for 23 Asian Developing Economies, held in Bangkok (8-26 May
2000).  This course provided an opportunity for Asian national WTO desk officers to
get a deeper understanding of the fundamental principles of the WTO, the theoretical
basis for international trade, and the rules and practices under the various WTO
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- A joint Singapore/WTO Trade Policy Course for Developing Countries was held in
Singapore (14-22 September 2000) u nder the Singapore/WTO Memorandum of
Understanding.  This course is held annually for trade officials from developing and
least-developed countries.
- The purpose of the WTO/Forum Secretariat /FAO/Commonwealth Secretariat
Regional Seminar held in New Zealand (3-7 April 2000) was to explain to the Pacific
Island countries the implications of WTO Agreements, with a special focus on
agriculture, SPS and special and differential treatment provisions, and theharmonization of domestic policy, legislation and regulations with WTO
requirements.
- A WTO/Asian Development Bank Regional Seminar was held in Tokyo (17-
25 July 2000) on capacity-building in international and regional trade policy issues.
This also involved detailed presentations of the implementation of WTO Agreements.
Specialized regional seminars were carried out on a number of Agreements.  Regional
seminars on the TRIPs Agreement and its implications for developing countries were held in India,
Thailand and Hong Kong China; on TBT/SPS and conformity assessment procedures in Australia,
Japan, Thailand, and the Philippines; on trade in services in Singapore and Malaysia; on trade and
competition policy in Thailand and India; on textiles for ASEAN textile manufacturers in Malaysia;and on WTO Agreements for international trade lawyers in Australia.  In addition, a regional seminar
on electronic commerce strategies was held in India; and on trade and environment in Thailand.
In an increasing number of technical assistance activities, an increasing use was made of case
studies and simulation exercises resulting from feed-back of participants.  These covered disputesettlement procedures and practices, trade in services negotiations, and trade negotiations simulations.
Another improvement was the use of customized lectures incorporating examples directly related to
the trading framework and negotiating positions of the participants. A first step in the outsourcing of
WTO technical assistance activities in the region came with the implementation of a Memorandum of
Understanding signed with the Secretariat of the United Nations Economic and Social Commissionfor Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP).  In this case, the training programme was jointly set up and
UNESCAP was responsible for all logistical and administrative matters.
Annex 2b shows a large number of additional activities that were carried out at the regional
and national levels, directly by the WTO Secretariat or jointly with national administrations,international or regional organizations.  These activities cover virtually all subjects of responsibility
within the WTO legal system, including the establishment of WTO Reference Centres.
Refer to Annex 2b for the list of activities undertaken in 2000.
C. CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA
During the year 2000, a broad range of technical assistance activities were undertaken for
Central and Eastern European and Central Asian coun tries, including national and regional seminars,
technical missions, workshops and training courses. The nature of the activities depended mostly on
the specific requirements of each beneficiary country.  Several countries in this region are currently in
the process of accession, while others have recently joined the WTO as full Members, includingAlbania, Croatia and Georgia.  In addition, some c ountries have been GATT Contracting Parties, and
later WTO Members, for some time.  The requirements thus differ considerably among those
countries that need specific advice in their accession process, those that seek to improve their
institutional and human capacity to enhance their understanding of the multilateral trade rules, and
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One main objective in designing technical assistance for countries in this region is to ensure
that the offer meets the specific needs that have been identified by beneficiary countries in writing,
during country visits, in seminars or in bilateral discussions.  A questionnaire was sent in the summer
of 2000 to which the vast majority of countries replied.
Countries that have recently joined the WTO continue to express a need to be trained on the
operation of the system, particularly in those areas that contain new obligations. Problems
encountered in the implementation process are frequently related to a weak knowledge base in
specific areas and/or a weak institutional framework to implement the WTO Agreements.  Efforts by
the Secretariat have consisted mostly of providing assistance in the legislative process and are gearedto achieving a better understanding of the Agreements, mostly by providing information through
technical missions and training on the implementati on of the Agreements. Training material is put at
the disposal of the officials.
Efforts continue to be pursued to assist countries in the region in their accession process, or,
for those that are Members of the WTO, in meeting the requirements of the WTO Agreements.
Countries that are in the accession process require mostly a broad range of assistance, often starting inthe early stages of the drafting process of the memorandum on the foreign trade regime, on tariff
schedules, bindings and services commitments, and including general and/or specific explanations on
the Agreements.  At later stages in the accession process, the Secretariat is often called upon to
provide explanations to a broader audience, to increase awareness of the WTO system, including the
public and private sectors and Members of Parliament. This type of activity is often consideredimportant by government officials who have negotiated the accession, in order to broaden the
domestic support for accession and to disseminate information on the WTO to those that have not
been directly involved in that process.
Activities of a specific nature to which countries were invited to nominate officials included,
inter alia , agriculture, rules, market access issues, negotiating techniques, dispute settlement courses,
and services. The duration of these activities varied between several days and a week.  Also, short
(two- or three-week) training courses were held both in Geneva, at the WTO headquarters, as well as
at the Joint Vienna Institute (Austria). These training courses aim at assisting countries in developing
a better understanding of the WTO rules and agreements and sharing information and experiencesamong participants.  The courses, conducted by experts from the WTO, include video conferencing
with WTO experts from WTO headquarters, interact ive training with simulation exercises, CD-Roms,
and training material available on the WTO web site.  These courses provide officials with an
opportunity to deepen their knowledge in areas of in terest to them and establish contacts with WTO
officials, thus providing a basis for further exchange of information by e-mail, fax or telephone.
The Secretariat continues to cooperate with regional and/or international specialized
agencies, organizations and institutes to enhance efficiency in the delivery of information and
organization of the activities. This includes the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) based in
Istanbul (Turkey) and the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) based in Tehran (Iran).
Cooperation with these bodies has intensified.  In addition, various (bilateral) donor agencies are
active in the field, who often call upon the WTO to provide its expertise on specific agreements.  Insome cases, they directly sponsor WTO participation in their activities and assume all logistical and
administrative aspects of the seminars, thus generating cost savings for the WTO.  This cooperation
will be built upon for future activities.
Refer to Annex 2c for the list of activities undertaken in 2000.WT/COMTD/W/83
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D. LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
Notwithstanding the operational difficulties posed by the lack of decisions on technical
assistance at the 1999 Ministerial Conference in Seattle, technical assistance activities with countries
in the Latin American and Caribbean region continued in 2000, although in a slightly scaled-backmanner.
Three innovative projects carried out in 2000 were:
• The first delivery of the planned Short (two-weeks) Trade Policy Courses at the sub-
regional level, one in Lima at the Headquarters of, and in collaboration with, the andean
Community Secretariat, and one in Guatemala at the Headquarters of, and in
collaboration with, the Secretariat for Central American Integration (SIECA).
• The development of a Group Trade Policy Review for the Organization of Eastern
Caribbean States (OECS) Members of the WTO, as a joint TPR-Technical Cooperation
project.
• The first extensive application of distance-learning techniques through video-
conferencing, both in the execution of the Short Trade Policy Courses and in a stand-
alone Cycle of six Video-Conf erences on WTO issues organized jointly with the Institute
of Technology and Higher Studies of Monterrey (ITESM), Mexico, and broadcast, in real
time, to academic centres of excellence associated with ITESM in nine countries in Latin
America. Access to this Cycle of Conferences was assured for government officials of the
countries concerned.
As pointed out in previous reports, over the last five years the WTO has developed a three-
pronged approach to technical assistance activities with Latin American and Caribbean countries:
first, carrying forward WTO's collaboration with re gional institutions in the region, particularly the
Institute for Integration in Latin America and the Caribbean (INTAL) of the Inter-AmericanDevelopment Bank (IADB);  second, responding to requests from individual WTO Members on
specific issues, through technical missions and national seminars and workshops; and third,
responding to requests for the establishment of coherent national programmes of activities. Finally, in
2000 the programme on WTO Reference Centres, which had been extended to small economies and
island countries in the region in 1999, was further expanded into regional Secretariats.
The WTO and INTAL, a research, training and general policy discussion organ of the
Integration and Regional Programs Department of the Inter-American Development Bank, have been
working together since 1997 in the organization and delivery of a number of technical assistance
activities.  In view of the success of these activities and the increasing demand from countriesconcerned, the idea was broached in late 1998 of putting IADB-INTAL/WTO collaboration on a more
formal and structured basis.  Consequently, and taking into account the expressed interest of the
IADB for a joint programme with the WTO, a Me morandum of Understanding was prepared on the
basis of the practice developed through the work already done. The MOU was signed by the IADB
and the WTO in July 2000.
During 2000, eight different activities in the region were organized under the programme,
covering MERCOSUR, the Andean Countries, the Central American Common Market and other
countries in Central America and Spanish-speak ing Caribbean, CARICOM countries, and Mexico.
Different WTO subjects have been dealt with, including market access, agriculture, trade in services,
subsidies and countervailing measures, anti-dumping , negotiating techniques, etc. Short Trade Policy
Courses started in 2000, with courses delivered to the Andean Community Member countries and tocountries in Central America and the Spanish-speaking Caribbean. The objective is to deliver at least
one course every 12 to 18 months in each of the sub-regions. The introduction in these Courses ofWT/COMTD/W/83
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real-time video-conferencing from Geneva with WTO experts, to supplement in-place lecturers'
explanations, has met with great success, although there is always room for improvement due to the
different technology levels in different countries an d the organization of the presentations themselves.
The following points provide an initial overall assessment of the programme:
• The evaluations submitted by participants have consistently rated each activity as "very
good" (20/30%) to "excellent" (40/60%); the concerns expressed by participants rating
"good" or "fair" have mostly related to short duration, more case-study oriented, the need
for more practical examples to better understand the functioning of the rules, not enough
information on negotiating and political positions of their various trading partners, etc.We have tried to respond through introducing more up-dated information on the state of
play in the various WTO bodies, as well as mini-tests in the form of written
questionnaires, "quizzes" on scheduling of services commitments, market access
negotiations and dispute settlement simulations, etc. These have been highly successful.
• The sub-regional approach adopted for the execution of activities has allowed the
seminars, workshops and courses to be oriented towards the specific problems in eachsub-region, which differ considerably from one to the other; in areas such as subsidies
and anti-dumping. This approach has also recognized the different levels of usage of these
instruments among countries, and thus permitted the workshops to be tailored specifically
to their needs.
• INTAL's coordination with the WTO Secretariat, either through the Technical
Cooperation Division or directly with the Di visions concerned with specific activities
(Agriculture, Rules, Services, etc.), and its substantive participation in all events, has
proceeded smoothly and efficiently; INTAL's access to the IADB network in all the
countries in the region has proved to be extremely useful, particularly as to the
preparation of logistical and other local arrangements.
• Where regional institutions other than IN TAL (such as CABEI, ECLAC, SELA, IICA,
ALADI, etc.) have been the main proponents of various activities, coordination withINTAL has succeeded in mobilizing additional resources and avoiding duplication, as
well as provided the opportunity for officials from regional secretariats to also take part in
lecturing and training participants, thus increasing inter-agency collaborative efforts
throughout the region.
• On the whole, the IADB-INTAL/WTO association has allowed the WTO Secretariat to
considerably deepen its own knowledge of the region and its problems, has provided
valuable lessons to be applied in the general improvement of WTO technical assistance
activities, and has contributed to the building of a sound basis of information and
awareness in the region on the multilateral trading system, which is clearly reflected inthe increasing demand for more specific activities to deal in-depth with various subjects.
In light of the above, IADB-INTAL and the WTO have jointly decided to extend the
programme to the end of 2002, incorporating adjustments and improvements in their activities, as
necessary, based on lessons learned.
Among other regional activities, the OAS/Geo rgetown University/WTO Advanced Training
Course on Multilateral and Regional issues in the trade agenda for the Americas, for the benefit of
small economies in the region (delivered separately  in English and Spanish in the summer) deserves
special mention. This programme, delivered annually since 1998, has become one of the highlights of
technical assistance activities in the region.WT/COMTD/W/83
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Activities in 2000 show a clear trend towards more intensive work at the national level, and
fewer events at the sub-regional and regional levels.  Regarding topics covered, the trend is clearly
towards an increasing interest in in-depth, subjec t-specific assistance, geared more to problems and
implementation, and forward-oriented to participation in future negotiations, and demonstrates a more
advanced level of awareness and understanding on the part of the governments concerned.Nevertheless, turnover due to democratically elected governments will still require repeats in the
training of officials new to the WTO.
Refer to Annex 2d for the list of activities undertaken in 2000.
E. MIDDLE EAST
The year 2000 saw the accession of two Middle East countries to the WTO.  Jordan acceded
to the WTO on 11 April 2000 and Oman on 9 November 2000.  Other Middle East Members of the
WTO are Bahrain, Cyprus, Kuwait, Qatar and th e United Arab Emirates (UAE).  Lebanon, Saudi
Arabia and Yemen (an LDC) are still negotiating their accession to the WTO.  Relative to 1998 and
1999, technical assistance activities in the Middle East expanded in response to increasing needs ofacceding countries and demands for assistance on implementation issues by Members in the region.
National seminars and workshops were held in  Cyprus, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Saudi
Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.  The topics broached in these seminars included Agriculture,
TRIPS, SPS and TBT matters, dispute settlement procedures and practices, trade in services and
investment including electronic commerce and telecommunications, notification requirements and
skills for multilateral trade negotiations.
Technical missions covered the implementation of GATS in the United Arab Emirates,
government procurement in Jordan, customs valuation in Kuwait, and establishment of WTO
Reference Centres in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Jordan and Lebanon (ESCWA and the Ministry of Economy
and Trade).  WTO officials also participated in conferences held in Lebanon (on telecommunications),Cyprus (on GATS), Jordan (on UNDP-WTO technical cooperation in the Arab region) and Kuwait
(on investment policies and opportunities in the global market).
Two regional seminars were held in the United Arab Emirates and one in Lebanon.  The UAE
regional seminars covered food safety policies and the implementation of the Agreements on
Agriculture, SPS and TBT;  as well as the services negotiations.  The regional seminar in Lebanoncovered the Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary measures. Saudi Arabia hosted the two
symposia on WTO Agreements, as well as customs valuation and free-trade areas.  The Fourth Short
Trade Policy Course, organized jointly with the Islamic Development Bank, was held in Qatar in
October 2000.  The Islamic Development Bank provided the funding and the WTO provided the
resource persons.
Middle East countries and institutions generously supported and contributed financially to
WTO technical co-operation activities in the region during 2000.  These included Saudi Arabia,
United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and such intergovernmental institutions as the Islamic Development
Bank, the Gulf Co-operation Council and the Arab Research Fund, whose contributions in 2000 can
be estimated at about five hundred thousand Swiss francs.
During the year under review, the WTO Secretariat signed a number of Memoranda of
Understanding (MOU’s) with Middle East institutions to facilitate delivery of prompt and effective
technical assistance to Middle East countries.  MOU's were signed with the Islamic Development
Bank, and the ESCWA Secretariat.
An assessment of the technical co-operation mi ssions points to a deepening of knowledge of
the WTO Agreements in the Middle East region.  In particular, the missions have triggered proposalsfrom several countries to set up national committees to co-ordinate WTO-related matters, and toWT/COMTD/W/83
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demand more emphasis on implementation issues rather than explanation of the Agreements, in future
WTO missions.  On other fronts, the hosting was announced of the Fourth WTO Ministerial
Conference in Doha (Qatar) in 2001.
During the year under review, six briefings were arranged at the WTO Secretariat for visiting
senior officials from the Middle East.  In April 2000, a three-week briefing on the functioning of the
WTO and the multilateral trading system was arranged for a visiting official from Bahrain.  In June
2000, a four-day briefing was arranged for two senior officials from the Qatar-based Gulf
Organization for Industrial Consulting on the functioning of the WTO.  From the last week of October
until mid-November 2000, four separate briefing/training sessions were organized for five traineesfrom Jordan.  Two trainees followed training on trade remedy measures in the Rules Division, and
one each on TBT and trade and environment, SPS and Agriculture issues in the Trade and
Environment Division, as well as in the Agriculture and Commodities Division.
Refer to Annex 2e for the list of activities undertaken in 2000.WT/COMTD/W/83
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SECTION THREE
WTO TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES
IN LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIESWT/COMTD/W/83
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I. STATUS REPORT ON THE INTEGRATED FRAMEWORK FOR
TRADE-RELATED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR LDCs,
The review of the Integrated Framework for Trade-Related Technical Assistance had been
initiated in November 1999. The review had been init iated pursuant to paragraph 6 of the Framework
document that emerged from the High Level Meeting.8  To initiate the review, an independent review
team was appointed to assess the operation of the IF, since 1997.  The objective was the results of the
independent review team would create a basis for the agencies to re-examine the IF, take decisions
and make recommendations for its improvement.
The Independent review team was task-managed by the World Bank.  The review team was
headed by Mr. Sarath Rajapatirana.  Other members of the team were Charles Lusthaus and Marie-
Hélène Adriene.  The World Bank requested an Advisory Committee, composed of John Eriksson and
Hans Wyss, to provide independent advice and counsel to the evaluation team.  The report of the
review was submitted to the core agencies on 8 June 2000.  It was circulated to WTO Members on 29
June 2000.9  In considering the report, the core agencies considered that it was essentially an input
into the final stage of the review process in which WTO members, donors and LDCs were involved.
The essential recommendations of the report of the review, for the improvement of the IF,
were as follows:
a) Clarify Policy Objectives: Clarify the objectives of the IF by restricting it to technical
assistance for trade-related development, to support, inter alia, policy reforms,
manpower and human resources development, customs reforms, institutional change
and legal environment reforms. Infrastructure investment and other hardwaredevelopment, as well as technical assistance solely related to equipment and bricks
and mortar, would be handled in the cont ext of Consultative Groups (CGs) supported
by the World Bank and the UNDP-supported Country Round Tables (as distinguished
from the round tables presently held for the IF).
b) Prioritize and Link to Overall Development Assistance  Architecture: In the future
most development assistance  strategy issues are likely to be developed through
participatory processes, in the context of  such exercises as the Poverty Reduction
Strategy Papers (PRSPs), the Comprehe nsive Development Framework (CDF) and
the United Nations Development Strategy Frameworks (UNDAF).  These efforts will
be prepared by LDCs in consultation with the World Bank, the IMF, UNDP and otherUN agencies, donors and stakeholders. In all such endeavours, country strategy will
define the role of trade development and related technical assistance.  The IF will
then be linked to the priorities established through the formulation of country
development strategies.
c) Give Ownership to the LDCs: Make the IF process more demand driven and country-
owned by requiring LDCs to prioritise their specific needs from the list of trade-
related technical assistance activities listed in the Needs Assessments.  Once a
particular trade-related technical assistance project or program is identified as a
priority by an LDC, that particular project or program would be submitted to the
agency responsible for managing and coordinating such technical assistance.
d) Strengthen Governance and Administration: The review considered two options: (i)
strengthening the Administrative Unit to the point that it can manage the IF while
continuing to be located at the ITC in Geneva, and (ii) moving the responsibility for
managing the IF to WTO (where the Administrative Unit would be integrated).  On
                                                     
8 WT/LDC/HL/1/Rev.1.
9 WT/LDC/SWG/IF/1, 29 June 2000.WT/COMTD/W/83
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balance, the review concluded that the superior option is to make the WTO
responsible for IF management.  This is because the IF requires leadership in the
trade field.  This leadership in trade re sides in WTO, following the Uruguay Round.
Given the specific capacities required for managing the IF (within the sharper focused
objectives as per (a) above), WTO will need to strengthen its ability to handle trade-related technical assistance.  The Inter-Agency Working Group (IAWG) would
continue as an advisory group, meeting not more than twice a year, and help WTO in
its coordination with the other IAWG agencies.
e) Coordination Issues: Once governance is strengthened along the lines of the
foregoing recommendation, coordination can be better assured, as WTO will be the
designated clearinghouse for inter-agency coordination issues.  After completion of
all Needs Assessments, the IF process can be simplified. There is also no need to hold
round table meetings for the IF, if no trade-related technical assistance funding is
expected. As to coordination within LDCs, the lead ministry in the country (whether
it be Finance or Planning) that now discusses and presents infrastructure projects to
the donors in the context of World Bank-supported CGs and UNDP-supported Round
Tables, should bring the Trade or Commerce Ministers to support their requests fortrade-related investment assistance at these forums.  A special session for trade
development may be considered in these forums.
f) Funding the IF: First, the IAWG agencies and donors will need to ensure that they
budget their administrative costs related to the IF while providing whatever other
incentives are needed for a better recognition of the responsibilities which theyundertook when the IF was created.  Second, when it comes to the financing of trade-
related technical assistance projects, one approach would be for WTO, as the
managing agency for the IF to set up and manage a Trust Fund to finance such
technical assistance projects. All donors, including multilateral agencies, would
contribute (on a voluntary basis) to the Trust Fund as an expression of theircommitment to the IF.  The Trust Fund could be replenished every three years,
depending on the demand for such funds.  The LDCs would access the funds
according to well-established criteria and use them within the priorities established
under the IF process. The LDCs should be able to draw from the Trust Fund to
procure technical assistance from any source, including the private sector.  Thiswould not only make technical assistance truly demand-driven but will also create
incentives for the agencies to tailor-make their assistance to specific country needs.
The use of funds would be subject to standard rules utilised by donors for their
projects as to commitments and disbursements.  The technical assistance provided by
the six agencies and the private sector would be subject to international competitivebidding norms. The alternative to the Trust Fund option would be that the WTO
would play the role of a clearing-house for trade-related technical assistance - an
option that is less likely to achieve the objectives of a revised IF.
g) Monitor Trade-Related Technical Assistance Performance: As trade development
activities are brought into the mainstream by including them in the overall assistance
process, they will be monitored and evaluated along with the progress of other
programs in the countries.  This can could be done through the World Bank’sEconomic and Sector Work and through the WTO’s Trade Policy Reviews.  WTO
trade policy reviews should specifically monitor and evaluate the progress achieved
towards integration of LDCs into the multilateral trading system.  However, these
reviews should go beyond the review of co nsistency with trade rules to assess how
well trade regimes and trade-related technical assistance are contributing to theintegration of LDCs into the global trading environment.WT/COMTD/W/83
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h) Enlarging the IF to Other Countries and Agencies: This review recommends that the
question of enlarging the IF be revisited in the future, after the new recommended
arrangements are in place for about  three years.  At that time a review could be
undertaken to see what progress had been made since 1997 to advance the objectives
established for the IF.
Senior officials of the core agencies, discussed the above recommendations, together with other inputs
to the review, at the IAWG meeting on 21-22 June 2000.
The heads and representatives of the Agencies met on 6 July 2001 in New York10 and issued a Joint
Statement11 containing decisions to improve the IF, make it more effective, and enhance its
implementation.
The Joint Statements contained four key decisions, as follows:
a) First, the Agencies agreed to assist the efforts of LDCs to mainstream trade and trade-
related technical assistance into national development plans and poverty reduction
strategies.  It was also agreed that the World Bank would be responsible for
mainstreaming;
b) Second, the decision was taken to expand the meeting of the Heads of core Agencies
to include representatives of donor countries in a new governance body – an IFSteering Committee – which w ould provide policy oversight;
c) Third, the Administrative Unit, formerly located at ITC, would be folded into the
WTO, which would continue to chair the IAWG; and,
d) Fourth, the Agencies proposed the establishment of an IF Trust Fund and
contributions to it, with an initial funding objective of US$20 million.  The UNDPwas assigned the responsibility for managing the proposed IF Trust Fund in
cooperation with the core Agencies, on agreed terms.
Furthermore, the Agencies agreed that the Joint Statement would be presented to their respective
Governing Bodies and/or Councils
12.
For the rest of the year 2000, consultations continued amongst agencies, donors and LDCs, within the
core agencies.  The agencies were focused on building consensus on the optimal changes to be made
to the Integrated Framework in order to improve its functioning.  Most of the consultations took place
within the framework of the formal and informal sessions of the Sub-Committee on Least-Developed
Countries.  However, on 1 December 2000, informal  consultations took place amongst agencies,
LDCs, and WTO donor members.  At this meeting,  there was equality of participation.  These
consultations were continued into the year 2001.
Refer to Annex 3 for the list of activities undertaken in 2000.
                                                     
10 WTO/SWG/LDC/IF/4.
11 WT/LDC/SWG/IF/2.
12 In case of the WTO, the Joint Statement was presented by the Director-General to the General
Council on 17 and 19 July 2000, and by the WTO Secretariat to the Sub-Committee on Least-DevelopedCountries on 21 July 2000.WT/COMTD/W/83
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ANNEX 1
WTO REFERENCE CENTRES
LIST OF EXISTING WTO REFERENCE CENTRES
Total = 96 Africa = 50
No. of countries=78 Caribbean = 16LDCs = 39 Asia = 11
* Non-LDCs =39 Middle East = 8
† Regional/sub-regional Organizations = 14 Pacific = 6
 Ministries other than Trade = 1 Latin America = 2
# Missions of LDCs/Non-residents in Eastern Europe = 1
   Brussels or London = 2
Number COUNTRIES DATES
1. Bénin 9-10 October 199 7
2. Burkina Faso 11-13 October 199 7
3. Côte d'Ivoire * 6-7, 14 October 199 7
4. Ghana * 15-16 October 199 7
5. Kenya * 4-5 December 199 7
6. Uganda 8-9 December 199 7
7. Tanzania 11-12 December 199 7
8. Congo D.R. 29-30 January 1998
9. Rwanda 2-3 February 1998
10. Central Afr. Republic 5-6 February 1998
11. Togo 9-10 February 1998
12. Guinea Bissau 10-11 February 1998
13. Mali 12-13 February 1998
14. Djibouti 16-17 February 1998
15. Guinea 16-17 February 1998
16. Zambia 5-6 March 1998
17. Mauritania 9-10 March 1998
18. Morocco * 12 March 1998
19. Niger 12-13 March 1998
20. Chad 16-17 March 1998
21. Haiti 20-21 April 1998
22. Mozambique 20-21 April 1998
23. Malawi 23-24 April 1998
24. Angola 24-25 June 1998
25. Burundi 29-30 June 1998
26. Bangladesh 13-14 July 1998
27. Myanmar 16-17 July 1998
28. Maldives 20-21 July 1998
29. Bahrain * 21-23 September 1998
30. Madagascar 24-25 Sept. 1998
31. Solomon Islands 19-20 October 1998
32. Vanuatu 22-23 October 1998
33. Bhutan 2-3 November 1998
34. Nepal 5-6 November 1998
35. Cape Verde 9-10 November 1998
36. Gambia 12-13 November 1998
Kenya 12-13 November 1998
37. Namibia * 16-17 November 1998
38. Ethiopia 30 Nov.-1 Dec. 1998
39. Tunisia * 2-3 December 1998
40. Sénégal * 2-4 December 1998
41. Laos 10-11 December 1998
42. Cambodia 14-15 December 1998
43. Sudan 8-9 February 1999WT/COMTD/W/83
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Number COUNTRIES DATES
44. Fiji * 18-19 March 1999
45. Lesotho 22-23 March 1999
46. Samoa 22-23 March 1999
47. Mauritius * 15-16 April 1999
48. Seychelles * 19-20 April 1999
49. Trinidad & Tobago  * 26-27 April 1999
50. Antigua & Barbuda   * 26-27 April 1999
51. Dominica * 29-30 April 1999
52. Kuwait * 17-19 May 1999
53. Equatorial Guinea 20-21 May 1999
54. Barbados * 3-4 June 1999
55. Saint Lucia * 7-8 June 1999
56. Saint Kitts & Nevis  * 10-11 June 1999
57. Cuba * 10-11 June 1999
58. Dominican Rep. * 14-15 June 1999
59. Jamaica * 17-18 June 1999
60. St. Vincent & Grenadines * 8-9 July 1999
61. Grenada * 12-13 July 1999
62. Tonga * 22-23 July 1999
63. Sri Lanka * 22-23 July 1999
64. Papua New Guinea * 26-27 July 1999
65. Macau * 26-27 July 1999
66. Guyana * 20-21 September 1999
67. Suriname  * 23-24 September 1999
68. Egypt * 27-28 September 1999
69. Mongolia  * 14-15 February 2000
70. SADC Secretariat, Botswana  † 22 March 2000
71. Botswana  * 23-24 March 2000
72. Gabon  * 27-28 March 2000
73. ECA, Addis Ababa-Ethiopia  † 3-4 April 2000
74. UAE, Abu Dhabi  * 10-12 April, 2000
75. UAE, Dubai  * 15-16, April, 2000
76. COMESA Secretariat, Lusaka-Zambia  † 27-28 April, 2000
77. ECOWAS Secretariat, Abuja-Nigeria  † 2-3 May 2000
78. ANDEAN Secretariat, Lima-Peru  † 5 May 2000
79. IOC Secretariat, Mauritius  † 8-9 May 2000
80. IGAD Secretariat, Djibouti  † 11-12 May 2000
81. CARICOM Secretariat, Guyana  † 16-17 May 2000
82. Jordan  * 22-24 May 2000
83. UEMOA, Burkina Faso  † 25-26 May 2000
84. African Dev. Bank, Côte d'Ivoire  † 29-30 May 2000
85. UMA Secretariat, Rabat. Morocco  † 7-8 June 2000
86. Kyrgyz Rep. * 17-18 July 2000
87. Comoros 5-6 September 2000
88. Lebanon * 25-27 September 2000
89. Hi gh Commissio nofDominica, Londo n
(for Caribbean Missions in the U. K.) #27-29 September 2000
90. ESCWA Secretariat, Lebanon † 28-29 September 2000
91. Mission of Burkina Faso in Brussels # 5-6 October 2000
92. SIECA Secretariat, Guatemala † 12-13 October 2000
93. OECS Secretariat, Saint Lucia † 30-31 October 2000
94. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tunisia * 21-22 November 2000
95. China Institute for Reform and
Development, Haikou, HaiNan Province11-12 December 2000
96. UAE Abu Dhabi, Ministr y of Econom y
and Commerce12-14 February 2001WT/COMTD/W/83
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ACTIVITIES IN AFRICA ( 57)
Technical Assistance Activities Organiser Funding Other
fundingDivision Comments (e.g. participating
countries, number of participants,
combined activities)COMTD
Reference
18-Jan-00 19-Jan-00 Gabon
Conference
Summit of African Heads of State: Agenda forAfrica at the beginning of the 3rd MillenniumGovernment of
GabonWTO/TC (Regular
Budget)DDG, DD
25-Jan-00 27-Jan-00 Senegal
National workshop
SPS measures for French- and English-speaking
countries in the Sub-re gionWorld Bank /
FAO /  French
GovernmentWTO/TC (Regular
Budget)AgD
25-Jan-00 28-Jan-00 Côte d'Ivoire
Technical mission
JITAP 2000 – Implementation (cluster 2)WTO / UNCTAD
/ ITCJITAP Fund
(T0027)TCD
09-Feb-00 11-Feb-00 Ghana
Technical mission
Implementation plans for JITAP 2000 (cluster 2– Support to MTS institutions): Cluster 3 :
follow-up of last mission on Customs valuation
Cluster 4: notifications issues and legislationadaptation to WTO AgreementsCluster 5: additional needs concerning the
official reference centre: follow-up.WTO / UNCTAD
/ ITCJITAP Fund
(T0027)TCD
19-Feb-00 23-Feb-00 Egypt
Conference
Thirty-ninth session of  the AALCC: Special
meeting on Electronic Commerce: Legal Issuesand its Impact on developing countriesAsian-African
Legal
Consultative
Committee(AALCC)WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)TSD
28-Feb-00 29-Feb-00 Egypt
Conference
First Regional Economic Conference of theCOMESA – COMESA 2000: the Emerging
African MarketCommon Market
for Eastern andSouthern Africa(COMESA)WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)DDG, DDWT/COMTD/W/83
Page 45Technical Assistance Activities Organiser Funding Other
fundingDivision Comments (e.g. participating
countries, number of participants,
combined activities)COMTD
Reference
02-Mar-00 03-Mar-00 Kenya
Regional seminar
Sub-regional meeting in Africa: preparation ofGATS 2000 negotiations.   - slide presentations
on the next round of negotiations on services and
of future negotiations on air transport  andm
aritime transport;ITU / UNCTAD /ENDESA / WorldBank / East-African
Cooperation
Secretariat /AER
CWTO/TC (RegularBudget)TSD Member countries of The East African
Cooperation
13-Mar-00 17-Mar-00 Kenya
Technical mission
Evaluation mission regarding technical
assistanceWTO WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)TCD
22-Mar-00 22-Mar-00 Botswana
Technical mission
Establishment of a WTO Reference Centre in theSecretariat of the Southern African DevelopmentCommunity (SADC). Training in the use of
WTO information resources (web-sites and CD-
R
OMs)WTO Finland Trust Fund
(TFI01)SADC
SecretariatTCD Eight officials of the SADC Secretariat.
Activity combined with another technical
mission (see below).
23-Mar-00 24-Mar-00 Botswana
Technical mission
Establishment of a WTO Reference Centre in the
Ministry of Commerce and Industries ofBotswana. Training in the use of WTOinformation resources (web-sites and CD-
R
OMs).WTO Finland Trust Fund
(TFI01)Government
of BotswanaTCD Fourteen Government officials, mostly
from the Department of Commerce and
Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Commerce
and Industries.
27-Mar-00 28-Mar-00 Gabon
Technical missionEstablishment of a WTO Reference Centre in the
Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Handicrafts
of Gabon. Training in the use of WTOinformation resources (web-sites and CD-R
OMs)WTO Finland Trust Fund
(TFI01)TCD Six officials from the Gabonese public
sector and two from EconomicCommunity of Central African States
(ECCAS) Secretariat.25
03-Apr-00 05-Apr-00 Mauritius
National seminar
Presentation on the WTO and on the TextilesAgreement with emphasis on present situationand anticipation for the futureMauritius Export
Processing Zone
DevelopmentAuthorityWTO/TC (Regular
Budget)Organizers TexD
10-Apr-00 14-Apr-00 Mauritius
Technical mission
Customs ValuationWTO Denmark Trust
Fund (TDK02)TCDWT/COMTD/W/83
Page 46Technical Assistance Activities Organiser Funding Other
fundingDivision Comments (e.g. participating
countries, number of participants,
combined activities)COMTD
Reference
11-Apr-00 13-Apr-00 South Africa
Regional seminar
Trade and Environment for English-speakingAfrican countries:  Introduction on WTO, The
link between T&E, Framework for T&E
discussions in the WTO, The Seattle MC, MEAsand the WTO, DPGs and related MEAs, TRIPSand the environment, Trade liberalisation and the
environment, Environmental standards and the
WTO, (Eco-labelling and WTO rules,Environmental disputes in the GATT/WTO,Interpretation of relevant WTO rules throughdisputes)WTO Denmark Trust
Fund (TDK02)TED Botswana, Ethiopia, The Gambia, Ghana,
Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius,Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria,Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa,
Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda,
Zambia, Zimbabwe.2
12-Apr-00 14-Apr-00 Kenya
National workshop
Dispute Settlement Procedures and Practices forthe public and private sectors, introduction to the
WTO legal system and agreementsMinistry of Trade
and IndustryWTO/TC (Regular
Budget)TCD
16-Apr-00 19-Apr-00 Kenya
Conference
International Trade in Endangered SpeciesDenmark Trust
Fund (TDK02)TED Combined with the regional seminar in
South Africa (see above).
17-Apr-00 20-Apr-00 Tunisia
National seminarTechnical Assistance mission on Services(cluster 4 – contribution to the adjustment of
trade laws and regulations)WTO / UNCTAD
/ ITCJITAP Fund
(T0027)TCD
19-Apr-00 21-Apr-00 Ghana
Technical mission
Intellectual Property and International Trade and
Investment for Law students (cluster 4 -
contribution to the adjustment of trade laws andregulations) - To explain the basic principles ofthe multilateral trading system , the TRIPS
Agreement and the WTO dispute settlement
mechanism.WTO / UNCTAD
/ ITC / Universityof Ghana, Faculty
of LawJITAP Fund
(T0027)TCD, IPD 52
25-Apr-00 28-Apr-00 Ghana
Technical mission
Assistance to Customs: follow-up mission
(cluster 3)WTO / UNCTAD
/ ITCJITAP Fund
(T0027)TCDWT/COMTD/W/83
Page 47Technical Assistance Activities Organiser Funding Other
fundingDivision Comments (e.g. participating
countries, number of participants,
combined activities)COMTD
Reference
02-May-00 03-May-00 Nigeria
Technical mission
Training on the establishment of a WTOReference Centre for ECOWASWTO Denmark Trust
Fund (TDK02)ECOWAS IMRD, ID Six Officials from ECOWAS Secretariat.
05-May-00 06-May-00 Tunisia
National seminar
Electronic CommerceChambre Franco-
ArabeNo cost for WTO Organizers TSD
07-May-00 13-May-00 Gabon
National seminar
WTO and the Multilateral Trading System:Preparatory mission for the Africa 2000ProgrammeWTO Sweden Trust Fund
(T0036)DDG,
FGSD, IFD
08-May-00 09-May-00 Cameroon
Technical mission
Political preparatory mission to explain thepurpose of the TPR, aspects of TechnicalAssistance and  familiarization with the WTO.WTO WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)TPRD Activity combined with TPR mission to
Gabon (see below).
08-May-00 09-May-00 Kenya
Regional seminar
Implications of the TBT Agreement for theBusiness Community, main provisions of theTBT Agreement, conformity assessment in the
TBT Agreement, international standards,
accreditation, mutual recognition agreements,role of international and regional systems forconformity assessment, technical assistance
requirementsPTB / African
Regional
StandardizationOrganization(ARSO)  /
UNIDOWTO/TC (Regular
Budget)TED Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of
Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya,
Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal,Sudan, Tunisia, Uganda, Zimbabwe,UEMOA, ECOWAS, SADC
08-May-00 09-May-00 Mauritius
Technical missionEstablishment of WTO Reference Centre for theIndian Ocean Commission (IOC) SecretariatWTO Denmark Trust
Fund (TDK02)IOC
SecretariatIMRD Ten Officials from the IOC Secretariat. 28
10-May-00 11-May-00 Gabon
Technical mission
Political preparatory mission to explain thepurpose of the TPR, aspects of Technical
Assistance and  familiarization with the WTO.WTO WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)TPRD Activity combined with TPR mission to
Cameroon (see above).
11-May-00 12-May-00 Morocco
Technical missionTransposition of Moroccan Schedule into HS96WTO WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)MAccDWT/COMTD/W/83
Page 48Technical Assistance Activities Organiser Funding Other
fundingDivision Comments (e.g. participating
countries, number of participants,
combined activities)COMTD
Reference
16-May-00 17-May-00 Côte d'Ivoire
Regional seminar
Agriculture seminar on SPS: enquiry points inWest AfricaWTO / UNCTAD
/ ITCSweden Trust Fund
(T0036)AgD Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali
Participation of Codex, OIE and CIPVTYP99
18-May-00 19-May-00 Mauritius
Symposium
Accompany the DG to the Fifth Summit of theCOMESA Authority of Heads of State and
GovernmentWTO / COMESA WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)DDG, DD
29-May-00 30-May-00 Côte d'Ivoire
Technical mission
Training on the establishment of a WTOReference Centre for the African DevelopmentBan
kWTO Denmark Trust
Fund (TDK02)African
Development
BankID, IMRD Twelve Officials from the African
Development Bank.34
05-Jun-00 08-Jun-00 Tunisia
Technical mission
Implementation of JITAP 2000: tripartitemission (cluster 2 – Support to MTS institutions)WTO / UNCTAD
/ ITCJITAP Fund
(T0027)TCD
06-Jun-00 09-Jun-00 Kenya
Regional seminar
Intellectual Property, trademarks (cluster 8 -Human resource development and improvementof MTS knowledge)WTO / UNCTAD
/ ITCJITAP Fund
(T0027)IPD Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania.
07-Jun-00 08-Jun-00 Morocco
Technical mission
Establishment of a WTO Reference Centre at the
Arab Maghreb Union. Training in the use ofWTO information resources (web-sites and CD-ROMs)WTO WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)UMA TCD UMA Secretariat (8), Algerian Embassy
in Rabat (1) and Moroccan Foreign
Affairs Ministry (1)
12-Jun-00 29-Jun-00 Egypt
Training course
International Trade Lawyers Course (ITLC-1E),i.e. three-week course on the MultilateralTrading System covering all WTO Agreements.
WTO resource persons covered trade in services,
WTO information resources and notifications.IDLI in
cooperation with
the EgyptianMinistry ofJustice and the
WTO.WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)IDLI TSD, TCD Burkina Faso (1), Cape Verde (3),
Central African Republic (1), Chad (1),
Rep. of Congo (1), Egypt (2), Ethiopia(1), Jordan (2),  Madagascar (2), Mali (1),Morocco (1), Mozambique (1),
Palestinian Authority (3), Senegal (1),
Tunisia (1), Zambia (2), Zimbabwe (1).
13-Jun-00 16-Jun-00 Côte d'Ivoire
Regional seminarIntellectual Property, trademarks (cluster 8 -Human resource development and improvement
of MTS knowledge)WTO / UNCTAD
/ ITCJITAP Fund
(T0027)IPD, TCD Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire,
Ghana.WT/COMTD/W/83
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26-Jun-00 29-Jun-00 Nigeria
Conference
Forum on Globalization and the WTO:prospective benefits for Nigeria and other
developing countriesUnited States
AdministrationWTO/TC (Regular
Budget)DGOff.
02-Jul-00 04-Jul-00 Kenya
Technical mission
Implementation of JITAP 2000 (cluster 2 -
Support to MTS institutions)WTO / UNCTAD
/ ITCJITAP Fund
(T0027)TCD
11-Jul-00 13-Jul-00 Gabon
Regional seminar
Trade and Environment for French-speakingAfrican countriesWTO / UNCTAD
/ UNDPDenmark Trust
Fund (TDK02)TED Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi,
Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African
Republic, Chad, Comoros, Rep. ofCongo, Democratic Republic of Congo,Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Gabon, Guinea,
Guinea Bissau, Equatorial Guinea,
Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Niger,Rwanda, Sao Tome e Principe, Senegal,Togo, UDEAC Secretariat3
18-Jul-00 20-Jul-00 Morocco
Regional seminar
Competition PolicyUNCTAD Netherlands Trust
Fund (T0021)IPD Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Egypt,
Gabon, Senegal, France, the  European
Community
24-Jul-00 28-Jul-00 Senegal
Technical mission
Customs ValuationWTO Switzerland Trust
Fund (T0030)MAccD
07-Aug-00 09-Aug-00 Ghana
Conference
The Role of African Regional Organizations inthe Maintenance of Durable Peace, Sustainable
Economic Development and Human Rights:
African Countries and the WTOThe African
Society ofInternational andComparative
LawDenmark Trust
Fund (TDK02)TCD
16-Sep-00 20-Sep-00 Egypt
Conference
OAU / AEC Conference of Ministers of Trade:present a WTO paper at the meeting of expertsOAU / AEC WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)DDG, DD,
ERAD
25-Sep-00 30-Sep-00 Morocco
Regional seminar
Trade Negotiation SimulationsWTO / UNCTAD No cost for WTO UNCTAD TCD Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire,
Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Mauritania,
Morocco, Niger, Senegal, Togo, Tunisiaand ECOWAS Secretariat.WT/COMTD/W/83
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countries, number of participants,
combined activities)COMTD
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02-Oct-00 06-Oct-00 Kenya
Training course
International Trade Statistics for countries inSouthern and Eastern AfricaUnited Nations
Statistics OfficeSweden Trust Fund
(TSE02)TCD Burundi, Eritrea, Egypt, Kenya,
Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius,Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda,Seychelles, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania,
Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
03-Oct-00 05-Oct-00 Egypt
Technical missionContingent trade remediesWTO Netherlands Trust
Fund (TNL03)RD
11-Oct-00 12-Oct-00 Mauritius
National seminar
Mandated negotiations on Agriculture.Commodities contracts. TRIPSWTO / University
of MauritiusSweden Trust Fund
(TSE02)TCD 62
13-Oct-00 14-Oct-00 South Africa
Technical mission
Consultations with the Members of the Board onTariffs and Trade on contingent trade remedies
legislation and meetings with senior Officials of
the Department of Trade and Industry as well aswith organized business.WTO Netherlands Trust
Fund (TNL03)RD
17-Oct-00 20-Oct-00 South Africa
Regional seminar
Rules Implementation seminar for English-speaking African countriesWTO Netherlands Trust
Fund (TNL03)RD Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius,
Namibia, Nigeria, Seychelles, South
Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe [Ethiopia,Gambia, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique,Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda,
Zambia]RD
20-Oct-00 24-Oct-00 Egypt
Conference
WTO and the Multilateral Trading system andits Impact on Arab Economies: presentation on
the WTO dispute settlement system at an
international commercial arbitration conferencethat will address WTO, and other forms ofdispute settlement.Cairo Regional
Centre forInternationalCommercial
ArbitrationNo cost for WTO US
Department ofCommerceTCD Arab countries, US department of
Commerce, specialized regional bodiesthat deal with commercial arbitration
25-Oct-00 27-Oct-00 Nigeria
ColloquiumHigh-Level Meeting on Electronic Commerceand Fiscal Revenue In Africa
The implementation of Article VII of GATT and
Fiscal RevenueUNCTAD /
ECOWASSweden Trust Fund
(TSE02)TCDWT/COMTD/W/83
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26-Oct-00 26-Oct-00 Morocco
Conference
Deliver a speech on the WTO and theMultilateral Trading System at the World
Conference of Trade Promotion OrganizationsInternational
Trade Center(ITC) / MoroccanCentre for Export
Promotion
(CMPE)WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)TCD 100 trade promotion organizations from
60 countries
13-Nov-00 14-Nov-00 Morocco
National seminarPresentation on SPS/TBT and WTOISO WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)AgD
20-Nov-00 22-Nov-00 Namibia
Regional seminar
Lecture on SPS Agreement. Discussion ofdevelopments in the SPS area. Work of the SPSCommittee. Serve as chair/rapporteur and/or
facilitator in special session on food safety.WTO / World
Bank / SADC
SecretariatFinland Trust Fund
(TFI01)AgD Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi,
Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South
Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia,Zimbabwe
21-Nov-00 22-Nov-00 Tunisia
Technical mission
Establishment of a WTO Reference Centre in the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Training in the useof WTO information resources (web-sites andCD-ROMs)WTO / UNCTAD
/ ITCJITAP Fund
(T0027)TCD Tunisia (ten officials from three
Government's Institutions).
27-Nov-00 02-Dec-00 Mauritius
Regional seminarTrade Negotiation simulationsWTO / UNCTAD No cost for WTO UNCTAD TCD Cape Verde, Comoros, Dominica, Haiti,
Mauritius, Sao Tome e Principe,Seychelles, Vanuatu, Indian OceanCommission51
04-Dec-00 08-Dec-00 Cameroon
Regional workshop on the follow-up to the
Uruguay Round and on multilateral trade
negotiations on Agriculture. Presentations weremade to participants in plenary sessions and inparallel seminars on agriculture, SPS, TBT and
TRIPSFAO Sweden Trust Fund
(T0036)AgD Ten French-speaking Central African
countriesWT/COMTD/W/83
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countries, number of participants,
combined activities)COMTD
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04-Dec-00 08-Dec-00 Mauritius
Regional workshop
Workshop for African Trade Negotiators onselected WTO issues organized jointly by
UNCTAD and UNDP with the participation of
the WTO. Main subjects covered:implementation issues, mandated negotiations inservices and agriculture, TRIMs and investment,
competition policy, TRIPs and transfer of
technology, and trade and the environment.WTO / UNCTAD
/ UNDPSweden Trust Fund
(TSE02)Organizers TCD Angola (3), Botswana (1), Eritrea (1),
Ethiopia (1), Kenya (2), Mauritius (8),Mozambique (2), Namibia (2), SouthAfrica (1), Sudan (1), Swaziland (1),
Tanzania (1), Uganda (1), Zambia (2),
Zimbabwe (3) in addition torepresentatives from COMESA (1),ECOWAS (1), IOC(1), OAU (2) and
SADC(1) as well as from selected
African training and research institutes(2).Resource persons: European Commission(1), UNCTAD (10), UNDP(1), WTO (1)WT/COMTD/W/83
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ACTIVITIES IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC ( 71)
Technical Assistance Activities Organiser Funding Other
fundingDivision Comments (e.g. participating
countries, number of participants,
combined activities)COMTD
Reference
17-Jan-00 18-Jan-00 Chinese Taipei
National seminar
Accession: GATT/WTO general principles and
rulesGovernment of
TaiwanNo cost for WTO Government
of TaiwanLegD
18-Jan-00 19-Jan-00 Tonga
National seminar
WTO and the Multilateral Trading SystemWTO WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)TCD
22-Jan-00 28-Jan-00 Vietnam
Technical mission
Accession of Vietnam to the WTOWTO WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)AccD
09-Feb-00 10-Feb-00 India
Symposium
High-level seminar organized by the ASCI:Presentation on WTODiscussion of future cooperation in the field of
technical assistanceAdministrative
Staff College of
India (ASCI)WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)IPD Activity combined with the conference in
India (see below).
11-Feb-00 11-Feb-00 India
Conference
Presentation on implementation of the TRIPS
Agreement at the APAA/FICPI Joint Forum to
governmental and non-governmental Asianpatent officialsAsian Patent
AttorneysAssociation
(APAA) /
FédérationInternationale desConseils en
Propriété
Industrielle(FICPI)WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)IPD Several hundred officials and intellectual
property practitioners from 49 countries,mainly in Asia.
Activity combined with the symposium in
India (see above).
12-Feb-00 19-Feb-00 Thailand
ConferenceTo attend the UNCTAD X ConferenceMinistry of
Commerce /
Government ofThailandProgramme Support
Fund (EPSF1)DG, DDG,
TCD,
FGSD,ExRD, DDMost members of the WTOWT/COMTD/W/83
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countries, number of participants,
combined activities)COMTD
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12-Feb-00 12-Feb-00 Thailand
Regional workshop
''Buyers and Sellers Meeting onPharmaceuticals'': presentation of the TRIPS
Agreement and its implications for the
Pharmaceutical Sector in Developing countriesITC WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)IPD Industry representatives and government
officials from South Asian and South-East Asian developing countries.Activity combined with activities in India
(see previous page).
14-Feb-00 15-Feb-00 Mongolia
Technical mission
Training on the establishment of a WTOReference CentreWTO Hong Kong, China
Fund (T0024)Government
of GermanyIMRD, ID Computer equipment provided by the
German Government.Five Officials participated.TC99
17-Feb-00 18-Feb-00 China, P.R.
Technical mission
Accompany and advise DG in meetings with
Prime Minister Zhu Rongji and MOFTEC
Minister Shi GuangshengChinese Ministry
of Foreign Tradeand Economic
CooperationWTO/TC (Regular
Budget)LegD
21-Feb-00 25-Feb-00 Australia
Symposium
Codex Committee on Food Import and ExportInspection and Certification Systems - 8thSessionCODEX Hong Kong, China
Fund (T0024)AgD
21-Feb-00 24-Feb-00 Philippines
Conference
The Manila Forum on Food Fortification Policy- The Potential for Protecting Populations from
Minerals and Vitamins Deficiencies in Asian
countries: present WTO rules which might applyto food fortification, TBT and SPS Agreements.Asian
developmentBank (ADB) /Micronutrient
Initiative (MI) /
International LifeSciences Institute(ILSI)No cost for WTO ADB AgD China, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Kyrgyz
Republic, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam
21-Feb-00 25-Feb-00 China, P.R.
Training course1. Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing
Measures - 2. Agreement on AgricultureWTO / MOFTEC Hong Kong, China
Fund (T0024)AgD, TCD
24-Feb-00 24-Feb-00 Australia
Regional workshop
Implementation of SPS Agreement fordeveloping countriesWTO / CODEX Hong Kong, China
Fund (T0024)AgD Activity combined with Codex
Committee 8
th Session (see above).WT/COMTD/W/83
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countries, number of participants,
combined activities)COMTD
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14-Mar-00 17-Mar-00 Japan
Colloquium / Meeting
1. First Session of the Codex Ad HocIntergovernmental Task Force on Foods Derived
from Biotechnology.
2. UNU/IAS Expert Meeting on GM Foods,Biosafety, the Codex and the Regulation ofInternational Trade1. Codex /  2.
UNU/IASWTO/TC (Regular
Budget)AgD FAO member countries.
Activity combined with the workshop inMalaysia (see below).
20-Mar-00 23-Mar-00 Thailand
National seminarTrade Negotiations SimulationWTO WTO/TC (Regular
Budget); Denmark
Trust Fund(TDK02)TCD Activity combined with two other
missions to Thailand (see below).77
21-Mar-00 21-Mar-00 Malaysia
National workshop
Introduction to WTOSPS Agreement
Introduction to Dispute Settlement
SPS Dispute settlement casesWTO WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)AgD Malaysia (about 45 participants from the
Ministries of Agriculture, Health andTrade, as well as Industryrepresentatives).
Activity combined with the colloquium in
Japan (see above).
24-Mar-00 24-Mar-00 Thailand
National seminar
"Public seminar on Post-Seattle Multilateral
Trade Negotiations" for Thai civil society withkey speech of Dr. Supachai, WTO officialpresentation of the negotiations on the mandated
built-in agenda and WTO official chair panel.WTO / Thai
Commerce
Ministry / CIDA
CanadaWTO/TC (Regular
Budget); Denmark
Trust Fund
(TDK02)TCD Bangkok civil society.
Activity combined with two other
missions to Thailand.
27-Mar-00 29-Mar-00 Thailand
National workshop
The New Round of MTNs: WTO officials actingas resource persons in a Canadian sponsoredactivityCanadian Center
for trade policy
lawWTO/TC (Regular
Budget); Denmark
Trust Fund(TDK02)TCD Activity combined with two other
missions to Thailand.81WT/COMTD/W/83
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countries, number of participants,
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29-Mar-00 31-Mar-00 Singapore
Regional seminar
Trade in Services - First day: impact of theGATS on trade and development; structure of
the Agreement; how to schedule commitments;
financial services and telecom negotiations andcurrent commitments individual sectors. -Second day: work on disciplines for domestic
regulations and on GATS rules; electronic
commerce; discussion of specific issues basedon self-assessment test; mandated reviews underthe GATS. - Third day: discussion of schedulingquestions based on practical exercise; outlook on
new services round; round-table discussion on
achievements and challenges for new round.WTO / Singapore
Joint TrainingProgramme forDeveloping
CountriesWTO/TC (Regular
Budget)Government
of SingaporeTSD Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam,
Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Lao, P.D.R.,Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan,Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, Sri
Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam
03-Apr-00 07-Apr-00 New Zealand
Regional seminar
Roundtable: explanation of the implications ofWTO Agreements for the Pacific Region. Focus
on Agriculture, SPS, Special and Differential
Treatment, Harmonization of domestic policy,legislation and regulations with WTOrequirements, Regional Integration.WTO / Forum
Secretariat / FAO/ CommonwealthSecretariatNew Zealand Trust
Fund (TNZ02)TCD Cook Islands, Fiji, Federated States of
Micronesia, Kiribati, New Zealand, Niue,Papua New Guinea, Republic of MarshallIslands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu,
Tonga, Vanuatu.
03-Apr-00 07-Apr-00 Vietnam
National seminar
Trade Negotiations SimulationWTO Denmark Trust
Fund (TDK02)TCD Vietnam Officials:
Representatives from Ministry of ForeignAffairs (9), Ministry of Industry (3),Ministry of Finance (3), General
Department of Customs (3), Office of
National Committee for InternationalEconomic Cooperation (2), Ministry ofAgriculture  and Rural Development (2),
Ministry of Trade (4) and 2 auditors
.WT/COMTD/W/83
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countries, number of participants,
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03-Apr-00 07-Apr-00 Thailand
Regional workshop
Trade and EnvironmentCanada-Thailand
TrilateralEnvironmentProject and
Department of
Technical andEconomicCooperation and
Ministry of
Sciences,Technology andEnvironmentWTO/TC (Regular
Budget)TED Cambodia, Lao, Thailand, Vietnam
13-Apr-00 15-Apr-00 India
Regional seminar
Competition Law and Policy for the Asia-PacificregionUNCTAD WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)IPD India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh,
Nepal, Hong Kong, China, Indonesia,Australia, Japan
16-Apr-00 17-Apr-00 India
Regional workshopTraining workshop on competition policy forconsumer representativesConsumer Unity
and Trust Society
(CUTS)WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)IPD Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri
Lanka.
26-Apr-00 28-Apr-00 Chinese Taipei
ConferenceWTO and the state of negotiationsInternational
Cooperation and
Development
Fund (ICDF) /Government ofChinese TaipeiWTO/TC (Regular
Budget)International
Cooperation
and
DevelopmentFund (ICDF)TCD
30-Apr-00 03-May-00 India
Training course
Training Programme for customs Officials onthe Agreement on Customs valuationCommonwealth
SecretariatWTO/TC (Regular
Budget)MAccDWT/COMTD/W/83
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countries, number of participants,
combined activities)COMTD
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08-May-00 26-May-00 Thailand
Training course
First WTO / ESCAP Trade Policy Course on theWTO and the Multilateral Trading System for
Asian developing economies. Explaining the
theoretical basis for international trade, thefundamental principles of the WTO andreviewing  the market access results of the
Uruguay Round and also the Uruguay Round
Agreements.  Some time was devoted to the newissues (competition policy, investment,transparency in government procurement etc).WTO / ESCAP Denmark Trust
Fund (TDK02)TCD, TFD,
ApB,ERADBhutan, Cambodia, China P.R.,
Indonesia, Korea Rep. of, Lao, P.D.R.,Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia,Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore,
Thailand, Vietnam
Activity combined with national seminarin Malaysia (see below).82
15-May-00 19-May-00 China, P.R.
Training course
WTO Law: Trade and Investment, Trade and
CompetitionGlodis Institute,
Faculty of Law,Erasmus
University,
RotterdamWTO/TC (Regular
Budget)TFD
28-May-00 29-May-00 Brunei Darussalam
Colloquium
Trade Policy ForumPacific Economic
CooperationCouncil (PECC)No cost for WTO Organizers DD
30-May-00 30-May-00 Malaysia
National seminar
WTO and the Multilateral Trading System:
Explaining the fundamental principles of theWTO and providing an overview of the UruguayRound Agreements.  The DSU was examined in
greater detail.WTO / Institute of
Diplomacy and
Foreign RelationsDenmark Trust
Fund (TDK02)TCD Activity combined with the training
course in Thailand (see above).
31-May-00 04-Jun-00 Thailand
ConferenceRepresent WTO at the Annual Session ofESCAPESCAP WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)DD
07-Jun-00 09-Jun-00 Sri Lanka
Technical mission
Implementation mission on  Anti-dumpingWTO Denmark Trust
Fund (TDK02)RD 72WT/COMTD/W/83
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combined activities)COMTD
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13-Jun-00 16-Jun-00 Chinese Taipei
Conference
Functioning of the WTO, Agriculture, DisputeSettlementInternational
Cooperation andDevelopmentFund (ICDF) /
Government of
Chinese TaipeiWTO/TC (Regular
Budget)International
CooperationandDevelopment
Fund (ICDF)TCD Brazil, Burkina Faso, Costa Rica, Czech
Republic, Dominica, DominicanRepublic, Egypt, Fiji, Gambia, Honduras,Indonesia, Lithuania, Malawi, Marshall
Islands, Macedonia, Mexico, Nigeria,
Palestine, Paraguay, Poland, RussianFederation, St. Vincent & the Grenadines,Slovak Republic, Thailand, Turkey,
Vietnam, Swaziland
14-Jun-00 16-Jun-00 China, P.R.
Symposium
Third International Forum on Trade
GlobalizationChina Ministry of
InformationIndustryHong Kong, China
Fund (T0024)TCD
19-Jun-00 20-Jun-00 Chinese Taipei
Conference
Competition PolicyBoard of Foreign
Trade, Ministry of
Foreign AffairsWTO/TC (Regular
Budget)Organizers IPD
27-Jun-00 28-Jun-00 India
Training course
Selected WTO Agreements: Textiles and
Environment. 1. Basic explanation of WTO  -
What it is, how it operates, main activities; 2.Detailed explanation on Agreement on Textilesand Clothing provisions and implementation,
future outlook and trade developments.; 3.
Presentation of Trade and Environment issuesand activitiesWTO Denmark Trust
Fund (TDK02)TexD
29-Jun-00 30-Jun-00 China, P.R.
Conference
WTO Accession and Opportunities in China
AgribusinessIBC Asia Ltd
(Singapore)WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)Organizers TCD
06-Jul-00 08-Jul-00 Thailand
Regional seminar
Trade and Competition Policy for Asian
economiesWTO WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)Donation by
the
Government
of Japan(TJP06)IPD,  RD,
LegDTYP99WT/COMTD/W/83
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countries, number of participants,
combined activities)COMTD
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17-Jul-00 25-Jul-00 Japan
Regional seminar
ADB regional seminar on capacity-building inInternational and regional trade policy issues.
Explaining the following WTO Agreements:
TRIPS, GATS, Anti-Dumping, Subsidies andCountervailing Measures, Safeguards andDis
pute Settlement Understandin g.WTO / Asian
DevelopmentBank (ADB)WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)Asian
DevelopmentBankTCD Bangladesh, Cambodia, Fiji, Hong Kong
(China), India, Indonesia, South Korea,Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Malaysia,Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan,
Philippines, Papua New Guinea,
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Chinese Taipei,China, Thailand, Uzbekistan and Vietnam
02-Aug-00 05-Aug-00 Indonesia
Regional seminar''Financing for Development''ESCAP WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)DD
08-Aug-00 10-Aug-00 India
Regional seminar
Electronic commerce strategies for the Asia-
Pacific regionUNESCAP Asia
Pacific Centre forTechnology
TransferSweden Trust Fund
(T0036)TSD
21-Aug-00 25-Aug-00 Thailand
National workshop
WTO Dispute Settlement Procedures and
PracticesWTO Denmark Trust
Fund (TDK02)LegD
23-Aug-00 30-Aug-00 China, P.R.
Training course
WTO Agreements, with special emphasis on the
Agreement on Trade-related Investment
MeasuresAdvisory Service
to the Reform ofCommercial Laws
in ChinaNo cost for WTO GTZ
(GermanAgency for
Technical
Cooperation)TFD
23-Aug-00 06-Sep-00 Tonga
Technical mission
Legislation in the context of AccessionWTO Sweden Trust Fund
(TSE02)TCD
28-Aug-00 29-Aug-00 China, P.R.
Training course / workshop
Lecture on Dispute Settlement Procedures andPracticesWTO WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)Government
of ChinaTCD
12-Sep-00 13-Sep-00 Thailand
National seminar
Subsidies and export credits for Government
officials and the business community.
Consultations with Ministry of Commerceofficials responsible for subsidy policy.WTO Sweden Trust Fund
(TSE02)Government
of ThailandRD Activity combined with the training
course in Singapore (see below).WT/COMTD/W/83
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14-Sep-00 22-Sep-00 Singapore
Training course
Short Trade Policy Course for Asia: to lecture ona number of WTO Agreements including SPS,
TBT, DSU, Anti-dumping, subsidies,
safeguards, Market Access, Customs Valuation,Preshipment Inspection, ITA, Rules of Origin,and other WTO rules governing regional trade
agreementsWTO / Singapore
Joint TrainingProgramme forDeveloping
CountriesNo cost for WTO Government
of SingaporeTCD, RD,
MAccD,TSDBrunei Darussalam, China, P.R., Chinese
Taipei, Hong Kong, China, India,Indonesia, Korea, Republic of, Macau,Malaysia, Mongolia, Pakistan,
Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka,
Thailand, Vietnam
20-Sep-00 21-Sep-00 Philippines
National seminarTo lecture on a number of WTO Agreementsincluding Agriculture, SPS, DSU and WTOrules governing regional trade agreementsWTO / Federation
of Philippines
IndustriesWTO/TC (Regular
Budget)TCD
26-Sep-00 27-Sep-00 India
National seminar
Selected WTO Agreements: Agriculture and
ITAWTO Denmark Trust
Fund (TDK02)TCD
05-Oct-00 11-Oct-00 Korea, Rep. Of
Training course
Four series of lectures: (1) GATS, agriculture,rules (anti-dumping, Subsidies andcountervailing measures, safeguards) and TRIPS
at the KDI course on international trade and the
WTO Agreements, and (2) on the state of workand negotiations in the WTO at Seoul NationalUniversity's school of international and national
studies, at College of Law of Korea University,
and at the Ewha Womans university's graduateschool of international affairs.WTO / School of
public policy and
Management /KoreanDevelopment
InstituteWTO/TC (Regular
Budget)TCD, AgD,
RD22 officials from: Bangladesh, Chile,
Indonesia, Kazakstan, Nepal, Pakistan,
Paraguay, Peru, Romania, Saudi Arabia,Thailand, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam,Korea
10-Oct-00 11-Oct-00 Thailand
Regional seminarConformity Assessment and its role inInternational Trade - Presentations on TBT andConformity Assessment Procedures for Asian
countriesWTO / ISO Hong Kong, China
Fund (T0024);
WTO/TC for travelof WTO OfficialISO TED Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China,
P.R., Fiji, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea,
Philippines70
16-Oct-00 18-Oct-00 Malaysia
National seminar
GATS and background of the Services past and
future negotiationsWTO Sweden Trust Fund
(TSE02)TSDWT/COMTD/W/83
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countries, number of participants,
combined activities)COMTD
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19-Oct-00 20-Oct-00 China, P.R.
National seminar
Implementation of the WTO Agriculture andRules Agreements: lecture on subsidies, anti-
dumping, safeguard and agricultureWTO Sweden Trust Fund
(TSE02)TCD
19-Oct-00 20-Oct-00 China, P.R.
National seminar
Legal adviceWTO United Kingdom
Trust Fund (T0037)AccD,
LegD
25-Oct-00 26-Oct-00 China, P.R.
ConferenceForum of the Shanghai International IndustryFairMOFTEC WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)MOFTEC TCD 600 Chinese business men
05-Nov-00 09-Nov-00 Australia
Conference
Participation in Annual Plenary Meeting of the
International Cotton Advisory Committee, anintergovernmental organization of about 45countries including 25 developing and LDC
countries.International
Cotton Advisory
Committee
(ICAC)Netherlands Trust
Fund (TNL03)TexD Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Bolivia,
Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad,
Chinese Taipei, Colombia, Côte d'Ivoire,
Egypt, Finland, France, Germany,Greece, India, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan,Korea, Rep. of, Mali, Netherlands,
Nigeria, Pakistan, Paraguay, Philippines,
Poland, Russia, South Africa, Spain,Sudan, Switzerland, Syria, Tanzania,Togo, Turkey, Uganda, United Kingdom,
United States, Uzbekistan, Zimbabwe
07-Nov-00 07-Nov-00 Thailand
Training course
Lecture on TRIPS on Intellectual PropertyRights for Government officials of APECeconomies.Department of
Intellectual
Property ofThailand (DIP) /the Japan
International
CooperationAgency (JICA,Thailand) / and
the Japanese
Patent Office(JPO)Netherlands Trust
Fund (T0021)IPD Government officials of APEC member
economies.
Activity combined with the symposium inHong Kong, China (see below).WT/COMTD/W/83
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07-Nov-00 08-Nov-00 Indonesia
Technical mission
To give an overview of the S&D provisions inthe WTO Agreements, and to participate in a
roundtable on the impact of S&D on developing
countries' trade.WTO / UNCTAD Sweden Trust Fund
(TSE02)TCD
08-Nov-00 08-Nov-00 Hong Kong, China
Symposium
TRIPS AgreementIntellectual
PropertyDepartment,Government of
Hong Kong
SpecialAdministrativeRegion and the
Hong Kong
Group of theAsian PatentAttorneys'
Association
(APAA)Netherlands Trust
Fund (T0021)IPD Local and overseas participants – IP
professionals and representatives ofmultinational companies.Activity combined with the training
course in Thailand (see above).
10-Nov-00 10-Nov-00 Malaysia
Regional seminarTo make presentation on the implementation of
the Textiles Agreement and on developments ininternational textiles trade to the annual plenarymeeting of the ASEAN Federation of Textile
Manufacturers.ASEAN
Federation of
Textile
ManufacturersNetherlands Trust
Fund (TNL03)ASEAN TexD Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia,
Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar,
Philippines, Singapore, Thailand,
Vietnam.
13-Nov-00 14-Nov-00 Australia
Regional seminarInternational Trade Lawyers Course (ITLC-2E),
i.e. three-week course on the Multilateral
Trading System covering all WTO Agreements.WTO /
InternationalDevelopment Law
Institute (IDLI)
in cooperationwith theMelbourne
Business School,
the AustralianDepartment ofForeign Affairs
and TradeWTO/TC (Regular
Budget)IDLI TCD Cambodia, China, P.R., Fiji, India,
Indonesia, Lao, P.D.R., Malaysia, PapuaNew Guinea,  Philippines, Samoa, Sri
Lanka, Thailand, Vanuatu and Vietnam.
In addition, there was a representative ofthe South Pacific Forum Secretariat.WT/COMTD/W/83
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countries, number of participants,
combined activities)COMTD
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19-Nov-00 22-Nov-00 Philippines
Regional seminar
7th ASEAN Food Conference. The Impact of theSPS and TBT Agreements on International
Trade in Food.ASEAN /
Government ofthe PhilippinesSweden Trust Fund
(TSE02)AgD ASEAN: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia,
Indonesia, Lao, P.D.R., Malaysia,Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore,Thailand, Vietnam.
Activity combined with the national
seminar below.
20-Nov-00 20-Nov-00 Philippines
National seminarSymposium on Codex and WTO: Assuring Food
Safety and Fair Practice in Global Trade (SPS
Agreement and its relevance to AgriculturalTrade).Government of
the PhilippinesSweden Trust Fund
(TSE02)AgD Activity combined with the regional
seminar above.
04-Dec-00 04-Dec-00 China, P.R.
National seminarTo lecture on WTO Agreements for legal experts
from the Ministry of Justice, lawyers and
University Law Professors in Beijing.WTO and
Ministry ofJustice of ChinaWTO/TC (Regular
Budget)Host
GovernmentTCD Some 150 Chinese lawyers and law
professors
06-Dec-00 06-Dec-00 China, P.R.
National seminarTo lecture on WTO Agreements for legal expertsfrom the Ministry of Justice, lawyers andUniversity Law Professors in Chongqin.WTO and
Ministry of
Justice of ChinaWTO/TC (Regular
Budget)Host
GovernmentTCD Some 150 Chinese lawyers and law
professors
08-Dec-00 08-Dec-00 China, P.R.
National seminar
To lecture on WTO Agreements for legal expertsfrom the Ministry of Justice, lawyers and
University Law Professors in Shanghai.WTO and
Ministry ofJustice of ChinaWTO/TC (Regular
Budget)Host
GovernmentTCD Some 150 Chinese lawyers and law
professors
10-Dec-00 13-Dec-00 Korea, Rep. Of
Conference
Combatting Corruption in the Asia-Pacific
region: Presentation on transparency ingovernment procurementOECD / Asian
Development
BankNetherlands Trust
Fund (TNL03)IPD ADB regional member countries and
OECD member countries
11-Dec-00 15-Dec-00 Singapore
Regional seminar
To make presentations on:  1. Implementation
issues arising out of UR; 2. S&D provisions inthe WTO Agreements, and 3. New issues in anew trade round vis-à-vis developing countries.Colombo
SecretariatNetherlands Trust
Fund (TNL03)TCD All South Asian developing countriesWT/COMTD/W/83
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combined activities)COMTD
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11-Dec-00 12-Dec-00 China, P.R.
Technical mission
Training on the establishment of a WTOReference Centre at the China Institute for
Reform Development (CIRD), Haikou, Hainan
Province.WTO No cost for WTO GTZ
(GermanAgency forTechnical
Cooperation)TCD Twenty-five Officials participated.
19-Dec-00 21-Dec-00 India
Regional workshop
Competition Policy for seven Asian and African
countries: the state of play on competition policy
in the WTOConsumer Unity
and Trust Society(CUTS)WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)IPD India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Malaysia,
Zambia, South Africa, Tanzania,Zimbabwe, Kenya, Brazil; consultants
from UK, France, UNCTAD, OECD and
WTO.
20-Dec-00 21-Dec-00 India
ColloquiumIssues in WTO Negotiations on AgricultureIndian Council for
research onInternational
Economic
RelationsWTO/TC (Regular
Budget)AgDWT/COMTD/W/83
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Technical Assistance Activities Organiser Funding Other
fundingDivision Comments (e.g. participating
countries, number of participants,
combined activities)COMTD
Reference
02-Feb-00 04-Feb-00 France
Conference
Forum on African Perspective: The 1st
Conference On Emerging AfricaAfrican
DevelopmentBank / OECD
with the
collaboration ofthe FrenchMinistry of
EconomyWTO/TC (Regular
Budget)ERAD Several countries from Africa and few
OECD countries
02-Feb-00 04-Feb-00 Former Yugoslav Rep. of Macedonia
Technical mission
Technical assistance in the preparation of the
notification required in the accession process ondomestic support and export subsidies (ACC/4document);  presentation of Agreement on
Agriculture and agricultural accession issuesWTO / Ministry
of AgricultureWTO/TC (Regular
Budget)AgD
08-Feb-00 09-Feb-00 Slovak Republic
National seminar
WTO and the Multilateral Trading System forpublic and private sector: Overview of the MTS,Market Access, Dispute Settlement, Agriculture,
TBT, SPS, Rules, Services, TRIPSWTO WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)TCD, LegD
09-Feb-00 10-Feb-00 Belgium
Colloquium
Meetings were held with the ACP Secretariat on
9 February to discuss an outstanding MOU on
customs valuation and with EC representativesregarding WTO technical assistance proposalsfor potential financing by the EC. The meeting
on 10 February with the WCO Secretariat was to
discuss a joint programme of technical assistanceon customs valuation.WTO / ACP WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)TCDWT/COMTD/W/83
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countries, number of participants,
combined activities)COMTD
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10-Feb-00 11-Feb-00 Former Yugoslav Rep. of Macedonia
Technical mission
Presentation of SPS Agreement, rights,obligations, disputes, current issues.  Detailed
technical meetings with various responsible
government agencies - food safety, animalhealth, plant protection.  Assistance withpreparing accession request, responses to
questions.WTO / Ministry
of TradeWTO/TC (Regular
Budget)AgD
21-Feb-00 03-Mar-00 Switzerland (Bern)
Training course
Short course on GATT 94 for Central andEastern European and Central Asian countriesPECO Switzerland Trust
Fund (TCH04)PECO, TCD Albania, Armenia, Croatia, Estonia,
Georgia, Kyrgyz Republic, Latvia,Lithuania, Moldova, Russian Federation
29-Feb-00 29-Feb-00 France
Technical missionConsultations with the Agence de la
Francophonie on financing technical assistance.Agence de la
FrancophonieWTO/TC (Regular
Budget)TCD
02-Mar-00 03-Mar-00 Belgium
Technical mission
Establishment of WTO Reference Centres in the
Embassies/Missions of Benin, Chad andGrenadaWTO Finland Trust Fund
(TFI01)TCD Benin, Chad, Grenada
07-Mar-00 10-Mar-00 Former Yugoslav Rep. of Macedonia
National seminar
Trade in Services - First day:  Expert meetings at
the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry ofTrade.Second and third day (morning):  Seminar for
participants from all Ministries on the structure
of GATS and, in particular, the provisionsrelevant for acceding countries.Third day (afternoon):  Discussion of scheduling
issues with officials from the Ministry of TradeWTO / USAID WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)TSD
08-Mar-00 08-Mar-00 Finland
Training course
Seminar on Trade and Development for the
WTO Trade Policy Course groupMinistry of
Foreign AffairsWTO/TC (Regular
Budget)Organizers TCDWT/COMTD/W/83
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countries, number of participants,
combined activities)COMTD
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16-Mar-00 17-Mar-00 Italy
Symposium
International Task Force on Commodity RiskManagementWorld Bank WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)ERAD
20-Mar-00 20-Mar-00 France
Symposium
OECD/DAC meeting on Good practices in
Trade capacity building.OECD / DAC WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)TCD
21-Mar-00 28-Mar-00 Austria
Training course
Lecture in WTO segment of course at the JVI -
Lecture on commercial policy to AppliedEconomics CourseWTO / Joint
Vienna Institute
(JVI)WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)DD, ERAD Transition economies and developing
countries
30-Mar-00 31-Mar-00 Switzerland (WTO HQ)
Training courseWorkshop on Rules of Origin for Geneva-baseddelegates from Cuba, the Dominican Republicand HaitiWTO Finland Trust Fund
(TFI01)MAccD Funding to bring  two WCO experts from
Brussels
31-Mar-00 01-Apr-00 Spain
Colloquium
TRIPS Agreement at the Ibero-American Forumon Innovation, Industrial and Intellectual
Property, and Development.Asociacion
Interamericana dePropriedadIndustrial (ASIPI)
/ Colegio Oficial
de Agentes de laPropriedadIndustrial of
Portugal (ACPI),
and of Spain(COAPI)WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)IPD
05-Apr-00 06-Apr-00 Hungary
Regional seminar
South East Europe and the WTOUSAID WTO/TC (Regular
Budget) - for oneWTO officialUSAID (for
three WTOofficials)AgD, LegD,
TCD, ApBParticipants included high level officials
(Ministers, Deputy Ministers and headsof departments) from Albania, Bosnia
and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Hungary, Macedonia, Moldova,Romania, Slovenia
10-Apr-00 14-Apr-00 Switzerland (WTO HQ)
Training courseShort course on TRIPS for Central and EasternEuropean and Central Asian countriesWTO Switzerland Trust
Fund (TCH04)PECO,
TCD, IPDAlbania, Armenia, Croatia, Estonia,
Georgia, Kyrgyz Republic, Latvia,
Lithuania, Moldova, Russian FederationWT/COMTD/W/83
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countries, number of participants,
combined activities)COMTD
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10-Apr-00 10-Apr-00 Belgium
Symposium
Meeting with WTO member s based in Brussels,
Paris and London, to discuss relations with non-
residentsWTO WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)DDG, DD
26-Apr-00 28-Apr-00 France
Conference
'Forum on Agricultural Policies in Non-MemberEconomies'OECD WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)AgD
06-May-00 10-May-00 Iran
Regional seminar
Trade Negotiation Simulations for ECO
Secretariat membersWTO / ECO Denmark Trust
Fund (TDK02)TCD ECO countries: Afghanistan, Azerbaijan,
Islamic Republic of Iran, Kazakstan,Kyrgyz Republic, Islamic Republic of
Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan,
[Uzbekistan]130
10-May-00 10-May-00 Sweden
National seminar
Presentation of WTO Dispute Settlement
Procedures and Practices to officials from theSwedish National Board of TradeWTO / Swedish
National Board of
TradeWTO/TC (Regular
Budget)Organizers TCD
15-May-00 16-May-00 Russian Federation
National seminar
Provide explanations on different agreements ofthe WTO in relation to the accession of theRussian Federation to the WTO.USAID  /  DUMA No cost for WTO USAID TCD, LegD Duma Members, government, academia
15-May-00 26-May-00 Switzerland (WTO HQ - for Macedonia)
Training course
Multilateral Trading System and specific WTOAgreementsWTO No cost for WTO USAID TCD
17-May-00 18-May-00 Russian Federation
Regional workshop
Represent the WTO, provide explanations on the
accession process and on WTO rules concerning
regional arrangementsTACIS No cost for WTO TACIS TCD CIS countries
18-May-00 19-May-00 Italy
Symposium
Brainstorming session on capacity building for
Trade Law Specialists in developing countriesIDLI WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)TCDWT/COMTD/W/83
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combined activities)COMTD
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23-May-00 25-May-00 Malta
Regional seminar
Trade and Environment for Mediterraneancountries and the Middle-East (also covering the
TBT Agreement)WTO Denmark Trust
Fund (TDK02)Swiss
Government(TCH05)TED Algeria, Tunisia, Malta, Israel, Egypt,
Cyprus, Turkey, Morocco182
29-May-00 01-Jun-00 Lithuania
Conference
OECD Conference on FDI Policy in the BalticStates & Consultations with Government
officialsWTO / OECD WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)AccD
29-May-00 30-May-00 France
Workshop
Good practices for Capacity for Development
TradeOECD WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)DD, TCD
06-Jun-00 07-Jun-00 Belarus
National seminar
Market Access issues (Tariffs, Safeguards,
Customs Valuation, Rules of Origin, Licensing,TBT)WTO WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)TCD,
MAccD135
14-Jun-00 16-Jun-00 Romania
National seminar
Trade in Services: First day:  General
importance of GATS for Romania;  introductioninto the structure of the Agreement; how toschedule commitments; GATS rules and
procedures.  Second day:  Sectoral implications
and case studies;  scheduling workshop.  Thirdday (morning):   Outlook on the work ahead(new round, review provisions, and ongoing
negotiations on GATS rules, etc )WTO WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)TSD Romania  (officials from Ministry of
Industry and Commerce, Ministry of
Transport, National Agency for
Communications and Informatics,National Tourism Authority, RomaniaCompetition Council).
14-Jun-00 15-Jun-00 Albania
National seminar
Implementation issues of WTO Agreements,
Customs Valuation, Anti-Dumping, Licensing,GATS, TRIPS, Notification Requirements,Regionalism, Government ProcurementWTO Netherlands Trust
Fund (T0021)AccD, TCD 116WT/COMTD/W/83
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countries, number of participants,
combined activities)COMTD
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20-Jun-00 20-Jun-00 France
Symposium
Forum International de Montpellier,Mondialisation et Développement (The
Multilateral Trading System and WTO
Agreements) - WTO overview - Article  XXIV(Regional Integration) - ACP-EU Conventions(Lomé 1 to 4 and May 2000 Cotonou
Agreement)Université de
Montpellier I /CIPEASNo cost for WTO CIPEAS TCD University students and local media
26-Jun-00 27-Jun-00 Russian Federation
Technical mission
To accompany the Chairman of the Working
Party on Accession of Russia to meet with High-
level OfficialsWTO WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)AccD
03-Jul-00 07-Jul-00 Netherlands
Training course
WTO and the Multilateral Trading System for
Legal advisers from developing countriesUNITAR No cost for WTO UNITAR LegD
03-Jul-00 06-Jul-00 Austria
Regional seminar
Rules: Anti-dumping, Safeguards and
Countervailing duties - Joint Vienna Institute(JVI)WTO / JVI Denmark Trust
Fund (TDK02)RD Albania, Armenia, Belarus, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia,
Georgia, Hungary, Kyrgyz Republic,
Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova,Poland, Romania, Russian Federation,Slovak Republic, Slovenia112
10-Jul-00 11-Jul-00 France
Symposium
OECD Round Table on Trade Liberalization in
Transition EconomiesOECD WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)AccD
13-Jul-00 14-Jul-00 Ukraine
Regional seminar
Competition PolicyUNCTAD Netherlands Trust
Fund (T0021)IPD Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, Georgia,
Kazakstan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan,
Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovak
Republic, Germany, the EuropeanCommunity, the United StatesWT/COMTD/W/83
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combined activities)COMTD
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17-Jul-00 18-Jul-00 Kyrgyz Republic
Technical mission
Training on the establishment of a WTOReference Centre: - Setup and official opening
of WTO Reference Centre.
- Presentation and training to about 20government officials on how to access WTOinformation on-line and on CD-ROM.WTO WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)Government
of the KyrgyzRepublicIMRD
19-Jul-00 20-Jul-00 Switzerland (WTO HQ)
Regional workshop
Technical Assistance and Differential Treatmentin the context of the TBT AgreementWTO No cost for WTO Donor
countries
(TWP01001)TED
24-Jul-00 29-Jul-00 Romania
Regional seminar
Trade Negotiation SimulationsWTO / UNCTAD No cost for WTO UNCTAD TCD
03-Aug-00 04-Aug-00 Moldova
Technical mission
Assistance for the conclusion of the Accession
negotiationsWTO WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)AccD
04-Aug-00 04-Aug-00 United Kingdom
Conference
Training session on GATS-related issues forLaw Society StaffThe Law Society
of England andWalesDenmark Trust
Fund (TDK02)Organizers TCD Officers of the Law Society of England
and Wales
04-Sep-00 07-Sep-00 United Kingdom
ConferenceTo explain WTO rules regarding regional tradeagreements and discuss relevant WTO dispute
settlement casesWilton Park WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)Wilton Park TCD ACP and European countries
11-Sep-00 15-Sep-00 Switzerland (WTO HQ)
Training course
Special course on GATS for Central and Eastern
European and Central Asian countriesWTO Switzerland Trust
Fund (TCH04)PECO,
TCD, TSDAzerbaijan, Belarus, Macedonia, Kyrgyz
Republic, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, UkraineWT/COMTD/W/83
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countries, number of participants,
combined activities)COMTD
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13-Sep-00 13-Sep-00 Belgium
National workshop
The WTO and the Multilateral Trading System.Participation in the Executive 2000 course for 28
Chinese nationals from the private sectorWTO / CEMC
with theUniversity ofAntwerpenNo cost for WTO Organizers TCD China (28 executives of Chinese private
sector companies).
21-Sep-00 22-Sep-00 Switzerland
Regional seminarTo give a presentation on the WTO dispute
settlement system, and then help to organize the
panel simulation exercise on the second dayUNCTAD No cost for WTO TCD All developing country missions in
Geneva invited
26-Sep-00 26-Sep-00 Italy
Regional workshopCASCO/DEVCO Workshop on Facilitating
Recognition of Conformity Assessment in the
21st century - TBT AgreementISO WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)TED
27-Sep-00 27-Sep-00 Switzerland (Geneva)
Conference
Joint ECDPM-ICTSD Informal Experts' Meeting
on "Helping the ACP Integrate in the WorldEconomy"International
Centre for Trade
and Sustainable
Development(ICTSD) /ECDPMNo cost for WTO TCD
27-Sep-00 29-Sep-00 United Kingdom (for Dominica)
Technical mission
Establishment of WTO Reference Centre for the
Embassy of Dominica in LondonWTO Denmark Trust
Fund (TDK02)TCD Caribbean Missions in the U.K.
28-Sep-00 30-Sep-00 France
Symposium
Meeting of the Management Board of the Joint
Vienna InstituteJoint Vienna
InstituteWTO/TC (Regular
Budget)ERAD
02-Oct-00 05-Oct-00 Belgium
Regional seminar
To make presentations on the WTO legal regimegenerally, as well as a more focused presentationon the rules and procedures of the dispute
settlement systemEnergy Charter
Secretariat,
BrusselsNo cost for WTO Energy
Charter
Secretariat,BrusselsTCD, LegD All Energy Charter membersWT/COMTD/W/83
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countries, number of participants,
combined activities)COMTD
Reference
04-Oct-00 10-Oct-00 Austria
Training course
Lecture on International Trade and Trade PolicyWTO / JVI /
World BankWTO/TC (Regular
Budget)ERAD, DD Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus,
Bulgaria, China P.R., Czech Republic,Estonia, Kazakstan, Kyrgyz Republic,Moldova, Mongolia, Poland, Romania,
Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Ukraine,
Uzbekistan, Vietnam
14-Oct-00 14-Oct-00 Turkey
SymposiumFood Security in the Third Millennium: New
Strategies and Developing MarketsMinistry of
Agriculture ofTurkey / FAOWTO/TC (Regular
Budget)AgD
16-Oct-00 17-Oct-00 France
Regional workshop
Capacity  Development for Trade - CoordinationWTO / OECD /
IMF / WB /
UNCTAD / ITC /
USAID / DFID /ODI and otherMultilateral and
bilateral donorsWTO/TC (Regular
Budget)TCD
16-Oct-00 19-Oct-00 Former Yugoslav Rep. of Macedonia
National seminar and workshop
A one-day seminar on WTO matters and issues
of direct relevance to the Accession process ofMacedonia to the WTO, followed by a three-dayworkshop on Negotiating techniquesWTO Netherlands Trust
Fund (T0021)Training
budgetTCD 120
17-Oct-00 17-Oct-00 Germany
Symposium
Presentation on WTO information and training(CBT) materials for developing countries anddiscussions on cooperation in producing print
and CD-ROM materials for developing
countries.WTO Programme Support
Fund (EPSF1)IMRD Representatives of World Bank, IMF,
WIPO, ILO, WHO, WMO and other
international organizations.
23-Oct-00 10-Nov-00 Austria
Training courseShort Trade Policy Course for Central andEastern European and Central Asian countries:presentations on various Agreements and self-
training on computer-based information,
Internet, CD-ROM. Several presentationsthrough video-conferencing. Some time wasdevoted to new issues (competition policy and
investment etc).WTO / JVI Denmark Trust
Fund (TDK02)TCD, LegD,
AccDAlbania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus,
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia,Georgia, Hungary, Kazakstan, KyrgyzRepublic, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia,
Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russian
Federation, Slovak Republic, Slovenia,Ukraine, Uzbekistan128WT/COMTD/W/83
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countries, number of participants,
combined activities)COMTD
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24-Oct-00 24-Oct-00 France
Conference
To speak at the 4th Euro-African Convention on"The New Regulations for World Exchange: an
Opportunity for Business in Africa?"Chambre de
Commerce etd'Industrie deBordeauxWTO/TC (Regular
Budget)Chambre de
Commerce etd'Industrie deBordeauxDDG
26-Oct-00 27-Oct-00 Turkey
Regional seminar
Trade and Investment Information Networkingin the ECO region: Presentation of trade
information systems, in particular, presentation
of the IDBECO Secretariat Switzerland Trust
Fund (T0030)Stat.D Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Islamic
Republic of Iran, Kazakstan, KyrgyzRepublic, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkey
02-Nov-00 03-Nov-00 United Kingdom
Regional workshopAgenda item:  Biodiversity and trade:relationship between CBD and the TRIPS
Agreement. Update on TRIPS review.
Presentation (relevant provisions of the TRIPSAgreement, work in the TRIPS Council andimplementation issues in the General Council)FIELD /
UNCTADSweden Trust Fund
(T0036)Organizers IPD Brazil, Costa Rica, Cuba, India, South
Africa, Uganda
05-Nov-00 07-Nov-00 Austria
SymposiumAccompany the Director-GeneralWTO WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)ERAD
06-Nov-00 10-Nov-00 Georgia
Regional workshop
One day seminar on issues specifically relating
to the preparation of BSEC countries' for thenew trade negotiations in the WTO as well as onaccession and implementation of WTO
Agreements, followed by four days of
simulations on trade negotiations.WTO, jointly with
BSEC Secretariat
for logistical
preparationsUnited Kingdom
Trust Fund (T0037)TCD BSEC countries, including: Albania,
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia,
Greece, Moldova, Romania, Russian
Federation, Turkey, Ukraine124
21-Nov-00 24-Nov-00 Switzerland (WTO HQ)
Training course
18th Special Course on Dispute Settlement
Procedures and Practices for 32 countriesWTO No cost for WTO TCD,  LegD
30-Nov-00 01-Dec-00 France
Regional seminar
TBT, especially Conformity AssessmentProcedures and Measurements for North African/ Mediterranean CountriesWTO /
Organisation
Internationale deMétrologie Légale(OIML)Sweden Trust Fund
(T0036)OIML TED Albania, Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Israel,
Jordan, Lebanon, Malta, Morocco,
Palestine, Syria, Crete, Tunisia, Turkey110WT/COMTD/W/83
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countries, number of participants,
combined activities)COMTD
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07-Dec-00 07-Dec-00 Belgium
Technical mission
Presentation on general principles andinternational framework in the context of the
establishment of a transparent, effective and
competitive procurement regimeEC Commission Netherlands Trust
Fund (TNL03)IPD Turkey
07-Dec-00 08-Dec-00 Belgium
Symposium
Attend the Meeting of Heads of ACP Regional
Integration OrganisationsACP Netherlands Trust
Fund (TNL03)DD
09-Dec-00 12-Dec-00 Belgium
Conference
Presentation on the Role of Developing
countries in the Multilateral Trading SystemACP Netherlands Trust
Fund (TNL03)DDG ACP Members
11-Dec-00 15-Dec-00 France
Symposium / Round Table
1. Participation on Round Tables' discussion on
the relation between  the SPS Agreement and theBiosafety Protocol addressed to developingcountries. 2. Attendance of the first meeting of
the Intergovernmental Committee for the
Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.1. Solagral / 2.
UNEPNetherlands Trust
Fund (TNL03)AgD UNEP country members - WTO
Members
14-Dec-00 14-Dec-00 Belarus
Regional seminarSeminar on the transparency provisions of the
SPS Agreement, based on the Handbook
prepared by the secretariat, titled "How to Applythe Transparency Provisions of the SPSAgreement".  The TACIS project has translated
this handbook into Russian.WTO / TACIS Netherlands Trust
Fund (TNL03)AgD 11 CIS countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan,
Belarus, Georgia, Kazakstan, KyrgyzRepublic, Moldova, Russian Federation,
Ukraine, Uzbekistan)135WT/COMTD/W/83
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Technical Assistance Activities Organiser Funding Other
fundingDivision Comments (e.g. participating
countries, number of participants,
combined activities)COMTD
Reference
03-Feb-00 04-Feb-00 Peru
Regional workshop
Services Negotiations - First day:  Lecture on the
general importance of GATS for developingcountries, the developmental impact ofcommitments under the Agreement, structure ofcurrent commitments, and tentative outlook on
the work ahead (new round, review provisions,
and ongoing negotiations on GATS rules, etc )Second day, morning:  Open panel discussion onspecific issuesComunidad
AndinaWTO/TC (Regular
Budget)TSD Member countries of the Andean
Community (Venezuela, Colombia,
Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia), some private
industry representatives,  and Secretariatmembers of the Organization ofAmerican States, World Bank, andAndean Community.
06-Feb-00 08-Feb-00 United States of America
Conference
Trade Policy Review of OECS - This initiative is
a joint TPR-TC project, as a result ofconsultations held with representatives of thesecountries during "Geneva Week for non-resident
WTO Members". Consultations with World
Bank, IMF, IADB and OAS.WTO / OECS Finland Trust Fund
(TFI01)TPRD, TCD Activity combined with activities in
Barbados, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts and
Nevis.
09-Feb-00 10-Feb-00 Barbados
Conference
Trade Policy Review of OECS - Consultationswith CRNM and Caribbean Trade.WTO / OECS Finland Trust Fund
(TFI01)TPRD, TCD Activity combined with activities in the
United States, Saint Lucia, Saint Kittsand Nevis.
10-Feb-00 12-Feb-00 Saint Lucia
ConferenceTrade Policy Review of OECS - Consultationswith the OECS Secretariat.WTO / OECS Finland Trust Fund
(TFI01)TPRD, TCD Activity combined with activities in the
United States, Barbados, Saint Kitts and
Nevis.
12-Feb-00 14-Feb-00 Sain t Kitts and Nevis
Conference
Trade Policy Review of OECS - Consultations
with the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank.WTO / OECS Finland Trust Fund
(TFI01)TPRD, TCD Activity combined with activities in the
United States, Barbados, Saint Lucia.
14-Feb-00 18-Feb-00 Dominican Republic
Technical missionCustoms ValuationWTO Finland Trust Fund
(TFI01)TCD 136WT/COMTD/W/83
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02-Mar-00 04-Mar-00 Jamaica
Symposium
Presentation on Trade Liberalization,developments since the Uruguay Round and
Issues for the Millennium Round.University of the
West IndiesWTO/TC (Regular
Budget)DD
06-Mar-00 08-Mar-00 Ecuador
Symposium
International Experts Meeting on Sustainability
Assessment of Trade Liberalisation: discuss thepurpose, characteristics, policy relevance andeffectiveness of sustainability assessments
(SAs);  plenary sessions with formal
presentations alternated with working groups toinformally explore some technical issues in moredetail in the economic, environmental and social
fields;  a strong focus was laid on the needs and
concerns of developing countries.World Wide Fund
(WWF) for
Nature
International /Fundacion FuturoLatino Americano
(FFLA)WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)Organizers TED About 100 individuals from 30 countries,
including governments, international
organisations, NGOs and academia;
developing country representativesincluded Ecuador, Brazil, Egypt, Mexico,Bangladesh, Cuba, Senegal, Uganda,
Kenya, Peru, Tanzania, India
22-Mar-00 23-Mar-00 Chile
ConferenceInternational Bar Association (IBA) Latin
American ForumInternational Bar
Association (IBA)No cost for WTO International
Bar
Association
(IBA)TED Activity combined with the regional
seminar in Chile (see below)
25-Mar-00 26-Mar-00 Bahamas
SymposiumMeeting of the CARICOM countries:
development of a regional position on the
services negotiationsCARICOM WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)TSD
27-Mar-00 31-Mar-00 Jamaica
Technical mission
Implementation of Customs ValuationAgreementWTO - HM
Customs &Excise of theUnited KingdomFinland Trust Fund
(TFI01)MAccD
30-Mar-00 30-Mar-00 Chile
Regional seminar
Air Transport and GATTInternational Bar
Association (IBA)No cost for WTO International
BarAssociation(IBA)TED Activity combined with the conference in
Chile (see above).WT/COMTD/W/83
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countries, number of participants,
combined activities)COMTD
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03-Apr-00 07-Apr-00 Antigua and Barbuda
Regional workshop
Trade Negotiating SkillsWTO / INTAL
(IADB)WTO/TC (Regular
budget)INTAL TCD Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Belize,
Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti,Jamaica, Montserrat, St Kitts & Nevis, StLucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines,
Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, Caribbean
Community Secretariat, OECSSecretariat, University of the West Indies,Caribbean Regional Negotiating
Machinery, Caribbean Regional
Machinery/Inter-American DevelopmentBank 
project, IDB/INTAL150
04-Apr-00 06-Apr-00 Barbados
Technical mission
Technical assistance on the IDB: IDB
presentation (submission of data, dissemination
of information, IDB tools); visit of the offices incharge of preparing IDB submissions.WTO WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)Stat.D
05-Apr-00 08-Apr-00 United States of America
Conference
Presentation of paper on the participation ofdeveloping countries in the Dispute Settlement
mechanism of the WTOWTO / American
Society ofInternational LawWTO/TC (Regular
Budget)TCD
10-Apr-00 13-Apr-00 Honduras
Regional workshop
Trade in Services for Central American and
other Latin American countries: First day(afternoon): General importance of GATS fordeveloping countries;  introduction into the
structure of the Agreement.  Second day:  How
to schedule commitments;  sectoral implications;specific rules and disciplines.  Third day :  Casestudies;  tentative outlook on the work ahead
(new round, review provisions, and ongoing
negotiations on GATS rules).WTO / INTAL
(IADB)WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)TSD Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican
Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala,
Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama
(including public sector representatives,academics, and Secretariat members ofBCIE, INTAL and Secretaria de
Integracion Economica
Centroamericana).
10-Apr-00 14-Apr-00 Peru
National workshopAnti-dumping and Countervailing duties for
Peruvian Government officialsWTO WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)RD
17-Apr-00 19-Apr-00 United States of America
Colloquium
Meeting of the Joint Vienna Institute BoardJoint Vienna
Institute (JVI)WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)ERADWT/COMTD/W/83
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countries, number of participants,
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24-Apr-00 26-Apr-00 United States of America
Regional workshop
Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers for SeniorAfrican Policy MakersWorld Bank WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)DD / TCD
02-May-00 04-May-00 Peru
Regional workshop
Multilateral Trading System after Seattle andprospects for countries Members of the AndeanCommunityWTO / INTAL
(IADB) / Andean
CommunitySecretariatWTO/TC (Regular
Budget)INTAL TCD Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru,
Venezuela and Andean Community
Secretariat.Activity combined with the technicalmission  and regional workshop in
Barbados (see below).163
05-May-00 05-May-00 Peru
Technical mission
Establishment of a WTO Reference Centre in theSecretariat of the Andean Community. Trainingin the use of WTO information resources (web-
sites and CD-ROMs)WTO WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)Andean
Community
SecretariatTCD Eight officials from the Andean
Community Secretariat.
Activity combined with the regionalworkshop in Peru (see above) and theregional workshop in Barbados (see
below).
08-May-00 12-May-00 Paraguay
Technical missionCustoms ValuationWTO Switzerland Trust
Fund (T0030)TCD
08-May-00 10-May-00 Barbados
Regional workshop
Services for Caribbean countriesWTO /
CARICOMWTO/TC (Regular
Budget)TCD Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas,
Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Guyana,Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, SaintLucia, Trinidad and Tobago. Regional
organizations: CARICOM  and OECS.
Activity combined with missions to Peru.
15-May-00 17-May-00 Argentina
Regional workshop
Trade in Services for Mercosur countriesWTO / INTAL
(IADB)WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)INTAL TSD Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay,
Uruguay.
15-May-00 15-May-00 Guyana
National seminarSeminar on the WTO and the Multilateral
Trading SystemWTO WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)TCD Activity combined with another technical
mission in Guyana (see below).
15-May-00 15-May-00 Canada
ConferenceEconomic Conference: Expanding Horizons -Canada in an international contextStatistics Canada No cost for WTO Statistics
CanadaTCDWT/COMTD/W/83
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16-May-00 17-May-00 Guyana
Technical mission
Training on the Establishment of a WTOReference Centre for the Caribbean Community
(CARICOM) SecretariatWTO WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)CARICOM TCD Activity combined with the national
seminar (see above).Fifteen Officials participated.
22-May-00 02-Jun-00 Peru
Training course
Short Trade Policy Course for countries member
of the ANDEAN Community - Explanation ofthe WTO Agreements. Practical examples ofpreparation of concessions in Services and
exercises on Dispute SettlementWTO / INTAL
(IADB)WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)TCD Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru,
Venezuela
24-May-00 26-May-00 Uruguay
Regional workshopMultilateral Trade Negotiations: WTOMechanisms and the commitments of Latin
American CountriesSELA / ALADI WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)TCD MERCOSUR: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil,
Paraguay, Uruguay and ChileActivity combined with mission to Peru(see above).
24-May-00 26-May-00 Jamaica
National seminarSPSWTO WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)AgD Activity combined with Cuba (see
below).
29-May-00 30-May-00 Cuba
National seminarSPSWTO WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)AgD Activity combined with Jamaica (see
above).161
29-May-00 03-Jun-00 Bolivia
Regional workshop
Capacity-building programme for FAO member
countries: multilateral trade negotiations in
agricultureFAO WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)AgD Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile,
Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay,Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela
30-May-00 02-Jun-00 Cuba
Regional workshopStrengthening Research and Policy-MakingCapacity on Trade and Environment inDeveloping countriesUNCTAD /
UNDP /
Foundation forInternationalEnvironmental
Law and
DevelopmentSweden Trust Fund
(T0036)TED Bangladesh, Brazil, Costa Rica, Cuba,
India, Philippines, South Africa,
Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda
15-Jun-00 15-Jun-00 United States of America (Miami)
Symposium
Trade-related technical assistance, Consultative
Group on Smaller Economies, issues for the FreeTrade Area of the AmericasOrganization of
American States
(OAS)Denmark Trust
Fund (TDK02)TCD Activity combined with Two-week
Advanced Training Course for
Government Officials (see next page).WT/COMTD/W/83
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countries, number of participants,
combined activities)COMTD
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16-Jun-00 19-Jun-00 United States of America
Conference
Africa Trade Forum, WashingtonWTO WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)DGOff.
19-Jun-00 23-Jun-00 United States of America
Regional workshop
Campus on International Trade: Conduct adispute settlement workshop and explained in
detail the following WTO Agreements:
Agriculture and GATS.  We also made apresentation on the participation of developingcountries in the multilateral trading system.UTA / UNITAR Denmark Trust
Fund (TDK02)TCD Australia, Azerbaijan, Barbados, Benin,
Bolivia, Colombia, Rep. of Congo,Croatia, Egypt, El Salvador, Germany,Guyana, Haiti, Holy See, Kazakstan,
Kenya, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Oman,
Saint Lucia, Slovak Republic, SouthAfrica, Suriname, Thailand, Tanzania,Uruguay, Vietnam and Zimbabwe
19-Jun-00 30-Jun-00 United States of America
Regional workshopTwo-week Advanced Training Course forGovernment Officials, including IDB: Spanish-speakingWTO / OAS Denmark Trust
Fund (TDK02)TCD, TSD Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile,
Colombia, Costa Rica , Dominican Rep.,
Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala,Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama,Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela143
26-Jun-00 29-Jun-00 Saint Lucia
Regional workshop
Trade Policy Review of the OECS countriesOECS / INTAL Denmark Trust
Fund (TDK02)INTAL TCD, TPRD
26-Jun-00 30-Jun-00 Ecuador
Technical mission
Anti-dumping procedures and practicesWTO Sweden Trust Fund
(T0036)RD
27-Jun-00 29-Jun-00 Panama
Regional workshop
Trade facilitation, Regulation and Standards:
The Development Challenge in Central America
(TBT)WTO / World
BankWTO/TC (Regular
Budget)TED Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador,
Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua,Panama.141
06-Jul-00 07-Jul-00 Dominican Republic
Conference
6th Meeting of the Chambers of Commerce and
Business Associations of the Caribbean and the
Americas, with particular reference to thesessions on Implementation of WTOAgreements and WTO technical assistance
activitiesChamber of
Commerce, SantoDomingoDenmark Trust
Fund (TDK02)TCD Over 100 participants mostly from the
Dominican Republic and other Caribbeancountries, including from Antigua &
Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize,
Dominica, El Salvador, Grenada,Guyana, Haiti,  Jamaica, Panama, St.Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent &
the Grenadines, Suriname and Trinidad &
Tobago.WT/COMTD/W/83
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countries, number of participants,
combined activities)COMTD
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06-Jul-00 07-Jul-00 Uruguay
Regional workshop
Agriculture for ALADI: Perspectives of trade onagricultural goods in Latin America. The non-
tariff barriers. Situation and perspectives of the
negotiations in the WTO. National experiencesof the ALADI Member Countries.WTO ,   ALADI ,
BID / INTAL,FAO, IICAWTO/TC (Regular
Budget)INTAL
(IADB)TCD Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile,
Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Mexico,Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela.
10-Jul-00 21-Jul-00 United States of America
Regional workshopTwo-week Advanced Training Course forGovernment Officials, including IDB: English-
speaking (13 countries)WTO / OAS Denmark Trust
Fund (TDK02)TCD, LegD Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados
(2), Belize, Dominica, Ecuador, Grenada,Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica (2),Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, St.
Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent &
the Grenadines, Suriname (2) andTrinidad & Tobago (2). Regionalorganizations: CRNM (3) and OECS.142
13-Jul-00 15-Jul-00 Guyana
Regional workshop
Communications and Electronic CommerceCARICOM WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)TSD
31-Jul-00 11-Aug-00 Ecuador
Training course
Trade Policy Course for Government of EcuadorOAS /
GeorgetownUniversityWTO/TC (Regular
Budget)OAS TCD
23-Aug-00 23-Aug-00 Peru
Regional seminar
Investment and Competition PoliciesAPEC - PERU Netherlands Trust
Fund (TNL03)TFD 21 APEC Members
30-Aug-00 22-Nov-00 Mexico, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru
and Venezuela
Video-conferences
A cycle of six videoconferences on the WTO
and its rulesWTO / ITESM WTO Telephone
budgetTCD,
Training,TSD, LegD,
IPD, TEDMexico, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador,
Peru and Venezuela
30-Aug-00 01-Sep-00 Costa Rica
Regional seminarPresentation on Competition Policy at the WTO- state of play and options for the futureUNCTAD /
NationalCommission forthe Promotion of
Competition of
Costa RicaWTO/TC (Regular
Budget)IPD Most countries in the regions of Latin
America and the Caribbean: Costa Rica,Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Peru,Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador,
Guatemala, El Salvador, Panama,
Mexico, Dominican Republic, Jamaica,
Trinidad and Tobago
11-Sep-00 15-Sep-00 Paraguay
National seminarRules: Anti-dumping, Safeguards andCountervailing duties - Trade remediesWTO Sweden Trust Fund
(TSE02)RD 158WT/COMTD/W/83
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countries, number of participants,
combined activities)COMTD
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19-Sep-00 21-Sep-00 Guatemala
National seminar
Trade in Services and the new round ofnegotiationsWTO WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)TSD
27-Sep-00 29-Sep-00 Venezuela
Regional workshop
Participation in the Third Seminar-Workshop onInternational Trade Negotiations organized bySELA in the framework of the European
Union/SELA Project on Training of Human
Resources. Presentation on "The WTOmechanisms and the trade commitments of LatinAmerican and Caribbean Countries"; other WTO
subjects to be treated during the seminar:
Implementation of Uruguay Round Agreements;Market Access in Goods; Electronic Commerce;Trade and Environment; Agricultural Trade;
Competition policy and Trade remedies; and
Regional integration in the multilateral tradeagenda.SELA WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)TCD Central American and Caribbean:
Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa
Rica, Nicaragua and Panama, Belize,Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Trinidadand Tobago, Barbados, Guyana, Surinam,
Cuba, and Mexico
27-Sep-00 29-Sep-00 Jamaica
Conference
Presentation of Paper on Metrology and theWTO TBT Agreement, discussant in panel onpapers of other speakers on regional cooperation,
in-depth one-to-one training of participants on
metrology as it relates to conformity assessment,the TBT Agreement and the facilitation ofinternational trade; role of regional and
international systems;  attendance of the General
Assembly of the Sistema Interamericano deMetrologia (SIM)Jamaica Bureau
of Standards in
cooperation withSIMWTO/TC (Regular
Budget)Organizers TED All Caribbean countries, United States,
Mexico, Germany
02-Oct-00 13-Oct-00 Guatemala
Regional seminar
Short Trade Policy Course, i.e. two-week courseon the Multilateral Trading System covering all
WTO Agreements for Latin American countriesWTO / INTAL
(IADB) / BCIEand SIECAUnited Kingdom
Trust Fund (T0037)TCD Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic,
El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras,Nicaragua and Panama.WT/COMTD/W/83
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countries, number of participants,
combined activities)COMTD
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09-Oct-00 09-Oct-00 Peru
Conference
Participating in the opening session and deliveryof two presentations, i.e.
1)  RTAs and the WTO: Procedures and
practices;2)  Implications of Multilateral Commitments inthe Design of RTAs.WTO / Catholic
University of Peruin cooperationwith the World
BankUnited Kingdom
Trust Fund (T0037)TCD Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador
and Andean Community Secretariat.Activity combined with regional seminarin Guatemala (see above).
10-Oct-00 11-Oct-00 Uruguay
Regional seminarAdvanced seminar on the SPS Agreement withthe four MERCOSUR countries.  Topics coveredinclude an introduction to the WTO and the SPS
Agreement, the work of the SPS Committee, and
the SPS Disputes.WTO /
Agriculture
Ministry,UruguayNetherlands Trust
Fund (TNL03)Government
of UruguayAgD Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay.
Activity combined with Panama (see
below).
16-Oct-00 17-Oct-00 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Technical mission
National Trade Policy Review Missions, with
special emphasis on needs assessment fortechnical assistance activitiesWTO United Kingdom
Trust Fund (T0037)TCD Activity combined with Saint Lucia.
16-Oct-00 18-Oct-00 Panama
National seminar on the SPS Agreement with the
cooperation of a representative from the CodexAlimentarius.  Topics covered include anintroduction to the WTO and the SPS
Agreement, the work of the SPS Committee, and
the SPS Disputes.Panamanian experts presented examples of riskassessment.WTO Netherlands Trust
Fund (TNL03)AgD Activity combined with Uruguay (see
above)
16-Oct-00 17-Oct-00 Barbados
Technical missionSpecial Agricultural safeguard, Domestic
support, Tariff quotas, STEs, Notifications.WTO Sweden Trust Fund
(TSE02)AgD
18-Oct-00 19-Oct-00 Saint Lucia
Technical mission
National Trade Policy Review Missions, with
special emphasis on needs assessment for
technical assistance activitiesWTO United Kingdom
Trust Fund (T0037)TCD Activity combined with Saint Vincent
and the Grenadines.WT/COMTD/W/83
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18-Oct-00 18-Oct-00 Colombia
Conference
Two videoconferences that were part of anational seminar for the private sector on
"Trends in International Services Trade":
(a) The GATS and the on-going negotiations;(b) Latin America and the WTO (keynotespeech)WTO /
ColombianMinistry ofForeign TradeWTO Telephone
budgetDDG, TSD Colombia (over 100 participants, mostly
from the private sector)
18-Oct-00 20-Oct-00 United States of America
Regional seminarConducted a negotiations seminar on Trade inServices and Tariffs.  Lectures were given on the
following WTO Agreements: Trade in Services,
Agriculture and Sanitary and PhytosanitaryMeasuresWTO / UNITAR WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)TCD Developing countries with missions in
New York. Some capital-based officials.
23-Oct-00 27-Oct-00 Jamaica
Regional workshopSub-regional workshop on the Multilateral TradeNegotiations in Agriculture: market access,
domestic support, export subsidies, NFIDCs
decision, notificationsFAO Sweden Trust Fund
(TSE02)FAO AgD Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas,
Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada,Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Kitts andNevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and
Tobago
25-Oct-00 26-Oct-00 Mexico
Regional seminarTo lecture on WTO and Developing Countries
focussing primarily on Special and Differential
TreatmentGartner Group WTO/TC (Regular
Budget) for 20%DSAOrganizers TCD, TSD Developing countries.
Activity combined with the United States(see above).
25-Oct-00 27-Oct-00 Chile
Regional seminarMeetings with Deputy Executive Secretary,ECLAC and other senior officials on issues of
external transparency and civil society
participation in the FTAA process; andparticipation in the Expert Seminar on"Economic, Social and Legal Measures to
Combat Racism with particular reference to
Vulnerable Groups".High
Commissioner forHuman Rights /ECLACSweden Trust Fund
(T0036)ExRD Latin American and Caribbean countries.
30-Oct-00 31-Oct-00 Saint Lucia
Technical mission
Training on the establishment of a WTO
Reference Centre for the OECSWTO Sweden Trust Fund
(TSE02)OECS TCD Member countries of the OECS (7):
Antigua & Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada,Montserrat, Saint Kitts & Nevis, Saint
Lucia, Saint Vincent & GrenadinesWT/COMTD/W/83
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countries, number of participants,
combined activities)COMTD
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02-Nov-00 03-Nov-00 Peru
National workshop
Trade and Environment and the Agreement onTBTWTO Netherlands Trust
Fund (TNL03)TED Activity combined with Argentina (see
below).
06-Nov-00 08-Nov-00 Argentina
Regional seminar
Trade and Environment for Latin American
countriesWTO Netherlands Trust
Fund (TNL03)TED Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile,
Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican
Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala,
Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama,Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela146
08-Nov-00 09-Nov-00 Saint Kitts and Nevis
Technical mission
National Trade Policy Review Mission, with aspecial emphasis on needs assessment for
technical assistance activitiesWTO Finland Trust Fund
(TFI01)TCD Activity combined with two other TPR
missions (see below).
09-Nov-00 10-Nov-00 Colombia
Colloquium
ECLAC consultations on Financing
DevelopmentECLAC Finland Trust Fund
(TFI01)TPRD
13-Nov-00 14-Nov-00 Antigua and Barbuda
Technical mission
National Trade Policy Review Mission, with aspecial emphasis on needs assessment for
technical assistance activitiesWTO Finland Trust Fund
(TFI01)TCD, TPR
15-Nov-00 16-Nov-00 Dominica
Technical mission
National Trade Policy Review Mission, with aspecial emphasis on needs assessment for
technical assistance activitiesWTO Finland Trust Fund
(TFI01)TCD, TPR
25-Nov-00 05-Dec-00 Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Mexico, Brazil
Symposium
Official travelWTO Sweden Trust Fund
(TSE02)DGOff.
27-Nov-00 29-Nov-00 Argentina
Regional seminar
Participation at the INTAL Seminar onIntegration in Latin America and the Caribbean.INTAL/WTO Joint Report on activities 1997-
2000.  Consultations on INTAL/WTO Work
Programme for 2001 on joint technicalassistance activities.INTAL Netherlands Trust
Fund (TNL03)TCD Latin American and Caribbean countriesWT/COMTD/W/83
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countries, number of participants,
combined activities)COMTD
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05-Dec-00 06-Dec-00 Mexico
Regional seminar
Delivering Keynote - opening speech on theWTO Work Programme on Electronic
CommerceWTO / OAS /
University ofGuadalajaraFaculty of LawNetherlands Trust
Fund (TNL03)OAS TCD Latin American and Caribbean countries.WT/COMTD/W/83
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combined activities)COMTD
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18-Jan-00 20-Jan-00 Jordan
National workshop
Agreement on Agriculture;  technical aspects ofaccession, including comparison of
commitments with other acceding countries;
Safeguards Agreement; WTO in generalGTZ  and
JordanianMinistry ofAgricultureWTO/TC
(Agriculturebudget)GTZ -
GermanAgency forTechnical
CooperationAgD
23-Jan-00 26-Jan-00 Saudi Arabia
National seminar
Developing skills for Multilateral Trade
NegotiationsWTO No cost for WTO Government
of Saudi
ArabiaTCD 210
24-Jan-00 25-Jan-00 Oman
National workshop
Notification requirements for Government
officialsWTO WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)TCD
06-Feb-00 07-Feb-00 United Arab Emirates
Technical mission
Implementation of the General Agreement on
Trade in Services - GATSWTO No cost for WTO Abu Dhabi
Chamber of
Commerce
and IndustryTSD
06-Feb-00 06-Feb-00 United Arab Emirates
National seminar
Electronic Commerce and the WTOUNDP /
DatamatixNo cost for WTO Organizers TSD
07-Feb-00 09-Feb-00 Saudi Arabia
National seminar
Electronic Commerce, Telecommunications andthe WTO - Trade in Services, Foreign DirectInvestmentWTO / Islamic
Development
Bank (IsDB)No cost for WTO Government
of Saudi
ArabiaTCD 206/214
04-Mar-00 09-Mar-00 Kuwait
Conference
Industries and Trade Unions ConferenceInternational
Investment ForumWTO/TC (Regular
Budget)ERAD
07-Mar-00 07-Mar-00 Lebanon
National seminar
The TRIPS Agreement and the WTO.WTO WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)IPDWT/COMTD/W/83
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28-Mar-00 29-Mar-00 United Arab Emirates
Regional seminar
''Food safety Policy Systems - The GCC and theInternational Market Place'': Implementation of
the Agreements on Agriculture, SPS and TBT
for Gulf countriesWTO / ESCWA
SecretariatWTO/TC (Regular
Budget)AgD Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi
Arabia, United Arab Emirates
03-Apr-00 04-Apr-00 United Arab Emirates
Regional seminarServices Negotiation for Arab and MiddleEastern countries - First day: lecture on theimpact of GATS on trade and development; the
principal structure of the Agreement; current
commitments in individual sectors. Second day:discussion of scheduling questions, work onGATS rules; electronic commerce; outlook on
new services round.WTO / UNDP /
Dubai Chamber
of Commerce andIndustryWTO/TC (Regular
Budget)Participating
countriesTSD  Jordan, Oman, Palestine, Algeria,
Bahrain, Egypt, Kuwait, Lebanon,
Morocco, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia,United Arab Emirates, Yemen.
10-Apr-00 12-Apr-00 United Arab Emirates
National seminarSpecific WTO Agreements: Introduction to theWTO, Dispute Settlement, Agreements on TradeContingency Measures, TRIPS, TRIMS, training
on WTO internet resourcesUNDP / Faculty
of Business and
EconomicsWTO/TC (Regular
Budget)TCD Eight participants.
10-Apr-00 12-Apr-00 United Arab Emirates
Technical mission
Training on the establishment of a WTO
Reference Centre in Abu DhabiWTO WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)Government
of the United
Arab EmiratesIMRD, ID Four participants.
15-Apr-00 17-Apr-00 United Arab Emirates
Technical mission
Training on the establishment of a WTO
Reference Centre in DubaiWTO No cost for WTO Government
of the United
Arab EmiratesIMRD, ID
16-Apr-00 16-Apr-00 Saudi Arabia
Symposium
Round Table: Conformity with WTO Rules andcreating public awarenessWTO / Islamic
DevelopmentBank (IsDB)WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)Islamic
DevelopmentBankTCD 208
30-Apr-00 01-May-00 Oman
National seminar
Specific WTO Agreements: WTO and theMultilateral Trading System - Sultan-QaboosUniversityWTO WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)TCDWT/COMTD/W/83
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22-May-00 24-May-00 Jordan
Technical mission
Training on the Establishment of a WTOReference CentreWTO WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)Government
of JordanIMRD,
TCDTen participants.
23-May-00 24-May-00 Saudi Arabia
Symposium
Customs Unions and Free-Trade zonesWTO / Islamic
Development
Bank (IsDB)WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)Government
of Saudi
ArabiaDD 207
30-May-00 01-Jun-00 Jordan
Technical mission
Government ProcurementWTO WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)IPD
05-Jun-00 06-Jun-00 Jordan
National workshop
Implementation process on TBT and SPS: A twoday seminar on the TBT and SPS for officials
from the Trade, Health and Agriculture
Ministries, as well as meetings with key policymakers. Topics covered include (1) a briefintroduction to WTO; (2) main provisions of the
SPS and TBT Agreements - Members' rights and
obligations; (3) which agreement applieswhere?; (4) Implementation - the first 5 years:benefits, problems and challenges; (5) disputesunder the two agreements; and (6) current issuesWTO WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)AgD
12-Jun-00 13-Jun-00 Lebanon
Conference
Privatisation and Liberalisation of Middle
Eastern and North African TelecommunicationsIBC Global
Conferences
LimitedWTO/TC (Regular
Budget)TSD
12-Jun-00 14-Jun-00 Oman
National seminar
Trade in Services and Investment: explaining the
theoretical basis for international trade, thefundamental principles of the WTO, andproviding an overview of the Uruguay Round
Agreements.  A significant amount of time was
spent on the accession process of the WTO giventhe fact that Oman was in the process ofacceding to the WTOWTO WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)Government
of OmanERAD,
AccD, TCDWT/COMTD/W/83
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combined activities)COMTD
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09-Jul-00 10-Jul-00 Jordan
Conference
Review Meeting of Arab States - "WTO:Mandate and Role in the Arab Region"UNDP Jordan No cost for WTO UNDP Jordan TCD
03-Sep-00 06-Sep-00 Saudi Arabia
National seminar
Dispute Settlement; Anti-dumping Practices andSafeguardsWTO / Islamic
DevelopmentBank (IsDB)WTO/TC (Regular
Budget)IsDB ApB 209
24-Sep-00 27-Sep-00 Lebanon
Technical mission
Establishment of WTO Reference Centre for the
Ministry of Economy and TradeWTO Sweden Trust Fund
(TSE02)Government
of LebanonIMRD, Activity combined with the activity
below.
Ten participants.
28-Sep-00 30-Sep-00 Lebanon
Technical mission
Establishment of WTO Reference Centre forESCWAWTO Sweden Trust Fund
(TSE02)IMRD,
TCDActivity combined with the activity
above.Three participants.
07-Oct-00 08-Oct-00 Kuwait
National seminarWTO Agreements: GATS-TRIMs-SPS-TBT-Subsidies-Dispute settlement.WTO Switzerland Trust
Fund (T0030)TCD
07-Oct-00 25-Oct-00 Qatar
Training course
Three-week Trade Policy Course for GCC
member countriesWTO / Islamic
Development
Bank (IsDB)No cost for WTO IsDB TED,
MAccD,
LegD, TSD,
AgDBahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi
Arabia, United Arab Emirates
09-Oct-00 11-Oct-00 Kuwait
Technical mission on customs valuation. Aconsultant presented case studies and practicalknowledge to complement the theoretical
explanations of the provisions of the Agreement
on Customs Valuation.WTO Switzerland Trust
Fund (T0030)MAccD
24-Oct-00 25-Oct-00 Cyprus
Conference
Participate in a conference covering all theservices areas under the GATSITC Denmark Trust
Fund (TDK02)TSD Developing countries and emerging
economies from the Mediterranean Basin,Middle East, CIS countries and EasternEurope187
28-Oct-00 01-Nov-00 United Arab Emirates
Conference
Information Technology and the WTOGITEX 2000 No cost for WTO Organizers IMRDWT/COMTD/W/83
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30-Oct-00 31-Oct-00 Saudi Arabia
National seminar
WTO Dispute Settlement Procedures andPracticesWTO / ITC /
Government ofSaudi ArabiaWTO/TC (Regular
Budget)Government
of SaudiArabiaLegD
08-Nov-00 10-Nov-00 Lebanon
National seminar
Electronic CommerceWTO /
UNESCWASweden Trust Fund
(TSE02)TSD
13-Nov-00 14-Nov-00 United Arab Emirates
National workshop
Trade in ServicesWTO / Ministry
of Commerce and
IndustryNo cost for WTO Government
of the United
Arab EmiratesTSD
14-Nov-00 16-Nov-00 Lebanon
Regional seminar
Lecture on SPS Agreement. Discussion ofdevelopments in the SPS area.  Impact of SPS intrade of animals and animal products in the
Middle East.Lebanese
Veterinary
AssociationFinland Trust Fund
(TFI01)AgD Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Iraq, Iran,
Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman,
Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan,Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates,Yemen
22-Nov-00 22-Nov-00 Cyprus
National seminar
GATS Seminar on Services liberalization and
new WTO Negotiations, organized by theemployers and industrialists Federation and theCyprus Planning Bureau (Ministry of Finance).Ministry of
FinanceWTO/TC (Regular
Budget)TSDWT/COMTD/W/83
Page 94 ANNEX 3
TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN FOR THE LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES13
Bangladesh  - National Seminar  - 20/25 January 2000 Bartoli G. WTO/Core Agencies: ITC, UNCTAD,
UNDP, IMF, World Bank
Kiribati – National Seminar for Government Officials and private
sector - 25/26 January 2000Krommenacker R. – Gomez Toran P. WTO
Mali  – ECOWAS/WAEMU Symposium - 28/29 January 2000 Osakwe C. ECOWAS/WAEMU
Nepal  – Technical mission on Accessions – 28 January – 3 February
2000Millan H. WTO
Mauritania  – National Symposium on External Trade – 29 January –
1 February 2000Fortin J.M. WTO/UNCTAD/ITC/UNDP
Benin  – Technical mission on Implementation – 29 January – 2
February 2000Tourette G. - JITAP WTO/UNCTAD/ITC
Burkina Faso  – Technical mission on Implementation – 03/07
February 2000Tourette G. - JITAP WTO/UNCTAD/ITC
Togo  – Symposium on trade liberalization and food safety – 07/08
February 2000Fall M. SADAOC
Solomon Islands  – National Seminar on trade negotiations
simulations – IF – 14/18 February 2000Gomez Toran P. – Liontas A. WTO
Burkina Faso  – Training Course for French-speaking countries of the
IsDB – 14 February – 3 March 2000Kulacoglu V. – Fortin J.M – Fall M. – Crawford
J. – Keck A. – Cherif M. – Latrille P. – Cossy M.– Kennedy M. – Evans G. – Hainsworth S. –Czako J. – Davel Y.WTO/Islamic Development Bank (IsDB)
Belgium  (for Chad) – Installation of Reference Centre for the
permanent mission of Chad in Brussels – 28/29 February 2000Marchese S. – Cherif M. WTO
Belgium  (for Benin) – Installation of Reference Centre for the
permanent mission of Benin in Brussels – 1 March 2000Marchese S. – Cherif M. WTO
Sudan  – National Seminar on TRIPs – 04/10 March 2000 Luanga M. – Gappah P. WTO
Geneva  – Symposium on the LDCs – IF – 9 March 2000 Mr. Touray WTO
Ethiopia  – OAU Council Ministers – 09/10 March 2000 Ouedraogo A. OAU
Geneva  – 16th Dispute Settlement Course – 21/24 March 2000 Krommenacker R. – Kessie E. WTO
Uganda  (Kampala) – Technical mission for trade Session of the
Consultative Group – 21/24 March 2000Bartoli G. WTO/World Bank
                                                     
13 Organized by
1=WTO
2=joint organizers
3=invitationsWT/COMTD/W/83
Page 95Uganda  (Entebbe) – Regional Seminar for JITAP – 21/24 March
2000Honeck D. - JITAP WTO/UNCTAD/ITC
Ethiopia  –  Regional workshop for the 3rd UN Conference on LDCs –
27/31 March 2000Osakwe C. UNCTAD/ECA
Bangladesh  - Regional seminar on TBT – 27/31 March 2000 Pulat M. Islamic Development Bank (IsDB)/ITC
Benin  – Regional Seminar on Services and International
transportation – 28/29 March 2000Aboutahir L. WTO/UNCTAD/ITC
Belgium  (for Niger) – Installation of Reference Centre for the
Permanent Mission of Niger in Brussels – 29 March 2000WTO
Benin  – National Syposium – 30/31 March 2000 Aboutahir L. – Degbelo J. WTO/UNCTAD/ITC
Ethiopia  – Training on the installation of Reference Centre for ECA –
03/ 04 April 2000Allemby B. – Ni Bhriain L. WTO/ECA
Mali  – National workshops on GATS, TRIPS, TBT – 03/07 April
2000Trolliet C. – Magalhaes J. WTO
Ethiopia  – Training on the installation of Reference Centre for OAU
– 05/06 April 2000Allemby B. – Ni Bhriain L. WTO/OAU
Tanzania  – Assistance to Customs – 17/21 April 2000 Manga-Massina A. - JITAP WTO/UNCTAD/ITC
Tanzania  – National Seminar – 18/19 April 2000 Fortin J.M - JITAP WTO/UNCTAD/ITC
Tanzania  – Technical mission: support to MTS institutions – 20 April
2000Fortin J.M - JITAP WTO/UNCTAD/ITC
Zambia  -  Training on the installation of Reference Centre – 27/28
April 2000Werner H. – Allemby B. WTO/COMESA
Malawi  - IF –Technical mission on implementation – 8/12 May 2000  W.Chatsika          (IF 0013) WTO/COMMONWEALTH
Uganda –  Regional seminar on Trade remedies
9/12 May 2000JITAP - J.Kreier   (JITAP 0039) WTO/UNCTAD/ITC
Djibouti  – Installation of reference centre at IGAD secretariat. –
11/12 May 2000L.Ople - Ni Bhriain    (Ref 0028) WTO/IGAD
Côte d'Ivoire   - Regional seminar on agriculture  and SPS  - 16/17
May 2000J. Magalhaes WTO/France
Tanzania – National symposium   - 18/19 May 2000 JITAP -J.M.Fortin     (JITAP 0045) WTO/UNCTAD/ITC
Ethiopia  – Visit to OAU and ECA - 14/16 May 2000 A.Ouedraogo - C.Osakwe WTO/OAU/ECA
Ethiopia  – National seminar on Accessions  - 21/26 May 2000 C.Adrian - J.M.Fortin   (IF0020) WTO
Burkina Faso  - Regional seminar  on Trade remedies  23/26 May
2000G.Tourette - L.Aboutahir -  JITAP
( JITAP 0040)WTO/UNCTAD/ITC
Burkina Faso   - Installation of reference centre in UEMOA  - 25/26
May 2000E.Sesar Lauraux - L.Giraud  (Ref0023) WTO/UEMOA
Nepal  – Conference on Electronic Commerce -30/31 May 2000 L.Tuthill    (NPL003) UNCTAD
Lesotho – Symposium on Trade negotiating forum  on Trade in
services. - 6/7 June 2000C.Gamberale  (IF0060) CAPAS/SADC
Kenya  – Regional seminar on TRIPs  - 7-9 June 2000  - JITAP - H.Wager WTO/UNCTAD/ITC
Geneva  – Regional  seminar on SPS for LDcs -12 June 2000  E.Wijkstrom -  (AGD005) WTO
Côte d'Ivoire  - Regional seminar on TRIPs  - 13/16 June 2000 JITAP - M.Tankoano -M.Kennedy WTO/UNCTAD/ITCWT/COMTD/W/83
Page 96Burkina Faso  -  Seminar on regional integration and government
procurement - 27/29 June 2000JITAP - G.Tourette - J.M.Fortin   (JITAP0044) WTO/UNCTAD/ITC
New York   - IAWG  - 21/22 June 2000 C.Osakwe. P.Low- M.Oshikawa  (USA008) WTO
New York   - Colloquium IF - 4/7 July 2000 C.Osakwe. P.Low- M.Oshikawa  (USA009) WTO
Kenya   -  JITAP  Implementation Committee   2/4 July 2000 JITAP - J-M.Fortin WTO/UNCTAD/ITC
Geneva  - 17th Dispute Settlement course ( 11  LDCs sponsored) -  4/7
July 2000E.Kessie - W.Chatsika  (DSU002) WTO
Tanzania  – Regional workshop on regional integration  4/7 July 2000 JITAP - L.Aboutahir    (JITAP0043) WTO/UNCTAD/ITC
Gabon  – Regional  workshop for French-speaking African countries
on Trade and Environment - 11/13 July 2000J.Vigano. F.Vargas WTO
Togo  – Session of the Council of Ministers of OAU - 6/12 July 2000 A.Ouedraogo - M.Luanga (TG001) OAU
Madagascar  - TPRM  mission  -  17/20 July 2000 J.M.Fortin (TPR004) WTO
Mozambique  -TPRM mission  - 23/27 July 2000 J.M.Fortin  (TPR005) WTO
New York  -  Preparatory Committee  for the Third Conference on
LDCs  -24/28 July 2000C.Osakwe  (USA0010) WTO
Cambodia  – Trade negotiations simulation seminar - 7/11 August
2000G.Tourette - A.Liontas  (IF0025) WTO
Ghana – Conference on ECOWAS and the WTO  - 7-9 August 2000 E.Kessie WTO/ECOWAS
Comoros  – Installation of reference centre - 4/7 September 2000 G.Tourette- S.Raffourt   (REF0034) WTO
Myanmar  – Trade negotiations simulations  - 11/15 September 2000 A.Liontas - R.Krommenacker WTO
Samoa   - Technical Mission  on Accession  - September  9/20 August
2000P.Williams   (IF0031) WTO
Mauritania   - IF mission  - 17/19 September 2000 J.M.Fortin WTO
Wahington  – IAWG - 12/18 September 2000 C.Osakwe - P.Low - M.Oshikawa WTO
Tanzania  – Customs valuation  seminar  - 24/29 September 2000 D.Tyler WTO
Buthan   - National seminar - 27 /29 September 2000 H.Millan - S.Mathur - P.Rinchen IF0024) WTO
Angola  – National seminar – 25/28 September 2000 J.M.Fortin WTO
Brussels  – Installation of Reference Centers Burkina Faso and Niger
Embassy - 3/6 October 2000G.Tourette . I.Ortiz(Ref0032) WTO
Thailand  – Regional workshop  on the TBT Agreement  - 10/11
October 2000A.Gamboa-Alder WTO
South Africa  - Regional seminar for LDCs on rules implementation -
17/20 October 2000I.Wosnowski, S.Ainsworth; G.Carroz WTO
Cameroon  – CEMAC Regional seminar -  16/19 October 2000 G.Tourette . W.Alfaro CEMAC/OAU/ECA
Geneva  – IIIrd Short Trade Policy Course - 16 October - 3 November
2000WTO
Cambodia  -  Joint IF mission  - 21/29 October 2000 M.Oshikawa WTO/Core Agencies: ITC, UNDP,
UNCTAD, IMF, World Bank
Geneva – Geneva Week for non-residents – 23/26 October 2000 WTO
Uganda  – Regional seminar on legal implementation  - 23/27 October
2000JITAP - J.M.Fortin WTO/UNCTAD/ITCWT/COMTD/W/83
Page 97Zambia  – COMESA Summit  - 30/31 0ctober 2000 A.Ouedraogo WTO/COMESA
Cameroon  -  ECA Seminar on external trade matters  -  5/9
November 2000G.Tourette WTO/ECA/OAU
Yemen  – Technical mission on Accession - participation at UNCTAD
symposium  on trade and Investment -  6-9 November 2000C.Adrian - S.Mathur WTO/UNCTAD
Niger  – UNDP Roundtable for private sector  - 7/9 November 2000 J.M Fortin WTO/UNDP
Buthan  - Roundtable  meeting  - 4/13 November 2000 M.Oshikawa WTO
Ethiopia  - Conference .32nd General Assembly  of the African
Airlines Association  .  27/28 November 2000P.Latrille (ETH005) ECA/OAU
Bangladesh  - Technical assistance mission  - 18/23 November 2000 M.Mannan WTO
Sudan  – Technical mission  for Accession -  18/22  November 2000 C.Adrian WTO
Ethiopia   - ECA Conference on preparation of the IIIrd UN
Conference on LDCs - 15/17 November 2000J.M.Fortin WTO/ECA/OAU
Ethiopia  – ECA Conference of African Finance Ministers  -19/20
November 2000C.Osakwe WTO/ECA/OAU
Namibia  – SPS Regional seminar for SADC countries.- 20/22
November 2000J.Magalhaes WTO/SADC
Geneva   - Chad  UNDP Roundtable - 21/23 November  2000 G.Tourette  - J.M.Fortin (No cost) UNDP
Canada  – Visit to  CIDA -. 27 November 2000 C.Osakwe WTO
Uganda  – National conference on Trade policy - 29/30 November
2000C.Osakwe USAID
Nepal  – Regional workshop on agriculture. 27 November – 1
December 2000J.Finn   (AGD007) FAO
Cameroon  – Regional workshop on negotiations in Agriculture -  4/8
December 2000M.Fall FAO
Kenya  – Regional Workshop on regionalization and trade  - 6/8
December 2000JITAP - J.M.Fortin WTO/UNCTAD/ITC
Paris  - 2nd Meeting  of  French-speaking countries  - 12/13 December
2000J.M.Fortin AIF
Mali   - 24 Ordinary Session of Heads of States of ECOWAS  - 15/16
December 2000G.Tourette - A.Ouedraogo ECOWAS
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