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ORGANIZATION(97-3611)
Committee onBudget, Finance andAdministration
1998
BUDGET ESTIMATES
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Proposals bytheDirector-GeneralWT/BFA/W/20
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CONTENTS
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FOREWORD BYTHE DIRECTOR-GENERAL ..........................3/4
INTRODUCTION ............................................. 5
Chapter I 1998 Budget Estimates -WTO Secretariat .................... 10
Chapter II 1998 Budget Estimates -Appellate Body anditsSecretariat ......... 25
Chapter III 1998 Income Estimates ................................ 30
Chapter IV 1998 Extra-Budgetary Activities .......................... 31
ANNEX A-11998 Proposed Budget fortheWTO Secretariat ................ 33
ANNEX A-21998 Proposed Budget fortheAppellate Body anditsSecretariat ..... 34
ANNEX B Organizational evolution since 1985 ........................ 35
ANNEX C Table ofregular staffpositions ........................... 36
ANNEX D Schedule oftemporary assistance ......................... 37
ANNEX E Draft Scale ofContributions for1998 ...................... 38
ANNEX F Functional andProgramme Budget: Objectives andBudgets byDivision 41
ANNEX G Current Trust Fund Activities ........................... 99WT/BFA/W/20
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FOREWORD
Nextyearmarksthe50thanniversaryofthemultilateraltradingsystem.Itrepresentsalandmark
inmodern economic history andshould becommemorated accordingly. Such anoccasion requires
ustothink critically about whatwehaveachieved andwhere wewantthetrading system togointhe
medium andlong-term. Thecelebration ofthe50thAnniversary andtheMinisterial Conference in
Geneva provide anappropriate setting forthisin1998.
There aremany challenges which await usinthefuture. Theexcellent work donetodatein
theWTO 'svarious Councils, Bodies andCommittees must continue. TheWTO hascarried outits
responsibilities vigorously andhasproduced some critically important results, mostnotably thefirst
Ministerial Conference inSingapore andtheagreements ontelecommunication services andinformation
technology. These achievements represent anenormous undertaking bytheWTO 'sSecretariat and
itsMembers.
There isnolonger anydoubt about theimportance oftheWTO. With newwork under way
intradeandinvestment andtheinteraction between tradeandcompetition policy andwiththe"built-in"
programme intheWTO agreements, theWTO iswellsituated toachieve further liberalization oftrade
andtodevelop further theruleoflawinanevolving world economy.
Inpresenting youwiththe1998operations budget oftheWTO, Idraw yourattention tosome
immediateneeds.Oneconcernsdisputesettlement;theother,providingtrade-relatedtechnicalassistance
fordeveloping andleastdeveloped countries sotheycanrealize greater benefits fromtheworld 'strading
system.
TheWTO isnoteventhreeyears oldandyet,attheendofJuly1997, 96separate notifications
forconsultations havebeenmade totheDispute Settlement Body. Thedemand fordispute resolution
islikely toincrease incoming years aswillthedemands andworkload placed ontheAppellate Body.
With respect totechnical assistance, work inthisareain1998 willcontinue inearnest. The
High-Level Meeting forLeast Developed Countries, tobeheldattheendof1997, isonlyastarting
point foranintegrated programme ofcomprehensive assistance andwecanexpect thatthedemand
willcontinue togrow.
Thissaid,the1998WTO Secretariat budget isbased onthepractice ofself-imposed restraint.
Itismodest andwell-balanced andaccurately reflects WTO operating costs. While thebudget forthe
coming yearrepresents aslight realincrease of0.4% over1997, primarily forproposed newactivities,
theWTO notonlyremains amostcost-effective institution, butonewhich hasclearly demonstrated
thatitcanmeet theneeds ofitsMembers byadapting torapid changes intheworld 'strading
environment.
Renato Ruggiero
Director-GeneralWT/BFA/W/20
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INTRODUCTION
1. TheDirector-General hereby submits hisbudget estimates fortheexpenses andincome ofthe
World Trade Organization (WTO) for1998.
2. Following thepractice begun lastyear, thebudget estimates for1998fortheWTO Secretariat
andthepermanent costs oftheAppellate Body anditsSecretariat arepresented intwopartsinorder
tomore clearly identify theevolution ofrequirements. Inaddition, thecontributions for1998 willbe
based onthetotalofthese twobudgets.
3. Thebudget estimates for1998 areasfollows:
Budget Estimates for1998 CHF
WTO Secretariat 116,124,900
Permanent costs ofAppellate Body anditsSecretariat 1,604,600
TOTAL 117,729,500
Parameters
4. Theparameters andassumptions uponwhich the1998budget estimates arebased areasfollows:
(i) Thegeneral inflation rateinSwitzerland for1998 isestimated at1.7%.
(ii) Theexchange rateusedisUSD 1/CHF 1.40.
(iii) Thestandard costforProfessional category staffisCHF 175,800.
(iv) Thestandard costforGeneral Service category staffisCHF 118,000.
5. Theinstructions given bytheDirector-General withregard tothe1998budget proposals were
thatthere should benorequest foradditional staffresources andthattheproposals should beasclose
tozerorealgrowth aspossible without impacting negatively ontheSecretariat 'sability tofulfil its
responsibilities.
I. WTO SECRETARIAT1
A. Maintaining 1997 levelofactivities in1998
6. Three elements come intoplayinorder tomaintain the1997levelofactivities in1998. They
represent intotalanincrease of1.36% overthe1997 budget. They are:
(a) theeffect ofinflation foreseen for1998;
(b) theeffect ofchange intheUSdollar /Swiss franc exchange rate;and
(c) anystatutory increases ordecreases.
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(a) Theeffect ofinflation foreseen for1998
7. Based oninformation provided bySwiss banks andTheEconomist ,therateofinflation for
1998 hasbeenestimated at1.7% inSwitzerland. Following thepastpractice, inflation istaken only
selectively inestablishing budget proposals. Theresult isthatinflation accounts foronly0.12% of
theoverall increase intheWTO budget estimates for1998.
(b) Theeffect ofchange intheUSdollar /Swiss franc exchange rate
8. The1997 budget wasbased onanexchange rateestimated atUSD 1/CHF 1.19. Atthetime
ofpreparation ofthe1998 budget estimates, theaverage forthelasttwelve months was
USD 1/CHF 1.40. AstheUSdollar continues tobesignificantly stronger thanatthecomparable period
lastyear, theaverage exchange ratewillbere-calculated when the1998budget estimates areexamined
andadjustments totheproposals maybemade atthattime. Theeffect ofexchange ratechanges is
feltprimarily withregard tocontributions totheUnited Nations JointStaffPension Fund (UNJSPF)
forProfessional2staff, Professional staffsalaries, andtoalesser extent, insurance andjointactivities
withtheUnited Nations. Theexchange ratechange represents anincrease of1.11% overthe1997
budget.
(c) Statutory increases anddecreases
9. Thiselement includes anychanges which areanticipated intheCommon System in1998 and
modificationsinthegeneraloverallmake-upofstaffeligibleforstatutoryentitlements.TheonlyCommon
System widechange which isanticipated atthepresent timeisanincrease ofapproximately 3.5% in
thelevelofpensionable remuneration forProfessional staff. Thisincrease isanticipated forNovember
1998. Other statutory increases suchasannual increments havebeenoffset bythefactthatthenewer
Professional staffhired inthelastyearhavefewer entitlements thanhadbeenforeseen (single rather
thanmarried, family allowances, education grants, etc.). There isazeroneteffect withregard to
statutory increases anddecreases withtheexception ofthecontribution oftheInternational Trade Centre
UNCTAD/WTO (ITC) forwhich anetamount ofCHF 155,550 isincluded corresponding toanincrease
of0.13% .
B. Staffresources
10. Inkeeping withtheinstructions oftheDirector-General, the1998 budget proposals contain
norequest foradditional staffresources, whether intheformofpostsorfunds fortemporary assistance,
inspiteofrequests from Directors based ontheirassessment oftheirpresent andanticipated work
programmes andtheresources needed toadequately fulfil these programmes. Instead, theDirector-
General hasindicated thatthequestion willbeexamined andthemosturgent needs willbemetfrom
redeployment ofresources (posts andtemporary assistance). Since thisre-examination hasnotyet
beencompleted, thestaffing tables presented inthefunctional/divisional budget partofthisdocument
reflect thepresent situation. Similarly, theoverall level oftemporary assistance funds forboth
Professional andGeneral Service staffispresented ataglobal level, maintaining theamounts ofthe
1997 allocations withnoincreases requested for1998.
2Except where otherwise stated, reference inthisdocument toProfessional staffshould bereadasincluding
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C. Other increases anddecreases
(a) Newactivities
11. The1998 proposed budget contains provisions fortwonewactivities: (i)thefinancing from
theWTO budget ofanNGO (Non-Governmental Organizations) Symposium, and(ii)theestablishment
ofathirdTrade Policy Training Course. TheNGO Symposium isintended tocontinue theconstructive
dialogue between theWTO andrepresentatives ofcivilsociety ontheinter-linkages between trade,
environment andsustainable development. Theproposed third Trade Policy Training Course isin
response tosuggestions thatways andmeans beidentified toexpand WTO training opportunities for
developing countries. Together, these twonewactivities represent anincrease of0.33% overthe1997
budget.
(b) Various other increases anddecreases
12. Various other increases anddecreases areexplained indetail throughout Chapter Iofthis
document andconcern, inter alia,communications, building facilities, permanent andexpendable
equipment, etc.Theoverall effect ofthese other increases anddecreases represents anincrease of
0.07% over1997 budget.
13. Theneteffect ofthenewactivities andother increases anddecreases represent theonlyreal
growth inthe1998 WTO budget proposals andcorresponds toanincrease of0.40% overthe1997
budget.
D. Analysis of1998 proposed budget
14. Theanalysis oftheproposed budget fortheWTO Secretariat isasfollows:
WTO Secretariat CHF %3
1997 approved budget 114,111,750
Maintaining 1997 levelofactivities:
-Inflation 135,650 0.12
-Effect ofexchange rate 1,263,300 1.11
-Statutory 155,550 0.13
1,554,500 1.36
115,666,250
Increased staffresources 0 0.00
Newactivities 376,000 0.33
Other increases/decreases 82,650 0.07
458,650 0.40
458,650
TOTAL 116,124,900 1.76
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II. PERMANENT COSTS OFTHE APPELLATE BODY AND ITSSECRETARIAT
15. Itwillberecalled thatthepermanent costs oftheAppellate Body anditsSecretariat were
separated lastyearfromthevariable costsoftheAppellate Body, thelatterbeing theresult ofthenumber
andduration ofcases brought before theBody. Theproposals for1998 continue thisseparation of
costswiththepermanent costsbeing financed fromtheoverall contribution totheWTO andthevariable
costs being financed from extra-budgetary sources. Thevariable costs willbetreated laterinthis
introduction.
16. Theproposed budget forthepermanent costsoftheAppellate Body anditsSecretariat in1998
isCHF 1,604,600, which corresponds toanincrease of1.49% overthecorresponding budget for1997.
Thesame elements withregard tomaintaining the1997 level ofactivity in1998 aswere explained
inparagraphs 6through 9apply andaccount for0.95% .Various increases anddecreases account
foranoverall increase of0.54% overthe1997 budget.
III. FUNCTIONAL BUDGET
17. AnnexFprovidesinformationwithregardtotheproposed1998budgetinafunctional/divisional
form. Thepresentation includes information onthecurrent staffing situation, objectives andwork plan
aswellasanestimate ofthework/hours devoted totechnical assistance activities foreachDivision.
IV. EXTRA-BUDGETARY ACTIVITIES
A. Variable Costs oftheAppellate Body anditsSecretariat
18. Thevariable costs oftheAppellate Body anditsSecretariat relate toexpenditure which is
dependent uponthenumber ofappeals heard andwhether theyare60-day or90-day cases. For1997,
anextra-ordinary expenditure ofCHF 2.5million outof1996 funds wasusedtosetuptheAppellate
Body Operating Fund (ABOF). Expenditure under theABOF covers thetravel, perdiem costs as
wellasthedailyfeesoftheseven Appellate Body Members. Italsocovers thecourt reporters which
transcribe theofficial hearings, General Service temporary assistance andpostal charges.
19. Expenses forthefirstsixmonths of1997amount toCHF651,500 under theABOF andcover
sixappeals. For1998, ithasbeenassumed thatthere willbetwelve appeals, six60-day cases and
six90-day cases, andthatone-quarter ofthecases willberunning concurrently. Onthisbasis, the
estimated variable costsfortheAppellate Body anditsSecretariat in1998amount toCHF2,260,000.
20. Aproposal forthefinancing ofthevariable costs willbemade totheCommittee onBudget,
Finance andAdministration inSeptember andwillbebased ontheexpected balance intheABOF at
theendoftheyearandtheanticipated costin1998.
B. 1998 Ministerial Conference inGeneva
21. TheMinisterial Conference scheduled forMay1998willbethefirstoccasion since 1982that
theOrganization hasconvened aconference onthisscale inGeneva. Theestimated costs forthe
conference appear atthisstage tobeintheneighbourhood ofCHF 2.2million. Itisforeseen that
itsfinancing could be,liketheABOF, outside theregular budget oftheWTO.WT/BFA/W/20
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C. Financing oftheabove-mentioned activities
22. Itwillberecalled thattheaccounts oftheWTO for1996showed asurplus ofCHF10.1million.
Inaccordance withRegulation 26oftheWTO Financial Regulations, theDirector-General willmake
proposals totheCommittee onBudget, Finance andAdministration withregard toitsuse.Thisuse
ofthe1996 surplus could include, interalia,areplenishment oftheABOF andthefinancing ofthe
1998 Ministerial Conference inGeneva.
D. Trust Funds
23. Inresponse toadecision oftheGeneral Council (WT/GC/M/13) acting onarecommendation
oftheCommitteeonBudget,FinanceandAdministration(WT/BFA/26,paragraph8),AnnexGprovides
information oncurrent trustfundactivities.WT/BFA/W/20
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CHAPTER I
1998 BUDGET ESTIMATES
WTO Secretariat4
PartA-Professional Staff5
Parts AandBofthebudget proposals cover allsalary, pension andcommon staffcosts for
those staffinregular positions andthose hired under temporary assistance. Forregular staff,
standard costing hasbeen used. Standard costs arecomposed ofanumber ofelements under
Salaries andCommon Staff Costs; theycanvaryfrom yeartoyearwithchanges inthecostof
living, conditions ofservice, places ofrecruitment, number ofexpected retirements andhome
leave (authorized every second year).
Section 1-Work/Years CHF43,590,500
1997 Budget CHF 42,435,500
1997 Expected Expenditure CHF 41,452,800
1996 Expenditure CHF 36,855,830
1. Standard costsforProfessional staffconsist ofthreeelements: salary (composed ofbasesalary
andpostadjustment), contribution totheUnited Nations JointStaffPension Fund andother common
staffcosts.
Standard costs
2. Following isthecomposition ofstandard costs fortheProfessional category for1998:
4Notincluding theAppellate Body anditsSecretariat andtheMinisterial Conference.
5Except where otherwise stated, reference inthisdocument toProfessional level staffshould bereadas
including Higher Category staff.WT/BFA/W/20
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Standard Costs fortheProfessional Category CHF
(a)Salary (base salary andpostadjustment) 133,300
(b)Contribution totheUNJSPF 23,100
(c)Other common staffcosts:
-sickness andlostofearnings insurance 4,700
-rental subsidy 1,500
-travel andremoval 1,000
-family allowances 2,100
-education grants 5,400
-home leave travel 2,600
-various other staffcosts (separation payments, assignment
andrepatriation grants, andinstallation grants) 2,100
19,400
TOTAL 175,800
3. The1998 standard costs forsalary (base salary andpostadjustment) aswellasfortheother
common staffcosts areCHF 3,300 more thanthose usedfor1997. Thedifference isdueto:(i)the
changes indollar rateusedin1997 and1998 forbudgets estimates, and(ii)changes intheprofile of
staff, especially withregard tostaffrecruited inrecent years, many ofwhom aresingle andtherefore
havefewer entitlements. Thecostforpensions alone shows anincrease ofCHF 3,800 which, inaddition
totheeffect oftheexchange rate,takes intoaccount theincrease inpensionable remuneration foreseen
forNovember 1998.
(a) Salary CHF33,046,500
1997 Budget CHF 32,824,500
1997 Expected Expenditure CHF 31,100,000
1996 Expenditure CHF 28,770,751
4. Theestimate represents thecostofsalary andpostadjustment for248work/years inthe
Professional category intheWTO Secretariat6.Thebasisfortheestimate istheUnited Nations Common
System salary structure. Thenetincrease insalary ofCHF222,000 compared to1997budget islargely
duetochanges indollar exchange rateusedin1997andannual stepincreases, which ispartially offset
byother statutory adjustments, e.g.fewer staffwithdependents among recently recruited staff.
(b) Contribution totheUnited Nations Joint StaffPension Fund CHF5,736,000
1997 Budget CHF 4,754,000
1997 Expected Expenditure CHF 5,375,900
1996 Expenditure CHF 4,082,347
5. The1998 budget provision isbased onResolution 44/199 oftheUnited Nations General
Assemblythat,effective1January1990,anorganization'scontributiontotheUNJSPFwouldbe15.8%,
6Asaresult ofthejobclassification exercise, thecurrent staffing table fortheWTO Secretariat hastwo
more Professional category posts andtwofewer General Service category posts thanthestaffing table presented
inthe1997 budget estimates.WT/BFA/W/20
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andtheparticipant 'srateofcontribution 7.9%. Theincrease ofCHF 982,000 compared to1997budget
ismainly duetothefluctuation oftherateofexchange, theanticipated increase of3.5% inthe
pensionable remuneration inNovember 1998 andannual stepincreases.
(c) Other Common StaffCosts CHF4,808,000
1997 Budget CHF 4,857,000
1997 Expected Expenditure CHF 4,976,900
1996 Expenditure CHF 4,002,732
6. Theestimate forCommon Staff Costs includes provision forsickness insurance, family
allowances, education grants, travel onhome leave, installation grants, travel andremoval andsuch
other common staffcosts asassignment grants, repatriation grants andrental subsidies. These costs
havebeencalculated inaccordance withtheentitlements under theUnited Nations StaffRegulations.
They arebased ontheactual situation withregard totheProfessional staff, including projected
retirements andturnover. The1998 common staffcosts show anoverall decrease ofCHF 49,000
compared tothatof1997 budget. Thismovement isthenetresult ofincreases inhealth insurance
duetoananticipated increase inpremiums ofsome 15%, travel costs tocover interviews forvacant
posts andstatutory costs related tothedeparture ofstaff, andremoval costs andinstallation grants
duetonewrecruits. These increases areoffset bydecreased needs withregard tofamily allowances,
education grants andrental subsidies (seeparagraph 4).
Section 2-Temporary Assistance CHF6,098,000
1997 Budget CHF 6,098,000
1997 Expected Expenditure CHF 6,873,900
1996 Expenditure CHF 6,305,500
7. Professional level temporary assistance covers freelance interpreters andtranslators, EDP
consultants andother professional temporary staff. Asmentioned intheIntroduction, thesituation is
being examined and,rather thanrequesting additional funds based onrequests, urgent needs willbe
metthrough theredeployment ofresources. Itistherefore proposed thatthe1997 allocation be
maintained in1998.
PartB-General Service Staff
Section 3-Work/Years CHF30,581,500
1997 Budget CHF 30,581,500
1997 Expected Expenditure CHF 30,257,800
1996 Expenditure CHF 29,069,970
8. Standard costs forGeneral Service staffconsist ofthree elements: salary, contribution tothe
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Standard costs
9. Following isthecomposition ofstandard costs fortheGeneral Service category for1998:
Standard Costs fortheGeneral Service Category CHF
(a)Salary 85,800
(b)Contribution totheUNJSPF 18,600
(c)Other common staffcosts
-sickness andlossofearnings insurance 5,000
-family allowances 4,800
-language allowances 1,300
-education grants 1,500
-home leave travel 200
-various other staffcosts (separation payments, assignment and
repatriation grants, andrental subsidy) 800
13,600
TOTAL 118,000
10. The1998 standard costs forsalary show anincrease ofCHF 800. Although itisanticipated
thattherewillbeanincrease of1.6% in1998inthesalary scaleapplied tothose recruited afterAugust
1995, aspractically allGeneral Service staffoftheOrganization wererecruited prior tothatdate,for
whom salaries continued tobefrozen, theeffect ofthisincrease isminimal. Thecostofpension fund
contributionsandvariousotherstaffcostsareadjusteddownwardwhiletheestimatesforhealthinsurance,
family allowances andeducation grants aremarginally higher thanthose of1997.
(a) Salary CHF22,238,000
1997 Budget CHF 22,238,000
1997 Expected Expenditure CHF 21,739,100
1996 Expenditure CHF 20,789,835
11. Theprovision covers 259work/years in1998intheWTO Secretariat.7Itincludes therelevant
salaryentitlementsinconformitywiththeUnitedNationsCommonSystemlocalsalaryscalesforGeneva.
Theamount foreseen for1998 isthesame asthatof1997 budget.
(b) Contribution totheUnited Nations Joint StaffPension Fund CHF4,821,000
1997 Budget CHF 4,961,500
1997 Expected Expenditure CHF 4,802,300
1996 Expenditure CHF 4,615,458
12. Theprovision for1998isbased onthesame General Assembly Resolution asforProfessional
staffwithregard topensions, thatisthatanorganization 'scontribution is15.8% andtheparticipant 's
rateofcontribution is7.9%. Theestimates show adecrease ofCHF 140,500 compared tothatof
the1997 budget andisduetoacombination ofelements including anevaluation ofcurrent needs and
7Seefootnote, page 11.WT/BFA/W/20
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those anticipated for1998 and,toalesser extent, theeffect ofthenewsalary scale applied tothose
recruited afterAugust 1995.
(c) Other Common StaffCosts CHF3,522,500
1997 Budget CHF 3,382,000
1997 Expected Expenditure CHF 3,716,400
1996 Expenditure CHF 3,664,677
13. Common StaffCosts forGeneral Service staffareprovided forunder therelevant provisions
oftheUnited Nations StaffRegulations. Theestimates arebased ontheactual staffcomposition of
theWTO interms ofentitlements forlocal andnon-local staffwithregard totravel andremoval
expenses, repatriation grants, family allowances, education grants, sickness insurance, rental subsidies,
language allowances, non-residency allowances, etc.AsinthecasewiththeProfessional staffcategory,
thehealth insurance premium isexpected toincrease by15%. Inaddition, itisanticipated thatthere
willbemarginal increases infamily andeducation allowances.
Section 4-Temporary Assistance CHF2,723,000
1997 Budget CHF 2,723,000
1997 Expected Expenditure CHF 3,133,800
1996 Expenditure CHF 2,728,430
14. Temporary assistance isusedforpeakworkload periods, overtime andreplacement ofstaff
forlongsickleave ormaternity leave. Theestimate forGeneral Service temporary assistance covers
secretaries, clerks andtypists, mainly inthepool. Italsocovers Documents Reproduction and
Distribution Section temporary staff, messengers, drivers andguards. AswasthecaseforProfessional
leveltemporary assistance, additional needs forGeneral Service category temporary staffinsome areas
arecurrently being examined withaview toredeploy resources. Theestimate forGeneral Service
temporary assistance in1998 therefore remains atthesame levelasthatof1997 budget.
PartC-Administrative Costs
Administrative costs include themaintenance andinsurance ofthebuilding andassociated
facilities, permanent andexpendable equipment, communication costs, costs related tothe
reproduction ofdocuments andthose forinformatics/office automation.
Section 5-Communications CHF1,640,000
1997 Budget CHF 1,746,500
1997 Expected Expenditure CHF 2,037,300
1996 Expenditure CHF 2,101,155
(a) Telecommunications CHF533,000
1997 Budget CHF 835,000
1997 Expected Expenditure CHF 835,700
1996 Expenditure CHF 908,061
15. Theestimate which isbased oncurrent expenditure provides fortherental oftelephone
equipment, aswellaslocalandinternational telefax, telexandtelephone communications. Thedecrease
ofCHF 302,000 overthe1997 budget ismainly duetothetermination ofrental oftheexistingWT/BFA/W/20
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switchboard. Installation ofanewswitchboard isforeseen forlate1997, thecostsofwhich arecovered
byaleasing arrangement (seeparagraph 20).
(b) Postal charges CHF1,107,000
1997 Budget CHF 911,500
1997 Expected Expenditure CHF 1,201,600
1996 Expenditure CHF 1,193,094
16. Theestimate provides forthecostofpostage, pouch services (through theUnited Nations)
andoffreight andcartage. Compared tothe1997budget, there isanincrease ofCHF 195,500. This
ismainly duetoanincrease ofpostal charges andvolume ofmailings. While thecurrent level of
expenditure withregard topostal services would normally warrant alarger proposed increase, itis
hoped thatelectronic distribution ofdocumentation willreduce overall expenditure in1998.
Section 6-Building Facilities CHF2,435,500
1997 Budget CHF 2,523,600
1997 Expected Expenditure CHF 2,494,700
1996 Expenditure CHF 2,296,226
(a) Rental ofpremises CHF26,500
1997 Budget CHF 19,600
1997 Expected Expenditure CHF 36,000
1996 Expenditure CHF 144,213
17. Thisestimate provides fortherental ofstorage space. Theincrease ofCHF 6,900 overthe
1997budget ismainly duetoinflation andthecostofadditional storage space rental. Astheconstruction
ofthenewconference room isexpected tobecompleted bytheendof1997, noprovision fortherental
ofconference rooms isforeseen for1998.
(b) Utilities CHF1,374,000
1997 Budget CHF 1,280,000
1997 Expected Expenditure CHF 1,350,800
1996 Expenditure CHF 1,210,669
18. Theestimate covers thecostofelectricity, water andheating aswellasthecostofcontractual
cleaning forthewhole oftheCentre William Rappard (CWR). Theincrease ofCHF 94,000 over
the1997 budget ismainly dueto:(i)inflation, which affects items suchascontractual cleaning, and
(ii)withtheexperience ofmanaging theentire CWR, more accurate estimates oftheuseofelectricity
andwater.
(c) Maintenance andInsurance CHF1,035,000
1997 Budget CHF 1,224,000
1997 Expected Expenditure CHF 1,107,900
1996 Expenditure CHF 941,344
19. Thisprovision covers themaintenance ofthebuilding, fireequipment, snow removal, minor
renovations, building insurance andsanitary equipment andsupplies. Italsocovers improved security
measures, bothimmediate andlonger-term, subsequent toafeasibility study undertaken in1997. UnderWT/BFA/W/20
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theterms oftheHeadquarters Agreement, theSwiss authorities provide forbasic maintenance while
theWTO isresponsible fortheday-to-day maintenance work oftheCWR. Thedecrease of
CHF 189,000 compared tothe1997 budget ismainly duetotheelimination ofaprovision forwork
which wastobefinanced onaleasebasisfurther totheHeadquarters Agreement signed withtheSwiss
authorities.
Section 7-Permanent Equipment CHF2,619,000
1997 Budget CHF 2,642,300
1997 Expected Expenditure CHF 2,853,600
1996 Expenditure CHF 3,221,197
20. Thissection covers thecostofpermanent equipment (items valued atoverCHF 5,000 ora
lifespan overfiveyears.) Itcomprises bothpurchase andlease costs. Anamount ofCHF 354,000
isforeseen fortheprogramme ofregular replacement andrefurbishment offurniture resulting from
normal wear andtear. Thecostofpurchase andleasing ofEDP equipment: hardware including
computers, printers, scanners CD-ROM readers; andsoftware amounts toCHF1,364,000. Thislatter
amount includes costs related totheup-grade totheWindows NTplatform aswellastheleasing
arrangement forhardware inconjunction withanewinformatics programme made necessary bythe
introduction ofthedecentralized budget andtheincrease intrustfundactivities. Audio visual equipment
amountstoCHF96,000whileanamountofCHF20,000isforeseenforthefinalleasepayment(residual
value) forsimultaneous interpretation equipment. CHF 433,000 isforeseen fortheleasing ofa
switchboard which wasapproved inthe1997budget, (seeparagraph 15)andanamount ofCHF 119,000
fortheleasing ofphotocopiers. Other costs suchasthereplacement ofacar,ananti-theft system for
thelibrary andreproduction equipment amount toCHF 233,000. Thetotalproposed permanent
equipment credit for1998isdecreased byCHF 23,300. Theestimate canbesummarized asfollows:
Permanent Equipment CHF
Office furniture
-replacement 354,000
Computing andEDPequipment
-purchase 1,159,000
-lease 205,000 1,364,000
Audio visual equipment 96,000
Simultaneous interpretation equipment (lease) 20,000
Switchboard (lease) 433,000
Office photocopiers (lease) 119,000
Other (including official vehicle, security system, and
reproduction equipment) 233,000
TOTAL 2,619,000
Section 8-Expendable Equipment CHF1,159,500
1997 Budget CHF 1,068,250
1997 Expected Expenditure CHF 1,068,100
1996 Expenditure CHF 1,179,433
21. Theestimate forexpendable equipment covers stationery andother general office supplies,
EDP supplies (toner forprinters, software maintenance andsupplies), paper andother supplies forWT/BFA/W/20
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reproduction equipment, electrical andother toolsforthemaintenance ofthebuilding, anduniforms
forguards anddrivers. Theproposed allocation for1998 isincreased byCHF 91,250 compared to
thatofthe1997budget. Thisismainly dueto:(i)inflation; (ii)increase needs inEDPsupplies; and
(iii)increase inreproduction costs. Theproposed allocation canbesummarized asfollows:
Expendable Equipment CHF
Office supplies 198,000
EDPsupplies (toner andother various supplies) 175,000
Reproduction costs (paper andsupplies) 690,000
Other supplies 96,500
TOTAL 1,159,500
Section 9-Contractual Services CHF3,180,600
1997 Budget CHF 3,213,000
1997 Expected Expenditure CHF 3,074,200
1996 Expenditure CHF 2,640,566
(a) Reproduction CHF1,300,000
1997 Budget CHF 1,279,000
1997 Expected Expenditure CHF 1,274,000
1996 Expenditure CHF 1,120,543
22. Theestimate forreproduction includes costs related toallthemajor reproduction machines,
thecostofcopies onthese machines andtherental ofhighcapacity photocopiers intheDocuments
Reproduction andDistribution Section. Compared tothe1997budget, theamount foreseen for1998
shows anincrease ofCHF 21,000. Thisismainly duetoinflation.
Reproduction CHF
Costofcopies 497,000
Rental costs ofreproduction equipment 630,000
Maintenance 83,000
Other costs (including theproduction ofdocuments onmicrofiches) 90,000
TOTAL 1,300,000
(b) Office Automation/Informatics CHF1,653,600
1997 Budget CHF 1,721,000
1997 Expected Expenditure CHF 1,583,100
1996 Expenditure CHF 1,350,852
23. Theestimates includes: (i)credits forcomputer usefromtheInternational Computing Centre,
amounting toCHF 700,000; (ii)EDPinsurance forportable PCsamounting toCHF 14,000; and
(iii)costs forEDPmaintenance, up-grades, purchase ofsoftware andcostoflicences amounting to
CHF939,600.Theproposed1998allocationcomparedto1997budgetshowsadecreaseofCHF67,400.WT/BFA/W/20
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(c) Other CHF227,000
1997 Budget CHF 213,000
1997 Expected Expenditure CHF 217,100
1996 Expenditure CHF 169,171
24. Thisestimate covers themaintenance andrepair costsofofficial vehicles, petrol, oilandrelated
insurance costs aswellasmaintenance costs forthesimultaneous interpretation system andoffice
equipment.
PartD-Other Costs
Other costs cover staffoverhead costs (training, insurance andcosts related toUNcommon
services), missions, hospitality, Dispute Settlement Panels, thePermanent Group ofExperts,
Trade Policy Training Courses, public information activities, external auditors, contribution to
theInternational Trade Centre, andunforeseen expenditure.
Section 10-StaffOverhead Costs CHF1,699,200
1997 Budget CHF 1,421,200
1997 Expected Expenditure CHF 1,469,200
1996 Expenditure CHF 1,311,049
(a) Training CHF404,000
1997 Budget CHF 272,000
1997 Expected Expenditure CHF 290,500
1996 Expenditure CHF 212,132
25. Theproposed provision fortraining includes thecostsoflanguage training courses organized
bytheUnited Nations, training withregard toinformatics programmes, andmanagement training for
Professional staff. Theincrease ofCHF 132,000 compared to1997 budget isduetotheproposed
programme oftraining courses withregard toEDP, including theup-grade totheWindows NTplatform
andrelated changes.
(b) Insurance CHF859,000
1997 Budget CHF 756,000
1997 Expected Expenditure CHF 789,100
1996 Expenditure CHF 719,584
26. Under thisestimate areincluded thecostsofinsurance under Appendix DoftheUnited Nations
StaffRules inrespect ofboththeSecretariat staffandtheInternational Trade Centre staff. Italso
includes insurance coverage forrepatriation costsresulting fromaccidents ofstaffmembers onmission
andaprovision forhealth insurance forretired staff. Theanticipated increase of15%inthepremium
forthemedical insurance mentioned earlier inthischapter alsoapplies tothehealth insurance forretired
staff. Theincrease ofCHF 103,000 isinlargemeasure duetofluctuation inrateofexchange, assome
premiums arebased ondollar amounts forpensionable remuneration. Itisforeseen thatanewtender
withregard toinsurance coverage (under Appendix DoftheUnited Nations StaffRules) willbeput
outin1998.WT/BFA/W/20
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(c) Joint Services CHF403,200
1997 Budget CHF 360,200
1997 Expected Expenditure CHF 357,000
1996 Expenditure CHF 321,507
27. Thisestimate provides fortheWTO 'sshare intherunning costsoftheAdministrative Tribunal
oftheInternational Labour Organization, theConsultative Committee onAdministrative Questions,
theInternational CivilService Commission andtheJointMedical Service. Theincrease ofCHF 43,000
compared tothe1997budget ismainly dueto:(i)thefluctuation inrateofexchange, asthecontributions
tovarious United Nations jointservices aredenominated inUSdollars, and(ii)anticipated higher WTO
participation inthecostsoftheInternational Civil Service Commission andtheJointMedical Service.
Included under thisprovision isanamount ofCHF 30,000 fortheStaffAssistance Fund. Thepurpose
oftheFund istomake exgratia payments topresent andformer staff, orthesurvivors offormer staff
members, whose financial situation iscausing hardship.
(d) Miscellaneous CHF33,000
1997 Budget CHF 33,000
1997 Expected Expenditure CHF 32,600
1996 Expenditure CHF 57,826
28. Thisestimate covers administrative costssuchasthose related totheissuance oflaissez-passez
andpassports andisbased ontheactual expenditure of1997.
Section 11-Missions CHF1,835,000
1997 Budget CHF 1,685,000
1997 Expected Expenditure CHF 1,786,800
1996 Expenditure CHF 1,543,946
29. Itshould bementioned thattheoverall needformissions, whether theybeconsultations with
Governments, attending meetings ofother international organizations (World Bank, International
Monetary Fund, OECD), orproviding technical cooperation assistance todeveloping countries, has
increased considerably inrecent years withthehigher visibility andgreater importance oftheWTO.
Technical cooperation withleastdeveloped anddeveloping countries iscovered from twosources:
(i)theannual WTO budget, aswellas(ii)trustfunds, which haveexpanded considerably inrecent
years. Ontheother hand, official missions arefunded onlyfrom theWTO budget.
(a) Official Missions CHF1,094,000
1997 Budget CHF 944,000
1997 Expected Expenditure CHF 1,046,000
1996 Expenditure CHF 799,514
30. Thisestimate covers thepayment oftravel expenses, subsistence allowances andotherincidental
expenses related toofficial missions. Itisproposed thatthe1998 allocation forofficial missions be
increased byCHF 150,000 inorder tomeet minimum needs andinview ofthefactthattheWTO
budget isthesolesource forfinancing official missions, asexplained above.WT/BFA/W/20
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(b) Technical Cooperation CHF741,000
1997 Budget CHF 741,000
1997 Expected Expenditure CHF 740,800
1996 Expenditure CHF 744,432
31. Thisestimate ismaintained atthelevelof1997andprovides forthepayment oftravel expenses,
subsistence allowances andotherincidental expenses relating tostafftravelling ontechnical cooperation
missions. Asmentioned above, technical cooperation missions arefinanced from twosources, the
WTO budget andtrustfunds. Inaddition tothe1997expected expenditure mentioned above, estimated
expenditure under trust funds in1997 fortechnical cooperation asat31July1997 amounted to
CHF 767,000.
Section 12-Trade Policy Training Courses CHF1,530,000
1997 Budget CHF 1,232,000
1997 Expected Expenditure CHF 1,128,900
1996 Expenditure CHF 1,027,728
32. Thisestimate provides forthree Regular Trade Policy Training Courses in1998 inGeneva8.
Thecourses areopentoofficials fromalldeveloping countries which have, ormayhaveinthefuture,
responsibilities intheformulation andconduct offoreign trade policy. Thenumber ofparticipants
ineachtraining course issetattwenty-four. Nointerpretation feesareforeseen for1998. Asmentioned
intheIntroduction, oneofthenewactivities proposed for1998relates totheprovision ofathirdtraining
course. Thiswould increase by50%eachyearthenumber ofofficials fromdeveloping countries who
would havethepossibility ofbeing indirect contact withtheWTO. Eachcourse would lastthreemonths
rather thanthethree andone-half months under thecurrent system oftwocourses. Following are
thedetails oftheestimated costs ofthecourses for1998:
Trade Policy Training Courses7thWTO
Course
(French)
CHF8thWTO
Course
(English)
CHF9thWTO
Course
(English)
CHFTotal
CHF
Lodging (Geneva) 144,000 144,000 144,000 432,000
Subsistence allowance (Geneva) 194,000 194,000 194,000 582,000
Study Tour (lodging andtravel) 92,000 92,000 92,000 276,000
Travel (toandfrom Geneva) 75,000 75,000 75,000 225,000
Miscellaneous 5,000 5,000 5,000 15,000
TOTAL 510,000 510,000 510,000 1,530,000
8Inaddition, special courses areorganised attherequest ofsponsoring governments under Trust Funds
(seeAnnex H).WT/BFA/W/20
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Section 13-Contribution totheITC CHF14,196,400
1997 Budget CHF 14,060,500
1997 Expected Expenditure CHF 14,060,500
1996 Expenditure CHF 14,206,058
33. Theprovision made under thissection covers thecontribution totheInternational Trade Centre
UNCTAD/WTO which wasestablished inaccordance withadecision taken bytheCONTRACTING
PARTIES on22November 1967(SR.24/14) andResolution 2297(XXII) adopted bytheUnited Nations
General Assembly on12December 1967, effective 1January 1968, totheeffect thattheITCwould
beoperated jointly byUNCTAD andGATT onacontinuing basisandinequal partnership. TheWTO
hassince assumed theresponsibilities ofGATT inthisrespect (WT/GC/M/3, item6).
34. Itwillberecalled thattheWTO share ofthe1997 budget oftheITCamounted to
CHF 14,310,500. Theamount included intheWTO budget ascontribution totheITCfor1997took
intoaccount anticipated savings ofCHF 250,000 andtherefore wassetatCHF14,060,500. For1998,
itisproposed toinclude anamount ofCHF 14,196,400 asWTO contribution totheITC. Thisamount
includes increases ofCHF 41,450 forinflation, CHF 40,300 resulting from changes intheUS
dollar/Swiss francrateofexchange, andnetstatutory movements amounting toCHF 155,550 (including
there-instatement oftheone-time anticipated savings ofCHF 250,000 in1996), aswellasvarious
decreases ofCHF 101,100. Fulldetails oftheITCbudget proposal areincluded indocument
ITC/BUD/19.
Section 14-Various CHF2,536,700
1997 Budget CHF 2,381,400
1997 Expected Expenditure CHF 2,413,200
1996 Expenditure CHF 2,475,415
(a) Representation andHospitality CHF258,000
1997 Budget CHF 258,000
1997 Expected Expenditure CHF 256,300
1996 Expenditure CHF 241,779
35. Thisestimate ismaintained at1997 levelandprovides forrepresentation allowances forthe
Director-General, theDeputy Directors-General andtheChairman oftheTextiles Monitoring Body.
Hospitality expenditure, mainly forworking lunches anddinners, isauthorized inadvance ineachcase
by,oronbehalf of,theDirector-General andreimbursement ismade inaccordance withUnited Nations
rules andprocedures.
(b) Dispute Settlement Panels CHF305,000
1997 Budget CHF 305,000
1997 Expected Expenditure CHF 418,200
1996 Expenditure CHF 292,760
36. Theestimate ismaintained at1997 levelandcovers thetravel fees,perdiem allowances and
honoraria ofpanellists serving onDispute Settlement Panels.WT/BFA/W/20
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(c) Permanent Group ofExperts CHF137,400
1997 Budget CHF 137,400
1997 Expected Expenditure CHF 70,000
1996 Expenditure CHF 45,507
37. Under Article 24oftheAgreement onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures which forms
partofAnnex 1AoftheMarrakesh Agreement Establishing theWorld Trade Organization, itwasagreed
thataPermanent Group ofExperts would beestablished bytheCommittee onSubsidies and
Countervailing Measures. Theestimate ismaintained at1997 level andcovers thetravel fees,per
diem allowances andhonoraria under thesame conditions asforpanellists fordispute settlements.
(d) Appellate Body
38. Regarding theAppellate Body, refertoChapter IIforPermanent Costs andChapter IVfor
Variable Costs.
(e) Library CHF559,000
1997 Budget CHF 502,000
1997 Expected Expenditure CHF 499,000
1996 Expenditure CHF 397,680
39. Theestimate provides forthepurchase ofbooks, subscriptions toperiodicals, newspapers and
documentation onmicrofiches aswellasforthebinding costsofreference publications. Theincrease
intheprovision ofCHF 57,000 compared with1997reflects ananticipated increase incostsandvolumes
ofbooks andperiodicals.
(f) Publications CHF768,000
1997 Budget CHF 645,000
1997 Expected Expenditure CHF 644,900
1996 Expenditure CHF 894,811
40. Theestimateprovidesforthecostsofprintingandthesupplyofpaper.Publicationsareproduced
based onthelowest quotations offered byprinting firms. Theincrease ofCHF 123,000 compared
tothe1997 budget ismainly duetoananticipated increase intheprinting needs including Dispute
Panel Reports andTrade Policy Reviews, allinprinted andelectronic form.
(g) Public Information Activities CHF246,000
1997 Budget CHF 331,000
1997 Expected Expenditure CHF 329,500
1996 Expenditure CHF 252,718
41. Theestimatecoversthecostofpromotionalactivitiessuchasmultimediacooperativeprogramme
withtheWorld Bank forthedevelopment ofCD-ROMs, presenting theWTO agreements andtheir
economic framework andimportance foruseintechnical cooperation andindepth reference for
governments, specialists andpublic atlarge. Italsoincludes theprinting costsforFocus, information
press material aswellasother miscellaneous costs. Compared to1997 budget, there isadecrease
ofCHF 85,000 duetothefactthatthere isnoproposed provision fortheproduction offilms.WT/BFA/W/20
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(h) External Auditors CHF40,000
1997 Budget CHF 40,000
1997 Expected Expenditure CHF 36,500
1996 Expenditure CHF 32,106
42. Theestimate ismaintained atthelevelof1997 budget andprovides forthetravel costs and
subsistence allowances inrespect oftheteamofauditors.
(i) Ministerial Meeting
43. ForMinisterial Meeting, please seeChapter IV.
1997 Budget Nil
1997 Expected Expenditure Nil
1996 Expenditure CHF 125,159
(j) International Organization forStandardization (ISO) CHF86,300
1997 Budget CHF 120,000
1997 Expected Expenditure CHF 119,800
1996 Expenditure CHF 162,200
44. Itwillberecalled thattheMinisterial Decision adopted bytheTrade Negotiations Committee
on15December 1993 stipulated thattheWTO should reach anunderstanding withISOtoestablish
aninformation system withregard tonotification bystandardizing bodies accepting theCode ofGood
Practice. The1997 estimate isreduced byCHF 33,700 inlightofWTO 'sposition thatcostshould
bereduced afterthefirstyears'start-up costs. Itrepresents thesupport costsofpublishing theISO/WTO
Directory ofStandardizing Bodies Accepting WTOCode, information onstandardizing bodies accepting
theWTO Code intheISOBulletin, andother administrative costs.
(k) Other CHF137,000
1997 Budget CHF 43,000
1997 Expected Expenditure CHF 39,000
1996 Expenditure CHF 30,695
45. Under thisprovision, anamount ofCHF 9,000 isproposed tocover bankcharges andother
incidental charges andCHF 23,000 tocover related feesfortheGlobal Trade Analysis Project
consortium. Inaddition, itisproposed tocontinue aprovision ofCHF 15,000 forthepurpose of
sponsoring individually, orjointly withother institutions inGeneva, oneortwodayvisits totheWTO
foroutside specialists whoareeither resident inWestern Europe orpassing through onother business.
Asoutlined intheIntroduction, anamount ofCHF 90,000 isproposed tocover thecostoftheNGO
Symposium in1998.WT/BFA/W/20
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Section 15-Unforseen Expenditure CHF300,000
1997 Budget CHF 300,000
1997 Expected Expenditure Nil
1996 Expenditure Nil
46. Itisproposed tocontinue theprovision forunforeseen expenditure atthelevel ofthe1997
budget. Theutilization oftheprovision issubject totheprior approval oftheGeneral Council, on
thebasis ofarecommendation bytheCommittee onBudget, Finance andAdministration.
Section 16-Restitution ofPrevious Years Deficit Nil
1997 Budget Nil
1996 Expenditure CHF 67,803
47. Noprovision isrequired for1998.
Section 17-CWR South Wing Nil
1997 Budget Nil
1996 Expenditure CHF 531,774
48. Noprovision isrequired for1998.WT/BFA/W/20
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CHAPTER II
1998 BUDGET ESTIMATES
Appellate Body anditsSecretariat
Permanent Costs9
PartA-Professional Staff
Section 1-Work/Years CHF703,200
1997 Budget CHF 689,800
1997 Expected Expenditure CHF 645,000
1996 Expenditure CHF 472,672
49. Thestandard costs forProfessional staffconsist ofthree elements: salary (composed ofbase
salary andpostadjustment), contributions totheUnited Nations Joint StaffPension Fund andother
common staffcosts. Thestandard costsusedarethesame asfortheWTO Secretariat (seeChapter I,
paragraph 2).Thefactors influencing thevarious elements ofsalary, pension fundcontributions and
common staffcosts arethesame asdescribed inChapter I.
(a) Salary CHF533,200
1997 Budget CHF 533,600
1997 Expected Expenditure CHF 462,000
1996 Expenditure CHF 364,090
(b) Contribution totheUnited Nations Joint StaffPension Fund CHF92,400
1997 Budget CHF 77,200
1997 Expected Expenditure CHF 77,000
1996 Expenditure CHF 45,064
(c) Common StaffCosts CHF77,600
1997 Budget CHF 79,000
1997 Expected Expenditure CHF 106,000
1996 Expenditure CHF 63,518
50. Theabove estimates represent thecosts forfourwork/years intheProfessional category. In
comparison with1997, theoverall costshows anincrease ofCHF13,400 which islargely attributable
tothechange intheexchange rate.
9Thepresentation ofthebudget proposals forthePermanent Costs oftheAppellate Body anditsSecretariat
follows thesame outline interms ofParts andSections asfortheWTO Secretariat. Incertain instances, however,
there isnoidentified cost. Therefore, mention ismade ofonlythose Sections under which costs have been
identified.WT/BFA/W/20
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PartB-General Service Staff
Section 3-Work/Years CHF236,000
1997 Budget CHF 234,400
1997 Expected Expenditure CHF 191,000
1996 Expenditure CHF 177,048
51. Standard costs forGeneral Service staffconsist ofthree elements: salary, contribution tothe
UNJSPF andother common staffcosts. AswasthecaseforProfessional standard costs, those for
General Service staffunder theAppellate Body anditsSecretariat arethesame asfortheWTO
Secretariat.
(a) Salary CHF171,600
1997 Budget CHF 170,400
1997 Expected Expenditure CHF 143,000
1996 Expenditure CHF 127,715
(b) Contribution totheUnited Nations Joint StaffPension Fund CHF37,200
1997 Budget CHF 38,000
1997 Expected Expenditure CHF 30,000
1996 Expenditure CHF 30,818
(c) Common StaffCosts CHF27,200
1997 Budget CHF 26,000
1997 Expected Expenditure CHF 18,000
1996 Expenditure CHF 18,515
52. Theabove estimates represent thecosts fortwowork/years intheGeneral Service category,
andshow amarginal up-ward adjustment ofCHF 2,400 overthe1997 budget.
Section 4-Temporary Assistance CHF4,500
1997 Budget CHF 4,500
1997 Expected Expenditure CHF 4,500
1996 Expenditure CHF 5,332
53. Theprovision fortemporary assistance provides foradditional clerical/administrative remains
atthewsame levelasin1997.
PartC-Administrative Costs
Section 5-Communications CHF4,000
1997 Budget CHF 4,000
1997 Expected Expenditure CHF 4,000
1996 Expenditure CHF 5,362WT/BFA/W/20
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(a) Telecommunications CHF4,000
1997 Budget Nil
1997 Expected Expenditure CHF 4,000
1996 Expenditure CHF 5,362
54. Anamount ofCHF4,000 isproposed tocover telecommunications costsoftheAppellate Body
anditsSecretariat in1998.
(b) Postal charges Nil
1997 Budget CHF 4,000
1997 Expected Expenditure Nil
1996 Expenditure Nil
55. Because ofthetimeconstraints intheappellate procedure andinorder fordocuments concerning
appeals toreach Appellate Body Members asquickly aspossible, theymustoften besentbyexpress
courier service. Aprovision wasincluded intheAppellate Body Operating Fund (ABOF) tocover
thesecosts, which, likeother costsintheABOF, aredependent onthenumber, complexity andduration
ofthecases.
Section 6-Building Facilities Nil
1997 Budget Nil
1997 Expected Expenditure Nil
1996 Expenditure CHF 25,466
(b) Utilities Nil
1997 Budget Nil
1997 Expected Expenditure Nil
1996 Expenditure CHF 14,327
(c) Maintenance andInsurance Nil
1997 Budget Nil
1997 Expected Expenditure Nil
1996 Expenditure CHF 11,139
Section 7-Permanent Equipment CHF10,200
1997 Budget CHF 19,200
1997 Expected Expenditure CHF 19,200
1996 Expenditure CHF 33,307
56. Anamount ofCHF 1,000 isforeseen forthesupply ofoffice furniture andequipment. In
addition, anamount ofCHF 9,200 isforeseen forEDPequipment. Compared tothe1997 budget,
there isadecrease ofCHF 9,000.WT/BFA/W/20
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Section 8-Expendable Equipment CHF2,000
1997 Budget Nil
1997 Expected Expenditure CHF 900
1996 Expenditure Nil
57. Theprovision mainly covers EDPsupplies; atotalofCHF 2,000 isforeseen for1998.
Section 9-Contractual Services CHF500
1997 Budget Nil
1997 Expected Expenditure Nil
1996 Expenditure Nil
(b) Office Automation/Informatics CHF500
1997 Budget Nil
1997 Expected Expenditure Nil
1996 Expenditure Nil
58. Theprovision covers thecosts ofEDPmaintenance isestimated atCHF 500.
PartD-Other Costs
Section 11-Missions CHF25,000
1997 Budget CHF 10,000
1997 Expected Expenditure CHF 10,000
1996 Expenditure CHF 7,579
59. Theproposed credit covers anestimated sixmissions forthestaffoftheAppellate Body and
itsSecretariat in1998. Anincrease ofCHF 15,000 isproposed for1998.
Section 14-Various CHF619,200
1997 Budget CHF 619,200
1997 Expected Expenditure CHF 617,700
1996 Expenditure CHF 3,762,789
(a) Hospitality andRepresentation CHF1,000
1997 Budget CHF 1,000
1997 Expected Expenditure CHF 1,000
1996 Expenditure CHF 800
60. Theproposed credit which remains atthesame levelasthatof1997covers hospitality which
ismanaged inaccordance withUnited Nations rules andprocedures.WT/BFA/W/20
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(d) Appellate Body CHF615,200
1997 Budget CHF 615,200
1997 Expected Expenditure CHF 615,200
1996 Expenditure CHF 3,761,98910
61. Thegeneral conditions ofservice forAppellate Body Members aresetoutinthedecision of
theDispute Settlement Body ontheEstablishment oftheAppellate Body (WT/DSB/1) aswellasin
theAppellate Body Members 'contracts. Theproposed allocation for1998 isatthesame levelasin
1997.
(k) Other CHF3,000
1997 Budget CHF 3,000
1997 Expected Expenditure CHF 1,500
1996 Expenditure Nil
62. TheproposedprovisionisintendedtocoverminormiscellaneousexpenditureundertheAppellate
Body anditsSecretariat in1998.
10The1996expendituretotalledCHF3,761,989,ofwhichCHF2,500,000wasusedtofinancetheOperating
Fund.WT/BFA/W/20
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CHAPTER III
1998 INCOME ESTIMATES
63. Itisproposed thatthetotal1998budget fortheWTO Secretariat (CHF 116,124,900) andthe
permanent costs oftheAppellate Body anditsSecretariat (CHF 1,604,600), leading toatotalof
CHF 117,729,500, befinanced asfollows:
CHF
Contributions assessed onWTO Members 116,200,000
Miscellaneous Income 1,529,500
TOTAL 117,729,500
64. Thedetails ofmiscellaneous income areasfollows:
Miscellaneous Income1996
Actual
CHF1997
Budget
CHF1998
Estimates
CHF
Saleofpublications 517,707 600,000 700,000
Profit or(loss) onexchange (51,729) 50,000 -
Savings onprevious year'soutstanding obligations 703,118 100,000 100,000
Overhead onTrust Funds 13,539 100,000 100,000
Rental ofmeeting rooms, office space andparking
atCentre William Rappard toothers 105,950 125,000 125,000
Contributions ofObserver Countries 402,845 380,000 423,000
Other:
-Interest onCurrent Account 24,274 50,000 37,000
-Various 108,576 87,850 44,500
TOTAL 1,824,280 1,492,850 1,529,500
65. Onthebasis oftheproposed expenditure budget for1998, anamount ofCHF 116,200,000
istobeassessed onMembers intheform ofcontributions. Thedraftscale ofcontributions which
canbefound inAnnex E,contains aminimum contribution of0.03% forMembers whose share in
thetotaltrade ofallMembers islessthan0.03%. Inaccordance witharecommendation ofthe
Committee onBudget, Finance andAdministration (WT/BFA/5, L/7631) asapproved bytheGeneral
Council (WT/GC/M/5), thedraftscaleofcontributions for1998isbased ontrade ingoods, services
andintellectual property rights forthelastthree years forwhich dataisavailable. Thedraftscale
takesintoaccount theamounts tobededucted fromtherelevant contributions for1998under theterms
oftheEarly Payment Encouragement Scheme.WT/BFA/W/20
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CHAPTER IV
1998 EXTRA-BUDGETARY ACTIVITIES
Appellate Body Operating Fund variable costs
66. Itisrecalled thattheGeneral Council approved, on26November 1996, arecommendation
oftheCommittee onBudget, Finance andAdministration thatthevariable costsoftheAppellate Body
anditsSecretariat in1997 should befinanced outofan"Operating Fund". TheAppellate Body
Operating Fundwasestablished byanextra-ordinary expenditure ofCHF 2,500,000 inthe1996budget.
67. Thevariable costsoftheAppellate Body include thefollowing: (i)interpreters; (ii)transcribers;
(iii)temporary assistance; (iv)postage; (v)publication ofreports; (vi)travel andperdiem; and
(vii)honoraria. Thedaily feesforAppellate Body Members working onacaseissetatCHF 600.
Theestimated costs arebased ontheassumption thatthere willbesix60-day appeals andsix90-day
appeals in1998.
68. Following isabreakdown ofthevarious elements making upthetotalestimated costfor1998:
CHF
Interpreters 29,000
Transcribers 79,000
Temporary assistance 49,000
Postage 6,000
Publications ofreports 80,000
Travel andperdiem 897,000
Honoraria 1,120,000
TOTAL 2,260,000
69. Asmentioned intheIntroduction, expenditure under theABOF asat31July1997amounted
toCHF 651,500. Inthecourse oftheexamination ofthe1998budget proposals, up-dated expenditure
figures for1997 willbeavailable inorder tohaveaclearer estimate oftheleveloffunds which will
benecessary toreplenish theFund for1998. Thefinancing ofthereplenishment willbediscussed
intheCommittee onBudget, Finance andAdministration inSeptember.
Ministerial Conference
70. Inaccordance with Article IVoftheMarrakesh Agreement establishing theWorld Trade
Organization andthedecision oftheGeneral Council of30Juneand1July1997, aMinisterial
Conference composed ofrepresentatives ofallMembers shallbeheldinGeneva on18-20 May1998.WT/BFA/W/20
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71. Theestimates forthe1998Ministerial Conference cover thecostsof:(i)temporary assistance
including, interalia,therecruitment ofinterpreters, translators; (ii)overtime; (iii)rental ofmeeting
rooms andadditional office space; (iv)hospitality; (v)rental ofoffice andotherequipment; (vi)supplies;
(vii)other services, interalia,participation costsofdelegates andjournalists fromtheleastdeveloped
countries; (viii)miscellaneous; and(ix)contingency. Atthepresent time, itisestimated thatanamount
ofsome CHF 2.2million willberequired tocover theabove costs.
72. Abudget aswellasaproposal withregard tothemeans offinancing theMinisterial Conference
willbesubmitted totheCommittee onBudget, Finance andAdministration inSeptember.WT/BFA/W/20
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ANNEX A-1
1998 PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE WTO SECRETARIAT
(inSwiss francs)
P
A
R
TSECTION 1997
Budget1998 1998
Estimates1997
Expected
expenditure
at30.06.97Inflation
1.7%USD
1.19-
1.40Statutory Increase/
(decrease)
StaffIncrease/
(decrease)
OtherTotal
increase/
(decrease)
A1.Professional (Work/ years)
(a)Salary 32,824,500 357,000 (135,000) 222,000 33,046,500 31,100,000
(b)Pensions 4,754,000 798,000 184,000 982,000 5,736,000 5,375,900
(c)Other Common staffcosts 4,857,000 (49,000) (49,000) 4,808,000 4,976,900
2.Temporary Assistance 6,098,000 0 6,098,000 6,873,900
B3.General Service (Work/years)
(a)Salary 22,238,000 0 22,238,000 21,739,100
(b)Pensions 4,961,500 (140,500) (140,500) 4,821,000 4,802,300
(c)Other Common staffcosts 3,382,000 140,500 140,500 3,522,500 3,716,400
4.Temporary Assistance 2,723,000 0 2,723,000 3,133,800
C5.Communications
(a)Telecommunications 835,000 (302,000) (302,000) 533,000 835,700
(b)Postal Charges 911,500 195,500 195,500 1,107,000 1,201,600
6.Building Facilities
(a)Rental 19,600 500 6,400 6,900 26,500 36,000
(b)Utilities 1,280,000 9,000 85,000 94,000 1,374,000 1,350,800
(c)Maintenance andInsurance 1,224,000 10,000 (199,000) (189,000) 1,035,000 1,107,900
7.Permanent Equipment 2,642,300 10,000 (33,300) (23,300) 2,619,000 2,853,600
8.Expendable Equipment 1,068,250 13,000 78,250 91,250 1,159,500 1,068,100
9.Contractual Services
(a)Reproduction 1,279,000 15,000 6,000 21,000 1,300,000 1,274,000
(b)Office Automation/
Informatics1,721,000 (67,400) (67,400) 1,653,600 1,583,100
(c)Other 213,000 3,000 11,000 14,000 227,000 217,100
D10.StaffOverhead Costs
(a)Training 272,000 132,000 132,000 404,000 290,500
(b)Insurance 756,000 5,000 46,000 52,000 103,000 859,000 789,100
(c)UNandOther Bodies 360,200 22,000 21,000 43,000 403,200 357,000
(d)Miscellaneous 33,000 0 33,000 32,600
11.Missions
(a)Official 944,000 150,000 150,000 1,094,000 1,046,000
(b)Technical Cooperation 741,000 0 741,000 740,800
12.Trade Policy Training Courses 1,232,000 12,000 286,000 298,000 1,530,000 1,128,900
13.Contribution toITC 14,060,500 41,150 40,300 155,550 (101,100) 135,900 14,196,400 14,060,500
14.Various
(a)Representation andHospitality 258,000 0 258,000 256,300
(b)Dispute Settlement Panels 305,000 0 305,000 418,200
(c)Permanent Group ofExperts 137,400 0 137,400 70,000
(d)Appellate Body
(e)Library 502,000 13,000 44,000 57,000 559,000 499,000
(f)Publications 645,000 4,000 119,000 123,000 768,000 644,900
(g)Public Information Activities 331,000 (85,000) (85,000) 246,000 329,500
(h)External Auditors 40,000 0 40,000 36,500
(i)Ministerial Meeting
(j)ISO 120,000 (33,700) (33,700) 86,300 119,800
(k)Other 43,000 94,000 94,000 137,000 39,000
15.Unforeseen Expenditure 300,000 0 300,000 0
114,111,750 135,650 1,263,300 155,550 0 458,650 2,013,150 116,124,900 114,104,800
Percentage withrespect to1997 budget 0.12% 1.11% 0.13% 0.00% 0.40% 1.76%WT/BFA/W/20
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ANNEX A-2
1998 PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE APPELLATE BODY AND ITSSECRETARIAT
(inSwiss francs)
P
A
R
TSECTION 1997
Budget1998 1998
Estimates1997
Expected
expenditure
at30.06.97Inflation
1.7%USD
1.19-
1.40Statutory Increase/
(decrease)
StaffIncrease/
(decrease)
OtherTotal
increase/
(decrease)
A1.Professional (Work/ years)
(a)Salary 533,600 5,800 (6,200) (400) 533,200 462,000
(b)Pensions 77,200 12,900 2,300 15,200 92,400 77,000
(c)Other Common staffcosts 79,000 (1,400) (1,400) 77,600 106,000
2.Temporary Assistance 0 0 0 0
B3.General Service (Work/years)
(a)Salary 170,400 1,200 1,200 171,600 143,000
(b)Pensions 38,000 (800) (800) 37,200 30,000
(c)Other Common staffcosts 26,000 1,200 1,200 27,200 18,000
4.Temporary Assistance 4,500 0 4,500 4,500
C5.Communications
(a)Telecommunications 0 4,000 4,000 4,000 4,000
(b)Postal Charges 4,000 (4,000) (4,000) 0 0
6.Building Facilities
(a)Rental 0 0 0 0
(b)Utilities 0 0 0 0
(c)Maintenance andInsurance 0 0 0 0
7.Permanent Equipment 19,200 (9,000) (9,000) 10,200 19,200
8.Expendable Equipment 0 2,000 2,000 2,000 900
9.Contractual Services
(a)Reproduction 0 0 0 0
(b)Office Automation/
Informatics0 500 500 500 0
(c)Other 0 0 0 0
D10.StaffOverhead Costs 0 0 0
(a)Training 0 0 0 0
(b)Insurance 0 0 0 0
(c)UNandOther Bodies 0 0 0 0
(d)Miscellaneous 0 0 0 0
11.Missions 0 0 0
(a)Official 10,000 15,000 15,000 25,000 10,000
(b)Technical Co-operation 0 0 0 0
12.Trade Policy Training Courses 0 0 0 0
13.Contribution toITC 0 0 0 0
14.Various
(a)Representation andHospitality 1,000 0 1,000 1,000
(b)Dispute Settlement Panels 0 0 0 0
(c)Permanent Group ofExperts 0 0 0 0
(d)Appellate Body Members 615,200 0 615,200 615,200
(e)Library 0 0 0 0
(f)Publications 0 0 0 0
(g)Public Information Activities 0 0 0 0
(h)External Auditors 0 0 0 0
(i)Ministerial Meeting 0 0 0 0
(j)ISO 0 0 0 0
(k)Other 3,000 0 3,000 1,500
15.Unforeseen Expenditure 0 0 0 0
1,581,100 018,700 (3,700) 0 8,500 23,500 1,604,600 1,492,300
Percentage withrespect to1997 budget 0.00% 1.18% (0.23%) 0.00% 0.54% 1.49%WT/BFA/W/20
Page35
ANNEX B
ORGANIZATIONAL EVOLUTION SINCE 1985
GATT
Year Appropriations
CHFActual
Expenditure
CHFNumber ofPosts
Permanent Temporary
AssistanceUruguay
RoundTPRM Total
Pand
aboveGS Pand
aboveGS Pand
aboveGS Pand
aboveGS
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
199457,540,000
59,592,580
61,122,300
61,439,000
65,186,802
74,571,000
78,724,802
85,973,327
89,850,075
97,846,00054,834,089
55,063,889
56,970,229
61,395,855
65,186,802
74,832,327
78,720,410
83,452,619
89,850,075
97,132,961134
134
141
143
144
144
144
144
145
145166
169
170
169
168
168
168
168
168
16826
22
20
20
23
23
23
23
24
42.545
41
40
40
41
41
41
41
45
51-
-
12
15
15
20
20
20
20
17-
-
15.5
19.5
21
30
30
30
30
28-
-
-
-
4
9
9
10
10
10-
-
-
-
2
6
6
8
8
8371
366
398.5
406.5
418
441
441
444
450
469.5
WTO
YearAppropriations
CHFHuman Resources
Work/Years Temporary Assistance
Pandabove GS Pandabove
CHFGS
CHF
1995 a/ 105,389,500 200 245 5,647,500 2,307,000
1996 115,693,503 250 263 4,720,000 2,323,000
1997 114,111,750 b/ 246 261 6,098,000 2,723,000
1,581,000 c/ 4 2 - 4,500
1998 116,124,900 d/ 248 259 6,098,000 2,723,000
1,604,600 e/ 4 2 - 4,500
a/WTO/GATT
b/WTO Secretariat
c/Appellate Body (permanent costs)
d/Proposed budget WTO
e/Proposed budget Appellate Body (permanent costs)WT/BFA/W/20
Page36
ANNEX C
TABLE OFREGULAR STAFF POSITIONS
(inwork years)
Division UG* D* P* G* Total
Senior Management 5 1 7 13
Office oftheDirector-General 2 4½ 5 11½
Information andMedia Relations 1 7 11 19
Textiles Monitoring Body 1 1 2
Finance andGeneral Services 1 10 60 71
Intellectual Property andInvestment 1 7 3 11
Legal Affairs 1 8 3 12
Trade inServices 1 10 4 15
Personnel 1 2 9½ 12½
Agriculture andCommodities 1 10 5 16
Market Access 1 7 6 14
Rules 1 8 3 12
Development 1 7 2 10
Technical Co-operation andTraining 1 14 12 27
Trade Policies Review 1 17 10½ 28½
Economic Research andAnalysis 1 9 3½ 13½
External Relations 1 3 4 8
Statistics andInformation Systems 1 31 11 43
Accessions 1 4 3 8
Trade andEnvironment 1 7 3 11
Textiles 1 2 1½ 4½
Translation andDocumentation 1 40 87 128
Council 1 11½ 4 16½
SUB-TOTAL 6 23 219 259 507
Appellate Body 1 3 2 6
TOTAL 6 24 222 261 513
*UG Ungraded
D Director
P Professional
G General ServiceWT/BFA/W/20
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ANNEX D
SCHEDULE OFTEMPORARY ASSISTANCE *
(inSwiss francs)
1997
Budget1998
Estimates
PROFESSIONAL
-Interpreters 636,000
-Translators 3,293,000
-Other Professionals** 418,000
-Consultants EDP 1,527,000
-Common Staff Costs 224,000
TOTAL 6,098,000 6,098,000
GENERAL SERVICE
-Secretaries/Clerks 180,000
-Proofreaders 35,000
-Pool 455,000
-Messengers/Drivers/Guards/Manual Workers 270,000
-Roneo 479,000
-Sound Operators 25,000
-Conference staff 175,000
-Replacements 280,000
-Overtime 550,000
-Internships 80,000
-Common Staff Costs 194,000
TOTAL 2,723,000 2,723,000
*SeeIntroduction, paragraph 10.
**Including Consultants except EDP.WT/BFA/W/20
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ANNEX E
DRAFT SCALE OFCONTRIBUTIONS FOR 1998
(Minimum contribution of0.03%)
MEMBERS1997
CONTRIBUTION1998
CONTRIBUTIONINTEREST
EARNED11998 NET
CONTRIBUTION
CHF % CHF CHF CHF
Angola 79,940 0.07 81,340 - 81,340
Antigua andBarbuda 34,260 0.03 34,860 - 34,860
Argentina 376,860 0.47 546,140 (654) 545,486
Australia 1,518,860 1.37 1,591,940 (9,356) 1,582,584
Austria 1,907,140 1.74 2,021,880 (11,288) 2,010,592
Bahrain 114,200 0.09 104,580 (244) 104,336
Bangladesh 91,360 0.09 104,580 (117) 104,463
Barbados 34,260 0.03 34,860 (145) 34,715
Belgium 3,311,800 3.23 3,753,260 (18,756) 3,734,504
Belize 34,260 0.03 34,860 (107) 34,753
Benin 34,260 0.03 34,860 (15) 34,845
Bolivia 34,260 0.03 34,860 - 34,860
Botswana 45,680 0.04 46,480 (198) 46,282
Brazil 1,142,000 0.92 1,069,040 (79) 1,068,961
Brunei Darussalam 57,100 0.04 46,480 (279) 46,201
Bulgaria 125,620 0.11 127,820 - 127,820
Burkina Faso 34,260 0.03 34,860 - 34,860
Burundi 34,260 0.03 34,860 - 34,860
Cameroon 45,680 0.04 46,480 - 46,480
Canada 4,396,700 3.85 4,473,700 (28,510) 4,445,190
Central African Republic 34,260 0.03 34,860 - 34,860
Chad 34,260 0.03 34,860 - 34,860
Chile 354,020 0.29 336,980 (251) 336,729
Colombia 239,820 0.25 290,500 (1,022) 289,478
Congo 26,188 0.03 34,860 - 34,860
Costa Rica 79,940 0.07 81,340 - 81,340
Côted'Ivoire 68,520 0.07 81,340 (484) 80,856
Cuba 114,200 0.04 46,480 (556) 45,924
Cyprus 79,940 0.07 81,340 (479) 80,861
Czech Republic 491,060 0.51 592,620 (2,310) 590,310
Democratic Republic oftheCongo 56,944 0.04 46,480 - 46,480
Denmark 1,256,200 1.10 1,278,200 (8,181) 1,270,019
Djibouti 34,260 0.03 34,860 - 34,860
Dominica 34,260 0.03 34,860 - 34,860
Dominican Republic 57,100 0.10 116,200 - 116,200
Ecuador 91,360 0.09 104,580 (265) 104,315
Egypt 308,340 0.26 302,120 (411) 301,709
ElSalvador 45,680 0.04 46,480 (16) 46,464
European Communities - - - - 0
Fiji 34,260 0.03 34,860 (139) 34,721
Finland 810,820 0.76 883,120 (3,473) 879,647
France 7,388,740 6.40 7,436,800 (43,682) 7,393,118
Gabon 57,100 0.04 46,480 - 46,480
Gambia 34,260 0.03 34,860 - 34,860WT/BFA/W/20
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MEMBERS1997
CONTRIBUTION1998
CONTRIBUTIONINTEREST
EARNED11998 NET
CONTRIBUTION
CHF % CHF CHF CHF
Germany 11,956,740 9.80 11,387,600 (41,930) 11,345,670
Ghana 34,260 0.03 34,860 - 34,860
Greece 422,540 0.34 395,080 (1,366) 393,714
Grenada 34,260 0.03 34,860 (51) 34,809
Guatemala 57,100 0.05 58,100 (123) 57,977
Guinea 34,260 0.03 34,860 - 34,860
Guinea-Bissau 34,260 0.03 34,860 - 34,860
Guyana 34,260 0.03 34,860 (186) 34,674
Haiti 34,260 0.03 34,860 - 34,860
Honduras 34,260 0.03 34,860 (11) 34,849
Hong Kong, China 3,859,960 3.54 4,113,480 (24,179) 4,089,301
Hungary 308,340 0.32 371,840 (2,029) 369,811
Iceland 45,680 0.04 46,480 (366) 46,114
India 616,680 0.57 662,340 (1,370) 660,970
Indonesia 947,860 0.87 1,010,940 (1,421) 1,009,519
Ireland 753,720 0.70 813,400 (4,859) 808,541
Israel 662,360 0.59 685,580 (3,470) 682,110
Italy 5,778,520 4.54 5,275,480 (32,806) 5,242,674
Jamaica 57,100 0.06 69,720 (82) 69,638
Japan 9,695,580 8.38 9,737,560 (31,562) 9,705,998
Kenya 45,680 0.05 58,100 (33) 58,067
Korea, Republic of 2,900,680 2.32 2,695,840 (7,354) 2,688,486
Kuwait 274,080 0.24 278,880 (294) 278,586
Lesotho 34,260 0.03 34,860 (60) 34,800
Liechtenstein 34,260 0.03 34,860 (216) 34,644
Luxembourg 285,500 0.22 255,640 (1,255) 254,385
Macau 79,940 0.07 81,340 (472) 80,868
Madagascar 34,260 0.03 34,860 - 34,860
Malawi 34,260 0.03 34,860 - 34,860
Malaysia 1,279,040 1.31 1,522,220 (4,818) 1,517,402
Maldives 34,260 0.03 34,860 (42) 34,818
Mali 34,260 0.03 34,860 - 34,860
Malta 57,100 0.05 58,100 (336) 57,764
Mauritania 34,260 0.03 34,860 - 34,860
Mauritius 45,680 0.04 46,480 (345) 46,135
Mexico 1,884,300 1.51 1,754,620 (540) 1,754,080
Mongolia231,538 0.03 34,860 - 34,860
Morocco 182,720 0.16 185,920 (332) 185,588
Mozambique 34,260 0.03 34,860 (2) 34,858
Myanmar, Union of 34,260 0.03 34,860 (204) 34,656
Namibia 34,260 0.03 34,860 (128) 34,732
Netherlands, Kingdom ofthe 4,339,600 3.53 4,101,860 (19,605) 4,082,255
NewZealand 365,440 0.29 336,980 (2,063) 334,917
Nicaragua 34,260 0.03 34,860 - 34,860
Niger 34,260 0.03 34,860 - 34,860
Nigeria 251,240 0.20 232,400 (433) 231,967
Norway 1,039,220 0.84 976,080 (4,935) 971,145
Pakistan 228,400 0.19 220,780 (500) 220,280
Panama2- 0.14 162,680 - 162,680
Papua NewGuinea 57,100 0.05 58,100 - 58,100WT/BFA/W/20
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MEMBERS1997
CONTRIBUTION1998
CONTRIBUTIONINTEREST
EARNED11998 NET
CONTRIBUTION
CHF % CHF CHF CHF
Paraguay 68,520 0.05 58,100 (14) 58,086
Peru 125,620 0.12 139,440 - 139,440
Philippines 456,800 0.46 534,520 (2,291) 532,229
Poland 479,640 0.48 557,760 (3,102) 554,658
Portugal 650,940 0.58 673,960 (1,928) 672,032
Qatar 68,520 0.06 69,720 (22) 69,698
Romania 159,880 0.15 174,300 (515) 173,785
Rwanda 34,260 0.03 34,860 - 34,860
St.KittsandNevis 34,260 0.03 34,860 (118) 34,742
Saint Lucia 34,260 0.03 34,860 (159) 34,701
St.Vincent andtheGrenadines 34,260 0.03 34,860 - 34,860
Senegal 34,260 0.03 34,860 - 34,860
Sierra Leone 34,260 0.03 34,860 - 34,860
Singapore 2,318,260 2.25 2,614,500 (9,786) 2,604,714
Slovak Republic 216,980 0.17 197,540 (1,404) 196,136
Slovenia 205,560 0.19 220,780 (1,338) 219,442
Solomon Islands 34,260 0.03 34,860 - 34,860
South Africa 685,200 0.55 639,100 (4,032) 635,068
Spain 2,672,280 2.45 2,846,900 (14,377) 2,832,523
SriLanka 91,360 0.09 104,580 (557) 104,023
Suriname 34,260 0.03 34,860 (90) 34,770
Swaziland 34,260 0.03 34,860 (214) 34,646
Sweden 1,724,420 1.60 1,859,200 (11,414) 1,847,786
Switzerland 1,998,500 1.73 2,010,260 (11,464) 1,998,796
Tanzania 34,260 0.03 34,860 (195) 34,665
Thailand 1,233,360 1.19 1,382,780 (6,704) 1,376,076
Togo 34,260 0.03 34,860 - 34,860
Trinidad andTobago 45,680 0.04 46,480 (212) 46,268
Tunisia 159,880 0.14 162,680 (610) 162,070
Turkey 650,940 0.60 697,200 (3,136) 694,064
Uganda 34,260 0.03 34,860 - 34,860
United Arab Emirates 571,000 0.52 604,240 - 604,240
United Kingdom ofGreat
Britain andNorthern Ireland 6,612,180 5.93 6,890,660 (33,813) 6,856,847
United States ofAmerica 17,872,300 15.62 18,150,440 (4,626) 18,145,814
Uruguay 68,520 0.06 69,720 (284) 69,436
Venezuela 376,860 0.32 371,840 - 371,840
Zambia 34,260 0.03 34,860 - 34,860
Zimbabwe 45,680 0.04 46,480 (267) 46,213
TOTAL 114,348,930 100.00 116,200,000 (433,467) 115,766,533
1Interest earned in1996 under theEarly Payment Encouragement Scheme (L/6384) andtobededucted from the1998 contribution.
2Assessed contribution for1997 tobeapproved bytheGeneral Council.WT/BFA/W/20
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ANNEX F
FUNCTIONAL AND PROGRAMME BUDGET
Note: Thebudget tables included inAnnex Garederived from the1998 budget estimates:
(i)salary costs arebased onstandard costs; and
(ii)apportionment oftheallocations fortemporary assistance andmissions willonly
takeplace afterareview oftheneeds hasbeencompleted.WT/BFA/W/20
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Senior Management
Staffing
Ungraded 5
Directors 1
General Service Staff 7
Budget
PART SECTION CHF
A.PROFESSIONAL Salary 799,800
Temporary Assistance 0
B.GENERAL SERVICE Salary 600,600
Temporary Assistance 0
C.ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS Communication andBuilding 94,400
Permanent Equipment 102,000
Expendable Equipment 0
Contractual Services * 99,000
D.OTHER COSTS StaffOverhead Costs 0
Missions ** 0
Various
-Representation andHospitality 196,150
-Other 0
TOTAL 1,891,950
*Allocation forEDPreserve ismanaged bytheEDPSteering Committee.
**Allocation formissions tobeapportioned atalaterdate.WT/BFA/W/20
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Office oftheDirector-General
Staffing
Director 2
Professional Staff 4.5
General Service Staff 5
Budget
PART SECTION CHF
A.PROFESSIONAL Salary 866,450
Temporary Assistance 0
B.GENERAL SERVICE Salary 429,000
Temporary Assistance 0
C.ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS Communication andBuilding 21,000
Permanent Equipment 3,000
Expendable Equipment 0
Contractual Services 0
D.OTHER COSTS StaffOverhead Costs 0
Missions * 0
Various
-Representation andHospitality 0
-Other 0
TOTAL 1,319,450
*Allocation formissions tobeapportioned atalaterdate.WT/BFA/W/20
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Information andMedia Relations Division
Objectives for1998:
(i)Toprovide thepublic withclearandconcise information through frequent andregular press contact
andawiderange ofrelevant publications.
(ii)Toexplain inanunderstandable fashion whattheWTO does, howitfunctions andtoexplain our
mission forthefuture.
(iii)Increase efficiency inthedistribution ofinformation through theuseofelectronic media, including
theinternet andCD-Rom products.
(iv)Examine themostefficient andcosteffective methods forprinting anddistributing ourinformation,
whether through existing mechanisms orthrough newmethods including private sector partnerships.
(v)Toprovide publications which delegations andthepublic deem necessary totheirunderstanding
oftradeandtheWTO. Often thisincludes publications which arenotwritten orproduced bytheWTO,
butwhich arerelevant totheneeds ofourmembers andthepublic.
Work Programme for1998:
TheInformation andMedia Relations Division iscommitted toimproving itsoutreach efforts
tothepublic boththrough enhanced media contacts andthrough better distribution ofourpublications.
Ourpress officers willcontinue tobuild notonlyonexisting relationships withjournalists but
toextend theirefforts toencompass those reporters which maybeunfamiliar withthework ofthe
organization. Inaddition tothenormal briefings onthework ofcommittees andworking groups, the
division plans tocontinue programmes targeted forjournalists whomaynothaveexperience withWTO
issues.
Theinternetwillcontinuetobeanimportantmodeofdistributinginformation.The"Newsroom"
feature onthewebsite ispopular among journalists andthedivision willbuild onitscurrent format,
making moreinformation available through thismode. Public useoftheWTO internet sitehasincreased
roughly 10foldinthepastyearandwhile thatrateofgrowth mayslow, weexpect toseeacontinuation
intheincrease indemand forelectronic information ontheWTO.
ThejointWTO-World Bank WebSite,unveiled inJuneof1997, willemerge asanimportant
development tool.Working closely withtheTechnical Cooperation Division, theIMRD expects to
make awiderange ofdevelopment andtraining toolsavailable through thewebsite toofficials inthe
developing world.
IMRD willbeworking withother divisions through thepublications committee, todetermine
thefullrange ofbooks which canbeproduced bytheWTO. Inaddition totheexisting roster ofwork,
which includes theannual report, theanalytical index andtheTrade Policy Reviews, thedivision is
likely tobeinvolved inthepublication andrelease ofother materials related tothework ofthe
organization.
Thedivision hasbegun toexplore thepossibility ofprivate sector partnerships inthepublication
anddistribution ofWTO material boththrough electronic andprinted formats. These partnerships are
likely tobestrengthened inthefuture.
Estimate ofwork hours peryearallocated totechnical assistance activities: 2,000WT/BFA/W/20
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Information andMedia Relations Division
Staffing
Director 1
Professional Staff 7
General Service Staff 11
Divisional Budget
PART SECTION CHF
A.PROFESSIONAL Salary 1,066,400
Temporary Assistance 0
B.GENERAL SERVICE Salary 943,800
Temporary Assistance 0
C.ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS Communication andBuilding 16,300
Permanent Equipment 33,700
Expendable Equipment 0
Contractual Services 21,000
D.OTHER COSTS StaffOverhead Costs 0
Missions * 0
Various
-Representation andHospitality 5,000
-Publications 768,000
-Public Information Activities 246,000
-Other 0
TOTAL 3,100,200
*Allocation formissions tobeapportioned atalaterdate.WT/BFA/W/20
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Textiles Monitoring Body
Objectives for1998:
TheTMB Secretariat will:
- service theTextiles Monitoring Body incarrying outitstasktosupervise the
implementation oftheAgreement onTextiles andClothing (ATC) andtoexamine all
measures taken under theATC andtheirconformity therewith;
- assist theTMB infurther increasing transparency related toitsactivities.
Work programme for1998:
- organize andprepare themeetings oftheTMB which, asastanding body, mayhavetomeet
atleastonamonthly basis;
- provide fullsupport toTMB members, theiralternates andobservers inthepreparation and
conduct oftheTMB meetings (preparation ofdraft agendas andreports, submission of
background notes asrequired, etc.);
- assist newly appointed TMB members andalternates inassuming theirfunction, interalia,
byproviding detailed briefings tothem;
- ensure thetimely circulation ofnotifications addressed totheTMB andreports adopted by
it,toWTO Members fortheirinformation;
- assist WTO Members incomplying withtheirobligations, inparticular withthose related to
notifications, under theATC;
- provide technical assistance asrequired.
Estimate ofwork hours peryearallocated totechnical assistance activities: 250WT/BFA/W/20
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Textiles Monitoring Body
Staffing
Ungraded 1
General Service Staff 1
Divisional Budget
PART SECTION CHF
A.PROFESSIONAL Salary 133,300
Temporary Assistance 0
B.GENERAL SERVICE Salary 85,800
Temporary Assistance 0
C.ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS Communication andBuilding 1,600
Permanent Equipment 1,200
Expendable Equipment 0
Contractual Services 0
D.OTHER COSTS StaffOverhead Costs 0
Missions * 0
Various
-Representation andHospitality 22,000
-Other 0
TOTAL 243,900
*Allocation formissions tobeapportioned atalaterdate.WT/BFA/W/20
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Finance andGeneral Services Division
Objectives for1998:
(i) Ensure theefficient functioning ofservices in(a)allfinancial matters, including budget
preparation andcontrol, accounting, andpayroll, (b)logistical issues related tothephysical
facilities, and(c)missions andother travel arrangements.
(ii) Monitor thedecentralized budget andprovide timely information toDivisions asbudgetary
responsibilitiesarebeingdevolvedtodivisionalDirectorswithaviewtoenhancetheirmanagerial
role.
(iii) Provide service totheCommittee onBudget, Finance andAdministration tofacilitate itstask.
(iv) Provide service totheSenior Management toensure asmooth functioning oftheOrganization.
Work Programme for1998:
TheDivision willcarry outandmonitor thecashflowoftheOrganization. Itwillrecord all
thefinancial proceedings onadailybasis, andexecute themonthly payment ofsalaries aswellasthe
subsistence allowances ofstaffonmissions. Inaddition, theDivision willreplace equipment, furniture,
aswellasgeneral office supplies when theneeds ariseinaccordance totheapproved allocation. The
Office 'sbuilding willbeinsured andmaintained asappropriate throughout theyear.
TheDivision willprepare theFinal Position Paper ofthe1997Budget, theDirector-General 's
Financial Report onthe1997Accounts aswellastheBudget Estimates 1998based ontheinputs from
thevarious Divisions. Furthermore, itwillassist theExternal Auditors toaccomplish theirauditing
task.
TheDivisionwillissue,onaquarterlybasis,thebudgetstatusreporttoallDivisionsandprovide
clarification upon request from thelatter.
TheDivision willorganise approximately sixmeetings oftheCommittee onBudget, Finance
andAdministrationandwillpreparethedraftagendasandrelateddocumentstobedistributed10working
dayspriortothemeetings. Members oftheDivision willwork incloseconsultation withtheChairman
onmatters concerning theCommittee orissues thatmayariseandrequire tobebrought totheattention
oftheCommittee. Equally, itwillorganise working groups within theframework oftheCommittee
todealwithspecific issues upon request from theCommittee and/or theSenior Management.
Estimate ofwork hours peryearallocated totechnical assistance activities: 120WT/BFA/W/20
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Finance andGeneral Services Division
Staffing
Director 1
Professional Staff 10
General Service Staff 60
Divisional Budget
PART SECTION CHF
A.PROFESSIONAL Salary 1,466,300
Temporary Assistance 0
B.GENERAL SERVICE Salary 5,148,000
Temporary Assistance 0
C.ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS Communication andBuilding 46,500
Permanent Equipment 40,650
Permanent Equipment (leases) 205,000
Expendable Equipment 15,000
Contractual Services 215,000
D.OTHER COSTS StaffOverhead Costs 0
Missions * 0
Various
-Representation andHospitality 1,000
-Other 0
TOTAL 7,137,450
*Allocation formissions tobeapportioned atalaterdate.WT/BFA/W/20
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Condominium Costs
Condominium costs relate to(i)expenditure fortheWTO asawhole; (ii)costswhich arenot
readily identifiable according todivision; and(iii)costs which willbeapportioned atalaterstage.WT/BFA/W/20
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Condominium Costs
Budget
PART SECTION CHF
A.PROFESSIONAL Salary 10,532,100
Temporary Assistance * 6,098,000
B.GENERAL SERVICE Salary 8,359,300
Temporary Assistance 2,723,000
C.ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS Communication andBuilding 3,525,500
Permanent Equipment 346,000
Permanent Equipment (leases) 572,000
Expendable Equipment 344,500
Contractual Services 164,000
D.OTHER COSTS Missions *
-Official 1,094,000
-Technical Co-operation 741,000
Contribution toITC 14,196,400
Various
-UNBodies 30,000
-Representation andHospitality 6,850
-External Auditors 40,000
-Other 9,000
Unforeseen Expenditure 300,000
TOTAL 49,081,650
*Tobesubsequently apportioned among divisions.WT/BFA/W/20
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Intellectual Property andInvestment Division
Objectives for1998:
1. Intellectual Property
(i) Provide efficient service totheTRIPS Council andtodispute settlement panels that
mayarise.
(ii) Maintain and,ifpossible, increase assistance toWTO Members through technical
cooperation, inparticular inconjunction withWIPO, andthrough theprovision of
information/advice more generally.
(iii) Maintain anddevelop lines ofcommunication with other intergovernmental
organizations,theNGOcommunity,intellectualpropertypractitionersandtheacademic
community sothattheyhaveanadequate understanding oftheTRIPS Agreement and
oftheWTO processes.
(iv) ContributetootherSecretariatactivitiesrelatingtointellectualpropertyrights,including
trade andenvironment andaccessions.
2. Investment
(i) Provide efficient service totheWorking Group ontheRelationship between Trade
andInvestment.
(ii) Provide efficient service totheTRIMs Committee andtodispute settlement panels
thatmayarise.
(iii) Provide technical cooperation, inconjunction withUNCTAD where appropriate, and
information/advice more generally toWTO Members.
(iv) Maintain anddevelop lines ofcommunication with other intergovernmental
organizations, business, theNGO community, theacademic world, etc.
(v) Cooperate withother parts oftheSecretariat oninvestment matters.
3. Competition Policy
(i) Provide efficient service, withthehelpoftheRules Division, totheWorking Group
ontheInteraction between Trade andCompetition Policy.
(ii) Provide technical cooperation, inconjunction withUNCTAD where appropriate, and
information/advice more generally toWTO Members.
(iii) Maintain anddevelop lines ofcommunication with other intergovernmental
organizations, business, theNGO community, theacademic world, etc.
(iv) Cooperate withother parts oftheSecretariat oncompetition policy matters.WT/BFA/W/20
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4. Government Procurement
(i) Provide efficient service totheWorking Group onTransparency inGovernment
Procurement.
(ii) Provide efficient service totheCommittee established under theplurilateral Agreement
onGovernment Procurement andtodispute settlement panels thatmayarise.
(iii) Providetechnicalcooperationandinformation/advicemoregenerallytoWTOMembers.
(iv) Maintain anddevelop lines ofcommunication with other intergovernmental
organizations, business, theNGO community, theacademic world, etc.
(v) Cooperate with other parts oftheSecretariat, such asServices andTPRM, on
government procurement matters.
Work Programme for1998:
Intellectual Property
TheTRIPS Council typically meets fivetosixtimes ayear. Alargepartoftheworkinservicing
theCouncil isrelated totheprocessing ofnotifications, particularly ofnational legislation (including
providing copies toWIPO inaccordance withourcooperation agreement), theirsubsequent review
intheCouncil andtheprocessing ofrecords ofthereview. Thiswork willcontinue into1998. In
addition toitsworkonmonitoring compliance, theTRIPS Council islikely topursue workinconnection
withitsbuilt-in agenda, forexample relating tothenegotiation ofanotification andregistration system
forgeographical indications forwines andpossibly spirits.
Servicing dispute settlement panels isanother priority fortheDivision. Thedispute settlement
activity intheTRIPS areahasbeenquite high(nine complaints relating toseven separate matters,
although onlyonehassofarledtotheestablishment ofapanel).
There isaveryhighdemand fortechnical cooperation intheTRIPS area. TheDivision works
closely withWIPO, other intergovernmental organizations andMember governments inseeking to
maximize theuseoftheresources ithastorespond torequests. Thiswork entails participation in,
andinsome casesorganization of,seminars andworkshops fordeveloping countries, bothintheregions
andinGeneva, review ofdraftimplementing legislation andresponses tooralandwritten requests
forinformation/advice. Inorder tomaximize thecomplementarity ofSecretariat technical cooperation
withother technical cooperation efforts, theSecretariat focuses onwhere itcanoffer"value-added",
inparticular assisting Members tounderstand theTRIPS Agreement andthemechanisms oftheWTO
(notifications, TRIPS Council, dispute settlement).
Investment
TheWorking Group ontheRelationship between Trade andInvestment maymeetsome five
times during thecourse of1998, attheendofwhich itisrequired toreport totheGeneral Council.
Given thestudy nature ofthework programme, theservicing ofthisWorking Group canbeexpected
toentail, inparticular, thepreparation ofbackground papers attherequest oftheGroup, aswellas
theother activities associated withservicing WTO bodies. TheTRIMs Committee islikely tomeet
atleasttwice. TheDivision willalsohavetocontribute totheservicing ofpanels which contain a
significant TRIMs-related element.WT/BFA/W/20
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TheSingapore Declaration provides thatthetechnical cooperation programme oftheSecretariat
willbeavailable tofacilitate theparticipation ofdeveloping andleastdeveloped countries inthework
ofthenewGroup. Given thelimited in-house resources oftheSecretariat, theDivision isenvisaging
organizing, inconjunction withUNCTAD andother appropriate intergovernmental foraandwiththe
helpofoutside experts, workshops andsymposia, inGeneva forthebenefit oflocaldelegates andin
theregions. TheSecretariat willrespond torequests toparticipate intheevents ofother organizations
andnational governments totheextent possible.
Thecontacts withother intergovernmental organizations thatwillbepursued in1998include,
thedevelopmentofcooperationwithUNCTADandthefollowing,inanobservercapacity,oftheongoing
OECD MAI negotiations.
Competition Policy
TheDivision services theWorking Group ontheInteraction between Trade andCompetition
Policy withthehelpoftheRules Division. Thetasksinvolved arelikely tobesimilar tothose indicated
inthefirstparagraph under investment. TheDivision isalsoenvisaging asimilar approach totechnical
cooperation. Thehighdegree ofinterest inthiswork willalsorequire additional attention tobegiven
tocontacts withother intergovernmental organizations, business, theNGO community, theacademic
world, etc.
Government Procurement
TheWorking Group onTransparency inGovernment Procurement ispresently inthe"study"
phase ofitswork programme, butwillneedtomove ontothedevelopment ofelements forinclusion
inanappropriate agreement. Thework oftheDivision inconnection withthisWorking Group islikely
tobesimilar tothatindicated inthefirstparagraph under investment. Inregard totechnical cooperation,
theSecretariat alsoplans towork closely withother intergovernmental organizations withexpertise
andactivities inthisarea.
Themain tasks associated withtheservicing oftheplurilateral Agreement arelikely toarise
inconnection withtheearly review ofthatAgreement which ispresently under preparation, the
preparationandmaintaininguptodateoftheloose-leafsystemforrecordingnationalschedules,accession
negotiations, thecirculation andreview ofnational implementing legislation andtheservicing ofany
dispute settlement panels.
Asinother areas, theDivision isconscious oftheimportance ofproviding information and
maintaining linesofcommunication withtherange ofinterested parties in"civil society".
Estimate ofwork hours peryearallocated totechnical assistance activities: 4,160WT/BFA/W/20
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Intellectual Property andInvestment Division
Staffing
Director 1
Professional Staff 7
General Service Staff 3
Divisional Budget
PART SECTION CHF
A.PROFESSIONAL Salary 1,066,400
Temporary Assistance 0
B.GENERAL SERVICE Salary 257,400
Temporary Assistance 0
C.ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS Communication andBuilding 9,400
Permanent Equipment 19,150
Expendable Equipment 0
Contractual Services 0
D.OTHER COSTS StaffOverhead Costs 0
Missions * 0
Various
-Representation andHospitality 1,000
-Other 0
TOTAL 1,353,350
*Allocation formissions tobeapportioned atalaterdate.WT/BFA/W/20
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Legal Affairs Division
Objectives for1998:
Legal Affairs Functions
(i) provide timely secretarial andtechnical support andassistance onlegal, historical andprocedural
aspects ofdisputes toWTO dispute settlement panels;
(ii) provide regular legaladvice totheSecretariat, andinparticular totheDispute Settlement Body
anditsChairman, oninterpretation oftheDispute Settlement Understanding (DSU) andWTO
agreements andonother legalissues;
(iii) provide legalinformation toWTO Members ontheDSU andWTO agreements;
(iv) provide legalsupport inrespect ofaccessions, andinparticular thatofChina;
(v) provide training inrespect ofdispute settlement procedures andonWTO legalissues through
special courses ondispute settlement, regular WTO training courses andWTO technical
cooperation missions;
(vi) prepare DSdocumentation series;
(vii) maintain andsupervise further development oftheWTO Dispute Settlement Database, and
provide resulting dataandanalyses totheSecretariat andMembers; prepare analytical indices
ontheDSU, GATT 1994 andtheWTO Agreement; update "Status ofLegal Instruments",
and
Depositary Functions
(viii) perform thedepositary functions oftheDirector-General.
Work Programme for1998:
Theprincipal mission oftheLegal Affairs Division istoprovide legaladvice andinformation toWTO
dispute settlement panels, other WTO bodies, WTO Members, theWTO Secretariat andmembers of
thepublic. TheworkoftheDivision isalmost totally responsive. Thus, forthemostpart,theDivision 's
Work Programme for1998 willbetorespond forrequests foradvice andinformation asdescribed
under (i),(ii)and(iii)above.
TheDivision willprepare necessary DSseries documents during theyearandmaintain theDispute
Settlement Database, aswellasprepare and/or update analytical indices fortheDSU, WTO Agreement
andGATT 1994 andtheStatus ofLegal Instruments.
TheDivision willparticipate asrequested intraining courses andtechnical cooperation missions.
TheDivision willcontinue tosupport theworking party ontheaccession ofChina.
Estimate ofwork hours peryearallocated totechnical assistance activities: 800WT/BFA/W/20
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Legal Affairs Division
Staffing
Director 1
Professional Staff 8
General Service Staff 3
Divisional Budget
PART SECTION CHF
A.PROFESSIONAL Salary 1,199,700
Temporary Assistance 0
B.GENERAL SERVICE Salary 257,400
Temporary Assistance 0
C.ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS Communication andBuilding 10,800
Permanent Equipment 10,000
Expendable Equipment 0
Contractual Services 0
D.OTHER COSTS StaffOverhead Costs 0
Missions * 0
Various
-Representation andHospitality 1,000
-Dispute Settlement Panels 305,000
-Other 0
TOTAL 1,783,900
*Allocation formissions tobeapportioned atalaterdate.WT/BFA/W/20
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Trade inServices Division
Objectives for1998:
(i) Provide continuing highquality support fortheCouncil forTrade inServices andother
bodies established under theGATS:
- theCommittee onFinancial Services;
- theWorking Party onProfessional Services;
- theWorking Party onGATS Rules
- theCommittee onSpecific Commitments;
- anyadditional bodies setupunder theCouncil;
- anydispute settlement panels involving services.
(ii) Provide support fortheCommittee onRegional Trade Agreements initswork relating
toArticle VoftheGATS, andforWorking Parties onAccession ofnewMembers
inrelation toServices.
(iii) Facilitate theimplementation oftheresults ofnegotiations onfinancial services,
professional services andsafeguards, andfacilitate progress innegotiations on
government procurement andsubsidies.
(iv) Continue toparticipate actively intechnical co-operation andother forms ofpublic
explanation oftheGATS, andprovide acontinuing service ofadvice andassistance
toGeneva delegations.
(v) Monitor theimplementation oftheGATS interms ofnotifications andimplementation
ofexisting andnewcommitments.
(vi) Extend theDivision 'sknowledge ofspecific service sectors andmake available the
services database presently being developed.
(vii) Undertake activities resulting from decisions thatmaybetaken bytheMinisterial
Conference orbytheServices Council withregard totrade inservices.
(viii) Provide support andbriefing tosenior management onallmatters relating toservices;
(ix) Maintain contact withprivate sector organizations.
Work Programme for1998:
Tofulfiltheobjectives setoutabove efficiently andpunctually, inaccordance withthedeadlines
andother parameters laiddown byMembers.
Estimate ofwork hours peryearallocated totechnical assistance activities: 1,040WT/BFA/W/20
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Trade inServices Division
Staffing
Director 1
Professional Staff 10
General Service Staff 4
Divisional Budget
PART SECTION CHF
A.PROFESSIONAL Salary 1,466,300
Temporary Assistance 0
B.GENERAL SERVICE Salary 343,200
Temporary Assistance 0
C.ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS Communication andBuilding 16,700
Permanent Equipment 12,200
Expendable Equipment 0
Contractual Services 23,250
D.OTHER COSTS StaffOverhead Costs 0
Missions * 0
Various
-Representation andHospitality 1,000
-Other 0
TOTAL 1,862,650
*Allocation formissions tobeapportioned atalaterdate.WT/BFA/W/20
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Personnel Division
Objectives for1998:
Theobjectives ofthePersonnel Division remain toprovide acomprehensive support service
tomanagementandmembersoftheSecretariatoftheWTO,bymanagingefficientlythehumanresources
oftheorganization.
Work Programme for1998:
(i) Fillvacancies arising from departures.
(ii) Develop andimplement personnel policies.
(iii) Organise andimplement training programmes forWTO staff(management training
andother forms oftraining -EDP, languages).
(iv) Administer 500staffmembers onanongoing basis -contracts, remuneration, career
development, entitlements, social security, cessation ofservice.
(v) Provide counselling tostaff.
(vi) Establish andmanage aWTO-specific salary andpensions arrangement ifWTO were
nottoapply theUNCommon System anylonger.
OR
Ensure appropriate application oftheCommon System intheWTO.
Estimate ofwork hours peryearallocated totechnical assistance activities: 200WT/BFA/W/20
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Personnel Division
Staffing
Director 1
Professional Staff 2
General Service Staff 9.5
Divisional Budget
PART SECTION CHF
A.PROFESSIONAL Salary 399,900
Temporary Assistance 0
B.GENERAL SERVICE Salary 815,100
Temporary Assistance 0
C.ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS Communication andBuilding 12,800
Permanent Equipment 6,350
Expendable Equipment 0
Contractual Services 0
D.OTHER COSTS StaffOverhead Costs 1,660,800
Missions * 0
Various
-Representation andHospitality 1,000
-Other 0
TOTAL 2,895,950
*Allocation formissions tobeapportioned atalaterdate.WT/BFA/W/20
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Agriculture andCommodities Division
Objectives for1998:
(i) Actively contribute totheeffective implementation oftheWTO commitments onagriculture,
assist inenhancing thequality oftheir implementation, andensure thatthework ofthe
Committee onAgriculture inallareas, including inparticular theprocess formultilaterally
reviewingthesecommitmentsandtheprocessofanalysisandinformationexchange,isorganized
andconducted inanefficient manner
(ii) Actively contribute totheeffective implementation oftheAgreement ontheApplication of
Sanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
(iii) Support, asrequired, theimplementation oftheMinisterial Decision onMeasures Concerning
thePossible Negative Effects oftheReform Programme onLeast Developed andNetFood-
Importing Developing Countries
(iv) Provide effective services fordispute settlement intheareaofagriculture
(v) Provide technical assistance andcooperation
(vi) Support senior management andother Divisions inmatters related toagriculture, forestry and
fisheries
(vii) Cooperate, asappropriate, withother international organizations andtheprivate sector
Work Programme for1998:
(1) Agreement onAgriculture-related matters
TheDivision willservice, inclose cooperation withtheChairperson, three tofourregular
meetings oftheCommittee onAgriculture aswellasinformal meetings oftheCommittee andinformal
consultations among Members, including preparatory work andfollow-up. Itwillseetoitthatthe
broad range ofnotifications tobesubmitted intheareas ofmarket access, domestic support andexport
subsidies canbereviewed inanoperationally effective manner. TheDivision willassist theCommittee
andindividual Members insystematically andsubstantially addressing thegeneric andspecific
implementation issues thatarelikely toemerge fromtheCommittee 'sreview process. TheDivision
willprovide anydocumentation, background papers orothersupport thatmayberequested byMembers,
including inthecontext oftheprocess ofanalysis andinformation exchange.
(2) SPSAgreement-related matters
TheDivision willprovide appropriate support formonitoring implementation andassisting
theSPSCommittee anditsChairperson intackling generic, technical andotherimplementation matters
astheyarise. Itwillprovide allservices required fortheorganization ofthreetofourregular meetings
oftheCommittee plusaseries ofinformal meetings andinformal consultations, andinthiscontext
willproduce factual notes, draftguidelines, draftdecisions, etc.,asrequired. Moreover, theDivision
willassist, asnecessary, inthework ofthe1998 review oftheSPSAgreement which involves the
examination oftheAgreement inthelightofexperience initsimplementation bythatdate.WT/BFA/W/20
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(3) Matters related totheDecision onNetFood-Importers
TheDivisionwillsupportfurtherefforts,throughtherelevantmonitoringandreviewprocedures,
topromote theobjectives ofthisDecision andtherecommendations adopted byMinisters inSingapore.
(4) International Dairy Agreement
In1997, work inthisareaincluded theservicing ofonemeeting oftheInternational Dairy
Council, thecompilation andcirculation ofmarket andpolicy information, thedrafting ofthestatus
report regarding thesituation andoutlook intheinternational dairy market andthedrafting and
publication of"TheWorld Market forDairy Products". Parties arecurrently consulting onthefuture
ofthisAgreement. TheDivision willadjust toanyresult ofthese consultations.
(5) International Bovine Meat Agreement
In1997, work inthisareaincluded theservicing ofonemeeting oftheInternational Bovine
Meat Council, thecompilation andcirculation ofmarket andpolicy information, thedrafting ofthe
status report regarding thesituation andoutlook intheinternational meatmarkets andthedrafting and
publication of"The International Markets forMeat". Parties arecurrently consulting onthefuture
ofthisAgreement. TheDivision willadjust toanyresult ofthese consultations.
(6) Other activities
Inaddition tofurther work related totheresults oftheSingapore Ministerial, theDivision
willensure, asnecessary, follow uptotheoutcome ofother high-level meetings suchasthe1997
Ministerial Meeting ofLeast Developed Countries. Itwillcontribute, asrequired, totheGeneva
Ministerial Conference andengage ineffective follow uptoanyrecommendations ordecisions related
tomatters within thepurview oftheDivision andtheCommittees forwhich itisresponsible.
TheDivision willhavetostand ready toprovide major resources fordispute settlement. It
willensure thatanyPanels andrelated activities within thepurview oftheDivision 'sresponsibilities
willbeserviced inaprofessional andeffective manner.
TheDivision 's1998work programme fortechnical cooperation willalsorequire major inputs.
Subject totheworkload related toservicing theCommittees andPanels, theDivision willdevote a
substantial partofitsoverall activities toprovide technical assistance andpolicy advice todeveloping
country andotherMembers, aswellastoacceding countries, onthewiderange ofissues thatarecovered
bytheSPSAgreement andtheAgreement onAgriculture andrelated obligations andcommitments
aswellasother matters within theDivision 'sresponsibilities. While theDivision willtakeitsown
initiatives, including indeveloping relevant documentation andnewpresentational instruments, the
Division willencourage arequest-driven approach totechnical cooperation. Itisintended toallocate
in1998 about 6,000 manhours totechnical assistance activities.
Finally, theDivision 'swork programme includes, asnecessary, technical andpolicy advice
tosenior management oftheSecretariat andsubstantive inputs tothework ofother Divisions, aswell
asliaison andcooperation, asappropriate, withother international organizations andtheprivate sector,
including through participation inmeetings andconferences, lecturing, speeches andtheprovision of
information through telecommunication.
Estimate ofwork hours peryearallocated totechnical assistance activities: 6,000WT/BFA/W/20
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Agriculture andCommodities Division
Staffing
Director 1
Professional Staff 10
General Service Staff 5
Divisional Budget
PART SECTION CHF
A.PROFESSIONAL Salary 1,466,300
Temporary Assistance 0
B.GENERAL SERVICE Salary 429,000
Temporary Assistance 0
C.ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS Communication andBuilding 12,900
Permanent Equipment 13,850
Expendable Equipment 0
Contractual Services 2,500
D.OTHER COSTS StaffOverhead Costs 0
Missions * 0
Various
-Representation andHospitality 1,000
-Other 0
TOTAL 1,925,550
*Allocation formissions tobeapportioned atalaterdate.WT/BFA/W/20
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Market Access Division
Objectives for1998:
1. Council forTrade inGoods
(i) Provide service totheCouncil forTrade inGoods.
2. Committee onMarket Access
(i) Provide service totheMarket Access Committee
(ii) Provide technical assistance toMembers forthetransposition intoHSandrenegotiation
ofpre-Uruguay Round concessions.
(iii) Provide technical assistance toMembers forthepreparation ofHS96 andloose-leaf
documentation.
(iv) Develop anelectronic verification methodology fortheexamination ofloose-leaf
schedules.
(v) Monitor thetransformation oftheIDBtoaPCenvironment toensure thatitfunctions
properly.
3. Committee onCustoms Valuation
(i) Monitor andreview annually theimplementation oftheCustoms Valuation Agreement.
(ii) Provide service totheCommittee onCustoms Valuation.
(iii) Attend meetings, twice annually, oftheWCO Technical Committee onCustoms
Valuation inBrussels.
(iv) Cooperate,wherenecessary,withtheWCOSecretariatonprovidingtechnicalassistance
todeveloping countries having requested a5-year delay intheimplementation ofthe
Agreement.
4. Committee onRules oforigin
(i) Complete theHarmonization Work Programme onnon-preferential rulesoforigin in
theCommittee onRules ofOrigin.
(ii) Monitor andreview annually theimplementation oftheAgreement onRules ofOrigin.
(iii) Provide service totheCommittee onRules ofOrigin.
(iv) Attend meetings fourtimes ayearoftheWCO Technical Committee onRules ofOrigin
inBrussels.
(v) Provide information andadvice todelegations, private parties andother Divisions in
theSecretariat onmatters relating torules oforigin.
5. Committee onImport Licensing
(i) Monitor andreview theimplementation andoperation oftheAgreement onImport
Licensing Procedures.
(ii) Provide information andadvice toacceding countries, delegations, private parties and
other divisions intheSecretariat onmatters relating toimport licensing.
(iii) Provide service totheCommittee onImport Licensing.
6. Committee onInformation Technology
(i) Provide service totheCommittee.WT/BFA/W/20
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(ii) Provide technical assistance andinformation toacceding participants.
(iii) Verify schedules electronically.
7. Agreement onPreshipment inspection
(i) Monitor theimplementation oftheAgreement onPreshipment Inspection.
(ii) Ensure theefficient operation oftheIndependent Review Entity under Article 4of
theAgreement incooperation withtheInternational Chamber ofCommerce andthe
International Federation ofInspection Agencies.
(iii) Service theWorking Party onPreshipment Inspection.
8. Trade Facilitation
Carry outwork resulting from thediscussions thataretaking place intheCouncil forTrade
inGoods following themandate onthissubject intheSingapore Ministerial Declaration.
Work Programme for1998:
1. Council forTrade inGoods
TheDivision willorganize approximately tenmeetings oftheCouncil forTrade inGoods (i.e.
preparation ofdraftagendas, speaking notes, reports ofmeetings, informal papers, reports totheGeneral
Council, etc.,andcoordinate activities ofthesubsidiary bodies oftheCTG). TheDivision willalso
havetoholdinformal consultations prior tomeetings inorder toresolve sensitive issues. Itwillalso
havetoprepare anupdate ofthenotification status ofallsubsidiary bodies oftheCTG. Thenext
Ministerial meeting scheduled forMay1998willinvariably havetheeffect ofincreasing theworkload
oftheCTG.
TheDivision might havetoprovide service of"secretary" topanels, andtoprovide technical
assistance, either in-orout-house.
2. Committee onMarket Access
TheCommittee willfocus onthefollowing issues:
- continue thesupervision oftheimplementation ofUruguay Round concessions relating totariffs
andnon-tariff measures, andofconcessions byacceding countries;
- improving theefficacy ofitswork through ensuring a)thesubmission oftimely notifications
ofQuantitative Restrictions andtimely provision oftradeandtariffinformation byMembers;
b)thecompletion andimplementation oftheloose-leaf schedules ongoods andthedevelopment
ofanelectronic verification process; bothofwhich willprovide Members withthenecessary
information forsuchsupervision;
- complete theestablishment andverification ofthechanges intheHarmonized System approved
bytheWorld Customs Organization;
- review theprocedural issues identified withrespect tomodifications ofschedules;
- establishmentofacloserworkingrelationshipwiththeWorldCustomsOrganization,particularly
withrespect totheintroduction offuture changes intheHarmonized System;WT/BFA/W/20
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- implement modifications totheIntegrated DataBaseinorder todevelop adatabase thatwill
facilitate theinformation-gathering and-dissemination processes, thusimproving theanalytical
tools atthedisposal oftheWTO anditsMembers.
3. Committee onCustoms Valuation
- TheDivision willprovide efficient service totheCommittee onCustoms Valuation.
- TheCommittee willcontinue tomonitor Members 'legislation andimplementation ofthe
Agreement.
- TheCommittee willcontinue todiscuss technical assistance needs ofdeveloping countries which
haveinvoked delay periods under Article 20andAnnex IIIoftheAgreement; andtodetermine
arolefortheWTO inproviding suchassistance.
- TheDivisionwillcontinuetoassistintechnicalcooperationmissionstoexpediteimplementation.
- TheDivision willcontinue toparticipate inWCO meetings oftheTechnical Committee on
Customs Valuation.
- TheDivision willcontinue toprocess andreceive notifications oflegislation.
4. Committee onRules oforigin
TheDivision willprovide efficient service totheCommittee onRules ofOrigin,
TheDivision willprovide efficient service totheCommittee onRules ofOrigin, theprimary
objective ofwhich istocomplete theHarmonization Work Programme byJuly1998. Theformal and
informal meetings oftheCommittee willtakeplace overapproximately 50days, untilthedeadline.
Members oftheDivision willwork inclose consultation withtheChairman onspecific issues which
areassociated withahighdegree oftechnical complexity.
TheDivision willmonitor andreview annually theimplementation oftheAgreement onRules
ofOrigin inlightofthedisciplines required bytheAgreement.
TheDivision willprovide information andadvice todelegations, other international
intergovernmental organizations, private parties andotherDivisions intheSecretariat onmatters relating
torules oforigin.
Members oftheDivision willattend meetings oftheWCO Technical Committee onRules of
Origin inBrussels, which carries outthetechnical work oftheHarmonization Work Programme, four
times ayear.
5. Committee onImport Licensing
TheDivision willorganise approximately twomeetings oftheCommittee onImport Licensing
andwillprepare thedraftagendas andrelated documents (i.e.speaking notes, reports ofmeetings,
informal papers, notifications andreports totheCouncil forTrade inGoods). Itwillwork inclose
consultation withtheChairman onmatters concerning theCommittee orissues thatmayarise and
required tobebrought totheattention oftheCommittee. Itwillalsoorganise informal consultations
prior tomeetings ifthere aresensitive issues thatneedtoberesolved.WT/BFA/W/20
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TheDivision willprovide information andadvice toacceding countries, delegations, other
international intergovernmental organizations, private parties andother Divisions intheSecretariat
onmatters relating toimport licensing.
6. Committee onInformation Technology
TheCommittee willfocus onthefollowing issues:
(i) Review ofproduct coverage.
(ii) Review ofclassification issues.
(iii) Monitoring andreview ofimplementation.
(iv) Review other matters relating totrade ininformation technology products.
7. Agreement onPreshipment inspection
- TheDivision willcontinue toadminister theIndependent Entity.
- TheDivision willcontinue toreceive notifications oflegislation andprocess them.
- TheDivision willservice theWorking Party onPreshipment Inspection which isconducting
thereview oftheAgreement under Article 6therein, andassist inimplementing follow-up
work and/or recommendations.
Estimate ofwork hours peryearallocated totechnical assistance activities: 560WT/BFA/W/20
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Market Access Division
Staffing
Director 1
Professional Staff 7
General Service Staff 6
Divisional Budget
PART SECTION CHF
A.PROFESSIONAL Salary 1,066,400
Temporary Assistance 0
B.GENERAL SERVICE Salary 514,800
Temporary Assistance 0
C.ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS Communication andBuilding 9,900
Permanent Equipment 2,950
Expendable Equipment 0
Contractual Services 6,700
D.OTHER COSTS StaffOverhead Costs 0
Missions * 0
Various
-Representation andHospitality 1,000
-Other 0
TOTAL 1,601,750
*Allocation formissions tobeapportioned atalaterdate.WT/BFA/W/20
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Rules Division
Objectives for1998:
(i) Ensure efficient functioning ofandfacilitate ongoing negotiations andconsultations in,the
main andsubsidiary WTO bodies serviced bytheDivision.
(ii) Monitor implementation oftheWTO Agreements intheareaofanti-dumping, subsidies and
countervailing measures, safeguards, statetrading andcivilaircraft.
(iii) Provide allnecessary implementation assistance andcounselling toMembers concerning the
above Agreements.
(iv) Provide secretarial andlegalservice toWTO dispute settlement panels involving therulesarea
Agreements.
Work Programme for1998:
TheDivision willorganise regular andspecial meetings oftheWTO bodies intherulesarea,
including preparing documents, draftagendas, andminutes ofreports ofmeetings, aswellascontinuing
consultations withChairmen anddelegations onmatters concerning thework ofthese bodies. The
Division willfacilitate theon-going negotiations anddiscussions taking placeinthesebodies, involving
(1)development andamendment ofnotification formats; (2)adoption ofguidelines forArticle 6.1(a)
subsidy calculations; (3)development ofArticle 8.5subsidy arbitration procedures; (4)anti-
circumvention, and(5)bringing theCivil Aircraft Agreement intotheWTO framework. Thebodies
serviced bytheRules Division are:Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices, Committee onSubsidies
andCountervailingMeasures,CommitteeonSafeguards,CommitteeonTradeinCivilAircraft,Working
Party onStateTrading, Informal Group ofExperts ontheCalculation ofSubsidies under Article 6.1
oftheSubsidies Agreement, Permanent Group ofExperts, Informal Group onAnti-Circumvention,
Ad-Hoc Group onImplementation, Working Party onSubsidies Notifications, Dispute settlement panels
intherulesarea,arbitrationbodiesestablishedunderArticle8.5oftheSubsidiesAgreementandWorking
Group onTrade andCompetition (co-secretary).
TheDivision willcontinue itsprogrammes tomonitor andassist inMembers 'implementation
oftheAgreements intherules area. These programmes involve: (1)Review ofdraft legislations
submittedinformallybyWTOMembersandcountriesinaccession;(2)Developmentofmodellegislations
forusebydeveloping country andother Members wishing toestablish contingent traderemedy systems
(safeguards legislation in1998). Thisprogramme entails individual assistance toMembers totailor
model legislations toparticular needs; (3)Providing detailed, practical training intheconduct of
contingent trade remedy investigations inaWTO consistent manner; (4)Completion ofthedatabase
ofallcontingent trade remedies since 1980(second stage oftheprogramme commenced in1996/97);
(5)Assistance toWTO Members benefitting fromtransition periods regarding subsidy disciplines in
identifying subsidy programmes thatmaybesubject toprohibition oncethetransition period endsand
indevising strategies forphasing outorformodifications; (6)Cooperation withother international
institutions (inparticular regional institutions suchasADB andIADB) inorganizing regional technical
assistance onissues intherules area.
TheDivision willundertake and/orassist Members inanynewtasks, andotherwise willaddress
asappropriate,problemsthatmayemergeintheareaofsubsidies/countervailingmeasures,anti-dumping,
safeguards, statetrading, andcivilaircraft.
Estimate ofwork hours peryearallocated totechnical assistance activities: 5,500WT/BFA/W/20
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Rules Division
Staffing
Director 1
Professional Staff 8
General Service Staff 3
Divisional Budget
PART SECTION CHF
A.PROFESSIONAL Salary 1,199,700
Temporary Assistance 0
B.GENERAL SERVICE Salary 257,400
Temporary Assistance 0
C.ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS Communication andBuilding 16,900
Permanent Equipment 15,200
Expendable Equipment 0
Contractual Services 0
D.OTHER COSTS StaffOverhead Costs 0
Missions * 0
Various
-Representation andHospitality 1,000
-Permanent Group ofExperts 137,400
-Other 0
TOTAL 1,627,600
*Allocation formissions tobeapportioned atalaterdate.WT/BFA/W/20
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Development Division
Objectives for1998:
(i) Efficient servicing oftheCommittee onTrade andDevelopment anditsSub-Committee and
theCommittee onRegional Trade Agreements;
(ii) Contribute effectively tosenior management andsecretariat-wide activities involving subject
areas covered bythedivision;
(iii) Develop acomprehensive, accessible database onregional trade agreements andinitiatives;
(iv) Strengthen cooperation withotherinter-governmental organisations engaged inworkonsubject
areas covered bythedivision, suchasUNCTAD.
Work Programme for1998:
(i) Provision ofbackground documents andmeeting records forCommittees serviced bythe
division;
(ii) Involvement intechnical assistance activities inconjunction withtheTechnical Cooperation
andTraining Division;
(iii) Servicing ofdispute panels, asnecessary, inconjunction withtheLegal Division;
(iv) Provision ofinput, asnecessary, forthe1998 Ministerial Conference;
(v) Contacts andconsultations withdelegations;
(vi) Reporting tosenior management, intra-secretariat activities, datacollection andanalysis;
(vii) Cooperating withother intergovernmental organisations, contacts withthenon-governmental
sector.
Estimate ofwork hours peryearallocated totechnical assistance activities: 120WT/BFA/W/20
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Development Division
Staffing
Director 1
Professional Staff 7
General Service Staff 2
Divisional Budget
PART SECTION CHF
A.PROFESSIONAL Salary 1,066,400
Temporary Assistance 0
B.GENERAL SERVICE Salary 171,600
Temporary Assistance 0
C.ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS Communication andBuilding 9,700
Permanent Equipment 11,350
Expendable Equipment 0
Contractual Services 0
D.OTHER COSTS StaffOverhead Costs 0
Missions * 0
Various
-Representation andHospitality 1,000
-Other 0
TOTAL 1,260,050
*Allocation formissions tobeapportioned atalaterdate.WT/BFA/W/20
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Technical Co-operation andTraining Division
(i) Technical Cooperation
Objectives for1998:
Contribute tothefuller participation ofbeneficiary countries inthemultilateral trading
system through human resource development andinstitutional capacity building,
including incoordination withotherinternational organisations, principally UNCTAD
andITC,withaviewtoachieving asignificant, durable impact andobtaining synergies
through themost efficient useofresources.
Work Programme for1998:
- provide technical cooperation through training, advisory missions, technical
notes onissues ofinterest tobeneficiary countries forabetter understanding
ofWTO rules, anincreased participation ofthesecountries inthemultilateral
decision-making process, andfurther identification ofnewmarket opportunities
forproducts andsectors ofinterest;
- deliver technical cooperation through participation ofbeneficiary countries in
thegeneral TCTD activities oftheWTO Secretariat, orthrough thedesign
ofanintegrated package ofactivities onacountry orregional basistoinclude:
(a)raising public awareness oftheissues involved inthemultilateral trading
system, through dissemination ofbasicinformation onUruguay Round results
andWTO activities andtheorganisation ofnational seminars withparticipants
fromthepublic andprivate sectors; (b)emphasising training oflocaltrainers
andstrengthening oflocal institutions, including Geneva-based seminars
covering WTO withanin-depth review oftheAgreements, instruments,
modalities ofoperation, legislative andimplementation aspects; inthiscontext,
theregulartradepolicycoursesheldinGenevawillbesupplementedwithshort,
intensive trade policy courses onaregional/sub-regional basis, tobeheldin
conjunction withregional institutions;
- follow upto:(a)ensure continuous flow ofinformation tothebusiness
community andpublic sector ofparticipating countries onopportunities inthe
newtrading system asapriority activity, (b)ensure alasting network of
cooperation, through theestablishment oflocalcontact points, sothattechnical
know-how ismade available onapermanent basis, asrequired, and(c)ensure
assessment ofprogress andfurther follow-up actions;
- important aspects tobesecured through theactivities detailed above are:(a)a
flexible approach withalong-term commitment tobeneficiary countries; (b)a
more direct association oftheprivate sector inactivities related tothe
multilateral trading system; and(c)aregional/sub-regional perspective tobe
assured.
Estimate ofwork hours peryearallocated totechnical assistance activities: 56,200WT/BFA/W/20
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(ii) Training
Objectives for1998:
WTO Training activities aimtoassist recipient countries intheir understanding and
implementationofagreedinternationaltraderulesandtocontributetowardshumanresourcedevelopment.
Thisobjective isachieved bytheorganization ofresidential tradepolicy courses inGeneva forofficials
from developing countries (regular courses) andeconomies intransition (special courses).
Regular Trade Policy Courses aimtowiden theparticipating officials 'understanding ofthe
multilateral trading system andinternational trade law,andoftheactivities, scope andstructure of
theWTO, inorder toallow themtoimprove theeffectiveness oftheirworkintheirownadministrations.
Special Trade Policy Courses havebeenorganized since 1991forgovernment officials from
economies intransition tofacilitate theconsolidation ofthese countries 'economic reform andtheir
effective participation intheworld trading system.
Work programme for1998:
TheTraining Section willberesponsible fortheplanning, organization andimplementation
ofuptofiveTrade Policy Courses. Twoorthree Regular Courses ofatwelve-week duration willbe
held, oneinSpanish andtheother(s) inEnglish andtwenty-four WTO fellowships willbeavailable
foreachCourse.TwoSpecialCourseswillbeheldwhichwillbefinancedthroughfinancialcontributions
byindividual governments; participation islimited toofficials from thecountries expressly invited.
Theprogramme oftheCourses consists oflectures complemented bypractical work.
ForallCourses,theTrainingSectionisinvolvedin(i)Pre-Courseadministrationwhichconcerns
theselection ofparticipants andtravel andvisas administration; (ii)Course administration involving
theorganizationofaccommodationofparticipantsandthedeliveryoftheCourseProgramme(scheduling
oflectures, coordination ofpractical work andorganization ofstudy tours); and(iii)Post-Course
administration, concerning preparing course reports andmaintaining contacts withtrainees afterthey
leave Geneva.WT/BFA/W/20
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Technical Co-operation andTraining Division
Staffing
Director 1
Professional Staff 14
General Service Staff 12
Divisional Budget
PART SECTION CHF
A.PROFESSIONAL Salary 1,999,500
Temporary Assistance 0
B.GENERAL SERVICE Salary 1,029,600
Temporary Assistance 0
C.ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS Communication andBuilding 21,900
Permanent Equipment 46,150
Expendable Equipment 0
Contractual Services 2,500
D.OTHER COSTS Trade Policy Training Courses 1,530,000
StaffOverhead Costs 0
Missions * 0
Various
-Representation andHospitality 10,000
-Other 0
TOTAL 4,639,650
*Allocation formissions tobeapportioned atalaterdate.WT/BFA/W/20
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Trade Policies Review Division
Objectives for1998:
Theprincipal taskoftheTPRDivision is,pursuant toAnnex 3oftheWTO Agreement, to
prepare reports for,andprovide theSecretariat of,meetings oftheTrade Policy Review Body (TPRB),
atwhich reviews ofMembers arecarried out.TheDivision alsoprepares documents for,andprovides
theSecretariat to,theCommittee onBalance ofPayments Restrictions.
Work Programme for1998:
During 1998, theDivision willbeworking ontradepolicy reviews ofthefollowing Members,
individually orjointly:
(a) Hungary, India, Nigeria, andTrinidad andTobago together withJamaica (reviews
carried overfrom 1997)
(b) Australia, Argentina, Canada, Egypt, Ghana, Hong Kong China, Indonesia, Mali
together withTogo, Burkina Fasotogether withGuinea, theSolomon Islands, Turkey,
andUruguay (reviews tobecarried outin1998)
(c) Israel,Romania,theUnitedArabEmirates,andtheUnitedStates(reviewstobeinitiated
in1998 andcompleted in1999).
Itisenvisaged that,aswiththereviews ofthemembers oftheSouthern African Customs Union
in1997, thereports onMali/Togo, Burkina Faso/Guinea, andtheSolomon Islands willbedrafted
byconsultants under thesupervision oftheDivision. Financial support fortheconsultancies isbeing
provided through extra-budgetary trustfunds.
Thecurrent programme oftheBalance-of-Payments Committee for1998 islikely toinvolve
fullconsultationswithBangladeshandBulgaria.Thisprogrammemay,however,beexpandeddepending
ontheoutcome ofconsultations withNigeria andPakistan tobeheldinJulyandOctober 1997.
Estimate ofwork hours peryearallocated totechnical assistance activities: NilWT/BFA/W/20
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Trade Policies Review Division
Staffing
Director 1
Professional Staff 17
General Service Staff 10.5
Divisional Budget
PART SECTION CHF
A.PROFESSIONAL Salary 2,399,400
Temporary Assistance 0
B.GENERAL SERVICE Salary 900,900
Temporary Assistance 0
C.ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS Communication andBuilding 20,300
Permanent Equipment 42,900
Expendable Equipment 0
Contractual Services 1,000
D.OTHER COSTS StaffOverhead Costs 0
Missions * 0
Various
-Representation andHospitality 1,000
-Other 0
TOTAL 3,365,500
*Allocation formissions tobeapportioned atalaterdate.WT/BFA/W/20
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Economic Research andAnalysis Division
Objectives for1998:
(1) Produce regularly scheduled annual publications, including keyparts oftheAnnual Report:
(2) ProvideeconomicanalysisandresearchinsupportoftheWTO'soperationalactivities,including
monitoring andreporting oncurrent economic news anddevelopments:
(3) Carryoutactivitiesrelatedtocooperationwithotherinternationalorganizationsandtheacademic
community;
(4) Prepare special research projects onpolicy-related topics intheareaofinternational trade.
Work Programme for1998:
1. Regularly Scheduled Annual Publications andDocuments.
(i) Prepare: (a)March Press Release, (b)incooperation withother Divisions, theWTO
Annual Report, and(c)the"economic" partoftheSecretariat 'sreports prepared for
Balance-of-Payments Committee Consultations.
2. Operational Support.
(i) Prepare briefings fortheDirector-General andtheDeputies Director-General related
toofficial missions aswellasbriefing notes on:(a)important recent publications on
trade-related issues published byother international organisations, governments and
private researchers, (b)results ofmajor conferences, seminars andworkshops, and
(c)other current trade-related developments.
(ii) Prepare papers onspecific topics thatwillcontribute tonegotiations orthepreparatory
work mandated atMarrakesh orattheDecember 1996 WTO Ministerial Conference
inSingapore.
3. International Organisations andOutside Individuals.
(i) Participate inimplementing plans forcloser cooperation between theWTO Secretariat
andtheSecretariats ofotherinternational economic organisations, especially theWorld
Bank, IMF, UNCTAD andITC.
(ii) Pursue activities designed tostrengthen theWTO Secretariat 'stiestotheacademic
community.
4. Special Projects.
(i) Undertake economic research onbroader policy-related topics inconnection withthe
WTO 'swork programme, aswellasonother WTO-related topics ofinterest to
delegations arising from theon-going integration oftheworld economy, thespread
ofmarket-orientedreforms,andtheincreasedimportanceofeconomicissuesinrelations
between countries.
Estimate ofwork hours peryearallocated totechnical assistance activities: 120WT/BFA/W/20
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Economic Research andAnalysis Division
Staffing
Director 1
Professional Staff 9
General Service Staff 3.5
Divisional Budget
PART SECTION CHF
A.PROFESSIONAL Salary 1,333,000
Temporary Assistance 0
B.GENERAL SERVICE Salary 300,300
Temporary Assistance 0
C.ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS Communication andBuilding 14,200
Permanent Equipment 13,300
Expendable Equipment 0
Contractual Services 0
D.OTHER COSTS StaffOverhead Costs 0
Missions * 0
Various
-Representation andHospitality 1,000
-Other 38,000
TOTAL 1,699,800
*Allocation formissions tobeapportioned atalaterdate.WT/BFA/W/20
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External Relations Division
Objectives andWork Programme for1998:
1. Prepare fortheMinisterial Conference and50thAnniversary Celebrations
Asin1996, thisDivision willhavetoplayanactive rolewithregard tothearrangements to
bemade fortheIntergovernmental Organizations andtheNGOs.
2. Relations withInternational Intergovernmental Organizations
(i) Maintain liaison with theUNsystem, andinparticular with UNHQandwith
UNCTAD, which includes: (a)acting asthecentral liaison intheSecretariat for
coordinating attendance atmeetings, replying torequests forinformation and
contributions, (b)attending meetings.
(ii) Maintain liaison withITCwhich includes attending meetings andthose ofJAG.
(iii) Maintain liaison with OECD, particularly with theTrade Directorate regarding
substantive issues which includes: (a)attending meetings, and(b)ensuring coordination
between OECD andtheWTO.
3. Relations withNon-Governmental Organizations
Onthebasis oftheguidelines adopted bytheGeneral Council.
(i) Organize visits ofnon-governmental organizations (NGOs) including business groups
totheSecretariat.
(ii) Maintain contacts, andsupply information.
(iii) ActasthefocalpointintheSecretariat toensure coordination ofattendance atmeetings,
attend meetings onbehalf oftheWTO anddeliver lectures andspeeches.
4. Relations withparliaments andparliamentarians
Maintain contacts, organize visits andsupply information.
5. In-house
(i) Improve administration ofcommunications withregard tocredentials.
(ii) Maintain Directory andissue regular revisions.
(iii) Responsible fortheWTO Registry.
(iv) Develop automation oftheWTO Registry.
6. Protocol
Incharge ofofficial relations withMembers including hostcountry andprotocol matters in
close liaison withtheOffice oftheDirector-General.
Estimate ofwork hours peryearallocated totechnical assistance activities: NilWT/BFA/W/20
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External Relations Division
Staffing
Director 1
Professional Staff 3
General Service Staff 4
Divisional Budget
PART SECTION CHF
A.PROFESSIONAL Salary 533,200
Temporary Assistance 0
B.GENERAL SERVICE Salary 343,200
Temporary Assistance 0
C.ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS Communication andBuilding 8,100
Permanent Equipment 19,500
Expendable Equipment 0
Contractual Services 5,500
D.OTHER COSTS StaffOverhead Costs 0
Missions * 0
Various
-Representation andHospitality 1,000
-Other 0
TOTAL 910,500
*Allocation formissions tobeapportioned atalaterdate.WT/BFA/W/20
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Statistics andInformation Systems Division
1. STATISTICS
Objectives for1998:
Toprovide acentral statistical service totheWTO Members andtotheSecretariat:
(i) byensuring anadequate coverage andtimely production anddissemination ofWTO 's
merchandise trade andservices trade statistics, andofthePCIntegrated DataBase
(IDB).
(ii) byworking closely withother international organizations toimprove thequality and
comparability ofmerchandise trade andservices trade dataandtoreduce response
burden onnational governments.
(iii) byworking closely withotherinternational organizations intheareaoftrade-in-services
tohavethem incorporate intheirwork programme therequirements ofGATS.
(iv) byresearching theeffects ofglobalization ontrade statistics, inparticular the
development oftheownership concept, inaddition tothatofresidency formeasuring
trade.
Work Programme for1998:
(i) toextend further thecoverage andcontent ofthestatistical series onservices, the
historical merchandise trade matrix, andthecomparison ofmerchandise trade and
production.
(ii) toundertake additional sectoral studies ontrade-in-services statistics.
(iii) tocontribute tothepreparation oftheinternational merchandise tradecompilers 'guide.
(iv) tofinalize theinternational manual ontrade-in-services statistics incooperation with
other international organizations.
(v) toextend thecoverage andcontent ofthePCIDBincooperation withWTO Members.
(vi) toimprove theelectronic dissemination ofstatistics.
(vii) toimprove working tools through theimplementation ofarevised COMTRADE
extraction system andstatistical database.
(viii) tofurther rationalize theAnnual Report (statistical volume) production process.WT/BFA/W/20
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2. INFORMATICS
Objectives for1998:
DevelopandcontinuallyenhanceaninformationtechnologyenvironmenttomeetWTOMembers
andSecretariat needs:
(i) bymaintaining current PCapplications andhardware, andintegrating newtechnology
withadequate training toenhance theproductivity oftheWTO Secretariat.
(ii) bycontinuing thedownsizing oftheIDBandinitiating aPCLoose-leaf schedule.
(iii) byensuring anadequate information systems security plan.
(iv) bycoordinating andmaintaining EDPDivisional Projects including theenhancement
oftheserver infrastructure andofthedatabasemanagement systems.
Work Programme for1998:
(i) toinitiate themigration totheWindows NToperating system andtotheMicrosoft
Suite.
(ii) toundertake theimplementation ofGroupware leading totheprovision ofIntranets.
(iii) tostudy theintegration ofasecure voice-data-fax-video system.
(iv) todevelop applications forthedownsized IDBsystem.
(v) todevelop applications fortheverification ofLoose-leaf schedules andtointegrate
thisfunction tothePCIDB.
(vi) toensure asuccessful teamapproach tomeetfuture technology needs bydeveloping
adequate internal training programmes.
(vii) tocontinue tooutsource activities thatarelesscritical totheoperations ofWTO.
(viii) toassess year2000 implications oncurrent applications.
(ix) toundertake anetwork re-engineering study duetomarket evolution andincreased
number ofLAN users andservices.
Estimate ofwork hours peryearallocated totechnical assistance activities: 100WT/BFA/W/20
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Statistics andInformation Systems Division
Staffing
Director 1
Professional Staff 31
General Service Staff 11
Divisional Budget
PART SECTION CHF
A.PROFESSIONAL Salary 4,265,600
Temporary Assistance 0
B.GENERAL SERVICE Salary 943,800
Temporary Assistance 0
C.ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS Communication andBuilding 31,100
Permanent Equipment 664,600
Expendable Equipment 160,000
Contractual Services 1,369,600
D.OTHER COSTS StaffOverhead Costs 8,400
Missions * 0
Various
-Representation andHospitality 1,000
-Other 0
TOTAL 7,444,100
*Allocation formissions tobeapportioned atalaterdate.WT/BFA/W/20
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Accessions Division
Objectives for1998:
(i) Pursue andfacilitate thenegotiations between WTO Members andstates andentities
requesting accession totheWTO byencouraging theirintegration intothemultilateral
trading system through theeffective liberalization oftheirtraderégimes ingoods and
services;
(ii) Actasacentral point intheoverall efforts ofWTO Members toachieve anopenand
liberal multilateral trading system withwider scope andcoverage.
Work Programme for1998:
There arepresently 28Accession Working Parties inoperation, andmore inthepipeline.
Theseaccessionprocessesareinvariousstagesofprogressandallrequiretechnicalassistanceatdifferent
levels oftheaccession process -fromfact-finding tofacilitating themarket access negotiations ingoods,
agriculture andservices.
Based onprevious experience, weexpect toschedule around fourWorking Party meetings
permonth during 1998.
TheDivision willundertake bothofficial andtechnical missions in1998.
1998isexpected tobeaparticularly busyyearforAccessions because anumber ofimportant
accessions negotiations arelikely tobeaccelerated e.g.Russia, China, Chinese Taipei, Vietnam, Saudi
Arabia,Ukraine,Oman,Kazakstan,KyrgyzRepublic,Moldova,etc.andsomemajoraccessionWorking
Parties willbecommencing work, e.g.Georgia, Cambodia, etc.
Estimate ofwork hours peryearallocated totechnical assistance activities: 6,000WT/BFA/W/20
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Accessions Division
Staffing
Director 1
Professional Staff 4
General Service Staff 3
Divisional Budget
PART SECTION CHF
A.PROFESSIONAL Salary 666,500
Temporary Assistance 0
B.GENERAL SERVICE Salary 257,400
Temporary Assistance 0
C.ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS Communication andBuilding 8,300
Permanent Equipment 6,800
Expendable Equipment 0
Contractual Services 500
D.OTHER COSTS StaffOverhead Costs 0
Missions * 0
Various
-Representation andHospitality 1,000
-Other 0
TOTAL 940,500
*Allocation formissions tobeapportioned atalaterdate.WT/BFA/W/20
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Trade andEnvironment Division
Objectives for1998:
1. Technical Barriers toTrade
(i) Provide service totheTechnical Barriers toTrade (TBT) Committee;
(ii) Provide service totheWorking Group onTechnical Barriers toTrade (TBT);
(iii) Provide technical assistance toWTO Members;
(iv) Provide Secretariat support todispute panels andaccessions examining aspects ofthe
TBTAgreement;
(v) Follow andreport tosenior management on,andupon request provide input to,
discussions inother intergovernmental organizations onmatters related totheTBT
Agreement, andmaintain contacts withtheprivate sector onissues ofmutual interest
inthisarea.
2. Trade andEnvironment
(i) Provide efficient service totheCommittee onTrade andEnvironment (CTE);
(ii) Provide, upon request, technical assistance toWTO Members;
(iii) Report tosenior management andWTO Members ondiscussions inother
intergovernmental organizations (IGOs), including negotiation andimplementation of
trade-related measures inmultilateral environmental agreements;
(iv) Maintain andintensify contacts anddialogue withNGOs andtheprivate sector onissues
ofmutual interest intheareaoftrade andenvironment;
(v) Assist intheCTEimplementation oftherecommendations intheCTEReport tothe
Singapore Ministerial Conference andwiththepost-Singapore work programme;
(vi) Strengthen cooperation withthesecretariats ofmultilateral environmental agreements;
(vii) Provide Secretariat support todispute panels.
3. Miscellaneous
(i) Maintain andintensify contacts anddialogue withintergovernmental organizations and
report tosenior management andWTO Members;
(ii) MaintainandintensifyrelationshipwithILOandreportregularlytoseniormanagement.
Work Programme for1998:
1. Preparing summary records, background documentation, etc.,fortheTechnical Barriers to
Trade (TBT) Committee andtheWorking Group onTechnical Barriers toTrade (WGTBT). Also
theprovision oftechnical assistance toWTO Members, aswellassupport todispute panels and
accessions. TheDivision willreport tosenior management onrelevant TBTmatters inthecontextWT/BFA/W/20
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oftheWTO aswellasinother intergovernmental organizations. TheDivision willmaintain contacts
withtheprivate sector onissues ofmutual interest inthisarea.
2. Preparing summary records, chairman notes, documentation, etc.,fortheCommittee onTrade
andEnvironment (CTE). Providing technical assistance toWTO Members, andreporting tosenior
management andWTO Members ondiscussions inother intergovernmental organizations (IGOs),
including negotiation andimplementation oftrade-related measures inmultilateral environmental
agreements. Maintaining andintensifying contacts anddialogue withNGOs andtheprivate sector
onissues ofmutual interest intheareaoftradeandenvironment, including theorganization ofanNGO
Symposium asin1997. TheDivision willalsoprovide Secretariat support todispute panels.
3. TheDivision willmaintain itsrelationship withILOandreport regularly tosenior management.
Estimate ofwork hours peryearallocated totechnical assistance activities: 700WT/BFA/W/20
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Trade andEnvironment Division
Staffing
Director 1
Professional Staff 7
General Service Staff 3
Divisional Budget
PART SECTION CHF
A.PROFESSIONAL Salary 1,066,400
Temporary Assistance 0
B.GENERAL SERVICE Salary 257,400
Temporary Assistance 0
C.ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS Communication andBuilding 9,900
Permanent Equipment 2,800
Expendable Equipment 0
Contractual Services 0
D.OTHER COSTS StaffOverhead Costs 0
Missions * 0
Various
-Representation andHospitality 1,000
-ISO 86,300
-Other 90,000
TOTAL 1,513,800
*Allocation formissions tobeapportioned atalaterdate.WT/BFA/W/20
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Textiles Division
Objectives for1998:
(i) Provide technical advice andguidance ontextiles matters andontheimplementation ofthe
ATC toWTO Members andcountries intheprocess ofaccession.
(ii) Provide service totheTextiles Monitoring Body.
(iii) Provide service toDSU panels, incooperation withtheLegal Division.
(iv) Maintain closeliaison withotherWTO Divisions andparticipate inWTO training andtechnical
cooperation functions.
(v) Maintain abroad knowledge baseondevelopments inworld textiles andclothing trade and
government policies andactions inthisarea.
(vi) Provide information andadvice tointergovernmental andnon-governmental organizations,
trade associations andacademics.
Work Programme for1998:
(a) TheDivision willprovide technical advice andguidance ontheinterpretation andapplication
oftheprovisions oftheWTO Agreement onTextiles andClothing: (i)toWTO Members
andtocountries intheprocess ofaccession; and(ii)toabroad range ofother organizations
andindividuals.
(b) TheDivision willprovide fullSecretariat service totheTextiles Monitoring Body, bycarrying
outpreparations forabout 15meetings during theyear,preparing andcirculating alargevolume
ofnotifications anddrafting reports andother papers, asrequested.
(c) TheDivision willprovide Secretariat service todispute panels ontextile matters andonthe
implementation oftheATC under theDSU. Thisinvolves arranging meetings, processing
submissions, providing information andguidance totheLegal Division oftheWTO, tothe
representatives ofthedisputing Members andtothemembers ofthePanels, aswellasthe
drafting ofthePanels 'reports totheDSB.
(d) The Division will advise intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations,
trade associations andacademics ontheWTO 'sstructure, policies andprogrammes with
particular reference tothetextiles sector andprovide these organizations andpersons with
information ontheTextiles Agreement anditspossible economic impact, aswellasinformation
andanalysis ofdevelopments andtrends inglobal textiles andclothing trade andtheoutlook
forthefuture.
(e) TheDivision willmaintain liaison withother WTO Divisions byproviding information on
theprovisions oftheTextiles Agreement, onglobal andregional textiles trade andeconomic
developments, andonnotification obligations andcompliance therewith inthecontext ofthe
work defined bytheWorking Group onNotification Obligations andProcedures; andby
preparing andpresenting detailed lectures ontheeconomic, tradeandpolitical aspects oftextiles
tradefortheTraining Division, forseminars oftheTechnical Cooperation Division, forother
organizations andatnumerous sessions withdelegations fromMembers andacceding countries
visiting Geneva.
Estimate ofwork hours peryearallocated totechnical assistance activities: 360WT/BFA/W/20
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Textiles Division
Staffing
Director 1
Professional Staff 2
General Service Staff 1.5
Divisional Budget
PART SECTION CHF
A.PROFESSIONAL Salary 399,900
Temporary Assistance 0
B.GENERAL SERVICE Salary 128,700
Temporary Assistance 0
C.ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS Communication andBuilding 3,100
Permanent Equipment 1,150
Expendable Equipment 0
Contractual Services 800
D.OTHER COSTS StaffOverhead Costs 0
Missions * 0
Various
-Representation andHospitality 1,000
-Other 0
TOTAL 534,650
*Allocation formissions tobeapportioned atalaterdate.WT/BFA/W/20
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Translation andDocumentation Division
Objectives for1998:
1. Ensure atimely and,inasmuch aspossible, simultaneous circulation ofdocuments inthethree
working languages.
2. Maintain efficiency andquality levels intheTranslation Services inspite ofuninterrupted
workload growth.
3. Tothatend,develop newelectronic aidstotranslation andbenefit toamaximum fromCAT
techniques.
4. Further develop andimprove on-line services toMembers soastokeeptheWTO document
services attheforefront oftechnological progress.
5. Asaconsequence oftheabove, reduce printing anddistribution ofhardcopies bothwithin
theSecretariat andtoMembers.
6. Build-up within themain WTO library alegalsection totakecareofincreased demand for
specific reference material.
Work Programme for1998;
Withaviewtoachieving simultaneous circulation ofdocuments inthethreeworking languages,
cooperation ofdelegations andauthor divisions willbesought, astimely submission oforiginals is
aprecondition fortimely distribution oftranslated versions.
Onthetranslation front, noefforts willbespared tomaximise synergies through anoptimal
mixofregular staff, in-house temporary assistance andcontractual external translation. Thiswillbe
equally applicable totext-processing services.
Asfordocumentation, priority willbegiven toimprovement oftheon-line services which
became operational during thelastyear. TheINTERNET based Document Dissemination Facility
willbestreamlined andenlarged tocontain allWTO documents since 1January 1995. AllGATT
documents existing inelectronic form(i.e.allURdocuments andallother GATT series issued since
1988) willbemade available toMembers onaCD-ROM. TheCentral Registry ofNotifications will
beupgraded inorder toincrease itsfunctionalities.
Estimate ofwork hours peryearallocated totechnical assistance activities: NilWT/BFA/W/20
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Translation andDocumentation Division
Staffing
Director 1
Professional Staff 40
General Service Staff 87
Divisional Budget
PART SECTION CHF
A.PROFESSIONAL Salary 5,465,300
Temporary Assistance 0
B.GENERAL SERVICE Salary 7,464,600
Temporary Assistance 0
C.ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS Communication andBuilding 144,400
Permanent Equipment 350,850
Expendable Equipment 640,000
Contractual Services 1,266,650
D.OTHER COSTS StaffOverhead Costs 0
Missions * 0
Various
-Representation andHospitality 1,000
-Library 559,000
-Other 0
TOTAL 15,891,800
*Allocation formissions tobeapportioned atalaterdate.WT/BFA/W/20
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Council Division
Objectives for1998:
1. Preparation andmanagement oftheMinisterial Conference andcelebrations ofthe50th
Anniversary ofthemultilateral trading system in1998.
2. Toensure theefficient management oftheGeneral Council andtheDSB, including:
(i) toassistandadvisethechairpersonasappropriate,includingthroughregularpreparation
ofchairnotes formeetings;
(ii) toprepare theagenda formeetings, incoordination withthechairperson, delegations,
andrelevant divisions oftheSecretariat;
(iii) tomonitor alldevelopments intheWTO ofrelevance totheGeneral Council orthe
DSB;
(iv) tocoordinate andconduct informal consultations onspecific issues asappropriate;
(v) toreport onmeetings andinformal consultations andtoensure theirfollow-up as
appropriate;
(vi) tocoordinate reporting procedures intheWTO totheGeneral Council andthe
Ministerial Conference.
3. Toprovide uponrequest advice andtechnical assistance todelegations onspecific matters under
thepurview oftheGeneral Council ortheDSB.
4. ToensuretheobservanceofRulesofProcedureandprovideinformationandclarificationthereof
fortheGeneral Council andtheDSBandthrough them toother WTO bodies.
5. Tomaintain andupdate theIndicative ListofGovernmental andNon-Governmental Panellists
fortheDSB.
6. Tocoordinate thederestriction ofWTO documentation.
7. Toassemble theannual volumes oftheBISD (Basic Instruments andSelected Documents).
8. Toorganize thecalendar ofmeetings oftheWTO andtooversee andprepare thescheduling
ofspecific meetings.
9. Toprovide interpretation services tomeetings.
Work Programme for1998:
Work willbeorganized inaccordance withthemeetings oftheMinisterial Conference, General
Council andDSBin1998 onthebasis oftheobjectives laidoutabove.
Estimate ofwork hours peryearallocated totechnical assistance activities: NilWT/BFA/W/20
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Council Division
Staffing
Director 1
Professional Staff 11.5
General Service Staff 4
Divisional Budget
PART SECTION CHF
A.PROFESSIONAL Salary 1,666,250
Temporary Assistance 0
B.GENERAL SERVICE Salary 343,200
Temporary Assistance 0
C.ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS Communication andBuilding 9,800
Permanent Equipment 76,350
Expendable Equipment 0
Contractual Services 2,600
D.OTHER COSTS StaffOverhead Costs 0
Missions * 0
Various
-Representation andHospitality 1,000
-Other 0
TOTAL 2,099,200
*Allocation formissions tobeapportioned atalaterdate.WT/BFA/W/20
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Appellate Body
TheAppellate Body wasestablished pursuant totheUnderstanding onRules andProcedures
Governing theSettlement ofDisputes (the"DSU"),which iscontained inAnnex 2totheMarrakesh
Agreement Establishing theWorld Trade Organization. Thefunction oftheAppellate Body istohear
appeals from panel reports pursuant toArticle 17oftheDSU.TheAppellate Body iscomprised of
7Members, recognized authorities inlaw,international tradeandtheWTO Agreement generally, who
reside indifferent partsoftheworld andarerequired tobeavailable atalltimes andonshort notice
tohearappeals.
Objectives for1998:
(i) toenable theAppellate Body tohearanddecide appeals from panel reports pursuant
totheprovisions oftheDSU;
(ii) tocontinue toprovide anefficient, independent Secretariat toservice andassist the
Appellate Body;
(iii) toassist intraining ondispute settlement aspartoftheWTO 'stechnical assistance
activities.
Work Programme for1998:
Itisprojectedthattherewillbeacaseloadofapproximately10-12appealsin1998.Thisestimate
isbased onthenumber ofcases currently before panels andlikely tobeestablished bytheDispute
Settlement Body before theendof1997. TheAppellate Body Secretariat willservice andassist the
Appellate Body inalloftheappeals heard in1998.
Estimate ofwork hours peryearallocated totechnical assistance activities: 10WT/BFA/W/20
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Appellate Body
Staffing
Director 1
Professional Staff 3
General Service Staff 2
Budget
PART SECTION CHF
A.PROFESSIONAL Salary 703,200
Temporary Assistance 0
B.GENERAL SERVICE Salary 236,000
Temporary Assistance 4,500
C.ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS Communication andBuilding 4,000
Permanent Equipment 10,200
Expendable Equipment 2,000
Contractual Services 500
D.OTHER COSTS StaffOverhead Costs 0
Missions 25,000
Various
-Representation andHospitality 1,000
-Appellate Body Members 615,200
-Other 3,000
TOTAL 1,604,600WT/BFA/W/20
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ANNEX G
CURRENT TRUST FUND ACTIVITIES
Sponsor Purpose Swiss francs Remarks
Switzerland 6Workshops onNegotiation
Techniques36,000 3rdand4thworkshops in1996 /Geneva
5thand6thworkshops in1997 /Geneva
Switzerland 6thTrade Policy Course for
Eastern andCentral European and
Central Asian Countries346,400 6thcourse heldon20May-19 July96/
Geneva
World Bank
(IBRD)Training Project forEgyptian
Officials380,820
(USD 276,000)Project started in1994
Finland, Norway
andSweden
TheNordic
Training FundAnti-Dumping andCountervailing
Duty Workshops forDeveloping
Countries43,421 Ongoing -project started in1979
USAgency for
International
Development3rdSpecial Course forKazakstan
andtheKyrgyz Republic544,788
(USD 148,700)3rdspecial course heldon9-29 April 96
/Geneva
Japan Regional Seminar onWTO and
Uruguay Round Results forAsian
Developing Countries121,000 Seminar heldon12-15 March 96/Manila
Norway WTO Fund forTechnical
Assistance toLeast Developed
Countries inSub-Saharan Africa2,893,750
(USD 2,500,000)Ongoing:
1996 -Workshops inPretoria and
Geneva; various technical assistance
missions; briefing ofLeast Developed
Countries 'Ambassadors inGeneva on
Uruguay Round results; ITC/UNCTAD/
WTO integrated technical programmes
forAfrica; andaninformation
technology contract.
1997 -Training course inZurich;
regional seminar inAbidjan; workshops
inGeneva; regional seminar inDakar;
special course inSwitzerland; and
workshop inSwitzerland.
European Union 8Regional Seminars forACP
Countries(1.1m.ecu) Contribution pledged November 1995
New Zealand WTO 'sTechnical Assistance
Programmes inAsia/Pacific
Region($NZ200,000) Contribution pledged in1996 for2years
Italy Technical Assistance Programmes
forLeast Developed Countries(Lit150m.) Contribution pledged inAugust 1996
Czech Republic,
Korea, NorwayPreparatory Meeting ofLeast
Developed Countries Participating
intheSingapore Ministerial403,000 Meeting held: 13-15 November 1996
Australia,
Belgium,
Denmark,
Finland, Iceland,
Ireland,
NetherlandsParticipation ofLeast Developed
Countries inWTO Ministerial
Conference360,729 Meeting heldinSingapore:
9-13 December 1996
Asian
Development
Bank (ADB)2ndADB/WTO Training
Workshop onAnti-dumping for
Asian Developing Countries72,000
(USD 60,000)Workshop heldinThailand:
6-12 October 1996WT/BFA/W/20
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CURRENT TRUST FUND ACTIVITIES
Sponsor Purpose Swiss francs Remarks
European
CommissionWTO Seminar onAnti-dumping
Agreement(100,000 ecu) Oneseminar heldinThailand:
11-13 November 1996 (other seminars
pending)
Netherlands Technical Cooperation Activities in
Developing Countries and
Economies inTransition(4million
Netherlands
Guilders)Seminars: 8-10 July1997 /Indonesia,
29-30 July1997 /SriLanka
Japan Seminar onUruguay Round for
Asian Developing Countries121,000 Seminar tobeheldinJakarta
Switzerland 7thSpecial Trade Policy Course
forEastern andCentral European
andCentral Asian Countries381,500 Seminar heldinGeneva: 20May to
11July1997
USAgency for
International
DevelopmentTrade Policy Course forGeorgian,
Russian andUkrainian Officials(USD 164,600) Course heldinGeneva: 14April to
7May 1997
Denmark Trade Policy Review Studies in
Four Least Developed African
Countries469,900 Pledged inApril 1997
Switzerland Two Workshops onNegotiation
Techniques12,000 5thWorkshop heldinGeneva:
27January to2May 1997 and6August
to28November (scheduled)
Australia,
Canada,
NetherlandsWTO Symposium onTrade
Environment andSustainable
Development33,711
(plus 43,000
Netherlands
Guilders)Pledged in1997
Sweden and
Other Eventual
contributorsHigh Level Meeting onLeast
Developed Countries1,813,650 Pledged in1997