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WORLD TRADE WT/COMTD/W/25/Add.1
1August 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-3300)
Original: English Committee onTrade andDevelopment
WTO PROGRAMME FOR TECHNICAL COOPERATION
Three-Year Plan(1997-1999)
Note bytheSecretariat
Addendum
Theattached tablecontains anupdated version oftheProgramme ofTechnical Cooperation
Activities for1997. Itisdistributed asanaddendum totheThree-Year Plan. Thistable substitutes
pages 5through 18oftheoriginal document WT/COMTD/W/25.
ThenewProgramme ofTechnical Cooperation Activities for1997takesintoaccount comments
made tothepresentation contained indocument WT/COMTD/W/25. Inthiscontext, itincorporates
twonewcolumns inorder toprovide aclearer understanding, asrequested bydelegations. Thenew
columns aretheoneheaded "Organized by",related totheorganization ofevents, andtheoneunder
"Other funding", where information isprovided onfunding notdirectly administered bytheWTO
Secretariat.WT/COMTD/W/25/Add.1
Page2Technical Cooperation Missions Organized By WTO
FundingOther
FundingExecution Comments
1 08-10/01/1997 Senegal Islamic
Development Bank
Regional Workshop for
African CountriesIslamic
Development
Bank (IDB)WTO/TC IDB TCTD Financing forparticipants wasprovided
byIDB. WTO costs were limited tothe
participation ofWTO expert.
2 08-11/01/1997 Barbados Technical
Mission ontelecommsINFODEV-
World BankWorld Bank TSD Allexpenses forthisMission were borne
bytheorganizers.
3 15-17/01/1997 Singapore WIPO Asian
Regional Round Table
ontheImplementation
oftheAgreement on
TRIPSWIPO WIPO IPID Organized andfinanced byWIPO. No
expense forWTO.
4 20-21/01/1997 Panama Business Guide
withITCITC ITC TCTD Financed bytheITCunder itsprogram
fordissemination oftheBusiness Guide to
theUruguay Round. Noexpense for
WTO.
5 21-23/01/1997 Zimbabwe Regional
Seminar onthe
Agreement on
Agriculture (12South
African Countries, incl.
some LDCs)FAO WTO/TC AgD WTO costs were limited tothe
participation ofWTO expert.
6 23-24/01/1997 ElSalvador Business
Guide withITCITC ITC TCTD Financed bytheITCunder itsprogram
fordissemination oftheBusiness Guide.
Noexpense forWTO.
7 25-29/01/1997 Bangladesh Technical
Mission onGATS and
Telecommunications
andassistance in
preparation ofscheduleAsia Pacific
TelecommunityAsia Pacific
Telecom-
munityTSD WTO costlimited to20% ofsubsistence
allowance.
8 26/01-
03/02/1997Peru Seminar onTrade
RemediesHost
GovernmentWTO/TC Host
GovernmentRD WTO costs were limited tothe
participation ofWTO expert.WT/COMTD/W/25/Add.1
Page3Technical Cooperation Missions Organized By WTO
FundingOther
FundingExecution Comments
9 03-07/02/1997 Haiti WTO National
SeminarWTO Norway
FundsTCTD Organized bytheWTO withtheMinistry
ofCommerce. Funding financed the
participation ofWTO experts.
10 04-05/02/1997 Brazil Second
Workshop on
Multilateral Rules on
Investment organized by
theOECD, andco-
sponsored byBrazil,
Canada andtheOASOECD/Brazil,
Canada and
OASWTO/TC IPID WTO costs were limited tothe
participation ofWTO expert.
11 04-06/02/1997 United States Free
Trade Area ofthe
Americas (FTAA)
Workshop on
Government
ProcurementOrganization of
American States
(OAS)WTO/TC IPID WTO costs were limited tothe
participation ofWTO expert.
12 12-20/02/1997 Colombia Seminar on
Dairy products,
Agriculture andSPSAndean Group WTO/TC Andean
GroupAgD WTO costs limited to50% ofsubsistence
allowance.
13 18-21/02/1997 Taiwan Anti-Dumping
Workshop for
Taiwanese investigating
authorities.Host
GovernmentHost
GovernmentRD Costs financed bythehostgovernment.
WTO costlimited to20% ofsubsistence
allowance.
14 24-26/02/1997 Dubai Seminar on
anticipated effects of
GATS onthe
communications sector
ofGulf Cooperation
Council countries.Gulf
Cooperation
CouncilWTO/TC TSD WTO costs limited toparticipation of
WTO expert.
15 24-28/02/1997 Mali WTO National
SeminarWTO Norway
FundsTCTD Funding financed theparticipation of
WTO experts. Aspects related toupdating
ofTariff Schedules, including HS
transposition, were alsodiscussed.WT/COMTD/W/25/Add.1
Page4Technical Cooperation Missions Organized By WTO
FundingOther
FundingExecution Comments
16 02-06/03/1997 Palestinian Authority
UNCTAD/UNDP
Workshop onthe
Emerging International
Trading System andits
Implications forthe
Palestinian EconomyUNCTAD/
UNDPWTO/TC LegD WTO costs were limited tothe
participation ofWTO expert.
17 03-07/03/1997 Argentina WTO
Anti-Dumping
Workshop for
Investigating AgenciesWTO E.C. Trade
Remedies
Funds/
WTO/TCRD WTO costs were limited tothe
participation ofoneexpert.
18 03-07/03/1997 Cote d'Ivoire Première
Réunion Préparatoire du
Premier Symposium
Francophone sur
l'Efficacité
CommercialeHost
GovernmentWTO/TC ERAD WTO costs were limited tothe
participation ofexpert.
19 03-07/03/1997 Niger WTO National
SeminarWTO Norway
FundsTCTD Funding financed theparticipation of
WTO experts. Aspects related toupdating
ofTariff Schedules including HS
transposition were alsodiscussed.
20 05-07/03/1997 Tanzania WIPO
Regional Symposium
forAfrican
English-speaking
countries onthe
economic importance of
Intellectual Property and
onenforcement of
rights under theTRIPS
Agreement.WIPO WIPO IPID Organized andfinanced byWIPO. No
costtoWTO.WT/COMTD/W/25/Add.1
Page5Technical Cooperation Missions Organized By WTO
FundingOther
FundingExecution Comments
21 09-13/03/1997 Tunisia Joint
WTO/UNCTAD/ITC
Project Document
MissionWTO/UNCTAD
/ITCWTO/TC TCTD Integrated Programme. Mission on
finalization ofproject document jointly
agreed byWTO, UNCTAD, theITC, the
UNDP andtheTunisian Government.
WTO costs were limited tothe
participation ofWTO expert.
22 10-11/03/1997 France Meeting of
OECD Development
Assistance CommitteeOECD WTO/TC TCTD WTO costlimited toparticipation of
WTO expert.
23 10-11/03/1997 Venezuela National
Seminar onthe
Agreement on
AgricultureWTO withthe
Government of
VenezuelaWTO/TC AgD WTO costs were limited toparticipation
ofWTO expert. Seminar related tothe
draft Agriculture Legislation of
Venezuela, entitled ''Draft Lawonthe
Development oftheAgriculture Sector ''.
24 10-14/03/1997 Brazil WTO National
Seminar onDumping
Margin CalculationWTO withthe
Host
GovernmentWTO/TC RD WTO costs were limited toparticipation
ofWTO expert. Mission undertaken as
extension ofmission toArgentina (see
item17above).
25 11-13/03/1997 Malaysia WIPO Asian
Regional Symposium on
theAgreement onthe
Trade-Related Aspects
ofIntellectual Property
RightsWIPO WIPO IPID Organized andfinanced byWIPO. No
costtoWTO.WT/COMTD/W/25/Add.1
Page6Technical Cooperation Missions Organized By WTO
FundingOther
FundingExecution Comments
26 12-14/03/1997 Colombia WIPO
Regional Symposium
forLatin American and
Caribbean countries on
theeconomic
importance of
Intellectual Property
Rights andon
enforcement under the
TRIPS Agreement.WIPO WIPO IPID Organized andfinanced byWIPO. No
expense forWTO.
27 16-22/03/1997 India (Goa) WCO,
Asian Regional HS
SeminarWCO WTO/TC MAcc WTO costs were limited tothe
participation ofWTO expert.
28 17-21/03/1997 Brazil Anti-Dumping
andCountervailing
Duties Workshop for
Latin American
newcomers to
anti-dumping activities.WTO WTO/TC Inter
American
Dev. Bank
(IADB)RD IADB provided financing forparticipants.
WTO costs were limited tothe
participation ofWTO expert.
29 17-21/03/1997 Mauritius Technical
Assistance for
preparation of
anti-dumping and
countervailing duties
legislation.WTO withHost
Gov.WTO/TC RD WTO costs were limited tothe
participation ofWTO expert.
30 17-22/03/1997 China Technical
Mission inrelation to
China 'saccession to
WTOWTO withHost
Gov.WTO/TC RD/AgD/
LegDWTO costs were limited tothe
participation ofWTO experts. Main
activity wasonsubsidies and
countervailing measures.
31 17-22/03/1997 Netherlands Antilles
andAruba WTO
National Seminar and
Trade Associations '
ConferenceWTO WTO/TC TCTD TSD WTO costs were limited tothe
participation ofWTO experts.WT/COMTD/W/25/Add.1
Page7Technical Cooperation Missions Organized By WTO
FundingOther
FundingExecution Comments
32 18-20/03/1997 Cuba Seminar on
ServicesWTO WTO/TC DD WTO costs were limited tothe
participation ofWTO expert.
33 18-21/03/1997 Indonesia Regional
Seminar forAsian
Developing CountriesWTO WTO/TC Government
ofJapanTCTD
TSD/RD/
LegDThird annual Regional Seminar forAsian
developing countries organized bythe
WTO withthefinancial support ofthe
Government ofJapan, which financed the
participants. Expenses related toWTO
experts were shared between WTO and
theGovernment ofJapan.
34 22-23/03/1997 Egypt Technical
Mission on
implementation ofthe
TRIPS Agreement with
theEgyptian
GovernmentWTO withHost
GovernmentWTO/TC IPID WTO costs were limited tothe
participation ofWTO expert.
35 23-27/03/1997 India Conference on
services issues,
including banking,
insurance, shipping, etc.Host
GovernmentWTO/TC TSD WTO costlimited toparticipation of
WTO expert.
36 25-26/03/1997 Lebanon Symposium on
theevolution of
Intellectual Property
Rights.French/Arab
Chamber of
CommerceWTO/TC Host/
OrganizerIPID Costs ofparticipation ofWTO expert
were shared between organizers and
WTO. Mission undertaken asextension of
mission toEgypt.
37 31/03-
01/04/1997Taipei, Chinese APEC
Government
Procurement Seminar
onremedy system
and/or bidchallenge
procedures organized by
theGovernment of
Taipei under the
APEC 'sframework.APEC/
Government of
TaipeiAPEC IPID Airfareandmost ofsubsistence
allowance financed byorganizers.WT/COMTD/W/25/Add.1
Page8Technical Cooperation Missions Organized By WTO
FundingOther
FundingExecution Comments
38 31/03-
04/04/1997Ethiopia Conference of
African Ministers of
Finance, Sixth SessionEconomic
Commission for
AfricaWTO/TC ERAD WTO costlimited toparticipation of
WTO expert.
39 01-04/04/1997 Korea, Rep. of
Symposium onthe
Multilateral Agreement
onInvestmentOECD WTO/TC IPID WTO costlimited toparticipation of
WTO expert.
40 03-04/04/1997 Colombia International
Seminar onthe
Agreement on
Agriculture -speakers
from theAmericasGovernment of
Colombia/IICAWTO/TC AgD WTO costs were limited tothe
participation ofWTO expert.
41 03-08/04/1997 Saudi Arabia Technical
Mission onAccession
preparationsWTO WTO/TC AccD WTO costs limited totheparticipation of
WTO expert.
42 04-05/04/1997 Netherlands Course for
post-graduate students
(lawyers) from Central
andEastern European
countries.Asser Institute Asser
InstituteIPID Organized andfinanced byAsser Institute.
Noexpense forWTO.
43 07-08/04/1997 Argentina Round table
onTRIPS organized by
theArgentine Patent
Office (INPI) forHeads
ofMERCOSUR
industrial property
offices.Argentine Patent
Office (INPI)WTO/TC IPID WTO costs were limited tothe
participation ofWTO expert.WT/COMTD/W/25/Add.1
Page9Technical Cooperation Missions Organized By WTO
FundingOther
FundingExecution Comments
44 07-12/04/1997 Burkina Faso WTO
National Seminar.
Business Guide Seminar
withITCWTO/UNCTAD
/ITC/Integrated
ProgrammeNorway
FundsITC TCTD MAcc Integrated Programme. Thismission
included aWTO national Seminar, ITC
Business Guide Seminars intwocities and
aTechnical mission ontheupdating of
Tariff Schedules, including transposition
totheHarmonized System. Costs of
participation ofWTO experts were shared
withITCunder itsprogram for
dissemination ofBusiness Guide.
45 13-15/04/1997 Senegal World Bank
Seminar on''The
GATT/WTO System
anditsimplications for
Trade Policy inWest
Africa ''World Bank Norway
FundsDD Funding financed theparticipation ofone
WTO lecturer intheWorld Bank
Seminar.
46 18-19/04/1997 Venezuela Technical
Mission forCentral
Bank onFinancial
ServicesWTO withHost
Gov.WTO/TC TSD WTO costs were limited tothe
participation ofWTO expert.
47 18-20/04/1997 Vanuatu Accession
preparationsWTO WTO/TC AccD Thismission wasdone inconjunction with
theFijimission (seebelow). WTO costs
limited toparticipation ofWTO expert.
48 21-02/05/1997 FijiRegional Training
Seminar ontheWTO
andtheMultilateral
Trading System for
Asia-Pacific Island
CountriesWTO New
Zealand
FundsTCTD AccD First WTO Training Seminar forPacific
Island Countries withthefinancial support
oftheGovernment ofNew Zealand.
Twenty participants from 11countries
attended thisSeminar.
49 22-24/04/1997 Benin WIPO regional
African Workshop on
theTRIPS AgreementWIPO WIPO IPID Organized andfinanced byWIPO. No
costtoWTO.WT/COMTD/W/25/Add.1
Page10Technical Cooperation Missions Organized By WTO
FundingOther
FundingExecution Comments
50 22-24/04/1997 Zimbabwe Seminar on
Telecommunications
Development in
Sub-Saharan Africa.ITU/World
Bank/Telecom
Malaysia/etc.Norway
FundsOrganizers TSD ThisSeminar wasorganized byanumber
ofpublic andprivate organizations
(ITU,Telecom Malaysia, World Bank,
etc.) withtheobjective ofexamining
telecommunications development and
strategies inSub-Saharan Africa. Sponsors
financed fullexpenses ofoneWTO
expert. Norway Funds financed the
participation ofasecond WTO expert.
51 23-24/04/1997 Singapore Technical
Mission onDispute
SettlementAPEC APEC LegD Allexpenses financed bytheorganizers.
NocosttoWTO.
52 24-30/04/1997 Mahe Ministerial
Session oftheIndian
Ocean CommissionIndian Ocean
CommissionWTO/TC Indian Ocean
CommissionERD WTO costlimited to20% ofsubsistence
allowance.
53 27-30/04/1997 Jordan Conference on
theWTOGovernment of
JordanFriedrich
Naumann
FoundationAccD WTO costs limited to20% subsistence
allowance.
54 28-29/04/1997 Brazil ECLAC
Workshop on
simulations oftrade
effects stemming from
regional integrationECLAC ECLAC TCTD Workshop organized andfinanced by
ECLAC. WTO costlimited toterminal
expenses.
55 28/04-
02/05/1997Ghana WCO African
Regional Seminar on
theHarmonized SystemWCO WTO/TC MAcc WTO costs limited toparticipation of
WTO expert.
56 05-06/05/1997 Saudi Arabia Technical
Mission onmarket
access inconnection
withAccessionWTO WTO/TC MAcc WTO costs were limited tothe
participation ofWTO expert.WT/COMTD/W/25/Add.1
Page11Technical Cooperation Missions Organized By WTO
FundingOther
FundingExecution Comments
57 06-09/05/1997 Senegal Fact-finding
Technical Mission
(Subsidies,
Anti-Dumping, Customs
Valuation andMarket
Access)WTO withHost
Gov.Norway
FundsTCTD/RD/
MAccFunding financed theparticipation ofthree
WTO experts.
58 07-09/05/1997 China (Shanghai)
High-Level Meeting on
Asia-Pacific
Telecommunications
Development StrategyAsia-Pacific
TelecommunityWTO/TC TSD WTO costs limited toparticipation of
WTO expert.
59 12-16/05/1997 Cambodia National
Seminar ontheWTO
andtheMultilateral
Trading SystemWTO Norway
FundsTCTD Funding financed theparticipation ofone
WTO expert.
60 13-16/05/1997 Senegal Seminar WTO
Rules forofficials from
LDCs andother
developing countries in
Africa
(French-speaking)WTO Norway
FundsRD Twenty-eight participants from 19
countries attended thisfirstWTO
Regional Seminar onRules forAfrican
French-speaking countries.
61 13-18/05/1997 Thailand Regional
Meeting ofExperts on
theinterrelationship
between trade and
environmentASEAN WTO/TC TED WTO costlimited toparticipation of
WTO expert.
62 14-16/05/1997 Morocco Development
intheInformation Age:
Workshop onprivate
participation in
telecommunications.World Bank/
Association of
Mediterranean
Research
Institutions
(MED/PIN)WTO/TC TSD WTO costs limited totheparticipation of
oneWTO expert.WT/COMTD/W/25/Add.1
Page12Technical Cooperation Missions Organized By WTO
FundingOther
FundingExecution Comments
63 19-28/05/1997 Bangladesh Needs
Assessment and
programming mission;
combined with
Philippines andIndiaUNCTAD and
respective
governmentsWTO/TC DGs Office WTO costlimited totheparticipation of
WTO expert.
64 21-23/05/1997 Ukraine Black Sea
Economic Council,
Seminar onWTO and
Uruguay Round
Agreements (Members
ofBSEC are:Albania,
Armenia, Azerbaidjan,
Bulgaria, Georgia,
Greece, Moldova,
Russian Federation,
Turkey andUkraine).Black SeaEc.
CouncilWTO/TC AccD/
DDWTO costs limited totheparticipation of
WTO experts.
65 21-25/05/1997 United Arab Emirates
(Dubai andAbuDhabi)
ITCBusiness Guide
SeminarsITC ITC TCTD Financed bytheITCunder itsprogram
fordissemination oftheBusiness Guide.
Noexpense forWTO.
66 26-28/05/1997 Venezuela Regional
Seminar onthe
implementation ofthe
Agreement on
Agriculture -ANDEAN
GroupAndean Group
withWTOWTO/TC AgD WTO costs limited totheparticipation of
oneWTO expert.
67 02-03/06/1997 Ecuador Technical
Workshop on
Notifications
Obligations and
ProceduresWTO WTO/TC TCTD WTO costs limited toparticipation of
WTO expert.WT/COMTD/W/25/Add.1
Page13Technical Cooperation Missions Organized By WTO
FundingOther
FundingExecution Comments
68 02-06/06/1997 Botswana National
Seminar onWTO and
Business Guide with
ITCWTO/ITC Norway
FundsTCTD Thismission wasrequested bythe
Minister ofCommerce ofBotswana atthe
timeoftheSingapore Ministerial Meeting.
Funding financed theparticipation of
WTO experts.
69 02-06/06/1997 Colombia SELA
Regional Workshop on
Market Access and
Customs IssuesSELA WTO/TC IADB/SELA
FundTCTD/MAcc Participation ofWTO experts jointly
financed bySELA andWTO.
70 02-21/06/1997 Korea, Rep. ofTraining
Course fordeveloping
countries onselected
WTO AgreementsWTO withHost
GovernmentHost
GovernmentRD Two WTO experts andthree outside
consultants participated aslecturers,
financed bytheKorean Government. No
costtoWTO.
71 03-06/06/1997 Benin West andCentral
African States Maritime
Conference/World Bank
Round Table on
Maritime Transport
(Cotonou II)World Bank World Bank TSD Financed bytheWorld Bank. Noexpense
forWTO.
72 04-06/06/1997 Nepal National Seminar
ontheWTO andthe
Multilateral Trading
SystemWTO withHost
Gov.Norway
FundsTCTD Funding financed participation oftwo
WTO experts.
73 07-10/06/1997 Saudi Arabia Seminar
onassistance toIslamic
Development Bank
Member Countries on
Accession toWTO and
implementation of
Uruguay Round
Agreements.Islamic Dev.
BankWTO/TC Islamic Dev.
Bank (IDB)AccD/TCTD WTO costs limited toairtravel oftwo
WTO experts. IDBfinanced participants
from allcountries members oftheIDB,
31ofwhich arealsomembers ofWTO,
while eight other areintheprocess of
WTO accession.
74 08-13/06/1997 China Technical mission
onaccession ofChina
toWTOGovernment
(MOFTEC)WTO/TC AgD LegD
TEDWT/COMTD/W/25/Add.1
Page14Technical Cooperation Missions Organized By WTO
FundingOther
FundingExecution Comments
75 09-11/06/1997 Hungary Seminar on
TRIPSEuropean Patent
OfficeIPID Organized andfinanced byEPO. No
expense forWTO.
76 09-12/06/1997 Ghana Technical
Workshop on
Implementation ofUR
Agreements Customs /
Services /SPSWTO Norway
FundsAgD/TSD/
MAccIntegrated Programme. Funding financed
participation ofWTO experts.
77 09-12/06/1997 Malaysia Participation
intheconference
sponsored bythe
Commonwealth
Secretariat onTrade
Policy withparticular
reference to
Telecommunications.Commonwealth
Sec.WTO/TC ERAD WTO costs limited toparticipation of
WTO expert.
78 09-12/06/1997 Surinam Technical
Mission onHarmonized
System, Tariff
Schedules andArt.
XXVIII renegotiationsWTO Netherlands
FundsMAcc Funding financed participation ofone
WTO expert.
79 16-18/06/1997 Dominican Republic
Technical Mission on
Harmonized System,
Tariff Schedules and
Art.XXVIII
renegotiationsWTO Netherlands
FundsMAcc Funding financed participation ofone
WTO expert. Mission undertaken
back-to-back withmission toSurinam
(seeitem 78above).
80 17-19/06/1997 Israel WTO National
Seminar ontheGATS
andFinancial ServicesWTO WTO/TC TSD WTO costs limited totheparticipation of
WTO experts.
81 17-19/06/1997 Jordan WIPO Regional
Symposium onthe
subject oftheTRIPS
AgreementWIPO WIPO IPID Organized andfinanced byWIPO. No
costtoWTO.WT/COMTD/W/25/Add.1
Page15Technical Cooperation Missions Organized By WTO
FundingOther
FundingExecution Comments
82 17-20/06/1997 Uzbekistan Training
Course forEconomies
inTransition organized
byESCAPESCAP WTO/TC Consultant WTO costs limited toparticipation of
WTO consultant.
83 19-20/06/1997 Morocco Regional
Workshop on
Investment forAfrican
countriesUNCTAD WTO/TC IPID WTO costs limited toparticipation of
WTO expert.
84 23-25/06/1997 Belgium (Brussels) ACP
Special SessionACP/EU WTO/TC TCTD WTO costs limited toparticipation of
WTO expert.
85 23-25/06/1997 Canada Toronto "Global
Knowledge Conference"World Bank/
Government of
CanadaNorway
Funds/
Netherlands
FundsTCTD
IMRD/TSDWTO costs limited toparticipation of
WTO experts. (Project onInformation
Technology forDevelopment).
86 23-27/06/1997 Geneva TRIPs
Workshop forLDCs
andother Sub- Saharan
Developing Countries
(French speaking
countries)WTO Norway
FundsTCTD/IPID Second Geneva Workshop onTRIPS for
officials from LDCs andother
sub-saharan African countries. Twenty six
participants from 17countries, plusthree
outside lecturers, were invited to
participate.
87 23-28/06/1997 New Zealand Workshop
onUruguay Round
Agreements forPacific
Island Forum Countries
organized bythe
Commonwealth
Secretariat.Commonwealth
Sec.WTO/TC TCTD/LegD WTO costs limited toparticipation of
WTO experts.
88 24-26/06/1997 Kenya Technical
Workshop on
Implementation ofUR
Agreements Customs
/Textiles/SPSWTO WTO/TC TexD AgD
MAccIntegrated Programme. WTO costs limited
toparticipation ofWTO experts.WT/COMTD/W/25/Add.1
Page16Technical Cooperation Missions Organized By WTO
FundingOther
FundingExecution Comments
89 30/06-
01/07/1997Jordan Accession
AssistanceWTO WTO/TC AccD Toassist inpreparation ofdocumentation
andinitial market access offers ingoods
andservices.
90 30/06-
02/07/1997Egypt Technical
Assistance Mission in
connection withtariff
schedules, Harmonized
System and
renegotiations under
Art.XXVIIIWTO WTO/TC MAcc Funding tofinance participation ofWTO
expert, under project ofassistance for
issues oftariff schedules andHS.
91 30/06-
07/07/1997Indonesia Technical
mission onthelegal
aspects ofGATS and
financial servicesCentral Bank of
IndonesiaOrganizers TSD WTO costs limited to20% ofsubsistence
allowance.
92 01-03/07/1997 Azerbaijan WIPO-EPO
Seminar onthe
Implication ofthe
TRIPS AgreementWIPO/EPO WIPO IPID Organized andfinanced byWIPO and
EPO. Noexpense forWTO.
93 01-04/07/1997 Madagascar Business
Guide Seminar with
ITC. Technical Mission
onneeds assessment in
preparation ofHigh
Level Meeting for
LDCsITC/WTO Norway
FundsITC TCTD DD Cost ofparticipation ofWTO experts in
thismission shared between ITCprogram
fordissemination ofBusiness Guide, and
Norway Funds inwhat relates toneeds
assessment.
94 03-04/07/1997 Chile Regional Seminar
onTrade Policy in
Latin America andthe
CaribbeanECLAC WTO/TC TCTD WTO costs arelimited toparticipation of
WTO official.
95 07/07/1997 Costa Rica Business
Guide Seminar with
ITCITC ITC TCTD Financed bytheITCunder itsprogram
fordissemination oftheBusiness Guide.
Noexpense forWTO.WT/COMTD/W/25/Add.1
Page17Technical Cooperation Missions Organized By WTO
FundingOther
FundingExecution Comments
96 07-11/07/1997 Zimbabwe Congress of
theConfederation of
Zimbabwe Industry
(CZI). Technical
Mission.CZI WTO/TC TCTD WTO costs limited toparticipation of
WTO expert.
97 07-10/07/1997 Mauritius Business
Guide Seminar with
ITCinconjunction with
abriefing dayfor
Government officials
andatechnical
workshop on
implementationITC/WTO Norway
FundsITC TCTD DD Cost ofparticipation ofWTO experts in
thismission shared between ITCprogram
fordissemination ofBusiness Guide, and
Norway Funds inwhat relates tothe
technical workshop onimplementation.
Mission undertaken back-to-back withthat
toMadagascar.
98 08-10/07/1997 Indonesia WTO
Regional Seminar on
GATS Negotiations in
progress forAsian
developing countriesWTO Netherlands
FundsTCTD TSD Thirty-two participants from sixteen
invited countries.
99 11-12/07/1997 Jamaica
CARICOM-UNDP
Workshop onTrade in
ServicesCARICOM/
UNDPWTO/TC TSD WTO costs limited toparticipation of
WTO expert.
100 13-18/07/1997 Switzerland (Zurich)
Risk Analysis Training
Course inthecontext of
theAgreement on
Sanitary and
Phytosanitary MeasuresHost
GovernmentWTO/TC/
Norway
FundsAgD WTO costs limited toparticipation of
WTO expert. Norway Fund covered
participants from 6countries.
101 14-17/07/1997 Geneva Joint
WIPO/WTO Thematic
Workshop onTechnical
Cooperation inthe
TRIPS area.WIPO/WTO WTO/TC WIPO IPID WTO costs limited toparticipation of
experts.WT/COMTD/W/25/Add.1
Page18Technical Cooperation Missions Organized By WTO
FundingOther
FundingExecution Comments
102 14-18/07/1997 LaoNational Seminar
ontheWTO andthe
Multilateral Trading
SystemWTO Norway
FundsTCTD Funding tofinance participation ofone
WTO expert.
103 16-18/07/1997 Cote d'Ivoire Seminar
onMarket Access
Issues, especially
Customs Valuation and
Rules ofOrigin for
officials from LDC and
other developing
countries inAfrica
(French-speaking).WTO Norway
FundsMAcc/TCTD Atotal of38participants from 20LDC
andother African countries
104 18-19/07/1997 Taipei, Chinese APEC
Symposium onIPR
EnforcementNational
Institute of
Industrial
Property,
Chinese Taipei,
andMexican
Institute of
Industrial
PropertyHost
governmentIPID Noexpense forWTO.
105 24-25/07/1997 Venezuela WTO
Regional Seminar on
GATS Negotiations in
progress forLatin
American developing
countries
(Spanish-speaking)WTO Netherlands
FundsTCTD TSD Thirty-eight participants from nineteen
invited countries.
106 28/07-
01/08/1997Netherlands UNITAR
Fellowship on
international lawUNITAR UNITAR LegD WTO costs limited totheparticipation of
WTO experts.WT/COMTD/W/25/Add.1
Page19Technical Cooperation Missions Organized By WTO
FundingOther
FundingExecution Comments
107 29-30/07/1997 SriLanka WTO
Regional Seminar on
GATS Negotiations in
progress forSouth
Asian developing
countriesWTO Netherlands
FundsTCTD TSD Twelve participants from sixinvited
countries.
108 30-31/07/1997 Peru Second Meeting
onliberalization in
services intheAndean
CommunityCartagena
Agreement
BoardWTO/TC DD WTO costs limited toparticipation of
WTO expert.
109 30/07-
02/08/1997Guinea Technical
Mission onneeds
assessment in
preparation fortheHigh
Level Meeting onLDCsWTO Norway
FundsITC WTO costs limited toparticipation oftwo
experts.
110 02-05/08/1997 Jordan Regional
Workshop onTrade in
TextilesIslamic Dev.
BankWTO/TC TCTD WTO costs limited toparticipation of
WTO expert.
111 04-06/08/1997 Uganda Technical
Workshop on
Implementation ofUR
AgreementsWTO Norway
FundsTSD AgD
MAccIntegrated Programme. WTO costs are
limited toparticipation ofWTO experts.
112 04-09/08/1997 Thailand Training
Course onDispute
Settlement .WTO withHost
Gov.WTO/TC Host
GovernmentLegD Cost ofparticipation ofWTO expert.
113 06-07/08/1997 Brunei Darussalam One
dayNational Seminar
onGATS negotiations
inprogressWTO Host
GovernmentTSD Financed bythehostGovernment. No
expense forWTO.
114 08-10/08/1997 Singapore World Bank
Regional Seminar on
theinternationalization
offinancial servicesWorld Bank WTO/TC TSD WTO costs limited toparticipation of
WTO expert.WT/COMTD/W/25/Add.1
Page20Technical Cooperation Missions Organized By WTO
FundingOther
FundingExecution Comments
115 18-21/08/1997 SriLanka Technical
Mission ondrafting and
implementation of
contingent trade
remedies legislation
consistent withWTO
agreementsWTO WTO/TC RD WTO costs limited toparticipation of
WTO expert.
116 18-22/08/1997 Saint Kitts andNevis
Caribbean
Telecommunications
Union Workshop -late
Basic
Telecommunications
offers, improvement of
offers, etc.Caribbean
Telecomms
UnionNetherlands
FundsTSD Funding tofinance participation ofWTO
expert.
117 18-22/08/1997 Trinidad andTobago
Caribbean Regional
Workshop onLegal
Issues arising from the
Uruguay Round
AgreementsCommonwealth
Sec.WTO/TC TCTD Funding tofinance participation ofWTO
expert.
118 25-28/08/1997 Germany Joint TBT
Seminar withISOand
ITCforEastern
European Countries in
BerlinISO/ITC/WTO Netherlands
FundsTED WTO costs arelimited toparticipation of
WTO expert.
119 25-29/08/1997 Indonesia Anti-Dumping
andCountervailing
Duties Workshop for
Indonesian investigating
authorities.WTO E.C. Trade
Remedies
FundsRD Workshop financed byE.C. Trade
Remedies Fund, including the
participation ofWTO expert.WT/COMTD/W/25/Add.1
Page21Technical Cooperation Missions Organized By WTO
FundingOther
FundingExecution Comments
120 04-05/09/1997 Tanzania Technical
Mission onthedrafting
ofabasic
telecommunications
scheduleWTO Norway
FundsTSD Funding tofinance participation ofWTO
expert.
121 02-03/09/1997 Egypt WTO Regional
Seminar onGATS
Negotiations inprogress
forAfrican andArab
developing countriesWTO Netherlands
FundsTCTD TSD Eighteen participants from nineinvited
countries.
122 08-09/09/1997 South Africa WTO
Regional Seminar on
GATS Negotiations in
progress for
English-speaking
African countriesWTO Netherlands
FundsTCTD TSD Twenty-eight participants from fourteen
invited countries.
123 08-12/09/1997 Costa Rica
Anti-Dumping,
Countervailing Duties
andSafeguards
Workshop forCentral
American investigating
authorities.WTO E.C. Trade
Remedies
FundsRD Twenty participants from sixinvited
countries.
124 08-13/09/1997 Djibouti Technical
Mission onneeds
assessment in
preparation fortheHigh
Level Meeting onLDCsWTO Norway
FundsTCTD DD Funding tofinance participation ofWTO
experts.
125 15-19/09/1997 Tunisia Business Guide
Seminars withITCITC ITC TCTD Business Guide Seminars under the
Integrated Programme willbeheldin
three different cities inTunisia. Financed
bytheITCunder itsprogram for
dissemination oftheBusiness Guide. No
expense forWTO.WT/COMTD/W/25/Add.1
Page22Technical Cooperation Missions Organized By WTO
FundingOther
FundingExecution Comments
126 15-19/09/1997 Russian Federation
Seminar onSubsidies
Disciplines,
Countervailing and
Anti-dumping Duties
forRussian authoritiesWTO E.C. Trade
Remedies
FundsRD Funding tofinance participation ofWTO
expert.
127 15-16/09/1997 Trinidad andTobago
WTO Regional Seminar
onGATS Negotiations
inprogress for
Caribbean developing
countries
(English-speaking)WTO Netherlands
FundsTCTD TSD Twenty-six participants from thirteen
invited countries.
128 17-18/09/1997 Trinidad andTobago
Regional Workshop on
theImplications ofthe
newmultilateral trading
environment for
Caribbean countriesSELA WTO/TC TCTD Funding andfinance participation ofWTO
expert.
129 22-23/09/1997 Cote d'Ivoire WTO
Regional Seminar on
GATS Negotiations in
progress for
French-speaking
African countriesWTO Netherlands
FundsTCTD TSD Thirty-two participants from sixteen
invited countries.
130 22-24/09/1997 Colombia Regional SPS
Seminar (WTO)
-ANDEAN countriesWTO/CODEX/
OIE/IPPCNetherlands
FundsAgD Funding tofinance participation ofWTO
expert.
131 24-26/09/1997 Mongolia National
Seminar ontheWTO
andtheMultilateral
Trading System.WTO WTO/TC TCTD/RD WTO costs limited toparticipation of
WTO experts.WT/COMTD/W/25/Add.1
Page23Technical Cooperation Missions Organized By WTO
FundingOther
FundingExecution Comments
132 29-30/09/1997 Turkey Regional
Seminar forcountries
members ofthe
Economic Cooperation
Organization (Turkey,
Iran, Pakistan,
Afghanistan,
Azardbaijan,
Tûrkmenistan,
Kazakistan,
Kirghizistan,
Ouzbekistan,
Tadjikistan)Economic
Cooperation
Organization
(ECO)WTO/TC TCTD AccD WTO costs arelimited toparticipation of
WTO experts.
133 29/09-
02/10/1997Hungary Workshop on
Anti-dumping and
Countervailing
Investigations for
officials inCentral and
Eastern European
countriesWTO Netherlands
FundsRD Eighteen participants from nineinvited
countries.
134 01-03/10/1997 India Regional SPS
Seminar (with
Codex/OIE/IPPC)
(Bangladesh, China,
Maldives, Nepal, Sri
Lanka, Pakistan).WTO/CODEX/
OIE/IPPCWTO/TC AgD WTO costlimited toparticipation of
WTO expert. Funding forLDC
participants isbeing considered under the
Norway Funds.
135 02-14/10/1997 Burkina Faso, Côte
d'Ivoire, Ghana, Benin
Technical Mission on
theestablishment of
Reference CentresWTO Norway
FundsTCTD/IMRD Integrated Programme.WT/COMTD/W/25/Add.1
Page24Technical Cooperation Missions Organized By WTO
FundingOther
FundingExecution Comments
136 07-10/10/1997 Zimbabwe WTO Rules
Seminar for
English-speaking
East-African countries.WTO Norway
FundsRD Thisisthesecond regional Seminar on
Rules organized withthefinancial support
oftheGovernment ofNorway forofficials
from least- developed andother African
countries.
137 13-17/10/1997 Dubai Trade
Negotiations Simulation
CourseWTO WTO/TC TCTD WTO costs limited toparticipation of
WTO experts.
138 20-21/10/1997 Geneva Joint
Conference onthe
progress intheWTO
Multilateral Trade
Agreements andtheir
implications for
transition economiesWTO/ECE/
ESCAPTCTD Noexpense forWTO.
139 20-22/10/1997 Tunisia Joint TBT
Seminar ISOandITC
forMiddle Eastern
countries.ISO/ITC/WTO WTO/TC TED WTO costs arelimited toparticipation of
WTO expert.
140 20-24/10/1997 Malta Subregional
Seminar ontheWTO
andthemultilateral
trading system.WTO WTO/TC TCTD WTO costs arelimited toparticipation of
WTO experts.
141 21-23/10/1997 Egypt Symposium on
'Challenges in
Intellectual Property
Protection: International
andArab World
Perspectives '.IAPIP:
International
Association for
theProtection of
Industrial
PropertyWTO/TC IPID WTO costs arelimited toparticipation of
WTO expert.
142 10/1997 Africa French-speaking
Regional Seminar on
implementation ofthe
Agriculture AgreementWTO/World
BankNorway
FundsWorld Bank AgD Costs tobeshared bytheWTO andthe
World Bank.WT/COMTD/W/25/Add.1
Page25Technical Cooperation Missions Organized By WTO
FundingOther
FundingExecution Comments
143 10/1997 Geneva Area Seminar
oncompetition policy
forGeneva-based
delegatesUNCTAD/WTO Netherlands
FundsUNCTAD IPID Funding tofinance cost-sharing between
UNCTAD andWTO.
144 10/1997 Geneva Area Seminar
onInvestments for
Geneva-based delegates.UNCTAD/WTO Netherlands
FundsUNCTAD IPID Funding tofinance cost-sharing between
UNCTAD andWTO.
145 10/1997 Kazakhstan Business
Guide Seminar with
ITCITC ITC TCTD Financed bytheITCunder itsprogram
fordissemination oftheBusiness Guide.
Noexpense forWTO.
146 10/1997 Kyrgyz Republic
Business Guide Seminar
withITCITC ITC TCTD Financed bytheITCunder itsprogram
fordissemination oftheBusiness Guide.
Noexpense forWTO.
147 10/1997 Qatar Technical Mission
onImplementationWTO WTO/TC TCTD WTO costs limited toparticipation of
WTO experts.
148 10/1997 Tunisia WTO National
Workshop onFinancial
ServicesWTO WTO/TC TSD Integrated Programme. WTO costs are
limited toparticipation ofWTO experts.
149 10/1997 VietNam Business
Guide Seminar with
ITCITC ITC TCTD Financed bytheITCunder itsprogram
fordissemination oftheBusiness Guide.
Noexpense forWTO.
150 10/1997 Regional Seminar on
InvestmentsUNCTAD/WTO Netherlands
FundsUNCTAD IPID Funding tofinance cost-sharing between
UNCTAD andWTO.
151 10/1997 Benin Technical
Workshop on
Implementation ofUR
Agreements (Customs
matters andtrade in
services)WTO Norway
FundsTSD MAcc Integrated Programme. WTO costs are
limited toparticipation ofWTO experts.WT/COMTD/W/25/Add.1
Page26Technical Cooperation Missions Organized By WTO
FundingOther
FundingExecution Comments
152 10/1997 Black SeaRegional
general Seminar for
Members oftheBlack
SeaEconomic Council.WTO Netherlands
FundsTCTD
153 10/1997 Bulgaria Technical
Mission on
Implementation.WTO Netherlands
FundsTCTD MAcc
TSDFunding tofinance participation ofWTO
experts.
154 10/1997 China Business Guide
Seminar withITCITC ITC TCTD Financed bytheITCunder itsprogram
fordissemination oftheBusiness Guide.
Noexpense forWTO.
155 10/1997 Egypt Technical
Mission on
ImplementationWTO WTO/TC TCTD MAcc WTO costs limited toparticipation of
WTO experts.
156 10/1997 Equatorial Guinea
National Seminar onthe
WTO andthe
multilateral trading
systemWTO Norway
FundsTCTD Funding tofinance participation ofWTO
experts.
157 10/1997 Haiti Technical Mission
onneeds assessment in
preparation fortheHigh
Level Meeting onLDCsWTO Norway
FundsTCTD DD Funding tofinance participation ofWTO
experts.
158 10/1997 Kenya Third Mission
forpreparation of
anti-dumping and
countervailing duties
legislation.WTO IMF RD Financed bytheIMF. Noexpense for
WTO.
159 10/1997 Kuwait National
Seminar on
Implementation ofWTO
AgreementsWTO WTO/TC TCTD MAcc
TSDWTO costs arelimited toparticipation of
WTO experts.WT/COMTD/W/25/Add.1
Page27Technical Cooperation Missions Organized By WTO
FundingOther
FundingExecution Comments
160 10/1997 Caribbean Regional
Seminar fortheACP
countries inthe
Caribbean including the
Netherlands Antilles
andSurinamWTO Netherlands
FundsTCTD Approximately 26participants would be
invited from 13countries.
161 10/1997 Cote d'Ivoire Technical
Workshop on
Implementation
(Customs matters and
Trade inServices)WTO Norway
FundsTSD MAcc Integrated Programme. Funding tofinance
participation ofWTO experts.
162 01-04/11/1997 Tunisia Technical
Workshop on
implementation ofthe
Agreement on
AgricultureWTO WTO/TC TCTD WTO costs limited toparticipation of
WTO experts.
163 19-20/11/1997 Nigeria WTO Seminar
ontheSPSAgreementWTO WTO/TC AgD WTO costs arelimited toparticipation of
WTO experts.
164 24-27/11/1997 Trinidad andTobago
Training Seminar on
Standards and
Implementation ofWTO
TBT Agreement for
Caribbean countriesOAS WTO/TC TED WTO costlimited toparticipation of
WTO expert.
165 11/1997 Bahrain Business Guide
Seminar withITCITC ITC TCTD Financed bytheITCunder itsprogram
fordissemination oftheBusiness Guide.
Noexpense forWTO.
166 11/1997 Mauritania Business
Guide Seminar with
ITCITC ITC TCTD Financed bytheITCunder itsprogram
fordissemination oftheBusiness Guide.
Noexpense forWTO.
167 11/1997 Mozambique Business
Guide Seminar with
ITCITC ITC TCTD Financed bytheITCunder itsprogram
fordissemination oftheBusiness Guide.
Noexpense forWTO.WT/COMTD/W/25/Add.1
Page28Technical Cooperation Missions Organized By WTO
FundingOther
FundingExecution Comments
168 11/1997 Namibia Business Guide
Seminar withITCITC ITC TCTD Financed bytheITCunder itsprogram
fordissemination oftheBusiness Guide.
Noexpense forWTO.
169 11/1997 Saudi Arabia Business
Guide Seminar with
ITCITC ITC TCTD Financed bytheITCunder itsprogram
fordissemination oftheBusiness Guide.
Noexpense forWTO.
170 11/1997 Thailand Asia Pacific
Telecommunity SeminarAsia Pacific
TelecommunityWTO/TC TSD WTO costs limited toparticipation of
WTO expert.
171 11/1997 Uruguay National High
Level Seminar onthe
WTO andthe
Multilateral Trading
SystemWTO withHost
Gov.WTO/TC DDG 3/TexD WTO costs arelimited toparticipation of
WTO officials.
172 11/1997 Africa Second Seminar
onMarket Access
Issues, especially
Customs Valuation and
Rules ofOrigin for
officials from LDC and
developing countries in
Africa
(English-speaking).WTO Norway
FundsTCTD MAcc Atotal of38participants from 20LDC
andother African countries willtakepart
inthisSeminar.
173 30/11-
07/12/1997Thailand Advanced
Training Course on
Dispute Settlement (five
days)WTO withHost
Gov.WTO/TC Host
GovernmentLegD Costs ofparticipation ofWTO expert to
beshared bytheWTO andthe
Government ofThailand.
174 01-06/12/1997 India Joint Regional
TBT Seminar withISO
andITCforSouthern
AsiaISO/ITC/WTO Netherlands
FundsTED Funding tofinance costs ofparticipants
from countries intheregion, and
participation ofWTO expert.WT/COMTD/W/25/Add.1
Page29Technical Cooperation Missions Organized By WTO
FundingOther
FundingExecution Comments
175 12/1997 Anti-Dumping and
Countervailing Duties
Workshop for
East-Asian countries.WTO Asian Dev.
BankRD WTO costs arelimited toparticipation of
WTO experts.
176 12/1997 Africa WTO/World
Bank Regional Seminar
onimplementation of
theAgriculture
Agreement. Organized
incollaboration with
World Bank.WTO/World
BankNorway
FundsWorld Bank AgD Costs tobeshared bytheWTO andthe
World Bank.
177 12/1997 Saint Lucia Regional
Technical Mission on
implementation of
Uruguay Round
Agreements, including
notifications obligations
andprocedures, for
countries members of
theOrganization of
Eastern Caribbean
States (OECS)WTO with
OECS
SecretariatWTO/TC Canadian
Int.Dev.
Agency
(CIDA)TCTD TexD CIDA willprovide financing for
participants from OECS countries. WTO
costs limited toparticipation ofWTO
experts.
178 1997 Armenia Technical
mission ontheDraft
Report oftheWorking
Party onAccessionWTO WTO/TC AccD Todiscuss elements ofthedraft report of
theWorking Party onAccession of
Armenia toWTO.
179 1997 Chinese Taipei
AccessionWTO WTO/TC AccD MAcc Toassist inthefinalization ofDraft
Report andinthepreparation ofmarket
access schedules ingoods andservices.
180 1997 Croatia Accession WTO Netherlands
FundsAccD Toassist inpreparation ofdocumentation.
181 1997 Estonia Accession WTO Netherlands
FundsAccD MAcc Toassist inpreparation ofmarket access
schedules ongoods andservices.WT/COMTD/W/25/Add.1
Page30Technical Cooperation Missions Organized By WTO
FundingOther
FundingExecution Comments
182 1997 Georgia Accession WTO Netherlands
FundsAccD Consultations ontheaccession process
andpreparation offirstmeeting of
Working Party.
183 1997 Latvia Accession WTO Netherlands
FundsAccD MAcc Toassist inpreparation ofschedules on
market access ingoods andservices.
184 1997 Lithuania Accession WTO Netherlands
FundsAccD AgD Toassist inpreparation ofmarket access
schedules ongoods, particularly
agriculture, andservices.
185 1997 Oman Accession WTO WTO/TC AccD Consultations onnextphase ofaccession
process.
186 1997 Vanuatu Accession WTO WTO/TC AccD Toassist inpreparation ofreplies to
questions andontheinitial market access
offers ingoods andservices.
187 1997 VietNam Accession WTO WTO/TC AccD Toassist inpreparations offirstmeeting
ofWorking Party.
188 1997 Mauritius Symposium
ontheMultilateral
Trading SystemMEDIA
(Mauritius
Export
Development
Auhority)Host
OrganizersTCTD NocosttoWTO.
189 1997 WTO/World Bank
project onInformation
Technology for
Development. The
Trade andDevelopment
WebsiteWTO/World
BankNorway
Funds/
Netherlands
FundsTCTD/IMRD
190 1997 Anumber offurther
activities under the
Integrated Programme
areforeseen forseven
countries.WTO/UNCTAD
/ITCNorway
FundsIntegrated Programme.WT/COMTD/W/25/Add.1
Page31TOTAL ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE SF 3,723,991
OFWHICH:
Norway Funds
ECTrade Remedies Funds
New Zealand Funds
Netherlands Funds
WTO/TC1,614,298
63,375
165,295
1,205,764
675,259