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WT/BFA/W/583/Rev.1  
 
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Committee on Budget, Finance and Administration    
 
 
2022 DRAFT WORK PLAN FOR THE COMMITTEE ON BUDGET,  
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION  
Revision  
CBFA 
Meetings  Dates1 CBFA Topics  
Meeting 1  17 March 202 2 • Adoption of the Agenda  
• Oral Report from the Chair on Ongoing Work  
• 2022 Draft Work Plan for the Committee on Budget, Finance and 
Administration  
• 2022 WTO Salary Survey  
• Update on D ocuments Online 
• Status of the Implementation of External Audit Recommendations  
• Review of Outstanding Contributions from Members and Observers  
• WTO P ension Plan 2020 Full Actuarial Valuation  
• Update on After Service Health Insurance (ASHI)  
• Review of WTO Budget Output Reporting – requested by 
the United  States  
• Oral Update on the Structural Review  
• Appointment of the Chairperson of the CBFA  
 
Meeting 2  2 May 2022 • Adoption of the Agenda   
• Oral Report from the Chair on Ongoing Work  
• Progress Report from the Chair of the Working Group on Coherence in 
the Establishment and Management of WTO Trust Funds  
• Office of Internal Oversight – Status of Internal Audit Recommendations  
• Strategic Facilities Plan  
• WTO Long-Term Liabilities  
• Revision of Financial Regulation 19   
• Proposed Financial Regulation for Continuation of Operations Pending the 
Approval of the WTO Budget 
• Update on the S ecretariat Transformation Exercise  
 
Meeting 3  24 May 202 2 • Adoption of the Agenda  
• Oral Report from the Chair on Ongoing Work  
• Q1 20 22 Budget and Finance Report  
• Q1 20 22 Extra-Budgetary Funds Report  
• 2020-2021 Annual Report on Diversity in the WTO Secretariat  
• 2021 Report on Staff Learning  and Developmen t 
• Update on AI-based Translation Tools in the WTO  
• WTO Long-Term Liabilities  
• Finalization of the Revision of Financial Regulation 19  
• Proposed Financial Regulation for Continuation of Operations Pending the 
Approval of the Budget  
• Update on the Secretariat Transformation Exercise  
 
Meeting 4 8 July 2022 • Adoption of the Agenda  
• Oral Report from the Chair on Ongoing Work  
• WTO 20 21 Financial Performance Report  
• Report of the Independent External Auditor s on the Audit of the Financial 
Statements of the World Trade Organization for 20 21 
• Secretariat's Responses to External Auditors' Recommendations  
• Finalization of the  Proposed Financial Regulation for Continuation of 
Operations Pending the Approval of the Budget  
 
1 Additional meetings could be added depending upon matters arising and the requests of Members.  WT/BFA/W/583/Rev.1  
 
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  CBFA 
Meetings  Dates1 CBFA Topics  
• WTO Secretariat Risk Management  Report  
• 2020-2021 Annual Report on Grading Structure  
• WTO Long-Term Liabilities  
• Update on the Secretariat Transformation Exercise  
• Output Reporting  
 
Meeting 5 22 September  2022 • Adoption of the Agenda  
• Oral Report from the Chair on Ongoing Work  
• Report of the Independent External Auditor s on the Performance Audit  
• Secretariat's Responses to External Auditors'  Recommendations  
Regarding the Performance Audit  
• Status of the Implementation of External Audit Recommendations  
• Report from the  Office of Internal Oversight (OIO)  
• Complete Set of Financial Regulations of the World Trade Organization 
for Recommendation to the General Council  
• Update from the Chair of the WTO Pension Plan Management Board  
• Mid-Term Review for the 2022-2023 Biennium  
• Q2 20 22 Budget and Finance Report  
• Q2 20 22 Extra-Budgetary Funds Report  
• WTO Long-Term Liabilities  
• Update on the Secretariat Transformation Exercise 
• Output Reporting  
 
Meeting 6 8 Novem ber 202 2 • Adoption of the Agenda  
• Oral Report from the Chair on Ongoing Work  
• Q3 20 21 Budget and Finance Report  
• Q3 20 21 Extra-budgetary Funds Report  
• WTO Long-term Liabilities  
• Update on the Secretariat Transformation Exercise  
• Output Reporting  
 
 
 
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