INF/MSME/W/35  
 
13 September 2021  
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 Original: English  
 
INFORMAL WORKING GROUP ON MSMES  
DECEMBER 2020 MSME PACKAGE OVERVIEW LIST  
The following document , dated 13 September 2021, is being circulated at the request of the 
Coordinator of the Informal Working Group on MSMEs.  
 
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This document serves to track implementation of the WTO MSME Informal Working Group's 
December 2020 Package of recommendations and declarations (INF/MSME/4/Rev.1).  This list is only 
meant to provide an overview of implementation progress. It is not meant to be a monitoring 
exercise.  
 
Implementation is presented by Annex of the package, within which one or more of four different 
implementing groups are referenced (t he Secretariat, the MSME Group, Members within Standing 
Committees, or Individual Members).  
 
 
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  ANNEX  1 – RECOMMENDATION ON THE COLLECTION AND MAINTENANCE OF MSME -
RELATED INFORMATION  
Implementation by  State -of-play   
Secretariat:    
Establish and maintain a database of the information collected or 
provided by Members in their TPRs.    
   
Individual Members    
Voluntarily provide during their trade policy review process, to the 
extent it is readily available, the MSME -related information contained 
in the checklist in Annex 1, either in their own Government Reports, 
or in the Secretariat Report by asking the Secr etariat to request the 
information for inclusion . 
 
Members whose trade policy reviews will not occur within three years 
of the adoption of this recommendation, or Members who wish to 
provide the MSME -related information included in the checklist 
contained in Annex 1 separately from the trade policy review process, 
are encouraged to voluntarily provide it , to the extent it is readily 
available, directly to the Informal Working Group within three 
years.  See Annex 1 - appendix  
 
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  ANNEX 1 – APPENDIX  
Note:  The Secretariat will keep track of MSME -related information submitted by members in the context of 
their TPR and ask the members to double -check this information.  
Member  MSME Information submitted  
Afghanistan   
Albania   
Antigua and Barbuda   
Argentina   
Armenia   
Australia   
Bahrain, Kingdom of   
Belize   
Brazil   
Brunei Darussalam   
Canada   
Chile  
China   
Colombia   
Costa Rica   
Côte d'Ivoire   
Dominica   
Dominican Republic   
Ecuador   
El Salvador   
European Union   
Grenada   
Guatemala   
Honduras   
Hong Kong, China   
Iceland   
Israel   
Japan   
Kazakhstan   
Kenya   
Korea, Republic of   
Kyrgyz Republic   
Lao PDR   
Liechtenstein   
Malaysia   
Mexico   
Moldova, Republic of   
Mongolia   
Montenegro   
Myanmar   
New Zealand   
Nicaragua   
Nigeria   
North Macedonia   
Norway   
Pakistan   
Paraguay   
Peru  
Philippines   
Qatar   
Russian Federation   
Saint Kitts and Nevis   
Saint Lucia   
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines   
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of   
Singapore   
Switzerland   
Chinese Taipei   
Turkey   INF/MSME/W/35  
 
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  Member  MSME Information submitted  
Ukraine   
United Kingdom   
Uruguay   
Viet Nam   
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  ANNEX  2 – DECLARATION ON ACCESS TO INFORMATION  
Implementation by  State -of-play   
MSME Group    
Informal Working Group on MSMEs to review the 
operationalization of this declaration  no later than two years 
after the adoption  of this declaration.    
   
Individual Members    
Within a year  of the adoption of this declaration, provide to the 
extent possible to the WTO Secretariat updated and complete 
information pursuant to the Annex of this declaration.  
 
Every two years thereafter , provide to the WTO Secretariat, as 
necessary, updated infor mation pursuant to the Annex . See Annex 2 - appendix  INF/MSME/W/35  
 
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  ANNEX  2 – APPENDIX  
Note:  Members are expected to fill and submit the appendix of Annex 2 (INF/MSME/4/Rev.1) to the MSME 
Group.  
Member  Information provided  
Afghanistan   
Albania   
Antigua and Barbuda   
Argentina   
Armenia   
Australia   
Bahrain, Kingdom of   
Belize   
Brazil   
Brunei Darussalam   
Canada   
Chile  
China   
Colombia   
Costa Rica   
Côte d'Ivoire   
Dominica   
Dominican Republic   
Ecuador   
El Salvador   
European Union   
Grenada   
Guatemala   
Guyana   
Honduras   
Hong Kong, China   
Iceland   
Israel   
Japan   
Kazakhstan   
Kenya   
Korea, Republic of   
Kyrgyz Republic   
Lao PDR   
Liechtenstein   
Malaysia   
Mexico   
Moldova, Republic of   
Mongolia   
Montenegro   
Myanmar   
New Zealand   
Nicaragua   
Nigeria   
North Macedonia   
Norway   
Pakistan   
Paraguay   
Peru  
Philippines   
Qatar   
Russian Federation   
Saint Kitts and Nevis   
Saint Lucia   
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines   
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of   
Singapore   
Switzerland   
Chinese Taipei   INF/MSME/W/35  
 
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  Member  Information provided  
Turkey   
Ukraine   
United Kingdom   
Uruguay   
Viet Nam   
 
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  ANNEX  3 – RECOMMENDATION ON TRADE FACILITATION AND MSMES  
Implementation by  State -of-play   
Secretariat    
WTO Members, the WTO Secretariat and donor organizations to work 
together in order to design and provide capacity building and technical 
assistance.    
    
Standing committees      
Individual Members    
Fully implement the TFA, in accordance with their commitments.  
 
When conducting consultations in accordance with the TFA, engage with 
stakeholders including MSMEs . 
 
Constructive cooperation between Members with a view to enhancing 
freedom of transit (reducing transit time and costs, streamlining procedures 
through digi tal solutions and enhancing certainty in cross -border trade).  See Annex 3 - 
appendix  INF/MSME/W/35  
 
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  ANNEX  3 – APPENDIX  
Note:  Annex 3 of the MSME package encourages Members to share their TFA  implementation experiences 
in the WTO Committee on Trade Facilitation to illustrate how the interests of MSMEs are taken into 
account and share best practices.  
 MSME Group members are invited to keep the MSME Group informed of actions taken in this respec t. 
Member  Information on MSMEs 
provided in the Committee on 
Trade Facilitation  
Afghanistan   
Albania   
Antigua and Barbuda   
Argentina   
Armenia   
Australia   
Bahrain, Kingdom of   
Belize   
Brazil   
Brunei Darussalam   
Canada   
Chile  
China   
Colombia   
Costa Rica   
Côte d'Ivoire   
Dominica   
Dominican Republic   
Ecuador   
El Salvador   
European Union   
Grenada   
Guatemala   
Guyana   
Honduras   
Hong Kong, China   
Iceland   
Israel   
Japan   
Kazakhstan   
Kenya   
Korea, Republic of   
Kyrgyz Republic   
Lao PDR   
Liechtenstein   
Malaysia   
Mexico   
Moldova, Republic of   
Mongolia   
Montenegro   
Myanmar   
New Zealand   
Nicaragua   
Nigeria   
North Macedonia   
Norway   
Pakistan   
Paraguay   
Peru  
Philippines   
Qatar   
Russian Federation   
Saint Kitts and Nevis   
Saint Lucia   
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines   
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of   
Singapore   INF/MSME/W/35  
 
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  Member  Information on MSMEs 
provided in the Committee on 
Trade Facilitation  
Switzerland   
Chinese Taipei   
Turkey   
Ukraine   
United Kingdom   
Uruguay   
Viet Nam   
 
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  ANNEX  4 – RECOMMENDATION ON PROMOTING MSMES INCLUSION IN REGULATORY 
DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA OF TRADE  
Implementation by  State -of-play 
  
Individual Members   
Promote the consideration of the specific needs of MSMEs  in domestic 
regulatory development with respect to issues covered by the WTO 
agreements and make documents publicly available for review.  
 
Exchange experiences on practical ways to help the participation of MSMEs in 
domestic regulatory development . See Annex 4 - 
appendix  
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  ANNEX  4 – APPENDIX  
Note:  WTO Members are encouraged to exchange experiences on practical ways to help the participation 
of MSMEs in domestic regulatory development with respect to issues covered by the WTO 
Agreements, including on poss ible training and capacity building programs to help MSMEs.  
 MSME Group members are invited to keep the MSME Group informed of actions taken in this respect.  
Member  Information provided by the 
member concerned  
Afghanistan   
Albania   
Antigua and Barbuda   
Argentina   
Armenia   
Australia   
Bahrain, Kingdom of   
Belize   
Brazil   
Brunei Darussalam   
Canada   
Chile  
China   
Colombia   
Costa Rica   
Côte d'Ivoire   
Dominica   
Dominican Republic   
Ecuador   
El Salvador   
European Union   
Grenada   
Guatemala   
Guyana   
Honduras   
Hong Kong, China   
Iceland   
Israel   
Japan   
Kazakhstan   
Kenya   
Korea, Republic of   
Kyrgyz Republic   
Lao PDR   
Liechtenstein   
Malaysia   
Mexico   
Moldova, Republic of   
Mongolia   
Montenegro   
Myanmar   
New Zealand   
Nicaragua   
Nigeria   
North Macedonia   
Norway   
Pakistan   
Paraguay   
Peru  
Philippines   
Qatar   
Russian Federation   
Saint Kitts and Nevis   
Saint Lucia   
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines   
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of   
Singapore   
Switzerland   INF/MSME/W/35  
 
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  Member  Information provided by the 
member concerned  
Chinese Taipei   
Turkey   
Ukraine   
United Kingdom   
Uruguay   
Viet Nam   
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  ANNEX 5 – RECOMMENDATION ON MSMES AND TH E WTO INTEGRATE DATABASE  
Implementation by  State -of-play 
  
 Standing committees   
  
Individual Members  
WTO Members voluntarily provide to the IDB, to the extent it is readily 
available, the information set out in paragraph 2 of the Decision on the 
Modalities and Operation of the Integrated Database (IDB Decision).  
 
WTO Members voluntarily contact the Secret ariat to discuss the feasibility of 
entering into a voluntary agreement with the Secretariat for the automatic 
electronic transmission of their tariff or import data to the IDB, as provided 
for in paragraph 8 of the IDB Decision.  See Annex 5 - 
appendix  
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  ANNEX  5 – APPENDIX  
Note:  Annex 5 of the MSME Package recommends that members voluntarily submit updated information to 
the IDB as described in paragraph 2 of the IDB decision and to enter into a voluntary agreement 
with the Secretariat for aut omatic transmission of their information to the IDB.  
 MSME Group members are invited to keep the MSME Group informed of actions taken in this respect.  
Member  Information 
updated  Voluntary 
agreement for 
automatic data 
transmission  
Afghanistan    
Albania    
Antigua and Barbuda    
Argentina    
Armenia    
Australia    
Bahrain, Kingdom of    
Belize    
Brazil    
Brunei Darussalam    
Canada    
Chile   
China    
Colombia    
Costa Rica    
Côte d'Ivoire    
Dominica    
Dominican Republic    
Ecuador    
El Salvador    
European Union    
Grenada    
Guatemala    
Guyana    
Honduras    
Hong Kong, China    
Iceland    
Israel    
Japan    
Kazakhstan    
Kenya    
Korea, Republic of    
Kyrgyz Republic    
Lao PDR    
Liechtenstein    
Malaysia    
Mexico    
Moldova, Republic of    
Mongolia    
Montenegro    
Myanmar    
New Zealand    
Nicaragua    
Nigeria    
North Macedonia    
Norway    
Pakistan    
Paraguay    
Peru   
Philippines    
Qatar    
Russian Federation    
Saint Kitts and Nevis    
Saint Lucia    
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines    
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of    INF/MSME/W/35  
 
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  Member  Information 
updated  Voluntary 
agreement for 
automatic data 
transmission  
Singapore    
Switzerland    
Chinese Taipei    
Turkey    
Ukraine    
United Kingdom    
Uruguay    
Viet Nam    
 
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  ANNEX 6 – DECLARATION ON ADDRESSING THE TRADE RELATED ASPECTS OF MSMES' 
ACCESS TO FINANCE  
Implementation by  State -of-play 
  
Secretariat   
Organize, with the support of relevant international organizations, 
information sessions on topics related to trade related aspects of 
MSMEs' access to finance and cross border payments including, for 
example, the global Legal Entity Identifier (LEI), to i nform reflections 
and potential actions of Members.   
   
Standing committees    
  Cote d'Ivoire, 
WT/WGTDF/W/98    
Individual Members    
Welcome international initiatives aimed at facilitating adoption of a 
global legal identification system for companies such as the global 
Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) and invite WTO Members to cooperate in 
such initiatives.  See Annex 6 - appendix  
 
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  ANNEX  6 – APPENDIX  
Note:  Annex 6 of the MSME  package invites members to cooperate in international initiatives aimed at 
facilitating adoption of a global legal identification system for companies such as the global Legal 
Entity Identifier (LEI).  
 MSME Group members are invited to keep the MSME Group  informed of actions taken in this respect.  
Member  Information provided  
Afghanistan   
Albania   
Antigua and Barbuda   
Argentina   
Armenia   
Australia   
Bahrain, Kingdom of   
Belize   
Brazil   
Brunei Darussalam   
Canada   
Chile  
China   
Colombia   
Costa Rica   
Côte d'Ivoire   
Dominica   
Dominican Republic   
Ecuador   
El Salvador   
European Union   
Grenada   
Guatemala   
Guyana   
Honduras   
Hong Kong, China   
Iceland   
Israel   
Japan   
Kazakhstan   
Kenya   
Korea, Republic of   
Kyrgyz Republic   
Lao PDR  
Liechtenstein   
Malaysia   
Mexico   
Moldova, Republic of   
Mongolia   
Montenegro   
Myanmar   
New Zealand   
Nicaragua   
Nigeria   
North Macedonia   
Norway   
Pakistan   
Paraguay   
Peru  
Philippines   
Qatar   
Russian Federation   
Saint Kitts and Nevis   
Saint Lucia   
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines   
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of   
Singapore   
Switzerland   
Chinese Taipei   INF/MSME/W/35  
 
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  Member  Information provided  
Turkey   
Ukraine   
United Kingdom   
Uruguay   
Viet Nam   
 
 
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