INF/TE/IDP/CN/10  
 
23 November  2022 
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  Original: English  
 
DIALOGUE ON PLASTIC S POLLUTION AND ENVIRONMENTALLY  
SUSTAINABLE PLASTIC S TRADE  
CONVENING NOTICE  
The following convening notice is being circulated at the request of the Dialogue Coordinators 
(Australia, Barbados, China, Ecuador, Fiji and Morocco) . 
 
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1. The Dialogue will hold its next plenary meeting in hybrid mode  on  
Wednesday , 07 December  2022, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Geneva time.  All WTO Members are 
invited to attend the meeting . Please see technical arrangements in Annex I.  
2. The statements from Members and stakeholders which were delivered at the  Dialogue  
pre-plenary meeting dated 1 7 November  2022, will be  available as room documents on the Dialogue 
webpage.  
3. Delegations are invited to actively share their perspectives, in particular with regards to the 
substantive work developed in 20221 - including  the communication to the WCO 
(INF/TE/IDP/W/6/Rev.1 ) and two Dialogue surveys2 - and the next steps  to implement the 
Dialogue's Ministerial Statement by answering the guiding ques tion below . 
4. Draft a genda  
a. Introductory remarks by coordinators  
b. Briefing on the Dialogue's Workshop on sustainable and effective substitutes and 
alternatives for plastics , organized by the WTO in cooperation with UNCTAD  
c. Briefing on the technical discussions held in the November pre -plenary meeting  
d. General overview of technical work developed in 2022 under the three workstreams  
i. Circularity and Reduction  to Tackle Plastic Pollution  
 
1 According to the Dialogue's Plan 2022 ( INF/TE/IDP/W/5 ), work in 2022 was organized under three 
workstreams covering: Crosscutting issues (facilitat ed by  Fiji, the UK and China ); Circularity and Reduction to 
Tackle Plastic Pollution  (facilitated by Ecuador and Colombia); and Promoting Trade to Tackle Plastic Pollution  
(facilitated by Australia and the Philippines).  
2 Namely:  
Aid for Trade Global Review and Needs Assessment  Survey . 
IDP AfT global review and needs assessment survey (Es) - Formstack  – Spanish . 
IDP AfT global review and needs assessment survey (Fr) - Formstack  – French . 
IDP AfT global review and needs assessment survey - Formsta ck – English .  
 
Trade -related Plastic Measures ( TrPMs ) Survey . 
IDP Survey on TrPMs (Es) - Formstack  – Spanish .  
IDP Survey on TrPMs (Fr) - Formstack  – French . 
IDP Survey on TrPMs - Formstack  – English .  INF/TE/IDP/CN/10  
 
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  ii. Promoting Trade to Tackle Plastic Pollutio n 
e. Open discussion on the following guiding question   
i. Considering the substantive technical work developed in 2022, what are the next steps 
and options the Dialogue should pursue to implement its 2021 Ministerial Statement 
(WT/MIN(21)/8/Rev.2 ), in particular Ministers' call to achieve " concrete, pragmatic, and 
effective outcomes … at the latest by MC13 " 
 
f. Concluding remarks by coordinators   
 
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  Annex I - Technical Arrangements  
 
Please note that this meeting will be held in  hybrid mode  (room D and via Zoom).  
 
 
1  REMOTE PARTICIPATION  
Delegates wishing to participate virtually via the Zoom platform, including capital -based officials,  
must register through this link:  
https://worldtradeorganization.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYtcOirqj4qGNH8U1FyLygvjHBlJDQ4Ge
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After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the 
meeting.  
 
If prompted for the following information when access ing the meeting, please enter:  
 
Meeting ID: 820 7134 5025  
Meeting Passcode: 071222  
 
Before the meeting:  
 
• We are available 1/2 hour before the meeting to test your connection with you.  
 
• On behalf of the interpreters please follow these recommendations:  
➢ Use a wired internet connection (or very stable WiFi).  
➢ Use a computer/laptop, not a phone or tablet.  
➢ When participating remotely, at first choice, use an external USB tabletop microphone 
or a lapel microphone  or second choice a USB Headset . 
➢ Avoid using your computer's built -in microphone or cell -phone earbuds.  
➢ Always turn on your camera before speaking.  
➢ Turn off  all notifications.  
This will ensure that everyone can hear and understand your message fully.  
 
During the meeting:  
 
• If technical difficulties result in delegations being unable to intervene virtually under a given 
agenda item, the opportunity to take the floor will be given at an appropriate juncture before 
the meeting closes. Should the technical problem persist, delegations may co ntact the 
meeting coordinators ( idp@wto.org ) during the course of the meeting, either to send their 
statement for it to be read out during the meeting, or to request that the attendees be 
informed of their interest in the  item under consideration and their intention to circulate 
their written statement after the meeting.  
 
2  ATTENDANCE IN THE MEETING ROOM  
For the health protection of all, and to respect the sanitary measures in place , masks remain 
recommended  in common areas and meeting rooms . 
 
3  STATEMENTS  
To facilitate interpretation, delegations are strongly encouraged to send their written statements to 
the Secretariat ( idp@wto.org ) before the meeting starts. Statements wil l also be gratefully received 
during the meeting  (idp@wto.org ). 
 
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