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WT/BFA/W/510  
 
21 February  2020 
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Committee on Budget, Finance and Administration    
 
2020 DRAFT WORK PLAN FOR  THE COMMITTEE ON BU DGET,  
FINANCE AND ADMINIST RATION  
CBFA Meetings  Dates1 CBFA Topics  
Meeting 1  9 March 2020  • Appointment of the Chairperson of the CBFA  
• Address by the D irector General  
• 2020 Draft Work Plan f or the Committee on Budget, Finance and 
Administration  
• 2020 WTO Salary Survey  
• Proposed financial regulation for continuation of operations pending the 
approval of the budget  
• Oral Update from the Chair man of the WTO Pension Plan Management 
Board  
• Status of the Implementation of External Audit Recommendation s 
• Review of Outstanding Contributions from Members and Observers  
• Coherence in the Establishment and Management of WTO Trust Funds  
• Update on After Service Health Insurance (ASHI)  
• Status Report on  the LDCs Trust Fund for Participants in Ministerial 
Conferences  
Meeting 2 2 April 2020  • 2018-19 Annual Report on Grading Structure  
• Finalization  on the Revision of the Financial Regulations 19 and 23 and 
the Financial Regulation for Operations Pending Budget Approval  and 
Recommendation on the Revised Financial Regulations  of the World Trade 
Organization  
• Coherence in the Establishment and Management of WTO Trust Funds  
• Enhancing Strategic Planning and Horizontal Coordination in the WTO  
• Office of Internal Oversight – Status of Internal Audit Recommendations  
• Enhancing Output Reporting  
• Financial Management of the Working Capital Fund  
• Status Report on the LDCs Trust Fund for participants in Ministerial 
Conferences  
Meeting 3  5 May 2020  • Q1 20 20 Budget and Finance Report  
• Q1 20 20 Extra -budgetary Funds Report  
• Strategic Facilities Plan  
• Status Report on the LDCs  Trust Fund for participants in Ministerial 
Conferences  
• Enhancing Output Reporting  
• Complete Set of Financial Regulations of the World Trade Organization 
(including revised ones) for the recommendation to the General Council  
Meeting 4 23 June 2020  • WTO 2019 Financial Performance Report   
• Report of The Independent External Auditor on the Audit of the Financial 
Statements of the World Trade Organization for 201 9 
• Report from the  Office of Internal Oversight (OIO)  
• Enhancing Output Reporting  
• WTO Pension Plan Report 
• 2019 Annual Report on Diversity in the WTO Secretariat  
• ITC 2021 Budget  Proposal  
• WTO 2021 Budget Proposal  
Meeting 5 13 July 2020  • Status Update on the External Audit Findings  
• Q2 20 20 Budget and Finance Report  
• Q2 20 20 Extra -budgetary Funds Report  
• ITC 2021 Budget  Proposal  
• WTO 2021 Budget Proposal  
 
1 Note that additional meetings could be added depending upon matters arising and the requests of 
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  CBFA Meetings  Dates1 CBFA Topics  
Meeting 6 17 September  2020 • ITC 20 21 Budget  Proposal  
• WTO 2021 Budget Proposal  
• Annual Report on WTO Secretariat Risk Management  
• Biennial Technical Assistance and Training Pl an - Budget  for 2021 
• Update on External Audit or Recommendations  
Meeting 7 5 October 2020  • Follow up on  WTO 2021 Budget  Proposal  
• Q3 20 20 Budget and Finance Report  
• Q3 20 20 Extra -budgetary Funds Report  
• Finalization of the 2021 Budget  
 
 
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