INF/TE/IDP/CN/13  
 
19 April 2023 
(23-2839)  Page: 1/3 
 Original: English  
 
 
 
DIALOGUE ON PLASTICS POLLUTION  
AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE PLASTICS TRADE  
CONVENING NOTICE  
The following convening notice, dated 19 April 2023, is being circulated at the request of the Dialogue  
Coordinators . 
 
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1. The Dialogue  will hold its next  pre-plenary meeting  (Members only) in hybrid mode  (Room  S1 
and Interprefy1) on Thursday , 27 April  2023 , from 3 p.m. to 4.30 p.m.  Geneva time.  All WTO 
Members are invited to attend the meeting . Please see technical arrangements in Annex I . 
2. Draft a genda  
1) Introductory remarks by coordinators  
 
2) Coordinators presentation on their updated vision for MC13  outcomes  
 
3) Concluding remarks by coordinators  
 
3. This will be followed by a briefing with stakeholders  (Room S3 and Zoom ) on Thursday 27 
February  2023 , from 4.45 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. Geneva time.  All WTO Members are invited to 
attend the meeting . Please see technical arrangements in Annex I . 
4. The Workshop  on Reduction  and Circularity to Tackle Plastic Pollution organized by the WTO 
in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)  will take place  on 
Thursday 27 April 2023, from 10 a.m. to 1  p.m. Geneva time . Agenda and technical 
arrangements for the  Workshop have been shared in a previous communication.  
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1 Technical and logistical details on how to navigate the Interprefy platform are available to members 
via a link on the respective meeting tab on the WTO website or at:  
https://www.wto.org/library/events/interprefy_technical_note/wto_interprefy_delegate_guide_e.pdf  
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  Annex I - Technical Arrangements  
Please note that th e pre-plenary  meeting will be held in  hybrid mode  (room S1 and via Interprefy2). 
 
Please note that the briefing with stakeholders will be held in  hybrid mode  (room S3 and via Zoom).  
 
1  REMOTE PARTICIPATION   
1.1  For zoom meetings:  
Delegates wishing to participate virtually to the briefing with stakeholders' session via the Zoom 
platform, including capital -based officials,  must register through th e following  link3: 
https://worldtradeorganization.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIld -
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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 accessing the meeting, please enter:  
 
Meeting ID – 868 0856 8568  
Meeting Passcode – 370413  
 
1.2  Before the meeting  (zoom or Interprefy)  
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.  
 
1.3  During the meeting:  
• If technical di fficulties 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 cont act 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 i tem 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 . 
 
 
 
 
 
2 See footnote 1 on the previous page.  
3 If you have already registered for the Workshop in the morning of 27 April, you don't need to  register 
again, use the same link as for the workshop.  INF/TE/IDP/CN/13  
 
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  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 will also be gratefully received 
during the meeting  (idp@wto.org ). 
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