INF/TE/IDP/RD/94* 
 
20 January 2023  
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 Original: English, anglais, inglés  
 
  
UNOFFICIAL ROOM DOCUMENT1 
 
DIALOGUE ON PLASTICS POLLUTION AND  ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE 
PLASTICS TRADE  
STATEMENT  BY PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS  
Plenary Meeting – 7 December 2022  
 
 
DOCUMENT DE S ÉANCE NON OFFICIEL1 
 
DIALOGUE ON PLASTICS POLLUTION AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE 
PLASTICS TRADE  
STATEMENT BY PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS  
Plenary Meeting – 7 December 2022  
 
 
DOCUMENTO DE SALA NO OF ICIAL1 
 
DIALOGUE ON PLASTICS POLLUTION AND  ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE 
PLASTICS TRADE  
STATEMENT BY PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS  
Plenary Meeting – 7 December 2022  
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* In Original language only/En langue originale seulement/En el idioma original solamente.  
1 Documents issued in the RD series are not official WTO documents. They usually appear in their 
language of submission and will not be translated systematically into the working languages of the WTO. They 
are intended for use in WTO meeting rooms and are a ttributed an unofficial symbol for archiving purposes only.  
Les documents de la série RD ne sont pas des documents officiels de l 'OMC. Ils ne paraissent 
généralement que dans la langue dans laquelle ils ont été communiqués et ne seront pas systématiquemen t 
traduits dans les langues de travail de l'OMC. Ils sont destinés aux salles de réunion de l'OMC et une cote non 
officielle leur est attribuée à des fins d'archivage.  
Los documentos de la serie RD no son documentos oficiales de la OMC. Por lo general se d istribuyen en 
el idioma en que han sido presentados y no se traduce n sistemáticamente a los idiomas de trabajo de la 
Organización. Se distribuyen para su uso en las salas de reunión de la OMC y se les asigna una signatura no 
oficial a efectos de archivo ún icamente.  INF/TE/IDP/RD/94  
 
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  PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS  
IDP PLENARY DECEMBER 7, 2022  
Statement on item e) i) of the convening notice:  
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".  
 
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1. Pew commends the Dialogue on the progress made this year including advancing the three 
workstreams, the Dialogue’s Survey of Trade Related Policy Measures, yesterday’s workshop 
convened with UNCTAD, and the many discussions held throughout the year on the various 
aspects of plastic pollution. We especially appreciate the Dialogue’s openness to hearing from a 
range of stakeholders including civil society and believe representing these many viewpoints 
through the pre -plenary dialogues and others has helped us  all learn more about this important 
issue.  
2. The last pre -plenary included focused discussions on single use plastics, plastic packaging and 
waste management. We were pleased to present our research at that pre -plenary. We also 
appreciated having focused d iscussions with specific technical questions to respond to. Our hope 
is that next year’s discussions can continue to hone in on specific questions with an eye towards 
developing concrete policy actions – be they voluntary pledges, commitments, or other tra de 
policy actions Members can ascribe to.  
3. Pew is here to help – whether that involves bringing our research and data to help inform 
technical questions, thinking through policy options, or using our convening power to bring 
together stakeholders. We hope t o work with you in the year ahead as we progress towards 
MC13 . 
 
 
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