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WT/WGTTT/M/42  
 
13 June 2013  
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Working Group on Trade and Transfer of Technology 
Forty-Second Session    
 
NOTE ON THE MEETING OF 5 APRIL 2013 
Chairpersons:  Mr. Carlos Rossi (Peru) and H.E. Ambassador Wafaa Bassim (Egypt) 
 
A. ADOPTION OF TH E AGENDA .................................................................................... 1  
B. ELECTION OF CH AIRPERSON ................................................................................... 1  
C. ANALYSIS OF THE RELATIOSHIP BETWEEN TRADE AND TRANSFER OF 
TECHNOLOGY .......................................................................................................... 1  
D. ANY POSSIBLE RECOMMENDATIONS ON STEPS THAT MIGHT BE TAKEN 
WITHIN THE MANDATE OF THE WTO TO INCREASE FLOWS OF 
TECHNOLOGY TO DEVELO PING COUNTRIES ............................................................ 1  
E. OTHER BUSINESS .................................................................................................... 2  
 
 A. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA  
1.  The agenda contained in Airgram WTO/AIR/4105 of 22 March 2013 was adopted. 
B. ELECTION OF CHAIRPERSON 
2.  The meeting was opened by the outgoing Ch air, Mr. Carlos Rossi, of Peru. Members then 
formally elected H.E. Ambassador Wafaa Bassim of Egypt as the Working Group's Chair for the 
year 2013. The incoming Chair thanked Members for their confidence in her, and thanked the 
outgoing Chair, Mr. Carlos Rossi, for his leadersh ip which had helped to advance the work in the 
Working Group during the past year.  
C. ANALYSIS OF THE RELATIOSHIP BETWEEN TRADE AND TRANSFER OF 
TECHNOLOGY  
3.  Under the agenda item relating to the relati onship between trade and transfer of technology, 
Members made further comments on the presentation made by UNCTAD on the impact of Non-
Equity Modes (NEMs) on Transfer of Technology at the 41
st Session. They expressed interest in 
looking further into some of the issues highlighted in the presentation, such as: (i) how to maximize development benefits from the NEMs; (ii) embedding NEM policies in overall 
development strategies through providing coherence in trade, investment and technology policies; 
(iii) building domestic productive capacity; (iv) facilitating and promoting NEMs through stable and enabling legal framework; and (v) addressing negative effects through strengthening the 
bargaining power of local firms vis à vis  foreign firms. 
D. ANY POSSIBLE RECOMMENDATIONS ON STEPS THAT MIGHT BE TAKEN WITHIN 
THE MANDATE OF THE WTO TO INCREASE FLOWS OF TECHNOLOGY TO DEVELOPING 
COUNTRIES 
4.  Under the agenda item on possible recommend ations that the Working Group could make in 
the future, Members continued their discussion of an earlier submission entitled ''Facilitating Access to Information on Appropriate Technology Sourcing – Steps to Increase Flows of WT/WGTTT/M/42  
 
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  Technology to Developing Countries''. The proponents informed that they were still in the process 
of revising their submission and that they inte nded to table it in the near future. The Chair 
encouraged the proponents to do so at the earliest so as to enable the Working Group to engage in a productive discussion on the recommendations with a view to fulfilling its mandate. 
E. OTHER BUSINESS  
5.  Under other business, Members continued the discussion on a revised proposal from Colombia, 
Costa Rica, Mexico and Peru to hold a workshop on  Trade and Transfer of Technology in the latter 
part of 2013 in Geneva. While, in principle, no Member objected to the holding of the workshop, 
divergent views were expressed, across the room, on the objectives of the workshop, the topics to 
be covered and the potential outcome of the work shop. For some Members, the topics intended to 
be included in the workshop were too broad, fair ly ambitious and repetitive of what the Working 
Group has already discussed. Members expressed th eir readiness to discuss the proposal further 
so as to develop a common view. The Chair concluded the discussion by stating that it was clear that Members needed more time to consult an d develop a common view on the proposal.  
6.  The meeting was adjourned.   
 
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