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WT/WGTTT/M/44  
 
18 March 2014  
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Working Group on Trade and Transfer of Technology 
Forty-Forth Session    
 
 NOTE ON THE MEETING OF 21 OCTOBER 2013 
Chairperson:  H.E. Mrs Wafaa Bassim (Egypt) 
 
A. ADOPTION OF TH E AGENDA .................................................................................... 1  
B. ANALYSIS OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TRADE AND TRANSFER OF 
TECHNOLOGY ................................................................................................................... 1 
C. ANY POSSIBLE RECOMMENDATIONS ON STEPS THAT MIGHT BE TAKEN 
WITHIN THE MANDATE OF THE WTO TO INCREASE FLOWS OF TECHNOLOGY TO 
DEVELOPING CO UNTRIES ................................................................................................ 2  
D. OTHER BUSINESS .................................................................................................... 2  
 
 
A. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA  
1. The agenda contained in Airgram WTO/AIR/4204 of 7 October 2013 was adopted.  
B. ANALYSIS OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TRADE AND TRANSFER OF 
TECHNOLOGY  
2. Under the agenda item relating to the Relationship between Trade and Transfer of 
Technology, Members heard a presentation from the Trade and Environment Division of the WTO 
on the main findings of a Workshop on "Environmental Technology Dissemination; Challenges and 
opportunities related to environmental technology dissemination" that was held in November 2012. The Working Group was informed that the workshop  took place in the context of paragraph 32 (i) 
of Doha Declaration with the overall objective to discuss barriers to environmental technologies 
dissemination and the extent to which their elimination would contribute to their dissemination as well as to the promotion of international sustainable development objectives. The discussions in 
the workshop focused on three specific environmental technologies: (i) Carbon Capture and 
Storage (CCS) Technologies, (ii) Low Emission Technologies; and (iii) Waste Management and Water Treatment Technologies. The experts explained key factors that could facilitate technological innovation, improve access to technologies and their dissemination, as well as ways of inducing 
innovation in environmental technologies through public policy.  
 3. The ensuing deliberations in the Workshop found that though facing regulatory, economic 
and policy challenges, the CCS technologies can play a vital role in climate change. In this context, 
collaboration and information-sharing with the public were important. In the case of low emission technologies, standards, certification, participation of developing countries in international 
standard-setting and trade and investment were key in promoting innovation and supporting 
market development. Effective waste management policies and enabling environment could also stimulate development of technology and market s.  In addition, the presentation on waste 
management also underscored the vital role of science and research, legislation in fostering waste 
management technologies and the contribution these can make in tackling climate change. 
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  C. 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 Possible Recommendations 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 Technology to Developing Countries''. The proponents also indicated that they were preparing a 
revised submission which they might table at th e next meeting of the Working Group in 2014.  
 
D. OTHER BUSINESS  
5. Under "Other Business", the Working Group co nsidered the draft annual report 2013 that 
had been circulated before the meeting and agreed to forward it to the General Council after 
appropriately reflecting in it the deliberations of the current session. 
 
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