WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  TN/CTD/20 
25 July 2007 
 (07-3159) 
Committee on Trade and Development 
Special Session  
 
 
SPECIAL SESSION OF THE COMMITTEE ON 
TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT 
 
Report by the Chairman, Ambassador Burhan Gafoor (Singapore),  
to the Trade Negotiations Committee and the General Council  
 
 
I. INTRODUCTION  
1. As mentioned in my report to the General Council on 7 May 20071, Members had reached an 
in-principle agreement on 28 Agreement-specific pro posals in the lead-up to the Cancún Ministerial 
Conference in September 2003.2  These proposals, which are yet to be formally adopted, are contained 
in Annex I.  At the Hong Kong Ministerial Conference in December 2005, Members adopted five decisions in favour of the LDCs.
3  Additonally, Ministers mandated the Special Session of the 
Committee on Trade and Development (Special Session) to: 
• expeditiously complete the review of all the outstanding Agreement-specific proposals and 
report to the General Council, with clear recomme ndations for a decision by December 2006;  
and 
• resume work on all other outstanding issu es, including on the cross-cutting issues, the 
Monitoring Mechanism and the incorporation of  S&D into the architecture of WTO rules and 
report on a regular basis to the General Council.   
2. Furthermore, the bodies to which the 38 Cate gory II proposals had been referred, were 
instructed to complete consideration of these pr oposals and report to the General Council, with the 
objective of ensuring that clear recommendati ons for a decision are made no later than 
December 2006.  In this regard, the Special Session w as directed to continue to coordinate its efforts 
with these bodies, so as to ensure that this work was completed on time.   
II. STATUS OF WORK 
3. Since the last report to the General Council in May 2007, the Special Session has held two 
formal meetings (5 June and 11 July) and a number  of informal plurilateral consultations at which 
work continued on all aspects of the mandate.   
4. On the Agreement-specific proposals, Members c ontinued to engage in text-based discussions 
on seven of the 16 remaining Agreement-specific pr oposals.  In particular, the discussions focussed 
on the proposal relating to Article XVIII of GATT and the two proposals relating to Article 10.3 of 
the Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitory M easures (SPS).  The discussions also explored 
possible alternate language for these two issues.  In  order to facilitate the process, I circulated a 
revised draft text at the meeting on 11 July 2007 on Article XVIII of GATT that attempted to capture 
                                                      
1 TN/CTD/19. 
 2 Annex C of JOB(03)/150/Rev.2. 
3 Annex F of WT/MIN(05)/DEC. TN/CTD/20 
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  the key ideas that emerged in the informal and fo rmal discussions.  It was my sense that Members 
remain divided on this proposal.  Both propone nts and opponents expressed unhappiness with my 
draft revised text on Article XVIII.  The proponents thought the text had gone too far away from their 
original proposals, while others thought it ha d moved too much in the opposite direction.  
Nevertheless, no Member rejected the revised draft te xt that I had tabled as a basis for future work.  
This is an encouraging development.  Similarly, on the two proposals relating to Article 10.3 of the 
SPS Agreement, I tabled revised draft language on th e basis of informal and formal discussions, and 
taking into account ideas put forward by the delegation of  New Zealand.  Here too, it is my sense that 
the divergences remain.  Nevertheless, Members thought  that the revised language was a step in the 
right direction.  As for the three proposals re lating to Article 3.5 of the Agreement on Import 
Licensing Procedures, there is a greater degree of convergence but one outstanding issue remains in 
brackets.  Overall, the revised draft texts on the six Agreement-specific proposals represent the result 
of more than 16 months of text-based negotiations since the Hong Kong Ministerial Conference.  These texts, which are contained in Annex II, are still a "work-in-progress" but it is my view that they 
provide a good basis for continued work in the post-summer period.  As for the seventh proposal 
relating to Article 10.2 of the SPS Agreement, discussions continued on the basis of new draft 
language tabled by India.  On this issue, there re mains a divergence at the conceptual level and it is 
not clear at this stage whether textual convergence is  possible.  Nevertheless, this is a proposal on 
which continued work is needed in the post-summer period.   
5. As for the other nine remaining Agreement-speci fic proposals, I continue to hold the view 
(which I stated in my report to the General Council in May 2007) that there is no value in addressing 
these proposals unless and until Members (proponents or otherwise) put forward new ideas or new 
text to take the process forward.  It is my assessm ent that, in the absence of new ideas or new texts, 
any discussion of these proposals would only lead to  a repetition of well known positions.  For this 
reason, it is my view that it is best to set aside  these proposals and take no further action on them for 
the time being.  As for the Category II Agreement- specific proposals which had been referred to other 
bodies, I have been in touch with the respective Ch airpersons.  However, I have not heard anything 
which connotes any significant development on these proposals. 
6. During discussions on the duty-free quota-free (DFQF) market access issue, the LDCs have 
continued to stress the need for Members to ensu re effective implementation of the decision.  The 
LDCs had tabled two submissions, one on rul es of origin and the other on market access.
4  The LDCs 
have raised concerns over the apparent lack of Members' engagement on these submissions, and have 
expressed disappointment at the fact that only one  Member has provided substantive feedback on 
them.  On rules of origin, some Members have reitera ted that attempting to negotiate preferential rules 
of origin is impractical and unrealistic, especially  in light of the difficulties Members have been 
experiencing in moving the work programme on non-prefer ential rules of origin forward.  It has been 
suggested that a workshop be held to increase the understanding of different Members' rules of origin 
regimes.  On market access, I have continued to stress the need for the stakeholders to keep one 
another, and particularly the LDCs, informed of the domestic processes that they are undertaking to 
implement the decision.  In this regard, I am pl eased to say that there are already a number of 
developed country Members providing DFQF market access for at least 97 per cent of LDC exports at 
the tariff-line level and that a number of developing country Members are in the process of considering how they will provide DFQF market access to the LDCs.  I continue to believe that taking 
the DFQF issue forward will require the major stake holders to reach out to one another in order to 
resolve their differences to ensure full complia nce with the decision as soon as possible.   
7. Work on the other outstanding issues has continued to focus on the possible elements of a 
Monitoring Mechanism.  Discussions have built on the common elements that had already been 
identified in a paper that I had tabled in April 2007 on my own responsibility.  These elements include 
the establishment of a Monitoring M echanism that is simple, practical and efficient and one that will 
                                                     
 
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  take other existing as well as proposed monitoring m echanisms into consideration.  In addition, the 
Mechanism will have a simple structure that can  evolve, as necessary.  The basic aim of the 
Mechanism would be to monitor the implementation and effectiveness of special and differential treatment (S&D) provisions in the existing agreemen ts as well as those that will result from the Doha 
Round of negotiations.  In this context, it has been  suggested that the Mech anism be more forward 
looking and monitor those S&D provisions that may result from future rounds of negotiations.  
Members believe that the Mechanism could functio n at two levels, the technical and the political 
level.  At the technical level, the monitoring pr ocess would take place in dedicated sessions of the 
Committee on Trade and Development (CTD).  So me Members have proposed that instead of 
dedicated sessions, the review process take place in a Sub-Committee.  The actual review would take 
place on the basis of both submissions made directly  to the CTD by Members, as well as on the basis 
of reports received from other WTO bodies, where Memb ers have raised specific issues related to the 
implementation and effectiveness of the S&D provisi ons.  At the political level, the General Council 
would review and take decisions on  this issue based on submissions ma de directly by Members and/or 
on the feedback provided to it by the reports of the dedicated sessions of the CTD.  On the basis of 
further discussions in the informal and formal contex t, I have revised the paper which is contained in 
Annex III.  Even though there are a number of elements which will require further discussion and 
clarification, Members indicated that the revised  non-paper provides a good basis for continuing work 
in the post-summer period.   
III. FUTURE WORK   
8. The Special Session will need to build on the pr ogress already made in the various areas of its 
mandate .  On the Agreement-specific proposals, Memb ers will need to wo rk towards reaching 
convergence and making clear recommendations to the General Council in the shortest possible time.  
On the DFQF market access, Memb ers will need to ensure speedy and effective implementation of the 
DFQF market access decision.  On the outstanding issues, Members will need to reach agreement on 
the elements of a Monitoring Mechanism.  It is my  view that the Special Session should resume its 
work earnestly in September on the basis of the te xt contained in Annexes II and III, and build on the 
language that we have already on the table.  It is  my conviction that the work of the Special Session 
represents an important part of any overall package a nd it is therefore important that the work of this 
Committee keep up with the pace and progress in other areas of the negotiation.   TN/CTD/20 
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Annex I* 
 
 GATT 1994 - Article XVIII:C 
 "The Ministerial Conference instructs the Council on Trade in Goods to develop and adopt procedures 
for recourse to Article XVIII:C.  The concerns ra ised by developing countries, especially the least-
developed countries, including those related to the suspension of concessions or other obligations 
under Article XVIII:C, shall be addressed." 
GATT 1994 - Article XXXVI 
 
"The Ministerial Conference agrees that the Co mmittee on Trade and Development shall annually 
review the implementation of Article XXXVI of  GATT 1994, and report to the General Council with 
concrete recommendations, as agreed, no later than  the last General Council of each year." 
GATT 1994 - Article XXXVII 
 
"The Ministerial Conference agrees that any Memb er may initiate discussions in the Committee on 
Trade and Development on the basis of Article XXXVII and decides that a Member shall, upon 
request, provide a detailed explanati on to matters raised in regard to  the provisions under paragraph 1, 
with a view to reaching a solution that is satisfactory to all Members concerned." 
GATT 1994 - Article XXXVIII 
 "The Ministerial Conference instructs the Direct or-General to pursue and conclude cooperation 
arrangements as may be necessary to further the objectives set forth in Article XXXVI of the GATT 1994.  The Ministerial Conference further instru cts the Committee on Trade and Development to 
receive studies and reports from relevant internati onal agencies and organizations that may assist 
Members in analyzing the development plans an d policies of individual developing and least-
developed country Members, export potential and ma rket prospects over the short and medium terms, 
measures that could be taken in the WTO frame work and by other international agencies and 
organizations as well as the assistance required by developing and least-developed country Members to help achieve their respective development goals." 
Understanding on the Interpretation of Article XVII of the GATT 1994  
 "While acknowledging that the provisions of Article XVII of the GATT 1994  apply to all Members, 
Members recognize that state trading enterprises may ha ve a significant role to play in promoting and 
protecting public policy objectives in developi ng and least-developed country Members."   
Understanding on Balance-of-Payments Provisions of the GATT 1994 - Paragraph 8  
 
"The Ministerial Conference mandates the Committee on Balance-of-Payments Restrictions to examine ways and means of simplifying the admini strative requirements within the full consultation 
procedures." 
                                                     
 
*This Annex contains the recommendations on the 28 proposals agreed to in principle but yet to be 
adopted as contained in Annex C of the draft Cancún Ministerial Text - JOB(03)/150/Rev.2.   
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  Enabling Clause  
 
"The Ministerial Conference confirms that the terms and conditions of the Enabling Clause shall 
apply when action is taken by Members under the provisions of this Clause." 
Agreement on Agriculture - Article 15.2 
 
"The Ministerial Conference confirms that least -developed country Members remain exempt from 
reduction commitments, as provided in Article 15.2, unless decided otherwise by consensus."  
PSI Agreement - Article 3.3  
 "(a) The Ministerial Conference agrees that t echnical assistance for purposes of the Agreement on 
Preshipment Inspection shall address the concer ns of developing and least-developed country 
Members relating among others to:   
 (i)  training customs and revenue officials to promote and achieve the objectives of the 
Agreement on Preshipment Inspection through th e activities defined in Article 1.3 of the 
Agreement, in order to ensure the proper inspection of consignments to be exported  to the 
user Member, and the prevention of false decl aration, wrong classification and any fraud;   
 (ii)  regulation of preshipment entities. (b) The Ministerial Conference further agrees th at customs authorities of Members shall, in 
accordance with paragraph 8.3 of  the Decision on Implementation-Related Issues and Concerns, 
closely cooperate in the context of the Agreem ent on Customs Valuation, and of the Decision 
Regarding Cases where Customs Administrations Have  Reasons to Doubt the Truth or Accuracy of 
the Declared Value." 
Agreement on Rules of Origin 
 
"In regard to preferential rules of origin un der the Common Declaration in Annex II to the 
Agreement, the Ministerial Conference agrees th at in their arrangements for mutual reduction or 
elimination of tariff or non-tariff barriers, de veloping and least-developed country Members shall 
have the right to adopt preferential rules of orig in designed to achieve trade policy objectives relating 
to their rapid economic development, partic ularly through generating regional trade.  
Furthermore, the Ministerial Conference instructs th e Director-General to take  action to facilitate the 
increased participation of developing and least-developed country Members in the activities of the 
Technical Committee on Rules of Origin of the Worl d Customs Organization as well as to coordinate 
with this organization in identif ying technical and financial assistance needs of developing and least-
developed country Members, and report to the Committee on Rules of Origin and the Council for 
Trade in Goods periodically, and the General Council as appropriate." 
Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures – Article 1.2    
 
"It is understood that the requirement to take into account the "development purposes and financial 
and trade needs of developing country Members" in  Article 1.2 of the Agreement means that the 
burden of the administrative procedures used to implement import licensing regimes shall be further 
reduced in order to facilitate trade of devel oping country Members and minimize possible adverse 
effects to their trade, including by making im port licensing procedures as expeditious as possible." TN/CTD/20 
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  GATS – Article IV 
 
"Pursuant to Article IV.3 of the GATS, in all services negotiations, whether broad-based rounds of 
negotiations or separate negotiations on specific se ctors, modalities shall be developed in order to 
allow the priorities of least-developed country Member s to be presented and duly taken into account." 
GATS - Article IV.3 
 
"The Ministerial Conference agrees that the inform ation to be provided by Members shall indicate 
how the requirement that special priority be given to least-developed country Members in the 
implementation of paragraphs  1 and 2 of Article IV is being met,  and that contact points, in this 
context, shall provide information of particular interest to services suppliers from least-developed 
country Members." 
GATS – Article XXV 
 
"The Ministerial Conference instructs the WTO Secr etariat to pursue with a view to concluding 
arrangements with relevant international institutions  that have the technical assistance capacity to 
assist developing and least-developed country Members in addressing their supply-side and 
infrastructural constraints and their development n eeds in the services sector.  This shall be without 
prejudice to the prerogative of the Council for Trade in Services to decide upon technical assistance to 
developing countries which shall be provided at th e multilateral level by the Secretariat, in accordance 
with Article XXV.2." 
GATS, Annex on Telecommunications – Paragraph 6 
 
"The Ministerial Conference instructs the Council fo r Trade in Services to put in place arrangements 
for prompt notification of any measures taken with regard to the implementa tion of subparagraphs (a) 
to (d) of paragraph 6 of the Annex on Telecommunications."  
TRIPS Agreement – Article 66.2 
 
"Members, having regard to Article 66.2 of the Ag reement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual 
Property Rights, and having regard to the deci sion of the TRIPS Council of 19 February 2003, 
contained in document IP/C/28, rea ffirm that this decision be expeditiously implemented in a way that 
ensures the monitoring and full implementa tion of the obligations in Article 66.2." 
TRIPS Agreement – Article 67 
 
"The Ministerial Conference agrees that techni cal and financial coopera tion, in accordance with 
Article 67, shall be provided on request and on  mutually agreed terms and conditions, with due 
consideration given to comprehensive programm es comprising such components as improving the 
relevant legal framework in line with the ge neral obligations of the Agreement, enhancing 
enforcement mechanisms, increasing training of pers onnel at the various levels, assisting in the 
preparation of laws and procedures in an effort to encourage and monitor technology transfer, making 
use of the rights and policy flexibility in the Agreement, and strengthening or establishing coordination between intellectual property right s, investment and competition authorities. 
The Ministerial Conference instructs the Council fo r Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property 
Rights to annually review the state of implem entation of the Agreement between the World 
Intellectual Property Organization and the Wo rld Trade Organization, taking into account 
opportunities for technical assistance as provided for in the Agreement."  TN/CTD/20 
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  TRIPS Agreement – Article 70.9 
 
"For purposes of the requirement to grant exclusiv e marketing rights during transition periods, it is 
understood that there is a clear distinction betw een “patent rights” on the one hand and “exclusive 
marketing rights” on the other.  Patent rights are set out in Article 28 of the TRIPS Agreement.  
Exclusive marketing rights are not the same as pate nt rights.  Members have the right to define 
exclusive marketing rights, so long as the definitio n accords with the meaning of the term in the 
TRIPS Agreement as interpreted under the rules of pub lic international law.  There is no requirement 
to grant exclusive marketing righ ts unless marketing approval is granted in that WTO Member for 
which exclusive marketing rights is sought." 
Understanding on Rules and Procedures Govern ing the Settlement of Disputes – Article 8.10  
 
"Pursuant to Article 8.10 of the DSU, the Minister ial Conference agrees that in disputes between a 
developing country Member and a developed-country Member, at l east one panellist shall be from a 
developing country Member, unless the developing count ry Member party to the dispute waives this 
right." 
Decision on Measures in Favour of Least-Developed Countries – Paragraph 2 (v) 
 
"The Ministerial Conference agrees that the WT O through its participation in the Integrated 
Framework and JITAP and ot her relevant institutions will work to ensure that supply-side constraints 
of the LDCs are identified in the Diagnostic Trade In tegration Studies (DTIS) and are addressed in the 
implementation and follow-up taking into account the specific circumstance s of each beneficiary 
country.  The Ministerial Conference also inst ructs the Sub-Committee on LDCs to undertake a 
biennial review of the implementation of the DTIS  and to monitor the possible impact of assistance 
that is targeted towards the diversification of exports from LDCs, including through comparing the 
composition and concentration of LDCs' export stru ctures over time and across LDCs and through the 
establishment of other relevant indicators." 
Rules Relating to Notification Procedures 
 
"Recognizing the practical difficulties faced by least -developed country Members in abiding fully by 
their notification obligations, the Ministerial Conference instructs the Sub-Committee on Least-
Developed Countries to examine possible improveme nts to the notification procedures for least-
developed country Members, taking into account the experience regarding Secretariat produced 
reports that helped fulfil some of these require ments.  In conducting its examination, the Sub-
Committee shall seek the input of relevant WTO bodies, which may be in a position to advise on practical means for improving the notification pr ocedures in relation to least-developed country 
Members, for example the possibility of longer timeframes, specified ex emptions and simplified 
procedures for notifications, and cross-notificati ons.  The Committee on Trade and Development shall 
forward the Sub-Committee's report to the Gene ral Council by 31 December 2003 for appropriate 
action." 
Enabling Clause  
 
"The Ministerial Conference agrees that in formul ating schemes under paragra ph 2(a), (b) and (c) of 
the Enabling Clause, and in furtherance of paragrap h 3 thereof, developed-country Members will take 
into account, among other factors, the needs of deve loping and least-developed country Members and 
consult with them with a view to ensuring that  their products of export interest are accorded 
meaningful market access.  The Committee on Tr ade and Development will annually review the 
progress made in this regard and report to th e General Council with recommendations, if any." TN/CTD/20 
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  Review of Progress on Market Access for Least-Developed Countries 
 
"We recall paragraph 2(d) of the Decision on Differential and More Favourable Treatment, 
Reciprocity and Fuller Participation of Developi ng Countries, and Members' commitment to the 
objective of duty-free, quota-free market access for products originating from least-developed 
countries, as contained in paragraph 42 of the D oha Ministerial Declaration.  The Ministerial 
Conference agrees to review the progress made in  providing access to the least-developed countries 
on the above basis." 
Decision on Measures in Favour of Least-Developed Countries – Paragraph 2 (ii) 
 
"Without prejudice to the binding commitments that  may result from work under Paragraphs 13, 16 
and 42 of the Doha Ministerial Declaration, and building upon our commitment in the Doha 
Ministerial Declaration, Members shall continue to expeditiously pursue the objective of duty-free 
and quota-free market access for products origina ting from [all] least-devel oped countries in a manner 
that ensures security and predictability.  We urge Members to adopt and implement rules of origin so 
as to facilitate exports from least-developed countries." 
Decision on Measures in Favour of Least-Developed Countries – Paragraph 2  
 
"We agree that: 
(a)  Taking into account their development needs, least-developed countries, following 
application, shall in principle be eligible for ex tensions of their transition periods; where relevant 
procedural provisions exist in the WTO agreements, those provisions shall apply.  
(b)  Technical assistance to least-developed c ountries shall aim among other things to remove 
their supply-side constraints which limit their abilit y to benefit from the WTO Agreements, including 
market access opportunities and development of domestic productivity.  In this context, the 
Ministerial Conference also instructs the Dire ctor-General to consult other institutions on 
programmes/assistance related to supply-side cons traints in least-developed country Members to 
determine what additional technical assistance may be made available." 
Decision on Measures in Favour of Least-Developed Countries – Market Opportunities 
Enabling Clause – Paragraph 3(b)  
"Accepting that extension of differential and mo re favourable treatment to developing countries 
should not constitute an impediment  to the reduction or elimination of tariffs on an MFN basis, but 
recognizing that as WTO Members pursue improved MFN tariff liberalization some Members may have concerns about adjusting to the loss of prefer ences, we agree that this issue be considered, in 
close coordination with other releva nt international organizations, w ith a view to identifying possible 
ways, including targeted assistance programmes, by which LDCs should be assisted." 
GATT 1994 – Article XVIII:B 
 
"In determining the need for taking measures under Article XVIII:B, full consideration shall be given 
to the impact of the volatility of short-term fina ncial flows on the level of external reserves or 
surpluses of Members."      TN/CTD/20 
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  Annex II  
 
 
(13) GATT 1994 - Article XVIII* 
 
It is understood that the provisions of Article XV III aim to promote the progressive development of 
economies which can only support low standards of livi ng and are in the early stages of development.  
Therefore, the implementation of these provisions sha ll be carried out in a manner that facilitates the 
attainment of the goals mentioned in Article XVIII.   While taking due account of the rights of other 
Members,  developing and least-developed country Me mbers shall not be expected, in the context of 
Article XVIII, to undertake measures that would und ermine the attainment of these goals.  Members 
agree to review and simplify the procedures laid down for recourse to Article XVIII. 
 
(24 - 25)  SPS Agreement – Article 10.3 * 
 
The General Council agrees that with a view to ensu ring that developing country Members are able to 
comply with the provisions of the SPS Agreement, they shall be eligible for specified, time-limited 
exceptions in whole, or in part, from the obligati ons under this Agreement.  In this regard, the 
Committee shall give positive and expeditious cons ideration and take a decision as appropriate no 
later than at the third meeting at which the request  is considered and in any case within 12 months,  on 
any request made by such Members under Article 10.3 of the Agreement, taking into account their 
individual financial, trade and development need s.  Furthermore, Members shall facilitate the 
provision of technical assistance if requested by a developing country Member in relation to its request for a specific time-limited exception. 
 
(28-30)  Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures – Article 3.5
 
 
While all Members shall endeavour to provide impor t statistics with respect to products subject to 
import licensing for the purpose of enhanced tran sparency, the General Council agrees that for 
purposes of subparagraph (a)(iv) of Article 3.5, deve loping country Members shall not be expected to 
do so in cases where this will cause them additional administrative or financial burden beyond their 
capacity.  
The General Council further agrees that: (a)  Article 3.5(j) of the Agreement implies [m andatory and] non-discretionary obligations on the 
part of the Members;  and 
(b)  In the allocation of licenses, special consid eration shall be accorded to existing and new 
importers of products originating in developing, and in particular  least-developed country Members. 
 
                                                      
*This language was circulated to Members at the formal meeting of the Sp ecial Session held on 
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  Annex III* 
The Monitoring Mechanism  
 
Structure  
 
• A simple, practical and efficient mechanism, that complements other existing, as well as 
proposed monitoring mechanisms. 
 
• Allows for a regular high-level review of issues  related to special and differential treatment 
(S&D) in the WTO, aimed at improving the implementation and effectiveness of S&D provisions. 
 
• Allows also for a bottom-up, horizontal a nd transparent process that would enable, inter alia , 
information sharing and compliance monitoring. 
 
• Gives sufficient visibility to the im portance of S&D issues in the WTO. 
 
• To begin with, it will functi on at two broad levels:   
 
o At the first level, the monitoring process will take place in [ded icated sessions] [Sub-
Committee] of the CTD.  The review would take place on the basis of both 
submissions made directly to the [CTD] [Sub-Committee] by Members, as well as on 
the basis of reports received from the other WTO bodies, to which submissions can also be made.   
 
o At the second level, the General Council would review and take decisions, as 
appropriate, on the basis of recommendations made by the [CTD] [Sub-Committee].  
 
• The structure will be reviewed in the future, ta king into account the actual functioning of the 
Mechanism, and evolving circumstances. 
 Scope
 
 
• Monitor the implementation and effectiveness of  S&D provisions in the existing agreements 
in line with paragraph 44 of the Doha Ministerial Declaration. 
 
• Monitor the implementation and effectiveness of S&D provisions that will result from the 
Doha Round of negotiations. 
 
• Provide a forum at which Members can raise an y other issues related to the implementation 
and effectiveness of S&D provisions.  
   
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*This revised non-paper was circulated at the formal meeting of the Special Session held on 
11 July 2007.