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ORGANIZATION  WT/CFMC/W/24/Rev.4 
16 December 2008 
 
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DIRECTOR GENERAL'S CONSULTATIVE FRAMEWORK  
MECHANISM ON COTTON  
 
Documentation References and Schedule of Meetings
 
 
Revision  
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 This document updates the list of reports and documents circulated pursuant to the mandate 
on cotton development assistance.1  It also contains the schedule of meetings of the Director-General's 
Consultative Framework Mechanism on Cotton (DGCFMC) .  It is being circulated at the request of 
participants and it will be  updated periodically.  
 
 
                    
                                                      
1 Paragraph 1.b., and Annex A, paragraph 5 of the 1 August 2004 General Council Decision 
(WT/L/579);  and paragraph 12 of the Hong Kong Ministerial Declaration (WT/MIN(05)/DEC). This document has been prepa red under the Secretariat's own 
responsibility and without prejudice to the positions of Members and to their rights and obligations under the WTO WT/CFMC/W/24/Rev.4 
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SECTION I:  CONFERENCE REPORTS 
 
 
REPORT/DOCUMENT 
  
DOCUMENT REFERENCE  
DATE OF ISSUE 
African Regional Workshop 
on Cotton, Cotonou, Benin 
23-24 March 2004 
 WT/L/587 
(WT/CFMC/1) 17 November 2004 
High-Level Session on 
Cotton, 15-16 March 2007    TBC 
 
SECTION II:  DIRECTOR-GENERAL'S PERIODIC REPORTS AND 
GENERAL COUNCIL UPDATES AND SECRETARIAT PROGRESS REPORTS 
 
 
REPORT/DOCUMENT 
  
DOCUMENT REFERENCE  
DATE OF ISSUE 
First Periodic Report by the  
Director-General 
 WT/GC/83 and Add.1 
(WT/CFMC/DG/1 and Add.1) 3 December 2004 
Secretariat Progress Report to  
the 2nd meeting of the SCC2 
 TN/AG/SCC/W/1 
(WT/CFMC/2) 25 May 2005 
Secretariat Progress Report to  
the 3rd meeting of the SCC 
 TN/AG/SCC/W/2 
(WT/CFMC/3) 25 May 2005 
Secretariat Progress Report to  
the 5th meeting of the SCC 
 TN/AG/SCC/W/3 
(WT/CFMC/4)  27 July 2005 
Secretariat Progress Report to  
the 6th meeting of the SCC 
 TN/AG/SCC/W/4 
(WT/CFMC/5) 
 6 October 2005 
Second Periodic Report by 
the Director-General  WT/GC/97 and Add.1 
(WT/CFMC/DG/2 and Add.1)  21 November 2005 
Secretariat Progress Report to  
the 10th meeting of SCC 
 TN/AG/SCC/W/53 
(WT/CFMC/7) 15 March 2006 
Secretariat Progress Report to 
the 11th Meeting of the SCC  
 TN/AG/SCC/W/6 
(WT/CFMC/9) 3 April 2006 
 
                                                      
2 Sub-Committee on Cotton (SCC). 
3 This Secretariat Progress Report (TN/AG/SCC/W/5)  is summarized in the fo rmal records of the SCC 
contained in document TN/AG/SCC/R/10.  WT/CFMC/W/24/Rev.4 
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REPORT/DOCUMENT 
  
DOCUMENT REFERENCE  
DATE OF ISSUE 
Director-General's Progress 
Report to the 15 May 2006 
General Council  
 WT/GC/M/102 19 July 2006 
Secretariat Progress Report to 
the 12th Meeting of the SCC  
 TN/AG/SCC/R/12 
(WT/CFMC/11) 6 October 2006 
Director-General's Progress 
Report to the 27-28 July 2006 General Council   WT/GC/M/103 10 October 2006 
Director-General's Progress 
Report to the 14-15 December 
2006 General Council 
 WT/GC/M/106 1 March 2007  
High Level Session on Cotton, 
"DG's Concluding Remarks"  TN/AG/SCC/W/7 
(WT/CFMC/12) 
 16 March 2007  
Secretariat Progress Report to the SCC  TN/AG/SCC/W/8 
(WT/CFMC/13) 11 July 2007 
Secretariat Progress Report to 
the SCC  TN/AG/SCC/W/9 
(WT/CFMC/15) 14 December 2007  
General Council:  2007 Annual 
Report (cotton) 
 WT/GC/114 21 January 2008  
Director-General's Progress 
Report to the 18 December 
2007 General Council  WT/GC/M/112 4 March 2008 
Secretariat Progress Report to 
the SCC  TN/AG/SCC/W/10 
WT/CFMC/20 16 December 2008  
 
SECTION III:  MEMBERS' FEEDBACK ON EVOLVING TABLE AND  
COTTON COMMUNICATIONS 
 
 
REPORT/DOCUMENT 
  
DOCUMENT REFERENCE  
DATE OF ISSUE 
Evolving Table on Cotton 
Development Assistance: Benin Feedback 
 WT/L/656 (WT/CFMC/W/18)
 25 September 2006  
Evolving Table on Cotton Development Assistance: 
Burkina Faso Feedback 
 WT/L/657 
(WT/CFMC/W/19)  16 October 2006  WT/CFMC/W/24/Rev.4 
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REPORT/DOCUMENT 
  
DOCUMENT REFERENCE  
DATE OF ISSUE 
Evolving Table on Cotton 
Development Assistance:  
Mali Feedback 
 WT/L/660 
(WT/CFMC/W/20) 2 November 2006 
Evolving Table on Cotton 
Development Assistance: Development Community Feedback   WT/L/681  
(WT/CFMC/W/21) 25 January 2007 
Evolving Table on Cotton 
Development Assistance: Chad Feedback 
 WT/L/683 
(WT/CFMC/W/22) 11 April 2007  
Evolving Table on Cotton 
Development Assistance:  C4 Feedback  WT/L/685 
(WT/CFMC/W/23) 28 June 2007 
Evolving Table on Cotton 
Development Assistance: Contribution by the IMF 
 WT/L/689 
(WT/CFMC/W/25) 23 July 2007 
Evolving Table on Cotton 
Development Assistance: 
Contribution by the World Bank  WT/L/690 
(WT/CFMC/W/26) 23 July 2007 
Evolving Table on Cotton 
Development Assistance: Contribution by Burkina Faso  WT/L/697 
(WT/CFMC/W/32) 11 September 2007 
Statement by Minister of the 
Economy, Industry and Trade, 
Mali  WT/CFMC/W/47 10 November 2008  
 
SECTION IV:  EVOLVING TABLE ON COTTON DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE – 
UPDATED VERSIONS 
 
 
REPORT/DOCUMENT 
  
DOCUMENT REFERENCE  
DATE OF ISSUE 
Evolving Table on Cotton 
Development Assistance  
 WT/CFMC/6 
 10 April 2008  
 
Evolving Table on Cotton 
Development Assistance   WT/CFMC/6/Rev.1 
 30 April 2008  
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REPORT/DOCUMENT 
  
DOCUMENT REFERENCE  
DATE OF ISSUE 
Evolving Table on Cotton 
Development Assistance  
 WT/CFMC/6/Rev.2 
 7 May 2008  
Evolving Table on Cotton 
Development Assistance  
 WT/CFMC/6/Rev.3 
 20 May 2008  
Evolving Table on Cotton 
Development Assistance  WT/CFMC/6/Rev.4 30 October 2008  
Evolving Table on Cotton 
Development Assistance  WT/CFMC/6/Rev.4/Add.1 3 November 2008  
 
SECTION V:  DOMESTIC COTTON SECTOR REFORMS 
 
 
REPORT/DOCUMENT 
  
DOCUMENT REFERENCE  
DATE OF ISSUE 
Burkina Faso WT/L/645 
(WT/CFMC/8) 
 17 March 2006 
 
Benin WT/L/646 
(WT/CFMC/10)  18 May 2006 
 
Benin WT/CFMC/18 4 June 2008 
 
 
SECTION VI:  SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATION FOR COTTON 
 SECTOR DEVELOPMENT 
 
Mali  WT/L/704 
(WT/CFMC/14) 
 22 November 2007  
Brazil, China, India, 
Egypt, ITC  WT/L/710 
(WT/CFMC/16) 18 December 2007  
Burkina Faso WT/CFMC/17 28 May 2008  
 
 
SECTION VII:   COTTON PROJECTS 
 
Benin WT/CFMC/W/1 11 April 2008 
Benin WT/CFMC/W/2 11 April 2008 
Benin WT/CFMC/W/3 11 April 2008 WT/CFMC/W/24/Rev.4 
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REPORT/DOCUMENT 
  
DOCUMENT REFERENCE  
DATE OF ISSUE 
Benin WT/CFMC/W/4 11 April 2008 
Benin WT/CFMC/W/5 11 April 2008 
Benin WT/CFMC/W/6 11 April 2008 
Benin WT/CFMC/W/7 11 April 2008 
Benin WT/CFMC/W/8 11 April 2008 
Benin WT/CFMC/W/9 11 April 2008 
Benin WT/CFMC/W/10 11 April 2008 
Benin WT/CFMC/W/11 11 April 2008 
Côte d'Ivoire WT/CFMC/W/13 18 April 2008 
Côte d'Ivoire WT/CFMC/W/14 18 April 2008 
Côte d'Ivoire WT/CFMC/W/15 18 April 2008 
Côte d'Ivoire WT/CFMC/W/16 18 April 2008 
Côte d'Ivoire WT/CFMC/W/17 18 April 2008 
Uganda WT/CFMC/W/27 15 May 2008  
Uganda WT/CFMC/W/28 15 May 2008  
Uganda WT/CFMC/W/29 15 May 2008  
Uganda WT/CFMC/W/30 15 May 2008  
Uganda WT/CFMC/W/31 15 May 2008  
Benin WT/CFMC/W/33 22 May 2008 
Benin WT/CFMC/W/34 22 May 2008  WT/CFMC/W/24/Rev.4 
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REPORT/DOCUMENT 
  
DOCUMENT REFERENCE  
DATE OF ISSUE 
Benin WT/CFMC/W/35 22 May 2008 
Benin WT/CFMC/W/36 23 May 2008 
Cameroon WT/CFMC/W/37 1 October 2008  
Benin WT/CFMC/W/38 13 October 2008 
Benin WT/CFMC/W/39 13 October 2008 
Benin WT/CFMC/W/40 13 October 2008 
Benin WT/CFMC/W/41 13 October 2008 
Benin WT/CFMC/W/42 13 October 2008 
Benin WT/CFMC/W/43 14 October 2008 
Benin WT/CFMC/W/44 14 October 2008 
Benin WT/CFMC/W/45 14 October 2008 
Table of Project Proposals WT/CFMC/W/46 10 November 2008  
 
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SECTION VIII:  DGCFMC
4 ROUNDS OF CONSULTATIONS - 
CALENDAR OF MEETINGS 
 
 
ROUNDS OF CONSULTATIONS 
  
DATES 
1st Round 
 22 October 2004  
2nd Round 
 18 November 2004  
3rd Round 
 25 April 2005  
4th Round 
 18 July 2005  
5th Round 
 28 October 2005  
6th Round 16 February 2006 
 
7th Round 
 14 June 2006  
 
High Level Session on Cotton, 15-16 March 2007 
 
8th Round 
 18 June 2007  
9th Round 22 November 2007  
 
10th Round 7 November 2008  
 
  
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4 Director-General's Consultative Framework Mechanism on Cotton (DGCFMC).