. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/TPR/210  
18 October 2007 
 (07-4509) 
Trade Policy Review Body  
  
 
TRADE POLICY REVIEW MECHANISM 
 
OECS-WTO MEMBERS 
 
Arrangements for Review Meeting
 
 
Communication from the Chairperson of the Trade Policy Review Body  
 
1. In pursuance of Article IV, paragraph 4 and Annex 3 of the WTO Agreement, a meeting of 
the Trade Policy Review Body is  scheduled for 5 and 7 November  2007 to conduct the second review 
of the trade policies and practices of the OECS-WTO Members (WTO/AIR/3079). 
2. This communication sets out arrangements c oncerning the review meeting.  In this 
connection, attention is also drawn to the procedur es for the conduct of reviews contained in the rules 
of procedure of the Trade Policy Review Body (WT/TPR/6/Rev.1). 
I. QUESTIONS IN WRITING IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING 
3. Members wishing to submit written questions to the Members under review should do so at 
least two weeks before the review meeting to allow replies to be prepared in  time for the first session 
of the meeting.  For the forthcoming review, su ch questions should therefore be with the Trade 
Policies Review Division of the Secretariat (tprd.americas@wto.org) by 22 October 2007.  All questions submitted will be made available to Members at the beginning of the meeting. 
II. ANSWERS IN WRITING BY THE MEMBER UNDER REVIEW 
4. In the course of the discussions at the re view meeting, the Members under review may 
indicate that they intend to provide supplementary in formation, in writing, on specific points raised.  
Upon receipt, the Secretariat will circulate a documen t containing this information to all Members. 
III. DISCUSSANT 
5. In consultation with the Members under review, the Chairperson of the Trade Policy Review 
Body may choose discussants who, in their pers onal capacity, will introduce the discussions in the 
Body.  Mr. Guillaume Cliche (Canada) will act as  discussant for the review of the OECS-WTO 
Members.  A document summarizing the main points to  be raised by the discussant will be circulated 
two weeks in advance of the meeting. 
IV. STRUCTURE OF THE MEETING 
6. Trade policy reviews cover four broad headings: 
(a) appreciation of the full range of the Member's trade policies and practices; WT/TPR/210 
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(b) relevant background:  wider economic a nd developmental needs, including the 
external environment; 
(c) impact of the Member's trade policies and practices on the functioning of the 
multilateral trading system;  and 
(d) general comments by way of assessment and evaluation. 
7. Meetings take place in two sessions.  The first session is devoted to the opening statements by 
the Members under review and the discussant, an d remarks and questions from the floor.  The 
discussion in the second session, when the Members unde r review will reply to questions, is based on 
main themes identified after the opening meeti ng by the Chairperson, the discussant and the 
Secretariat in consultation with the Members. 
V. DOCUMENTATION AND PRESS ARRANGEMENTS 
8. Reports by the Members under review and the Secretariat are contained in the following 
documents: 
WT/TPR/G/190   Overview:  Report by the OECS-WTO Members 
WT/TPR/G/190/ATG  Report by Antigua and Barbuda 
WT/TPR/G/190/DMA  Report by Dominica WT/TPR/G/190/GRD  Report by Grenada  
WT/TPR/G/190/KNA  Report by St. Kitts and Nevis WT/TPR/G/190/LCA  Report by St. Lucia WT/TPR/G/190/VCT  Report by St. Vincent and the Grenadines 
WT/TPR/S/190   Overview:  Report by the Secretariat 
WT/TPR/S/190/ATG  Antigua and Barbuda:  Report by the Secretariat WT/TPR/S/190/DMA  Dominica:  Report by the Secretariat WT/TPR/S/190/GRD  Grenada:  Report by the Secretariat WT/TPR/S/190/KNA  St. Kitts and Nevis:  Report by the Secretariat 
WT/TPR/S/190/LCA  St. Lucia:  Report by the Secretariat 
WT/TPR/S/190/VCT  St. Vincent and the Grenadines:  Report by the Secretariat 
9. The press embargo for the review of the OECS-WTO Members will end at 2.00 pm, 
Geneva time, on 5 November 2007. 
VI. MINUTES 
10. Minutes of the meeting will be circulated prom ptly and will be publishe d together with the 
reports by the OECS-WTO Members and the Secretariat. 
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