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11 July 2001
(01-3472)
Committee on Budget, Finance and Administration
DIVISIONAL REPORTING ON OBJECTIVES AND EXPENDITURE
2000WT/BFA/W/58
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Senior Management ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3
Office Of The Director-General -------------------------------------------------------------------------------4
Secretariat Working Group On The Integrated Framework And Ldc Issues ------------------------5
Administration And General Services Division ------------------------------------------------------------9
Wto Condominium --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13
Accessions Division --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14
Agriculture And Commodities Division -------------------------------------------------------------------- 16
Council Division ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 19
Development Division ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21
External Relations Division ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 24
Economic Research And Analysis Division ---------------------------------------------------------------- 27
Informatics Division ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 30
Information And Media Relations Division --------------------------------------------------------------- 33
Intellectual Property Division -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 38
Language Service And Documentation Division --------------------------------------------------------- 42
Legal Affairs Division ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 44
Market Access Division --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 48
Ministerial Session Divisions --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 54
Rules Division --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 57
Statistics Division ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 61
Technical Cooperation Division ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 65
Textiles Division ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 70
Textiles Monitoring Body ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 73
Trade And Environment Division --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 75
Trade And Finance Division --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 79
Trade Policies Review Division ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 81
Training Division ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 83
Trade In Services Division ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 86
Appellate Body And Its Secretariat ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 89WT/BFA/W/58
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Senior Management
Part Section Budget Expenditure Balance
A. Work years* Salary 1,547,200 1,503,689 43,511
Temporary Assistance 220,300 14,550 205,750
B. Administrative
        Costs
Permanent Equipment 0 38,673 (38,673)
Expendable Equipment
Contractual Services
C. Other Costs Staff Overhead Costs
Missions
     Official 305,050 301,887 3,163
     Technical Cooperation
Representation and
     Hospitality 212,100 207,487 4,613
Total 2,284,650 2,066,286 218,364
*Including higher category staffWT/BFA/W/58
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Office of the Director-General
Part Section Budget Expenditure Balance
A. Work years* Salary 1,064,300 1,063,958 342
Temporary Assistance 2,000 95,980 (93,980)
B. Administrative
        Costs
Permanent Equipment 0 2,199 (2,199)
Expendable Equipment
Contractual Services
C. Other Costs Staff Overhead Costs 2,500 2,292 208
Missions
     Official 197,720 196,734 986
     Technical Cooperation
Representation and
     Hospitality
Total 1,266,520 1,361,163 (94,643)
*Including higher category staffWT/BFA/W/58
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Secretariat Working Group on the Integrated Framework and LDC Issues
Activities undertaken in 2000 (July – December)
(i) As part of the year 2000 Retreat Outcomes, the Director-General announced (in May 2000),
the establishment of the Secretariat Workin g Group on the Integrated Framework and LDC
Issues.  Actual administrative "Notice to Staff" (Office 00/41) was issued on 13 September
2000.  The established mandate was to formulate policy, make recommendations to Senior
Management, and carry out operational activities, in this area.
(ii) The SWG effectively began to function in July 2000, with the transfer of 5 Trust Funds as
follows: i) Joint Integrated Technical Assistance Programme for Africa (JITAP);  ii) Denmark;
iii) Netherlands; iv) Norway; and, v) Sweden.
(iii) The use of these Trust Funds by the SWG began from mid-year, with transfer of funds from
the Director, Technical Cooperation Division (TCD) (of 25 July 2000).  It was a transitional
period.  Nevertheless, the use of resources from the Trust Funds focused on nine areas of
strategic priorities in the operational delivery of trade-related technical assistance and human
capacity-building for LDCs .  These include the following:
• Improving understanding of WTO Agreements with governments and the private sector.
• Improving knowledge of WTO obligations and opportunities in the Agreements.
• Technical support for implementation in specific Agreements (e.g. Customs Valuation, etc).
• Accession support.
• Integrated Framework-related activities.
• Information Technology (IT) support: installation of WTO references (RFCs).
• Institutional integration of Non-Residents into the multilateral trading system.
• Trade Negotiations.
• Annual Short Trade Policy Course (STPC).
(iv) The activities undertaken under these nine areas of operational priorities are described in the 5
Trust Funds below, for the period July-December 2000.
Joint Integrated Technical Assistance Programme for Africa (JITAP)
• 2 activities consisting of Regional workshops (on legal implementation of WTO Agreements
in Uganda ; and Kenya).
• 1 national seminar on customs valuation (Tanzania).WT/BFA/W/58
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Denmark Trust Fund
• 11 Activities undertaken after July 2000 and to 31 December 2000:
(a) 2 Installation of a reference centre (Comoros and Burkina Faso (Embassy in Brussels)
(b) 5 Participation to regional summits at the United Nations Economic Commission for
Africa (UNECA), Common Market for Easter n and Southern Africa (COMESA), and
the International Agency for the Francophony (IAF)
(c) 2 Technical missions on accession and  IF (Sudan, Cambodia)
(d) 1 participation in Inter-agency Working Group (IAWG) sessions (N.Y.)
(e) 1 national seminar in Uganda
Swedish Trust Fund
• 9 activities undertaken after  July 2000 and to 31 December 2000:
(a) 4 Regional workshops,  (Agriculture, negotiating techniques) in Cameroon,
Nepal.
(b) 1 technical mission for Balance-of-Payment (BOP) in Bangladesh.
(c) 1 participation in IAWG (Canada).
(d) 1 participation in Regional organization summit (ECOWAS).
(e) 1 participation in roundtable (Niger).
(f) 1 activity: the financing of the "Geneva Week" (Non-resident initiative).
Netherlands Trust Fund
• 1 activity undertaken after July  2000 and to December 2000:
(a) 1 Regional seminar   on rules (South Africa).
Norway Trust Fund
• 12 activities undertaken between  July 2000 and to December 2000:
(a) 4 national seminars including Trade negotiation simulations and accession
(Ethiopia, Cambodia, Angola, Bhutan).
(b) 4 Technical missions (Yemen, Samoa, U.S.A., Togo).
(c) 2 activities  including IAWG /R oundtables  (Bhutan, Mauritania).
(d) 1 financing for the Third Short trade policy course (Geneva).
(e) 1 financing of the 17th Dispute Settlement Course (Geneva)WT/BFA/W/58
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Assessment on reaching the stated objectives for 2000
The operational delivery of technical assistance will always be work in progress.  Although
the SWG only functioned effectively in 2000 for 5 months (July-December) and bearing in mind that
there were areas and issues of overlap with the Technical Cooperation Division and the Development
Division, several of the key objectives were realized, at least, in part:
• First , the review of the Integrated Framework, initiated in November of 1999 was
successfully concluded with the meeting of IF Heads of Agencies on 6 July 2000.  The
success of the IF review exercise become fully apparent in the year 2001 (a period
falling outside the boundaries of this report).
• Second , human capacity-building missions were undertaken in several countries as is
apparent in the description of activities under the various Trust Funds.  In several
LDCs, including in WTO Members in Asia and Africa, there is insufficient knowledge
of the WTO.  An area of concern in this regard for Least-Developed Country members
and those acceding is the need to know how the WTO (and its agreements) support their
development objectives.  This was not fully accounted for in our operational delivery of
Trade-Related Technical Assistance in 2000.  However, as will be apparent in the
subsequent report for 2001, the SWG has adjusted its design of national and regional
seminars and workshops to include a component on "mainstreaming" trade priorityareas of action (a trade integration strategy chapter) into country development plans and
poverty reduction strategies.  Greater efforts are now been made to underscore the point
that trade liberalization and reform are not stand-alone policies, but require "companion
regulatory and macroeconomic policies" for their full benefits to be realized.
• Third , accession is an area of key challenge for LDCs.  Although technical assistance
and support activities were delivered to Cambodia, Bhutan, Samoa and Sudan, it is not
evident that the accession of these countries has been advanced.  The challenge is not
really one of technical support, but rather policy positions on the part of members that
are critical and decisive to ensuring the completion of LDCs' accession.  Realization of
LDCs accession will depend less on the provision of technical accession support, and
more on requests that WTO members make and the concessions that acceding countriesare ready to make.
• Fourth , the Third Short Trade Policy Course for LDCs, which took place here in
Geneva, was successfully concluded.  Video footages of presentations made by WTO
Directors/professional staff, were produced and are now being used for presentations at
regional and national seminars (as was the case with the recently concluded regional
seminar for Pacific Countries).
• Fifth , seminars that included a component on trade negotiations were held.  However,
there needs to be a better refinement of trade negotiations to give targeted relevance andfocus for LDCs.  In this regard, more would have to be done in the year 2001.
• Sixth , the institutional integration of WTO Members (and others) without physical
representation in Geneva was a strategic priority.  Activities were undertaken in thisconnection.  The 2000 "Geneva Week" was successfully organized by the Development
Division, with policy support and financial resources provided by the SWG and theTechnical Cooperation Division.  This activity will be repeated this year - 2001.  Two
WTO Reference Centres were installed in Comoros and Burkina Faso.  The
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the Organization.  The objective is to complete installation of these RFCs in LDCs,
where the technological and political situation permit.
• Finally, advocacy activities (improving knowledge and understanding of the WTO) is
permanent work.  Efforts will continue in this regard.  It is considered that the
establishment of the SWG per se , assisted the process of a friendlier perception of the
WTO by LDCs.WT/BFA/W/58
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Administration and General Services Division
Finance and General Services Division
Part Section Budget Expenditure Balance
A. Work years* Salary 6,948,600 6,737,426 211,174
Temporary Assistance 802,200 1,002,187 (199,987)
B. Administrative
        Costs
Permanent Equipment 668,200 779,857 (111,657)
Expendable Equipment 9,755 11,607 (1,852)
Office Automation 314,765 175,200 139,565
Contractual Services
C. Other Costs Staff Overhead Costs
Missions
     Official 19,100 18,697 403
     Technical Cooperation
Representation and
     Hospitality 1,000 854 146
Total 8,763,620 8,725,828 37,792
*Including higher category staff
Personnel Division
Part Section Budget Expenditure Balance
A. Work years* Salary 1,447,400 1,395,362 52,038
Temporary Assistance 469,900 723,770 (253,870)
B. Administrative
        Costs
Permanent Equipment 5,000 4,998 2
Expendable Equipment
Contractual Services
   (b) Office Automation 650 0 650
C. Other Costs Staff Overhead Costs 394,500 491,039 (96,539)
Missions
   Official 30,000 29,316 684
  Technical Cooperation
Representation and
     Hospitality 1,000 1,000 0
Miscellaneous
    Training
    Insurance
    UN Bodies
Total 2,348,450 2,645,485 (297,035)
*Including higher category staffWT/BFA/W/58
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Administration and General Services Division
Assessment on reaching the stated objectives for 2000
The Administration and General Services Division which was established by the end of
January 2001 (Office (01)11) incorporated all the function of the former Finance and General
Services Division (FGSD) and the Personnel Division)
(i) Ensure the efficient functioning of services in (a) all financial matters, including budget
preparation and control, accounting, and payroll, (b) logistical issues related to the physical
facilities, and (c) missions and other travel arrangements:
• Carried out and monitored the cash flow of the Organization including recording of all
financial proceedings on a daily basis, and execute the montly payment of salaries ofsome 500 staff members as well as the subsistence allowances of staff on missions.
• Replaced equipment, furniture as well as general office supplies when necessary.
• Insured and maintained as appropriate the Centre William Rappard.
• Prepared the (i) Director-General’s Budgetary and Financial Report for 1999, (ii)
Divisional Reporting on Objectives and Expenditures for 1999 and (iii) Report onExtra-Budgetary Funds for 1999.
• Assisted the WTO External Auditors in their auditing task.
• Prepared the 2001 Budget Estimates.
(ii) Monitor the decentralization budget as well as the Extra-budgetary funds and provide timely
information to Divisions:
• Ensured that expenditures of the WTO Secretariat and the Appellate Body and its
Secretariat are effected in accordance with the budget approved by the WTO Members.
• Ensured that the Extra-budgetary funds were administered in the same manner as
regular funds.
• Issued, on a quarterly basis, the budget status report to all Divisions and provided
clarification upon request from the latter.
(iii) Ensure the smooth administrative functioning of the Committee on Budget, Finance and
Administration:
• Organised 11 formal meetings and 2 informal meetings of the Committee on Budget,
Finance and Administration, including preparation of agendas and related documents tobe distributed to the meetings as well as reports of the meetings.
• Organised (i) 4 meetings of the Working Group on the calculation of assessed
contributions of the WTO meetings, and (ii) 6 meetings of the Working Group on Non-Governmental Donations to the WTO, including the preparation of related documents
for the meetings.WT/BFA/W/58
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(iv) Assist the host country in the preparation of the 2000 Ministerial Conference.
• No Ministerial Conference was held in 2000.
(v) Fill vacancies arising from departures:
• Twenty-eight vacancies were filled in 2000 (17 external vacancy notices, 11 internal
vacancy notices).
• A number of entry-level support staff positions were filled by direct selection.
(vi) Develop and implement personnel policies:
• Policy on performance pay was developed; implementation foreseen in 2002.
• Policy on enhancement of diversity developed, and implemented.
• Other personnel policies developed (promotion, mobility, training, recruitment);
implementation as of 2001.
• Policy for internships was developed, and implemented.
(vii) Organise and implement training programmes for WTO staff (management training and other
forms of training – EDP, languages):
• Training under the headings above was dispensed as follows:
(a) EDP : 31 staff
(b) Management/skills : 25 staff
(c) Language courses : 77 staff
(viii) Administer approximately 530 staff members on an ongoing basis – contracts, remuneration,
career development, entitlements, social security, cessation of service:
• This objective was accomplished on an ongoing basis.  Some statistics to illustrate:
(d) daily contracts processed : 2009
(e) monthly contracts processed : 767
(f) new appointments (fixed-term) : 34
(g) cessation of service (fixed-term/regular) : 17
(h) transfers (internal) : 21
(i) consultancies (special service agreements) : 405
• Six internal appeals were dealt with.WT/BFA/W/58
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(ix) Provide counselling to staff:
• From 10 – 20 staff members were counselled each week in the Division, either in
person or by phone/e-mail.
• Close cooperation was maintained with the Staff Counsellor.
(x) Manage WTO-specific salary and pensions arrangements:
• Work on the development of a performance award system was brought to a successful
conclusion, as a result of intensive consultations both internally and with Members.
• The Management Board of the WTO Pension Plan held regular meetings throughout
the year to put the finishing touches to th e implementation of the investment strategy,
to select a consulting actuary and to identify a firm to which support services could be
outsourced.WT/BFA/W/58
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WTO Condominium
Part Section Budget Expenditure Balance
A. Work years* Salary 22,271,100 20,729,657 1,543,443
Temporary Assistance 115,200 85,494 29,706
B. Administrative
Costs Communications 1,613,000 1,755,865 (142,865)
Building Facilities 2,454,500 2,438,480 16,020
Permanent Equipment 936,800 857,510 79,290
Expendable Equipment 394,000 351,664 42,336
Contractual Services
(a)  Reproduction 127,000 72,141 54,859
(b) Office Automation 0 550 (550)
(c) Other 174,000 158,111 15,889
C. Other Costs Staff Overhead Costs 1,555,000 1,531,902 23,098
Insurance
Missions
     Official
Representation and
     Hospitality
Miscellaneous
External Auditors 32,000 60,000 (28,000)
Ministerial 400,000 400,000 0
Unforeseen 100,000 100,000
ITC 14,199,900 14,167,300 32,600
-
Permanent Group of
Experts30,000 0 30,000
Bank Charges etc. 47,000 61,112 (14,112)
Total 44,451,500 42,669,786 1,781,714
*Including higher category staffWT/BFA/W/58
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Accessions Division
Part Section Budget Expenditure Balance
A. Work years* Salary 958,300 923,036 35,264
Temporary Assistance 6,500 317 6,183
B. Administrative
        Costs
Permanent Equipment
Expendable Equipment
Contractual Services
C. Other Costs Staff Overhead Costs
Missions
     Official
     Technical
Cooperation
Representation and
     Hospitality 1,000 325 675
Miscellaneous
Total 965,800 923,678 42,122WT/BFA/W/58
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Accession Division
Assessment on reaching the stated objectives for 2000
(i) Pursue and facilitate the negotiations between WTO Members and states and entities
requesting accession to the WTO by encouraging their integration into the multilateral tradingsystem through the effective liberalisation of their trade regimes in goods and services:
• In total 42 Working Party meetings were held.
• The accessions of Albania, Oman, Croatia and Lithuania were completed. Georgia and
Jordan completed ratification.
• A significant number of other accessions were brought close to finalization (Armenia,
China, Chinese Taipei, Moldova and Vanuatu).
• Certain other accessions, including major ones such as the Russian Federation and
Saudi Arabia were advanced through consultation and negotiation.
• Work commenced in important new Working Parties such as Cambodia, FYR
Macedonia and Sudan.
• New accession Working Parties were established for Cape Verde and Yemen.
• Technical missions were undertaken to Bhutan, China, Oman, Lithuania,  Russian
Federation, Sudan, Vietnam and Yemen.(Despite the usual high demand for assistance from acceding governments, the number
of missions had still to be restrained, particularly in the first half of 2000 as the high
number of accession meetings did not permit the small staff of the Accessions Division
to leave Geneva.  Serious financial constraints proved, once again, to be a major factorin meeting requests for technical assistance.)
(ii) Act as a focal point in the overall efforts of WTO Members to achieve an open and liberal
multilateral trading system with wider scope and coverage:
• Nine meetings of the Informal Group on Accessions were held in order to prepare for
Working Party meetings.  Members are presented with a consolidated calendar of
accessions meetings for approval.   Preparation for this process requires consultationswith members and acceding governments on an almost daily basis.
• WTO Members consistently expressed appreciation for the co-ordination and
organisation of work on accessions, as well as on the concrete progress achieved on
advancing individual accessions.WT/BFA/W/58
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Agriculture and Commodities Division
Part Section Budget Expenditure Balance
A. Work years* Salary 1,821,400 1,787,107 34,293
Temporary Assistance 2,000 29,883 (27,883)
B. Administrative
        Costs
Permanent Equipment 5,800 4,910 890
Expendable Equipment 0 50 (50)
Contractual Services 650 757 (107)
C. Other Costs Staff Overhead Costs
Missions
   Official 33,420 33,335 85
   Technical Cooperation
Representation and
     Hospitality
Total 1,863,270 1,856,042 7,228
*Including higher category staff.WT/BFA/W/58
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Agriculture and Commodities Division
Assessment on reaching the stated objectives for 2000
(i) Effective assistance, as required and appropriate, in all matters related to the new negotiations
on agriculture:
• With the negotiations on continuing the reform under Article 20 of the Agreement on
Agriculture having started in March 2000, the Division serviced four Special Sessions
of the Committee on Agriculture. Related work included a wide range of activities,
such as frequent advice to the Chairman and delegations on procedural and substantive
matters; processing and circulating of nearly 100 working documents from Members;
drafting of 4 Special Session reports and preparation of Chairman's reports to the
General Council; participation in informal consultations etc. In addition the Divisionprepared 24 Secretariat background papers covering a wide range of issues in the areas
of market access, domestic support, export competition, trade performance etc.
(ii) Actively contribute to the effective implementation of the existing WTO rules and
commitments on agriculture, assist in enhancing the quality of implementation, and ensure
that the work of the Committee on Agriculture in all areas, including in particular the processof multilaterally reviewing the implementation of the commitments, is organized and
conducted in an effective manner:
• In 2000, the Division serviced, in close cooperation with the Chair, four regular
meetings of the Committee on Agriculture. The activities included advice to theChairman/Vice-Chairman and delegations  concerning all aspects of the work of the
Committee; the preparation of a Secretariat background paper for the purposes of theArticle 18.5 consultations; the processing and issuing of 228 agriculture notifications
by Members; the preparation of 12 room documents, a series of other Committee-
related documents and 4 Committee reports; drafting of Chairman statements;
preparation of the annual report of the Committee; several informal consultations with
delegations, etc. The Division participated in and contributed to the Agreement onAgriculture-related work on implementation conducted in 2000 under the auspices of
the General Council.
(iii) Actively contribute to the effective implementation of the SPS Agreement:
• The Division serviced 3 formal meetings of the SPS Committee, 5 informal meetings
and 1 special workshop on the application of risk analysis in the context of the SPS
Agreement.  The Division prepared,  inter alia , the guidelines on Article 5.5 which
were adopted by the SPS Committee in June 2000, as well as a compilation of all
specific SPS issues which have been considered by the SPS Committee since 1995.
The Division also prepared a typology of technical assistance needs of developing
countries, and a background paper on equivalence (Article 4) in response to
implementation concerns raised in the SPS Committee and in the General Council.Other documentation prepared by the Division included the text for a CD-Rom
interactive training course on the SPS Agreement, a detailed presentation and slides on
risk analysis, compilations of responses to its questionnaires on technical assistance for
developing countries and on SPS-related web-sites, 360 SPS notifications and many
other Committee documents.WT/BFA/W/58
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(iv) Support, as required, for the implementation of the Ministerial Decision on Measures
Concerning the Possible Negative Effects of the Reform Programme on Least-Developed and
Net Food-Importing Developing Countries:
• The Division assisted in the annual monitoring exercise of the Decision by the
Committee on Agriculture, including by producing an updated paper on actions takento implement the Decision which served as the basis for this exercise. On several
occasions, it provided advice to net food-importing developing countries related to theimplementation of the Decision, including in the context of the implementation work
under the General Council.
(v) Provide effective services for dispute settlement:
• The Division provided the Secretary to, and assisted otherwise, the panels on Korea-
Beef (complaints by the United States and Australia), Australian-Salmon (recourse to
Art. 21.5 by Canada), EC-bananas (recourse to Art. 22.6 by the EC).  It assisted thepanel on US-Foreign Sales Corporations (complaint by the EC).
(vi) Provide technical assistance and cooperation:
• The Division responded to numerous specific requests from Geneva-based delegations
and capitals for technical assistance, for example in regard to the preparation ofnotifications under the Agreements on Agriculture and SPS;  on specific
implementation problems;  on explanations of particular WTO provisions;  on WTO
procedures;  on market access and subsidy information;  and on accession documents;
etc.  It made seven presentations in the framework of the WTO Trade Policy Courses.The level of interest in agriculture from pa rticipants being large enough to necessitate
an increase in the time allocated to agriculture and SPS from 1 ½ days to 2 days.  The
Division conducted, or participated in, 45 t echnical assistance missions to Asia, Africa
and Latin America (national or regional seminars and workshops), requiring also the
preparation of event-specific teaching and presentational material.
(vii) Support senior management and other Divisions:
• As every year, significant resources had to be devoted to support of senior management
and the work of other Divisions (briefings, substantive inputs into documents prepared
by other Divisions, comments, administrative matters, etc.).
(viii) Cooperation with other intergovernmental organizations and the private sector:
• Throughout the year, the Division responded to requests for information, etc., from
other international organizations and the private sector.  It  participated in and made
presentations at 27 international meetings, conferences or workshops (it turned down
70 invitations, in many cases for lack of staff rather than lack of interest).WT/BFA/W/58
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Council Division
Part Section Budget Expenditure Balance
A. Professional* Salary 959,300 959,295 5
Temporary Assistance 4,000 9,335 (5,335)
B. Administrative
        Costs
Permanent Equipment 9,600 9,914 (314)
Expendable Equipment 0 50 (50)
Contractual Services 2,400 2,505 (105)
C. Other Costs Staff Overhead Costs
Missions
   Official
   Technical Cooperation
Representation and
     Hospitality 1,000 646 354
Total 976,300 981,745 (5,445)
*Including higher category staff.WT/BFA/W/58
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Council Division
Assessment on reaching the stated objectives for 2000
(i) To ensure the efficient management of the General Council and the DSB:
• In 2000 the General Council held 7 formal meetings and 20 informal meetings and
consultations.
• The DSB held 23 formal meetings and 3 informal meetings.
• The preparation of meetings involved:  agendas for meetings, prepared in coordination
with the Chairpersons, delegations and relevant divisions;  chairnotes for meetings;monitoring developments in the WTO of relevance to the General Council and the
DSB;  organization of informal meetings and consultations.
• The follow-up to meetings included:  preparation of minutes;  organization of informal
consultations on specific subjects as appropriate;  coordination with relevant divisionson the follow-up of meetings as appropriate.
• The Council Division coordinated with relevant divisions the presentation of reports of
WTO bodies for the review of WTO Activities conducted at the end-of-year meeting ofthe General Council in December 2000.
(ii) To provide upon request advice and technical assistance to delegations on specific matters
under the purview of the General Council or the DSB:
• Advice and technical assistance was provided upon request throughout the year.
(iii) To ensure the observance of Rules of Procedure and provide information and clarification
thereof for the General Council and the DSB:
• Rules of Procedure were applied in General Council and DSB work and the Division
provided information and clarification thereof to delegations and relevant divisions
upon request.
(iv) To monitor and update the Indicative List of Governmental and Non-Governmental Panelists
for the DSB:
• The Indicative List has been regularly updated with the names proposed by Members
and approved by the DSB.
(v) To coordinate the derestriction of WTO documentation:
• The Division has continued to coordinate the derestriction of WTO documents and
participated in the setting up of the derestriction section of the new WTO documentdata base.
(vi) To assemble the annual volumes of the BISD (Basic and Selected Documents):
The 1999 BISD is being finalized in consultation with relevant divisions.WT/BFA/W/58
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Development Division
Part Section Budget Expenditure Balance
A. Work years* Salary 1,044,200 1,039,958 4,242
Temporary Assistance 11,000 37,133 (26,133)
B. Administrative
        Costs
Permanent Equipment 8,250 6,073 2,177
Expendable Equipment 0 140 (140)
Contractual Services 0 1,659 (1,659)
C. Other Costs Staff Overhead Costs
Missions
   Official 15,000 14,324 676
   Technical Cooperation
Representation and
     Hospitality 1,000 878 122
Total 1,079,450 1,100,165 (20,715)
*Including higher category staff.WT/BFA/W/58
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Development Division
Assessment on reaching the stated objectives for 2000
• The Development Division retains responsibilities for the overview of development
issues within WTO;  the ongoing work of the Committees on Trade and Development
and on Regional Trade Agreements;  relations with all developing countries except
LDCs;  and activities relating to non-residents, including regular briefing notes on WTO
activities and the Second Geneva Week, held in October 2000.  The Division also
organized an assessment of the needs of small, capacity constrained delegations in
Geneva and developed solutions to meet these needs.
• The Committee on Trade and Development held four formal sessions during the period.
The principal themes addressed by the Committee were:  (i) Special and differential
treatment in favour of developing countries;  (ii) Participation of developing countries
in world trade;  (iii) Implementation of WTO Agreements;  (iv) Technical cooperation
and training;  (v) Concerns and problems of small economies;  (vi) Development
dimension of electronic commerce;  (vii) Market access for least-developed countries;
(viii) Generalized system of preferences:  notifications;  (ix) Regional trade agreements:notifications under the Enabling Clause;  (x)  Finance for Development: Contribution to
the UN High-level Event; and  (xi) Work programme for 2001.  Two informal sessions
of the Committee were held in January and October 2000, the latter on electronic
commerce in conjunction with the second "Geneva Week" briefings for non-resident
Members and Observers.
• Three seminars were held under the aegis of the Committee: on Special and Differential
Treatment, on Implementation of WTO Agreements and on Small Economies.  Thevalue of these seminars lay in the promotion of open discussions involving Member
delegations and external experts, which were then fed into the work of the Committee
itself.  In addition, two Days of Reflection on Technical Cooperation were held in July
2000 as part of the Committee's regular surveillance of WTO technical cooperation.Background papers were produced on the participation of developing countries in
international trade and on special and differential treatment.
• The Second Geneva Week for non-resident missions was rated a success by the
delegations that attended.  The Week involved briefing sessions by Committee Chairsand Secretariat staff, as well as hands-on training in informatics.  Non-resident
Members and Observers also continued to appreciate the regular briefing notesproduced by the Division.
• The Division continued its work with the Committee on Regional Trade Agreements,
both in relation to the conclusion of reports on individual agreements and in relation to
systemic issues.  During 2000, the Committee held three sessions, each including
meetings devoted to the examination of individual regional trade agreements (RTAs)
and to discussions on systemic and general matters.  A number of informalconsultations were also held, in an effort to reach convergence in the Committee's
reporting on the examination of agreements.  Strenuous efforts were made by the Chair
and Secretariat to define procedures for reaching agreement and to finalize
consideration of RTAs,  but these were hampered by the difficulties of form and
substance experienced by the Committee regarding the conclusions to be drawn.  Two
background documents were also prepared by the Secretariat and distributed to the
Committee: a Synopsis of "Systemic" Issues Related to Regional Trade Agreements  andWT/BFA/W/58
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Basic Information on Regional Trade Agreements - Agreements Notified to the
GATT/WTO and in Force as of 14 July 2000 .  In addition, a Secretariat "Mapping"
paper on regional trade agreements was produced.  The document provides a snapshot of
the rapidly increasing number of trade agreements spanning a web of relationships
across sub-regional, regional and cross-regional levels.  As of 31 July 2000, the study
identified 172 RTAs in existence, a number which was expected to increase to 240 afterfive years despite significant consolidation of some agreements in that period.
• Members of the Division took part in various technical cooperation missions, including
the WTO Ministerial Meeting for African Countries in Libreville, Gabon.  They alsoparticipated in WTO delegations to meetings of other organizations including
UNCTAD X, the South Summit, the annual meetings of the UN ESCAP and the Asian
Development Bank.  Members of the Division also regularly conducted training
sessions within the regular WTO training courses and Short Training Courses for LDCs,as well as with the Joint Vienna Institute.  Members of the Division also published
various papers in journals, held meetings on development-related topics with visitors
from national Governments, international organizations and NGOs, and took part in
development-related conferences during the year.WT/BFA/W/58
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External Relations Division
Part Section Budget Expenditure Balance
A. Work years* Salary 874,400 806,826 67,574
Temporary Assistance 67,600 100,868 (33,268)
B. Administrative
        Costs
Permanent Equipment 3,600 2,438 1,162
Expendable Equipment
Contractual Services
C. Other Costs Staff Overhead Costs
Missions
   Official 22,000 21,963 37
   Technical Cooperation
Representation and
     Hospitality 1,000 785 215
UN and Other Bodies
Total 968,600 932,880 35,720
*Including higher category staff.WT/BFA/W/58
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External Relations Division
Assessment on reaching the stated objectives for 2000
(i) Relations with Intergovernmental Organizations:
• External Relations has been involved in the regular relations with IGOs as the focal
point for attendance at meetings organized by other IGOs, in particular with the UNsystem and the OECD.   This included preparation and participation in meetings of:
(a) The Trade Committee of the OECD.
(b) UN Administrative and Coordination Committee.
(c) UN ECOSOC high-level segment.
(d) UN Commission for Human Rights and the Preparatory Process for the World
Conference against Racism.
• External Relations chaired the Outreach Task Force on IGOs and Parliamentarians
which led to the formulation of a set of conclusions and recommendations to the DG.Based on these conclusions, External Relations has been working closely with the
Office of the Secretary-General of the UN to develop strong informal relations on
which the DG has been able to build.
• In 2000, External Relations also continued to work with some delegations to find a
solution to the still pending issu e of observer status for IGOs.
• Organization of visits and meeting with IGO representatives continued to grow in 2000
as more IGOs are interested in applying for observer status.
(ii) Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations:
• "Continue to organize and develop the dialogue with the civil society and its various
components".
Since visits and meetings are the most important means to organize and develop
dialogue with civil society, these are mentioned under objective (i).
(a) Taskforce on Public Outreach: chairmanship of separate taskforce on NGOs
which lead to set of conclusions and recommendations.
(b) Prepare and/or participate in numer ous meetings between the DG and NGOs,
both in Geneva and abroad.
(c) Organization of visits/meetings of NGO representatives and groups at WTO:
approximately 70 to 80 visits took place, either bilateral or involving otherSecretariat officials. This number does not necessarily include contacts
with/visits to other Secretariat Divisions.
(d) NGO briefings: 8 NGO briefings were organized, mainly related to the
implementation and internal/external transparency debate in the context of the
General Council.WT/BFA/W/58
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(e) Seminars: External Relations participated in around
20 seminars/workshops/symposia. This number does not include participation of
other Secretariat colleagues in similar external events.
(f) Outreach: Since April 2000, a monthly electronic NGO bulletin is issued.
Subscription grew from around 400 to over 1300 recipients at the end of 2000
and is expected to grow steadily in 2001.
• "Through various means, including visits to the Secretariat, continue to supply
information".
Information is provided through the activities stated under (i), in particular during visits and
through the NGO bulletin. In addition, the WTO's website has been revamped, including the NGO
information pages. It now provides among others downloadable NGO position papers and an
interactive and online chat facility.
(a) Numerous daily contacts: information flows from and to NGOs through e-mail,
telephone and fax.
(iii) Relations with Parliaments and Parliamentarians:
• External Relations has been working very closely with the Inter-Parliamentary Union
and the European Parliament to organize a WTO parliamentary event in 2001.  As a
result of our work:
(a) IPU will hold a parliamentary workshop on the WTO on 8 and 9 June 2001 .
(b) The European Parliament a parliamentary seminar on 10 April 2001.
• Visits to the WTO were organized for many parliamentary delegations throughout the
year.
• Since April 2000, a monthly electronic parliamentary bulletin has been sent to
parliamentarians of all WTO member and observer countries; international and regionalparliamentary assemblies/organizations and international political parties.
(iv) Protocol:
• External Relations is in charge of official relations with Members including the host
country and in that respect is the recipient of all the information regarding the
movements in the Missions.  This Division had produced in 2000 two editions of the
Directory.  (2500 copies distributed for each edition).
(v) Registry:
• Due to the growing interest in WTO matters, it has not been a surprise that the workload
of the Registry has continued to increase.
• The Registry Automation System (RAS) has continued to be developed.  The WTO
Registry records electronically all of the official incoming and outgoingcorrespondence.  New Phases of the RAS are underway, in particular, scanning.WT/BFA/W/58
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Economic Research and Analysis Division
Part Section Budget Expenditure Balance
A. Work years* Salary 1,359,000 1,172,005 186,995
Temporary Assistance 20,000 129,546 (109,546)
B. Administrative
        Costs
Permanent Equipment 9,200 10,312 (1,112)
Expendable Equipment 720 0 720
Contractual Services 3,650 757 2,8993
C. Other Costs Staff Overhead Costs
Missions
   Official 16,800 16,044 756
   Technical Cooperation
Representation and
     Hospitality 1,000 216 784
Miscellaneous
    GTAP/Sponsoring
    Other 0 1,400 (1,400)
Total 1,410,370 1,330,280 80,090
*Including higher category staff.WT/BFA/W/58
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Economic Research and Analysis Division
Assessment on reaching the stated objectives for 2000
(i) Produce regularly scheduled annual publications , including key parts of the Annual Report:
• Annual Publications and Documents:
(a) Annual Report 2000.
(b) Overview of trade developments in International Trade Statistics 2000.
(c) Press Releases and Press Conferences in April and November 2000, providing
assessment of trade developments in 1999 and 2000.  The press coverage was
very good in both events.
(d) Special Study "Trade, Income Disparity and Poverty" was delivered before the
UN Social Summit in June 2000.
(e) Several articles on trade-related subjects published in specialized journals or
books outside WTO.
(ii) Provide economic analysis and research in support of the WTO's operational activities,
including monitoring and reporting on cu rrent economic news and developments:
• Operational Support:
(a) Preparation of briefings for the Director-General and Deputies Director-General
on trade-related issues, such as countries' economic analysis; publications by
other international organizations, governments and/or private institutions and
reports on current economic issues and developments.
(b) Participation in 16 different Technical Cooperation Division's missions to
developing and least-developed countries.
(c) Organization of seven in-house economic seminars by eminent scholars for
members of missions and staff.
(d) For Libreville 2000: ERAD did contribute one key resource person for
Workshops - Topic 9 dealing with Building of Export Capacity and Market
Access. ERAD presented a paper titled: "Export Access and Export Capacity-
Building for the LDCs: Economic and Trade Policy Perspectives".
(iii) Carry out activities related to cooperation with other international organizations and the
academic community through conferences, seminars and courses :
• International Organisations and Outside Institutions:
(a) Participation in joint (WB, IMF, UNCTAD, OECD) meetings, workshops and
conferences.WT/BFA/W/58
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(b) Six regular lectures at the Joint Vienna Institute, Austria.
(c) Participation in the International Task Force on Commodity Risk Management in
Developing Countries, the GTAP Consortium, the Link Project and the WTO
Pension Plan.
(d) Presentation of papers and lectures at:  UNDP, Kuwait;  IDB/WTO Trade Policy
Course in Ouagadougou;  Warsaw (EU enlargement);  American College, Leysin,Switzerland;  London Business School, London;  Regional International Trade
Lawyers, Cairo;  Second Annual Wo rld Bank Conference on Developing
Economies, Paris;  Regional Seminar, Douala;  Conference on Regionalism in the
CEE countries, Bratislava;  Asian Development Bank Institute, Symposium on
Alternative Development Paradigms and Poverty Reduction, Tokyo.
(iv) Prepare special research projects on policy-relate d topics in the area of international trade:
• Special Projects:
(a) "Market Access: Unfinished Business – Post-Uruguay Round Inventory and
Issues", to be published in March 2001.  This study shows the present market
access situation and contributes to the preparation of future negotiations.
(b) A study restating the benefits from trade and trade liberalization (by taking into
account the most recent academic debate in the area) will be ready for publication
in March/April 2001.
(c) There are four more Special Studies in preparation: Consumers and Trade
Liberalization;  Adjustment Costs and Trade Liberalization;  Trade Facilitation
and Regionalism.WT/BFA/W/58
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Informatics Division
Part Section Budget Expenditure Balance
A. Work years* Salary 2,005,900 1,848,095 157,805
Temporary Assistance 1,335,500 1,274,344 61,156
B. Administrative
        Costs
Permanent Equipment 1,108,800 944,663 164,137
Expendable Equipment 145,245 142,830 2,415
Contractual Services 1,665,155 1,798,363 (133,208)
C. Other Costs Staff Overhead Costs 9,500 12,780 (3,280)
Missions
     Official 10,000 8,645 1,355
     Technical Cooperation
Representation and
     Hospitality
Miscellaneous
Total 6,280,100 6,029,720 250,380
*including higher category staff.WT/BFA/W/58
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Informatics Division
Assessment on reaching the stated objectives for 2000
(i) Ensure the efficient operation of the Information Technology (IT) infrastructure as well as the
necessary support to cover the business needs of Members and Secretariat:
• This is a significant part of the day-to-day work of the Division.
• The network infrastructure was re-designed to replace old technology implemented in
1989. This major task was completed transparently and without disruption to staff.
• Availability of the network and other on-line services was very high, resulting from
constant proactive maintenance.
• The helpdesk System processed approximately 7,000 user calls.
• As usual, network and mission-critical services are maintained outside office hours to
minimize loss of productivity.
(ii) Implement the IT Security Policy to protect the organization from inherent risks:
• The IT Security Policy was updated. It was signed by the Director-General and
distributed to all staff.
• The Security of the WTO network, e-mail and Web sites is continuously enhanced to
protect against increased level of hacking and virus proliferation. Additional monitoringprocedures (manual and automated) are put in place during important events (WTO
Ministerials, Davos Forum, meetings of World Bank, etc.). So far, all hacking attemptshave failed but security needs to be re-inforced as hackers continually introduce new
hacking scenarios.
• However, full and effective implementation of the IT Security Policy is still subject to
recruiting an IT Security Officer.
(iii) Enhance the IT services and procedures for the dissemination of WTO information, Databases
and Documentation to Members and public to respond to the significant increase of data
produced in WTO as well as the exponential increase of demands and on-line accesses:
• The WTO Web site was re-designed and implemented successfully. The Informatics
Division (INFD) provided necessary assistan ce to the Information and Media Relation
Division (IMRD) responsible for content.
• The development of the new Documents on Line System was completed. It was a joint
project between INFD and the Language Se rvices and Documentation Division (LSDD)
who is responsible for content.
• The Trade-in-Services Database was made available to Members on the Internet.
• A world-wide distributed mirroring scheme using cache technology was put in place for
the WTO Web site resulting in better speed of access to the required information.
Testing was also started to mirror the WTO Web site at Cornell University.
• Continued assistance in the setting up of WTO Reference Centers.
• Undertook a study for a project to enhance the connectivity to the Internet of Geneva-
based Permanent Missions to the WTO. This plan has been frozen due to lack of
financial resources.WT/BFA/W/58
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• Undertook a study for a project to provide Internet access to some LDCs using the
services of a global Internet Service Provider. This is pending the availability of funds.
(iv) Work in conjunction with other Divisions to help them through the reengineering of their
business processes by introducing additional IT services to deal with new and increased
activity:
• This is an on-going task.
• Additional changes will be introduced in conjunction with the migration to Windows
2000 and Office 2000.
• The aim is to automate more business processes and to reduce maintenance and training
requirements by introducing user-friendly Web interfaces.
(v) Develop the new Informatics Plan:
• A Task Force on IT was established by the Director-General and it made several
recommendations that will be implemented in 2001 in line with the IT Budget approval.
• A new Informatics Plan will be developed after the migration to Windows 2000 and
Office 2000 or Office 10 environments (which will open new possibilities). However,
due to budgetary restrictions, the migration is now planned for completion in 2002.WT/BFA/W/58
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Information and Media Relations Division
Part Section Budget Expenditure Balance
A. Work years* Salary 2,984,300 2,960,869 23,431
Temporary assistance 170,300 188,936 (18,636)
B. Administrative
     Costs
Permanent Equipment 76,750 72,201 4,549
Expendable Equipment 0 917 (917)
Contractual Services 26,100 27,881 (1,781)
C. Other costs Staff Overhead Costs
Missions
     Official 31,800 31,543 257
     Technical Cooperation
Representation and
     Hospitality 5,000 4,637 363
Miscellaneous
     Library 555,000 554,489 511
     Publications 203,000 148,927 54,073
     Information Activities 262,000 176,164 85,836
Total 4,314,250 4,166,564 147,686
*Including higher category staff.WT/BFA/W/58
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Information and Media Relations Division
Objectives for 2000
(i) To follow through on the mandate delivered by  Member Governments to use all the means at
our disposal to better inform the public about the World Trade Organization. The members of
IMRD will offer the public clear and concise information through frequent and regular press
contact, a wide range of relevant publications and an ever-improving Internet service.  These
services will be of greater importance as we prepare the public for the 1999 Ministerial
Conference and for future negotiations:
• In 2000 we largely achieved the objectives of informing the public with clear and
concise information about our activities. We continued our practice of holding regular
press briefings after WTO meetings and we expanded our activities to include morebriefings outside Geneva by WTO officials. WTO officials have been asked by the
Director-General to include a media strategy for nearly all missions and IMRD has
assisted many members of the secretariat in preparing for such activities.
• A number of IMRD staff have worked closely with specific members of the Secretariat
who have regular contact with the public and provide assistance on how to deal with the
press. The result has been an extension of WTO outreach to the media.
• The Director-General, aided by IMRD, often has a full media programme outlined for
him when he travels. Outreach to the media by the DG has proven to be the mosteffective way of getting WTO messages into the press.
• Journalists continued to show great interest in the activities of the organization,
although demand for our time fell relative to the build-up for Seattle. The events of the3
rd Ministerial Conference raised the organization's profile and requests for interviews
with the DG reached an all time high in 2000, numbering more than 200. As usual therewas great interest in the activities of the  Dispute Settlement Body and the General
Council. China's accession process was also an area of great interest.  Extensive efforts
to inform the public on the issue of Implementation produced only mixed results, due
largely to the complexity of many of the topics involved and a feeling by some
journalists that resolution of these issues would not be possible in 2000.
• In addition, to these areas IMRD press officers briefed journalists on the on-going
negotiations in agriculture and services.  Press officers also covered virtually all otherareas of WTO committee and council work and report to journalists on the activities of
those bodies.
• IMRD released 80 press releases in 2000, compared with 70 in 1999.
• Although the number of publications produced in 2000 was down from the previous
year, we continued to post strong gains in terms of the numbers of visitors to the
Internet site.  The revamped web site, which required a vast effort, has proven to bequite popular with visitors who say the new site is easier to navigate that the old.
(ii) To explain in an understandable fashion what the WTO does, how it functions and to explain
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• Because the organization has reached a higher profile, there has been greater demand
for WTO information from the general public as well as from journalists. The number
of enquiries received through the Internet, for example, rose from an average of about
40 a day in 1999 to an average of 50 per day.
• Efforts have been made to expand the group of journalists who cover the WTO
regularly. Press officers have regularly and specifically courted journalists from moregeneral news publications. These efforts have borne fruit as we see more and more
general interest papers reporting on the work of the organization.
• The Internet was also used by the public more than ever in 2000. (see below)
• Our information campaign moved into a higher gear in 2000. IMRD officials increased
the number of speaking engagements by about 10% and received more visitors to ouroffices than at any time in collective IMRD memory.
• We extended our contact with schools and universities. Normally, IMRD co-ordinates
visits by outside organizations, which largely means schools and universities. In 2000the WTO had 350 such visits involving some 3,830 students, a substantial increase over
the figures for 108 visits involving just over 2,000 students in 1999.  Additionally,IMRD worked with the Technical Co-Operation Division on a programme of distance
learning in conjunction with the World Bank. IMRD staff also worked to create a
"Model WTO" for students which instructs them first hand on how the system works
and the  challenges faced by negotiators. The model was successfully employed on
several occasions in Geneva and is now available on the web site for downloading bystudents and professors.
(iii) Increase efficiency in the distribution of information through the continuing use of electronic
media, including the Internet and CD-Rom products:
• The number of users of the WTO website continued to increase during 2000, with an
average of 250,000 users per month accessing thousands of pages of information in
English, French and Spanish. Users came to the site from over 160 countries.
• The website was completely revamped during the year. Comments by users (obtained
through feedback forms and other email contacts)  confirm the new design and structure
of the site greatly improve the ability of users to navigate within the site, and to quicklylocate specific items of information.  In addition, during 2000 it was possible to greatly
improve the simultaneous posting of  information on the English, French and Spanish
versions of the website.
• The distribution of information documents and publications through the WTO website
established new records during 2000.  All major WTO publications and information
documents were made available free of charge through the Internet site. The resultsconfirm the soundness of this approach and its effectiveness in reaching a worldwide
public with WTO information. The results include:
(a) WTO Annual Report 2000 (released May 2000):  Over 80,000 copies
downloaded. This compares to a normal print distribution (free copies and sales)
of about 4,000 copies per year.
(b) WTO report on trade and poverty: About 15,000 copies downloaded.WT/BFA/W/58
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(c) International Trade Statistics: (release November 2000): About 18,000 copies
downloaded in November-December.
(d) Basic WTO information publications continue to be downloaded at an impressive
rate. For example users download about 2,000 copies each month of  Trading
Into to Future and about 1,500 copies per month of the guide WTO and
Developing Countries .
• The experience during 2000 shows that making available free electronic versions of
WTO publications is a stimulus to sales of print versions.  The availability of electronicversions also reduces the need to distribute free print versions, resulting in a
considerable cost savings for the WTO.  For example, each print copy of TIF costs
about CHF 4 to print.  About 24,000 copies of the electronic version were downloaded
from the website in 2000.  A similar print distribution would be impossible, but in
comparison would cost about CHF 96,000 just for printing.
(iv) To carefully scrutinize the most efficient and cost effective methods for printing and
distributing our information by improving our existing mechanisms and expanding our private
sector partnerships through new co-publishing arrangements which will permit a reduction in
costs and wider distribution of WTO materials:
• The most significant new co-publishing part nership which produced its first results
during 2000 was the agreement with Cambridg e University Press. Under this co-
publishing partnership the WTO began producing a new series of Dispute SettlementReports and WTO Legal Texts. The DSR series issued its first 8 volumes of panel and
appellate body reports during 2000. The reports are being marketed and sold by CUP,
the WTO and a worldwide distributor network. Production costs for the reports are
assumed entirely by CUP. This represents a net saving of about CHF 50,000 per volume
for the WTO, for a total of CHF 400,000 during 2000.
• The WTO was able to maintain a high level of free distribution of its print publications
to members and for technical cooperation activities, covering these costs throughregular sales.
• The total revenue for Publications sales during 2000 was about CHF 600,000. This is
double the CHF 300,000 forecast in the WTO budget for 2000. However, the mostsignificant achievement was the shifting of costs to co-publishers accompanied by an
overall increase in distribution. The co-publishing partnerships resulted in a minimumcost saving to the WTO in the order of CHF 1 million.
(v) To provide publications which delegations and the public deem necessary to their
understanding of trade and the WTO.  Often this includes publications which are not written
or produced by the WTO, but which are relevant to the needs of our members and the public:
• The WTO bookshop has had a run-away success in offering to delegations and other
clients an effective list of  non-WTO publications about aspects of the WTO and the
multilateral trading system. Recommendations for this list are made by WTO
professionals and by members of delegations. The series of WTO Guides produced in
cooperation with Kluwer Law International produced the new Guide "WTO and
Developing Countries" during 2000. Work was begun during the year on a Guide to the
SPS Agreement and a Guide to Dispute Settlement.
• IMRD continued its work during 2000 to collaborate with Technical Cooperation
Division and the Special Working Group on LD Cs in support of the WTO ReferenceWT/BFA/W/58
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Center network. More specifically IM RD staff produced 2 new CD-ROMs for
Reference Centers during 2000, provided several thousand copies of WTO publications
and CD-ROMs, participated in missions to establish WTO Reference Centers and
provided training to local trade officials on how to access the WTO website and its
panoply of on-line resources.WT/BFA/W/58
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Intellectual Property Division
Part Section Budget Expenditure Balance
A. Work years Salary 1,352,000 1,351,956 44
Temporary Assistance 8,000 39,842 (31,842)
B. Administrative
        Costs
Permanent Equipment
Expendable Equipment
Contractual Services26,750
0
1,00025,113
595
7571,637
(595)
243
C. Other Costs Staff Overhead Costs
Missions
   Official 38,000 35,648 2,352
   Technical Cooperation
Representation and
     Hospitality 700 685 15
Total 1,426,450 1,454,596 (28,146)
* including higher category staff.WT/BFA/W/58
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Intellectual Property Division
Assessment on reaching the stated objectives for 2000
1. Intellectual Property
(i) Provide efficient service to the TRIPS Council and to dispute settlement panels that may arise:
• The TRIPS Council had four formal meetings during the course of 2000 as well as a
number of informal meetings.  Major Secretariat activities in this area included those in
connection with the processing of notifications and the review of national laws and
regulations of over 21 Members, and the preparation of papers synthesising information
provided by Members on geographical indications and on incentives for technologytransfer to least-developed countries.  During the course of the year, the Division was
involved in the servicing of four dispute settlement panels in the TRIPS area.
(ii) Provide efficient service to any negotiations that may be launched on intellectual property
matters at the Seattle Ministerial Conference:
• Although negotiations were not launched at the Seattle Ministerial Conference, the
Intellectual Property Division has, together with the Ministerial Sessions Division,
serviced work in formal and informal meetings and consultations in the Special Session
of the General Council on implementation-related issues concerning the TRIPS
Agreement.  "Built-in agenda" topics have continued to be under active consideration inthe Council for TRIPS.
(iii) Maintain and, if possible, increase assistance to WTO Members through technical
cooperation, in particular in conjunction with WIPO, and through the provision of
information/advice more generally:
• During the course of the year, Division members participated in 22 technical
cooperation seminars and similar events outside Geneva. Nine of these involved
participation in events organized by WIPO.  Division officers were also involved in
other technical cooperation activities in Geneva itself, such as the WTO training
courses, the WIPO Academy, visiting groups from developing countries and the usualdiscussions with individual delegates or visiting officials as well as written
correspondence.
(iv) Maintain and develop lines of communication with other intergovernmental organizations, the
NGO community, intellectual property practitioners and the academic community so that theyhave an adequate understanding of the TRIPS Agreement and of the WTO processes:
• During 2000, other IGOs and NGOs markedly increased their activities on matters
relating to the TRIPS Agreement, including on the relationship between the Agreementand public health and the relationship between the Agreement and human rights.  The
Division has close working relations with a range of intergovernmental organizations
including WIPO, WHO, UNAIDS, UNHCHR, UNECE, WCO, UPOV, the CBD
Secretariat, FAO, CGIAR, OIV and a number of regional industrial property officessuch as ARIPO, EPO and OAPI.  The Division interfaces with many non-governmental
organizations, both in Geneva and elsewhere, including practitioners' organizations,
industry associations, consumer and public interest groups, and the academic
community.WT/BFA/W/58
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(v) Contribute to other Secretariat activities relating to intellectual property rights, including
electronic commerce, trade and environment and accessions:
• The Division assists and gives advice on IP matters to other parts of the Secretariat,
notably senior management and in connection with environmental matters, accessions,development, electronic commerce and trade policy review.
2. Competition policy
(i) Provide efficient service to work in the WTO on the interaction between trade and competition
policy, including any work consequent on decisions to be taken at the Seattle Ministerial
Conference:
• The Working Group on the Interaction between Trade and Competition Policy had one
informal and three formal meetings during the year.  The major Secretariat activities
included the preparation of minutes and the drafting of the Group's report to the General
Council.
(ii) Provide technical cooperation, in conjunction with UNCTAD and other intergovernmental
organizations where appropriate, and information/advice more generally to WTO Members:
• The Secretariat organized a Workshop in cooperation with the Governments of
Thailand and Japan, for the benefit of Asian WTO Members and observers in Phuket,
Thailand on "Competition Policy, Economic Development and the Multilateral Trading
System:  Overview of the Issues and Options for the Future".  Representatives of
UNCTAD, the World Bank and the OECD Secretariats participated in the symposium.In addition, staff participated in nine regional seminars or similar events that were
sponsored by intergovernmental organizations, non-governmental organizations or
national governments. The Division also contributed to technical cooperation activities
in Geneva, including in regard to WTO training courses, visiting groups from
developing countries and the usual discussions with individual delegates or visitingofficials as well as written correspondence.
(iii) Maintain and develop lines of communication with other intergovernmental organizations,
business, the NGO community, the academic world, etc.:
• The Division maintains close working relations with a range of intergovernmental
organizations with interests in competition policy, including UNCTAD, the WorldBank and the OECD, and communicates re gularly with certain non-governmental
organizations with interests in this area as well.  Staff also maintained direct contacts
with academics and practitioners.
(iv) Contribute to other Secretariat activities on competition policy matters:
• The Division provided advice to senior management on various competition policy
matters.
3. Government procurement
(i) Provide efficient service to work in the WTO on transparency in government procurement,
including any work consequent on decisions to be taken at the Seattle Ministerial Conference:WT/BFA/W/58
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• The Working Group on Transparency in Government Procurement had two formal
meetings in 2000 and one informal meeting.  The Secretariat's inputs included
maintaining up to date the Chairman's Check list, assisting the Chairman in drawing up
an annotated agenda to facilitate discussion, preparing an auxiliary informal paper
listing the proposals on certain items of the Chairman's Checklist and preparing a note
identifying the various issues involved in concessions and BOT contracts.
(ii) Provide efficient service to the Committee established under the Plurilateral Agreement on
Government Procurement and to dispute settlement panels that may arise:
• The Committee on Government Procurement had two formal meetings in 2000 and held
three informal meetings to pursue the negotiations called for under Article XXIV:7 of
the Agreement.  In regard to the latter, the Secretariat kept up to date a basic documentcontaining suggested drafting changes for the Agreement and prepared a number of
background notes relating to the issues under discussion.  During the course of the year,
the Division was involved in the servicing of one dispute settlement panel in the area of
government procurement.
(iii) Provide technical cooperation and information/advice more generally to WTO Members:
• Division staff participated in four technical cooperation seminars and similar events
organized by intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations.  The Divisionalso contributed to technical cooperation activities in Geneva, including in regard to
WTO training courses, visiting groups from developing countries and the usual
discussions with individual delegates or visiting officials as well as written
correspondence.
(iv) Maintain and develop lines of communication with other intergovernmental organizations,
business, the NGO community, the academic world, etc.:
• The Division maintains close working relations with a range of intergovernmental
organizations including the World Bank, the OECD, ADB, IADB and APEC.   The
Division also continues to keep in contact with the procurement community, non-
governmental organizations, lawyers associations, trade unions and the academic
community.
(v) Cooperate with other parts of the Secretariat on government procurement matters:
• The Division assists and gives advice on government procurement matters to other parts
of the Secretariat, notably senior management and in connection with the Working
Party on GATS Rules and trade policy review.WT/BFA/W/58
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Language Service and Documentation Division
Part Section Budget Expenditure Balance
A. Professional* Salary 15,007,100 13,772,110 1,234,990
Temporary Assistance 6,040,800 8,702,987 (2,662,187)
B. Administrative
        Costs
Permanent Equipment 189,500 246,419 (56,919)
Expendable Equipment 650,000 701,808 (51,808)
Contractual Services
    Reproduction
     Office Automation1,140,000
96,8001,095,387
23,56044,613
73,240
C. Other Costs Staff Overhead Costs
Missions
     Official 17,900 17,810 90
     TechnicalCooperation
Representation and
     Hospitality 1,000 1,000 0
Total 23,143,100 24,561,081 (1,417,981)
*including higher category staffWT/BFA/W/58
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Languages Services and Documentation Division
Assessment on reaching the stated objectives for 2000
(i) DDF .  A new version of the Document Dissemin ation Facility (DDF) was introduced in 2000.
This application, called "Documents Online", was made available to the Secretariat in
December 2000.  Deployment for Members, both in capitals and for delegations, took place
on 1 February 2001, and on this same date it was also made available to the public at large.  A
third stage is now underway, with a view to providing differentiated access to observers and
acceding countries.  This stage is expected to be completed by the end of April 2001.
(ii) CRN.   The basic operating structure of the Central Registry of Notifications (CRN) was
radically modified in August 2000;  notifications data are now entered centrally by CRN staff
- originally, the operational divisions were responsible for entering data in their area of
competence.  A major clean-up of the database, which contains more than five years of data,
was begun at the same time to correct inaccuracies and ensure that the CRN continues to be
an accurate and comprehensive source of notifications data for Members.  This revision ofdata is still in progress;  it is estimated that it will be completed by the end of the summer if
existing human resources continue to be available.
(iii) TAS.   The TAS was completed successfully and a CD-Rom version - the "TASportable" - has
been distributed to some eighty external translators.  It is indeed a very useful tool and hasattracted the attention of other international organizations who are interested in this WTO-
developed application.
(iv) Translation capacity.   The Division's legal translation capacity was reinforced during 2000,
although this was not enough to offset the increased demands emanating from the disputesettlement mechanism.  However, the average time required for processing a standard panel
report has been reduced by almost a full week.  Translation backlog in French and Spanish
has been reduced by more than one-third and is expected to be entirely absorbed by summer
2001.
(v) Forecasting system.   A preliminary analysis was undertaken, with a view to developing a
more efficient forecasting system.  This will be further developed in 2001.WT/BFA/W/58
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Legal Affairs Division
Part Section Budget Expenditure Balance
A. Work years* Salary 1,640,300 1,547,833 92,467
Temporary Assistance 10,500 54,815 (44,315)
B. Administrative
        Costs
Permanent Equipment
Expendable Equipment
Contractual Services5,000 3,370 1,630
C. Other Costs Staff Overhead Costs
Missions
   Official 10,000 8,807 1,193
   Technical Cooperation
Representation and
     Hospitality 300 0 300
Miscellaneous
     Panels 1,010,000 972,662 37,338
Total 2,676,100 2,587,487 88,613
*Including higher category staff.WT/BFA/W/58
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Legal Affairs Division
Assessment on reaching the stated objectives for 2000
General considerations
• Two general points need to be made in respect of assessing the achievement of stated
objectives in the Legal Affairs Division (LAD).  First, the work expected of and
performed by the Legal Affairs Division is almost entirely responsive , i.e., we stand
ready to respond to requests for legal information, advice and training from a variety of
sources, especially dispute settlement panels, the DSB and its chairman, Member
delegations, the Director-General and Secretariat, and the public at large.  To this
extent, it would be difficult to say that we set our own objectives or that these changesignificantly over time.  Second, it remains extremely difficult, given the nature of our
work, to meaningfully quantify  the extent to which we have attained our objectives.
• Our summary assessment is that we have fully met our "Objectives for 2000" as set out
on page 76 of the "2000 Budget Estimates" (WT/BFA/SPEC/37).  More specifically,the Legal Affairs staff have properly and comprehensively carried out the "Legal
Affairs Functions" set out in sub-paragraphs (i) through (vii), the "DepositaryFunctions" set out in sub-paragraph (viii), and the "Work Programme for 2000".  As in
1999, the only area where we at times were not able to comply with deadlines set out in
the DSU was in the circulation of the final reports of dispute settlement panels;
however, as in the past, this inability to always meet these deadlines was due to the
excessive length of the descriptive portions of these reports and the resulting severetranslation backlog experienced by the Language Services and Documentation
Division.
• A more detailed assessment follows.
Legal Affairs Functions
(i) Provide timely secretarial and technical suppor t and assistance on legal, historical and
procedural aspects of disputes to  WTO dispute settlement panels:
• LAD serviced 18 regular panels in the course of 2000, 12 of which were completed.
• Legal Affairs staff serviced 4 Article 21.5 compliance panels in 2000, 2 of which were
completed.
• LAD serviced 2 Article 22.6 arbitrations  in 2000, both of which were completed.
• Legal Affairs coordinated the process of composition of 9 panels.
• Legal Affairs advised the Director-General in the composition of 5 panels.WT/BFA/W/58
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(ii) Provide regular legal advice to the Secretariat, a nd in particular to the Dispute  Settlement Body
and its Chairman, on interpretation of the Disp ute Settlement Understanding (DSU) and WTO
agreements and on other legal issues:
• LAD regularly and with increasing frequency provided legal advice to the Secretariat,
including briefing notes and informal ad vice to the Director-General, other senior
management and more broadly within the Secretariat.
• In addition to legal advice on matters relati ng to the WTO agreements, with increasing
frequency we have been asked for advice on other legal issues, e.g., personnel matters,
cooperation agreements, supply contracts,  technical assistance agreements, etc.
• On a regular basis, we were called upon to provide significant legal advice to the DSB
and its chairman.
• We provided advice to the DSB chairman and WTO Members in relation to proposals for
amendments to the DSU.
• LAD advised the Secretariat and WTO Members on legal issues relating to
implementation of WTO obligations, and on the establishment of a legal framework for
multilateral negotiations on agriculture, services and other issues.
• One LAD member continued to serve as Secret ary to the JAB (5 proceedings completed);
another LAD member had to replace him in one procedure because of a potential conflictof interest;  still another member continued as a member of the JAB;  and the Director
continued to advise the Director-General on st aff appeals to the JAB and, in certain cases,
with the help of another LAD member, actua lly helped drafting the submission of the
representative of the DG to the JAB. Thus, in all, four members of LAD and its directordevoted considerable time to JAB matters.
(iii) Provide legal information to WTO Members on the DSU and WTO agreements:
• LAD continued to respond effectively and e fficiently to increasingly frequent demands
for legal information and advice from WTO Members.
• Legal Affairs staff prepared and circulated 21 updated versions of the Overview of the
State-of-Play of WTO Disputes.
(iv) Provide legal support in respect of accessions, and in particular that of China:
• In 2000, LAD continued to provide the main substantive, legal and administrative support
for the Working Party on the Accession of Chin a;  a member of the division continued to
serve as secretary to the Working Party, assi sting the chairman with the 6 major meetings
of the Working Party in 2000, in addition to  the many informal consultations and
plurilateral sessions.
• LAD provided legal advice to Beijing on i ssues relating to uniform administration,
judicial review and conformity of  legislation with WTO obligations.
• A member of the division accompanied the Di rector-General on an official mission to
Beijing in February 2000;  another member of  the division participated in a technical
mission to Beijing to advise the central go vernment on legislative changes required to
ensure WTO conformity.WT/BFA/W/58
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(v) Provide training in respect of dispute settleme nt procedures and on WTO legal issues through
special courses on dispute settlement, regula r WTO training courses and WTO technical
cooperation missions; attend meetings of other organizations with WTO-related activities (e.g.,
IMF, OECD, Energy Charter):
• LAD staff participated extensively in special courses on dispute settlement, regular WTO
training courses, WTO technical cooperation missions, and other training seminars and
workshops, including in, e.g., Beijing, Moscow, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Washington,
Qatar.
• Legal Affairs staff also attended and made presentations to meetings of other
organizations with WTO-related activities, e.g., symposium of the Centre de Conciliation
et d'Arbitrage in Tunis, seminar on WTO at the State Duma in Moscow, seminar on
capacity building at the International Develo pment Law Institute in Rome, conference on
the political economy of international trade law at the University of Minnesota,conference at the International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development in
Montreal, presentation at the Joint Vienna Institute, conferences organized by the World
Trade Law Association in Brussels and in London and by the Institut Servier in Paris.
(vi) Prepare DS documentation series:
• Legal Affairs continued its responsibility of  preparing and issuing documents in the DS
series.
(vii) Maintain and supervise further development of the WTO Dispute Settlement Database, and
provide resulting data and analyses to the Secr etariat and Members; prepare analytical indices
on the DSU, GATT 1994 and the WTO Agreement; update "Status of Legal Instruments":
• In cooperation with the Informatics Divisi on, Legal Affairs oversaw migration of the
Dispute Settlement Database from Paradox to Excel and ensured more complete dataentry and updating.
• In 2000, Legal Affairs completed preparation of a revised "Collection of Legal Texts"
and made major progress towards the completion of a new (first) edition of the WTO
Analytical Index.
• Legal Affairs continued to ensure part of the editing and proof-reading functions for the
Dispute Settlement Reports in all 3 WTO languages, taking over from the Appellate
Body Secretariat, at the end of 2000, the more demanding task of editing the English
versions of these reports.
Depositary Functions
(viii) Perform the depositary functions of the Director-General:
• LAD staff continued to ensure the deposita ry functions of the Director-General,
preparing all treaty texts of protocols, certi fications, procès-verbaux, etc; registering and
notifying Members of all actions taken on lega l instruments;  updating the Status of Legal
Instruments;  registering all legal instrume nts with the United Nations;  keeping the
membership list up to date;  and providing material to the Division concerned for
inclusion in the BISD.WT/BFA/W/58
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Market Access Division
Part Section Budget Expenditure Balance
A. Work years* Salary 1,464,800 1,407,001 57,799
Temporary Assistance 11,000 4,940 6,060
B. Administrative
     Costs
Permanent Equipment 12,300 13,320 (1,020)
Expendable Equipment
Contractual Services
C. Other Costs Staff Overhead Costs
Missions
Official 23,000 22,608 392
Technical Cooperation
Representation and
Hospitality 1,000 446 554
Total 1,512,100 1,448,315 63,785
* including higher category staffWT/BFA/W/58
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Market Access Division
Assessment on reaching the stated objectives for 2000
1. Council for Trade in Goods
(i) Service the Council:
• During the year 2000 the Division prepared five formal meetings of the Council which
discussed a range of issues.  In informal meetings the Division serviced the Council to
enable it to continue its exploratory and analytical work on trade facilitation.
2. Committee on Market Access
(i) Provide a forum for the discussion of tariff matters:
• The Committee held 5 formal meetings and 11 informal meetings to discuss tariff
matters.
(ii) Provide technical assistance to Members for the transposition into Harmonized System (HS)
and renegotiation of pre-Uruguay Round concessions:
• Assistance was provided by way of responses to questions raised by delegations
concerned with the transposition of their pre-Uruguay Round schedules into the HS or
the renegotiation of their pre-Uruguay Round concessions.
(iii) Provide technical assistance to Members for the preparation of Harmonized Schedule 96 and
loose-leaf schedules documentation:
• One technical assistance mission was conducted for the purpose of transposing a
Member's schedule into the 1996 Harmonized System version.
• Responses were provided to several technical queries regarding Members' preparation
of their 1996 Harmonized System Schedule.
(iv) Develop an electronic verification methodology for the examination of loose-leaf schedules:
• As a first step towards this objective, the Secretariat has launched a project entitled the
Consolidated Tariff Schedules Database which will result in a database containing the
consolidated loose-leaf schedules of all Members (see vi).
• Draft procedures, which are still under consideration in the Committee, were first
elaborated in late 2000 relating to electronic verification in the context of future
HS2002 changes.
(v) Monitor the operation of the Integrated Data Base (IDB):
• Following several informal consultations, the Committee on 18 December 2000
adopted on an ad referendum basis a procedure relating to a multilateral appraisal of the
operation of the Integrated Data Base and related technical assistance activities.WT/BFA/W/58
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(vi) Develop a loose-leaf schedules database containing the consolidated schedules of all
Members:
• Agreement was reached in the Committee in November 1999 to develop the
Consolidated Tariff Schedules Database.  The Secretariat is preparing the schedules ofall developing country Members, while developed country Members will be submitting
their own schedules.  The project was well advanced by the end of 2000.
3. Customs Valuation
(i) Monitor and review annually the implementation of the Customs Valuation Agreement:
• During the year 2000, the five-year delay period in applying the Agreement expired for
50 developing countries.  Of these, 21 requested extensions of this delay period, of
which 17 were granted, 3 are outstanding and still being negotiated, and one was
retracted.  In addition, of these developing countries, 8 requested derogations for
minimum values, of which 6 were granted and 2 are pending.  13 Members who were
granted extensions submitted the required progress reports on implementation which
were circulated to Committee Members.
• Also, during 2000, 10 notifications of implementing legislation were notified and
examined by the Committee.
(ii) Provide service to the Committee on Customs Valuation:
• During the year 2000, the Committee has held six formal meetings  on 3, 9 and 16
March (G/VAL/M/13);  12, 28 April and 10, 31 May (G/VAL/M/14);  14 June and 4 July
(G/VAL/M/15);  21 July  (G/VAL/M/16);  7, 13, 24 and 29 November 2000
(G/VAL/M/17);  and 20 December (G/VAL/M/18 to be issued).
• The Secretary of the Committee in the Division has provided all the background
documents for these meetings (estimated at close to 100 different documents including
airgrams, reports of meetings, background factual reports, etc.).
(iii) Attend meetings, twice annual, of the WCO Technical Committee on Customs Valuation in
Brussels:
• The Secretary of the Committee attended the 10th Session of the Technical Committee
from 22-26 May 2000, and the 11th Session from 30 October to 3 November 2000 and
presented reports on the activities of the WTO Committee.
(iv) Organize, manage WTO Programme for tech nical assistance on Customs Valuation for
developing countries that have invoked the five-year delay:
• In early 2000, it was agreed that the administration of this Programme, given its growth
and demand for missions, would be transferred to the Technical Cooperation Division
which would work, in cooperation with the Market Access Division, in organizingthese missions.
• During the year 2000, 8 missions were carried out, of which 4 were follow-up to
previous missions.WT/BFA/W/58
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(v) Cooperation, where necessary, with  the WCO Secretariat on providing technical assistance to
developing countries having requested a 5-year delay in the implementation of the Agreement:
• The Division cooperated on two technical assistance missions with the WCO, in
Tanzania and Jamaica.
• The WTO provided expertise at a WCO Senior Seminar on Implementation and
Maintenance of the WTO Agreement on Customs Valuation.
4. Rules of Origin
(i) Carry out the Harmonization Work Programme on non-preferential rules of origin:
• The Committee on Rules of Origin held eight sessions in order to carry out the
Harmonization Work Programme.
• The integrated negotiating text was updated after each negotiating session.
• A seminar was organized by the Division to provide delegations with an opportunity to
familiarise themselves with outstanding issues.
(ii) Provide services to the Committee on Rules of Origin:
• The eight sessions of the Committee were well prepared and successfully concluded.
• The minutes of these meetings are contained in G/RO/M/27-34.
(iii) Provide information and advice to delegations, private parties and other divisions in the
Secretariat on matters relating to rules of origin:
• Responding to requests from various parties, relevant information was provided.
(iv) Attend meetings twice a year of the WCO Technical Committee on Rules of Origin in
Brussels:
• A staff member of the Division attended a meeting of the WCO Technical Committee
on Rules of Origin.
• The Technical Committee met only once in 2000 instead of twice as planned, because it
had completed the technical work concerning harmonization of rules of origin.
5. Committee on Import Licensing
(i) Monitor and review the implementation and operation of the Agreement on Import Licensing
Procedures:
• The Committee conducted the third biennial review of the implementation and
operation of the Agreement.WT/BFA/W/58
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(ii) Provide information and advice to acceding countries, delegations, private parties and other
Divisions in the Secretariat on matters relating to import licensing:
• The Division provided information and advice to delegations and several acceding
countries (including China) and responded to queries from a number of private parties.
(iii) Provide service to the Committee on Import Licensing:
• The Committee held two meetings.
6. Committee on Information Technology
(i) Provide service to the ITA Committee:
• During 2000, the Committee held four formal meetings1.
• The Committee held five informal meetings.
• The Committee also held two informal sessions of meetings for customs experts.
(ii) Provide technical assistance and information to acceding participants:
• During 2000, there were four new countries that acceded as participants to the
Committee.
• Some level of technical assistance was provided to all of these countries, in addition to
the Secretariat performing the electronic verification of these four schedules.
• The Secretariat held consultations and discussions with a number of other countries that
requested information on the ITA.
(iii) Review the implementation of the ITA:
• The Committee reviewed the implementation of the ITA at each of its four formal
sessions.
• Four documents on the status of implementati on were issued and circulated so that the
matter could be kept under review.
(iv) Continue the work, technical and otherwise, with respect to non-tariff barriers and
classification issues:
• Non-tariff barriers were discussed at the four formal meetings of the Committee, and
discussions were held at a number of informal meetings as well.
• Four national experience papers were circulated in the Committee with respect to non-
tariff barriers.
• In November, the Committee launched a Non-Tariff Measures' Work Programme.
                                                     
1 The Committee met more often in the cases where meetings were suspended for one or more agenda
items.WT/BFA/W/58
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• Customs experts met on a technical level for classification issues at two sets of informal
sessions of the Committee held in June and December; a report of their
recommendations was issued.
(v) For review of product coverage (ITA II), provide continuing support for the negotiations and
the follow-up if necessary.  In the event of an agreement, design a template to be used for
schedules and electronic verification of schedules:
• The review of product coverage was not formally discussed as an agenda item in the
Committee during the year; thus no work was undertaken on this matter in the
Committee and no negotiations were held.
7. Preshipment Inspection
(i) Monitor the implementation of the Agreement on Preshipment Inspection:
• The Division continues to receive notifications of legislation either relating to
preshipment inspection or putting into effect the Agreement;  matters concerning the
Agreement are taken up as a standing agenda item in the Committee on CustomsValuation.
(ii) Ensure the efficient operation of the Independent Review Entity (IE) under Article 4 of the
Agreement in cooperation with the International Chamber of Commerce and the International
Federation of Inspection Agencies:
• The Director of the IE receives occasional queries and questions regarding the IE;  no
formal case has been brought before the IE during the year 2000.WT/BFA/W/58
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Ministerial Session Divisions
Part Section Budget Expenditure Balance
A. Work years* Salary 697,200 697,246 (46)
Temporary Assistance 2,000 267 1,733
B. Administrative
        Costs Permanent Equipment 8,000 7,184 (816)
Expendable Equipment 0 50 (50)
C. Other Costs Contractual Services
   Office Automation 650 757 (107)
Official Missions 10,000 9,813 187
Representation and
Hospitality 700 628 72
Total 718,550 715,944 2,606
*including higher category staff.WT/BFA/W/58
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Ministerial Session Division
Assessment on reaching the stated objectives for 2000
(i) Co-ordinate as appropriate Secretariat follow-up of decisions and work programme from
Seattle Ministerial Conference;  (including consideration of objectives for the next
Ministerial):
• The 7 February General Council gave the Director-General a mandate to consult on a
number of issues where early progress was seen as important to building confidence.These were: measures in favour of least-developed countries;  improvement in the
planning and financing of WTO technical co-operation activities;  implementation issues
and concerns, including transition periods; and, internal transparency and effective
participation of Members.  On all these points the Director-General reported significantprogress to the 3/8 May General Council.
• Implementation issues:  Following the Director-General's proposal, the May General
Council took a decision on Implementation-Related Issues - the General Council, meeting
in Special Sessions, would address outstanding implementation issues and concerns,
particularly those raised during the preparations for the Third Session of the Ministerial
Conference.  Three such Special Sessions were held in 2000, and the Chairman of theGeneral Council conducted an intensive process of consultations on the issues raised.
The Division had a substantial and continuous workload in servicing this process,
involving regular meetings at both formal and informal General Council levels, numerous
informal consultations, frequent contact with delegations and an important co-ordination
function within the Secretariat.  In this respect, the Division also briefed and advised theChairman of the General Council and senior management.
• Internal transparency and effective participation of Members: In 2000, the Chairman of
the General Council and the Director-General conducted an intensive series of open-
ended consultations on how to improve internal transparency.  For this process, the
Division briefed and advised the Chairman of the General Council and the Director-
General and organized and serviced the relevant meetings.
• In the above processes, the Division fully realized its stated objectives for 2000.
(ii) In particular, assist in the establishment and operation of whatever negotiating structure may
be agreed by Ministers:
• No action was required in this respect in 2000.
(iii) Promote communication and teamwork within Secretariat in pursuance of these objectives:
• In the context of the Secretariat's work on implementation issues and internal
transparency and effective participation of Members, the Division continued to play acentral role, including co-ordination and communication, and was able to realize its
objectives in this respect.WT/BFA/W/58
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(iv) Advise and support senior management and Chairman of General Council (or other relevant
WTO officers) in connection with their responsibilities in these areas:
• The Division provided continuous support to the Chairman of General Council, the
Director-General and senior management in all aspects of their work on the processesoutlined above.  The objectives in this area were entirely met.WT/BFA/W/58
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Rules Division
Part Section Budget Expenditure Balance
A. Work years* Salary 1,518,700 1,445,355 73,345
Temporary Assistance 25,000 71,991 (46,991)
B. Administrative
        Costs
Permanent Equipment 17,250 17,195 55
Expendable Equipment 0 100 (100)
Contractual Services
   Office Automation 1,300 1,515 (215)
C. Other Costs Staff Overhead Costs
Missions
   Official 3,000 2,760 240
   Technical Cooperation
Representation and
     Hospitality 1,000 765 235
Miscellaneous
Panels
Total 1,566,250 1,539,681 26,569
*Including higher category staff.WT/BFA/W/58
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Rules Division
Assessment on reaching the stated objectives for 2000
(i) Ensure efficient functioning of, and facilitate on-going negotiations and consultations in all
WTO bodies serviced by the Division; support other divisions in all matters relating to the
rules area (WT/BFA/SPEC/37, p. 87, objectives (i) and (vi)):
• In 2000, the staff of the Rules Division serviced some 20 formal and informal meetings
of the twelve main and subsidiary bodies within its area of competence.2  This included
the circulation, and organization of review by the respective Committees of, Members'
notifications concerning:  domestic subsidies; contingent trade remedy legislation and
actions; and state trading enterprises.  It also included preparing documents, draft
agendas, notes for Chairpersons and detailed minutes of meetings, as well as consultingwith Chairs and delegations on matters concerning the work of these bodies.
Additionally, staff of the Division provided information concerning the various
meetings to delegations who were unable to attend.
• Other examples of the on-going work of the Rules-area bodies in 2000 include:  two
draft recommendations and related compilations of material prepared by Division staff
at the direction of Members that were considered in the Ad Hoc Group onImplementation; and further revisions of the protocol and product coverage annex to
the Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft prepared by Division staff at the direction of
the Committee on Trade in Civil Aircraft that were circulated to Signatories for review,
with a view to their formal adoption by Si gnatories.  In the subsidies area, Division
staff assisted the Chair with lengthy consultations among Members concerning theelection of a new member of the Permanen t Group of Experts.  Division staff also
participated in on-going WTO work on fisheries subsidies.
(ii) Rules-area implementation monitoring and assistance and participation in WTO technical
assistance; support other divisions in all matters relating to the rules area (WT/BFA/SPEC/37,p. 87, objectives (ii), (iii), (v) and (vi)):
• The Division continued its active programme of implementation and technical
assistance, and providing expert advice to delegations and national administrations, in
the areas of subsidies, contingent trade remedies, state trading enterprises and trade in
civil aircraft.  As servicing dispute settlement panels continued to occupy a dominant
proportion of the Division's workload, the Division found itself unable to respond tonumerous technical assistance requests from Members, and was obliged to limit the
number and scope of its specific projects in this regard.  Nonetheless:
(a) Division staff responded to approximately 20-25 requests monthly for specific,
detailed advice on issues arising in the implementation and administration ofanti-dumping, countervailing, and safeguards mechanisms, as well as relating to
obligations under the Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft.  In addition, staff
                                                     
2 The bodies serviced by the Rules Division are:  Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices, Committee
on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, Committee on Safeguards, Committee on Trade in Civil Aircraft,
Working Party on State Trading Enterprises, Informal Group of Experts on the Calculation of Subsidies under
Article 6.1 of the Subsidies Agreement, Permanent Group of Experts, Informal Group on Anti-Circumvention,Ad Hoc Group on Implementation of the Agreement on Anti-Dumping, Working Party on SubsidiesNotifications, Technical Sub-Committee of the Committee on Trade in Civil Aircraft and Working Group onTrade and Competition (co-secretary).WT/BFA/W/58
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responded to several requests per month for advice on fulfilment of notification
obligations, relating to both procedural and substantive issues in the notification
of subsidy programmes, state trading enterprises, and contingent trade remedy
actions.  Staff also provided advice to countries in the process of accession
concerning their obligations under the Agreements within the Division's area of
competence, including the separate process of accession to the plurilateralAgreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft.
(b) In the area of implementation assistance to individual countries, Division staff
assisted in preparing and/or reviewed draft legislations of several countries
regarding contingent trade remedies.  Division staff undertook a mission to one
country to assist national authorities in this regard.
(c) Members of the Division conducted three regional seminars on Rules
implementation directed at Eastern and Central European Countries, English-speaking Central African countries and English-speaking Least-Developed and
Developing African countries.  These regional seminars covered multilateral
subsidies disciplines, contingent trade remedies, notification obligations, and
dispute settlement.
(d) Division staff conducted four country-specific technical assistance missions
concerning anti-dumping investigations, to Peru, Ecuador, Paraguay and Egypt.
(e) The Division carried out one country-specific seminar on multilateral subsidy
disciplines, to Thailand.
(f) Members of the Division lectured, as necessary, on anti-dumping, subsidies and
countervailing measures, and safeguards as well as state trading enterprises atregional training programmes organized by the Technical Cooperation Division
in cooperation with other international organizations.  These activities were
carried out in Austria (in cooperation with the Joint Vienna Institute, for Central
and Eastern European and Central Asian countries), Qatar (in cooperation with
the Islamic Development Bank for its Members) and Burkina Faso (incooperation with the Islamic Development Bank, for French-speaking African
countries).  Division staff also lectured on rules-area topics at country-specific
programmes organized by the Technical Cooperation Division in Singapore and
Korea.
(g) Division staff served as lecturers in the WTO Trade Policy Courses on anti-
dumping, subsidies and countervailing measures, safeguards and state trading
enterprises, presenting some 12 lectures in this context.  Division staff also spoke
more briefly on these topics and on notification obligations, at the request of the
Technical Cooperation Division, to visiting delegations from Members' capitals
and countries in accession, as well as to individual representatives of Members,
and via video-conferencing to groups meeting elsewhere (e.g. the Trade Policy
Training Course of the OAS for FTAA negotiators).
(h) Division staff continued work on the injury and dumping/procedural portions of
the Handbook for anti-dumping administrators.
(i) In addition, staff worked on the divisional data-bases on anti-dumping and
countervailing actions.  These data-bases enabled the Division to respond to
numerous requests monthly from delegations, management and other divisions,requiring specific directed research.WT/BFA/W/58
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(j) Members of the Division continued to contribute to the preparation of the
forthcoming new edition of the Analytical Index.
(iii) Provide secretaries and legal officers to WTO dispute settlement panels involving the rules
area Agreements; support other divisions in all matters relating to the rules area
(WT/BFA/SPEC/37, p. 87, objectives (iv) and (vi)):
• A major and consistently increasing proportion of the Division's workload is related to
dispute settlement.  On average, about half of all WTO dispute settlement panels are in
the Rules area.  The Division provided both secretary and legal officer for 15 panels
established or operating during 2000, provided the secretary for one panel, and
provided substantive input for the work of other panels.  The Division's panel work
involved more than 40 meetings with panellists and with parties, most of which
extended over several days.  As requested by the panellists, this work also involved the
preparation of numerous memoranda and discussion papers concerning the various
issues to be considered and resolved, as well as drafting and preparing descriptive partsand reports.
• Reports were issued in the Panels involving Canada-Autos (on which the bulk of work
was finished in 1999) ; United States-Wheat Gluten Safeguard ; Mexico-High Fructose
Corn Syrup; Thailand-AD on Steel H-Beams ; Guatemala-Cement II ; EC- Bed Linen ;
United States-Lamb Safeguard ; and United States-Stainless Steel from Korea.  Reports
were also issued in the Panels involving implementation in : Australia-Leather;
Canada-Aircraft ; Brazil-Aircraft and United States-DRAMs  (summary report only as
panel suspended just prior to issuance of interim report) .
• Work was begun or underway on the Panels involving United States-AD on Steel from
Japan ; United States-Export Restraints as Subsidies  and United States-Line Pipe
Safeguard , as well as on the  Panels considering implementation in United States-
Foreign Sales Corporations;  and Mexico-High Fructose Corn Syrup .  Division staff
also assisted Members in composing some eight panels over the course of 2000.
(iv) Involvement in post-Seattle "implementation process"; support senior management and other
divisions in all matters relating to the rules area (WT/BFA/SPEC/37, p. 87, objectives (vii)
and (vi)):
• Division staff was heavily involved in the Rules-related aspects of the "implementation
process" concerning the numerous implementation proposals in the areas of anti-
dumping and subsidies.  In this regard, the Division participated in many internal
meetings and meetings with delegates, serviced consultations among Members, analyzed
proposals, advised management, assisted in drafting Chairpersons' notes and assisted
management and Members to develop approaches regarding implementation and
proposals concerning the texts of possible General Council decisions on Rules-areaissues.
(v) Other:
• Members of the Division were responsible for attending, as observers, meetings of the
OECD Joint Group on Trade and Competition and the Participants' Group of theUnderstanding on Export Credits.WT/BFA/W/58
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Statistics Division
Part Section Budget Expenditure Balance
A. Work years* Salary 3,134,900 3,061,980 72,920
Temporary Assistance 215,850 139,346 76,504
B. Administrative
        Costs
Permanent Equipment 46,500 51,723 (5,223)
Expendable Equipment 350 245 105
Contractual Services
   Office Automation 142,270 50,539 91,731
C. Other Costs Staff Overhead Costs
Missions
   Official 26,850 26,822 28
   Technical Cooperation
Representation and
     Hospitality
Miscellaneous
    UN Bodies
Total 3,566,720 3,330,655 236,065
*Including higher category staff.WT/BFA/W/58
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Statistics Division
Assessment on reaching the stated objectives for 2000
1. Maintain and improve the central statistical  service provided to WTO Members and the
Secretariat:
(i) By deepening and improving the content and quality of WTO trade and trade-related statistics:
• Improvements in the Division's core statistical series were introduced.  For example,
aggregate country export and import data were extended back to 1948;  the series by
country and product, as well as the network of world merchandise trade by main areas
(developed, developing, transition economies) and standard product groups to 1980;  and
total exports by main areas and standard product groups to 1970.
• The Division added analytical value to th e 2000 issue of the WTO annual International
Trade Statistics report through improvements in methodology, for example in derivingthe regional estimate for Africa in the me rchandise trade network, and through the
inclusion, in collaboration with the Economic  and Research and An alysis Division, of a
summary of developments in world trade.
(ii) By providing background information for reports, studies, papers; by providing expert
technical advice:
• Tariff related information and technical support was provided to other Divisions in
particular the Development Division (LDC study, Article 24 process);  the Agriculture
Division (tariff treatment of agricultural produc ts of interest to developing Members; a
document illustrating potential uses of the Integrated Data Base (IDB) and the
Consolidated Tariff Schedules (CTS) database  in the agricultural area). A world trade
network on total agricultural products (Agr eement on Agriculture definition) was also
developed.
• Expert technical advice and support underpinning IDB and CTS activities was provided
on a regular basis to the Committee on Market Access.  On trade in services,background information, papers, technical advice and support went to the Council of
Trade in Services and the Working Party on GATS Rules.
• The Division also carried out a wide range of simulations for the Committee of Budget,
Finance and Administration to review th e methodology for the assessment of WTO
Members' shares in the WTO budget, as well as providing support to the ad hoc Working
Group of the Committee.
• Statistical support in other areas included simulations on the merit pay system; statistics
for the gender report and the report on geographical representation commissioned by the
Director-General;  and assistance in calculations for the arbitrator's report on Brazil'sexport financing programme for aircraft.  Th e Division also organized and presented a
seminar on Trade Statistics for WTO staff.
• The Division continued to supply timely statistics and assistance to users at large either
directly, through other Divisions, or thro ugh statistics@wto.org and idb@wto.org.WT/BFA/W/58
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(iii) And by maintaining and developing various trade and trade policy related databases:
• The main focus of IDB related work in 2000 was on improving participation and
coverage.  The Division supported the Committee on Market Access' review of IDBparticipation and related Technical Assistance activities with a series of background
documents.  In 2000, seven new participants submitted data to the IDB.  One hundred
and twenty-five country files were added to the database. Further improvements in
processing modalities were introduced.
• Work on processing the schedules of 100 developing Members for inclusion in the new
Consolidated Tariff Schedule database, funded by the United Kingdom, was completedby the established deadline.  The project was then extended to include more Members
and procedures for linking the CTS information with the information in the IDB.  The
Division provided technical advice and support to developed Members who were
preparing their own database files.  Additional CTS work requested by Membersincluded the development of formats to inco rporate specific commitments in agriculture
(tariff quotas, export subsidies) in the database.  Processing of developing Members'
agricultural commitments started in November 2000.
(iv) By providing technical assistance in connection with the Integrated Data Base (preparation of
submissions and use of IDB data); in compiling trade in services statistics, and other areas
where the Division's expertise is required:
• IDB activities included a mission to Barbados; participation in a regional WTO
workshop; ten Geneva based workshops and seminars for delegates and national
experts; the introduction of an IDB module into the WTO Trade Policy Course; a
presentation of the IDB and the CTS to LDC's during Geneva week;  and an interactive
IDB presentation for the WTO Cyber café in Libreville.
• An expert from the Division also participated in the WTO Seminar on Statistics of
International Trade in Services.
(v) By improving data dissemination:
• The Division developed and implemented a regular Internet based IDB dissemination
policy, and phased in the bi-annual production of an IDB CD-ROM.  Reporting toolsdesigned to assist Members in analysing IDB information were developed and
disseminated.  This work continues.
• A new Statistics page was developed for the WTO web site.
• The print version of "International Trade Statistics" was released on schedule and the
CD-ROM soon after.  The complete report was also disseminated for the first time on the
WTO web site.
2. To further international cooperation by:
(i) Continued active participation in the Task Forces on international (merchandise) trade
statistics and trade in services statistics, and other fora as appropriate:
• The annual inter-agency Task Force on International Trade Statistics was organized and
chaired by the WTO.  The WTO was also represented in other international statistical
fora principally concerned with inter-agency coordination and cooperation.  Furtherprogress was made in cooperation in the collection, compilation and dissemination ofWT/BFA/W/58
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trade information, principally between the major suppliers, UNSD, IMF and the OECD.
The WTO, ITC and other more user oriented agencies are actively seeking further
improvements in this area.
• Division staff participated in intensive discussions of the Inter-agency Task Force on
Statistics of International Trade in Services and other fora for the finalization of theManual on statistics of international trade in services.
• Staff also participated in international m eetings such as the Conference of European
Statisticians, ISI Seminars for Chief Statisticians and meetings on Foreign Affiliate
Trade, etc.
• As a result, the Division has developed extensive contacts in the international statistical
community to the benefit of our users.
3. To improve the operation of the Statistics Division by:
(ii) Further improvement and rationalisation of work processes through applying the appropriate
IT solutions and maximizing the use of scarce resources:
• Development of an IDB Management Information System was initiated.
Enhancements to electronic processing tools and internal databases throughout theDivision were introduced.  Table production, the most time-consuming process related
to the International Trade Statistics report, was further rationalised.
• A team-based activity, the Divisional Contacts Database project, was re-launched.
(iii) Staff development activities to improve time management, supervisory and communication
skills:
• Technical training activities for a number of staff were undertaken.
• General training activities, although requested, were not forthcoming for budgetary
reasons.WT/BFA/W/58
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Technical Cooperation Division
Part Section Budget Expenditure Balance
A. Work years* Salary 2,228,500 2,228,524 (24)
Temporary Assistance 98,000 137,579 (39,579)
B. Administrative
        Costs
Permanent Equipment 49,200 53,730 (4,530)
Expendable Equipment 0 3,735 (3,735)
Contractual Services
   Office Automation 9,100 4,556 4,544
C. Other Costs Staff Overhead Costs
Missions
   Official
  Technical Cooperation 719,000 717,506 1,494
Representation and
     Hospitality 1,000 402 598
Total 3,104,800 3,146,032 (41,232)
*Including higher category staffWT/BFA/W/58
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Technical Cooperation Division
Assessment on reaching the stated objectives for 2000
(i) Contribute to the fuller participation of beneficiary countries in the multilateral trading system
through human resource development, institutional capacity building, and increased public
awareness of the multilateral trading system:
• A strategy for technical assistance in WTO was produced and is currently being
discussed by the CTD (WT/COMTD/W/78).
• A framework for monitoring and evaluating technical assistance was developed and
accepted by the CTD (WT/COMTD/W/73).
• As part of monitoring and evaluation, a manual for WTO's Secretariat staff dealing with
technical assistance was produced and accepted by the CTD (WT/COMTD/W/74).
• The Three-Year Plan for technical assistance in WTO covering the period of 2001-2003
was produced (WT/COMTD/W/79/Rev.1).  This first release is simply a listing ofneeds identified by countries responding to the questionnaire on technical assistance
needs.  An update will be prepared incorporating the results of discussions with WTO
Divisions, Secretariats of Sub-Regional Or ganizations, Geneva-based missions, etc..
• A report on technical assistance activities undertaken during 1999 was produced in
May 2000 for the CTD (WT/COMTD/W/70).
• The regular budget for technical assistance (excluding the three-month trade policy
courses) was doubled to CHF 1,5 million beginning in 2001, including 4 new posts fortechnical assistance in different WTO Divisions.
• A "Guide to sources of trade-related t echnical assistance" was produced on CD-ROM
and on paper.  In addition to serving the immediate purpose of providing a singlereference source for potential beneficiaries of trade-related technical assistance, the
Guide will also be helpful in ensuring adequate coordination and cooperation among
providers of technical assistance.  The Guide contains four chapters:  the first explains
the main features of WTO technical assistance;  the second identifies the jointprogrammes in which WTO is involved;  and the remaining two chapters identify other
sources of trade-related technical assistance categorized into multilateral organizations,
regional organizations and bilateral assistance.
• An African Ministerial Conference on the WTO was organized from 13 to
15 November 2000 in Libreville.  The objectives were:
(a) To restore Africa's confidence in the mu ltilateral trading system and increase its
awareness of the need to participate more actively in WTO's activities.
(b) To develop expertise, in particular in the preparation of ongoing and future trade
negotiations.WT/BFA/W/58
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(c) To strengthen the network of contacts between the African trade representatives
and the international and regional organizations working in the trade area.
• To facilitate a quick grasp of the different WTO Agreements by delegates during the
African Ministerial Conference held in Libreville in November 2000, a synopsis of
each WTO Agreement was prepared by the WTO Secretariat.  These were well
received by the delegates at the conference and are now part of regular WTO material.
• Two days of reflection on technical assistance activities took place at the request of
Members on 18-19 July 2000.  The purpose was to review WTO's technical assistance
in light of their objectives and the needs for capacity building in relation to the WTO
Agreements, and to provide constructive input into discussions in the CTD.
• A number of MOUs were signed to strengthen the collaboration between the
Secretariats of Sub-Regional Organizations and the Secretariat of the WTO in the areaof delivery of technical assistance.
• A number of MOUs were also signed with regard to voluntary contributions for
technical assistance.  The large majority of these funds were earmarked in terms of
beneficiary countries and/or agreements/topics to be covered.
(ii) Deliver technical cooperation through activities including training;  advisory missions;
seminars and workshops on a country or regional basis;  and/or technical notes on issues of
interest to beneficiary countries:
• During 2000, 396 technical assistance activities took place, of which 90 were for LDCs.
• As in previous years, the trend towards more specialized missions continued.  This was
confirmed by the number of missions undertaken by WTO Divisions other than the
Technical Cooperation Division.  During the last five years the trend has completely
reversed itself:  whereby in 1995 TCD undertook roughly 70 per cent of all missions
while in 2000 it accounted for one third.  Notwithstanding this change, the number of
missions undertaken by TCD excluding LDCs almost doubled.
• The MOUs signed started to bear fruit in that the ECA, ESCAP and JVI were
responsible for the organization, selection of participants jointly with WTO, and allmatters of logistics with regard to regional seminars.  This has been the situation with
INTAL (of the Inter-American Development Bank) for a few years.
• Two-week Short Trade Policy Courses were introduced, as opposed to the regular
three-week courses, with the view to focus even more on the Agreements of interest toparticipants in specific regions and also to reduce expenditures.  Senior officials can
also be more available if shorter courses are offered.
• The implementation of a joint Trade Policy Review/Technical Assistance project was
initiated with the objective of better integrating into the planning process for technical
assistance the training needs that become apparent in the course trade policy reviews.
• The first extensive application of distance-learning techniques through video-
conferencing took place, both in the execution of short-trade policy courses at theAndean Community Secretariat, the Secretar iat for the Central American Integration,
and the Joint Vienna Institute, and in a standalone cycle of six video-conferences on
WTO issues broadcast in real time in 9 countries in Latin America.WT/BFA/W/58
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• Twenty-seven WTO Reference Centres were established in 2000 to help improve the
institutional setting and support trade information systems in least-developed and
developing countries.  This brought the total number of WTO Reference Centres by
31 December 2000 to ninety-five.  The majority of the Reference Centres established in
the year 2000 were located in regional or sub-regional institutions .  In May 2000, a
survey was conducted to assess the effectiveness and usefulness of WTO Reference
Centres.
• Three on-line fora on trade issues of interest to developing countries were organized in
the year 2000 with participation from users worldwide, mostly from LDCs and otherdeveloping countries.
• In undertaking technical assistance activities, every effort is now made to have Press
coverage.  These missions are taken as opportunities to answer questions about WTOand recent developments and to explain the role of WTO in the globalization process as
well as the rights and obligations of Member countries.
• In order to shift from a "lecture" to a "training" approach, as recommended in the
Strategy Paper on Technical Assistance for WTO, more use was made of case studiesand simulation exercises, insisting on interactivity, with longer and more frequent
question and answer modules.
• The year 2000 also saw a greater emphasis on customs valuation in terms of numbers
of missions undertaken with under the five-year transition period, and on the Integrated
Data Base (IDB) as a powerful tool to assist Members during negotiations.
(iii) Legal advice will also be made available under Article 27.2 of the DSU:
• During the year 2000 a number of requests were received from developing countries.
These include:
(a) Thailand's consultations relating to the imposition of anti-dumping duties on
angles, shapes and sections of iron or non-alloy steels and H-Beans from Poland.
(b) Nicaragua's contribution relating to the imposition of measures affecting imports
from Colombia.
(c) Argentina's consultations relating to the imposition of safeguard measures on
imports of footwear.
(d) Nicaragua's consultations relating to the imposition of measures affecting
imports from Honduras.
(e) Malaysia's consultations relating to the implementation panel under Article 21.5
concerning implementation of the dispute settlement ruling on the United States'import ban on shrimps.
(f) Brazil's consultations on measures affecting the export of civilian aircraft.
(g) Ecuador's request for an implementation panel under Article 21.5 of the DSU.
(h) Chile's consultations with EU on Chile's restrictions on access to Chilean
harbours for Spanish fishing vessels.WT/BFA/W/58
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(i) Argentina's consultations relating to measures on exports of bovine hides and
imports of finished leather.
(j) Argentina's consultations on the implementation of the TRIPS Agreement.
• Since 1995, the Technical Cooperation Division has handled 75 requests for legal
advice.  Assistance has included:  advice to countries on their legal rights andobligations under the WTO Agreements;  assessment of a Member's position on
successfully initiating or defending an action under any of the covered Agreements;undertaking legal research;  and providing comments on submissions by Members'
lawyers.
(iv) A number of  activities will be coordinated with other international organizations, principally
UNCTAD and ITC, but also with IADB, World Ba nk, IMF, and possibly others in the context
of the Integrated Framework for Trade-Related Technical Assistance for Least-Developed
Countries, with a view to achieving a signifi cant, durable impact and obtaining synergies
through the most efficient use of resources:
• Of the 306 technical assistance activities undertaken in the year 2000 regarding
developing countries and economies in transition (excluding LDCs), 107 activities wereorganized jointly with other institutions and/or by other institutions in which WTO
participated.  These were mostly activities with UNCTAD, ITC, IADB, and the UN
Regional Organizations.WT/BFA/W/58
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Textiles Division
Part Section Budget Expenditure Balance
A. Work years* Salary 610,600 600,890 9,710
Temporary Assistance 5,000 2,268 2,732
B. Administrative
        Costs
Permanent Equipment 0 175 (175)
Expendable Equipment 0 69 (69)
Contractual Services
  (b) Office Automation 1,800 369 1,431
C. Other Costs Staff Overhead Costs
Missions
     Official 13,000 12,984 16
     TechnicalCooperation
Representation and
     Hospitality 200 0 200
Miscellaneous
Total 630,600 616,755 13,845
*Including higher category staff.WT/BFA/W/58
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Textiles Division
Achievement of the Objectives of the Textiles Division for 2000
(i) Provide technical advice and guidance on the implementation of the ATC to WTO Members
and countries in the process of accession:
• Consultations were held with and technical information was provided to a number of
interested developing country Members with respect to the provisions and operation ofthe ATC.  This advice also covered activities in other agreements (e.g. rules of origin,
anti-dumping, etc.) in relation to:
(a) Their preparation and participation in the General Council Sessions on
Implementation Related Issues.
(b) The preparation of notifications of the products to be integrated in the third stage
(to be notified to the TMB by the end of 2000);  and
(c) The progress being made in the ATC's integration process;  what might be
expected in the remaining years (2001-2004);  and, in the longer term, the
possible developments in trade patterns after 2004.
• Discussions were also held relating to rights and obligations under the ATC with
countries in the process of accession.
(ii) Contribute to the servicing of the Textiles Monitoring Body:
• One official of the Textiles Division serves as secretary of the TMB;  other Divisional
staff are also involved in support work for the Body.  The TMB met 11 times in 2000,frequently for two or three days.
(iii) Provide service to DSU panels, in cooperation with the Legal Division:
• There were two panels in 2000 related directly to the ATC.  One case was suspended
during the Panel selection phase;  however, the second case continued, to be finalized
in 2001.  The Division also monitored closely the panels involving textile and clothingproducts on which trade policy measures were applied under other multilateral
agreements.
(iv) Maintain close liaison with other WTO Divisions and participate in WTO training and
technical cooperation functions:
• The Division maintained relations with other Divisions on regular activities touching
upon textile related matters.  More specifically, there was liaison with the Ministerial
Conference Division, in relation to the General Council's Implementation Sessions.
• As part of the programme of maintaining an up-to-date and comprehensive knowledge
base, particularly close liaison was maintained with Market Access Division (textile
rules of origin and tariffs as well as discussions in the CTG, which oversees the
implementation of the ATC), and Rules Division (anti-dumping, subsidies, safeguard
cases involving textiles).WT/BFA/W/58
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• The Textiles Division participated in the trade policy courses organized by the Training
Division presenting lectures on the provisions and functioning of the ATC and
developments in international textile and clothing trade.
• In the area of technical cooperation, in 2000, the Textiles Division participated in one
regional and one national seminar in Africa, one national seminar in Asia, one regional
seminar in Geneva and in one conference of an intergovernmental organization.  The
regional seminar was held in Ouagadougou, arranged in cooperation with the Islamic
Development Bank, and involved 12 West African countries.  The national seminarswere held in Mauritius and India.  In Geneva, the seminar on the ATC was arranged by
the ICC, bringing together the least developed West African countries.  The conference
of the International Cotton Advisory Committee, held in Australia, brought together
representatives of 24 developing countries and LDCs.  The Textiles Division also
participated in workshops held in the framework of the African Ministerial Meeting inLibreville, Gabon.
(v) Maintain a broad knowledge base on developments in world textiles and clothing trade and
government policies and actions in this area:
• In addition to the specific responsibilities relating to the implementation of the ATC, the
Textiles Division maintains a broad knowledge base of trade policies and domestic
economic/social policies of textile trading countries.  In 2000, this information was
gathered increasingly from internet sources as well as the traditional official
publications, trade magazines, newspapers, etc.  Trade statistics were assembled andinterpreted to identify changes in trading patt erns that affect Members, for use in all of
the above activities of the Division.
(vi) Provide information and advice to intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations,
trade associations and academics:
• In 2000, the Division worked with inter-governmental organizations (ITC, UNCTAD,
FAO, ITCB, ICAC) on both general textile trade matters and on technical cooperation
seminars.  It also maintained close cooperative relationships with private sector
organizations, participating at the meeting of the International Textile Manufacturer's
Federation, to inform the members of developments in the implementation of the ATC
and in overall WTO activities.  The Divi sion maintained contact with academics,
commenting on papers they were preparing and exchanging views on the progress in theATC.WT/BFA/W/58
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Textiles Monitoring Body
Part Section Budget Expenditure Balance
A. Work years* Salary 305,200 305,237 (37)
Temporary assistance 10,200 4,751 5,449
B. Administrative
     Costs
Permanent Equipment
Expendable Equipment
Contractual Services
C. Other costs Staff Overhead Costs
Missions
     Official
Technical Cooperation6,300
5,0006,278
022
5,000
0
Representation and
     Hospitality 17,000 16,573 427
Total 343,700 332,839 10,861
* including higher category staffWT/BFA/W/58
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Textiles Monitoring Body
Assessment on reaching the stated objective for 2000
(i) "Ensure the efficient functioning of the Textil es Monitoring Body (TMB) by providing full
service to it in carrying out its tasks to su pervise the implementation of the Agreement on
Textiles and Clothing (ATC), to examine all measures taken under the ATC and theirconformity therewith and to take the actions specifically required of it by the ATC:"
• As a standing body, the TMB meets as necessary to carry out the functions required of
it under the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC).  In 2000, the TMB held 11meeting.  All the issues taken up by it were related to the supervision of the
implementation of the ATC, the examination of the measures taken under the ATC and
their conformity therewith.  Particular menti on has to be made in this regard to the
review of eight transitional safeguard measures, referred to the TMB as disputesbetween the Members concerned.  As required, the TMB, conducted a detailed
examination of all of them, reached conclusions, and made appropriate
recommendations.  With respect to these and also to all other issues addressed by the
TMB, full service was provided to the Body in terms of preparation for and follow-up
to the meetings as well as during the meetings.
(ii) "Assist the TMB in preserving and further increasing transparency on matters related to its
activities, in particular by providing detailed rationale in the TMB's reports on the Body's
findings and recommendations:"
• All actions taken by the TMB were supported by providing in the Body's reports the
rationale behind the observations, findings and, if applicable, recommendations.Particular attention was paid to dispute cases, regarding which the reports adopted by
the TMB contain a detailed description of the facts involved, the position taken by the
respective parties, the different steps of the TMB's examination, the Body's reasoning
and findings which led to the conclusions and recommendations.  All these reports werediscussed and adopted on the basis of detailed drafts presented to the TMB.WT/BFA/W/58
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Trade and Environment Division
Part Section Budget Expenditure Balance
A. Work years* Salary 1,081,500 1,077,725 3,775
Temporary Assistance 26,500 8,723 17,777
B. Administrative
        Costs
Permanent Equipment 12,000 10,680 1,320
Expendable Equipment
Contractual Services
C. Other Costs Staff Overhead Costs
Missions
     Official 32,800 32,052 748
     Technical
Cooperation
Representation and
     Hospitality 1,000 426 574
Miscellaneous
    Other / ISO 64,000 63,465 535
Total 1,217,800 1,193,071 24,729
* including higher category staff.WT/BFA/W/58
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Trade and Environment Division
Assessment on reaching the stated objectives for 2000
1. Technical Barriers to Trade
(i) Provide service to the Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee:
• In year 2000, the TBT Committee held five formal meetings and concluded the Second
Triennial Review of the TBT Agreement.  The Secretariat prepared papers and reportsfor those meetings in addition to the notifications received from Members on a daily
basis.  In year 2000, a total of 624 notifications were issued.
(ii) Provide service to the Working Group on Technical Barriers to Trade, if the TBT Committee
so decides:
• Special consultations were organized fo r the preparation of the Second Triennial
Review, and a Workshop on Technical Assistance and Special and Differential
Treatment in the Context of the Agreement was held to promote information exchange
and facilitate discussions among Members and relevant international and regional
organizations.
(iii) Provide technical assistance to WTO Members:
• The Secretariat held and participated in eleven TBT-related technical assistance
seminars with the cooperation of relevant international, regional and national bodies.In order to further implement the transparency provision of the Agreement, the
Secretariat started to send electronically to designated authorities of developing countryMembers, notifications relating to products of particular interest to them.
(iv) Provide Secretariat support to dispute panels and accessions examining aspects of the TBT
Agreement:
• The Division provided secretariat support to the dispute panel on the "European
Communities – Measures affecting asbestos and asbestos-containing products".
Assistance was provided to acceding countri es regarding the implementation of the
TBT Agreement in their accession process.
(v) Follow and report to senior management on, and upon request provide input to, discussions in
other intergovernmental organizations on matter s related to the TBT Ag reement, and maintain
contacts with the private sector on issues of mutual interest in this area:
• The Division followed and provided input to discussions in relevant international and
regional bodies on matters related to the TBT Agreement (e.g. ISO and IEC on
international standards, ILAC on conformity assessment, OILM on metrology, as well
as UN/ECE, APEC and OECD on good regulatory practise and standard related
matters).  It also reported to senior management on any important development of thesediscussions.WT/BFA/W/58
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(vi) Provide services in the context of discussions/negotiations on TBT matters in any new Trade
Round:
• The Division followed and supported the discussions in the General Council on
implementation issues concerning the TBT Agreement.  It also provided service to
carry out the relevant decision made in this regard.
2. Trade and Environment
(i) Provide service to the Committee on Trade and Environment (CTE):
• The Committee met three times during the year 2000.  The Secretariat organized and
served the meetings and prepared appropriate background documentation.
(ii) Provide, upon request, technical assistance to WTO Members:
• The Secretariat organized three regional seminars for developing countries in Malta, for
Mediterranean countries, in Gabon for Fr ench speaking African countries and in
Buenos Aires for Latin and Central American countries.
(iii) Report to senior management and WTO Member s on discussions in other intergovernmental
organizations (IGOs), including negotiation and implementation of trade-related measures inmultilateral environmental agreements:
• The discussions that have taken place in and with other international organizations have
been organized through the MEAs information sessions in two of the CTE,subsequently followed by reports.
(iv) Maintain and intensify contacts and dialogue with NGOs and the private sector on issues of
mutual interest in the area of trade and environment:
• Apart from the regular contacts maintained with different NGOs, the Secretariat has
actively participated in different meetings organized by UNEP.  Additionally, one of
the three regional seminars mentioned before was organized back-to-back with an eventfor NGOs organized by the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable
Development (ICTSD).
(v) Assist in the CTE implementation of the recommendations in the CTE Report to the Singapore
Ministerial Conference and with the post-Singapore work programme:
• No particular agreements have been reached in the CTE on the implementation of the
recommendations contained in the Singapore Report.  However, the regular meetings
have been debating the elements contained in the work programme.
(vi) Strengthen cooperation with the secretariats of multilateral environmental agreements:
• Apart from the briefing sessions of the CTE dedicated to the work that is being done in
the different multilateral environmental agreements the Secretariat has invited relevant
MEA's Secretariats to participate with inputs in the regional seminars for developing
countries.WT/BFA/W/58
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(vii) Provide Secretariat support to dispute panels:
• The Trade and Environment Division has provided support in three different disputes
during the year 2000.
(viii) Provide services in the context of discussions/negotiations on environment matters in any new
Trade Round:
• No negotiations on environmental matters have taken place in the WTO in the year
2000.
3. Miscellaneous
(i) Maintain and intensify contacts and dialogue with intergovernmental organizations and report
to senior management and WTO Members:
• Apart from contacts and dialogue wit h, in particular, UNEP, ITC and UNCTAD
members of the Secretariat have been attending different meetings of the conventions
dealing with environmental matters and trade.  It also participated in the CSD session in
New York, and some preparations thereof.
(ii) Maintain relationship with ILO secretariat and report regularly to senior management:
• The Secretariat has attended regular meetings of the ILO both at the governing body
level and technical groups dealing with trade-related matters.
(iii) If so requested, organizing a symposium on matters relating to environment and sustainable
development, of the type organized in March 1999:
• No symposium matters relating to environment and sustainable development was
organized in the year 2000.WT/BFA/W/58
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Trade and Finance Division
Part Section Budget Expenditure Balance
A. Work years* Salary 905,800 834,422 71,378
Temporary Assistance 6,500 4,600 1,900
B. Administrative
        Costs Permanent Equipment 17,500 18,051 (551)
Expendable Equipment 0 15 (15)
C. Other Costs Contractual Services
  (b) Office Automation 650 757 (107)
Missions
     Official 62,900 62,089 811
Representation and
    Hospitality 1,000 559 441
Total 994,350 920,493 73,857
*Including higher category staff.WT/BFA/W/58
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Trade and Finance Division
Assessment on reaching the stated objectives for 2000
(i) Servicing Committees:
• The Division serviced 6 meetings of the Committee on Balance-of-Payments
Restrictions, 1 meeting of the TRIMs Committee, and 3 meetings of the Working
Group on the Relationship between Trade and Investment.
(ii) Servicing dispute panels:
• The Division serviced 1 dispute panel:  Canada – Certain Measures Affecting The
Automotive Industry (WT/DS139 and 142).
(iii) Briefing senior management:
• The Division prepared 50 briefings for senior management.
(iv) Decisions from Third Ministerial Meeting:
• None.
(v) Technical assistance:
• The Division participated directly in 2 technical assistance missions:  Lima, Peru
(investment), and Santiago, Chile (investment), and indirectly in 1 technical assistance
mission: Dhaka, Bangladesh (balance-of-payme nts).  No joint activities with UNCTAD
were undertaken in 2000.
(vi) Collaboration with IMF and World Bank:
• The Division participated in 3 meetings of the Executive Boards of the IMF and the
World Bank, in the IMFC and Development Committee (March, April and September).
(vii) Contacts with NGOs and the private sector:
• The Division met on an ad hoc  basis on  numerous occasions with representatives of
NGOs and the private sector.WT/BFA/W/58
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Trade Policies Review Division
Part Section Budget Expenditure Balance
A. Work years* Salary 3,018,400 3,005,874 12,526
Temporary Assistance 8,000 31,879 (23,879)
B. Administrative
        Costs
Permanent Equipment 33,750 43,343 (9,593)
Expendable Equipment 0 60 (60)
Contractual Services
   (b) Office Automation 9,650 757 8,893
C. Other Costs Staff Overhead Costs
Missions
   Official 212,360 206,960 5,400
   Technical Cooperation
Representation and
     Hospitality 1,000 864 136
Total 3,283,160 3,289,737 (6,577)
*Including higher category staff.WT/BFA/W/58
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Trade Policies Review Division
Assessment on reaching the stated objectives for 2000
(i) The principal task of the TPR Division is, pursuant to Annex 3 of the WTO Agreement, to
prepare reports for, and provide the Secretariat of, meetings of the Trade Policy Review Body,
at which reviews of Members are carried out:
• The TPRB's programme for 2000 called for 15 Reviews of 16 Members (in
chronological order;  Kenya, Iceland, Tanzania, Singapore, Bangladesh, Peru, Norway,Poland, the European Union, the Republic of Korea, Bahrain, Brazil, Japan, Switzerland
and Liechtenstein, Canada).  The programme was successfully completed, with all
Reviews conducted on schedule.  Each of the Reviews will result in a publication (15
for 2000).
(ii) The Division prepares the Director-General's Annual Overview of trade policy developments
and plays a significant role in the preparation of the WTO Annual Report:
• The DG's Overview was completed on schedule and the Division's contribution to the
Annual Report was delivered as agreed.WT/BFA/W/58
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Training Division
Part Section Budget Expenditure Balance
A. Work years* Salary 791,800 727,183 64,617
Temporary Assistance 40,000 39,618 382
B. Administrative
Costs
Building Facilities
Permanent Equipment 5,000 8,479 (3,479)
Expendable Equipment 0 60 (60)
Contractual Services
   (b) Office Automation 650 757 (107)
C. Other Costs Staff Overhead Costs
Missions
     Official
     Technical 17,000 15,083 1,917
Trade Policy Training
   Courses 1,440,000 1,252,851 187,149
Representation and
     Hospitality 7,000 6,733 267
Total 2,301,450 2,050,764 250,686
*including higher category staffWT/BFA/W/58
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Training Division
Assessment on reaching the stated objectives for 2000
• The Division met the 2000 objectives, except for the revival of the Alumni Association
(para. (iv) above), which was accomplished only in February 2001.  Similarly the
anticipated Newsletter has been realized for Ge neva participants only at this stage. It is
expected to be extended to cover past particip ants as part of future follow-up activities to
reach those who are not yet connected electronically.
• The Division successfully conducted three month residential courses (two in English, 13th
and 15th, and one in Spanish, 14th).  The participation in these respective courses is as
mentioned in the following footnote3. At mid-term of the two-year cycle, which started in
January 2000, 47 per cent of the 154 eligible countries and territories had participated inat least one course.  The selection process also placed particular emphasis on granting
fellowships to participants who were most likely to continue to participate actively in
their countries/territories' efforts to ensure  an active participation in the multilateral
trading system.
• In each case the Division proceeded with all th e usual logistical tasks pertaining to Pre-
Course and Course administra tion.  Computer training courses were introduced in the
curriculum with a view to improving the participants' access to WTO-related
documentation (use of various databases deve loped by the Secretariat), maximising the
use of the Reference Centers established under a separate programme by the Secretariat
in the capitals of over 75 developing and least-developed countries, and enlarging the
population for online fora as a now regular activity conducted by the Division.  The
Division further completed the production of th e three linguistic versions of the Training
Manual, a very substantial task in itself.  The same Manual was submitted in the latter
part of 2000 to a major in-house revision with the assistance of the operational divisions
concerned. This process is nearing completion.
• Successful delivery of the Course programme would not have been possible without the
active involvement of experts from WTO operational divisions, other internationalorganizations active in WTO-related fields a nd trade diplomats who contributed as guest-
speakers.
• As to Post-Course administration, in additi on to preparing the usual course evaluation
reports for each of the courses, the Division devoted much attention to developing andfine-tuning the evaluation tools, with speci al emphasis on inviting beneficiary countries
to participate in evaluating the impact of the courses.  Separately, members of the
Training Division also attended workshops on evaluation techniques, one of which was
conducted by World Bank experts.
                                                     
3 13th:  Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cameroon, China, Fiji, Grenada, Guinea, Hong
Kong, China, Indonesia, Kenya, Korea, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Niger,
Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Samoa, Sudan, Chinese Taipei, Thailand, Zambia.
14th: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican  Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea,
Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Mercosur, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Thailand, Uruguay,
Venezuela.
15th:  Algeria, Armenia, Bhutan, Botswana, Burundi, Egypt, Ghana, Guyana, Hong  Kong, China, Lao People's
Democratic Republic, Malawi, Maldives, Nigeria, Oman, Philip pines, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Lucia,
Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Chinese Taipei, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, United Republic of Tanzania, Vanuatu..WT/BFA/W/58
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• Using the results of the audit of the electroni c listing of past participants conducted partly
in 1999 and partly in2000, the Division repeated the experience of online fora for
progressively larger selected groups of past participants.  The growing proliferation of e-
mail facilities in developing countries as well has allowed the Division to envisage
multiple uses of this modern means of co mmunication to maintain and further develop
contacts with past participants.  For instance , more and more ex-participants receive daily
news by e-mail sent by the Division. E-mail also helps tracking the career moves of ex-participants.
• The Division is quite proud to have not only fulfilled its objectives, but to have gone
beyond expectations, thanks no doubt to a dedicated staff.
• Not only did we fully use the work hours per year allocated to training activities,
16,600, we also called on the assistance of two consultants for conducting simulationexercises in trade negotiating techniques, and two other consultants on temporary
assistance for working one on a database project and the other on case studies forreview sessions conducted by the senior training officers of the Division.  Extra-
budgetary contributions provided by Finland and Canada, which hosted study tours,
and Switzerland which financed three workshops on negotiating techniques, also hosted
each of the three groups in Bern, were particularly appreciated.WT/BFA/W/58
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Trade in Services Division
Part Section Budget Expenditure Balance
A. Work years* Salary 1,682,400 1,595,735 86,665
Temporary Assistance 93,000 64,231 28,769
B. Administrative
        Costs
Permanent Equipment 44,500 32,529 11,971
Expendable Equipment 0 150 (150)
Contractual Services
   (b) Office Automation 3,850 1,150 2,700
C. Other Costs Staff Overhead Costs
Missions
   Official 33,000 31,940 1,060
   Technical Cooperation
Representation and
     Hospitality 1,000 249 751
Total 1,857,750 1,725,984 131,766
*including higher category staffWT/BFA/W/58
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Trade in Services Division
Assessment on reaching the stated objectives for 2000
The objectives for 2000 for the trade in services division have been very largely fulfilled.  The
level of activity has naturally varied as between different subjects; some have been busier than
foreseen, others less so.  The following comments can be made regarding the main areas of work
identified in the objectives:
1. Support for the Services Council and Subsidiary Bodies
(i) During 2000 the Services Council held five formal meetings in Special Session and five
regular meetings, in addition to three special meetings devoted to the review of MFNexemptions and two to the review of the Ai r Transport Annex.  In addition four informal
meetings of the Council were held, devoted to the "roadmap" for the first year of the Services
negotiations and to the planning of mandated reviews:
Special Sessions of the Services Council
• The new round of services negotiations was successfully launched in January and has
made satisfactory progress throughout the year.  The agreement in May 2000 of a"roadmap" for the first year's work has now been complemented by the adoption of
guidelines and procedures for the remainder of the negotiations.
• Special Sessions of the Services Council have carried out the management of the
negotiations, including the consideration of negotiating proposals submitted by
Members and the development of negotiating guidelines.
• The assessment of trade in services, the treatment of autonomous liberalization and the
proposal of a GATS Annex on Tourism have been regular items on its agenda.  TheDivision was actively involved in all areas of the Council's work and organized a
symposium on services statistics as a contribution to the assessment of trade.
Regular Work of the Services Council
• Major elements of the regular work of the Council:
(a) The review of MFN Exemptions, held over 4 meetings.
(b) Review of the Annex on Air Transport Se rvices, for which special meetings were
held in September and December.
(c) Adoption of procedures for the certification of rectification or improvements to
the schedules of specific commitments under Article XXI of the GATS.Approval of the text of a co-operation agreement between the International
Telecommunication Union and the WTO.
Work of Subsidiary Bodies
• The Division has continued to provide support for the Committee on Financial Services,
the Working Party on Domestic Regulation, the Working Party on GATS Rules and the
Committee on Specific Commitments.  Each of these bodies held five formal meetings
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in particular,  held a substantial number of informal meetings on the question of
safeguards:
(a) The Committee on Trade in Financial Services:   monitoring and promoting the
implementation of commitments under the Fifth Protocol to the GATS,
discussion of the classification of financial services and of issues related to
prudential regulation.
(b) Committee on Specific Commitments: completion of the procedures for the
certification of rectification or improvements in schedules;  revision of the
scheduling guidelines;  work on classification of five service sectors;
establishment of electronic compilation of GATS schedules.
(c) The Working Party on GATS Rules:  continuation of negotiations on safeguards;
consideration of possible issues arising in relation to subsidies;   initial
discussions on government procurement.
(d) The Working Party on Domestic Regulation:  discussion of the concepts of
necessity and transparency;  consideration of responses by professionalassociations concerning the potential applicability of disciplines like those
negotiated for accountancy to their own professions.
2. Accessions and Regional Trade Agreements
• The Division has contributed to the examination of regional trade agreements from the
services viewpoint and has advised a number of acceding countries on the formulation
of GATS schedules.
3. Dispute Settlement
• The Division provided legal and secretarial services in 1999 and 2000 for the panel on
the dispute concerning the US/Canada Auto-pact.
4. Technical Assistance
• Members of the Division carried out some 70 technical co-operation missions in 2000.
We also participated in a large number of industrial and other conferences not
qualifying as technical assistance but which are important both for increasing outside
knowledge of the GATS and in developing our own knowledge of service industries.
5. Notifications
• In addition to processing notification received the division has assisted delegations in
formulating their notifications, in particular ly when they relate to complex regulatory
issues.WT/BFA/W/58
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Appellate Body and its Secretariat
Part Section Budget Expenditure Balance
A. Work years* Salary 1,592,150 1,251,911 340,239
Temporary Assistance 18,000 20,495 (2,495)
B. Administrative
        Costs Communications 6,500 4,902 1,598
Building facilities 0 370 (370)
Permanent Equipment 31,250 26,512 4,738
Expendable Equipment 17,350 6,098 11,252
Contractual Services 15,000 8,473 6,527
C. Other Costs Staff Overhead Costs 2,000 21,047 (19,047)
Missions
     Official 9,000 17,525 (8,525)
     Technical
Cooperation
Representation and
     Hospitality 1,000 1,000 0
Miscellaneous
    Appellate Members 615,200 586,720 28,480
    Library 3,100 12,663 (9,563)
    Publications 0 255 (255)
Total 2,310,550 1,957,971 352,579
* including higher category staff.WT/BFA/W/58
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Appellate Body and its Secretariat
Assessment on reaching the stated objectives for 2000
(i) To enable the Appellate Body to hear and deci de appeals from panel reports pursuant to the
provisions of the DSU.
In the year 2000, the Appellate Body heard and decided the following cases:
Appeals:
• United States – Tax Treatment for "Foreign Sales Corporations" (carried over from
1999).
• United States – Imposition of Countervailing Duties on Certain Hot-Rolled Lead and
Bismuth Carbon Steel Products Orig inating in the United Kingdom.
• Canada – Certain Measures Affecting the Automotive Industry.
• Brazil – Export Financing Programme for Aircraft, Recourse by Canada to Article 21.5
of the DSU.
• Canada – Measures Affecting the Export of Civilian Aircraft, Recourse by Brazil to
Article 21.5 of the DSU.
• United States – Anti-Dumping Act of 1916, complaint by the European Communities;
United States – Anti-Dumping Act of 1916, complaint by Japan.
• Canada – Term of Patent Protection.
• Korea – Measures Affecting Imports of Fresh, Chilled and Frozen Beef.
• United States – Import Measures on Certain Products from the European Communities.
and
• United States – Definitive Safeguard Measures on Imports of Wheat Gluten from the
European Communities.
The following cases were appealed in 2000, and have been carried over into 2001:
• European Communities – Measures Affecting Asbest os and Asbestos-Containing
Products.
• Thailand – Anti-Dumping Duties on Angles, Shapes and Sections of Iron or Non-Alloy
Steel and H-Beams from Poland.
• European Communities – Anti-dumping Duties on Imports of Cotton-Type Bed Linen
from India.WT/BFA/W/58
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Arbitrations:
• Chile – Taxes on Alcoholic Beverages.
• Canada – Patent Protection of Pharmaceutical Products.
• Canada – Certain Measures Affecting the Automotive Industry.
The following two arbitrations commenced in 2000, and have been carried over into 2001:
• United States – Section 110(5) of the US Copyright Act.  and
• United States – Anti-Dumping Act of 1916.
(ii) To continue to provide an efficient, independent  Secretariat to service and assist the Appellate
Body in its functions:
• In the context of the growing number of appeals and arbitrations, the Secretariat has
continued to provide efficient and independent administrative and legal support to the
Appellate Body.
(iii) To manage a growing caseload effectively and efficiently, while maintaining a high level of
quality in Reports:
• The number of appeals and arbitrations that the Appellate Body or individual Members
of the Appellate Body were able to deal with in 2000 demonstrates that the Appellate
Body Secretariat has managed effectively and efficiently the ever-increasing caseload.A high-level of quality in Appellate Body  Reports and Arbitration Awards has always
been a top priority.
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