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WORLD TRADE IP/C/W/35/Add.1
24September 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-3781)
Original: English Council forTrade-Related Aspects
ofIntellectual Property Rights
TECHNICAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES: INFORMATION FROM
OTHER INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES
Addendum
International Monetary Fund
Thepresent document reproduces theupdated information ontechnical andfinancial cooperation
activities relevant totheimplementation oftheTRIPS Agreement, which hasbeenreceived fromthe
International Monetary Fund bymeans ofacommunication, dated 19August 1996.
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Inreply toyourrequest of5August 1996 forupdated information ontechnical andfinancial
cooperation programmes oftheIMFintheareaoftheTRIPS Agreement, Ienclose atableandtext.
Please notethatthecolumns ofthetablerefertotheFund'sfiscal year(which begins 1May) andnot
thecalendar year; thismeans wecanshow "Actual" forFY'96.Ofcourse, theFund doesnot
undertake technical assistance inanyareathatfallsstrictly within TRIPS; nevertheless, Itrustthe
information willbeofinterest.IP/C/W/35/Add.1
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ATTACHMENT
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE DELIVERY, FY1993-FY 1996
(Inperson-years)
FY1993
ActualFY1994
ActualFY1995
ActualsFY1996
Actuals
Fund TABudget
Staff
HQ-based consultants
Experts
Interdepartmental reserve188.8
90.0
21.2
77.6
--194.0
100.9
20.5
72.6
--220.1
115.7
22.1
82.3
--211.4
108.6
23.5
79.3
--
External TAresources
UNDP
Japan
Other55.0
28.9
20.3
5.868.6
19.3
40.1
9.280.4
16.6
51.4
12.497.5
25.0
65.0
7.5
Total TAResources 43.8 262.6 300.5 309.0
Total regional use
African
Central Asia
European I
European II
Middle Eastern
South EastAsia&Pacific
Western Hemisphere
Fund (interregional)242.9
71.0
24.6
24.3
60.2
10.6
17.8
34.4
--243.3
63.8
25.6
24.6
65.9
11.5
15.6
30.9
5.4271.2
60.6
27.7
27.8
16.9
23.6
27.4
7.9280.1
62.4
27.5
24.4
73.5
23.4
25.0
32.3
11.7
Non-regional use 0.8 19.3 29.6 28.9
Total TAresources 243.7 262.6 300.8 309.0
Total resource used, by
TAdepartment
Monetary andExchange
Affairs Department
Fiscal Affairs Department
Statistics Department
IMFInstitute
Legal Department
Other96.8
82.5
40.5
11.2
7.7
5.0105.7
94.8
35.5
13.0
7.5
6.0138.1
95.1
37.9
14.6
7.9
7.0137.3
99.8
39.2
14.0
11.0
7.7
Source: Technical Assistance Secretariat.IP/C/W/35/Add.1
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THE FUND 'STRADE POLICY-RELATED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TheFund hasprovided itsmember countries withtechnical assistance andtraining ineconomic
andfinancial matters almost since itsinception. Although interlinked, theFund'stechnical assistance
canbegrouped intofivebroad categories: (i)toadvise onthedesign andimplementation ofpolicy
measures; (ii)tosupport institution building; (iii)toimprove thequality andtimeliness ofstatistical
information; (iv)totrainofficials; and(v)toreview andhelpdraftlegislation. Thiscantakemany
forms, ranging from yearly Article IVconsultations andthedesign ofstabilization andstructural
adjustment programmes tosetting upatax-payer identification system. Astechnical assistance isan
integral partofFund policy dialogue withitsmember countries, itsscope intheFund goesfarbeyond
tasks specifically indicated under thisheading.
Technical assistance canbeprovided byFund staffonmissions orbyFund staffandoutside
experts onspecific technical assistance missions inresponse tospecific requests bymembers, orby
courses attheIMFInstitute. Itcanvaryfrom amission ofafewdaystosecondment ofayearor
twotoaministry orcentral bank. Assistance mayrelate toawhole range ofsubjects, including economic
policy, balance ofpayments adjustments programmes, tax,government expenditure andbudgetary
policies, legalmatters, debtmanagement, exchange andtradeissues, financial sector topics, accounting,
statistics, anddataprocessing. Since 1990, specific technical assistance activities haverisen by75
percent, from 170person-years in1990 toover300in1995-1996 (seeattached). Support forthe
Assistance hascome from theFund'sownresources andfrom donors. TheFund hasalsorecently
established aFramework Account fortechnical assistance tohandle donor contributions forthispurpose.
Themainareas oftheFund'stechnical assistance areclosely related toitsmandate asguardian
oftheworld 'smonetary system. They cover monetary andexchange rateissues (137), fiscal policy
administration (100), macroeconomic statistics anddata standards (40), training courses in
macroeconomics (14), legal issues related mainly tomonetary andfiscal policies (11), andother
complementary support activities (8).While thereisnospecific programme, Fundstaffhaveresponded
torequests fortrade-related technical assistance bymember countries (forexample, liberalization of
import tariffs). More generally, however, tradepolicy issues often formapartofthepolicy dialogue
inFund programmes orconsultations andmore specifically inthecontext offiscal issues, suchastax
andtariff policy, customs management orrationalization ofsubsidies. Awareness among Fund staff
ofUruguay Round-related policy commitments ofitsmembers hasbeenincreased sincetheconclusion
oftheUruguay Round. Theimplications oftheUruguay Round arealsofrequently discussed inthe
general policy dialogue withmembers.