. /. WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
WT/COMTD/49 
18 May 2004  
 
(04-2176) 
Committee on Trade and Development  
   
COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT (CTD) 
 
Work Programme for 2004
1 
 
 
Date Meeting Agenda 
Wednesday, 18 February 48th Regular Session  
 
Concluded 
 
(See the report of this 
meeting contained in 
document 
WT/COMTD/M/48)  Notifications under the Enabling Clause 
 Declining terms of trade for primary 
commodities  
 Paragraph 51 of the Doha Ministerial 
Declaration (sustainable development)2 
 Electronic commerce3 
 Election of the Chairperson of the CTD 
 Election of the Chairperson of the Sub-
Committee on Least-Developed Countries 
 2004 Work Programme 
Tuesday, 11 May 49th Regular Session 
 
Concluded 
 
(Report to be issued) 
  Consideration of the ITC-JAG report 
 Technical Co-operation and Training 
- 2003 Annual Report 
- Implementation Report – 4th Quarter 2003 
- 2003 Technical Co-operation Audit Report 
 Declining terms of trade for primary 
commodities  
 Paragraph 51 of the Doha Ministerial 
Declaration (sustainable development) 
 Electronic commerce 
 Graduation of Maldives from LDC status 
 2004 CTD Work Programme 
                                                      
1 This Work Programme is  without prejudice to any changes th at might be deemed necessary, in 
particular any additional work that may arise from the Doha Development Agenda.  It does not include issues 
which the CTD in Special and Dedicated Session, as we ll as the Sub-Committee on Least-Developed Countries 
have been mandated to deal with. 
2 Members requested, at the 40th Session of the CTD, that this be a standing item on the Committee's 
Agenda.  Paragraph 51 of the Doha Ministerial Declarati on states:  "The Committee on Trade and Development 
and the Committee on Trade and Environment shall, within  their respective mandates, each act as a forum to 
identify and debate developmental and environmental asp ects of the negotiations, in order to help achieve the 
objective of having sustainable de velopment appropriately reflected." 
3 The CTD work programme on Electronic Comme rce is contained in document WT/COMTD/35. 
Further work must now be identified.  WT/COMTD/49 
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September 50
th Regular Session  
  Technical Co-operation and Training 
- quarterly reporting 
- conclusions of the mid-term review 
- consideration of the draft 2005 TA Plan 
 Any notifications under the Enabling Clause 
 Declining terms of trade for primary 
commodities  
 Paragraph 51 of the Doha Ministerial 
Declaration (sustainable development) 
 Electronic commerce 
November 
 51st Regular Session  
  Technical Co-operation and Training 
- quarterly reporting - consideration of the draft 2005 TA Plan 
 Any notifications under the Enabling Clause 
 Declining terms of trade for primary 
commodities  
 Paragraph 51 of the Doha Ministerial 
Declaration (sustainable development) 
 Electronic commerce 
 Participation of Developing Countries in 
World Trade
4 
 Adoption of the Annual Report for 2004 
 
 
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4 The Committee should examine the trade statistic s with a view to understanding the reasons for 
trends, and consequently recommending actions for improvements where possible.