WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/COMTD/W/120
13 November 2003
(03-6084)
Committee on Trade and Development
2003 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES
IMPLEMENTATION FOR THE THIRD QUARTER
(1 JULY TO 30 SEPTEMBER 2003)
Note by the Secretariat
1. This is a progress report on the implementation of the TA Plan and covers all Technical
Assistance and Training Activities undertaken in the third quarter of the year 2003.  It containssuccinct information on a number of issues, including the topics covered, the venue and date of the
activity, as well as its nature, whether a partner agency was associated to the execution of the activity,
the number of WTO staff members involved, the duration and related costs.
1  The table attached is
organized by subject and in alphabetical order, in line with the TA Plan 2003.
2. During the period under review, and more particularly in the two months before the
Ministerial Conference, the implementation rate decreased slightly, with a total of 106 activities
undertaken, compared to 66 in the first and 129 in the second quarter.  The total number of activities
implemented (301) corresponds to nearly 70 per cent of the 441 activities contained in the TRTA Plan
for 2003, which means that the delivery rate is roughly on schedule.  It should be noted that this
period has been particularly challenging for the Secretariat as a whole, and more specifically for thoseWTO Divisions that are closely involved in the DDA negotiations.  The implementation of technical
assistance by Divisions in the field has often conflicted with the Geneva-based task of the Secretariat
to provide support to delegations in the DDA nego tiations and more particularly to service the
Committees and relevant negotiating bodies in Geneva.  Increasingly Geneva-based delegations have
solicited the assistance of the WTO Secretariat in specific fields and sought advice from WTO
experts, whereas the same WTO officials were often at the same time required to undertake field
missions, and thus were not always available.
3. This period thus has clearly shown the constraints of the limited human resources in the
Secretariat with staff having to perform simultaneously multiple tasks.  Moreover, the pressure
emanating from this situation on WTO staff risks to undermine the quality of the services rendered, as
well as affect the substantive and logistical preparation of activities undertaken in the field.
4. A number of findings emerge from an analysis of the activities undertaken in the period under
review.
• First, a broad regional balance has been maintained in the delivery of technical assistance and
training activities.  Overall, some two-thirds of all activities were held in Africa, Asia-Pacific,
Latin America and the Caribbean.  As to the activities held in other regions, they have been
equally spread between Arab and Middle East countries, and Central and Eastern European
and Central Asian countries, each accounting for nine and eight per cent of all activities.  Theremaining activities, some fifteen per cent, include activities that were held in Geneva, as well
as the participation of WTO officials in TA-related meetings held by other organizations,
agencies and bodies.
                                                     
1 The costs indicated for each activity reflect the in formation available as at 30 September 2003.  These
activities may however include other related costs that have not yet been reported.  Costs may therefore changeas outstanding commitments (if any) are progressively liquidated.WT/COMTD/W/120
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• Second, particular emphasis has been put on least-developed countries (LDCs), which have
participated in thirty six activities, corresponding to a third of all activities.
• Third, this was a period during which the WTO was more than usual called on to be
represented at Ministerial Conferences and high-level meetings, specifically geared towards
the preparation of the Fifth Ministerial Conference held in Cancún.  Attendance at such
conferences confirms the value of a WTO presence to ensure availability of information and
contacts with policy-makers, often at the highest levels of government.
• Fourth, it can be observed that regional seminars have been favoured as a mode of delivery,
representing nearly two-thirds of all activities in the third quarter.  Particular mention can bemade of the DDA course that was held for French-speaking African countries in
Burkina Faso, as well as the one for Central Asian countries, which was held in Georgia and
concluded in the period under review.
5. National activities represent about one-third of the total.  More than the regional activities,
these are subject to changing requirements and are therefore more often "unplanned", and along with
the conferences and meetings referred to above, illu strate the need for flexibility in the annual Plan.
For example, in the lead up to Cancún, a large share of the activities, whether planned or unplanned,
focused on Singapore issues, SPS, TBT, Market Access and Agriculture, providing evidence that
priorities in beneficiary countries gradually can shift in the course of the year.  This tendency has
certainly been reinforced as a result of the preparatory process of the Ministerial Conference.  Finally,
particular mention should be made of the first Trade Clinic, organized in Sierra Leone at the end ofAugust.  The experience has been a positive one, setting the stage for further assistance as identified
by the initial mission.
6. With regard to the preparation and implementation of field activities, whether national or
regional, occasionally problems were encountered which are beyond the Secretariat's control.  This
related inter alia  to unexpected logistical problems, including change of venue, travel arrangements
for participants, last minute postponement or cancellation of the activity by the host country or due to
external factors (SARS), 'no-show' by invited and confirmed participants, low attendance at the
seminar or wide disparities in levels of knowledge.  These situations can have implications not only
for the activities themselves, but also compromise ot her activities.  In order to minimize the likelihood
of such difficulties, the Secretariat counts on and values cooperation with the host country as well aswith partner institutions.
7. Geneva-based training activities in the third quarter included the 26
th WTO Trade Policy
Course (Spanish) which started in September and is running until mid-December.  This last
three-months course for the year 2003 brings togeth er twenty participants from four least-developed
countries, and sixteen developing countries, as well as two auditors.  Other Geneva-based trainingactivities included the 7
th Introduction Day, offered to Geneva-based delegations, WTO staff members
and interns, the First Interns Introduction Week, and the 6th Specialized Course on Dispute Settlement
(English) in which twenty eight Government officials participated, including three LDCs.  Also, the
three-week Pre-Cancún Course for French-speaking African countries and Haiti was organized in the
summer.  It included twenty eight participants , twenty one from LDCs, and seven from other
developing countries.  It provided an opportunity to specifically brief those countries which would
have been invited to participate in the Regional Trade Policy Course for French-speaking Africancountries, which unfortunately could not be held before Cancún.
8. Finally, it should be noted that a qualitative assessment, as well as relevant data relating to all
TRTA activities undertaken since the fourth Ministerial Session held in Doha, was presented in the
Report by the Director-General under paragraph 41 of the Doha Ministerial Declaration
(WT/Min(03)/3).WT/COMTD/W/120
Page 3LIST OF ACTIVITIES, BY SUBJECT MATTER
Subject matters Dates Venue Topics Activity Cooperation
withNumber
of staffPlanned
Yes/NoNumber
of daysCosts
Agriculture 21-Jul-03
23-Jul-03Thailand The Agreement on Agriculture
and on-going negotiations for
South Asia: "WTO/UNESCAP
Regional Training Workshop
on Multilateral Negotiationson Agriculture in the WTO" -
merged with workshop for
East  AsiaRegional
workshopASEAN; Asian
Development
Bank (ADB);
FORSEC (Forum
Secretariat);SAARC1Y e s 3
  35,094.92
Agriculture 21-Jul-03
23-Jul-03Thailand The Agreement on Agriculture
and on-going negotiations for
East Asia - merged with
workshop for South AsiaRegional
workshop1Y e s 3   35,094.92
Agriculture 22-Jul-03
25-Jul-03Brazil Regional Biotechnology
Consultative MeetingConference UNIDO 1 No 4 No cost for
WTO
Agriculture 06-Aug-03
08-Aug-03Jordan The Agreement on Agriculture
and on-going negotiationsNational
workshop1Y e s 3     4,562.50
Agriculture 26-Aug-03
28-Aug-03Nepal The Agreement on Agriculture
and on-going negotiationsNational
workshop1Y e s 3     6,595.10
Capacity-building 02-Jul-03
03-Jul-03Croatia ITC - World Trade Net -
Business for Cancun:
Business Advocacy and WTO
negotiations for the MinisterialConference in CancunColloquium ITC 1 No 2
No cost for
WTO
Capacity-building 07-Jul-03
09-Jul-03Vanuatu National Trade Policy Course National
training
course2Y e s 3   21,770.90
Capacity-building 07-Jul-03
11-Jul-03Haiti Finalization and updating of
the TPR reportNational
seminar1N o 5     6,223.95WT/COMTD/W/120
Page 4Subject matters Dates Venue Topics Activity Cooperation
withNumber
of staffPlanned
Yes/NoNumber
of daysCosts
Capacity-building 10-Jul-03
11-Jul-03Ghana Field visit of the JITAP
Programme CoordinatorTechnical
missionUNCTAD; ITC 1 No 2    1,662.35
Capacity-building 11-Jul-03
12-Jul-03Jamaica ITC - World Trade Net -
Business for Cancun:
Business Advocacy and WTO
negotiations for the MinisterialConference in CancunColloquium ITC 1 No 2
No cost for
WTO
Capacity-building 14-Jul-03
15-Jul-03Trinidad and
TobagoThe Greater Caribbean in
International Trade
Negotiations: S&D, exportcompetitiveness.Regional
workshopAssociation of
Caribbean States
(ACS)1N o 2
    5,490.20
Capacity-building 14-Jul-03
16-Jul-03Burkina Faso Field visit of the JITAP
Programme CoordinatorTechnical
missionUNCTAD; ITC 1 No 3     2,842.25
Capacity-building 14-Jul-03
16-Jul-03Jamaica Preliminary discussions with
University of the West Indies
about the organization of a
regional trade policy course in
Jamaica in 2004Technical
mission2N o 3   11,924.30
Capacity-building 17-Jul-03 Benin Field visit of the JITAP
Programme CoordinatorTechnical
missionUNCTAD; ITC 1 No 1     5,461.20
Capacity-building 21-Jul-03
24-Jul-03Switzerland JITAP High-level workshop of
the Inter-Institutional
Committees (IICs) in
preparation for the 5th WTO
Ministerial Conference in
CancunWorkshop UNCTAD; ITC 3 No 4     1,728.60
Capacity-building 23-Jul-03
25-Jul-03Benin Trade Policy and WTO
AgreementsNational
seminar1N o 3     7,062.60
Capacity-building 02-Aug-03 Senegal ITC workshop on "Business
for Cancun"National
workshopITC 1 No 1     2,163.10WT/COMTD/W/120
Page 5Subject matters Dates Venue Topics Activity Cooperation
withNumber
of staffPlanned
Yes/NoNumber
of daysCosts
Capacity-building 04-Aug-03
05-Aug-03Saint Lucia Doha Development Agenda
Issues at Stake: workshop for
ParliamentariansNational
workshop3Y e s 2  11,631.40
Capacity-building 11-Aug-03
13-Aug-03Switzerland Briefing on WTO Issues for
Moldovan Government
OfficialsNational
programmeGovernment of
Moldova2N o 3 No cost for
WTO
Capacity-building 20-Aug-03
22-Aug-03Togo Technical Assistance
Programmes: the JITAP, the
Integrated FrameworkNational
workshop1Y e s 3    5,812.90
Capacity-building 26-Aug-03
28-Aug-03Sierra Leone Trade Policy Clinic technical
assistance and analysis of the
needs for the establishment of
a WTO Reference CentreTrade Clinic 5 No 3   31,397.70
Capacity-building 27-Aug-03
28-Aug-03Switzerland JITAP videoconference in
preparation for the Fifth
Ministerial ConferenceVideo-
conferenceUNCTAD; ITC 12 No 2 No cost for
WTO
Capacity-building 18-Sep-03
20-Sep-03Austria Academic Council of the JVI -
Council MeetingCommittee
MeetingJoint Vienna
Institute (JVI)1N o 3     1,746.30
Capacity-building 22-Sep-03
26-Sep-03Russian
FederationNational Trade Policy Course
in Saint PetersburgNational
seminar1Y e s 5     4,284.75
Capacity-building 23-Sep-03
25-Sep-03Albania Regional Trade Agreements:
Stability Pact Working Group
on Trade Liberalisation andFacilitation - Free Trade
Agreements in the BalkansWorkshop 1 No 3
    2,729.00
Capacity-building 26-Sep-03
27-Sep-03Pakistan Briefing on the outcomes of
Cancun and implications for
PakistanNational
workshopDFID 1 No 2     2,021.00WT/COMTD/W/120
Page 6Subject matters Dates Venue Topics Activity Cooperation
withNumber
of staffPlanned
Yes/NoNumber
of daysCosts
Capacity-building 29-Sep-03
01-Oct-03Japan Third Tokyo International
Conference on African
Development (TICAD III) -
Policy Initiatives for Economic
Development in AfricaColloquium /
MeetingTICAD 1 No 3     6,796.50
Capacity-building 29-Sep-03
01-Oct-03Mali Trade Policy Review
workshopNational
workshop2Y e s 3     5,485.00
Capacity-building 29-Sep-03
03-Oct-03Austria Training on the WTO at the
Applied Economic Policy
CourseTraining
courseJoint Vienna
Institute (JVI)1Y e s 5     2,353.00
Capacity-building 29-Sep-03
03-Oct-03Saint Vincent
and theGrenadinesWTO Agrements for OECS
countriesRegional
trainingcourseOECS Secretariat 2 Yes 5
  37,334.88
Dispute
Settlement29-Sep-03
03-Oct-03Switzerland 6th Specialized Course on
Dispute Settlement (English)Specialized
Course1Y e s 5   15,967.34
Geneva-based
Training
Activities07-Jul-03 Switzerland 7th Introduction Day Introduction
Day1Y e s 1 No cost for
WTO
Geneva-based
Training
Activities07-Jul-03
11-Jul-03Switzerland First Interns Introduction
WeekIntroduction
Course1Y e s 5 No cost for
WTO
Geneva-based
Training
Activities14-Jul-03
01-Aug-03Switzerland Pre-Cancun Course for
French-speaking African
countriesTraining
Course1Y e s 1 5 169,304.16
Geneva-based
Training
Activities22-Sep-03
12-Dec-03Switzerland 26th WTO Trade Policy
Course (Spanish)Regular
Trade Policy
Course1Y e s 6 0     3,577.53
Implementation
Issues23-Jul-03
25-Jul-03Papua New
GuineaImplementation of WTO
Agreements, and updates on
the DDA NegotiationsNational
workshop1Y e s 3   11,174.50WT/COMTD/W/120
Page 7Subject matters Dates Venue Topics Activity Cooperation
withNumber
of staffPlanned
Yes/NoNumber
of daysCosts
Information
Technology /
WTO Reference
Centres02-Jul-03
04-Jul-03Cambodia Upgrading of the WTO
Reference CentreTechnical
mission2Y e s 3   17,446.80
Information
Technology /WTO Reference
Centres08-Jul-03
09-Jul-03Panama Establishment of a WTO
Reference CentreTechnical
mission1Y e s 2
    4,632.95
Information
Technology /WTO Reference
Centres15-Jul-03
18-Jul-03Malawi Upgrading of the WTO
Reference CentreTechnical
mission2Y e s 4
  16,385.00
Information
Technology /
WTO Reference
Centres05-Aug-03
07-Aug-03Chad Upgrading of the WTO
Reference CentreTechnical
mission2Y e s 3  38,653.90
Integrated
Framework /
Least-developed
countries07-Jul-03
10-Jul-03United States
of AmericaThird IF Heads of Delegations
MeetingConference UNCTAD; ITC;
WB; IMF; UNDP4N o 4   23,714.15
Mainstreaming 02-Jul-03
03-Jul-03Botswana Pre-Cancun Preparatory
Meeting for SADC countriesColloquium /
MeetingSADC 1 No 2     6,276.70
Mainstreaming 09-Jul-03
12-Jul-03Mozambique Attendance at the Assembly of
Heads of State and
Government of the African
Union Commission: Updates
on the Doha Development
Agenda NegotiationsConference African Union 2 No 4   12,804.75
Mainstreaming 14-Jul-03
18-Jul-03Switzerland Geneva Week for Non-
ResidentsGeneva
Week4Y e s 5  39,027.58WT/COMTD/W/120
Page 8Subject matters Dates Venue Topics Activity Cooperation
withNumber
of staffPlanned
Yes/NoNumber
of daysCosts
Mainstreaming 17-Jul-03
18-Jul-03United States
of AmericaUnited Nations Millennium
Development Goals - Task
Force MeetingColloquium /
MeetingUnited Nations 1 No 2 No cost for
WTO
Mainstreaming 22-Jul-03
25-Jul-03Lebanon Arab Expert Group meeting
(22-23 July) and Trade
Ministers (24-25 July)
preparation for the 5th WTO
Ministerial Conference in
CancunConference UNESCWA 2 No 4     9,972.80
Mainstreaming 05-Aug-03 United
KingdomConsultations with the
Commonwealth SecretariatColloquium /
MeetingCommonwealth
Secretariat1N o 1     1,434.10
Mainstreaming 07-Aug-03
08-Aug-03India SAARC seminar on
"Reflections on Cancun -Issues and Options"Regional
seminarSAARC 1 No 2
    2,584.25
Mainstreaming 13-Aug-03
14-Aug-03India RIS workshop on "Progress
and Status of the Doha
Development Agenda"Regional
workshopRIS (Research
and Information
System)1N o 2     2,584.25
Mainstreaming 28-Aug-03
29-Aug-03Kenya Global Coalition for Africa
meeting on Multilateral TradeNegotiations and Africa.
Preparations for the Fifth
Ministerial Conference in
CancunConference /
BriefingGlobal Coalition
for Africa1N o 2
    2,799.15
Mainstreaming 24-Sep-03 United Arab
EmiratesWorld Bank 2003 Small States
ForumConference World Bank 1 No 1     1,023.00
Market Access 14-Jul-03
17-Jul-03Philippines Market Access Negotiations
and IDB/CTS databases for
East Asia and the PacificRegional
workshopASEAN 4 Yes 5 147,668.05WT/COMTD/W/120
Page 9Subject matters Dates Venue Topics Activity Cooperation
withNumber
of staffPlanned
Yes/NoNumber
of daysCosts
Market Access 18-Jul-03 Philippines Market Access and the
Integrated Database (IDB)National
workshop4N o 1 Combined
with above
Market Access 10-Aug-03
13-Aug-03Egypt Market Access Negotiations
and IDB/CTS databases for
Arab and Middle EastcountriesRegional
workshop4Y e s 4
  61,495.65
Market Access 14-Aug-03 Egypt Market Access and the use of
the IDBTechnical
mission3N o 1     3,880.90
Market Access 28-Aug-03
29-Aug-03India Pre-Cancun seminar - Address
on Non-Agricultural Market
AccessNational
seminarIndian Council
for Research on
International
Economic
Relations1N o 2     3,664.15
Market Access 09-Sep-03 China, P.R. WTO Notification obligations
for ChinaNational
workshopMinistry of
Commerce ofChina1N o 1
    4,476.80
Outreach 28-Jul-03
30-Jul-03Trinidad and
TobagoDoha Development Agenda
Issues at Stake: Regional
Workshop for
ParliamentariansRegional
workshopCommonwealth
Parliamentary
Association3Y e s 3   51,134.95
Outreach 31-Jul-03
01-Aug-03Brazil Doha Development Agenda
Issues at Stake: Regional
Workshop for Latin American
Civil SocietyRegional
workshopFriedrich-Ebert
Stiftung (FES)1Y e s 2 No cost for
WTO
Outreach 21-Aug-03
22-Aug-03Brazil Doha Development Agenda
Issues at Stake: Regional
Workshop for Latin American
ParliamentariansRegional
workshopIADB / INTAL 1 Yes 2   86,303.60WT/COMTD/W/120
Page 10Subject matters Dates Venue Topics Activity Cooperation
withNumber
of staffPlanned
Yes/NoNumber
of daysCosts
Regional Trade
Policy Course21-Aug-03
22-Aug-03Switzerland Visit from Academics in
preparation of the regional
trade policy course in
partnership with the University
of the West Indies in 2004Colloquium /
MeetingUniversity of the
West Indies2N o 2     2,024.61
Rules 14-Jul-03
16-Jul-03Pakistan WTO Rules Negotiations and
SafeguardsNational
workshop1Y e s 3     5,600.00
Rules 13-Aug-03
15-Aug-03El Salvador Export subsidy programmes
extended under SCM Art. 27.4Technical
mission1N o 3     8,130.30
Sanitary and
Phytosanitary
Measures15-Jul-03
17-Jul-03Georgia The SPS Agreement National
workshop2Y e s 3     3,940.65
Sanitary and
Phytosanitary
Measures21-Jul-03
23-Jul-03Uruguay Implementation of the
SPS/TBT AgreementsRegional
workshopIICA 1 Yes 3   37,751.85
Sanitary and
Phytosanitary
Measures22-Jul-03
24-Jul-03Saint Kitts and
NevisSPS and TBT Agreements:
establishment of Enquiry
Points for OECS countriesRegional
workshopOECS Secretariat 1 Yes 3   44,877.56
Sanitary and
Phytosanitary
Measures04-Sep-03 Lebanon Implementation of the SPS
AgreementNational
workshop1Y e s 1     3,670.30
Sanitary and
Phytosanitary
Measures23-Sep-03
24-Sep-03Maldives The SPS Agreement National
workshop1Y e s 2     4,248.00
Sanitary and
Phytosanitary
Measures29-Sep-03 United
KingdomMeeting with DFID and World
Bank on the financing of the
STDF and DFID TechnicalAssistanceCommittee
MeetingDFID 1 No 1
    4,230.85WT/COMTD/W/120
Page 11Subject matters Dates Venue Topics Activity Cooperation
withNumber
of staffPlanned
Yes/NoNumber
of daysCosts
Sanitary and
Phytosanitary
Measures29-Sep-03
30-Sep-03Sweden International Awareness
Raising Programme in the
Field of Regulatory & Quality
Infrastructure Development for
Food Safety & QualityTraining
seminarSwedish
regulatory body
of metrology
(SWEDAC);
Swedish
International
DevelopmentAgency (SIDA)1N o 2
    1,249.50
Sanitary and
PhytosanitaryMeasures;
Technical
Barriers to Trade30-Jul-03
01-Aug-03Kyrgyz
RepublicSPS and TBT Agreements National
workshop2Y e s 3
  11,974.30
Services 14-Jul-03
16-Jul-03Bahamas Trade in services, including
the scheduling of
commitmentsNational
workshop1Y e s 3     5,326.00
Services 21-Jul-03
22-Jul-03India Regional Consultations on
Movement of Natural Persons
and Human Development
(Mode IV)Regional
workshopUNDP 1 No 2     4,979.40
Services 26-Aug-03
28-Aug-03China, P.R. The GATS and on-going
negotiations including the
scheduling of commitmentsNational
workshop2Y e s 3     8,974.20
Services 01-Sep-03
02-Sep-03United
KingdomPlanning workshop for the
establishment of regionalcentres of expertise in national
and international Information
and Communication
Technologies (ICTs) policy
issuesWorkshop Commonwealth
Telecommuni-cations
Organization
(CTO)1N o 2
    1,424.80WT/COMTD/W/120
Page 12Subject matters Dates Venue Topics Activity Cooperation
withNumber
of staffPlanned
Yes/NoNumber
of daysCosts
Services 25-Sep-03
27-Sep-03India Indian Banking: Global
Benchmarks - 2003National
ConferenceFICCI 1 No 3     4,490.50
Singapore Issues 08-Jul-03
11-Jul-03Senegal Transparency in Government
Procurement for French-speaking African CountriesRegional
workshopWorld Bank 3 Yes 4
157,426.56
Singapore Issues 10-Jul-03
11-Jul-03Cuba Trade and Investment National
workshop2Y e s 2     6,771.10
Singapore Issues 10-Jul-03
11-Jul-03Kenya Competition Policy for
African countriesRegional
workshopUNCTAD 3 Yes 2 276,666.14
Singapore Issues 14-Jul-03
15-Jul-03Mexico Trade and Investment for Latin
American CountriesRegional
workshopADB / INTAL;
UNCTAD2Y e s 2   48,426.56
Singapore Issues 17-Jul-03
18-Jul-03Hungary Trade and Competition Policy
for Central and Eastern EuropeRegional
workshopUNCTAD 3 Yes 2   80,682.92
Singapore Issues 19-Jul-03
20-Jul-03Qatar Trade and Investment for Arab
and Middle East CountriesRegional
workshopUNCTAD 1 Yes 2   18,613.30
Singapore Issues 28-Jul-03
30-Jul-03Argentina Transparency in Government
Procurement for Latin
AmericaRegional
workshopIADB / INTAL 3 Yes 3   13,832.20
Singapore Issues 31-Jul-03
01-Aug-03Singapore Round Tables on Trade
Facilitation and SingaporeIssuesColloquium /
MeetingCommonwealth
Business Council1N o 2
No cost for
WTO
Singapore Issues 13-Aug-03
15-Aug-03China, P.R. APEC Trade and Investment
ForumRegional
seminarAPEC Secretariat 1 No 3     4,666.50
Singapore Issues 26-Aug-03
28-Aug-03Costa Rica Trade Facilitation for Latin
America and the CaribbeanRegional
workshopIADB / INTAL;
UNCTAD; WCO3Y e s 3 155,575.85WT/COMTD/W/120
Page 13Subject matters Dates Venue Topics Activity Cooperation
withNumber
of staffPlanned
Yes/NoNumber
of daysCosts
Singapore Issues 01-Sep-03
02-Sep-03Brunei
Darussalam15th PECC General Meeting
on Trade and Investment
IssuesConference Pacific Economic
Cooperation
Council (PECC)1N o 2     1,410.05
Singapore Issues 02-Sep-03
04-Sep-03Chinese Taipei APEC Symposium "Toward a
Cross-border Paperless
Trading Environment -
Actions for Trade Facilitation"Symposium APEC Secretariat 1 No 3     6,123.35
Singapore Issues 15-Sep-03
17-Sep-03Trinidad and
TobagoUNCTAD Training Course for
Caribbean countries - Trade
and Investment, TRIMsRegional
training
courseBID; OAS;
UNCTAD1N o 3     6,159.50
Singapore Issues 17-Sep-03
19-Sep-03Russian
FederationInterstate Antimonopoly
Council of CIS countries -
Open Session on
Globalization, Integration and
Competition PolicySymposium Interstate
Antimonopoly
Council of CIS
countries1N o 3     2,370.90
Technical
Barriers to Trade15-Jul-03
17-Jul-03Georgia The TBT Agreement National
workshop2Y e s 3     3,940.65
Technical
Barriers to Trade19-Jul-03 Qatar The TBT Agreement National
workshop1Y e s 1 2,954.85
Technical
Barriers to Trade21-Jul-03 Yemen The TBT Agreement National
workshop1Y e s 1    2,336.30
Technical
Barriers to Trade27-Aug-03 Kenya Research project launch
meeting on Technical Barriers
to Trade in East AfricaSymposium/
meeting3N o 1   34,073.35
Technical
Barriers to Trade02-Sep-03
03-Sep-03Lebanon TBT Agreement for selected
Arab and Mediterranean
countriesRegional
workshop2Y e s 2   63,216.32WT/COMTD/W/120
Page 14Subject matters Dates Venue Topics Activity Cooperation
withNumber
of staffPlanned
Yes/NoNumber
of daysCosts
Technical
Barriers to Trade04-Sep-03 Lebanon Implementation of the TBT
AgreementNational
workshop2Y e s 1     1,614.75
Technical
Barriers to Trade29-Sep-03
01-Oct-03Senegal TBT Agreement for ECOWAS
countriesRegional
workshopITC; UNIDO; 1 Yes 3     2,734.75
Textiles and
Clothing28-Jul-03
30-Jul-03Lesotho Implementation of the Textiles
and Clothing Agreement for
selected  African countriesRegional
workshop4Y e s 3 233,848.32
Textiles and
Clothing04-Aug-03
07-Aug-03Egypt International Textiles and
Clothing Bureau (ITCB) 37th
Session of the Council of
RepresentativesConference International
Textiles and
Clothing Bureau
(ITCB)2No 4     6,242.30
Textiles and
Clothing23-Sep-03
25-Sep-03Uruguay Implementation of the Textiles
and Clothing Agreement for
ALADI MembersRegional
workshopALADI; IADB /
INTAL1Y e s 3 62,682.40
Trade and
Environment30-Jul-03
01-Aug-03Thailand Improved Policy-making and
Negotiation on Key Trade and
Environment Issues for
selected Asian CountriesRegional
workshopUNCTAD 1 Yes 3     4,338.40
Trade Negotiation
Skills28-Jul-03
08-Aug-03Burkina Faso DDA Advanced Training
Programme for French-
speaking African CountriesRegional
training
courseAfDB; NEPAD 10 Yes 10 216,322.18
Trade Negotiation
Skills19-Aug-03
21-Aug-03Switzerland Briefing for High-level
Officials from Least-
Developed countries -
replacing DDA AdvancedTraining Programme for LDCs
(Members and Observers in
Accession)Regional
training
course3Y e s 3
332,848.58WT/COMTD/W/120
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withNumber
of staffPlanned
Yes/NoNumber
of daysCosts
Trade Negotiation
Skills20-Aug-03
22-Aug-03Guatemala Preparation of toolkit for
negotiatorsTechnical
missionSIECA 3 No 3
5,364.70
Trade Negotiation
Skills26-Aug-03
28-Aug-03Mali Trade negotiations skills and
preparation for the Fifth
Ministerial ConferenceNational
workshop3Y e s 3
7,249.80
Trade-related
IntellectualProperty Rights15-Sep-03
16-Sep-03China, P.R. International Seminar on
Intellectual Property Rightsand Trademark Strategy for
Chinese EnterprisesConference Government of
China, P.R.1N o 2
No cost for
WTO
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