DEVELOPMENT ISSUESDEVELOPMENT ISSUES

S&DTS&DTSMALL ECONOMIESSMALL ECONOMIES

ENHANCED INTEGRATED FRAMEWORKENHANCED INTEGRATED FRAMEWORKAID FOR TRADEAID FOR TRADE

SD&TSD&T

MAKING THE AGREEMENTS MORE MAKING THE AGREEMENTS MORE PRECISE, MORE OPERATIONAL AND PRECISE, MORE OPERATIONAL AND MORE EFFECTIVEMORE EFFECTIVE

1999 – SEATTLE – END OF FIVE YEAR 1999 – SEATTLE – END OF FIVE YEAR TRANSITION PERIODTRANSITION PERIOD

OVERLOADEDOVERLOADED

SD&T – 88 PROPOSALS – SD&T – 88 PROPOSALS – THE WISH LISTTHE WISH LIST

LONGER TIME PERIODS FOR LONGER TIME PERIODS FOR IMPLEMENTATIONIMPLEMENTATION

MEASURES TO INCREASE TRADING MEASURES TO INCREASE TRADING OPPORTUNITIESOPPORTUNITIES

PROVISIONS TO REQUIRE MEMBERS PROVISIONS TO REQUIRE MEMBERS TO SAFEGUARD THE INTERESTS OF TO SAFEGUARD THE INTERESTS OF DCs – “should” and “shall” DCs – “should” and “shall”

SD&TSD&T

SUPPORT TO HELP DCs UNDERTAKE SUPPORT TO HELP DCs UNDERTAKE WTO WORK, HANDLE DISPUTES AND WTO WORK, HANDLE DISPUTES AND IMPLEMENT TECHNICAL STANDARDSIMPLEMENT TECHNICAL STANDARDS

PROVISIONS RELATED TO LDCs – FIVE PROVISIONS RELATED TO LDCs – FIVE PROPOSALS AGREED IN HONG KONGPROPOSALS AGREED IN HONG KONG

SD&T - COVERAGESD&T - COVERAGE

GATT PART IV – RAISING LIVING GATT PART IV – RAISING LIVING STANDARDSSTANDARDS

COMMITMENTS BY DEVELOPED FOR COMMITMENTS BY DEVELOPED FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPING COUNTRIES

JOINT ACTION TO FURTHER TRADE JOINT ACTION TO FURTHER TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVESAND DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES

COVERAGECOVERAGE

BALANCE OF PAYMENTSBALANCE OF PAYMENTS AGRICULTURE AGREEMENTAGRICULTURE AGREEMENT ENABLING CLAUSEENABLING CLAUSE PRE-SHIPMENT INSPECTIONPRE-SHIPMENT INSPECTION TRIPSTRIPS GATSGATS RULES OF ORIGIN, TBT, RULES, SPS …RULES OF ORIGIN, TBT, RULES, SPS …

FOR LDCsFOR LDCs

WAIVERS OF OBLIGATIONSWAIVERS OF OBLIGATIONS

Undertake commitments and concessions Undertake commitments and concessions consistent with their individual development, consistent with their individual development, financial or trade needsfinancial or trade needs

Ensure that LDCs are not subjected to Ensure that LDCs are not subjected to conditionalities on loans, grants and official conditionalities on loans, grants and official development assistance development assistance

For LDCsFor LDCs

DUTY FREE AND QUOTA FREE FOR DUTY FREE AND QUOTA FREE FOR LDCS BY DEVELOPED CTS AND THOSE LDCS BY DEVELOPED CTS AND THOSE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES IN A DEVELOPING COUNTRIES IN A POSITION TO DO SOPOSITION TO DO SO

TRIMSTRIMS

New transition period, lasting seven years. New transition period, lasting seven years. Extension possible. Extension possible.

These new TRIMs shall be notified to the These new TRIMs shall be notified to the CTG no later than six months after their CTG no later than six months after their adoption. The duration of these measures adoption. The duration of these measures will not exceed five years, renewable subject will not exceed five years, renewable subject to review and decision by the CTG.to review and decision by the CTG.

TRIMSTRIMS

Any measures incompatible with the TRIMs Any measures incompatible with the TRIMs Agreement and adopted under this decision Agreement and adopted under this decision shall be phased out by year 2020.shall be phased out by year 2020.

SMALL ECONOMIESSMALL ECONOMIES

PARAGRAPH 35 OF THE DDAPARAGRAPH 35 OF THE DDA

IDENTIFY SPECIFIC MEASURES TO IDENTIFY SPECIFIC MEASURES TO HELP SMALL AND VULNERABLE HELP SMALL AND VULNERABLE ECONOMIES INTEGRATE INTO THE ECONOMIES INTEGRATE INTO THE MULTILATERAL TRADING SYSTEMMULTILATERAL TRADING SYSTEM

WORK CONTINUES IN GENEVA WORK CONTINUES IN GENEVA

SMALL ECONOMIESSMALL ECONOMIES

“… “… the CTD in Dedicated Session the CTD in Dedicated Session recommends that the General Council recommends that the General Council agrees that small economies are allowed to agrees that small economies are allowed to use such regional bodies to assist them in use such regional bodies to assist them in the implementation of their obligations under the implementation of their obligations under the SPS, TBT and TRIPS Agreements”the SPS, TBT and TRIPS Agreements”

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ENHANCED IFENHANCED IF

1997 – TO BUILD TRADE CAPACITY IN 1997 – TO BUILD TRADE CAPACITY IN LDCSLDCS

ALL LDCS ELIGIBLEALL LDCS ELIGIBLE REVAMPED - 2001REVAMPED - 2001 ENHANCED IN HONG KONG ENHANCED IN HONG KONG PRIORITIES, FASTER ACCESS TO PRIORITIES, FASTER ACCESS TO

FUNDSFUNDS MORE MONEYMORE MONEY

AID FOR TRADEAID FOR TRADE

AIDAID

TRADE, NOT AIDTRADE, NOT AID

AID FOR TRADE – MARKET ACCES NOT AID FOR TRADE – MARKET ACCES NOT ENOUGHENOUGH

AID FOR TRADEAID FOR TRADE

MANY COUNTRIES LACK TRADE-MANY COUNTRIES LACK TRADE-RELATED CAPACITY AND RELATED CAPACITY AND INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE

HELP NEEDED – INSTITUTIONS, HELP NEEDED – INSTITUTIONS, CUSTOMS, TAX SYSTEMS, PRODUCT CUSTOMS, TAX SYSTEMS, PRODUCT TESTING TO MEET SPS AND TBTsTESTING TO MEET SPS AND TBTs

ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE for tradeADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE for trade

AID FOR TRADEAID FOR TRADE

WHO ?WHO ? WORLD BANK, IMFWORLD BANK, IMF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANKSREGIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS UN AGENCIESUN AGENCIES SECURE ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL SECURE ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL

RESOURCES – DONORS - RESOURCES – DONORS -

AID FOR TRADEAID FOR TRADE

TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATIONSTASK FORCE RECOMMENDATIONS

NOT A SUBSTITUTE TO THE DDA, BUT A NOT A SUBSTITUTE TO THE DDA, BUT A COMPLEMENTCOMPLEMENT

NOT PART OF THE SINGLE NOT PART OF THE SINGLE UNDERTAKINGUNDERTAKING

AID FOR TRADEAID FOR TRADE

HOW TRADE, DEVELOPMENT AND HOW TRADE, DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH CAN FIT TOGETHER IN A GROWTH CAN FIT TOGETHER IN A COHERENT WHOLE – WT&DOCOHERENT WHOLE – WT&DO

OPPORTUNITY AND CHALLENGEOPPORTUNITY AND CHALLENGE

TRANSLATING COOPERATION INTO TRANSLATING COOPERATION INTO ACTIONS AND RESULTSACTIONS AND RESULTS