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WTO's
second seminar on mainstreaming
Author: WTO (copyright 2002) — (69 minutes)
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If trade is to be a motor for growth and development, trade policy
needs to be anchored in an overall development policy framework.
Concretely, this process of “mainstreaming” involves establishing
priority policy actions, supported by a plan of action which includes
coherent and coordinated delivery of trade-related technical assistance
and capacity building. This was the focus of WTO's second seminar on
mainstreaming, held on 31 October and 1 November 2002.
Accessions
Prof. Anna Lanoszka (37 minutes)
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GATT
Article XII procedures for accession are explained step by step by Prof.
Anna Lanoszka, who worked for the WTO Accessions Division for several
years. Each accession is different, taking into account the specificity of
the acceding country and the special position of LDCs is acknowledged.
Up-to-date information on the accession situation is included.
Basic principles of the WTO system
Pieter Jan Kuijper, Director of Legal Affairs Division (68 minutes)
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How
has the 45 years old GATT legal architecture been transposed into the WTO
and the new areas — TRIPS and Services — are covered. P.J. Kuijper
reviews the basic principles of Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment (MFN) and
National Treatment, negotiating techniques, special provisions such as
safeguards, unfair competition (dumping and subsidies), state trading,
transparency and neutrality principles. General and security exceptions,
rules for regional agreements and special and differential treatment for
developing and least-developed countries are also covered.
WTO
Trade Policy Reviews and LDCs
Clemens Boonekamp, Director, and Sergios Stamnas, Counsellor
TPR Division (38 minutes)
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Improvements
recently introduced to help LDCs undertake the periodic evaluation of
their trade policies are explained by C. Boonekamp, while S. Stamnas
details the main steps and information to be provided by countries under
review.
Why
is it important to liberalize ?
Patrick Low, Director, Cabinet of the Director General (70 minutes)
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Gains
deriving from trade specialization are explained: better efficiency in
resource allocation, gains to consumers, links between imports and
exports. The dynamic arguments for trade, which include reciprocal
influence between trade and growth, diffusion of technology, challenges
facing small domestic markets are also covered, as well as arguments
against opening trade.
The
trade and finance approach to development
Richard Eglin, Director of Trade and Finance Division (67 minutes)
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The
WTO is part of a larger system including the IMF and development agencies
such as the World Bank and UN regional agencies. Integrating
micro-economic, financial, trade and development policies, at domestic
level, is the new paradigm.
The
General Agreement on Services — GATS
David Hartridge, Director of Trade in Services Division
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Based
on the structure of the GATT (legal rules and lists of commitments), the
GATS is the only set of multilateral rules covering trade in services. It
provides for flexibility and recognizes the right of governments to
regulate, including for instance through prudential measures taken in the
financial services area. The increased participation of developing
countries in trade in services is encouraged by the GATS. D. Hartridge
also provides in-depth information on the various modes of delivery for
services, on on-going and future negotiations, as well as on the impact of
the GATS on electronic commerce.
The
Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights Agreement (TRIPS)
Adrian Otten, Director of TRIPS Division
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1 — Presentation (64 min.)
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The various
IP rights covered are defined and the Uruguay Round process which led
to the TRIPS Agreement is explained. The architecture of the Agreement
is presented in detail, in particular its basic principles, how
protection is provided and enforced, the settlement of disputes,
transition periods for developing and least-developed countries, and
notification obligations.
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This
Q&A includes clarifications on compulsory licensing, copyright and
patent protection for pharmaceuticals (effects on prices), LDCs
difficulties to implement the TRIPS Agreement, transfer of technology,
foreign direct investment, traditional knowledge, counterfeiting and
piracy of indigenous music, protection of new plant varieties and
genetically modified organisms.
Electronic
Commerce and WTO
Andrew Stoler, Deputy Director-General (44 minutes)
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The
first part presents an overview of the existing work programme on
electronic commerce, the relevance of WTO provisions to E-commerce and
development and the digital divide. In a second part, practical projects
are addressed, such as WTO Reference Centres and the WTO website.
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