Programme

You can either download the full programme in Microsoft Word format (file size 71 KB), download the full programme in PDF format (file size 25 KB), or use the html summary version below.

• Opening ceremonies 
• Macroeconomic, trade and finance policies, and statistics 
• WTO structure, core mandate, rights and obligations, and the development dimension to trade policy
• Customs valuation /preshipment inspections / rules of origin 
• Market access, trade support and import liberalization / trade in services
• Agriculture / TBT / Agreement on Textiles and Clothing 
• Trade-related technical assistance and capacity-building 
• The dispute settlement system
• Accession /sanitary and phytosanitary measures 
• Trade and investment /trade and environment 
• Trade policy reviews / competition, TRIPS and government procurement 
• Regional trade agreements /trade support
• Information technology, e-commerce, notifications 
• Visits
• Round table & evaluation /closing ceremonies

back to top

Opening ceremonies   
Monday, 16 October 2000

• Opening remarks and welcome to the 3rd Short Trade Policy Course for LDCs
  Mr. Mike Moore, Director-General, WTO
• Introductory remarks and briefing on the Third United Nations Conference for LDCs,
  Brussels, 14-20 May 2001 (LDCs-III)
  Mr. Carlos Fortín, Deputy Secretary-General, UNCTAD
• Introductory remarks
  H.E. Mr. Iftekhar Chowdhury (Bangladesh), Coordinator for LDCs
• Introductory remarks
  Mr. Denis Bélisle, Executive Director, International Trade Centre (ITC)
• Opening remarks by Dr. Cornelius Mwalwanda, Representative of the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
• Opening remarks by Mr. M. A. Hassan, Chief, LDCs, Representative of the Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (ESCAP)
• Opening remarks by Mme. Mere Falemaka, Representative of the Secretary General of the Forum Secretariat (FORSEC)
• Self-presentation by participants
• Closure of opening ceremonies
• Moderator: Mr. Chiedu Osakwe, WTO Special Coordinator for LDCs
• Overview of the Course
  Mr. Jean-Marc Fortin, Counsellor
• Administrative and logistic information
  Ms. Jennifer Dunn, Secretariat Working Group on LDCs/IF
• Participation by Course participants in the 21st Session of the Sub-Committee on Least-Developed Countries.
  
  

back to top

Macroeconomic, trade and finance policies, and statistics  
Tuesday, 17 October 2000

• The stakes in the trading system and the relationship between trade policy and macro-economic policies
  Mr. Zdenek Drabek, Counsellor
  Economic Research and Analysis Division
• Interactive discussions
• Trade and Finance Approaches to Development.
  Mr. Richard Eglin, Director
  Trade and Finance Division
• Interactive discussions
• Trade Statistics and the Integrated Data Base
  Miss. Roslyn Jackson, Director
  Statistics Division
• Interactive discussions
• Cocktail hosted by Mr. Miguel Rodriguez-Mendosa, Deputy Director-General (6:00 p.m., Salle des Pas Perdus of the WTO Building)
  
  

back to top

WTO structure, core mandate, rights and obligations, and the development dimension to trade policy 
Wednesday, 18 October 2000

• WTO structure, objectives, core mandate and activities
  Mr. Gerardo Thielen, Counsellor
  Training Division
• Interactive discussions
• From the GATT to the WTO: a system of rights and obligations
  Mr. Pieter Jan Kuijper, Director
  Legal Affairs Division
• Interactive discussions
• Development Dimension of Trade Policy: Developing and Least-Developed Countries
  Mr. Peter Tulloch, Director
  Development Division
• Interactive discussions
  
  

back to top

Customs valuation / preshipment inspections / rules of origin  
Thursday, 19 October 2000

• Customs Valuation, Preshipment Inspection and Rules of Origin: joint presentation by:
  Mrs. Janet Chakarian-Renouf, Counsellor, Market Access Div.,
  Mr. Eki Kim, Market Access Division
• Interactive discussions
• UNCTAD Trade-Related technical Assistance and Capacity-
  building
  Mr. John Cuddy, Director, International Trade Division; Acting Special Coordinator for LDCs, Land-locked and Island developing Countries; and Executive Secretary of the LDCs-III Conference — UNCTAD
• Interactive discussions
• WTO Training Programme
  Mr. Claude Mercier, Director
  Training Division
• Interactive discussions
• Trade Negotiation Techniques
  (IMD Lausanne)
• Interactive discussions
  
  

back to top

Market access, trade support and import liberalization / trade in services 
Friday, 20 October 2000

• Market Access: opportunities and improvements for LDCs
  Mr. Heinz Opelz, Director
  Market Access Division
• Interactive discussions
• Import liberalization: why is it important?
  Mr. Patrick Low
  Director, Office of the Director-General
• Interactive discussions
• General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS Structure and Objectives)
  Mr. David Hartridge, Director
  Trade in Services Division
• Interactive discussions
  
  

back to top

Agriculture / TBT / Agreement on Textiles and Clothing 
Monday, 23 October 2000

• The Agreement on Agriculture:
  - LDCs' obligations and Commitments
  - LDCs' schedules for Trade in Goods [Agriculture]
  - LDCs' and Mandated Negotiations
  Mr. Frank Wolter, Director
  Agriculture and Commodities Division
• Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade: Rights and Obligations
  Mr. Alejandro Gamboa-Alder, Counsellor
  Trade and Environment Division
• Interactive discussions
• The Agreement on Textiles and Clothing
  Mr. Alberto Campeas, Director
  Textiles Division
• Interactive discussions
  
  

back to top

Trade-related technical assistance and capacity-building  
Tuesday, 24 October 2000

• WTO Technical Cooperation: objectives, scope and means
  Mr. Jean-Maurice Léger, Director
  Technical Co-operation Division
• Interactive discussions
• The WTO and LDCs: Sub-Committee on LDCs, the High Level Meeting (October 97) and the Integrated Framework
  Secretariat Working Group on LDCs/IF
• Interactive discussions
• Trade remedies: Anti-dumping, Subsidies, Countervailing Measures and Safeguards
  Mrs. Clarisse Morgan, Counsellor
  Rules Division
• Interactive discussions
  
  

back to top

The dispute settlement system  
Wednesday, 25 October 2000

• WTO Dispute Settlement: Procedures, Practices, focus on one case-study
  Miss Kerry Allbeury, Legal Affairs Officer
  Legal Affairs Division
• Interactive discussions
  
  

back to top

Accession / sanitary and phytosanitary measures  
Thursday, 26 October 2000

• Accession: Procedures and Status of LDCs accession.
  Mr. Cato Adrian, Counsellor
  Accession Division
• Interactive discussions
• Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures: Rights and obligations
  Mr. João Magalhaes, Counsellor
  Agriculture and Commodities Division
• Interactive discussions
  
  

back to top

Trade and investment / trade and environment  
Friday, 27 October 2000

• Trade and Investment
  Mr. Mark Koulen, Counsellor
  Trade and Finance Division
• Interactive discussions
• Trade and Environment: the core issues in the CTE
  Mr. Jorge Vigano, Counsellor
  Trade and Environment Division
• Interactive discussions
  
  

back to top

Trade Policy Reviews / competition, TRIPS and
government procurement  
Monday, 30 October 2000

• Trade Policy Review Mechanism: Status of LDCs Trade Policy Reviews
  Mr. Clemens Boonekamp, Director
  Sergio Stamnas, Counsellor
  Trade Policy Review Division
• Interactive discussions
• Trade and Competition Policy
  Mr. Robert Anderson, Counsellor
  Intellectual Property Rights Division
• Interactive discussions
• Government Procurement
  Mrs. Vesile Kulaçoglu, Counsellor
  Intellectual Property Division
• Interactive discussions
• The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual
  Property Rights (TRIPS): rights, obligations, the review process, TRIPS and development
  Mr. Adrian Otten, Director
  Intellectual Property Division
• Interactive discussions
  
  

back to top

Regional trade agreements / trade support  
Tuesday, 31 October 2000

• Regional Trade Agreements in the trading system: trends and core issues
  Mrs. Carmen Pont-Vieira, Counsellor
  Development Division
  Interactive discussions
• Trade Support Services and export promotion: presentation by the International Trade Center (ITC)
  Mr. Martin Dagata, Director
  Technical Cooperation Division, ITC
• Interactive discussions
• General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS Commitments and Mandated Negotiations)
  Mr. A.-Hamid Mamdouh, Senior Counsellor
  Trade in Services Division
• Interactive discussions
• The General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS LDCs' schedules of specific commitments)
  Mr. A.-Hamid Mamdouh, Senior Counsellor
  Trade in Services Division
• Interactive discussions
  
  

back to top

Information technology, e-commerce, notifications  
Wednesday, 1 November 2000

• Information technology and e-commerce:
  - the digital divide;
  - WTO work programme on e-commerce
  - WTO web-site; and
  - WTO reference centers.
  Mr. Andrew Stoler, Deputy Director-General
• Interactive discussions
• Accessing WTO Information Resources on-line and on CD-ROM
  Mr. Jean-Guy Carrier, Publication Section,
  Information and Media Relations Division
• Interactive discussions
• Notifications: Obligations and procedures
  Mr. Serafino Marchese, Counsellor
  Technical Co-operation Division
• Interactive discussions
  
  

back to top

Visits  
Thursday, 2 November 2000

• Visit to the Banque cantonale de Genève
• Visit to Charmilles Technologies SA machines-outils d'électro-érosion
• Visit to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Geneva
  
  

back to top

Round table & evaluation / closing ceremonies  
Friday, 3 November 2000

• Round Table and Evaluation of the Course
  Statement by a designated group representative
• Closing remarks and presentation of Diplomas
  Mr. Paul-Henri Ravier, Deputy Director-General
  Mr. Ablass?Ouedraogo, Deputy Director-General