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Negotiations on Trade Facilitation: Creating a support group

Explore the priorities, needs, and negotiating positions in trade facilitation, linking Geneva and the capital. Learn how to make the support group work effectively.

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Negotiations on Trade Facilitation: Creating a support group

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  1. Negotiations on Trade Facilitation:Creating a support group Jan.Hoffmann@unctad.org Patricia.Frutos@ties.itu.int Geneva, October 2006

  2. Priorities, Needs, and negotiating positions • Priorities • Needs • Negotiating positions • Linking Genevaand the Capital • Making the SupportGroup work

  3. Priorities, Needs, and negotiating positions • Priorities • Needs • Negotiating positions • Linking Genevaand the Capital • Making the SupportGroup work

  4. Priorities • Imports/ Exports • Trade partners • Commodities • Mode of transport • User / provider • Transit / land-locked

  5. Trade and Transport Facilitation is “good business” for the countries • It tends to have a high rate of return • However, it requires: • Infrastructure • Capacities • Initial investment ... Which developing countries may not necessarily be able to assume easily

  6. Priorities, Needs, and negotiating positions • Priorities • Needs • Negotiating positions • Linking Genevaand the Capital • Making the SupportGroup work

  7. Needs • Capacity Building • Technologies • Financial assistance • Institutional change • Time

  8. Priorities, Needs, and negotiating positions • Priorities • Needs • Negotiating positions • Linking Genevaand the Capital • Making the SupportGroup work

  9. Negotiating position Depends on: • The priorities of my own trade and service providers • The needs to receive assistance or special and differential treatment Taking into account Annex D

  10. Country priorities Costs of implementation, Needs

  11. + + Pro-active + - Activesubj. to.T.A. , S&D Country priorities - + Accomodate - - Passivesubj. to S&D Costs of implementation, Needs

  12. A Template of a Questionnaire …

  13. Priorities, Needs, and negotiating positions • Priorities • Needs • Negotiating positions • Linking Genevaand the Capital • Making the SupportGroup work

  14. WTO Paraguay’sNegotiator

  15. WTO Paraguay’sNegotiator Response Proposal Ministry of Foreign Affairs

  16. WTO Paraguay’sNegotiator Response Proposal Ministry of Foreign Affairs

  17. WTO Paraguay’sNegotiator Response Proposal Ministry of Foreign Affairs

  18. WTO Paraguay’sNegotiator Response Proposal Support Group Ministry of Foreign Affairs Member Member Member Member Member Member Member

  19. Priorities, Needs, and negotiating positions • Priorities • Needs • Negotiating positions • Linking Genevaand the Capital • Making the SupportGroup work

  20. Methodology • Preparation and sending of the questionnaires • Meetings of the Support Group • National Position sent to the Mission in Geneva

  21. Initial Difficulties • Integration of the Group • Knowledge of the negotiations • Understanding of the methodology • Duration • Trust

  22. Benefits • National Negotiating Position • Coordination btw. Public and Private Sector • Personal relations • Exchange of Ideas • Interest in expanding the mandate • Increase of knowledge of Customs issues • Develop trust between the stakeholders • Promotes the institutional change

  23. Lessons • Transparency • Constructive Attitude • Patience

  24. Priorities, Needs, and negotiating positions • Priorities • Needs • Negotiating positions • Linking Genevaand the Capital • Making the SupportGroup work

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