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Geneva, October 2006
Negotiations on Trade Facilitation:Negotiations on Trade Facilitation:Creating a support groupCreating a support group
Priorities, Needs, and negotiating positions
1) Priorities
2) Needs
3) Negotiating positions
4) Linking Genevaand the Capital
5) Making the SupportGroup work
Priorities, Needs, and negotiating positions
1) Priorities
2) Needs
3) Negotiating positions
4) Linking Genevaand the Capital
5) Making the SupportGroup work
PrioritiesPriorities
• Imports/ Exports• Trade partners• Commodities• Mode of
transport• User / provider• Transit /
land-locked
Trade and Transport Facilitation is Trade and Transport Facilitation is “good business” for the countries“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
1) Priorities
2) Needs
3) Negotiating positions
4) Linking Genevaand the Capital
5) Making the SupportGroup work
Priorities, Needs, and negotiating positions
NeedsNeeds
• Capacity Building
• Technologies• Financial
assistance• Institutional
change • Time
Priorities, Needs, and negotiating positions
1) Priorities
2) Needs
3) Negotiating positions
4) Linking Genevaand the Capital
5) Making the SupportGroup work
Negotiating positionNegotiating position
Depends on:
• The prioritiespriorities of my own trade and service providers
• The needsneeds to receive assistance or special and differential treatment
Taking into account Annex DTaking into account Annex D
Costs of implementation, Needs
Country priorities
Costs of implementation, Needs
Country priorities
- +- +AccomodateAccomodate
- +- +AccomodateAccomodate
+ -+ -ActiveActive
subj. to.subj. to.T.A. , S&DT.A. , S&D
+ -+ -ActiveActive
subj. to.subj. to.T.A. , S&DT.A. , S&D
+ ++ +Pro-activePro-active
+ ++ +Pro-activePro-active
- -- -PassivePassivesubj. to subj. to
S&DS&D
- -- -PassivePassivesubj. to subj. to
S&DS&D
A Template of a Questionnaire …A Template of a Questionnaire …
Priorities, Needs, and negotiating positions
1) Priorities
2) Needs
3) Negotiating positions
4) Linking Genevaand the Capital
5) Making the SupportGroup work
WTO
Paraguay’sNegotiator
WTO
Paraguay’sNegotiator
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Proposal Response
WTO
Paraguay’sNegotiator
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
ResponseProposal
WTO
Paraguay’sNegotiator
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
ResponseProposal
Support Group
WTO
Paraguay’sNegotiator
Proposal Response
Ministry of Foreign AffairsMember
MemberMember
MemberMember
Member
Member
Priorities, Needs, and negotiating positions
1) Priorities
2) Needs
3) Negotiating positions
4) Linking Genevaand the Capital
5) Making the SupportGroup work
MethodologyMethodology
• Preparation and sending of the questionnaires
• Meetings of the Support Group
• National Position sent to the Mission in Geneva
Initial DifficultiesInitial Difficulties
• Integration of the Group• Knowledge of the negotiations• Understanding of the methodology• Duration• Trust
BenefitsBenefits
• 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
LessonsLessons
• Transparency• Constructive Attitude• Patience
Priorities, Needs, and negotiating positions
1) Priorities
2) Needs
3) Negotiating positions
4) Linking Genevaand the Capital
5) Making the SupportGroup work