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

2. Priorities, Needs, and negotiating positions 1)Priorities 2)Needs 3)Negotiating positions 4)Linking Geneva and the Capital 5)Making the Support Group work

3. Priorities, Needs, and negotiating positions 1)Priorities 2)Needs 3)Negotiating positions 4)Linking Geneva and the Capital 5)Making the Support Group 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. 1)Priorities 2)Needs 3)Negotiating positions 4)Linking Geneva and the Capital 5)Making the Support Group work Priorities, Needs, and negotiating positions

7. Needs Capacity Building Technologies Financial assistance Institutional change Time

8. Priorities, Needs, and negotiating positions 1)Priorities 2)Needs 3)Negotiating positions 4)Linking Geneva and the Capital 5)Making the Support Group work

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

10. Costs of implementation, Needs Country priorities

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

12. A Template of a Questionnaire …

15. Priorities, Needs, and negotiating positions 1)Priorities 2)Needs 3)Negotiating positions 4)Linking Geneva and the Capital 5)Making the Support Group work

16. WTO Paraguay’s Negotiator

17. WTO Paraguay’s Negotiator Ministry of Foreign Affairs Proposal Response

18. WTO Paraguay’s Negotiator Ministry of Foreign Affairs Response Proposal

19. WTO Paraguay’s Negotiator Ministry of Foreign Affairs Response Proposal

20. Support Group WTO Paraguay’s Negotiator Proposal Response Ministry of Foreign Affairs Member

21. Support Group WTO Paraguay’s Negotiator Proposal Response Ministry of Foreign Affairs Member Direct Consultation

22. Priorities, Needs, and negotiating positions 1)Priorities 2)Needs 3)Negotiating positions 4)Linking Geneva and the Capital 5)Making the Support Group work

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

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

25. 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

26. Lessons Transparency Constructive Attitude Patience

27. Priorities, Needs, and negotiating positions 1)Priorities 2)Needs 3)Negotiating positions 4)Linking Geneva and the Capital 5)Making the Support Group work