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Covering issues |
| TN/TF/7 | Chairman of the TFNG | Report by the Chairman of the NG | |
| TN/TF/M/32 | WTO Secretariat | Summary Minutes of the meeting held on 9 - 13 November 2009 | Summary Minutes |
| TN/TF/M/31 | WTO Secretariat | Summary Minutes of the meeting held on 5 - 9 October 2009 | Summary Minutes |
| TN/TF/M/30 | WTO Secretariat | Summary Minutes of the meeting held on 29 June - 3 July 2009 | Summary Minutes |
| TN/TF/M/29 | WTO Secretariat | Summary Minutes of the meeting held on 27 April - 1 May 2009 | Summary Minutes |
| WT/MIN(09)/18 | Chairman of the Seventh Ministerial Conference | SEVENTH MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE | Chairman's Summary |
| TN/TF/6 | Chairman of the TFNG | Report by the Chairman of the NG |
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| TN/TF/M/28 | WTO Secretariat | Summary Minutes of the meeting held on 1-3 December 2008 | Summary Minutes |
| TN/TF/M/27 | WTO Secretariat | Summary Minutes of the meeting held on 23-27 February 2009 | Summary Minutes |
| TN/TF/M/26 | WTO Secretariat |
Summary Minutes of the meeting held on 13-17 October
2008 |
Summary Minutes |
| TN/TF/M/25 | WTO Secretariat | Summary Minutes of the meeting held on 14-18 July 2008 | Summary Minutes |
| TN/TF/M/24 | WTO Secretariat | Summary Minutes of the meeting held on 26-30 May 2008 | Summary Minutes |
| TN/TF/M/23 | WTO Secretariat | Summary Minutes of the meeting on 18-22 February 2008 | Summary minutes |
| TN/TF/M/22 | WTO Secretariat | Summary Minutes of the meeting on 10-14 December 2007 |
Summary minutes |
| TN/TF/M/21 | WTO Secretariat | Summary Minutes of the meeting on 5-9 November 2007 |
Summary minutes |
| TN/TF/M/20 | WTO Secretariat | Summary Minutes of the meeting on 1-3 October 2007 |
Summary minutes |
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WTO Secretariat |
Summary Minutes of the meeting on 16-20 July 2007 |
Summary minutes | |
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WTO Secretariat |
Summary Minutes of the meeting on 7-8 June 2006 |
Summary minutes | |
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WTO Secretariat |
Summary Minutes of the meeting on 30 April and 1 May 2007 |
Summary minutes | |
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WTO Secretariat |
Summary Minutes of the meeting on 12-13 March 2007 |
Summary minutes | |
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TN/TF/M/15/ and Corr.1 |
WTO Secretariat |
Summary Minutes of the meeting on 24-26 July 2006 |
Summary minutes |
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WTO Secretariat |
Summary Minutes of the meeting on 6 and 7 June 2006 |
Summary minutes | |
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WTO Secretariat |
Summary Minutes of the meeting on 5-7 April 2006 |
Summary minutes | |
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WTO Secretariat |
Summary Minutes of the meeting on 15-16 February 2006 |
Summary minutes | |
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WTO Secretariat |
Summary minutes of the meeting on 9-11 and 18 November 2005 |
Summary minutes | |
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WTO Secretariat |
Summary minutes of the meeting on 24-25 October 2005 |
Summary minutes | |
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WTO Secretariat |
Summary minutes of the meeting on 5-6 October 2005 |
Summary minutes | |
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WTO Secretariat |
Summary minutes of the meeting on 19-20 September 2005 |
Summary minutes | |
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WTO Secretariat |
Summary minutes of the meeting on 25-26 July 2005 |
Summary minutes | |
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WTO Secretariat |
Summary minutes of the meeting on 13-14 June 2005 |
Summary minutes | |
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WTO Secretariat |
Summary minutes of the meeting on 2-3 May 2004 |
Summary minutes | |
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WTO Secretariat |
Summary minutes of the meeting on 22-24 March 2005 |
Summary minutes | |
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WTO Secretariat |
Summary minutes of the meeting on 7-9 February 2005 |
Summary minutes | |
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WTO Secretariat |
Summary minutes of the meeting on 22-23 November 2004 |
Summary minutes | |
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WTO Secretariat |
Summary minutes of the meeting on 15 November 2004 |
Summary minutes |
| TN/TF/W/170 | Switzerland | Temporary Admission of Goods/ Inward and outward processing | Comments and Textual Suggestions for inclusion in the draft text |
| TN/TF/W/169 | United States |
DRAFT TEXT ON PENALTY DISCIPLINES |
Comments and Textual Suggestions for inclusion in the draft text |
| TN/TF/W/168 | China, Singapore | Comments and Textual Suggestions | Comments and Textual Suggestions for inclusion in the draft text |
| TN/TF/W/167 | Benin, Cambodia, Chile, Ecuador, Egypt, European Union, Guatemala, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Korea, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Norway, Philippines, Singapore, Sudan, Switzerland, Tanzania on behalf of the LDC Group, United States, Viet Nam, Zambia | COMMENTS AND TEXTUAL SUGGESTIONS | Comments and textual suggestions submitted after the TFNG in November 2009 |
| TN/TF/W/166 Corr. 1 | The United States | Transition Provision for developing and least developed Country Members | Textual proposal on transition provision for developing and least-developed countries |
| TN/TF/W/165 Rev. 1 | WTO Secretariat | Draft consolidated negotiating text (Rev 1) | |
| TN/TF/W/164 | CHINA, KOREA, THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN, AND MATSU AND SWITZERLAND | Proposal on Risk Management | Textual proposal on risk management |
| TN/TF/W/163 | ARGENTINA | TEXTUAL SUGGESTIONS FOR THE DRAFT CONSOLIDATED NEGOTIATING TEXT | Written comments for the consolidated text |
| TN/TF/W/162 | NEW ZEALAND | TEXTUAL SUGGESTIONS FOR THE DRAFT CONSOLIDATED NEGOTIATING TEXT | Written comments for the consolidated text |
| TN/TF/W/161 | THE ACP GROUP | Special & Differential Treatment and Technical Assistance and Capacity Building | TEXTUAL PROPOSALS OF THE ACP GROUP REGARDING THE S&DT AND TA/CB CHAPTER OF A FUTURE TRADE FACILITATION AGREEMENT |
| TN/TF/W/160 | Brazil, Chile, Cuba, European Communities and Malaysia | COMMENTS AND TEXTUAL SUGGESTIONS | Written comments for the consolidated text |
| TN/TF/W/159 | European Communities | Communication on WTO Trade Facilitation Proposals | WTO Trade Facilitation Proposals |
| TN/TF/W/158 | Honduras, Norway and Switzerland | Discussion Paper regarding a National Committee on Trade Facilitation | Draft proposal: National Committee onTrade Facilitation |
| TN/TF/W/157 | Guatemala, Honduras,Honk Kong China, Norway,the separate Customs Territory of Tawain, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu, and Switzerland | Discussion Paper regarding a Trade Facilitation Committee | Textual proposal on Trade Facilitation Committee |
| TN/TF/W/156 | Uganda and United States | Prohibiting Consularization Requirements: Fulfilling a Longstanding Trade Facilitation Objective | Prohibiting Consularization Requirements |
| Honk Kong China, Japan, Mongolia, Norway, Switzerland, Turkey | Proposal on Publication and Availability of Information | Textual proposal on publication and availability of information and enquiry points | |
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Canada |
Customs Cooperation |
Textual proposal on cooperation mechanism for Customs compliance | |
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Australia, Canada, Turkey, United States |
Draft Text on Advance Rulings | Textual proposal on advance rulings | |
| Angola | Pre-shipment inspections | Written response to TN/TF/W/108 | |
| TN/TF/W/151 | US | Technical Assistance And Capacity Building | US technical assistance and capacity building projects |
| Egypt | Initiatives undertaken by the General Organization for Exports and Imports Control (GOEIC) related to Trade Facilitation | Egypt's experience: Reform and restructure of trade procedures and measures | |
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EC |
Technical Assistance And Capacity Building |
EC technical assistance and capacity building projects | |
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China |
Draft Text on the Introduction of Risk Management |
Textual proposal on risk management | |
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Core Group of Developing Countries, the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, the African Group, and the Least-Developed Countries Group |
Technical Assistance and Capacity Building |
Implementation mechanism, linkage between the implementation of obligations and technical assistance and capacity building | |
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Georgia, Paraguay, Turkey [15] |
Proposal on a Free and Transparent Transit Regime in Road Transportation |
Textual proposal on a Free and Transparent Transit Regime in Road Transportation | |
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US |
Draft Text on Internet Publication |
Textual proposal on Internet Publication | |
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US |
Revised Draft Text on Expedited Shipments |
Textual proposal on Expedited Shipments | |
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Prepared by the World Bank in Cooperation with the WTO Secretariat and other Annex D Organizations |
WTO Negotiations on Trade FacilitationSelf Assessment Guide |
Self Assessment Guide for technical assistance and capacity building support needs and priorities | |
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Bangladesh, Botswana, Cuba, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Kenya, Malaysia, Mauritius, Namibia, Nepal, Nigeria, Philippines, Rwanda, Tanzania, Trinidad & Tobago, Uganda, Venezuela, Zambia and Zimbabwe |
Proposal on Implementation Mechanism for Special and Differential Treatment(S&D) and Technical Assistance and Capacity Building (TACB) Support |
Textual proposal on implementation mechanism of trade facilitation | |
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Chinese Taipei |
Establishing a committee of trade facilitation |
Textual proposal on the establishment of a Committee of Trade Facilitation | |
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Chinese Taipei, Korea, Switzerland |
Proposal on risk management |
Textual proposal on risk management | |
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Korea, Japan [13] |
Proposal on release time of goods |
Textual proposal on release time of goods | |
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Korea, Singapore, Thailand |
Proposal on single window |
Textual proposal on single window | |
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Albania, Armenia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, EC, Georgia, Guatemala, Honduras, Japan, Kyrgyz Republic, Mexico, Moldova, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Uruguay [1] |
Implementation mechanism of trade facilitation commitments including key elements for technical assistance |
Textual proposal on implementation mechanism of trade facilitation commitments | |
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Switzerland |
Draft text on separation of release from clearance |
Textual proposal on separation of release from clearance | |
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Pakistan |
Customs administrative reforms (CARE): Pakistan’s experience in trade facilitation |
Pakistan’s experience: Pakistan Customs Computerized System | |
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China, Indonesia, Korea |
Proposal on post-clearance audit |
Textual proposal on post-clearance audit | |
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Armenia, EC, FY Macedonia, Kyrgyz Republic, Moldova, Mongolia, Paraguay, Rwanda, Switzerland [16] |
Transit – Compilation of textual proposals in TN/TF/W/113 and TN/TF/W/119 |
Textual proposal on transit (including: scope, definition, exception, non-discrimination, fees and charges, transparency, formalities and document requirements, promotion of regional transit arrangements, bonded transport system, use of international standards, cooperation and coordination, periodic review, on and connected to transit) | |
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Turkey |
Proposal on Internet publication |
Textual proposal on: single national enquiry points; national TF Website; and notification to the Trade Facilitation Committee | |
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Mongolia, Norway, South Africa, Switzerland |
The use of international standards |
Textual proposal on the use of international standards | |
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Mongolia, Norway, Switzerland |
Simplification and harmonization of trade documents |
Textual proposal on the use of international standards on trade documents/data | |
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Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Fiji, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
Regional approaches to trade facilitation: enquiry points |
Enquiry points at the regional level | |
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Canada, Norway |
Draft text on border agency coordination |
Textual proposal on border agency coordination | |
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Cuba |
Improvement and clarification of Article V of the GATT: strengthening of the principles of non-discrimination and most-favoured-nation treatment |
Textual proposal on non-discrimination and MFN treatment in transit | |
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NZ |
Objective criteria for tariff classification |
Textual proposal on objective criteria for tariff classification | |
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Australia, Canada, US |
Draft text on advance rulings |
Textual proposal on advance rulings | |
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Hong Kong China, Switzerland |
Reduction/limitation and periodic review of formalities and documentation requirements |
Textual proposal on reduction/limitation and periodic review of formalities and documentation requirements | |
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India, South Africa, Sri Lanka[2] |
Cooperation mechanism for Customs compliance |
Textual proposal on cooperation mechanism for Customs compliance | |
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India |
Proposal on GATT Article X |
Textual suggestion on: import alert/rapid alert; detention; testing procedures | |
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India |
Proposal on GATT Article VIII |
Textual suggestion on: uniform border procedures, document requirements, authorized trader criteria, harmonized risk management system, in a Customs union; options of destruction/re-shipment in case of rejection | |
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Turkey |
Advance ruling |
Textual proposal on advance ruling by Customs administrations | |
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Mongolia, Paraguay, Rwanda, Switzerland |
Trade Facilitation: Improvement of elements related to transit |
Textual proposal on the use of international trade facilitation standards regarding transit | |
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Chinese Taipei |
Institutional Matters related to trade facilitation |
Establishment of WTO Committee on Trade Facilitation | |
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Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Switzerland |
Proposal on pre-arrival processing |
Textual proposal on pre-arrival processing | |
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Japan, Mongolia |
Proposal on appeal procedures |
Textual proposal on appeal procedures | |
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Hong Kong China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Switzerland |
Proposal on prior publication and consultation |
Textual proposal on prior publication and consultation | |
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Japan, Mongolia, Switzerland |
Proposal on publication and availability of information |
Textual proposal on publication and availability of information and enquiry points | |
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Armenia, EC, Kyrgyz republic, Mongolia, FY Macedonia, Moldova |
Transit |
Textual proposal on transit | |
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Hong Kong China, Korea, Switzerland |
Acceptance of commercially available information and of copies (H.1.F) |
Textual proposal on the acceptance of commercially available information and of copies | |
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NZ |
Objective criteria for tariff classification |
Key elements of objective criteria for tariff classification | |
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EC, Mongolia, Chinese Taipei, Switzerland |
Customs brokers |
Textual proposal on Customs brokers | |
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EC, Chinese Taipei, Switzerland |
Authorized traders |
Textual proposal on authorized traders | |
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EC, Chinese Taipei |
Pre-shipment inspections |
Textual proposal on pre-shipment inspections | |
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EC, Korea, Switzerland |
Fees and charges |
Fees and charges | |
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WTO Secretariat |
List of documents |
All the documents circulated to the TF Negotiating Group until 12 August 2008 | |
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ASEAN |
Experience on the development of the ASEAN Single Window |
Experience paper on Single Window | |
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Uganda, US |
Consularization |
Textual proposal on consularization | |
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India |
Cooperation mechanism for customs compliance |
Exchange of specific information, methodology of exchange, technical assistance and capacity building | |
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Costa Rica, EC, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, NZ, Singapore, Switzerland |
Proposal on prior publication and consultation |
Consultation and commenting on new/amended rules, information on policy objectives, time periods between publication and implementation, regular consultations between border agencies and traders, GATT Articles XX and XXI | |
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Chinese Taipei, EC, Japan, Korea, Mongolia |
Proposal on release time of goods |
Key elements of release time | |
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TN/TF/W/100 and Corr.1 |
Chile, EC, Japan, Korea, Mongolia and Singapore |
Proposal on the introduction of single window/one-time submission |
Key elements of single window |
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Chinese Taipei, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, NZ, Singapore, Switzerland |
Proposals on risk management |
Key elements of risk management | |
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Chinese Taipei, EC, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, NZ, Pakistan, Switzerland |
Proposals on pre-arrival processing |
Introduction of procedures; international standards and practices as a basis | |
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Chinese Taipei, Costa Rica, Japan, Mongolia, NZ |
Proposals on appeal procedures |
Opportunity to raise complaints informally and easily; right of appeal | |
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Chinese Taipei, Costa Rica, EC, Japan, Mongolia, NZ , Singapore, Switzerland |
Proposals on publication and availability of information |
Key elements of publication and availability of information | |
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African Group |
Implementing the Technical Assistance and Capacity Building and Special and Differential Treatment (SDT) Mandates of Annex D of the July 2004 Framework |
Key elements of technical assistance and capacity building, SDT | |
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EC, Hong Kong China, Korea, Switzerland |
Proposals on fees and charges connected with importation and exportation |
Fees and charges, publication | |
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EC |
Technical assistance and capacity building |
EC technical assistance and capacity building projects | |
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Hong Kong China, Korea, Switzerland |
Acceptance of commercially available information and of copies |
Acceptance of commercially available information and of copies | |
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US |
Express shipments |
Expedited procedures, pre-arrival processing, single manifest, “de minimis” | |
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TN/TF/W/90 and Corr.1 |
Chinese Taipei, EC |
Proposal on pre-shipment inspections |
Elimination of mandatory use of pre-shipment inspections |
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Chile, Peru, US |
Internet publication |
Internet publication to meet obligations under Article X GATT | |
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Chinese Taipei, EC, Switzerland |
Proposal on customs brokers |
Elimination of mandatory use of customs brokers | |
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Chinese Taipei, EC, Switzerland |
Proposal on authorized traders |
Authorized traders, risk management | |
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Uganda, US [3] |
Consularization |
Prohibition of requiring consular transactions | |
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Chile, Korea, Norway, Switzerland |
The use of international standards |
Use of international standards for national/regional customs procedures, UN Layout Key, UNeDocs, UN/EDIFACT | |
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Canada, EC, Peru, Switzerland |
Separation of release from clearance and other measures to simplify release and clearance |
Release of goods upon provision of guarantee/security, post-release reconciliation of documents and duties, periodical declarations and duty payment | |
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Canada, EC, NZ |
Border Agency Coordination |
Elements, S&DT, technical assistance and capacity building | |
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TN/TF/W/82 |
China, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka |
A proposal on the process of Trade Facilitation Negociations |
Technical assistance, capacity building, dispute settlement |
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Chile, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru Uruguay [4] |
Special and Differential Treatment: Application and inter-relationship with commitments arising from the negotiations on Trade Facilitation |
Mechanism for S&DT: Capacity self-assessment; notification; capacity development; confirmation of capacity acquisition | |
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Australia, Canada, US |
Common elements of Advance rulings |
Advance rulings | |
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Armenia, Canada, EC, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, NZ, Paraguay, Moldova [5] |
Proposals on Transit |
(compilation of Transit-related proposals) | |
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India |
Proposals on GATT Article X |
Identification needs and priorities, uniform standards in a Customs union, imports alerts/rapid alerts and termination process, notification of detention to the traders, second confirmatory testing, appeal mechanism | |
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India |
Proposal on GATT Article VIII |
Identification needs and priorities, uniform application of standards, testing method, authorized trader, etc. within a Customs union, destruction/re-shipment | |
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WTO Secretariat |
Technical assistance and capacity building on trade facilitation |
S&D, capacity building | |
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Egypt |
Egypt’s national experience concerning measures related to Articles V, VIII and X of GATT 1994: Future needs and priorities |
Publication of information (inclu. Regulations, judicial decree, penalty provisions, fees), Internet publication, enquiry points, interval between publication and implementation, prior consultation | |
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Kyrgyz, Modova |
Special flexibilities and technical assistance and capacity building for small low-income countries in transition |
S&D, capacity building | |
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Mauritius (on behalf of the ACP Group) |
Issues in the negotiations on trade facilitation and the importance of promoting development objectives through technical assistance and capacity building |
S&D, capacity building, technical and financial assistance, their linkage with the commitments, identification of needs and priorities, inter-agency coordinating mechanism | |
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WTO Secretariat |
Draft Hong Kong report |
(Draft ministerial language for Hong Kong Ministerial Conference: not the final one) | |
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US |
Unied States Assistance on Trade Facilitation |
Capacity building | |
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Chile |
Articles V, VIII and X of the GATT 1994 |
Tansit-related matters (periods and route, fees and charges, cross-border co-operation), fees and charges, single window, pre-arrival processing, standardized documentation, Internet publication, WTO TF Webpage, national contact points and consultation mechanism, national registration of cases against the disclosure and publication, advance ruling | |
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Egypt |
Reforming Customs authority, fighting corruption, and the use of computers (Egypt's National Experience) |
Single window, risk management, post-clearance audit, pre-arrival clearance, procedures for authorized traders, fees and charges, use of regionally standardized documents, use of ICT, transparency, Internet publication | |
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India, Sri Lanka[6] |
Cooperation mechanism for Customs compliance |
Customs information exchange | |
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NZ, Norway, Switzerland |
Clarifications and improvements in GATT Article VIII (fees and formalities connected with importation and exportation) |
Standardized documentation requirements | |
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Australia |
Binding advance rulings (Australia's experience) |
Binding advance rulins | |
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Guatemala |
Guatemala: Experience in implementing a special procedure for the rapid clearance of express consignments |
Clearance for express shipments, electronic pre-arrival data processing, use of international standards, de minimis, risk management, partnership with the trade | |
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Cuba |
Improvement and clarification of Article V of the GATT: Strengthening of the principles of non-discrimination and most favored nation treatment |
Transit, non-discrimination | |
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Pakistan, Switzerland |
Communication on Development-related issues in trade facilitation |
WTO Trade Facilitation Committee, Capacity building | |
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Chinese Taipei |
Establishing a long-term mechanism on trade facilitation matters |
Long-term mechanism, capacity building, use of international standards | |
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Thailand |
Trade facilitation: Thailand's experience |
Use of ICT, single window, one-stop, appeals, risk management, business partnership | |
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Dominican Republic |
Proposal on reinforcing the ethical conduct of staff and the integrity of Customs administrations |
Integrity | |
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WTO Secretariat |
Identification of Trade Facilitation Needs and Priorities (Paragraph 4 of the Negotiating Mandate) Self-Assessment Questionnaire and Inventory |
Trade Facilitation needs and priorities | |
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Singapore |
GATT Article VIII (fees and formalities connected with importation and importation) |
Single Window | |
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India, US |
Proposal by India and the United States |
Information exchange | |
| TN/TF/W/56 |
African Group |
Operationalizing Technical Assistance and Capacity Building in Trade Facilitation |
Capacity building |
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Korea |
Post-Clearance audit in Korea |
Post-clearance audit | |
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WTO Secretariat |
Tecnical Assistance and Capacity Building on Trade Facilitation |
Capacity building | |
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Japan |
Explanatory note on pre-arrival examination – Japan’s experience |
Pre-arrival processing | |
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Japan |
Trade Facilitation: Technical Assistance Activities of Japan |
Capacity building | |
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World Bank |
WTO Trade Facilitation Negotiations Support Guide |
Capacity building for fuller participation in the negotiations | |
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Malaysia |
Trade Facilitation:
Malaysia’s experience |
Fees and charges, Juxtaposed offices, use of international standards, use of ICT, Single Window, coordinated intervention, Expedited procedures for express shipments, Procedures for authorized traders, Risk management, Collateral/monetary security, regular consultative mechanism, use of ICT | |
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China, Korea |
Clarification and improvement of GATT Article VIII applying risk management |
Risk management, definition, use of ICT, the operational elements Post-clearance audit, Procedures for authorized traders | |
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Norway |
Border agency coordination |
Customs work on behalf of the neighboring countries | |
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Singapore |
GATT V (Freedom of Transit) |
Transit, risk management, standard time, admissible charges and fees, WCO discussions, regional/international co-operation | |
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EC |
Improvements to GATT Article VIII on formalities and requirements connected with importation and exportation and related proposals on special and differential treatment and technical assistance |
WTO principles, documents and formalities (simplification, national uniform Customs code, Single Window), standard processing time, non-discrimination in modes of transport, phasing-out of mandatory use of Customs brokers, simplified procedures (pre-arrival processing, rapid release procedures, post clearance audit, local clearance, periodic declaration), risk management, authorized traders, one-stop shop, objective criteria for tariff classification, elimination of PSI | |
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Turkey |
Reflections on current proposals and some new proposals to improvement GATT Articles VIII and X |
Harmonization of documents and data requirements, publication of Customs procedures in a flow-chart, publication of information, coverage and media (Websites), national enquiry points, summaries in the WTO official languages, WTO keywords-list, standard time, Single Window, remote filing, local clearance facilities, advance rulings, express shipments, acceptance of copies | |
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Chinese Taipei |
Experience in establishing a system for immediate release of express consignments |
Express consignments, de minimis, simplified procedures, risk management, periodic declaration, guarantee, flexible hours of operation | |
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WTO Secretariat |
WTO Negotiations on Trade Facilitation - Compilation of Members' Textual Proposals |
(compilation of the text-form proposals) | |
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TN/TF/W/42 and Corr. 1 |
Japan |
Explanatory note on risk management – Japan’s experience |
Risk management, publication of standard time |
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Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay [7] |
Links between the elements of Annex D |
Linkages between: rules, needs and priority, implementation capacity, TA/CB and S&D | |
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Argentina |
Proposal to improve and clarify Article X of the GATT 1994 |
WTO TF web page, national inventory of TF web pages, e-mail account, their notification to the WTO | |
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Switzerland, Paraguay, Rwanda |
Improvement of elements related to transit |
Transit procedures, risk analysis, sealing, regional/international guarantee system, regional arrangements/RKC SA-E Cp1, use of ICT, pre-arrival processing | |
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Singapore |
Procedural elements for advance rulings |
Operating procedure for advanced rulings | |
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EC |
Technical assistance and support for capacity building |
Factors determining the success of capacity building | |
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New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland |
Clarifications and improvements in GATT Article VIII |
Transparency, standardized formats | |
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EC, Paraguay[8] |
Freedom of transit |
Transit, Transparency, charges, documentation, risk management, authorized traders, Single Windows, non-discrimination, guarantees | |
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Korea |
Improvement of GATT Article V : Minimization of burden on cargo in transit and differentiation of cargo undergoing transshipment |
Usage of commercial documents, different treatment for transshipment goods | |
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African Group |
Trade facilitation |
General comments, enhanced S&D treatment | |
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Hong Kong China |
Proposal for improving GATT Article X |
Publication of information, prior notice and consultation | |
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Hong Kong China |
Proposal for improving GATT Article VIII |
Simplification, standardization | |
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Peru |
Proposals relating to Articles V, VIII and X of the GATT |
Inventory of TF measures, accession to WCO Conventions and transit-related instruments, risk management, pre-arrival processing, post-clearance audit, use of ICT, fees and charges, collateral/monetary security, express shipments, border agency co-ordination, publication of information, enquiry points, prior notice and consultation | |
| TN/TF/W/29 |
China, Pakistan |
Proposal on identifying trade facilitation needs and priorities of members |
Identification of TF needs and priorities |
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Bolivia, Japan, Kyrgizstan, Moldova, Mongolia, Paraguay [9] |
Trade facilitation: Improvement of certain elements contained in GATT Article V |
Transit, non-discrimination, fees and charges, co-operation with neighboring countries, formalities and requirements, collateral/monetary security | |
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Australia, Malaysia |
APEC Workshop on the WTO Trade Facilitation negotiations summary report |
(Divers) | |
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China |
Proposal on clarification and improvement of GATT Article X |
Scope and methods of publication, enquiry point, prior-comment | |
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Chinese Taipei |
Possible measures to improve GATT Article VIII on fees |
Fees and charges | |
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NZ |
Proposal to clarify and improve Article VIII and X |
Prior comments, objective criteria for tariff classification, minimizing document requirements | |
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EC, Australia |
Clarifications and Improvements to GATT VIII: provisions on fees and charges |
Fees and charges | |
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Uganda, US |
Consularization |
Fees and charges | |
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US |
Release of goods |
Collateral or monetary security | |
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Canada |
Possible commitments on border agency coordination |
Border agency coordination | |
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Australia, Canada |
Possible commitments on enhanced clearance procedures – provision for collateral or monetary security |
Collateral or monetary security, Separation of release from clearance | |
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Korea |
Clarification and improvement of Article VIII of the GATT: Reducing administrative burdens |
Use of commercial document and copies, harmonization of data requirements and formats, Single Window, average time for clearance and release, pre-arrival processing, post clearance auditing, risk management | |
| TN/TF/W/17 |
Japan, Mongolia, Peru, Chinese Taipei[10] |
Proposals to clarify and improve GATT Article VIII |
Formalities, documentation requirements, penalties for minor breaches |
|
WCO Secretariat |
WCO Self-Assessment Checklists for GATT Articles V, VIII and X |
Trade Facilitation needs and priorities | |
|
US |
Express Shipments |
Express Shipments | |
|
US |
Fees |
Fees | |
|
US |
Proposal on transparency and publication |
Internet publication | |
|
US |
Advance Binding Rulings |
Advance binding rulings | |
|
US |
Introduction to proposals by the United States |
Introduction to bite-size approach | |
|
Chinese Taipei |
Some possible measures to improve GATT Article VIII and X |
Pre-arrival clearance, risk management & post-clearance audit, clearance for express consignments, advance ruling, one-stop information centre | |
|
Canada, Australia[11] |
Possible commitments on advance rulings |
Advance ruling | |
|
Japan, Mongolia, Chinese Taipei, Pakistan, Peru [12] |
Proposals to clarify and improve GATT Article X |
Publication of information, enquiry points, advance rulings, prior notice and consultation, uniform administration, appeal procedures and due process, integrity | |
|
Korea |
Clarification of Article X of the GATT: Publication and availability of information and prior commenting period on core measures |
Publication of information, notification & prior commenting period, interval between publication and implementation, single national focal point, WTO notification | |
|
EC |
Clarifications and Improvements to GATT X (“Publication and administration of trade regulations”) |
Publication and availability of information, prior consultation, appeal procedures and due process | |
|
WTO Secretariat |
Technical Assistance and Capacity Building on Trade Facilitation |
Technical assistance and capacity building | |
|
WTO Secretariat |
Article X of GATT 1994 – Scope and Application |
GATT Article X | |
|
WTO Secretariat |
Article VIII of GATT 1994 – Scope and Application |
GATT Article VIII | |
|
WTO Secretariat |
Article V of GATT 1994 – Scope and Application |
GATT Article V | |
|
WTO Secretariat |
Draft Work Plan and Schedule of Meetings |
Work Plan and meeting schedule |
[1] Canada and Peru become the proponents by TN/TF/W/137/Add.1. Colombia becomes the proponent by YN/TF/W/137/Add.2. Costa Rica becomes the proponent by TN/TF/W/137Add.3. Albania becomes the proponent by TN/TF/W/137/Add.4.
[2] South Africa and Sri Lanka become the proponent by TN/TF/W/123/Rev.1/Add.1 and Add.2.
[3] Switzerland becomes the proponent by TN/TF/W/86/Add.1[4] Panama and Peru becomes the proponent byTN/TF/W/81/Add.1
[5] Japan becomes the proponent by TN/TF/W/79/Add.1.
[6] Sri Lanka becomes the proponent by TN/TF/W/68/Add.1.
[8] Paraguay becomes the proponent by TN/TF/W/35/Add.1
[9] Australia becomes the proponent by TN/TF/W/9/Add.1
[10] Peru and Chinese Taipei become the proponents by TN/TF/W/17/Add.1
[11] Pakistan and Peru become the proponent by TN/TF/W/8/Add.1
[12] Pakistan and Peru become the proponent by TN/TF/W/8/Add.1
[13] Japan becomes the proponent by TN/TF/W/139/Rev.1/Add.1
