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Annex D Support for effective Annex D Support for effective implementation of a new Trade implementation of a new Trade

Facilitation Agreement Facilitation Agreement

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Gerard McLindenInternational Trade Department

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The role of Annex D organizations The role of Annex D organizations

Key issues to consider Key issues to consider For developing countriesFor developing countries For the development community For the development community

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Role of Annex D organizationsRole of Annex D organizations Annex D – Modalities for Negotiations on Trade Annex D – Modalities for Negotiations on Trade FacilitationFacilitation

4. “ … Members shall seek to identify their trade facilitation needs 4. “ … Members shall seek to identify their trade facilitation needs and priorities, particularly those of developing and least-developed and priorities, particularly those of developing and least-developed countries, and shall also address the concerns of developing and least-countries, and shall also address the concerns of developing and least-developed countries related to cost implications of proposed measures”developed countries related to cost implications of proposed measures”

8. “In order to make technical assistance and capacity building more 8. “In order to make technical assistance and capacity building more effective and operational and to ensure better coherence, Members effective and operational and to ensure better coherence, Members shall invite relevant international organizations, including the IMF, shall invite relevant international organizations, including the IMF, OECD, UNCTAD, WCO and the World Bank to undertake a OECD, UNCTAD, WCO and the World Bank to undertake a collaborative effort in this regard”collaborative effort in this regard”

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Short TermShort Term Building bridges between Geneva and capitalsBuilding bridges between Geneva and capitals Assistance to determine needs and prioritiesAssistance to determine needs and priorities Sharing best practice Sharing best practice Research and analysis on costs of implementationResearch and analysis on costs of implementation

Long TermLong Term Support for developing and least developed Support for developing and least developed countries to implement any commitments that might countries to implement any commitments that might finally be agreedfinally be agreed

Key issues to consider for developing Key issues to consider for developing countriescountries

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Accurately identifying the gap and TA & CB Accurately identifying the gap and TA & CB needsneeds Identifying key prioritiesIdentifying key priorities Confidence that support will be provided if and Confidence that support will be provided if and when neededwhen needed Early implementation Early implementation Many measures are not sensitive to TA & CB Many measures are not sensitive to TA & CB supportsupport

Key issues to consider for Key issues to consider for development communitydevelopment community

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Need to provide opportunities for bilateral and multilateral donors to cooperate and contribute according to their individual capacity, resources, priorities and comparative advantage

Implementation should complement rather than replace or crowd out existing activities and assistance programs

Economies of scale need to be exploited wherever possible

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Implementation mechanisms need to be as least Implementation mechanisms need to be as least administratively resource intensive as possibleadministratively resource intensive as possible

Must include a sound review and evaluation Must include a sound review and evaluation mechanism mechanism

Incorporate incentives for early and full Incorporate incentives for early and full implementationimplementation

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Annex D Organizations work collectively to Annex D Organizations work collectively to develop a standard approach detailed into a ‘How to develop a standard approach detailed into a ‘How to Guide’ to assist members to develop Implementation Guide’ to assist members to develop Implementation action plansaction plans

Once work on the content of a new Agreement is Once work on the content of a new Agreement is finished Members use the Guide to prepare their own finished Members use the Guide to prepare their own Action Plans for implementation Action Plans for implementation

For Members who need assistance to prepare their For Members who need assistance to prepare their Action Plans they can seek assistance from Action Plans they can seek assistance from development partnersdevelopment partners

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Advantages of this approach:Advantages of this approach: Members could use coordination bodies already Members could use coordination bodies already established as part of the needs assessment processestablished as part of the needs assessment process Implementation on measures not requiring TA Implementation on measures not requiring TA and CB support could commence immediatelyand CB support could commence immediately

Members could use the Action Plans as a basis Members could use the Action Plans as a basis for dialogue with development partnersfor dialogue with development partners

Country ownership and commitment assuredCountry ownership and commitment assured

Why good design and sensitivity to local conditions is important ….