Overview of trade facilitation work in 2000

In 2000, the Council for Trade in Goods continued its analytical and exploratory work in three meetings. A total of sixteen written contributions by Members, and one paper by an observer were discussed. In addition, the WTO Secretariat updated its background note on work carried out in other international organizations (G/C/W/80/Rev.1). Those documents which were derestricted can be found below. In December 2000, the Chairman of the Council for Trade in Goods provided a factual summary on the status of work to the General Council (see below).

> Trade facilitation work in 2001
> Trade facilitation in the preparatory work for the Doha Ministerial Conference, (2001)

> Trade facilitation work in 2000
> De-restricted papers submitted until end of 2000

> Work from mid-1998 until end of 1999
> Trade Facilitation in the preparatory work for the Seattle Ministerial Conference (1999)

> Work in the WTO until mid-1998

De-restricted papers submitted until end of 2000

G/C/W/211	European Communities	6 June 2000	Basic GATT/WTO principles as applied to trade facilitation
G/C/W/212	Korea	6 June 2000	Korea’s recent efforts to streamline the customs clearance system
G/C/W/214	Canada/United States	9 June 2000	Proposal for a CTG work method on trade facilitation
G/C/W/215	Japan	9 June 2000	Proposal for future work on trade facilitation
G/L/425	Chairman of the Council for Trade in Goods	5 December 2000	Chairman's progress report (2000) on Trade Facilitation
G/C/W/221	Norway	18 July 2000	Norway’s experience on trade facilitation — Electronic customs procedures
G/C/W/80/Rev.1	WTO Secretariat	22 September 2000	Background Note by the Secretariat on work carried out by intergovernmental organizations
G/C/W/230	UNCTAD Secretariat	17 October 2000	Transit problems for landlocked developing countries
G/C/W/231	Hong Kong, China	19 October 2000	Import and export procedures and requirements, and facilitation measures
G/C/W/232	Maldives	20 October 2000	Recent trade facilitation measures taken by the Maldives' Customs Service
G/C/W/233	Australia	23 October 2000	Australia’s experience with customs facilitation
G/C/W/234	Switzerland	23 October 2000	Simplifying customs procedures and cutting red tape for SME’s
G/C/W/235	European Communities	24 October 2000	Technical assistance and capacity building in relation to trade facilitation
G/C/W/236	Japan	24 October 2000	Trade facilitation and customs procedures
G/C/W/237	Paraguay	25 October 2000	Presentation concerning landlocked countries
G/C/W/238	Canada	31 October 2000	Canada’s national experience
G/C/W/239	Chile	31 October 2000	Chile’s experience with the modernization of customs administration under use of information technology
G/C/W/240	Costa Rica	31 October 2000	Costa Rica’s position on trade facilitation
G/C/W/221/Add.1	Norway	31 October 2000	Norway’s experience on trade facilitation — Electronic customs procedures; Addendum