Technical assistance and support for capacity building are integral parts of the mandate of the WTO negotiations on Trade Facilitation (July Package Annex D). In order to assist countries to participate more effectively in the negotiations assistance is provided by the WTO Secretariat, Member states and other intergovernmental organizations, including in particular the World Bank, the World Customs Organization and UNCTAD.

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Information is set out as follows:
I) Technical Assistance and Capacity Building provided by the WTO Secretariat
II) Information provided by WTO Members on Technical Assistance and Capacity Building
III) Trade facilitation information and activities provided by other International Organizations

This site will be updated as additional information is received with the aim of providing WTO Members with a readily accessible inventory of technical assistance and capacity building activities in the area of trade facilitation.

I. Technical Assistance and Capacity Building provided by the WTO Secretariat back to top

Multimedia presentation on WTO trade facilitation

Activities:

WTO Trade Facilitation Technical Assistance Program 2007

• Regional Workshops:
  - Description
  - Schedule of Workshops
  - Sample Agenda
    

• National Needs Assessments:
  - WTO Trade Facilitation National Needs Assessment Project Description — May 3, 2007
  - WTO Negotiations on Trade Facilitation Self Assessment Guide  [TN/TF/W/143 (will be revised periodically)]
  - Requests For Trade Facilitation National Needs Assessment Technical Assistance
  - Notification Form
    

WTO Trade Facilitation Technical Assistance Program 2006

• Sample Agenda for WTO Workshops
    
• Technical Assistance and Training Plan 2006 — WT/COMTD/W/142
    

WTO Trade Facilitation Technical Assistance Program 2005

• Notes by the Secretariat on Technical Assistance and Capacity Building  — TN/TF/W/76, TN/TF/W/5 and TN/TF/W/54

  
WTO general Technical Assistance and Training Programs

• Link to the WTO Technical Assistance and Training Site

• Link to the WTO/OECD[/DDA] database

II. Information provided by WTO Members on Technical Assistance and Capacity Building back to top

• African Group

  • Communication from Australia and Malaysia – APEC Workshop On The WTO Trade Facilitation Negotiations: Summary Report — TN/TF/W/27
     

• European Communities

  • Communication from the European Communities — Technical Assistance and Support for Capacity Building — TN/TF/W/37 — TN/TF/W/93
      

• Japan

  • Communication from Japan — Trade facilitation: Technical Assistance activities of Japan — TN/TF/W/52
      

• United States

  • Communication from the United States — United States Assistance on Trade Facilitation — TN/TF/W/71
     

III. Trade facilitation information and activities provided by other International Organizations back to top

Asia-Pacific Research and Training Network on Trade — ARTNeT

Link:

• Cost and Benefits of Implementing Trade Facilitation Measures under Negotiations at the WTO: An Exploratory Survey
   

Global Facilitation Partnership for Transportation and Trade — GFPTT

Links:

• Global Facilitation Partnership for Transportation and Trade

• GFPTT — WTO Negotiations on Facilitation

• GFPTT — Explanatory Notes
    

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development — OECD

• Development Assistance Committee (DAC):
  Link:
  OECD Development Assistance Committee

• Trade Committee:
  Link:
  Trade Facilitation
    

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development — UNCTAD

Links:

• Technical cooperation activities

• Transport Logistics and Trade Facilitation

• Technical assistance projects under category of Trade Facilitation

• Technical Notes on Trade Facilitation

• ASYCUDA programme (A computerised system for processing customs documentation)
     - ASYCUDA projects

• Advanced Cargo Information System (ACIS)
     - ACIS projects
     - RailTracker

• Transport and Trade Logistics
     - Transport and Trade Logistics Report
     - Transport and Trade Logistics: Legal Issues
     - Transport and Trade Logistics Events
     - Presentations delivered at the Events
    

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe — UNECE

Links:

• United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (UN/CEFACT)
     - UN/CEFACT List of Trade Facilitation Recommendations

• United Nations electronic Trade Documents (UNeDocs)

• UNECE's trade development programme

• Workshops

• UNECE-UNESCAP Capacity building workshop on trade facilitation implementation for Asia and the Pacific Region on 17-18 March 2005 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

  
World Customs Organization — WCO

Links:

• Trade Facilitation initiatives

• Revised Kyoto Convention

• Time Release Study

• Customs Data Model

• Preparation for the WTO Trade Facilitation Negotiations

• World Customs Centre of Learning

• Member Customs web sites

• WCO Self-Assessment Checklist — TN/TF/W/16
    

World Bank

Links:

• World Bank Negotiation Support Guide

• World Bank Trade Facilitation Training

• Needs and Priorites/Implementation Costs and Challenges Study (Interm Report) — Slide Presentation made at NGTF meeting July 26, 2006