Atelier sur les effets des mesures non tarifaires (MNT) sur les exportations des petites économies

Un atelier se tiendra à l'OMC le mercredi 23 octobre pour examiner les effets des mesures non tarifaires (MNT) sur les exportations des petites économies. Cet atelier vise à encourager la discussion sur les moyens dont disposent les petits États pour mieux surmonter les diverses difficultés que les MNT posent aux exportateurs.

(uniquement en anglais)

The Workshop is being held under the auspices of the Committee on Trade and Development in Dedicated Session and will feature presentations by representatives from the International Trade Centre, from UNCTAD and the WTO on recent research on NTMs and data base tools to help exporters identify which NTMs most affect their exports. Government officials will also present how their countries are going about assisting exporters or what infrastructural or administrative changes they plan to implement to meet the key NTM requirements of their trading partners.

	Wednesday, 23 October 2013
	10:00 — 10:30	Opening Statement: H.E. Dr Marion Williams, Ambassador of Barbados, and Chair of the Committee on Trade and Development in Dedicated Session Discussion of work on NTMs in the CTD's Dedicated Session and the WTO Secretariat's background paper

	10:30 — 12:00	International Organizations Session Speakers: Mr Alessandro Nicita — UNCTAD: Presentation on recent publication: “NTMS to Trade — Economic and Policy Issues for Development” and Mr Ralf Peters — UNCTAD — NTM Transparency Programme and Data Collection > Presentation Ms Poonam Mohun — International Trade Centre (ITC): Presentation on recent research on NTMs and ITC's series on company perspectives and NTMs. > Presentation Mr Jurgen Richtering — WTO: Presentation on the Integrated Trade Intelligence Portal (I-TIP) > Presentation
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	12:00 — 13:00	National experiences — NTMs affecting exports Statements and Presentations by WTO Members H.E. Mr Nimal Karunatilake (Sri Lanka) > ITC Survey on NTMs: Sri Lanka Experience Ms Patrice Laird-Grant, Minister Counsellor (Jamaica) > ITC Country Study on NTMs — Jamaica

	15:00 — 16:00	Building Capacity to Meet NTM Challenges Presentation by Mr Pablo Jenkins on the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) on multi‑criteria decision-analysis to prioritize sanitary and phytosanitary investment options and market access > Presentation Presentation by H.E. Mr Shree Servansing on the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States' (ACP) efforts to assist Members with NTMs > Presentation Statements and Presentations by Selected Members and Inter‑governmental organizations Presentation by Ms Sylvie Coulon, European Commission's Directorate-General for Health and Consumers (DG SANCO). “Turning NTM challenges into opportunities: Examples of EU capacity building programmes for ACP countries in the SPS area”. > Presentation

	16:00 — 16:15	Closing Statement: H.E. Dr Marion Williams, Ambassador of Barbados, and Chair of the Committee on Trade and Development in Dedicated Session
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Publication

A background paper “Further Examination of the Effects of Non-Tariff Measures on the Exports of Small Economies” by the WTO secretariat is available here: WT/COMTD/SE/W/28).