 
  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/COMTD/W/123 
9 February 2004  
 
 (04-0326) 
Committee on Trade and Development  
  
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE:  OUTSTANDING BUSINESS 
 
Note by the Secretariat
 
 
 
1. At the 47th Session of the Committee on Trade and Development, Members discussed the 
revised Technical Assistance Plan  (WT/COMTD/W/119/Rev.1) and authorized the Secretariat to 
proceed with implementation of the Plan, with th e exception of all the regional trade policy courses, 
which would appear in an Addendum , pending consultations on the venue of the Course to be held for 
French-speaking Africa.  Moreover, the outreach activ ities would also be put in the Addendum, with a 
footnote stating that "Within the context of a full review of technical assist ance and capacity-building, 
a decision will be taken on the inclusion of su ch regional activities in technical assistance and 
capacity-building for subsequent years". 
2. Following that Session, the Secretariat prepared a further Revision 
(WT/COMTD/W/119/Rev.2) and an Addendum (W T/COMTD/W/119/Rev.2/Add.1), containing the 
regional trade policy courses, as well as the outreach activities.  These documents were circulated to 
the Members on 12 December 2003. 
3. Further consultations were held  and fact-finding missions undertak en in order to facilitate a 
decision on the venue for the Regional Trade Policy Course for French-speaking Africa.  As a result 
of these consultations and a technical and obj ective evaluation of the facilities and academic 
opportunities on offer, the Director-General deci ded to hold the course at the Université 
Mohammed V (Souissi) in Rabat.  
4. The venues for the regional trade policy courses in 2004 are thus as follows: 
• for the Caribbean (University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Jamaica); 
• for English-speaking Africa (University of Nairobi); 
• for French-speaking Africa (University Mohammed V (Souissi), Rabat);  and, 
• for Asia/Pacific (Hong Kong University). 
5. In light of the solution that has been found to this outstanding issue, the text relating to the 
regional trade policy courses will be reintegrated into the body of the TA Plan (WT/COMTD/W/119/Rev.3).  The Addendum to th is document (WT/COMTD/W/119/Rev.3/Add.1) 
will concern only the outreach activities. 
 
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