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WT/L/1189  
 
4 March  2024 
(24-1999) Page: 1/1 
Ministerial Conference  
Thirteenth Session  
Abu Dhabi, 26 February -2 March 2024    
 
WTO SMOOTH TRANSITION SUPPORT MEASURES  
IN FAVOUR OF COUNTRIES GRADUATED FROM THE LDC CATEGORY  
MINISTERIAL DECISION  
Adopted on 2 March 2024  
The Ministerial Conference , 
 
Having regard to paragraph 1 of Article IX of the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade 
Organization (WTO);  
 
Taking note of the proposals submitted by the least developed country (LDC) Group at the General 
Council ( WT/GC/W/807 , WT/GC/W/829 , and WT/GC/W/807/Rev.2 ) as well as the extensive 
engage ment by Members on this matter;  
 
Recalling the General Council Decision ( WT/L/1172 ) adopted on 23 October 2023 ; 
 
Further recalling  the paragraph 5 of the WTO MC12 Outcome Document ( WT/MIN(22)/24 , 
WT/L/1135 ) adopted by Ministers on 17  June 2022;  
 
Decides as follows:  
 
1. A Member  that graduates from the LDC category  shall continue to benefit from the 
application of the Special Procedures Involving LDCs set out in Article 24 of the Dispute 
Settlement Understanding for a period of  three years after the date on which the 
decision of the UN General Assembly to graduate t hat Member from the LDC category 
becomes effective.  
 
2. A Member that graduates from the LDC category shall continue to be eligible for LDC-
specific technical assistance and capacity building provided under WTO 's Technical 
Assistance and Training Plan for a period of three  years after the date on which the 
decision of the UN General Assembly to graduate that Member from the LDC category 
becomes effective. The participation of existing LDCs shall be prioriti zed in activities 
under this plan.  
 
3. The Sub -Committee on LDCs, under the guidance of the General Council, shall continue 
its work on the remaining provisions listed in Annex 2 of the document 
WT/GC/W/807/Rev.2 , including Annex VII of the  Agreement on Subsidies and 
Counter vailing Measures ( ASCM) , which are not addressed by the present decision or 
the General Council Decision WT/L/1172 , with a view to  making recommendations, if 
any, by December 2024.  
 
4. The General Council shall report to the Fourteenth Ministerial Conference on progress.  
 
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