PERMANENT COUNCIL
OEA/Ser.G
CP/doc. 3704/03
11 March 2003
Original: English
TRADE UNIT
SEMIANNUAL REPORT OF ACTIVITIES
JANUARY 1 – JUNE 30, 2002
This document is being distributed to the permanent missions and
will be presented to the Permanent Council of the Organization.
NV/CEPCIDI/31/01
Ref.:
Semiannual activity reports
of the Trade Unit - 2002
The Executive Secretariat for Integral Development presents its compliments to the
Secretariat of the Permanent Council of the Organization and is pleased to submit to it the
attached semiannual activity reports for 2002, presented by the Trade Unit to the Permanent
Executive Committee of the Inter-American Council for Integral Development (CEPCIDI) for
consideration.
CEPCIDI took note of these reports at its 87th Regular Meeting, held on February 11,
2003.
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29 October 2002
Original: English
TRADE UNIT
SEMIANNUAL REPORT OF ACTIVITIES
JANUARY TO JUNE 30, 2002
SEMIANNUAL REPORT OF ACTIVITIES
JANUARY TO JUNE 31, 2002
1.
DEPENDENCY: TRADE UNIT
2.
STAFF MEMBER RESPONSIBLE AND POST:
JOSE MANUEL SALAZAR, TRADE UNIT DIRECTOR
3.
BUDGET ALLOCATED BY THE REGULAR FUND FOR OPERATIONS OF THE
DEPENDENCY:
TRADE UNIT: $1,883,413.87
SICE:
$ 421,232.12
4.
FEMCIDI RESOURCES ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPENDENCY: $ 27,091.62
5.
SPECIFIC OR TRUST FUNDS ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPENDENCY: $ 125,000
APPENDIX A
ACTIVITIES
Name, place
and date of the
activity
Organizing
entity
Description of
the activity
Relationship with the
Strategic Plan, and
Inter-American
Program and/or
cooperation projects
Role played by the
dependency in the
activity
Source of
funding for
participation by
the dependency
Relation-ship
between the
activity and
the Annual
Work Plan
Results
Staff
member
respon-sible
for the
activity
1-Support to the FTAA Negotiations and other relevant Trade Unit activities
Fifteenth
meeting of
the
Negotiating
Group on
Services
(NGSV),
Panama,
January 8-11,
2002
FTAA
process
Fifteenth
meeting of the
NGSV
The process of
creating the FTAA is
a fundamental
element of the
Strategic Plan for
Partnership for
Development 20022005.
At the request of
the NGSV,
provide
technical and
analytical
support to the
Services
negotiations.
OAS regular
fund
This activity
is contained
in point A of
the Work
Plan.
Fourteenth
meeting of
the
Negotiating
Group on
Investment
(NGIN),
Panama,
January 1416, 2002
FTAA
process
Fourteenth
meeting of the
NGIN
The process of
creating the FTAA is
a fundamental
element of the
Strategic Plan for
Partnership for
Development 20022005.
At the request of
the NGIN,
provide
technical and
analytical
support to the
Investment
negotiations.
OAS regular
fund
This activity
is contained
in point A of
the Work
Plan.
1
Progress on
identifying
modalities
and
procedures
for
negotiations
and on
eliminating
brackets
from draft
text of
services
chapter of
FTAA
Agreement;
consideratio
n of civil
society
contribution
s.
Progress on
identifying
modalities
and
procedures
for
negotiations
and
discussions
on
institutional
coordination
.
Sherry
Stephenso
n; Patricio
Contreras,
Maryse
Robert
Maryse
Robert
and
Theresa
Wetter
Remarks
Name, place
and date of the
activity
Organizing
entity
Description of
the activity
Fifteenth
meeting of
the
Negotiating
Group on
Competition
Policy
(NGCP),
Panama,
January 1618, 2002
FTAA
Process
Fifteenth
meeting of the
NGCP
Fourteenth
meeting of the
Negotiating
Group on
Subsidies,
Antidumping
and
Countervailing
Duties
(NGADCV),
Panama,
January 21-23,
2002
FTAA
Process
Fourteenth
meeting of the
NGADCV
Relationship with the
Strategic Plan, and
Inter-American
Program and/or
cooperation projects
The process of
creating the FTAA is
a fundamental
element of the
Strategic Plan for
Partnership for
Development 20022005.
The process of
creating the FTAA is
a fundamental
element of the
Strategic Plan for
Partnership for
Development 20022005.
Role played by the
dependency in the
activity
Source of
funding for
participation by
the dependency
At the request of
the NGCP,
provide
technical and
analytical
support to the
group
OAS regular
fund
At the request of
the NGADCV,
provide
technical and
analytical
support to the
group
OAS regular
fund
2
Relation-ship
between the
activity and
the Annual
Work Plan
This activity
is contained
in point A of
the Work
Plan.
This activity
is contained
in point A of
the Work
Plan.
Results
Progress in
eliminating
brackets
from draft
text of
FTAA
Agreement;
preparation
of draft
report to the
TNC;
consideratio
n of civil
society
contribution
s.
Progress in
preparing
work plan
for
deepening
of
disciplines
on
subsidies.
and
preparation
of draft
report to the
TNC.
Staff
member
respon-sible
for the
activity
Jose
Tavares
Karsten
Steinfatt
and
Rosine
Plank
Remarks
Name, place
and date of the
activity
Organizing
entity
Description of
the activity
Fifteenth
Meeting of
the
Committee of
Government
Representativ
es on the
Participation
of Civil
Society
(SOC).
Panama,
January 2324, 2002.
FTAA
process
Fifteenth SOC
Meeting
Relationship with the
Strategic Plan, and
Inter-American
Program and/or
cooperation projects
Economic
diversification and
integration, trade
liberalization and
market access
constitute one of the
priorities established
in the Strategic Plan
for Partnership for
Development 20022005. The process
of creating the FTAA
is a fundamental
element in this
context.
Role played by the
dependency in the
activity
As a member of
the Tripartite
Committee, the
Trade Unit
provides support
to this
Committee.
3
Source of
funding for
participation by
the dependency
OAS regular
fund
Relation-ship
between the
activity and
the Annual
Work Plan
This activity
is part of
point A of
the Work
Plan.
Results
Progress
in
determinin
g methods
of
implementi
ng and
funding
activities
within the
list of
options to
foster a
process of
increasing
and
sustaining
communic
ation with
Civil
Society;
discussion
of
contributio
ns
received
from the
third open
and public
invitation
to Civil
Society;
presentati
on of the
official
FTAA
website.
Staff
member
respon-sible
for the
activity
Jorge
Mario
Martínez
and
Barbara
Kotschwar
Remarks
Name, place
and date of the
activity
Organizing
entity
Seventeenth
meeting of
the
Negotiating
Group on
Market
Access
(NGMA),
Panama,
January 28February 1,
2002
FTAA
process
Description of
the activity
Seventeenth
meeting of the
NGMA
Relationship with the
Strategic Plan, and
Inter-American
Program and/or
cooperation projects
The process of
creating the FTAA is
a fundamental
element of the
Strategic Plan for
Partnership for
Development 20022005.
Role played by the
dependency in the
activity
At the request of
the NGMA,
provide
technical and
analytical
support in the
area of
Technical
Barriers to
Trade.
4
Source of
funding for
participation by
the dependency
OAS regular
fund
Relation-ship
between the
activity and
the Annual
Work Plan
This activity
is contained
in point A of
the Work
Plan.
Results
Progress
on
identifying
methods
and
modalities
for tariff
negotiation
s;
progress
on
determinin
g timetable
and
modalities
for
establishin
g rules of
origin;
progress
in
identifying
non-tariff
measures;
preparatio
n of draft
report to
the TNC.
Staff
member
respon-sible
for the
activity
Barbara
Kotschwar
Remarks
Name, place
and date of the
activity
Organizing
entity
Thirteenth
meeting of
the
Negotiating
Group on
Intellectual
Property
(NGIP),
Panama,
February 4-7,
2002
FTAA
process
Thirteenth
meeting of the
NGIP
Twelfth
Meeting of
the Joint
GovernmentPrivate
Sector
Committee of
Experts on
Electronic
Commerce
(ECOM).
Panama,
February 1315, 2002
FTAA
Process
Twelfth ECOM
Meeting
Description of
the activity
Relationship with the
Strategic Plan, and
Inter-American
Program and/or
cooperation projects
The process of
creating the FTAA is
a fundamental
element of the
Strategic Plan for
Partnership for
Development 20022005.
The process of
creating the FTAA is
a fundamental
element of the
Strategic Plan for
Partnership for
Development 20022005.
Role played by the
dependency in the
activity
Source of
funding for
participation by
the dependency
At the request of
the NGIP,
provide
technical and
analytical
support to the
group
OAS regular
fund
At the request of
the ECOM,
provide
technical and
analytical
support to the
Committee.
OAS regular
fund.
5
Relation-ship
between the
activity and
the Annual
Work Plan
This activity
is contained
in point A of
the Work
Plan.
This activity
is contained
in point A of
the Work
Plan
Results
Progress
on the
elimination
of brackets
from draft
text of
FTAA
Agreement
;
considerati
on of civil
society
contributio
ns
Continued
to analyze
issues
related to
e-commerce and
trade for
consideration of the
TNC.
Staff
member
respon-sible
for the
activity
Theresa
Wetter and
Cesar
Parga
Paul
Fisher and
Karsten
Steinfatt
Remarks
Name, place
and date of the
activity
Organizing
entity
Description of
the activity
Thirteenth
meeting of
the
Consultative
Group on
Smaller
Economies
(SME),
Panama,
February 1415, 2002
FTAA
process
Thirteenth
SME Meeting
Relationship with the
Strategic Plan, and
Inter-American
Program and/or
cooperation projects
The process of
creating the FTAA is
a fundamental
element of the
Strategic Plan for
Partnership for
Development 20022005.
Role played by the
dependency in the
activity
At the request of
the CGSE,
provide
technical and
analytical
support to the
group
6
Source of
funding for
participation by
the dependency
OAS regular
fund
Relation-ship
between the
activity and
the Annual
Work Plan
This activity
is contained
in point A of
the Work
Plan
Results
Progress on
the
formulation
of the
Hemispheri
c
Cooperation
Program
and on the
discussion
of the
linkages
between the
rules and
disciplines
of the WTO
and the
differences
in levels of
developmen
t and size of
economies.
Follow up of
the
negotiating
groups
discussions,
the traderelated
technical
assistance
needs, and
of the
implementat
ion of the
business
facilitation
measures.
Staff
member
respon-sible
for the
activity
Gisela
Vergara
Remarks
Name, place
and date of the
activity
Organizing
entity
The FTAA
and the
WTO:
Implications
and
challenges
for the
smaller
economies of
the
hemisphere.
Panajachel,
Guatemala.
February 1823, 2002.
Organiz
ed by
Asíes
and
sponsor
ed by
the
IDRC
(Canada
), LATN,
OAS
and The
World
Bank.
Seminar on
the FTAA and
WTO
Workshop on
Modalities
and
Procedures
for Services
and
Investment
Negotiations.
Dominican
Republic.
February 2223, 2002
Govern
ment of
Dominic
an
Republic
Workshop on
Services and
Investment
Negotiations.
Description of
the activity
Relationship with the
Strategic Plan, and
Inter-American
Program and/or
cooperation projects
The process of
creating the FTAA is
a fundamental
element of the
Strategic Plan for
Partnership for
Development 20022005.
The process of
creating the FTAA is
a fundamental
element of the
Strategic Plan for
Partnership for
Development 20022005.
Role played by the
dependency in the
activity
Source of
funding for
participation by
the dependency
Trade Unit staff
members
instructed
sessions in the
workshop
related to
Services and to
Intellectual
Property Rights
OAS- Regular
Fund for
tickets
Trade Unit staff
members
presented
papers
OAS Regular
Fund
7
Relation-ship
between the
activity and
the Annual
Work Plan
This activity
is contained
in point D of
the Work
Plan.
This activity
is contained
in point D of
the Work
Plan.
Results
Informatio
n
disseminat
ed and
exchanged
with
national
governme
nt officials
with
respect to
the FTAA
process
and the
WTO.
particularly
implication
s&
challenges
with
respect to
trade for
smaller
economies
.
Informatio
n
disseminat
ed and
exchanged
with
governme
nt officials
from the
Dominican
Republic
on the
FTAA
Staff
member
respon-sible
for the
activity
Patricio
Contreras,
César
Parga
Sherry
Stephenso
n and
Maryse
Robert
Remarks
Name, place
and date of the
activity
Fifteenth
meeting of
the
Negotiating
Group on
Dispute
Settlement
(NGDS),
Panama,
February 2527, 2002
Organizing
entity
FTAA
process
Description of
the activity
Fifteenth
meeting of the
NGDS
Relationship with the
Strategic Plan, and
Inter-American
Program and/or
cooperation projects
The process of
creating the FTAA is
a fundamental
element of the
Strategic Plan for
Partnership for
Development 20022005.
Role played by the
dependency in the
activity
At the request of
the NGDS,
provide
technical and
analytical
support to the
group
8
Source of
funding for
participation by
the dependency
OAS regular
fund
Relation-ship
between the
activity and
the Annual
Work Plan
This activity
is contained
in point A of
the Work
Plan
Results
process,
particularly
services
and
investment
.
Progress
on the
elimination
of brackets
from draft
text of
FTAA
Agreement
; draft
submissio
ns to the
Technical
Committee
on
Institutiona
l Issues;
draft report
to the
TNC.
Staff
member
respon-sible
for the
activity
Rosine
PlankBrumback
and Cesar
Parga
Remarks
Name, place
and date of the
activity
Organizing
entity
Workshop on
Investment.
Kingston,
Jamaica.
February 2527, 2002
OAS
Trade
Unit and
JAMPR
O
Workshop on
Investment
Fourth
meeting of
the Technical
Committee
on
Institutional
Affairs (TCI),
Panama,
February 28,
2002
Trade
Seminar: The
Doha
Development
Agenda and
the FTAA
Process. The
Challenge of
Trade
Capacity
Building.
FTAA
process
Fourth TCI
Meeting
OAS
Trade
Capacity
Building
Seminar
Description of
the activity
Relationship with the
Strategic Plan, and
Inter-American
Program and/or
cooperation projects
The process of
creating the FTAA is
a fundamental
element of the
Strategic Plan for
Partnership for
Development 20022005.
Role played by the
dependency in the
activity
Source of
funding for
participation by
the dependency
Co-organizer
Funded by the
Caribbean
Rim
Investment
Initiative
The process of
creating the FTAA is
a fundamental
element of the
Strategic Plan for
Partnership for
Development 20022005.
At the request of
the Committee,
provide
technical and
analytical
support
OAS regular
fund
The process of
creating the FTAA is
a fundamental
element of the
Strategic Plan for
Partnership for
Development 20022005.
Organizers and
sponsors
OAS Regular
Fund
9
Relation-ship
between the
activity and
the Annual
Work Plan
This activity
is contained
in point D of
the Work
Plan
This activity
is contained
in point D of
the Work
Plan.
Results
Informatio
n
disseminat
ed and
exchanged
with
governme
nt officials
from
Jamaica
on the
FTAA
process
particularly
on
investment
.
Progress
in drafting
a proposal
for the
overall
architectur
e of an
FTAA
agreement
.
The
promotion
of
increased
networking
and
informatio
n sharing
among the
trade
policy
Staff
member
respon-sible
for the
activity
Maryse
Robert
Remarks
Trade Unit
Director,
Jose
Manuel
Salazar
and
Rosine
PlankBrumback
José
Manuel
Salazar,
Director
The
seminar
benefited
from the
participati
on of
Mike
Moore,
Director
General
of the
Name, place
and date of the
activity
Organizing
entity
Description of
the activity
Relationship with the
Strategic Plan, and
Inter-American
Program and/or
cooperation projects
Role played by the
dependency in the
activity
Source of
funding for
participation by
the dependency
Relation-ship
between the
activity and
the Annual
Work Plan
Washington,
D.C.,
February 28,
2002
Fourteenth
meeting of
the
Negotiating
Group on
Intellectual
Property
(NGIP),
Panama,
March 4-6,
2002
Sixteenth
meeting of
the
Negotiating
Group on
Services
(NGSV),
Panama,
March 5-8,
2002
FTAA
process
Fourteenth
meeting of the
NGIP
The process of
creating the FTAA is
a fundamental
element of the
Strategic Plan for
Partnership for
Development 20022005.
At the request of
the NGIP,
provide
technical and
analytical
support to the
group
OAS regular
fund
This activity
is contained
in point A of
the Work
Plan.
FTAA
process
Sixteenth
meeting of the
NGSV
The process of
creating the FTAA is
a fundamental
element of the
Strategic Plan for
Partnership for
Development 20022005.
At the request of
the NGSV,
provide
technical and
analytical
support to the
Services
negotiations.
OAS regular
fund
This activity
is contained
in point A of
the Work
Plan.
10
Results
community
;
particularly
with
respect to
the Doha
Developm
ent
Agenda
and the
FTAA
process.
Progress
on the
elimination
of brackets
from draft
text of
FTAA
Agreement
.
Progress on
identifying
modalities
and
procedures
for
negotiations
and on
eliminating
brackets
from draft
text of
services
chapter of
FTAA
Agreement.
Staff
member
respon-sible
for the
activity
Remarks
WTO,
and Dr.
César
Gaviria
Theresa
Wetter and
Cesar
Parga
Sherry
Stephenso
n; Patricio
Contreras,
Maryse
Robert
Name, place
and date of the
activity
Organizing
entity
Fifteenth
meeting of
the
Negotiating
Group on
Investment
(NGIN),
Panama,
March 11-13,
2002
FTAA
process
Fifteenth
meeting of the
NGIN.
Fifteenth
meeting of
the
Negotiating
Group on
Subsidies,
Antidumping
and
Countervailin
g Duties
(NGADCV),
Panama,
March 13-15,
2002
FTAA
Process
Fifteenth
meeting of the
NGADCV
Description of
the activity
Relationship with the
Strategic Plan, and
Inter-American
Program and/or
cooperation projects
The process of
creating the FTAA is
a fundamental
element of the
Strategic Plan for
Partnership for
Development 20022005.
The process of
creating the FTAA is
a fundamental
element of the
Strategic Plan for
Partnership for
Development 20022005.
Role played by the
dependency in the
activity
Source of
funding for
participation by
the dependency
At the request of
the NGIN,
provide
technical and
analytical
support to the
Investment
negotiations.
OAS regular
fund
At the request of
the NGADCV,
provide
technical and
analytical
support to the
group
OAS regular
fund
11
Relation-ship
between the
activity and
the Annual
Work Plan
This activity
is contained
in point A of
the Work
Plan.
This activity
is contained
in point A of
the Work
Plan.
Results
Progress
on
identifying
modalities
and
procedure
s for
negotiation
s and
preparatio
n of report
to the
TNC.
Completio
n of report
to the TNC
and draft
work plan
for
deepening
of
disciplines
on
subsidies.
Staff
member
respon-sible
for the
activity
Maryse
Robert
and
Theresa
Wetter
Karsten
Steinfatt
and
Rosine
Plank
Remarks
Name, place
and date of the
activity
Organizing
entity
Description of
the activity
Tenth
Meeting of
the TNC SubCommittee
on Budget
and
Administratio
n (ADM),
Panama,
March 14-15,
2002
FTAA
process
Tenth meeting
of the ADM
Relationship with the
Strategic Plan, and
Inter-American
Program and/or
cooperation projects
The process of
creating the FTAA is
a fundamental
element of the
Strategic Plan for
Partnership for
Development 20022005.
Role played by the
dependency in the
activity
As a member of
the Tripartite
Committee, the
Trade Unit
participates in
the meetings of
this Committee
12
Source of
funding for
participation by
the dependency
OAS regular
fund
Relation-ship
between the
activity and
the Annual
Work Plan
This activity
is contained
in point A of
the Work
Plan
Results
Revision
of the
Manual of
Procedure
s
regulating
the
activities
of the
FTAA
Administra
tive
Secretariat
and review
of the
logistical
requireme
nts for the
transfer of
the venue
of the
Secretariat
.
Staff
member
respon-sible
for the
activity
Trade Unit
Director,
Jose
Manuel
Salazar,
Rosine
PlankBrumback
and
Ivonne
Zuniga
Remarks
Name, place
and date of the
activity
Organizing
entity
Eighteenth
meeting of
the
Negotiating
Group on
Market
Access
(NGMA),
Panama,
March 18-22,
2002
FTAA
process
Description of
the activity
Eighteenth
meeting of the
NGMA
Relationship with the
Strategic Plan, and
Inter-American
Program and/or
cooperation projects
The process of
creating the FTAA is
a fundamental
element of the
Strategic Plan for
Partnership for
Development 20022005.
Role played by the
dependency in the
activity
At the request of
the NGMA,
provide
technical and
analytical
support in the
area of
Technical
Barriers to
Trade.
13
Source of
funding for
participation by
the dependency
OAS regular
fund
Relation-ship
between the
activity and
the Annual
Work Plan
This activity
is contained
in point A of
the Work
Plan.
Results
Progress
in
completion
of the
Hemispher
ic Data
Base;
identificati
on of
methods
and
modalities
for tariff
negotiation
s;
determinin
g timetable
and
modalities
for
establishin
g rules of
origin;
progress
in
identifying
non-tariff
measures;
preparatio
n of draft
report to
the TNC.
Staff
member
respon-sible
for the
activity
Barbara
Kotschwar
Remarks
Name, place
and date of the
activity
Organizing
entity
Sixteenth
meeting of
the
Negotiating
Group on
Competition
Policy
(NGCP),
Panama,
March 25-27,
2002
FTAA
Process
Sixteenth
meeting of the
NGCP
Fifth meeting
of the
Technical
Committee
on
Institutional
Affairs (TCI),
Panama,
April 2, 2002
FTAA
process
Fifth TCI
Meeting
Description of
the activity
Relationship with the
Strategic Plan, and
Inter-American
Program and/or
cooperation projects
The process of
creating the FTAA is
a fundamental
element of the
Strategic Plan for
Partnership for
Development 20022005.
The process of
creating the FTAA is
a fundamental
element of the
Strategic Plan for
Partnership for
Development 20022005.
Role played by the
dependency in the
activity
Source of
funding for
participation by
the dependency
At the request of
the NGCP,
provide
technical and
analytical
support to the
group
OAS regular
fund
At the request of
the Committee,
provide
technical and
analytical
support
OAS regular
fund
14
Relation-ship
between the
activity and
the Annual
Work Plan
This activity
is contained
in point A of
the Work
Plan.
Results
Progress
in
eliminating
brackets
from draft
text of
FTAA
Agreement
and
preparatio
n of draft
report to
the TNC.
Preparatio
n of draft
consolidat
ed text for
the overall
architectur
e of an
FTAA
agreement
.
Staff
member
respon-sible
for the
activity
Jose
Tavares
Trade Unit
Director,
Jose
Manuel
Salazar
and
Rosine
PlankBrumback
Remarks
Name, place
and date of the
activity
Fourteenth
meeting of
the
Consultative
Group on
Smaller
Economies
(SME),
Panama,
April 3-5,
2002
Organizing
entity
Description of
the activity
FTAA
process
Fourteenth
SME Meeting
Relationship with the
Strategic Plan, and
Inter-American
Program and/or
cooperation projects
The process of
creating the FTAA is
a fundamental
element of the
Strategic Plan for
Partnership for
Development 20022005.
Role played by the
dependency in the
activity
At the request of
the CGSE,
provide
technical and
analytical
support to the
group
15
Source of
funding for
participation by
the dependency
OAS regular
fund
Relation-ship
between the
activity and
the Annual
Work Plan
This activity
is contained
in point A of
the Work
Plan
Results
The Group
discussed
at length
the
principles
and
objectives
of the
Hemispheri
c
Cooperation
Program.
Teleconfere
nce with
WTO and
UNCTAD
officials on
the scope of
special and
differential
treatment in
the WTO.
Follow up of
the
negotiating
groups
discussions,
the traderelated
technical
assistance
needs, and
of the
implementat
ion of the
business
facilitation
measures.
Staff
member
respon-sible
for the
activity
Gisela
Vergara
Remarks
Name, place
and date of the
activity
Organizing
entity
Description of
the activity
Sixteenth
Meeting of
the
Committee of
Government
Representativ
es on the
Participation
of Civil
Society
(SOC).
Panama,
April 4-5,
2002.
FTAA
process
Sixteenth SOC
Meeting
Relationship with the
Strategic Plan, and
Inter-American
Program and/or
cooperation projects
Economic
diversification and
integration, trade
liberalization and
market access
constitute one of the
priorities established
in the Strategic Plan
for Partnership for
Development 20022005. The process
of creating the FTAA
is a fundamental
element in this
context.
Role played by the
dependency in the
activity
As a member of
the Tripartite
Committee, the
Trade Unit
provides support
to this
Committee.
16
Source of
funding for
participation by
the dependency
OAS regular
fund
Relation-ship
between the
activity and
the Annual
Work Plan
This activity
is part of
point A of
the Work
Plan.
Results
Progress in
determining
methods of
implementin
g and
funding
activities
within the
list of
options to
foster a
process of
increasing
and
sustained
communicat
ion with
Civil
Society;
discussion
of
contribution
s received
from the
third open
and public
invitation to
Civil
Society;
draft report
to the TNC.
Staff
member
respon-sible
for the
activity
Jorge
Mario
Martínez
and
Barbara
Kotschwar
Remarks
Name, place
and date of the
activity
Organizing
entity
3rd ASEC
Seminar on
Services in
Manufacturing
& Finance
Applied
Services
Economic
Centre.
Toronto,
Canada. April
18-19, 2002
The
Applied
Services
Economic
Centre
(ASEC)
and the
University
of
Toronto
Seminar on
Services in
Manufacturing &
Finance
Eleventh
Meeting of the
TNC SubCommittee on
Budget and
Administration
(ADM), Isla de
Margarita,
Venezuela
April 22, 2002
FTAA
process
Eleventh
meeting of the
ADM
Description of
the activity
Relationship with the
Strategic Plan, and
Inter-American
Program and/or
cooperation projects
The process of
creating the FTAA is
a fundamental
element of the
Strategic Plan for
Partnership for
Development 20022005.
The process of
creating the FTAA is a
fundamental element
of the Strategic Plan
for Partnership for
Development 20022005.
Role played by the
dependency in the
activity
Source of
funding for
participation by
the dependency
Presented paper
Funded by
ASEC
As a member of
the Tripartite
Committee, the
Trade Unit
participates in the
meetings of this
Committee
OAS regular
fund
17
Relation-ship
between the
activity and
the Annual
Work Plan
This activity
is part of
point A of
the Work
Plan.
This activity is
contained in
point A of the
Work Plan
Results
Sharing
information
on risks
associated
with
services
growth and
developmen
t,
particularly
the need for
improved
systemic
response to
risk &
vulnerability
in
regulatory
systems.
Assessment
of needs for
the transfer
of the
venue of
the FTAA
Administrati
ve
Secretariat.
Staff
member
respon-sible
for the
activity
Patricio
Contreras
Trade Unit
Director,
Jose
Manuel
Salazar,
Rosine
PlankBrumback
and Ivonne
Zuniga
Remarks
Name, place
and date of the
activity
Latin
American and
Caribbean
countries and
trade in
health
services:
research
priorities to
address
emerging
policy
challenges.
Montevideo,
Uruguay.
April 24-25,
2002.
National
Seminar on
the Free
Trade Area of
the Americas
(FTAA)
Belmopan,
Belize, April
29, 2002
National
Seminar on
the Free
Trade Area of
the Americas
(FTAA)
Belmopan,
Belize, April
30, 2002
Organizing
entity
IDRC
Description of
the activity
Workshop on
trade in health
services
Relationship with the
Strategic Plan, and
Inter-American
Program and/or
cooperation projects
The process of
creating the FTAA is
a fundamental
element of the
Strategic Plan for
Partnership for
Development 20022005.
National
Seminar on
the FTAA
open to civil
society
The process of
creating the FTAA is
a fundamental
element of the
Strategic Plan for
Partnership for
Development 20022005.
National
Seminar on
the FTAA for
government
officials
The process of
creating the FTAA is
a fundamental
element of the
Strategic Plan for
Partnership for
Development 20022005.
Role played by the
dependency in the
activity
Source of
funding for
participation by
the dependency
Relation-ship
between the
activity and
the Annual
Work Plan
This activity
is contained
in point D of
the Work
Plan.
Paper presented
by Trade Unit
staff member
Funded by
IDRC
This seminar
was
cosponsored
jointly with the
Centre for Trade
Policy and Law
(Canada) and
the Caribbean
Regional
Negotiating
Machinery.
This seminar
was
cosponsored
jointly with the
Centre for Trade
Policy and Law
(Canada) and
the Caribbean
Regional
Negotiating
Travel
expenses
OAS Regular
Fund
This activity
is contained
in point D of
the Work
Plan.
Travel
expenses
financed with
OAS regular
fund
This activity
is contained
in point D of
the Work
Plan.
18
Results
A
discussion
group was
establishe
d to
discuss
the
possibility
of
liberalizing
health
services.
Information
disseminate
d and
exchanged
with civil
society
about the
FTAA
process in
general and
key trade
issues.
Information
disseminate
d and
exchanged
with
government
al
participants
about the
FTAA
process in
Staff
member
respon-sible
for the
activity
Patricio
Contreras
Maryse
Robert
and César
Parga
Maryse
Robert
and César
Parga
Remarks
Name, place
and date of the
activity
Organizing
entity
Description of
the activity
Relationship with the
Strategic Plan, and
Inter-American
Program and/or
cooperation projects
Role played by the
dependency in the
activity
Source of
funding for
participation by
the dependency
Relation-ship
between the
activity and
the Annual
Work Plan
Machinery.
Tenth meeting
of the Trade
Negotiations
Committee
(TNC), Isla de
Margarita,
Venezuela
April 24-26,
2002 and
Panama, May
12-13, 2002
FTAA
process
Tenth TNC
meeting
The process of
creating the FTAA is a
fundamental element
of the Strategic Plan
for Partnership for
Development 20022005.
As a member of
the Tripartite
Committee, the
Trade Unit always
provides support
to the TNC
meetings.
19
OAS regular
fund
This activity is
part of Point A
of the Work
Plan.
Results
general and
key trade
issues,
such as
services
trade,
investment,
IPR, and
dispute
settlement.
Establishme
nt of
methods
and
modalities
for
negotiations
.
Staff
member
respon-sible
for the
activity
Trade Unit
Director,
Jose
Manuel
Salazar,
Deputy
Director,
Sherry
Stephenson
, Maryse
Robert, and
Rosine
Plank,
Remarks
Name, place
and date of the
activity
Organizing
entity
Description of
the activity
Hemispheric
Cooperation
on
Competition
Policy.
Santiago,
Chile, May
15-16, 2002
OAS
and
ECLAC
Seminar on
Competition
Policy
Fifteenth
meeting of
the
Negotiating
Group on
Intellectual
Property
(NGIP),
Panama,
May 15-17,
2002
FTAA
process
Fifteenth
meeting of the
NGIP
Relationship with the
Strategic Plan, and
Inter-American
Program and/or
cooperation projects
The process of
creating the FTAA is
a fundamental
element of the
Strategic Plan for
Partnership for
Development 20022005.
The process of
creating the FTAA is
a fundamental
element of the
Strategic Plan for
Partnership for
Development 20022005.
Role played by the
dependency in the
activity
Source of
funding for
participation by
the dependency
This seminar
was organized
jointly with
ECLAC
OAS Regular
Fund
At the request of
the NGIP,
provide
technical and
analytical
support to the
group
OAS regular
fund
20
Relation-ship
between the
activity and
the Annual
Work Plan
This activity
is contained
in point D of
the Work
Plan.
This activity
is contained
in point A of
the Work
Plan.
Results
Seminar to
exchange
views
among
high-level
government
representati
ves and
academics
on issues of
key
importance
to current
efforts by
Western
Hemisphere
countries to
establish
crossborder
mechanism
s for
cooperation
in the field
of
competition
policy.
Progress
on the
elimination
of brackets
from draft
text of
FTAA
Agreement
;
considerati
on of civil
society
contributio
ns
Staff
member
respon-sible
for the
activity
José
Tavares
and
Karsten
Steinfatt
Theresa
Wetter and
Cesar
Parga
Remarks
Name, place
and date of the
activity
Organizing
entity
Pacific
Economic
Cooperation
Council
(PECC) Trade
Forum
Meeting, Lima,
May 17-19,
2002
PECC;
Peruvian
National
Committe
e for
Pacific
Economic
Cooperati
on; and,
Universid
ad del
Pacifico
(Lima)
Description of
the activity
Seminar on
Regional
Economic
Integration in
Asia and Latin
America
Relationship with the
Strategic Plan, and
Inter-American
Program and/or
cooperation projects
The process of
creating the FTAA is a
fundamental element
of the Strategic Plan
for Partnership for
Development 20022005.
Role played by the
dependency in the
activity
Source of
funding for
participation by
the dependency
Presented two
papers
OAS Regular
Fund
21
Relation-ship
between the
activity and
the Annual
Work Plan
This activity is
part of point A
of the Work
Plan
Results
Sharing
information
on the
FTAA
Process,
and on
current
services
and
investment
issues in
regional
trade
agreements
in the
hemisphere
and at the
multilateral
level.
Staff
member
respon-sible
for the
activity
Maryse
Robert
Remarks
Name, place
and date of the
activity
Organizing
entity
Nineteenth
meeting of the
Negotiating
Group on
Market Access
(NGMA),
Panama, May
20-24, 2002
FTAA
process
Sixteenth
meeting of the
Negotiating
Group on
Investment
(NGIN),
Panama, May
22-24, 2002
FTAA
process
Relationship with the
Strategic Plan, and
Inter-American
Program and/or
cooperation projects
Role played by the
dependency in the
activity
Nineteenth
meeting of the
NGMA
The process of
creating the FTAA is a
fundamental element
of the Strategic Plan
for Partnership for
Development 20022005.
At the request of
the NGMA,
provide technical
and analytical
support in the
area of Technical
Barriers to Trade.
OAS regular
fund
This activity is
contained in
point A of the
Work Plan.
Sixteenth
meeting of the
NGIN.
The process of
creating the FTAA is a
fundamental element
of the Strategic Plan
for Partnership for
Development 20022005.
At the request of
the NGIN, provide
technical and
analytical support
to the Investment
negotiations.
OAS regular
fund
This activity is
contained in
point A of the
Work Plan.
Description of
the activity
22
Source of
funding for
participation by
the dependency
Relation-ship
between the
activity and
the Annual
Work Plan
Results
Progress in
completion
of the
Hemispheri
c Data
Base;
preparation
of new work
plan; draft
new
recommend
ations on
methods
and
modalities
for tariff
negotiations
; progress
on the
elimination
of brackets
from draft
text of
FTAA
Agreement.
Progress on
the
elimination
of brackets
from draft
text of
FTAA
Agreement.
Staff
member
respon-sible
for the
activity
Barbara
Kotschwar
Maryse
Robert and
Theresa
Wetter
Remarks
Name, place
and date of the
activity
Organizing
entity
Seventeenth
Meeting of the
Committee of
Government
Representative
s on the
Participation of
Civil Society
(SOC).
Panama, May
24, 2002.
FTAA
process
Description of
the activity
Seventeenth
SOC Meeting
Relationship with the
Strategic Plan, and
Inter-American
Program and/or
cooperation projects
Economic
diversification and
integration, trade
liberalization and
market access
constitute one of the
priorities established in
the Strategic Plan for
Partnership for
Development 20022005. The process of
creating the FTAA is a
fundamental element
in this context.
Role played by the
dependency in the
activity
As a member of
the Tripartite
Committee, the
Trade Unit
provides support
to this Committee.
23
Source of
funding for
participation by
the dependency
OAS regular
fund
Relation-ship
between the
activity and
the Annual
Work Plan
This activity is
part of point A
of the Work
Plan.
Results
Progress in
determining
methods of
implementin
g and
funding
activities
within the
list of
options to
foster a
process of
increasing
and
sustained
communicat
ion with
Civil
Society;
discussion
of
contribution
s received
from the
third open
and public
invitation to
Civil
Society;
discussion
of draft
report to
Ministers.
Staff
member
respon-sible
for the
activity
Jorge Mario
Martínez
Remarks
Name, place
and date of the
activity
Organizing
entity
Sixteenth
meeting of
the
Negotiating
Group on
Subsidies,
Antidumping
and
Countervailin
g Duties
(NGADCV),
Panama, May
29-31, 2002
FTAA
Process
Sixteenth
meeting of the
NGADCV
Thirteenth
Meeting of
the Joint
GovernmentPrivate
Sector
Committee of
Experts on
Electronic
Commerce
(ECOM).
Panama,
June 3-5,
2002
FTAA
Process
Thirteenth
ECOM
Meeting
Description of
the activity
Relationship with the
Strategic Plan, and
Inter-American
Program and/or
cooperation projects
The process of
creating the FTAA is
a fundamental
element of the
Strategic Plan for
Partnership for
Development 20022005.
The process of
creating the FTAA is
a fundamental
element of the
Strategic Plan for
Partnership for
Development 20022005.
Role played by the
dependency in the
activity
Source of
funding for
participation by
the dependency
At the request of
the NGADCV,
provide
technical and
analytical
support to the
group
OAS regular
fund
At the request of
the ECOM,
provide
technical and
analytical
support to the
Committee.
OAS regular
fund.
24
Relation-ship
between the
activity and
the Annual
Work Plan
This activity
is contained
in point A of
the Work
Plan.
This activity
is contained
in point A of
the Work
Plan
Results
Discussion
of draft
work plan
for
deepening
of
disciplines
on
subsidies;
continued
work on
draft
negotiating
text;
preparatio
n of draft
report to
the TNC.
Continued
to analyze
issues
related to
e-commerce and
trade for
consideration of the
TNC; draft
report to
Ministers.
Staff
member
respon-sible
for the
activity
Karsten
Steinfatt
and
Rosine
Plank
Paul
Fisher and
Karsten
Steinfatt
Remarks
Name, place
and date of the
activity
Organizing
entity
Description of
the activity
Sixteenth
meeting of
the
Negotiating
Group on
Dispute
Settlement
(NGDS),
Panama,
June 10-12,
2002
FTAA
process
Sixteenth
meeting of the
NGDS
Sixth meeting
of the
Technical
Committee
on
Institutional
Affairs (TCI),
Panama,
June 12-13,
2002
FTAA
process
Sixth TCI
Meeting
Relationship with the
Strategic Plan, and
Inter-American
Program and/or
cooperation projects
The process of
creating the FTAA is
a fundamental
element of the
Strategic Plan for
Partnership for
Development 20022005.
The process of
creating the FTAA is
a fundamental
element of the
Strategic Plan for
Partnership for
Development 20022005.
Role played by the
dependency in the
activity
Source of
funding for
participation by
the dependency
At the request of
the NGDS,
provide
technical and
analytical
support to the
group
OAS regular
fund
At the request of
the Committee,
provide
technical and
analytical
support
OAS regular
fund
25
Relation-ship
between the
activity and
the Annual
Work Plan
This activity
is contained
in point A of
the Work
Plan
Results
Progress
on the
elimination
of brackets
from draft
text of
FTAA
Agreement
; draft
submissio
ns to the
Technical
Committee
on
Institutiona
l Issues;
draft report
to the
TNC.
Preparatio
n of draft
consolidat
ed text for
the overall
architectur
e of an
FTAA
agreement
; draft
report to
the TNC.
Staff
member
respon-sible
for the
activity
Rosine
PlankBrumback
and Cesar
Parga
Trade Unit
Director,
Jose
Manuel
Salazar
and
Rosine
PlankBrumback
Remarks
Name, place
and date of the
activity
Organizing
entity
Description of
the activity
Sixteenth
meeting of
the
Negotiating
Group on
Intellectual
Property
(NGIP),
Panama,
June 17-19,
2002
FTAA
process
Sixteenth
meeting of the
NGIP
Seventeenth
meeting of
the
Negotiating
Group on
Services
(NGSV),
Panama,
June 17-21,
2002
FTAA
process
Seventeenth
meeting of the
NGSV
Relationship with the
Strategic Plan, and
Inter-American
Program and/or
cooperation projects
The process of
creating the FTAA is
a fundamental
element of the
Strategic Plan for
Partnership for
Development 20022005.
The process of
creating the FTAA is
a fundamental
element of the
Strategic Plan for
Partnership for
Development 20022005.
Role played by the
dependency in the
activity
Source of
funding for
participation by
the dependency
At the request of
the NGIP,
provide
technical and
analytical
support to the
group
OAS regular
fund
At the request of
the NGSV,
provide
technical and
analytical
support to the
Services
negotiations.
OAS regular
fund
26
Relation-ship
between the
activity and
the Annual
Work Plan
This activity
is contained
in point A of
the Work
Plan.
This activity
is contained
in point A of
the Work
Plan.
Results
Progress
on the
elimination
of brackets
from draft
text of
FTAA
Agreement
; draft
report to
the TNC;
considerati
on of civil
society
contributio
ns
Progress
on the
elimination
of brackets
from draft
text of
FTAA
Agreement
and
preparatio
n of report
to
Ministers;
considerati
on of civil
society
contributio
ns.
Staff
member
respon-sible
for the
activity
Theresa
Wetter and
Cesar
Parga
Sherry
Stephenso
n; Patricio
Contreras,
Maryse
Robert
Remarks
Name, place
and date of the
activity
Organizing
entity
Description of
the activity
Seventeenth
Meeting of
the
Committee of
Government
Representativ
es on the
Participation
of Civil
Society
(SOC).
Panama,
June 24-25,
2002.
FTAA
process
Seventeenth
SOC Meeting
Relationship with the
Strategic Plan, and
Inter-American
Program and/or
cooperation projects
Economic
diversification and
integration, trade
liberalization and
market access
constitute one of the
priorities established
in the Strategic Plan
for Partnership for
Development 20022005. The process
of creating the FTAA
is a fundamental
element in this
context.
Role played by the
dependency in the
activity
As a member of
the Tripartite
Committee, the
Trade Unit
provides support
to this
Committee.
27
Source of
funding for
participation by
the dependency
OAS regular
fund
Relation-ship
between the
activity and
the Annual
Work Plan
This activity
is part of
point A of
the Work
Plan.
Results
Progress
in
determinin
g methods
of
implementi
ng and
funding
activities
within the
list of
options to
foster a
process of
increasing
and
sustained
communic
ation with
Civil
Society;
considerati
on of
submissio
ns
received in
response
to the third
open and
public
invitation
to Civil
Society.
Staff
member
respon-sible
for the
activity
Jorge
Mario
Martínez
Remarks
Name, place
and date of the
activity
Organizing
entity
Description of
the activity
Seminar on
Trade in
Services.
Asunción,
Paraguay.
June 24-28,
2002
Fifteenth
meeting of
the
Consultative
Group on
Smaller
Economies
(SME),
Panama,
June 25-27,
2002
FTAA
process
Fifteenth SME
Meeting
Relationship with the
Strategic Plan, and
Inter-American
Program and/or
cooperation projects
Role played by the
dependency in the
activity
Source of
funding for
participation by
the dependency
Relation-ship
between the
activity and
the Annual
Work Plan
Results
Staff
member
respon-sible
for the
activity
The process of
creating the FTAA is a
fundamental element
of the Strategic Plan
for Partnership for
Development 20022005.
Presented paper
and was speaker
at the seminar.
Travel expenses
financed with
OAS regular
fund
This activity is
contained in
point D of the
Work Plan.
Information
disseminate
d and
exchanged
with
government
and private
sector
representati
ves on the
FTAA and
the new
round of
negotiations
of the WTO.
Sherry
Stephenson
The process of
creating the FTAA is
a fundamental
element of the
Strategic Plan for
Partnership for
Development 20022005.
At the request of
the CGSE,
provide
technical and
analytical
support to the
group
OAS regular
fund
This activity
is contained
in point A of
the Work
Plan
The Group
approved
the
proposal
for the first
stage of
the
Hemispher
ic
Cooperatio
n Program
(which
includes
its
principles
and
objectives)
and
discussed
the
proposal
for the
implement
ation of
Gisela
Vergara
28
Remarks
Name, place
and date of the
activity
Organizing
entity
Description of
the activity
Relationship with the
Strategic Plan, and
Inter-American
Program and/or
cooperation projects
Role played by the
dependency in the
activity
Source of
funding for
participation by
the dependency
Relation-ship
between the
activity and
the Annual
Work Plan
Results
roundtable
meetings
based on
the
demand
and supply
of traderelated
technical
cooperatio
n. Follow
up of the
negotiating
groups
discussion
s, the
traderelated
technical
assistance
needs,
and of the
implement
ation of
the
business
facilitation
measures.
29
Staff
member
respon-sible
for the
activity
Remarks
Name, place
and date of the
activity
Organizing
entity
Description of
the activity
Relationship with the
Strategic Plan, and
Inter-American
Program and/or
cooperation projects
Role played by the
dependency in the
activity
Source of
funding for
participation by
the dependency
Relation-ship
between the
activity and
the Annual
Work Plan
Results
Staff
member
respon-sible
for the
activity
2- Foreign Trade Information System (SICE)
Maintain the
SICE
Website
SICE
Continue
restructuring
the SICE
Website to
make it more
user-friendly
and to
facilitate the
growth of the
site.
The sharing of
experiences and
information in the
context of economic
diversification and
integration, trade
liberalization and
market access is a
fundamental
element of the
Strategic Plan for
Partnership for
Development 19972001.
As part of the
Trade
Unit,
SICE plays an
important role in
providing
information on
trade
liberalization
and
on
the
Hemispheric
process
of
economic
integration.
OAS regular
fund
This activity
is part of
point B of
the Work
Plan.
http://www
.sice.oas.o
rg
SICE staff
Maintain and
improve the
Trade Unit
website
SICE
Improve the
Trade Unit
Website to
better
disseminate
Trade Unit
information.
Support to the
efforts toward
economic
integration, trade
liberalization and
market access and
to the process of
creating the FTAA
which is a
fundamental
element of the
Strategic Plan for
Partnership for
Development 19972001.
As part of the
Trade
Unit,
SICE plays an
important role in
providing
information on
trade
liberalization
and
on
the
Hemispheric
process
of
economic
integration.
OAS regular
fund
This activity
is part of
point B of
the Work
Plan.
http://www
.sice.oas.o
rg/TUnit/tu
nite.asp
SICE /
Trade Unit
staff
30
Remarks
Name, place
and date of the
activity
Organizing
entity
Description of
the activity
Maintain and
improve the
FTAA
Official
Website
SICE
At the request
of the
Ministers of
Trade and the
FTAA entities,
redesign and
maintain the
FTAA Official
site to make it
more attractive
and to make
the information
more
accessible.
Maintain
FTAA
Calendar of
Activities
FTAA
process
Maintain
FTAA
Secure Site
SICE
As mandated
by Ministers in
the Toronto
Ministerial
Declaration,
keep updated
the calendar of
activities for
FTAA
negotiators.
Keep FTAA
Document
Dissemination
Facility
updated.
Relationship with the
Strategic Plan, and
Inter-American
Program and/or
cooperation projects
The process of
creating the FTAA is
a fundamental
element of the
Strategic Plan for
Partnership for
Development 20022005.
Role played by the
dependency in the
activity
SICE manages
the FTAA official
website
(http://www.ftaaalca.org)
in
coordination
with
the
Tripartite
Committee.
In
terms of the site
content,
SICE
maintains
80
percent,
while
the
IDB
maintains
20
percent.
The process of
creating the FTAA is
a fundamental
element of the
Strategic Plan for
Partnership for
Development 20022005.
The process of
creating the FTAA is
a fundamental
element of the
Strategic Plan for
Partnership for
Development 20022005.
SICE maintains
the FTAA
Secure
Document
Distribution
Service
31
Source of
funding for
participation by
the dependency
OAS regular
fund
Relation-ship
between the
activity and
the Annual
Work Plan
This activity
is part of
point B of
the Work
Plan.
Results
http://www
.ftaaalca.org
Staff
member
respon-sible
for the
activity
SICE staff
OAS regular
fund
This activity
is part of
point B of
the Work
Plan.
FTAA
negotiator
s are kept
up to date
on tasks in
the
negotiating
areas.
SICE staff
OAS regular
fund
This activity
is part of
point B of
the Work
Plan.
FTAA
negotiating
documents
are posted
4 hours
after
received
from
Secretariat
.
SICE staff
Remarks
Name, place
and date of the
activity
Update and
maintain the
internal
Website for
Georgetown
course
(described
below in the
Technical
Cooperation
section, under
“Multilateral
and regional
Trade Issues
for the
Americas: an
advanced
Training
Course for
Government
Officials”)
Organizing
entity
SICE
Description of
the activity
Creation of a
mechanism to
make
available
course
materials from
previous years
including
participants
lists, class
schedules,
reading lists,
papers and
presentations
on the internet
for access by
course
participants.
Relationship with the
Strategic Plan, and
Inter-American
Program and/or
cooperation projects
The process of
creating the FTAA is
a fundamental
element of the
Strategic Plan for
Partnership for
Development 20022005.
Role played by the
dependency in the
activity
As part of the
Trade
Unit,
SICE plays an
important role in
providing
information on
trade
liberalization
and
on
the
Hemispheric
process
of
economic
integration.
32
Source of
funding for
participation by
the dependency
OAS regular
fund
Relation-ship
between the
activity and
the Annual
Work Plan
This activity
is part of
points B & D
of the Work
Plan.
Results
Course
materials
are made
easily
accessible
to course
participant
s and
alumni.
The site
provides
for a
continual
learning
process.
Staff
member
respon-sible
for the
activity
Remarks
Name, place
and date of the
activity
Organizing
entity
Description of
the activity
Relationship with the
Strategic Plan, and
Inter-American
Program and/or
cooperation projects
Role played by the
dependency in the
activity
Source of
funding for
participation by
the dependency
Relation-ship
between the
activity and
the Annual
Work Plan
Results
Staff
member
respon-sible
for the
activity
3- Inter-institutional Cooperation
Technical
support to the
FTAA entities
Tripartite
Committe
e: OAS;
United
Nations
Economic
Commissi
on for
Latin
America
and the
Caribbea
n
(ECLAC)
and the
InterAmerican
Develop
ment
Bank
(IDB)
Provide
technical
support to the
FTAA entities
(Ministerial
meetings, the
Trade
Negotiations
Committee,
the
Negotiating
Groups,
Special
Committees
and the
Consultative
Groups
The process of
creating the FTAA is
a fundamental
element of the
Strategic Plan for
Partnership for
Development 20022005.
Coordination of
the Tripartite
Committee is
shared on a
rotating basis by
the three
institutions.
33
Partially
funded by the
OAS regular
fund.
This activity
is contained
in point C of
the Work
Plan.
A variety
of studies
and
documents
requested
by FTAA
entities
José M.
Salazar
Remarks
Name, place
and date of the
activity
Organizing
entity
Joint
Research
Project on
Regulatory
Reform and
Services
Liberalization
in the
Countries of
the Andean
Community
OAS;
World
Bank,
Andean
Commu
nity
Secretari
at
Description of
the activity
Research
project to
examine and
analyze the
impact of trade
liberalization
and regulatory
reform on
policy and
performance
in selected
service
sectors in
countries of
the Andean
Community.
Relationship with the
Strategic Plan, and
Inter-American
Program and/or
cooperation projects
The process of
creating the FTAA is
a fundamental
element of the
Strategic Plan for
Partnership for
Development 20022005.
Role played by the
dependency in the
activity
Coordinator
34
Source of
funding for
participation by
the dependency
Partially
funded by the
OAS regular
fund
Relation-ship
between the
activity and
the Annual
Work Plan
This activity
is contained
in point C of
the Work
Plan
Results
Data
collection
and
sectoral
analyses
should
result in
the
examinatio
n of the
relationshi
p between
policies
applied to
each
service
sector and
its
performan
ce, and
thus
identify
priorities
for policy
reform.
Staff
member
respon-sible
for the
activity
José M.
Salazar,
Sherry
Stephenso
n, Maryse
Robert
Remarks
APPENDIX B:
PROGRESS MADE BY THE COOPERATION PROJECTS
Project
Maintain and
improve the
NetAmericas
website
Type
(National,
bilateral,
multilateral)
Source and amount
of financing
Multilateral
SIECA and CIDI,
sponsored by the
Government of
Trinidad and
Tobago. (CIDI
funds for this
activity –
$10,000.00.)
Multilateral
Regular Fund
Role of the
dependency in the
project
(promoter,
coordinator,
executor)
Co-organized
between OAS &
SIECA
Coordinator
Biannual progress
report on execution
Results
Staff member
responsible for
the project
Remarks
Services
Workshop for
Government
Officials.
Guatemala City,
Guatemala.
February 7-8,
2002
Information
disseminated
and
exchanged
with
government
officials from
Central
America,
Mexico and
the
Dominican
Republic on
the FTAA
process,
particularly
services.
Sherry
Stephenson
and Patricio
Contreras
This activity is contained
in point D of the Work
Plan.
NetAmericas is a
network
dedicated to
foster the
exchange of
information and
encourage
critical thinking
and research on
the processes of
hemispheric
integration.
www.NetAmericas.
net
Trade Unit
Director, José
Manuel
Salazar and
Larisa Caicedo
This activity is part of
point D of the Work Plan.
35
Existing SICE resources
are used to host this
website – SICE
Coordinator, Barbara
Kotchwar
Project
Type
(National,
bilateral,
multilateral)
Source and amount
of financing
“Trade and
Integration in the
Americas:
Advanced
Training
Program for
Government
Officials”
Multilateral
CIDI, sponsored
by the Government
of Trinidad and
Tobago/$40,000
for this activity.
“Trade and
Integration in the
Americas:
Advanced
Training
Program for
Government
Officials”
Multilateral
Government of the
United States US$
125,000 and the
Office of
Fellowships of the
IACD US$30,000.
“Trade and
Integration in the
Americas:
Advanced
Training
Program for
Government
Officials”
Multilateral
CIDI, sponsored
by the Government
of Trinidad and
Tobago/$25,668
for both
NetAmericas
activities held on
June 18 & 19,
2002.
Role of the
dependency in the
project
(promoter,
coordinator,
executor)
Conference jointly
organized with the
Government of
Trinidad & Tobago,
ECLAC, IDB, and
OAS.
The Trade Unit
partially executes
the project, i.e.,
arranges the Trade
Course
participants’ travel
and per diem, as
well as the hiring
of personnel to
execute the
project. The Trade
Unit also arranges
the professors’
travel and
honoraria.
Coordinator
Biannual progress
report on execution
Conference and
Donor Workshop
entitled “Trade
Related Capacity
Building: Focus
on the Americas.
Port-of-Spain,
Trinidad &
Tobago. May
13-14, 2002
Multilateral and
Regional Trade
Issues for the
Americas: an
advanced
Training Course
for Government
Officials.
Washington,
D.C., June 1021, 2002
Trade Seminar:
“Challenges on
Key Issues for
Modern Trade
Agreements”.
(NetAmericas),
held in
Washington,
D.C. on June 18,
2002
36
Results
Staff member
responsible for
the project
Trade Unit
Director, Jose
Manuel
Salazar and
Gisela Vergara
Training of
50
government
officials on
regional and
multilateral
trade issues
in a twoweek course
offered at
Georgetown
University.
Maryse Robert
and Theresa
Wetter
This event
gathered trade
experts,
academics and
policymakers
from different
countries in the
Americas, and
other
personalities from
the international
Trade Unit
Director, Jose
Manuel
Salazar, Larisa
Caicedo, Jorge
Mario
Martínez, and
Jose Tavares
Remarks
This activity is part of the
project “Trade and
Integration in the
Americas: Advanced
Training Program for
Government Officials,”
financed by CIDI IN 2002
and sponsored by
Trinidad and Tobago.
This activity is part of the
project “Trade and
Integration in the
Americas: Advanced
Training Program for
Government Officials,”
financed by CIDI and
sponsored by Trinidad
and Tobago.
The Research Network
Project
Type
(National,
bilateral,
multilateral)
Source and amount
of financing
Role of the
dependency in the
project
(promoter,
coordinator,
executor)
Biannual progress
report on execution
Results
Staff member
responsible for
the project
trade arena to
exchange views
on substantive
issues regarding
multilateral and
regional trade
negotiations. The
event was
attended by
members of
NetAmericas
from Latin
America and the
Caribbean and
was also open to
the academic,
trade and
diplomatic
communities of
Washington, DC.
“Trade and
Integration in the
Americas:
Advanced
Training
Program for
Government
Officials”
Multilateral
CIDI, sponsored
by the Government
of Trinidad and
Tobago/$25,668
for both
NetAmericas
activities held on
June 18 & 19,
2002.
Coordinator
The Third
Meeting of the
Coordinating
Committee of the
Research
Network on
Trade in the
Americas
(NetAmericas),
held in
Washington,
D.C. on June 19,
2002
37
Membership
of the
network was
reviewed and
approved;
panelists and
budget
distribution
were
approved for
the upcoming
Annual
Conference
“Integrating
the
Americas” to
be held in
Remarks
will allow access to
researchers from every
country in the Western
Hemisphere to state of
the art information and
discussion on trade
issues. This is especially
important for the smaller
economies where these
resources are relatively
scarce.
Trade Unit
Director, Jose
Manuel
Salazar, Larisa
Caicedo, Jorge
Mario
Martínez, and
Jose Tavares
This activity is part of the
project “Trade and
Integration in the
Americas: Advanced
Training Program for
Government Officials,”
financed by CIDI and
sponsored by Trinidad
and Tobago.
The Research Network
allows access to
researchers from every
country in the Western
Hemisphere to state of
the art information and
discussion on trade
issues, which is
Project
Type
(National,
bilateral,
multilateral)
Source and amount
of financing
Role of the
dependency in the
project
(promoter,
coordinator,
executor)
Biannual progress
report on execution
Results
November
2002.
38
Staff member
responsible for
the project
Remarks
especially important for
the smaller economies
where these resources
are relatively scarce.
APPENDIX C
FUND
REGULAR FUND
BUDGETED
$ 1,883.413.87
EXPENDED
$ 1,689.097.00
AVAILABLE
REMARKS
$ 194,316.87
Balances from the Regular Fund
at the end of the fiscal year are
not transferrable to the next year.
FEMCIDI
(administered directly or indirectly by
the dependency)
SPECIFIC OR TRUST FUNDS
(administered directly or indirectly by
the dependency)
Funds provided by the US Mission to
the OAS to finance the Trade Course
at Georgetown University
$ 27,091.62
$ 25,423.32
$ 244.68
$ 125,000
$ 120,132.47
$ 4,867.53
MOBILIZED
CP10946E01
39
FEMCIDI funds provided to
Trinidad and Tobago and
administered by the Trade Unit to
execute part of the Georgetown
University Trade Course. Balance
returned to Trinidad and Tobago
for reprogramming
Remaining funds will be used in
the first semester of 2002 for the
third meeting of the Coordinating
Committee of the Research
Network on Trade in the Americas
(NetAmericas)