EMBASSY OF
THE
REPUBLIC OF
SINGAPORE
HANOI
Program Agenda
The WTO and Vietnam’s Accession
In cooperation with
National Committee for International Economic Cooperation
28 June – 2 July 2004
Hanoi, Vietnam
Rajesh Sreenivasan – Partner, Rajah & Tann
Monday, June 28
8:30 – 9:00 AM
Opening
Mr. Andrew Teng – First Secretary, Embassy of Singapore
Mr. Nguyen Van Long - Director, NCIEC
Dana Doan – Trade Policy Analyst, USVTC
9:00 – 10:00 AM
Introduction & Overview
Status of Vietnam’s WTO Accession
Mr. Nguyen Van Long – Director, NCIEC
10:00 – 10:15 AM
Coffee / Tea Break
10:15 – 12:00 PM
Historical Development: From GATT to the WTO
12:00 – 1:30 PM
Lunch
1:30 – 3:00 PM
The WTO Agreements – Multilateral Agreements on Trade in Goods
GATT 1947/1994
Agreement on Agriculture
Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
Agreement on Textile & Clothing
Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade
Agreement on Trade Related Investment Measures
Agreement on Anti-Dumping
Agreement on Customs Valuation
Agreement on Pre-Shipment Inspection
Agreement on Rules of Origin
Agreement on Import Licensing
Agreement on Subsidies & Countervailing Measures
Agreement on Safeguards
3:00 – 3:15 PM
Coffee/Tea Break
3:15 – 4:30 PM
The WTO Agreements – Introduction to International Trade law issues Economic Theory and avoiding Protectionist Intervention
Tuesday, June 29
8:30 – 10:00 AM
Multilateral Agreements on Trade in Goods (continued)
10:00 – 10:15 AM
Coffee/Tea Break
10:15 – 12:00 PM
Multilateral Agreements on Trade in Goods (continued)
12:00 – 1:30 PM
Lunch
1:30 – 3:00 PM
Multilateral Agreements on Trade in Goods (continued)
3:00 – 3:15 PM
Coffee/Tea Break
3:15 – 4:00 PM
Multilateral Agreements on Trade in Goods (continued)
4:00 – 4:30 PM
Questions & Answers
Wednesday, June 30
8:30 – 10:00 AM
Introduction to Intellectual Property and TRIPS
10:00 – 10:15 AM
Coffee/Tea Break
10:15 – 12:00 PM
Introduction to Intellectual Property and TRIPS (continued)
12:00 – 1:30 PM
Lunch
1:30 – 3:00 PM
Trade in Services (GATS)
General Obligations & Disciplines – MFN, Transparency,
Domestic Regulation
3:00 – 3:15 PM
Coffee/Tea Break
3:15 – 4:00 PM
GATS Schedules
Horizontal Commitments
Scope - Modes of Delivery
Market Access and National Treatment Obligations
4:00 – 4:30 PM
Questions & Answers
Thursday, July 1
8:30 – 10:00 AM
GATS and Financial Services: A General Overview and Comparison of
Commitments
10:00 – 10:15 AM
Coffee/Tea Break
10:15 – 12:00 PM
GATS and Financial Services: A General Overview and Comparison of
Commitments (continued)
12:00 – 1:30 PM
Lunch
1:30 – 3:00 PM
GATS and Telecom Services: A General Overview and Comparison of
Commitments
Telecommunications Reference Paper
3:00 – 3:15 PM
Coffee/Tea Break
3:15 – 4:00 PM
GATS and Trading Rights & Distribution Services: A General Overview and
Comparison of Commitments (continued)
4:00 – 4:30 PM
Questions & Answers
Friday, July 2
8:30 – 10:00 AM
WTO Dispute Settlement Understanding
Consultations, Panel Procedures and Appellate Review
Some Key Case Studies
10:00 – 10:15 AM
Coffee/Tea Break
10:15 – 12:00 PM
The WTO Negotiation Process - The Working Party
Memorandum, Questions & Answers, Elements of A Draft Report, Final
Report, Protocol of Accession
Bilateral Negotiations
12:00 – 1:30 PM
Lunch with Virginia Foote, Rajesh Sreenivasan, Grace Ng, Tran Trung Thuc,
Le Thi Huong Giang, Do Cam Tho, Thuy Hanh, Michael Foo
1:30 – 3:00 PM
Further Developments in International Trade
Doha Issues
Singapore Issues - Investment, Competition Policy, Transparency in
Government Procurement, Trade Facilitation
3:00 – 3:15 PM
Coffee/Tea Break
3:15 – 4:00 PM
Questions & Answers
4:00 - 4:30 PM
Closing Remarks by Andrew Teng, Virginia Foote, Nguyen Van Long
4:30 PM
Presentation of certificates for participants
LIST OF INSTITUTIONS/PARTICIPANTS
Training Course on WTO Accession and International Trade Law
Singapore and USVTC, in cooperation with NCIEC
Hanoi, June 28 – July 2, 2004
(As of 28 June 2004)
No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Names
Institution
Mr. Nguyễn Government Office
Văn Quynh
Ms. Đỗ Cẩm NCIEC
Thơ
Ms. Bùi Thị President Office
Keng
Mr. Phạm
Ngọc Lâm
Mr. Đoàn
Minh Nam
Mr. Trần
Specialized
Nguyễn
Commissions of
Tuyên
the Central Party
Mr. Nguyễn
Xuân Quang
8
Ms. Nguyễn
Thị Hường
9
Ms. Vũ Thị
Hồng Minh
Bùi Thị Thu
Mr. Vũ Chí
Thanh
Mr. Nguyễn
Vũ Hoàng
10
11
12
13
14
15
Mr. Trần
Văn Hòe
Ms. Nguyễn
Đức Hạnh
Ms. Trịnh
Thị Tuyết
Department
Legal Dept.
8264472
Legal Dept.
08043182
Economic and
Budget Dept.
External
Relations
Dept.
Central
Economic
Dept.
External
Relations
Committee
08043870
Ho Chi Minh
National Institute
for Politics
Hanoi Law
University
Foreign Trade
University
National
Economics
University
Ministry of Trade
Tel.
08044891
08044219
08045517
8452473
8361025
7533736
5743213
8352832
Law
Faculty
8692256
Trade
Faculty
Legal Dept.
8694547
Multilateral
Economic
82625221181
8253959
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
Mai
Mr. Nguyễn
Quang Anh
Ms. Nguyễn
Thu Yến
Ms. Lê Thu
Huyền
Mr. Lý
Quốc Hùng
Ms. Trần
Hải Yến
Ms. Phạm
Hồng Loan
Mr. Nguyễn
Hữu Quân
Mr. Nguyễn
Quang
Thành
Ms. Đỗ Thị
Hồng Mai
Đoàn Dũng
Mr. Trần
Đức Tân
Lê Thúy
Hiền
Ms. Nguyễn
Thu Trang
Nguyen Thi
An Giang
Cooperation
MOFA:
Laws and
International
agreements
Dept.
Ministry of Finance Legal Dept.
1993231
9331246
Legal Dept.
9331246
Legal Dept.
0903465775
Legal Dept.
8439560
Ministry of Science Legal Dept.
and Technology
Ministry of
Legal Dept.
Transport
MOPT
Legal Dept.
9438198
Ministry of
Construction
Institute for
International
Relations
SBV
Legal Dept.
9760271432
8344540255
Legal Dept.
8250619
General
Department of
Customs
VCCI
Legal Dept.
8720269
Legal Dept.
5742022
General
Department of
Customs
Customs
Duties Dept.
Ministry of
Industry
MARD:
9424896
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