ntroductory Course on the Multilateral Trading System
and Operational use of the WTO reference Centre
Shanghai University of International Business and Economics
Shanghai, China, 22-24 October 2013
TENTATIVE PROGRAMME
TUESDAY, 22 October 2013
09.00-10.30 Presentation and objective of the training
SESSION 1 Introduction to the WTO, the academic and the WTO Reference centre programme
(a) Background and overview of the WTO, institutional issues and challenges
(b) What is a WTO Reference Centre: The reference Centre programme and the implementation of the new strategy: the importance of Result Based Management (RBM)
(c) Using the reference centre as a learning centre- The E-learning programme for 2013- How to register and enrol to distance learning activities.
Mr Mustapha Sadni Jallab, Head of the WTO Reference Centre Programme, WTO.
10.30 - 11.00 Break
SESSION 2
11.00 - 12.30 WTO Basic Principles and Main Disciplines
(a) Basic Principles and Main Disciplines in WTO agreements
(b) Interactive exercise
Mr Gerardo Thielen, Head, Academic Programme and RC Unit, WTO.
12.30 to 14.00 LUNCH
SESSION 3 The Economics of Trade Agreements and Basic WTO Disciplines
14.00 - 15.00
(a) Reasons for international cooperation on trade policy
(b) Rationale for reciprocity, most-favoured nation and national treatment
(c) International Trade Theory- A survey of the recent literature.
Mr Mustapha Sadni Jallab, Head, Reference Centre Programme, WTO.
15.00 - 15.20 Break
SESSION 4
15.20 - 16.30 Agriculture and Non-Agriculture Market Access issues
(a) Market access
(b) Domestic support
(c) Export competition
(d) Non-tariff barriers
(e) Tariff reduction formula and formula-related issues
(f) Flexibilities for developing, least-developed countries and small and vulnerable economies
(g) Agriculture and NAMA Negotiations
Mr Gerardo Thielen, Head, Academic Programme and RC Unit, WTO.
WEDNESDAY, 23 October 2013
SESSION 5
09.00 - 10.30 Customs-related Issues
(a) Overview, Agreement on Customs Valuation
(b) Overview, Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures
(c) Overview, Agreements on Pre-Shipment Inspection and Agreement on Rules of Origin
Mr Gerardo Thielen, Head, Academic Programme and RC Unit, WTO.
10.30 - 11.00 Break
11.00 – 12.30 Services
(a) Overview of the Services Agreement, main principles, scope of the agreement, modes of delivery of services, conditional and unconditional obligations
(b) Scheduling of commitments
(c) Guidelines on services negotiations – request/offer process, plurilateral requests/offers, increasing the participation of developing countries, particularly LDCs in services trade
(d) Developments in the GATS rules negotiations (domestic regulations, emergency safeguards, government procurement and subsidies)
(e) State of Play in the Negotiations – Current Developments
Mr Gerardo Thielen, Head, Academic Programme and RC Unit, WTO.
12.30 - 14.00 LUNCH
SESSION 6
14.00 - 15.30 China and the WTO
Presentation by a representative of SUIBE
15.30 - 15.50 Break
15.50 – 16.30 China and the WTO (continued)
Presentation by a representative of SUIBE
THURSDAY, 24 October 2013
SESSION 7
09.00 – 10.30 Introduction to Integrated Data Base (IDB) and Consolidated Tariff Schedules (CTS) database
(a) Presentation of the I-TIP and WTO tariff databases
(b) The dissemination policy and the available on-line tools
(c) Simulation software to assess trade policy through a partial equilibrium model: An Illustration
Mr Mustapha Sadni Jallab, Head, Reference Centre Programme, WTO.
10.30 - 11.00 Break
SESSION 7
11.00 - 12.30 Presentation of the International Trade Statistics database
(a) To give an extensive list of statistical databases as sources for international merchandise trade statistics, trade in commercial services, GDP and Production, and how to use them within the RC
(b) Where to find the best sources for specific types of data
(c) And how to use them through concrete examples: A theoretical perspective
Mr Mustapha Sadni Jallab, Head, Reference Centre Programme, WTO.
12.30 - 14.00 LUNCH
SESSION 8
15.20 - 16.00 Practical Exercises
16.00 - Wrap up Session
Participants views on workshop and evaluations
Suggestions for future seminars/workshops
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and Operational use of the WTO reference Centre
Shanghai University of International Business and Economics
Shanghai, China, 22-24 October 2013
TENTATIVE PROGRAMME
TUESDAY, 22 October 2013
09.00-10.30 Presentation and objective of the training
SESSION 1 Introduction to the WTO, the academic and the WTO Reference centre programme
(a) Background and overview of the WTO, institutional issues and challenges
(b) What is a WTO Reference Centre: The reference Centre programme and the implementation of the new strategy: the importance of Result Based Management (RBM)
(c) Using the reference centre as a learning centre- The E-learning programme for 2013- How to register and enrol to distance learning activities.
Mr Mustapha Sadni Jallab, Head of the WTO Reference Centre Programme, WTO.
10.30 - 11.00 Break
SESSION 2
11.00 - 12.30 WTO Basic Principles and Main Disciplines
(a) Basic Principles and Main Disciplines in WTO agreements
(b) Interactive exercise
Mr Gerardo Thielen, Head, Academic Programme and RC Unit, WTO.
12.30 to 14.00 LUNCH
SESSION 3 The Economics of Trade Agreements and Basic WTO Disciplines
14.00 - 15.00
(a) Reasons for international cooperation on trade policy
(b) Rationale for reciprocity, most-favoured nation and national treatment
(c) International Trade Theory- A survey of the recent literature.
Mr Mustapha Sadni Jallab, Head, Reference Centre Programme, WTO.
15.00 - 15.20 Break
SESSION 4
15.20 - 16.30 Agriculture and Non-Agriculture Market Access issues
(a) Market access
(b) Domestic support
(c) Export competition
(d) Non-tariff barriers
(e) Tariff reduction formula and formula-related issues
(f) Flexibilities for developing, least-developed countries and small and vulnerable economies
(g) Agriculture and NAMA Negotiations
Mr Gerardo Thielen, Head, Academic Programme and RC Unit, WTO.
WEDNESDAY, 23 October 2013
SESSION 5
09.00 - 10.30 Customs-related Issues
(a) Overview, Agreement on Customs Valuation
(b) Overview, Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures
(c) Overview, Agreements on Pre-Shipment Inspection and Agreement on Rules of Origin
Mr Gerardo Thielen, Head, Academic Programme and RC Unit, WTO.
10.30 - 11.00 Break
11.00 – 12.30 Services
(a) Overview of the Services Agreement, main principles, scope of the agreement, modes of delivery of services, conditional and unconditional obligations
(b) Scheduling of commitments
(c) Guidelines on services negotiations – request/offer process, plurilateral requests/offers, increasing the participation of developing countries, particularly LDCs in services trade
(d) Developments in the GATS rules negotiations (domestic regulations, emergency safeguards, government procurement and subsidies)
(e) State of Play in the Negotiations – Current Developments
Mr Gerardo Thielen, Head, Academic Programme and RC Unit, WTO.
12.30 - 14.00 LUNCH
SESSION 6
14.00 - 15.30 China and the WTO
Presentation by a representative of SUIBE
15.30 - 15.50 Break
15.50 – 16.30 China and the WTO (continued)
Presentation by a representative of SUIBE
THURSDAY, 24 October 2013
SESSION 7
09.00 – 10.30 Introduction to Integrated Data Base (IDB) and Consolidated Tariff Schedules (CTS) database
(a) Presentation of the I-TIP and WTO tariff databases
(b) The dissemination policy and the available on-line tools
(c) Simulation software to assess trade policy through a partial equilibrium model: An Illustration
Mr Mustapha Sadni Jallab, Head, Reference Centre Programme, WTO.
10.30 - 11.00 Break
SESSION 7
11.00 - 12.30 Presentation of the International Trade Statistics database
(a) To give an extensive list of statistical databases as sources for international merchandise trade statistics, trade in commercial services, GDP and Production, and how to use them within the RC
(b) Where to find the best sources for specific types of data
(c) And how to use them through concrete examples: A theoretical perspective
Mr Mustapha Sadni Jallab, Head, Reference Centre Programme, WTO.
12.30 - 14.00 LUNCH
SESSION 8
15.20 - 16.00 Practical Exercises
16.00 - Wrap up Session
Participants views on workshop and evaluations
Suggestions for future seminars/workshops
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