1 THE RESULTS

2 DDA Background Doha Ministerial Conference 2001 –Background: Seattle, Millennium Round, Ambitions, limits of the Built-in-Agenda –DDA- Needs & interests of developing countries at centre –Doha Ministerial Declaration Negotiation mandates Other areas of the Work Programme

Areas under Negotiation Agriculture –(Cotton sectoral initiative) Services NAMA (Non-agricultural products) TRIPs (multilateral system for registration & notification of geographical indications) WTO Rules (AD, Subsidies, RTAs) Trade and Environment Special and Differential Treatment Trade Facilitation (mandate added in 2004) DSU (formally outside Single-Undertaking) 3

Other areas of the DWP Under General Council, but not Single Undertaking –Electronic Commerce –Small Economies –Trade, Debt and Finance –Trade and Transfer of Technology –Relationship between the TRIPS Agreement and the Convention on Biological Diversity, protection of traditional knowledge & folklore 4

Process issues Single Undertaking Principle –Early Agreements – Para 47. Consensus decision-making Transparency & Inclusiveness Bottom-up approach Special & Differential Treatment for developing countries 5

Pre-history (before UR): only goods 1995 Uruguay Round - WTO: goods, services, IP 2000 Agriculture, services talks start March 2001 Doha Agenda launched November 2004 Frameworks 1 August 2003 Cancún MC fails September suspension 6 months 2005 Hong Kong ministerial December 2008 – July Mini-Ministerial failure 2010–11 Stocktaking, G20 process, 2011 April texts: SECTORALS The DDA Journey 2009–Global Economic Crisis begins/MC MC8– doables? Political Guidance 1996 MC, th, 1999 Seattle MC th Ministerial Conference Bali – - Deliverables and Post-Bali Implementation &Post Bali Work 2012 Follow-up MC8 – Ext. Processes

Looking towards MC9

Elements for Political Guidance Extensive preparatory process for MC8 focused on Elements under three broad themes: –The Importance of the Multilateral Trading System and the WTO –Trade and Development –Doha Development Agenda 8

DDA: ELEMENTS FOR POLITICAL GUIDANCE Despite full engagement & intensified efforts, the negotiations are at an impasse There are significantly different perspectives on the possible results Members can achieve in certain areas of the Single Undertaking In this context, unlikely that all elements of the Round could be concluded simultaneously in near future 9

DDA: ELEMENTS FOR POLITICAL GUIDANCE Despite situation, Ministers committed to work actively towards successful multilateral conclusion of DDA in accordance with its mandate Members need to more fully explore different negotiating approaches while respecting the principles of transparency & inclusiveness 10

DDA:ELEMENTS FOR POLITICAL GUIDANCE Ministers committed to advance negotiations where progress can be achieved, including reaching provisional/definitive agreements- earlier than full single undertaking. Also look to ways to overcome most critical & fundamental stalemates Work to continue based on progress made. Any agreements must fully respect the development component of the mandate 11

Looking towards MC9 Context Credibility of the MTS at stake Fate of Doha inextricably linked to fate of Bali? The developments in the Global Trading System – other initiatives MC8 guidance from Ministers – focus on what is doable 12

Looking towards MC 9 some Parameters Take small steps – manage expectations Realism, not unattainable goals Pragmatic approach crucial for the credibility of WTO’s rule-making capacity Not giving up on the whole Doha Package – MC9 not the end of the line 13

Looking towards MC9 The Issues Trade Facilitation at the heart If Trade Facilitation agreement, what else? –LDC issues –Development –Some agriculture issues Non-DDA issues –GPA –ITA Expansion 14

The Countdown to Bali New TNC Chairman ; new tenor to discussions “Horizontal Process” from September Aim conclude main part of negotiations by October Bali, not a negotiating Ministerial Paragraph by Paragraph consideration of texts 15

Icebergs on the Path TNC November – certain icebergs putting success of Bali at risk …But success can still be attained…..Members are too close to accept failure 16

“We cannot tell the world that we have delivered” 10 texts presented to Members at end of November Compromises made, flexibility shown, with understanding that there would be reciprocity Not all work completed in all areas. Therefore texts cannot be understood as fully agreed Texts: snapshot of where Members are. Will use texts to brief Ministers. Inadequate political will to cross finishing line 17

Bali Ministerial Conference

Opening Plenary

MC9 Officers

On the Agenda Overview of activities of the WTO Action by Ministers Date and Venue of the 10 th Session Election of Officers 21

Accession

The Plenary

Informal HODs

We did it!

The Bali Ministerial Declaration

Bali Ministerial Declaration Three main parts: Part I: Regular Work under the General Council Part II: Doha Development Agenda Part III: Post-Bali Work. 32

TRIPS Non-Violation & Situation Complaints WTO Agreements on Goods & Services allow countries to bring non-violation & situation complaints disputes Opinions differ on whether non-violation cases should apply to intellectual property The moratorium in the TRIPS Agreement on bringing non-violation complaints has been extended several times In Bali, the moratorium was extended till 2015 The TRIPS Council was directed to continue its examination of the scope & modalities for these complaints and make recommendations to MC10. 33

Work Programme on Electronic Commerce As per the 1998 Declaration on E-Commerce, the General Council established a Work Programme to examine all trade-related issues arising from global e-commerce Work takes place mainly in the 3 WTO Council and the CTD and also in dedicated discussions of the GC Following the reinvigoration of work on E-Commerce as per MC8 instructions, a number of initiatives took place in the course of in relevant WTO bodies – including on the development dimension In Bali, Ministers –asked Members to continue the positive work under the Work Programme –extended the current practice of not imposing customs duties on electronic transmissions until their next session in

Work Programme on Small Economies In 2002, Members agreed to a Work Programme on Small Economies as part of the Doha Work Programme Work takes place in 2 tracks –Framing responses to help small economies with integration to the MTS based on proposals by them –Monitoring proposals by SVEs in negotiating & other bodies Since MC8, Members discussed follow up activities and work related to the 2011 Ministerial Declaration on Small Economies –More factual analysis on trade issues facing SVEs especially impact of NTMs on their exports In Bali, Ministers inter-alia –Reaffirmed their commitment to the Work Programme –Took note of the work done since 2011 –Instructed the WTO Secretariat to provide relevant information & factual analysis for discussion in identified areas, in particular, the challenges and opportunities experienced by small economies when linking into global value chains in trade in goods and services 35

Aid For Trade – Ministerial Decision Ministers in Bali: –Welcomed the progress on Aid for Trade –Took note of the deliberations & outcomes of the 4 th Global Aid for Trade Review in July 2013 –Recognized the continuing need of A4T for developing countries, especially LDCs –Reaffirmed their commitment to A4T and the mandate to the Director-General to pursue actions in support of A4T –Said that the new A4T Work Programme should be framed by the post-2015 development agenda 36

Trade & Transfer of Technology Ministers noted that the work that has been undertaken, had helped enhance Members’ understanding of the nexus between trade and transfer of technology Ministers directed the Working Group to continue its work in order to fully achieve the mandate in the Doha Ministerial Declaration: Para 37: “We agree to an examination, in a Working Group under the auspices of the General Council, of the relationship between trade and transfer of technology, and of any possible recommendations on steps that might be taken within the mandate of the WTO to increase flows of technology to developing countries” 37

Take Note of Other Decisions in Geneva Decision on the Extension of the Transition Period under Article 66.1 for LDCs Decision on the Accession of LDCs 38

Accessions “We welcome those new Members who have completed their accession processes since our last session. In particular, we note with satisfaction that, at our present session, we have adopted the Decision on the Accession of the Republic of Yemen. We recognize the contribution of accession to strengthening the multilateral trading system and remain committed to efforts to facilitate accessions” 39

PART II: DDA – Related Texts 10 Texts agreed: –Trade Facilitation –Agriculture General Services Public Stockholding for Food Security purposes TRQ Administration Export Competition –Cotton –Development and LDC Issues Duty Free Quota Free Market Access; Preferential Rules of Origin; Operationalization of LDC Services Waiver S&D Monitoring Mechanism 40

PART III: Post-Bali Work Ministers inter-alia instructed the Trade Negotiations Committee to prepare within the next 12 months a clearly defined work program on the remaining Doha Agenda issues 41