A few words on Sectoral initiatives David Laborde (IFPRI) November 2 nd 2010 – Geneva

Sectoral Initiatives: an Overview Init.Sector Number of HS6 products % NAMA imports Core Countries (CC) % imports CC Additional countries Special and Differential Treatment (SDT) # of Implementation periods XYZDvped Dvpin g A Bicycles and parts 190.5% Japan, Singapore, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand 12.9% Australia, Canada, China, Korea, Mexico, USA, EU 5% 55 B Chemicals % Canada, EU, Japan, Norway, Singapore, Switzerland, Taiwan, USA 56.9% Australia, Brazil, China, Hong Kong, Korea, Mexico 4% 611 C Electronics/electric al products % Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Thailand, US 45.2%China, Taiwan, EU5% 35 D Enhanced healthcare %Singapore, Switzerland, Taiwan, USA33.5%Australia, Canada, China, Japan, Mexico, EU5%* 13+5 E Fish and fish products % Canada, Hong Kong, Iceland, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Singapore, Thailand, Uruguay 10.9%Japan, USA, European Union15%5%100%15 F Forest Products % Canada, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland Thailand, USA 43.9%China, Japan, Korea, Mexico, EU4% 14 G Gems and Jewelry 522.9% Canada, EU, Hong Kong, Japan, Norway; Singapore, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, USA 68.2%India3% 15 H Hand Tools 320.1%Taiwan1.4% Australia, Canada, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Norway, Singapore, Switzerland, USA, EU 5% 55 I Industrial Machinery % Canada, EU, Japan, Norway, Singapore, Switzerland, Taiwan, USA 51.3% Australia, China, Hong Kong, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Thailand, Turkey 4%5%4%47 J Raw Materials %United Arab Emirates0.7% Canada, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, India, Singapore, USA, EU 5%* 11 K Sports Equipment 280.4% Japan, Norway, Singapore, Switzerland, Taiwan, USA 43.6%Hong Kong, EU5% 55 L Textiles & Clothing and Footwear %EU24.8% Canada, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, USA 5%* 5* M Toys 210.6%Hong Kong, Taiwan8.7%Canada, USA, EU5%* 13 N Vehicles and vehicle parts %Japan4.8%Canada, China, Hong Kong, Korea, Mexico, USA, EU 10%5%10%55

Effects on applied average protection in NAMA With SnDT Base tariffsDoha CutAll InitABCDEFGHIJKLMN Overview All countries High income countries Developing countries - no LDCs LDCs WTO Classification Developed WTO Developing WTO non LDCs Normal Developing WTO SVE WTO RAM WTO LDCs WTO

Conclusions Still some uncertainties Significant stakes SnDT existing but with limited effects Real cut for Emerging countries Gains from everyone, even outside the participants: Development dimension Real value of 0 for 0