Chairman's Progress Report (2000) on Trade Facilitation
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World Trade
Organization G/L/425
5 December 2000 (00-5262)
COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN GOODS
Chairman’s progress report (2000) on trade facilitation
Introduction
Paragraph 21 of the Singapore Ministerial Declaration (WT/MIN/(96)/DEC) directs the Council for Trade in Goods
"to undertake exploratory and analytical work, drawing on the work of other relevant organizations, on the simplification of trade procedures in order to assess the scope for WTO rules in this area."
In continuation of its work on trade facilitation, the Council for Trade in Goods held three informal meetings (on 7 June, 13 July, and 26
October) in 2000.
Members invited the Secretariats of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the International Trade Centre (ITC), the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), and the World Customs Organization (WCO) to attend the informal meetings.
A total of sixteen