Review of the IDB and IDB Related Technical Assistance Activities - Note by the Secretariat

World Trade Organization G/MA/IDB/W/5/Rev.1 2 May 2000 (00-1779) Committee on Market Access REVIEW OF THE IDB AND IDB RELATED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES Note by the Secretariat As agreed by the Committee on Market Access at its last formal meeting of 23 March 2000, an update of G/MA/IDB/W/5 reflecting the situation as of 14 April 2000 has been prepared by the Secretariat and is contained in the present document. In relation to document G/MA/IDB/W/5, the present document includes two additional tables (2a and 2b) that give an overview of the status of IDB submissions for each year grouped by quarter. Please also note that the section on 'Data quality' (paragraphs 9 and 10 of G/MA/IDB/W/5) has not been included in the present document as it is subject to further review and revision. A. INTRODUCTION 1. The purpose of this note is to provide factual information to assist Members in their review of the operation of the Integrated Data Base (I