Dialogue on Plastic Pollution
and Environmentally Sustainable Plastics Trade (DPP)
CONVENING
NOTICE
The
following convening notice, dated 19 July 2024, is being circulated
at the request of the Dialogue Coordinators (Australia, Barbados, China,
Ecuador, Fiji and Morocco).
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1._
The DPP will hold
an informal meeting (Members only) in hybrid mode (Room S1 and Zoom) on Wednesday 24 July, from 10 am to 1 pm Geneva time
where coordinators will report back on the consultations on the "points of
focus" towards MC14 outcomes. All WTO Members are invited to attend the
meeting. Please see technical arrangements in Annex I.
2._
Draft agenda
1)_ Report by coordinators on
the consultations on the "points of focus" and next steps
2)_ Reactions and opportunity to
raise any remaining considerations
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Annex I –
Technical Arrangements
Please
note that the informal meeting will be held in
hybrid mode (Room S1 and via Zoom).
1 Remote participation
1.1 For Zoom meetings:
Delegates wishing
to participate virtually to the informal meeting via the Zoom platform,
including capital-based officials, must register using this link:
Join the Zoom Meeting:
https://worldtradeorganization.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAudO2vqDMiGdbndROAyxmrjIdk2m493eRQ
After registering, you will receive a
confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. If prompted for the following information when
accessing the meeting, please enter:
Meeting ID: 843 3476 8832
Passcode: 479451
1.2 Before the meeting:
We
are available 1/2 hour before the meeting to test your connection with you.
On behalf of the interpreters please follow these recommendations:
Ø_ Use a wired internet connection (or very stable WiFi).
Ø_ Use a computer/laptop, not a phone or tablet.
Ø_ When participating remotely, at first choice, use an external USB
tabletop microphone or a lapel microphone or second choice a USB Headset.
Ø_ Avoid using your computer's built-in microphone or cell-phone
earbuds.
Ø_ Always turn on your camera before speaking.
Ø_ Turn off all notifications.
This will ensure that everyone can hear and understand your message
fully.
1.3 During the meeting:
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If technical
difficulties result in delegates being unable to intervene virtually under a
given agenda item, the opportunity to take the floor will be given at an
appropriate juncture before the meeting ends. Should the technical problem
persist, delegates may contact the meeting coordinators (dpp@wto.org) during the
course of the meeting, to either send their statement for it to be read out
during the meeting, or to request that other attendees are to be informed about
their interest to intervene under the item discussed and the subsequent
circulation of their written statement.
2 Attendance in the
meeting room
The meeting will be in Room S1. The use of face masks is still
recommended in common areas and meeting rooms in safeguarding health for all.
3 Statements
To
facilitate interpretation, delegations are strongly encouraged to send their
written statements to the Secretariat (dpp@wto.org) before
the meeting starts. Statements will also be gratefully received during the
meeting (dpp@wto.org).
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