NOTIFICATION BASED ON ARTICLE 22.1 AND 22.2
OF THE TRADE FACILITATION AGREEMENT
COMMUNICATION
FROM THE UNITED STATES
The following communication, dated 12 August
2024, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of the United
States.
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The United States hereby makes the following
notifications in response to Article 22.1 and 22.2 of the Trade Facilitation
Agreement (_WT/L/931).
1 NOTIFIED UNDER ARTICLE 22.1:
1.1. Annex I contains the information
required pursuant to Article 22.1. It covers calendar year 2022, which is the
latest year for which full information is available. With respect to Article
22.1(c), relevant information is contained in US Agency for International
Development (USAID) Program Cycle, a framework which links the fundamental
components of USAID's programming, including: Country/Regional Strategic
Planning; Project Design and Implementation; Activity Design and
Implementation; Monitoring and Evaluation; and Collaborating, Learning and
Adapting. The Program Cycle is codified in the Automated Directive Systems
(ADS) Chapter 201, which is USAID's operational model for planning, delivering,
assessing and adapting development programming in a given region or country.
Additional details can be found on USAID's website under Strategy and Planning at:
https://www.usaid.gov/results-and-data/planning The ADS 201 can be found at: https://www.usaid.gov/ads/policy/200/201
1.2. Specific information regarding
Millennium Challenge Corporation partnerships can be found under specific
country links here: https://mcc.gov/where-we-work
2 NOTIFIED UNDER ARTICLE
22.2:
2.1. Information on the process and
mechanisms for requesting assistance and support for capacity building is as
follows: USAID is the lead agency for the United States in providing capacity
assistance and technical assistance. USAID maintains a comprehensive and
informative website about their ongoing work, types of assistance available,
mission statements, and contact information. Information about current programs
and missions, accessing such programs and missions, and mission directory with contact
points, and can be accessed at this webpage: https://www.usaid.gov/where-we-work
2.2. The national contact points for
the United States are:
Mr. Paul
Fekete
United States Agency for International
Development, Center for Economics and Market Development, Bureau for Inclusive
Growth, Partnerships, and Innovation (IPI)
E-Mail: ptf@usaid.gov
Ms.
Emanuela Montanari-Stephens
United States Trade
Representative
Director for Trade and
Development
Email:
Emanuela.Montanari-Stephens@ustr.eop.gov
annex 1
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Description of the technical and financial
assistance and capacity building
resources
|
Status and amount committed/
Disbursed (USD)
|
Beneficiary country/Region (where necessary)
|
The implementing
agency in the Member providing assistance
|
Procedures for disbursement of
the assistance
|
|
NCTF and private
sector engagement and capacity building
|
49,570
|
Afghanistan
|
USAID
|
ADS 201
|
|
NCTF and private
sector engagement and capacity building
|
2,031,733
|
Asia, regional
|
USAID
|
ADS 201
|
|
NCTF and private sector engagement and
capacity building
|
500,000
|
Azerbaijan
|
USAID
|
ADS 201
|
|
Border and related
agencies capacity building
|
50,629
|
Bilateral, unspecified
|
USAID
|
ADS 201
|
|
Border and related agencies capacity
building
|
5,991,807
|
Bilateral, unspecified
|
USAID
|
ADS 201
|
|
Border and related
agencies capacity building
|
27,616
|
Bilateral, unspecified
|
USAID
|
ADS 201
|
|
NCTF and private
sector engagement and capacity building
|
329,513
|
Bilateral, unspecified
|
USAID
|
ADS 201
|
|
Border and related
agencies capacity building
|
1,693,979
|
Bilateral, unspecified
|
USAID
|
ADS 201
|
|
NCTF and private sector engagement and
capacity building
|
321,082
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
USAID
|
ADS 201
|
|
Border and related
agencies capacity building
|
2,602,087
|
Central America, regional
|
USAID
|
ADS 201
|
|
Border and related
agencies capacity building
|
2,029,362
|
Central Asia, regional
|
USAID
|
ADS 201
|
|
NCTF and private sector engagement and
capacity building
|
214,783
|
Eastern Africa, regional
|
USAID
|
ADS 201
|
|
Border and related agencies capacity
building
|
3,638
|
Eastern Africa, regional
|
USAID
|
ADS 201
|
|
Border and related agencies capacity
building
|
4,068,852
|
El Salvador
|
USAID
|
ADS 201
|
|
NCTF and private sector engagement and
capacity building
|
1,199,494
|
El Salvador
|
USAID
|
ADS 201
|
|
Administrative procedures
|
161,091
|
Europe, regional
|
USAID
|
ADS 201
|
|
NCTF and private sector engagement and
capacity building
|
2,497,139
|
Guatemala
|
USAID
|
ADS 201
|
|
Border and related agencies capacity
building
|
3,999
|
Haiti
|
USAID
|
ADS 201
|
|
NCTF and private
sector engagement and capacity building
|
338,654
|
Haiti
|
USAID
|
ADS 201
|
|
Border and
related agencies capacity building
|
786,019
|
Indonesia
|
USAID
|
ADS 201
|
|
Border and
related agencies capacity building
|
498,270
|
Indonesia
|
USAID
|
ADS 201
|
|
*
|
758,557
|
Jordan
|
USAID
|
ADS 201
|
|
*
|
1,185,269
|
Myanmar
|
USAID
|
ADS 201
|
|
Administrative
procedures
|
190,552
|
Oceania, regional
|
USAID
|
ADS 201
|
|
Border and
related agencies capacity building
|
1,631,782
|
Pakistan
|
USAID
|
ADS 201
|
|
Border and
related agencies capacity building
|
21,629
|
Philippines
|
USAID
|
ADS 201
|
|
Publication and
trade promotion
|
92,787
|
Senegal
|
USAID
|
ADS 201
|
|
Publication and
trade promotion
|
2,235,688
|
South Africa
|
USAID
|
ADS 201
|
|
NCTF and private
sector engagement and capacity building
|
4,833,377
|
South of Sahara, regional
|
USAID
|
ADS 201
|
|
NCTF and private
sector engagement and capacity building
|
756,338
|
Southern Africa, regional
|
USAID
|
ADS 201
|
|
Publication and
trade promotion
|
80,930
|
Southern Africa, regional
|
USAID
|
ADS 201
|
|
Border and
related agencies capacity building
|
152,221
|
Turkmenistan
|
USAID
|
ADS 201
|
|
Administrative
procedures
|
1,565
|
Ukraine
|
USAID
|
ADS 201
|
|
Administrative
procedures
|
2,844,415
|
Ukraine
|
USAID
|
ADS 201
|
|
Border and
related agencies capacity building
|
250,163
|
Uzbekistan
|
USAID
|
ADS 201
|
|
Border and
related agencies capacity building
|
452
|
Uzbekistan
|
USAID
|
ADS 201
|
|
NCTF and private
sector engagement and capacity building
|
2,114,338
|
Viet Nam
|
USAID
|
ADS 201
|
|
Border and
related agencies capacity building
|
2,875,457
|
Viet Nam
|
USAID
|
ADS 201
|
|
NCTF and private
sector engagement and capacity building
|
266,408
|
Viet Nam
|
USAID
|
ADS 201
|
|
Border and
related agencies capacity building
|
6,295,778
|
Western Africa, regional
|
USAID
|
ADS 201
|
|
Publication and
trade promotion
|
993,835
|
Western Africa, regional
|
USAID
|
ADS 201
|
|
Publication and
trade promotion
|
713,822
|
Western Africa, regional
|
USAID
|
ADS 201
|
|
NCTF and private
sector engagement and capacity building
|
100,000
|
Asia, regional
|
TDA
|
ADS 201
|
|
Administrative
procedures
|
64,728
|
Asia, regional
|
TDA
|
ADS 201
|
|
Administrative
procedures
|
75,388
|
Far East Asia, regional
|
TDA
|
ADS 201
|
|
Administrative Procedures; Border and
related agencies capacity building; NCTF and private sector engagement and
capacity building
|
38,500,000
|
Global
|
USDA
|
|
Note: Calendar year 2022 OECD reported
information; and Agencies listed: Department of Energy (DOE); Department of
Homeland Security (DHS) (includes Customs and Border Protection); Department of
State (DOS); US Agency for International Development (AID); Millennium
Challenge Corporation (MCC); Department of Commerce (DOC); US African
Development Foundation (ADF); Trade and Development Agency (TDA).
* Indicates USAID
redacted this field in accordance with the exceptions outlined in the Foreign
Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016.
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