World Trade Organization WT/COMTD/SE/W/15 18 October 2005 (05-4771) Committee on Trade and Development Dedicated Session Original: English Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade: Designation of a Regional Body Communication from Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Fiji, Grenada, Jamaica, Mauritius, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Vincent and the Grenadines The following communication, dated 13 October 2005, is being circulated at the request of the above delegations. ______________ This Paper sets out some proposals to address certain specific concerns of the cosponsors as it relates to the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade. The multilateral trading system needs to identify and implement responses to the issues identified in this submission to overcome the inherent economic disadvantages faced by these small, vulnerable economies. Introduction As small, vulnerable economies (SVEs),