| 日期： | 2021/12/10 |
|---|---|
| 作者： | The Coordinator |
| 文件編號： | INF/IFD/R/27 |
| 附件下載： | INFIFDR27.pdf |
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WTO Structured Discussions On
_Investment Facilitation For Development
negotiating Meeting held on 4 AND 5 octobEr 2021
Summary of discussions by the Coordinator[1]
An open-ended negotiating
meeting of the Structured Discussions on Investment Facilitation for
Development, coordinated by Ambassador Mathias Francke (Chile), was held on 4
and 5 October 2021. As indicated in the annotated agenda circulated to all WTO
Members ahead of the meeting[2],
the objectives of the meeting were: (a) to continue the review of Section III
('Streamlining and Speeding Up Administrative Procedures') of the 'Easter Text
(Rev.1)'[3] as
a whole; (b) to discuss Section V ('Special and Differential Treatment for
Developing and Least-Developed Country Members'); (c) to review provisions 21
on 'Focal Points' and 22 on 'Domestic Regulatory Coherence', and discuss
provision 24 on 'Cross-border Co-operation on Investment Facilitation'; (d) to
discuss Section IV BIS ('Home State Obligations'); (e) to discuss
Section III TER ('Transfers and Payments'); and (f) to hold a conceptual
discussion on the integration of the future IFD Agreement into the WTO legal
structure. In addition, a text proposal on 'Non-Discrimination' was presented
by a Member.[4]
[1] This summary, prepared and circulated under the Coordinator's
responsibility, provides a non-exhaustive, illustrative review of the issues
addressed by Members at the meeting.
[2] Document INF/IFD/W/38 dated 30
September 2021.
[3] Document INF/IFD/RD/74/Rev.1 dated 23 July 2021.
[4] Document INF/IFD/RD/85 dated 30 September 2021.
