| The International Forum on Trade Facilitation (IFTF), Hall XX | ||||
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Wednesday 14 May 2003 |
Time |
Thursday 15 May 2003 |
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Day one |
Day two |
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| 8:30 | Registration/Coffee | 8:30 | Coffee | |
| 8:30 | Seminar on the United Nations Electronic Trade Documents Project: Digital paper for trade on your desktop. | |||
| 9:30 | Opening session | 9:45 | Session III.
(organized in collaboration with ICC) Mechanisms of Cooperation: the role of the business community . |
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| 10:00 |
Session I.
How to achieve benefit for all from trade facilitation? |
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| 13:15 |
Lunch
14:00 - 16:00:
Workshop in Hall VII: |
13:15 |
Lunch
14:00 - 15:00: Presentation on the Perceptions and Priorities of selected developing countries on the inclusion of trade facilitation in the WTO negotiations, DFID, UK |
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| 15:00 - 18:00
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Session II. Trade facilitation policy and new security initiatives
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15:00
- 18:00 |
Open Regionalism The experience of the UN regional commissions and interregional cooperation.
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14:00 - 17:00 Technical
Workshop Technical issues in trade facilitation
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| The Way Forward and Conclusions | ||||
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Wednesday 14 May 2003 18:30 COCKTAIL RECEPTION at the Restaurant des D�l�gu�s, Palais des Nations , 8th floor. All participants are invited |