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2005/FTA-RTA/WKSP/001
Agenda
Submitted by: Viet Nam
/ Workshop on Identifying and Addressing Possible Impacts of RTAs/FTAs Development on APEC Developing Member EconomiesHanoi, Viet Nam
28-30 June 2005
As of 27 June 2005
AGENDA FOR
INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON IDENTIFYING AND ADDRESSING POSSIBLE IMPACTS OF RTAs/FTAs DEVELOPMENT ON APEC DEVELOPING MEMBER ECONOMIES
(28 - 30, June 2005
Sofitel Plaza Hotel, Hanoi, Viet Nam)
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Day 1: 28 June 2005
Morning session
08:30 - 09:00: Registration of participants
09:00 - 09:15: Welcoming remarks by Mr. TRAN Quoc Khanh, Director General, Multilateral Trade Policy Deparment, Ministry of Trade of Viet Nam (Doc. number: 002)
09:15 - 10:20: Rule of origin in RTAs/FTAs. Lessons learned for developing countries (Doc. number: 003)
10:25 - 10:45: Qs & As Session.
Speaker: Ms. Kati SUOMINEN
Consultant, Inter-American Development Bank
Moderator: Mr. TRAN Quoc Khanh, Director General, Multilateral Trade Policy Deparment, Ministry of Trade.
10:45 - 11:00: Coffee break
11:00 - 11:40: Report from APEC member economy: Peru I
(Doc. number: 010a)
11:45 - 12:05: Report from APEC member economy: Mexico
(Doc. number: 005)
12:10 - 12:25: Qs and As Session
12:30 - 14:30: Lunch break
Afternoon session
14:30 - 15:30: Brief introduction on the recent development of RTAs/FTAs in the world. The relationship between Preferential Trading Agreements and the Multilateral Trading System. WTO obligation and outward orientation of RTAs/FTAs;
Advantages and disadvantages of the multilateralism and regionalism and the way ahead of the regionalism. State of Play on the RTAs/FTAs in the Asia-Pacific region.
(Doc. number: 006)
15:35 - 15: 55: Qs & As Session
Speaker: Prof. Robert Scollay, Coordinator of the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC); Associate Professor of the APEC Study Centre at the University of Auckland
Moderator: Ms. Kati SUOMINEN
Consultant, Inter-American Development Bank
16:00 - 16:15: Coffee break
16:20 - 17:00: Achieving Sustainable Growth Through Liberalized Trade and High-Quality Regional Trade Arrangements and Free Trade Agreements.
17:00 - 17:15: Qs and As Session
Speaker: Mr. Jeffrey Hardee, Vice President and Regional Director for Asia Pacific, Business Software Alliance (Doc. number: 007)
Moderator: Ms. Kati SUOMINEN
Consultant, Inter-American Development Bank
End of day 1
Evening Activities
19:30 - 22:00 Welcoming dinner, hosted by Mrs. TRAN Thi Thu Hang, Viet Nam Senior Official for APEC, Deputy Director General, Multilateral Trade Policy Department, Ministry of Trade.
Venue: Dinh Lang Restaurant, No.1 Le Thai To Street, Hoan Kiem, Ha Noi. All speakers and participants are welcome to attend. Transportation will be available at 19h15 at the front door of the Sofitel Plaza Hotel. Dress code: smart casual.
Day 2: 29 June 2005
Morning session
09:00 - 10:00: Liberalization of services and investment under RTAs/FTAs. Lessons learned for developing countries (Doc. number: 008)
10:00 - 10:15: Qs & As Session
Speaker: Ms. Jane Drake-Brockman
Managing Director, Trade and Environment Solutions
Executive Director, Australian Services Roundtable
Moderator: Prof. Robert Scollay (PECC)
10:20 - 10:35: Coffee break
10:40 - 11:15: General presentation on possible impacts of RTAs/FTAs on the economy of developing countries and new issues for the trade policy of developing countries;
Briefing on internal preparation for RTAs/FTAs negotiations, the case of developing countries (what need to be prepared and how to well prepare needed issues). Developing countries’ structural adjustment of internal policy for RTAs/FTAs implementations (Doc. number: 009)
11:20 - 11:25: Qs & As Session.
Speaker: Ms. Kati SUOMINEN
Consultant, Inter-American Development Bank
Moderator: Mr Pio Tabaiwalu, Senior Trade Policy Adviser
Pacific Island Forum Secretariat (PIF)
11:30 - 11:45: Report from APEC member economy: Thailand;
(Doc. number: 004)
11:50 - 12:05: Report from APEC member economy: Peru II;
(Doc. number: 010b)
12:15 - 12:30: Qs & As Session
12:30 - 14:30: Lunch break
Afternoon session
14:30 - 15:15: An overview of main characteristics of FTAs/RTAs subscribed by APEC member economies, including main areas covered by FTAs/RTAs in the APEC region, market access for goods and services under these RTAs/FTAs etc. APEC future perspectives on RTAs/FTAs
Implication of RTAs/FTAs on an APEC developing economy: The case of Chile. (Doc. number: 011)
15:20 - 15:35: Qs & As Session
Speaker: Ms. Alicia FROHMAN, Chief of the FTAAs and North America Department, Head of the North America Department, Chile
Moderator: Prof. Robert Scollay (PECC)
15:40 - 15:55: Coffee break
16:00 - 16:35: General and illustrative presentation on (i) Rules under RTAs/FTAs: How far do they deviate from WTO rules: Scope, anti-dumping, safeguard, treatment of TRQ; (ii) Issues not covered under the Doha Development Agenda: competition policy, government procurement, IPR and (iii) Treatment of sensitive issues in RTAs/FTAs negotiations and case studies;
(Doc. number: 012)
Speaker: Prof. Robert Scollay (PECC)
Moderator: Ms. Kati SUOMINEN
Consultant, Inter-American Development Bank
16:40 - 17:00: Qs & As Session
17:05 - 17:15: Report from APEC member economy: Korea
(Doc. number: 013)
17:20 - 17:30: Qs & As Session
End of day 2
Evening: (To be advised)
Day 3: 30 June 2005
Morning session
09:00 - 10:00: REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS AMONG DEVELOPING ECONOMIES. The case of The Pacific Island Countries
Measuring implications of RTAs/FTAs on developing economies in theoretical and practical aspects: proposed measures to address these implicationson developing countries. (Doc. number: 014a and 014 b)
10:00 - 10:20: Qs & As Session
Speaker: Mr Pio Tabaiwalu, Senior Trade Policy Adviser
Pacific Island Forum Secretariat (PIF)
Moderator: Mrs. TRAN Thi Thu Hang, Viet Nam Senior Official for APEC, Deputy Director General, Multilateral Trade Policy Deparment, Ministry of Trade of Viet Nam
10:20 - 10:35: Coffee break
10:35 – 10:55: Report from APEC member economy: Malaysia
(Doc. number: 015)
11:00 – 11:20: Report from APEC member economy: Chile
(Doc. number: 016)
11:20 – 11:40: Report from APEC member economy: Russia
(Doc. number: 017)
11:40 – 11:55: Qs & As Session
12:00 – 14:00: Lunch break
Afternoon session
14:00 – 15:00: General Introduction of Viet Nam’s RTA/FTA Participation and Possible Trade Policy Recommendations
(Doc. number: 018)
15:00 – 15:15: Qs & As Session
Speaker: Dr. LE Quang Lan (Viet Nam)
Moderator: Mr. Robert Scollay (PECC)
15:15-15:30: Report from APEC member economy: the Philippines
(Doc. number: 019)
15:30 – 15:45 Report from APEC member economy: China
(Doc. number: 020)
15:45 – 16:00: Report from APEC member economy: Indonesia
(Doc. number: 021)
16:00 – 16:15: Qs & As Session
16:15 – 16:30: Closing remarks by Mrs. TRAN Thi Thu Hang, Viet Nam Senior Official for APEC.
End of day 3
Evening: Free