WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/INF/65
19 August 2003
(03-4300)
NOTE BY THE SECRETARIAT
In accordance with the Guidelines for Arrangements on Relations With Non-Governmental
Organizations (WT/L/162) and as a follow-up to the Director-General's recent initiatives on greater
transparency and an enhanced dialogue with NGOs, the list of NGO Position Papers received by the
Secretariat is circulated for the information of Members.
Interested delegations that wish to consult these documents in more detail are requested to
contact Mrs. Susan Barbier, ext. 5677, in the External Relations Division.
The NGO Position Papers listed below were received before 18 August 2003.
Evian Group Eleventh Hour Appeal for Cancún
(English only – also available electronically)Evian Group - Switzerland
Expanding WTO Rules? Should there be WTO
rules on competition, investment, trade
facilitation and transparency in government
procurement
(English only)Federal Trust – United Kingdom
FTA Position on the 5th WTO Ministerial
Conference in Cancún(English only – also available electronically)Foreign Trade Association - Belgium
Position on the 5th WTO Ministerial Conference
in Cancún
(English and French – also available
electronically)French International Solidarity and
Environmental Protection Organizations - France
"The WTO Process" – The Road to Cancún(English only – also available electronically)Group of Fifteen, Federation of Chambers of
Commerce, Industry and Services - Egypt
Letter to Chair, Council for TRIPS and Paper"Further views on cross border compulsory
licensing"
(English only – also available electronically)International Chamber of Commerce - France
The Role of WTO in the Fight Against Poverty
(English only)International Protection - Austria
Urgent Recommendation Towards the WTO
Cancún Ministerial Conference and Beyond(English only – also available electronically)Nippon Keidanren - Japan
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