G20 Development Working Group Submissions
TRADE
Baseline Commitment
Implementation Notes
Action: Enhance Trade Capacity and Access to Markets (2010 MYAP)
42. "... progress towards duty-
free and quota-free (DFQF)
market access for the least
developed country (LDC)
products in line with Hong Kong
commitment..." (2010 MYAP).
43."...committed to at least
maintaining, beyond 2011, Aid
for Trade levels that reflect the
average of the last three years
(2006 to 2008)" (2010 MYAP).
The WTO continues to present updates on the state
of play on DFQF and rules of origin (ROO) to the
DWG. At present most developed G20 countries
provide at least 97% DFQF. Since the Hong Kong
Decision, China, India and Korea have adopted
DFQF market access schemes for LDCs products.
Given the relevance of AfT facilitation, it is important
that the monitoring of this G20 commitment on AfT
should continue, contextualizing the aid flows and
highlighting what makes Aft work.
Status
On-track:
Further work is
required within
the G20.
Timeline (T):
None specified.
On-track:
Further
monitoring is
required within
the G20.
Aft figures
for 2012 and
2013 will be
available in
2014 and 2015
respectively.
Upon the
availability of
the figures the
status of the
commitment can
be revised.
44. "...consider the outcome
of the Global Aid for Trade
Review of July 2011 and adjust
our Multi-Year Action Plan on
Development accordingly"
(2010 MYAP).
2011: Global Aid for Trade Review shows that AfT
has had a good impact on trade performance of
developing countries, especially LDCs. The focus
should now be on strengthening the effectiveness
and impact of interventions through better targeted
and harmonized international coordination.
T: beyond 2011
ā Completed:
No further DWG
action at this
stage
T: 2011
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