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Statement of Canada – General Council meeting – July 24-25, 2023

1. REPORT BY THE CHAIR OF THE TRADE NEGOTIATIONS COMMITTEE AND REPORT BY THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL
2. THIRTEENTH SESSION OF THE MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE – ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
   1. ELECTION OF OFFICERS
   2. ATTENDANCE OF OBSERVERS
   3. ATTENDANCE OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
3. FOLLOW-UP TO OUTCOMES OF MINISTERIAL CONFERENCES
   1. MC12 - WTO REFORM
      1. (I) REPORT BY THE CHAIRPERSON[1]
      2. (II) PROPOSED REVISIONS TO WT/L/452 "PROCEDURES FOR THE CIRCULATION AND DERESTICTION OF WTO DOCUMENTS” – COMMUNICATION FROM AUSTRALIA; CANADA; COLOMBIA; COSTA RICA; EUROPEAN UNION; NEW ZEALAND; SWITZERLAND; SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU; AND THE UNITED KINGDOM (WT/GC/W/897)

• A number of members have reviewed the decision taken in 2002 on the derestriction of documents and have put together a series of modest proposals intended to enhance transparency and accessibility of information.
• In general, the WTO is much less transparent as compared to other international organizations and we believe that there is room for us to improve.
• What we have proposed are a series of tweaks to the 2002 decision, which would build on, and enhance, the transparency of documents while retaining the right of any Member to keep its own communications restrictions when necessary. It also adds guidance on the WTO website.
• In closing, we welcome engagement by members, and we hope that the General Council can agree to make these changes and adopt the resulting revised decision.

• 1. (III) A DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVE ON INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS OF THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION – COMMUNICATION FROM THE AFRICAN GROUP (WT/GC/W/895)
  2. (IV) WTO MINISTERIAL CONFERENCES – COMMUNICATION FROM BRAZIL ()
  3. (V) MAXIMISING THE VALUE OF WTO MINISTERIAL CONFERENCES – COMMUNICATION FROM AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CHINA; JAPAN; NEW ZEALAND; NORWAY; AND THAILAND ()
  4. (VI) 30 FOR 30 SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVING THE FUNCTIONING IN THE WTO – REQUEST FROM INDIA ()
  5. (VII) SMALL STEPS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE – COMMUNICATION FROM AUSTRALIA; CHINA; AND THAILAND ()
  6. (VIII) REINFORCING THE DELIBERATIVE FUNCTION OF THE WTO TO RESPOND TO GLOBAL TRADE POLICY CHALLENGES – COMMUNICATION FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION ()
  7. (IX) DISPUTE SETTLEMENT REFORM – COMMUNICATION FROM THE AFRICAN GROUP ()

• Thank you Chair. MC13 is fast approaching and as many have noted, it is time for us to kick in to gear to ensure a well organised, less drama-filled and most importantly, successful Ministerial meeting.
• In that regard, Canada supports the pathway and stations that you put forward on the way to a successful Abu Dhabi.
• On the deliberative topics, we support the intervention from Australia - and agree that there is room for three or four topics. The ones outlined by Australia, trade and climate, trade and inclusion, trade and industrial policy and the broader question of subsidies.
• We would also welcome the concept notes that you made reference to as soon as is possible.
• Allow me Chair to make a few comments on the issue of WTO dispute settlement and the important goal of returning to a fully functioning system.
• We fully agree with what many members have noted - the work on DS reform and indeed all work at the WTO must be done in a way that is inclusive, transparent and that enables the full, effective and equal participation of all Members. We also strongly believe that there is more than one way to achieve this goal and that we must be flexible and pragmatic if we want to maximize progress in the months ahead.
• The manner in which the conversations have unfolded is a good example of this. The last few months have seen intense and meaningful discussion on this issue that is of primary importance to all members.
• The discussions have been open to all and we have seen active, constructive participation from a wide range of members, including from many developing countries. We have met in a variety of configurations - the idea being that exchanges of views should take place in whichever format is most useful at a given point in time and on a given issue. When small group meetings took place, reports were circulated to provide further transparency. Marco Molina and several other members have consistently reached out to delegations to provide the opportunity to be debriefed on any meeting that may have been missed or which there is additional interest.
• Canada itself has done this and have also organised meetings with delegations on issues such as accessibility to try to advance this issue in a constructive and productive manner.
• The fact that these discussions took place in an informal setting has been, in our opinion, a key ingredient of the progress that we are seeing. It allows us to meet as often as is required. It allows us to be candid and speak more freely. This in our opinion is the best way to come to a shared understanding on what a reformed dispute settlement system should look like and will allow for more constructive work towards our MC12 commitment.
• The time may indeed come when formalisation could be the next “station” in our journey towards a fully functioning dispute system, but modifying the format of our discussions now risks jeopardising the momentum that we have worked so hard to build and that we must sustain if we want to deliver on next steps.
  1. B. MC12 - WORK PROGRAMME ON ELECTRONIC COMMERCE
     1. (I) REVIEW OF PROGRESS
     2. (II) REINVIGORATION OF WORK PROGRAMME ON ELECTRONIC COMMERCE AND MORATORIUM ON IMPOSING CUSTOMS DUTIES ON ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSIONS – REQUEST FROM INDIA AND SOUTH AFRICA
     3. (III) REINVIGORATING THE WORK UNDER THE 1998 WORK PROGRAMME ON ELECTRONIC COMMERCE: A DEVELOPMENT APPROACH TO THE WORK PROGRAMME ON E-COMMERCE – COMMUNICATION FROM THE AFRICAN GROUP (WT/GC/W/875/REV.1)
• We thank you the Facilitator for their report and dedicated work on these important issues being dealt with under the Work Programme on E-Commerce. With their leadership, we have fully reinvigorated the Work Programme.
• Canada is pleased with the level of engagement on the last dedicated session, which focused on the moratorium. Building on the communication (WT/GC/W/889) from Canada and other co-sponsors, many delegations reiterated the longstanding benefits of not imposing customs duties, including for developing Members and particularly for MSMEs and consumers, and supported the extension of the moratorium.
• As indicated before, we remain open to engage in further discussion ahead of MC13, and we note the strong interest expressed to hear more from the private sector and academics, and we believe this would help moving the discussion forward.
• Canada also acknowledged that further exchange on the broader e-commerce-related development issues, including bridging the digital divide is needed under the work programme. In that regard, we welcome the revised document by the African Group as we move forward towards MC13, and members can count on our continued constructive engagement.
  1. C. MC12 - PARAGRAPH 8 OF THE MINISTERIAL DECISION ON THE TRIPS AGREEMENT – DURATION OF EXTENDED DEADLINE^[2]
  2. D. MC12 - PARAGRAPH 24 OF THE MINISTERIAL DECLARATION ON THE WTO RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND PREPAREDNESS FOR FUTURE PANDEMICS^[3] – STATEMENT BY THE CHAIRPERSON
  3. E. BUENOS AIRES (MC11), NAIROBI (MC10) AND BALI (MC9)
• 4. WORK PROGRAMME ON SMALL ECONOMIES – REPORT BY THE CHAIR OF THE DEDICATED SESSION OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT
• 5. COMMITTEE ON BUDGET, FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION – REPORTS ON MEETINGS OF MARCH AND MAY 2023 (, WT/BFA/212)
• 6. TRADE RELATED CHALLENGES OF THE LEAST-DEVELOPED COUNTRIES AND WAY FORWARD: PROPOSAL FOR WTO SMOOTH TRANSITION MEASURES IN FAVOUR OF COUNTRIES GRADUATED FROM THE LDC CATEGORY – COMMUNICATION FROM DJIBOUTI ON BEHALF OF THE LDC GROUP ()
• 7. FOOD SECURITY THROUGH AGRICULTURAL REFORM: TOWARDS AGRICULTURE OUTCOMES AT THE 13TH MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE - COMMUNICATION FROM ARGENTINA; THE PLURINATIONAL STATE OF BOLIVIA; BRAZIL; CHILE; COLOMBIA; COSTA RICA; ECUADOR; EL SALVADOR; GUATEMALA; HONDURAS; PANAMA; PARAGUAY; PERU; THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; AND URUGUAY ()
  • Thank you Chair. We thank the co-sponsors of this paper for the submission and agree that the continuation of the reform of agriculture trade under Article 20 of the Agreement on Agriculture is critical.
  • We believe that a meaningful, liberalizing outcome on agriculture would be the most significant contribution that this organization could make to effectively address global food insecurity and increase agriculture sustainability and resiliency. 
  • Canada stands ready to work with the co-sponsors of this communication, and with the broader Membership to make progress in this regard.
  • Chair, there is a closely related issue that Canada feels compelled to raise:
  • The Black Sea Grain initiative has been a lifeline for food security in the Black Sea and globally. Under the initiative more than 32 million metric tons of grains and oilseeds from Ukraine have been exported to global markets, helping to drive down and stabilise global prices. 
  • The decision of the Russian Federation to withdraw its participation in the Initiative will lead to an increase of global food prices, impacting first and foremost emerging economies dependent on food imports. 
  • And now, Russia’s repeated attacks on food export and storage infrastructures further exacerbates this grave situation.
  • We commend the efforts of Türkiye to facilitate negotiations with Russia in good faith and call on the Russian Federation to immediately renew its participation in the agreement to avoid any further shocks to global food systems already strained by its war of aggression against Ukraine which we continue to condemn unequivocally. 
• 8. PRINCIPLES GUIDING THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF TRADE-RELATED ENVIRONMENTAL MEASURES – COMMUNICATION FROM THE AFRICAN GROUP (WT/GC/W/894)
  • Canada thanks the African Group for its active engagement in the environmental area.
  • This is an important discussion that merits substantive engagement by technical experts. We look forward to discussion of this proposal in the CTE.
• 9. POLICY SPACE FOR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT - A CASE FOR REBALANCING TRADE RULES TO PROMOTE INDUSTRIALISATION AND TO ADDRESS EMERGING CHALLENGES SUCH AS CLIMATE CHANGE, CONCENTRATION OF PRODUCTION AND DIGITAL INDUSTRIALISATION – COMMUNICATION FROM THE AFRICAN GROUP ()
  1. A CASE FOR REBALANCING THE AGREEMENT ON SUBSIDIES AND COUNTERVAILING MEASURES (ASCM) – POLICY SPACE TO PROMOTE INDUSTRIALISATION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES – COMMUNICATION FROM THE AFRICAN GROUP ()
  2. THE ROLE OF TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY IN RESILIENCE BUILDING: REINVIGORATING THE DISCUSSIONS IN THE WTO ON TRADE AND TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY – COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE AFRICAN GROUP (, , , , , )
  3. A CASE FOR REBALANCING THE AGREEMENT ON TRADE-RELATED INVESTMENT MEASURES (TRIMS) – POLICY SPACE TO PROMOTE INDUSTRIALISATION AND STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (WT/GC/W/896)
• 10. STRENGTHENING THE RESILIENCE AND STABILITY OF GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL AND SUPPLY CHAINS – COMMUNICATION FROM CHINA ()
• 11. BRIEFING ON THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE ACCESSION OF COMOROS - REQUEST FROM MOROCCO
• 12. BRIEFING ON THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE ACCESSION OF TIMOR-LESTE – REQUEST FROM PORTUGAL
• 13. WAIVERS UNDER ARTICLE IX OF THE WTO AGREEMENT^[4]
  1. REVIEW OF WAIVERS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE IX:4 OF THE WTO AGREEMENT
     1. (I) MINISTERIAL DECISION ON THE TRIPS AGREEMENT ()
     2. (II) LEAST-DEVELOPED COUNTRY MEMBERS – OBLIGATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 70.8 AND ARTICLE 70.9 OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT WITH RESPECT TO PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS, GRANTED ON 30 NOVEMBER 2015 UNTIL 1 JANUARY 2033 ()
     3. (III) KIMBERLEY PROCESS CERTIFICATION SCHEME FOR ROUGH DIAMONDS, GRANTED ON 26 JULY 2018 THROUGH 31 DECEMBER 2024 ()
     4. (IV) EUROPEAN UNION – APPLICATION OF AUTONOMOUS PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT TO THE WESTERN BALKANS – GRANTED ON 28 JULY 2021 UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 2026 (, )
• 14. WTO PENSION PLAN
  1. ELECTION OF MEMBERS AND ALTERNATES ()
  2. ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 DECEMBER 2022 (wt/bfa/w/636 - wt/l/1167)
  3. REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT EXTERNAL AUDITOR ON THE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION PENSION PLAN (WTOPP) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 (WT/BFA/W/637 - WT/L/1168)