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FTAA.soc/thm/a/02/Rev.1
September 12, 2003

Original: Spanish
Translation: non FTAA Secretariat
 

FTAA - COMMITTEE OF GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES ON THE PARTICIPATION OF CIVIL SOCIETY

SECOND THEMATIC MEETING WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF HEMISPHERIC CIVIL SOCIETY

Santiago, 23 September 2003

In fulfillment of the recent mandates of the FTAA Trade Negotiations Committee (TNC) at the meeting held in Puebla, Mexico, from 8 to 10 April 2003, and of the resolutions adopted at the Twenty-first Meeting of the Committee of Government Representatives on the Participation of Civil Society, Chile makes the following proposal for holding a Thematic Meeting in Santiago.

Objectives

  • For members of the Negotiating Group on Services to report to civil society of the FTAA member countries in greater depth on the content of the FTAA negotiations on services, emphasizing the most important issues and the way the different topics are addressed.

  • For different sectors of civil society (services providers, workers, business people, NGOs, academics, among others) to be able to convey to the negotiators their observations and concerns regarding the negotiations on services at the FTAA.

  • To encourage dialogue between government negotiators and civil society, and to study future forms of participation.

    • Topic
    The negotiations on services in the FTAA

    Date
    23 September 2003

    Venue
         Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Santiago, Chile

    Participants
    The Thematic Meeting is aimed at civil society representatives, especially those interested in the issue of services, from countries participating in the FTAA negotiations and will provide opportunities for exchanges with members of the Negotiating Group on Services and members of the Committee of Government Representatives on the Participation of Civil Society. The meeting will also receive support from the Tripartite Committee (OAS, IDB, ECLAC).

    Registration
    With the Governmental Contact Points (    http://www.ftaa-alca.org/contacts/contpts_e.asp) and/or with the FTAA Administrative Secretariat (conference@ftaa-alca.com)

    Deadline for participant registration: 12 September 2003

    AGENDA

    INAUGURATION AND PRESENTATION: THE FTAA TODAY AND CIVIL SOCIETY

    • Chair of the Committee of Government Representatives on the Participation of Civil Society, Mr. Luis Fernando Peredo

    • Executive Secretary of ECLAC, Mr. José Antonio Ocampo

    • Director General of International Economic Affairs for Chile, Mr. Osvaldo Rosales

    • Civil Society Representative

    NEGOTIATIONS ON SERVICES IN THE FTAA: What is it all about?
    (including market access approaches, core provisions, scope, transparency)

    Chair, Negotiating Group on Services
    Civil Society Representative
    Debate

    SPECIFIC ISSUES RELATED TO SERVICES

    Telecommunications
         Presentation by government representative
    Comments by civil society representative
    Debate

    Professional Services
         Presentation by government representative
    Comments by civil society representative
    Debate

    Cultural Industries
    Presentation by government representative
    Comments by civil society representative
    Debate

    Other sectors of interest to civil society

     

    PARTICIPATION OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN THE FTAA

    ROUNDTABLE (moderated by: Chair of the Committee of Government Representatives on the Participation of Civil Society)
    National experiences regarding outreach to civil society for services negotiations. Successful experiences and the participation of civil society in the future FTAA Agreement. How to strengthen the FTAA construction process and make it more transparent

    Final comments
     
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