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FTAA - COMMITTEE OF GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES ON THE
PARTICIPATION OF
OPEN AND ONGOING INVITATION TO CIVIL SOCIETY IN FTAA
PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES In view of the Quito Ministerial mandate issued to the
Committee of Government Representatives on the Participation of Civil Society
to continue to forward contributions to the FTAA entities received from civil
society, the Committee reiterates, as of December 3, 2002, an open invitation
to Civil Society to continue presenting written contributions. At their Seventh Meeting held in Quito, on November 1,
2002, the Ministers Responsible for Trade of the Hemisphere reaffirmed the
commitment to the principle of transparency in the FTAA process and recognized
the need to enhance and sustain participation of the different sectors of
civil society in the hemispheric initiative. The Ministers considered the importance of the Committee as
a mechanism for fulfilling their commitment to transparency and welcomed the
Third Report of the Committee, which described the activities of the Committee
as well as the range of contributions received during the previous stage of
negotiations. The Third Report of the Committee may be found on the FTAA web
site (http://www.ftaa-alca.org). The Committee acknowledges the receipt of the contributions
submitted in response to its Open Invitation to Civil Society and thanks all
those who took the time and effort to contribute their views. These
contributions were forwarded within days of being received and translated to
the corresponding FTAA entities (as listed in the attached Cover Sheet). Contributions may be submitted via e-mail, mail, fax, or
courier. In the interest of facilitating translation into the working
languages, distribution throughout the countries of the hemisphere, and
analysis by the relevant national negotiators, it is highly recommended that
contributions be submitted via e-mail or via electronic format (i.e., a 3.5”
diskette containing the submission) sent to the corresponding address.
Contributions submitted via other means will be given equal consideration and
every effort will be made to process the transmission of these documents
expeditiously. In order to be considered, each written submission must:
Identify the respondent(s), specifying
name(s) and contact or sender information; Make reference to matters relating to the
FTAA process and/or second draft FTAA Agreement; Be in written form, in one of the FTAA
languages (Spanish, English, French, Portuguese); Be accompanied by the cover sheet which is
attached to this document (also available on the FTAA web site
http://www.ftaa-alca.org),
with an indication of the FTAA entity(ies) to which the contribution
pertains; If the submission is longer than five
pages, include an executive summary, no longer than two pages, which
summarizes and identifies the issues considered in the document. (The FTAA
Secretariat will translate executive summaries and contributions if less
than five pages. Contributions longer than five pages will only be available
to FTAA Entities in the original language of the submission.); Be sent directly to the Chair of the Committee of Government Representatives on the Participation of Civil Society, at one of the following addresses: Via Electronic Mail: Via Postal Mail: Via Private Messenger/Courier Service: Via Fax:
SOCIETY COVER SHEET FOR OPEN INVITATION CONTRIBUTIONS
Please note: information provided within the contribution, including the cover page, (except for address, email, telephone and fax numbers) will be made public via the FTAA website and/or other FTAA documents.
FTAA entities (Please check the FTAA Entity(ies) addressed in the contribution)
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