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FTAA.soc/13/Add.1
November 1, 2002
Original: English - Spanish
Translation: FTAA Secretariat
ANNEX A: THIRD OPEN AND PERMANENT INVITATION
FTAA – COMMITTEE OF GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES
ON THE
PARTICIPATION OF CIVIL SOCIETY
OPEN INVITATION TO CIVIL SOCIETY IN FTAA PARTICIPATING
COUNTRIES
- At their Sixth Meeting held in Buenos Aires, on April 7,
2001, the Ministers Responsible for Trade of the Hemisphere reaffirmed the
commitment to the principle of transparency in the FTAA process and recognized
the need for increasing participation of the different sectors of civil
society.
- The Ministers underscored the importance of the
Committee of Government Representatives on the Participation of Civil Society
as a mechanism for fulfilling the commitment to transparency and welcomed the
written report that presented the range of viewpoints received during the
previous stage of negotiations from individuals and organizations from the
Hemisphere. The Second Report of the Committee to the Ministers 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 Second Open Invitation to Civil
Society and thanks all those organizations and persons who took the time and
effort to contribute their views. These contributions were forwarded to the
corresponding FTAA entities (as listed in the attached Cover Sheet, Annex 1).
- In view of the Ministerial mandate issued to this
Committee to foster a process of increased and sustained participation of the
different sectors of civil society, as well as its interest in the continued
contribution by these sectors on issues of relevance to the FTAA, and taking
into account the availability of the draft FTAA Agreement on the FTAA website
(see above), the Committee extends, as of November 1, 2001, an open and
permanent invitation to Civil Society for the submission of written
contributions.
- Contributions may be submitted via email, 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 email or via electronic format (i.e., a 3.5”
diskette containing 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 submission must:
• Identify the submitter(s), specifying name(s) and
contact or sender information;
• Make reference to matters relating to the FTAA process
and/or the draft FTAA Agreement;
• Be in written form, in one of the official 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:
soc@ftaa-alca.com
Via Postal Mail:
c/o Secretaría del Área de Libre Comercio de Las Américas
(ALCA)
Apartado Postal 89-10044
Zona 9, Cuidad de Panamá
Republica de Panamá
Via Private Messenger/Courier Service:
c/o Secretaria del Área de Libre Comerció de Las Américas
(ALCA)
Hotel Caesar Park Panamá
Via Israel y Calle 77
San Francisco
Cuidad de Panamá
Republica de Panamá
Via Facsimile:
(507) 270-6993
Contributions will be welcomed on an ongoing basis. The
Committee will acknowledge receipt of the contributions and forward them to
the relevant FTAA Entity(ies). Based on the contributions received up to May
1, 2002 the Committee will prepare a report to the Ministers for their meeting
in Quito in October 2002.
FTAA - COMMITTEE OF GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES ON THE
PARTICIPATION
OF CIVIL
SOCIETY
COVER SHEET FOR OPEN INVITATION CONTRIBUTIONS
| Name(s) |
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| Organization(s) |
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| Address |
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| Telephone |
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Country |
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| Email |
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Fax |
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| Number of Pages |
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Language |
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| Contribution covers the following
country(ies) or region(s): |
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FTAA entities (Please check the FTAA Entity(ies) addressed in the
contribution)
| Negotiating Group on Agriculture |
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Committee of Government Representatives on
the Participation of Civil Society |
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| Negotiating Group on Competition Policy
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Joint Government-Private Sector Committee of
Experts on Electronic Commerce |
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| Negotiating Group on Dispute Settlement
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Consultative Group on Smaller Economies |
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| Negotiating Group on Government Procurement
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Technical Committee on Institutional Issues
(general and institutional aspects of the FTAA Agreement) |
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| Negotiating Group on Intellectual
Property Rights |
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FTAA Process (check if the
contribution is of relevance to all the entities) |
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| Negotiating Group on Investment
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| Negotiating Group on Market
Access |
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| Negotiating Group on Services |
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| Negotiating Group on Subsidies, Antidumping
and Countervailing Rights |
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| EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: (2 pages maximum) must accompany any
contribution with more than five pages. (Executive summaries of
contributions of more than five pages as well as contributions totaling less
than five pages are to be forwarded to FTAA Negotiating Groups and other
Entities according to the information provided above.) |
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