PHA-Exchange> FW: Civil Society Registration Procedure for WTO Hong Kong Ministerial

[Davinia Ovett]

Dear Colleagues,

For those of you that may be interested in attending the World Trade
Organization Hong Kong Ministerial in December 2005, I am forwarding you an
email about accreditation. 

Best wishes,

Davinia

Davinia Ovett
Programme Officer
3D -> Trade - Human Rights - Equitable Economy
15, Rue des Savoises
CH-1205 Genève
Switzerland
Tel: +41 22 320 21 21
Fax: +41 22 320 69 48
Email: dovett at 3dthree.org
Website: www.3dthree.org
 

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Dear all, 

The Registration Procedure for NGOs for the Hong Kong Ministerial was
confirmed at the May General Council. The registration will take place
over the internet at www.wto.org starting TOMORROW WEDNESDAY 1st JUNE.
If you are unable to access the internet you can contact the Secretariat
and follow the old procedures.

The online procedure is as follows:

1. 1st JUNE - 29th JULY by Midnight GMT: Accreditation of Organisation -
organisations can be accredited if they fit the description in Article
5.2 of the Marrakech Agreement Establishing the WTO: "NGOs concerned
with matters related to those of the WTO." If your organisation has
already been accredited for 2 previous Ministerials (does not have to be
consecutive Ministerials) you can get fast-track accreditation which
means you don't have to provide information proving your organisation is
concerned with WTO issues. If not, you have to provide the information
specified to get accreditation.

If your accreditation is confirmed you will receive a password and ID

2. 31st AUGUST - 30th SEPTEMBER by Midnight GMT: Accreditation of
Individuals - if your organisation is successfully accredited you will
be able to register individuals. As yet there are no limits but the
Secretariat will review the number of individuals registered and will
decide how many they will allow for each organisation. You only need to
register those individuals who plan to work inside the conference centre
where the Ministerial will take place.

3. 31st October - you will receive confirmation of the number of
individuals that will be allowed to be registered plus information about
the Ministerial

The Secretariat will also prepare a list of all accredited NGOs and
provide to all WTO Members.

Hope that helps. All instructions will be available on the WTO website
from tomorrow.

Good luck
Carin

Carin Smaller
Project Officer, Trade Information Project
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, Geneva Office
15 rue des Savoises
Geneva 1205
ph:  +41 22 789 0734
fax: +41 22 789 0733
csmaller at iatp.org 
www.iatp.org
www.tradeobservatory.org