On March 10th, 2020, the Friends of Multilateralism Group (FMG) has organized in Geneva a brainstorming on alternatives after the Appellate Body collapse. Participants discussed two issues, i.e. “potential alternatives for an appeal mechanism” and “the way forward to and beyond MC12 for a functional appeal syste”.
Participants include FMG and Friends of FMG (FFMG) members, Ms. Dorothy Ng’ambi TEMBO, Executive Director ad interim of the International Trade Centre (ITC), and ambassadors or deputies of seventeen delegations from both developed and developing countries.
Annex:
Brainstorming on Alternatives after the Appellate Body Collapse
FMG Brainstorming Series on WTO Reform
10:30-14:30, 10th March, 2020
International Trade Centre (ITC), Geneva, Switzerland
Agenda (Kindly note that Chatham House rule applies)
1、Welcome coffee and pastries (ITC)
10:00-10:30
2、Morning Session (ITC Rooms 5 and 6)
10:30 Welcoming remarks and introduction (5 minutes)
- Xiankun LU, Co-organizer of Friends of Multilateralism Group (FMG)
10:35 Welcoming remarks (5 minutes)
- Dorothy Ng’ambi TEMBO, Executive Director ad interim (ITC)
10:40 Keynote address (40 minutes):
Potential alternatives for an appeal mechanism
- Moderator: Hector TORRES, FMG
- Speakers:
- João Aguiar MACHADO, Ambassador of the EU
- Xiangchen ZHANG, Ambassador of China
11:20 Discussant (15 minutes)
- Gabrielle Marceau, Professor UNIGE, Senior counsellor WTO
11:35 Coffee break
11:50 Discussions
- Moderator: Hector TORRES, FMG
12:50 End of morning session
3、Lunch Session (Cafe Lemon, Rue du Vidolet 4)
13:00 Keynote address (30 minutes):
The way forward to and beyond MC12 for a functional appeal system
- Moderator: Patrick Low, FMG
- Speakers:
- Stephen DE BOER, Ambassador of Canada
- Sergio F. Toro Mendoza, Chargé d´Affairs of Chile
14:00 Discussant (10 minutes)
- Stuart Harbinson, FMG
14:10 Discussions
- Moderator: Patrick Low, FMG
14:30 Concluding remarks (3 minutes)
- Xiankun LU, Co-organizer of FMG
14:35 End
Recent Comments