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1 UNITED NATIONS TD United Nations Conference on Trade and Development Distr: GENERAL 11 February 1998 ENGLISH ONLY TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD Sixteenth executive session Geneva, 16 February 1998 Item 4 of the provisional agenda PROGRESS REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF UNCTAD S PUBLICATIONS POLICY Annex: Documents and publications issued in 1997 GE

2 page 2 I. Reports of intergovernmental meetings TD/B/43/12(Vol II) TD/B/44/19(Vol.I) and (Vol.II) TD/B/EX(15)/9 Trade and Development Board Report of the Trade and Development Board: Summary of proceedings Report of the Trade and Development Board on its forty-fourth session, October 1997, Volume I and II Report of the Trade and Development Board on its fifteenth executive session, 27 June 1997 Commission on Trade in Goods and Services, and Commodities (and its Expert Meetings) TD/B/44/5-TD/B/COM.1/6 TD/B/COM.1/15 TD/B/COM.1/7- TD/B/COM.1/EM.1/3 TD/B/COM.1/8- TD/B/COM.1/EM.2/3 TD/B/COM.1/9- TD/B/COM.1/EM.3/3 TD/B/COM.1/10- TD/B/COM.1/EM.4/3 Report of the Commission on Trade in Goods and Services, and Commodities on its first session, 6-8 November 1996 and February 1997 Report of the Commission on Trade in Goods and Services, and Commodities on its second session, November 1997 Report of the Expert Meeting on Strengthening the Capacity and Expanding Exports of Developing Countries in the Services Sector : Health Services, June 1997 Report of the Expert Meeting on Vertical Diversification in the Food Processing Sector in Developing Countries, 1-3 September 1997 Report of the Expert Meeting on Positive Measures to Promote Sustainable Development, Particularly in Meeting the Objectives of Multilateral Environmental Agreements, 3-5 November 1997 Report of the Expert Meeting on Possible Trade and Investment Impacts of Environmental Management Standards, Particularly the ISO series, on Developing Countries, and Opportunities and Needs in this Context, October 1997 Commission on Investment, Technology and Related Financial Issues (and its Expert Meetings) TD/B/44/3-TD/B/COM.2/4 TD/B/44/14-TD/B/COM.2/7 Report of the Commission on Investment, Technology and Related Financial Issues on its first session, November 1996 and 7 February 1997 Report of the Commission on Investment, Technology and Related Financial Issues on its second session, 29 September - 3 October 1997

3 TD/B/EX(16)/Add.1 Page 3 TD/B/COM.2/5- Report of the Expert Meeting on Existing Agreements TD/B/COM.2/EM.1/3 on Investment and their Development Dimensions, May 1997 TD/B/COM.2/8- Report of the Expert Meeting on Investment TD/B/COM.2/EM.2/3 Promotion and Development Objectives, September 1997 TD/B/COM.2/EM/L.3 Draft report of the Expert Meeting on Competition Law and Policy, November 1997 Commission on Enterprise, Business Facilitation and Development (and its Expert Meetings) TD/B/44/2-TD/B/COM.3/4 TD/B/COM.3/L.4 and Add.1 TD/B/COM.3/5- TD/B/COM.3/EM.1/3 TD/B/COM.3/6- TD/B/COM.3/EM.2/3 Report of the Commission on Enterprise, Business Facilitation and Development on its first session, January 1997 Draft report of the Commission on Enterprise, Business Facilitation and Development on its second session, 1-5 December 1997 Report of the Expert Meeting on the Use of Information Technologies to Make Transit Arrangements more Effective, 5-7 May 1997 Report of the Expert Meeting on Government and Private Sector Roles and Interactions in SME Development, July 1997 TD/B/COM.3/7- Report of the Expert Meeting on Telecommunications, TD/B/COM.3/EM.3/3 Business Facilitation and Trade Efficiency, 8-10 September 1997 Others TD/B/EX(15)/6-TD/B/WP/101 Report of the Working Party on the Medium-Term Plan and the Programme Budget, January and June 1997 TD/B/WP/L.78 to L.80 TD/B/SEM.2/3 TD/B/44/3-TD/B/IGE.1/4 TD/B/44/7- TD/B/LDC/AC.1/11 Draft reports of the Working Party on the Medium- Term Plan and the Programme Budget, 6-8 October and 9 December 1997 Report of the Pilot Seminar on the Mobilization of the Private Sector in order to Encourage Foreign Investment Flows towards the Least Developed Countries, June 1997 Report of the Joint UNCTAD/IMO Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Maritime Liens and Mortgages and Related Subjects on its ninth session, 2-6 December 1996 Report of the Meeting of Governmental Experts from Land-locked and Transit Developing Countries and Representatives of Donor Countries and Financial and Development Institutions, June 1997 (New York)

4 page 4 TD/B/44/17 E/1997/31-E/CN.16/1997/9 Declaration adopted by the Seventh Annual Ministerial Meeting of the Least Developed Countries which met in New York on 30 September 1997 Report of the Commission on Science and Technology for Development on its third session, May 1997 II. Substantive reports submitted to intergovernmental meetings General Assembly A/52/279 A/52/329 A/52/402 A/S-19/4- E/1997/13- E/CN.17/1997/14 Sustainable development and international economic cooperation: Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the 1990s (Report of the Secretary-General to the General Assembly) Specific actions related to the particular needs and problems of landlocked developing countries (Note by the Secretary-General to the General Assembly) State of South-South cooperation (Report by the Secretary-General to the General Assembly) Trade and environmental matters (Note by the Secretary-General to the Special Session of the General Assembly to Review and Appraise the Implementation of Agenda 21, New York, June 1997) Trade and Development Board TD/B/EX(14)/2 TD/B/EX(14)/3 and Add.1 TD/B/EX(15)/2 TD/B/EX(15)/3 and Corr.1 TD/B/EX(15)/5 UNCTAD/TDR/17 (Overview) UNCTAD s cooperation with international organizations in the fields of trade and development Technical cooperation: (a) Strategy for UNCTAD; (b) Plan for technical cooperation; and working sheets Report of the Secretary-General of UNCTAD on the implementation of the proposals contained in Board agreed conclusions 436(XLIII) Development in Africa Non-governmental organizations participating in the activities of UNCTAD Report on documentation and publications Trade and Development Report 1997: Overview UNCTAD/TDR/17 Trade and Development Report 1997 (Sales No.: E.97.II.D.8)

5 TD/B/EX(16)/Add.1 Page 5 TD/B/44/6-UNCTAD/LDC/1997 The Least Developed Countries 1997 Report : (Overview) Overview TD/B/44/6-UNCTAD/LDC/1997 The Least Developed Countries 1997 Report (Sales No.: E.97.II.D.6) TD/B/44/9 TD/B/44/10 Specific action related to the particular needs and problems of land-locked developing countries Report on UNCTAD's assistance to the Palestinian people TD/B/44/11 plus Add.1 and Review of technical cooperation activities of Add.2 UNCTAD TD/B/44/12 TD/B/44/15 TD/B/WP/104 UNCTAD's contribution to the implementation of the United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990s : African economic performance, prospects and policy issues TDB High-level segment - Globalization, competition, competitiveness and development Plan for technical cooperation Commission on Trade in Goods and Services, and Commodities (and its Expert Meetings) TD/B/COM.1/12 TD/B/COM.1/13 TD/B/COM.1/14 Diversification in commodity-dependent countries: the role of governments, enterprises and institutions Ways and means for improving the opportunities for the expansion of exports of goods and services from developing countries The Post-Uruguay Round tariff environment for developing country exports, UNCTAD/WTO Joint Study TD/B/COM.1/EM.1/2 International trade in health services : Difficulties and opportunities for developing countries TD/B/COM.1/EM.2/2 UNCTAD/ITCD/COM/Misc.3 UNCTAD/ITCD/COM/Misc.4 UNCTAD/ITCD/COM/Misc.5 Opportunities for vertical diversification in the food processing sector in developing countries Trade opportunities for processed fish - prepared by Project Manager FAO/GLOBEFISH Trade opportunities in the international processed horticultural markets - prepared by a consultant Trade opportunities for processed meat - prepared by a consultant UNCTAD/ITCD/COM/Misc.6 Trade opportunities in the world beverages sector - prepared by LMC International Ltd., Oxford, UK UNCTAD/ITCD/COM/Misc.7 World trade in processed tropical fruits - prepared by a staff member from ITC

6 page 6 TD/B/COM.1/EM.3/2 TD/B/COM.1/EM.4/2 Positive measures to promote sustainable development, particularly in meeting the objectives of multilateral environmental agreements Environmental management standards, particularly the ISO series; trade and development impacts on developing countries Commission on Investment, Technology and Related Financial Issues (and its Expert Meetings) UNCTAD/ITE/IIT/5 (Overview) World Investment Report 1997: Transnational Corporations, Market Structure and Competition Policy: Overview UNCTAD/ITE/IIT/5 World Investment Report 1997: Transnational (Sales No.: E.97.II.D.10) Corporations, Market Structure and Competition Policy TD/B/COM.2/EM.1/2 TD/B/COM.2/EM.2/2 TD/B/COM.2/EM/6 Bilateral investment treaties and their relevance to a possible framework on investment : issues and questions Investment promotion and development : issues and questions Handbook on Restrictive Business Practices Legislation TD/B/COM.2/EM/7 and Add.1 Directory of Competition Authorities TD/B/COM.2/EM/9 TD/B/COM.2/EM/10 Review of technical assistance, advisory and training programmes on competition law and policy Empirical evidence of the benefits from applying competition law and policy principles to economic development in order to attain greater efficiency in international trade and development Commission on Enterprise, Business Facilitation and Development (and its Expert Meetings) TD/B/COM.3/9 TD/B/COM.3/10 TD/B/COM.3/10/Add.1 TD/B/COM.3/EM.1/2 TD/B/COM.3/EM.2/2 TD/B/COM.3/EM.3/2 Progress towards strategies for enterprise development Services infrastructure for development and trade efficiency Proposal for a Trade Efficiency Assessment Methodology (TEAM) Use of information technologies to make transit arrangements more effective Government-private sector interaction, with a particular focus on the participation of SMEs Some major implications of the Global Information Infrastructure (GII) for trade and development

7 TD/B/EX(16)/Add.1 Page 7 Commission on Science and Technology for Development E/CN.16/1997/2 E/CN.16/1997/3 E/CN.16/1997/4 E/CN.16/1997/5 E/CN.16/1997/7 E/CN.16/1997/8 Role and activities of the Commission regarding the coordination of science and technology for development Action arising from the second session. Scientific and technological aspects of sustainable energy systems Substantive theme: information and communication technologies for development. Report of the Working Group on Information and Communication Technologies for Development Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Reviews. Implementation of the programme on science, technology and innovation policy reviews Consideration of ways and means of commemorating in 1999 the twentieth anniversary of the Vienna Conference on science and technology for development Action arising from the second session. Implementation of and progress made on decisions taken at the second session of the Commission, including follow-up work on technology for basic needs, gender and sustainable development, and coalition of resources Other United Nations intergovernmental meetings TD/B/SEM.2/2 TD/B/IGE.1/5 TD/B/LDC/AC.1/10 Consideration of issues related to the mobilization of the private sector for the promotion of foreign investment flows towards the least developed countries (prepared for the Pilot Seminar on the Mobilization of the Private Sector in order to Encourage Foreign Investment Flows towards the Least Developed Countries, June 1997) Draft articles for a convention on arrest of ships (prepared for the Joint UNCTAD/IMO Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Maritime Liens and Mortgages and Related Subjects on its ninth session, 2-6 December 1996) Review of the progress in the development of transit systems and proposals for future action (prepared for the Meeting of Governmental Experts from Land-locked and Transit Developing Countries and Representatives of Donor Countries and Financial and Development Institutions, New York, June 1997)

8 page 8 Other intergovernmental meetings WT/LDC/HL/4 WT/LDC/HL/5 WT/LDC/HL/11 UNCTAD/ACP/INVEST/1(97) UNCTAD/ISS/Misc.11 Misc/ECDC/S.4 TTFA/6 Building the capacity to trade in leastdeveloped countries (note prepared jointly by the UNCTAD and ITC secretariats for the WTO High-Level Meeting on Integrated Initiatives for Least- Developed Countries Trade Development, October 1997) Encouraging investment in least-developed countries (note prepared by the UNCTAD secretariat for the WTO High-Level Meeting on Integrated Initiatives for Least-Developed Countries Trade Development, October 1997) The context in which the meeting is taking place: Review of other multilateral initiatives currently being undertaken by intergovernmental organizations in favour of least-developed countries (note prepared by the UNCTAD secretariat for the WTO High-Level Meeting on Integrated Initiatives for Least-Developed Countries Trade Development, October 1997) Foreign direct investment in ACP countries (note prepared by the UNCTAD secretariat at the request of the ACP secretariat for the First Summit of ACP Heads of State and Government, Libreville, Gabon, 6-7 November 1997) Cooperation among Developing Countries in a Globalizing Economy: Issues and Action Proposals (Report prepared by the UNCTAD secretariat for the South-South Conference on Trade, Investment and Finance, San Jose, Costa Rica, January 1997) The Role of Pivotal Countries in ECDC-TCDC in the Globalizing Economy (presented at the Meeting on Pivotal Countries in ECDC-TCDC, Santiago, November 1997) Elaboration of a programme to improve transit systems in central Asia (note prepared by the secretariat for the Negotiating Conference on a Transit Transport Framework Agreement, Asghabat, Turkmenistan, November 1997)

9 TD/B/EX(16)/Add.1 Page 9 III. Other published materials Globalization and Development Strategies Macroeconomic and Development Policies UNCTAD/GDS/MDPB/1 (Sales No.: E.97.II.D.5) UNCTAD/GDS/MDPB/2 International Monetary and Financial Issues for the 1990s - Research papers for the Group of Twentyfour, Volume VIII Proceedings of the International Conference on East Asian Development: Lessons for a New Global Environment, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 29 Feb. - 1 Mar (co-published with the Institute of Strategic International Studies, Kuala Lumpur) Globalization, Development and Debt Management UNCTAD/GDS/GFSB/1 UNCTAD/GDS/GFSB/2 UNCTAD/GDS/DMFAS/1 UNCTAD/GDS/DMFAS/2 UNCTAD/GID/DMS/17/ Rev.4 UNCTAD/GID/DMFAS/ Misc.6/Rev.1 Experiences of country funds and venture capital funds in developing countries Foreign investment in LDCs : Prospects and Constraints DMFAS Newsletter No.10 DMFAS Commercial Brochure DMFAS: A Brief Description DMFAS: Hardware, Software and Training requirements Special Programmes UNCTAD/GDS/SEU/1 Palestinian merchandise trade in the 1990s: challenges and opportunities (in processing) Information Management and Statistical Services TD/B/CN.1/CPB/L.44 to L.54 UNCTAD Monthly Commodity Price Bulletin TD/STAT/23 Handbook of International Trade and Development (Sales No. E/F.97.II.D.7) Statistics, 1995 Investment, Technology and Enterprise Development International Investment, Transnational Corporations and Technology Flows UNCTAD/ITE/IIT/2 (Sales No.: E.97.II.A.1) UNCTAD/ITE/IIT/3 (Sales No.: E.97.II.A.2) World Investment Directory, Volume V: Africa World Investment Directory, Volume VI: West Asia

10 page 10 UNCTAD/ITE/IIT/1 (Sales No.: E.97.II.D.1) Sharing Asia s Dynamism : Asian Direct Investment in the European Union UNCTAD/ITE/1 The TRIPS Agreement and Developing Countries (Sales No.: E.96.II.D.10) (commissioned by the World Intellectual Property Organization) UNCTAD/ITE/IIT/4 UNCTAD/ITE/IIT/Misc.3 Transnational Corporations Journal, Volume VI, No.1 Deepening the Gains from Services Liberalization: Uruguay (published jointly with the World Bank) DITE/IITTB/DOC/1997/ List of Publications on Foreign Direct Investment Misc.1 and Transnational Corporations, DITE/MGM/FES/1997/1-8 International Investment Arrangements: The Development Dimension (prepared for Regional Symposium: Africa, on June 1997, Fes, Morocco) ISBN International Investment: Towards the Year 2001 (Sales No. GV.E ) (published in collaboration with Invest in France Mission, DATAR and Arthur Andersen) National Innovation and Investment Policies UNCTAD/ITE/IIP/1 (Sales No.: E.97.II.D.11) UNCTAD/ITE/IIP/2 Survey of Best Practices in Investment Promotion WAIPA Annual Report (published for the WAIPA Steering Committee) UNCTAD/ITE/IIP/3 Investment Promotion Agencies: WAIPA Directory 1997 UNCTAD/DST/12 Promoting the transfer and use of environmentally sound technology. A review of policies Newsletter Transnationals newsletter, Vol. 9, Nos. 1 & 2-3 Enterprise Development UNCTAD/ITE/EDS/2 An overview of activities in the area of inter-firm cooperation. A progress report TD/ITNC/AC.1/(XIV)/CRP.2/ Transfer pricing regulations and transnational Rev.1 corporation practices: guidance for developing countries Newsletter Privatization newsletter, February 1997 Science and Technology for Development ISBN ISBN On solid ground. Science, technology, and integrated land management (published jointly with the International Development Research Centre) An assault on poverty. Basic human needs, science and technology (published jointly with the International Development Research Centre)

11 TD/B/EX(16)/Add.1 Page 11 International Trade in Goods and Services, and Commodities Trade Analysis and Systemic Issues UNCTAD/ITCD/TED/2 UNCTAD/ITCD/TSB/1 UNCTAD/ITCD/TSB/Misc.3 and Add.1 UNCTAD/ITCD/TSB/Misc.5 The Uruguay Round and its follow-up : Building a positive agenda for development Regional experiences in the economic integration process of developing countries Handbook for Exporters from Mediterranean Countries and Territories to the European Union Markets, Part A: Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Syrian Arab Republic Access to European Markets for Agricultural Products after the Uruguay Round, and Export Interests of the Mediterranean Countries - Study prepared by a consultant UNCTAD/TCB/TSB/Misc.7 and Handbook for Exporters from Mediterranean Countries Add.1 and Territories to the European Union Markets, Part B: Morocco and Tunisia UNCTAD/TAP/299/Rev.1 CD-ROM ISBN and CD-ROM ST/ESCAP/1705 Handbook on Trade Laws of Japan Trade Analysis and Information System (TRAINS), Version 5.0 Indicators of Tariff and Non-tariff Trade Barriers (published and produced by OECD in collaboration with UNCTAD) Asian and Pacific Developing Economies and the First WTO Ministerial Conference: Issues of Concern (published by ESCAP in collaboration with UNCTAD) Commodities TD/JUTE.2/6/Rev.2 (Sales number 96.II.D.7) TD/RUBBER.3/18 TD/TIN/STAT/12 International Jute Agreement Decision on the entry into force provisionally of the International Natural Rubber Agreement, 1995 International Tin Statistics: January 1996 to October 1996 UNCTAD/ITCD/COM/2 Handbook of World Mineral Trade Statistics, (Sales No.: E.97.II.D.3) UNCTAD/ITCD/COM/9 Handbook of World Mineral Trade Statistics, (Sales No.: E.98.II.D.1) UNCTAD/ITCD/COM/3 UNCTAD/ITCD/COM/4 Management of commodity resources in the context of sustainable development: Governance issues for the mineral sector Emerging commodity exchanges: from potential to success

12 page 12 UNCTAD/ITCD/COM.5 UNCTAD/ITCD/COM/7 UNCTAD/ITCD/COM/8 UNCTAD/ITCD/COM/10 UNCTAD/ITCD/COM/13 UNCTAD/ITCD/COM/Misc.14 UNCTAD/COM/89 UNCTAD/ITCD/TED/1 UNCTAD/TCB/TAB/Misc.2 Management of commodity resources in the context of sustainable development : social impacts of mining Government policies affecting the use of commodity price risk management and access to commodity finance in developing countries Integrated risk management in commodities A survey of environmentally friendly products of Brazil - prepared by consultants Recent and planned changes in production capacity for bauxite, alumina and aluminum Second African Oil Trade Conference, April 1997 Sub-Saharan Africa's oil sector: Situation, developments and prospects Evaluation of the International Rubber Agreements of 1979, 1987 and 1995 Production, utilization and trade of environmentally preferable products in the Philippines Trade, Environment and Development UNCTAD/ITCD/TED/Misc.2 UNCTAD/ITCD/TED/Misc.4 ISBN ISBN Environment, trade and sustainable development UNCTAD activities on trade, environment and development Eco-Labelling and International Trade (published by MacMillan Press Ltd. and St. Martin s Press Inc. in association with UNCTAD) Trade, Environment and Sustainable Development: A South Asian Perspective (published by MacMillan Press Ltd. and St. Martin s Press Inc. in association with UNCTAD) Competition Law and Policy, and Consumer Protection TD/B/RBP/81/Rev.5 UNCTAD/ITCD/CLP/Misc.1 UNCTAD/ITCD/CLP/Misc.4 Model law or laws on RBPs, Revision (in processing) Competition and Public Utility Industries Control of price-fixing and collusion tendering arrangements

13 TD/B/EX(16)/Add.1 Page 13 Services Infrastructure for Development and Trade Efficiency Trade Infrastructure UNCTAD/RMT(97)/1 Review of Maritime Transport 1997 (Sales No.: E.97.II.D.7) UNCTAD/SDTE/Misc.2 Multimodal Transport Newsletter, No.9 UNCTAD/SDTE/TIB/Misc.5 Ports Newsletter, November 1997 Users manual ACIS Port Tracker users manual Services for Development Newsletter Trainmar Bulletin no. 21 Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Trade Competitiveness UNCTAD/SDTE/Misc.1 Trade Point Review General Issues UNCTAD/EDM/1 UNCTAD/SGO/10 (Sales No.: E.97.II.D.2) UNCTAD/NGLS/83 Seventh Raul Prebisch Lecture given at UNCTAD IX in Midrand on 29th April 1996, The global age: from a skeptical south to a fearful north, by Professor Jagdish Bhagwati UNCTAD Review Implementing Agenda 21 - NGO experiences from around the world UNCTAD/GP(96)/1 Guide to publications, 1996 (Arabic/English/French/Spanish) Discussion papers UNCTAD/OSG/DP/124 UNCTAD/OSG/DP/125 UNCTAD/OSG/DP/126 UNCTAD/OSG/DP/127 UNCTAD/OSG/DP/128 UNCTAD/OSG/DP/129 Is having a rich natural-resource endowment detrimental to export diversification?, by Jörg Mayer The new mining legislation of Côte d'ivoire : some comparative features, by Brigitte Bocum Environmental effects of agricultural trade liberalization and domestic agricultural policy reforms, by Jussi Lankoski Banks, growth and geography, by Raju Jan Singh Debt sustainability and social and human development, by Enrique Cosio-Pascal Selected features of financial sectors in Asia and their implications for services trade, by Andrew Cornford