DECISIONS TAKEN BY THE WTO COMMISSION FOR THE AMERICAS AT ITS THIRTY-FIFTH MEETING

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1 ORGANISATION MONOIALE DU TOURISME \NORLD TOURISM DRGANIZATION DRGANIZACION MUNDIAL DEL TURISMO BCEMVlPHARTl::lPVlCTCKAROprAHVl3AUVlR CAMI35/DEC Original: Spanish October 1999 DECISIONS TAKEN BY THE WTO COMMISSION FOR THE AMERICAS AT ITS THIRTY-FIFTH MEETING, Santiago, Chile, 25 September 1999 CONTENTS 1. Agenda 2 2. Decisions taken by the Commission 3 3. Representationof the Commissionin the various organs Annex 1 of the Organization 4.. List of participants Annex 2 Capitan Hay M.drid (34) 91 5<; eo (34) oml@world.loorlsm.o~

2 2 AGENDA 1. Adoption of the agenda 2. Regional activities 3. Nomination of candidates for the various General Assembly offices: one Vice-President of the General Assembly two Members of the Credentials Committee one Officer of the Assembly's Committee of the Whole 4. Nomination of candidates to represent the regionon the Executive Council and its subsidiary organs: two candidates for the Executive Council one candidate and one alternate for the Programme Committee two candidates for the Committee on Budget and Finance two candidates for the Sustainable Development of Tourism Committee four candidates for the Quality Support Committee two candidates for the Committee on Statistics and Macroeconomic Analysis of Tourism one candidate for the Sub-Committee for the Review of applications for affiliate membership 5. Election of the Chairman and Vice-Chairmen of the Commission 6. Other matters 7. Place and date of the thirty-sixth meeting of the Commission

3 3 DECISIONS CAMIDEC/1 (XXXV) ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA Agenda ijem 1 (document CAMI35/0DP) The Commission Adopts the agenda of ijs thirty-frfth meeting, as contained in page 2 of this document.... '.. CAM/DECI2(XXXV) The Comission, REGIONAL ACTIVITIES Agenda ijem 2 Having been informed by the WTO Regional Representative for the Americas of the activities carried out by the Secretariat in the region since the previous Commission meeting, 1. Takes note with interest of the action undertaken by the Secretariat; and 2. Reguests the Secretary-General to proceed with the execution of the general programme of work in the region with the same intensity as hijherto and to continue to seek additional activities, as in the case of the agreement between the Secretariat for Tourism of Mexico, Visa Intemational and WTO for the conduct of a training programme in the region.

4 4 CAM/DEC/3(XXXV) The Commission, NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES FOR THE VARIOUS GENERAL ASSEMBLY OFFICES Agenda ~em 3 (documentn13/com.reg.) Having considered the background document submitted by the Secretary-General on the nomination by the Commission of candidates for the various General Assembly offices, Decides to nominate the following States as ~s candidates for the offices listed below: (a) Vice-President of the General Assembly: Uruguay (b) (c) Credentials Committee: Officer of the Assembly's Committee of the Whole: Mexico Chile Argentina Moreover, the General Assembly elected the Minister for Economic Affairs of Chile, Jorge Leiva Lavalle, as President of ~s thirteenth session. Mr. CAM/DEC/4(XXXV) NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES TO REPRESENT THE REGION ON THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AND ITS SUBSIDIARY ORGANS. Agenda ~em 4 (document N13/Com.Reg.) The Commission, Having considered the background document submitted by the Secretary-General on the nomination by the Commission of candidates to represent the region on the Executive Council and ~s subsidiary bodies, 1. Decides to nominate Mexico and Brazil as candidates for the vacant seats on the Executive Council, corresponding to two fractions of five Members in the Americas region, for the period 1999-; 2. Decides to nominate the candidates listed below to serve on the following bodies for the period 1999-:

5 5 Programme Committee Mr. Frank Pringle Jamaica (Member) Mr. Humberto Figueiredo Brazil (Altemate) Committee on Budget and Finance Sustainable Development of Tourism Committee Quality Support Committee Argentina Venezuela Chile Costa Rica Bolivia Argentina Cuba Paraguay Uruguay (Chairman) Committee on Statistics and Macroeconomic Analysis of Tourism Cuba Mexico Aruba (Associate Member) 3. Further decides to nominate Brazil as its candidate for the Sub-Committee for the Review of applications for affiliate membership for the period CAM/DEC/5(XXXV) ELECTION OF THE CHAIRMAN AND VICE-CHAIRMEN OF THE COMMISSION Agenda ijem 5 (document A/13/Com.Reg.) The Commission, Having considered the background document submitted by the Secretary-General on the election of the Chairman and Vice-Chairmen of the Commission, 1. Elects Chile as ijs Chairman for a two-year term (1999-); 2. Also decides to elect Costa Rica, Cuba and Venezuela as the Commission's Vice-Chairmen for a two-year term (1999-); and 3. Expresses rts appreciation to the outgoing Chairman, Mexico, for the efficient and valuable work carried out during its term in office....

6 6 CAM/DEC/6(XXXV) OTHER MATTERS Agenda ~em 6 The Commission, Having been infonmed of the Secretariat's in~iative to establish a page on the Internet featuring the activ~ies of the Regional Commission for the Americas, 1. Takes note w~h satisfaction of this initiative; and 2. Requests ~s Members to send their comments and observations to the Secretariat within a month, so that this page may be a useful and penmanent source of infonnation for the Members. CAM/DECI7(XXXV) The Commission, PLACE AND DATE OF THE THIRTY-SIXTH MEETING OF THE COMMISSION Agenda ~em 7 Having taken note of the generous offer of the delegation of Costa Rica to host the next meeting of the Commission in its country, 1. Decides to hold its thirty-sixth meeting in that country in the spring of 2000; 2. Expresses ~s desire that the subject of the seminar that will precede this meeting be detenmined after consulting the Chainman and the Members; and 3. Thanks the Govemment of Chile for its wanm hosp~al~.

7 7 Anexo 1 REPRESENTATION OF THE COMMISSION IN THE VARIOUS WTO ORGANS ORGAN TERM OF OFFICE ENDS GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT VICE-PRESIDENT CREDENTIALS C. COMMIITEEOF THE WHOLE CHILE URUGUAY MEXICO CHILE ARGENTINA COMMISSION CHAIRMAN: FOR AMERICAS CHILE VICE-CHAIRMAN: VICE-CHAIRMAN: VICE-CHAIRMAN: COSTA RICA CUBA VENEZUELA EXECUTIVE COUNCIL 1. ARGENTINA 2. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 3. MEXICO 4. BRAZIL PROGRAMME COMMIITEE 1. (Member) FRANK PRINGLE (JAMAICA) 2. (Altemate) HUMBERTO FIGUEIREDO (BRAZIL) COMMITIEE ON BUDGET AND FINANCE 1. ARGENTINA (Chairman) 2. VENEZUELA 3. CHILE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM COMMIITEE 1. COSTA RICA 2. BOLIVIA

8 , 8 QUALITY SUPPORT COMMITTEE 1. ARGENTINA 2. CUBA 3. PARAGUAY 4. URUGUAY COMMITTEE ON STATISTICS AND MACROECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF TOURISM 1. CUBA 2. MEXICO 3. ARUBA (Associate Member) SUB-COMMITTEE FOR THE REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS FOR AFFILIATE MEMBERSHIP 1. BRAZIL

9 9 Anexe 2/Annex 2 L1STADE PARTICIPANTESI LIST OF PARTICIPANTS PRESIDENTE DE LA COMISION/CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMISSION MEXICO Oscar ESPINOSA VILLARREAL Secretario de Turismo ESTADOS MIEMBROS/MEMBER STATES ARGENTINA Francisco MAYORGA Secreta rio de Turismo Carlos Ernesto GUTIERREZ Director Nacional de Economia Turistica y Relacienes Inslitucionales Secretaria de Turisrno de la Naci6n Alejandro VARELA Jefe del Departamento Secreta ria de Turismo de Relaciones Multilaterales de Is Nacion Cristina SAN MARTIN Coordinadora de Audiencias y 8ecretaria Privada Secretaria de Turisme de la Naci6n BOLIVIA Edgar TORRES SARAVIA Viceministro de Turismo Ministerio de Comercio Exterior e Inversion Lorenzo RIVERA Jefe de Gabinete Viceministerio de Turismo Ministerio de Camarda Exterior e Inversion BRASIUBRAZIL Caio Luiz CIBELLA DE CARVALHO Presidente Instituto Brasileiro do Turismo (EMBRATUR) Joao Augusto MEDICIS Embajador de Brasil en Chile

10 10 BRASIUBRAZIL CHILE COSTA RICA (cont.) Marcia KUBITSCHEK Vicepresidenta Instituto Brasileiro do Turismo (EMBRATUR) Humberto FIGUEIREDO PINTO Director de Proyectos y Acuerdos Internacionales Instituto Brasileiro do Turismo (EMBRATUR) Pedro Nicolau SACCO Secreta rio de Embajada Embajada de Brasil en Chile Jorge LEIVA Ministro de Economia Cesar G6MEZ VIVEROS Director Nacional Servicio Nacional de Turismo (SERNATUR) Paula BAEZA Subdirectora de Desarrollo SERNATUR Luis Alberto SEP0LVEDA Ministro Consejero SERNATUR Eduardo LE6N-PAEZ H. Presidente Ejecutivo Instituto Costarricense de Turismo Cedlia SANCHEZ MA Gerente General Instituto Costarricense de Turismo CUBA Orlando RANGEL Director de Relaciones Intemacionales Ministerio de Turismo Marite L6PEZ L6PEZ Directora de la Oficina de Turismo de Cuba para Espana y Portugal Representante Permanente de Cuba ante la OMT Omar Ernesto CISNEROS VILA Director de la Oficina de Turismo de Cuba para Argentina y Chile ECUADOR Leonardo CARRI6N Ministro Consejero Embajada de Ecuador en Chile

11 , 11 ELSALVADOR Hugo CARRILLO CORLETO Embajador de EI Salvador en Chile Carlos BARAHONA RIVAS Consul y Ministro Consejero Embajada de EI Salvador en Chile GUATEMALA Carlos Enrique HAASE MEYER Subdirector General Instituto Guatemalteco de Turismo Ana Maria VILLATORO DE MERIDA Coordinadora de Proyectos Especificos Instituto Guatemalteco de Turismo JAMAICA Frank PRINGLE Ambassador and Special Envoyee Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Carra Ie A. M. GUNTLEY-BRADY Director General Office of the Prime Minister (Tourism) MEXICO/MEXICO Oscar ESPINOSA VILLARREAL Secretario de Turismo Jose Ignacio CASAR PEREZ Coordinador de Asesores del Secreta rio de Turismo Secretaria de Turismo Gabriel DiAl RIVERA Director General Centro de Estudios Superiores Secretaria de Turismo en Turismo Rogelio MARTiNEZ Asesor Subsecretaria para Naciones Unidas Secreta ria de Relaciones Exteriores Pedro HOTH Director General de Asuntos Intemacionales Secreta ria de Turismo Francisco VALDES Segundo Secreta rio Embajada de Mexico en Chile NICARAGUA Silvio AVILEZ GALLO Embajador de Nicaragua en Chile

12 12, PANAMA/PANAMA Tomas SOSA MORALES Director de Planificaci6n y Desarrollo Turistico Instituto Panamelio de Turismo PARAGUAY Marcelo Javier CHAVES ODDONE Jete de Gabinete Secretaria Nacional de Turismo Julio Cesar ESCOBAR ARTAZA Director Tecnico Secreta ria Nacional de Turismo PERU/PERU Cesar DE LAS CASAS DiAZ Consejero Embajada del Peru en Chile Patricia RAEZ Segundo Secretario Embajada del Peru en Chile REPUBLICA DOMINICAN DOMINICANA/ REPUBLIC Te6filo Enrique REG US COMAS Consultor Juridico Secretarfa de Estado de Turismo Zollo Norberto GUZMAN POLO Asistente del Sr. Secreta rio Secreta ria de Estado de Turismo URUGUAY Benito STERN PRAC Ministro de Turismo Hugo CHIPARELLI CORTELLARI Director de la Division de Relaciones Internacionales y Cooperacion Tecnica Ministerio de Turismo VENEZUELA Carlos Enrique TINOCO LEMOINE Presidente Corporacion de Turismo de Venezuela (CORPOTURISMO) Emir GONzALEZ Coordinadora de Asuntos Internacionales Corporaci6n de Turismo de Venezuela

13 , 13 MIEMBROS AFFILIATE AFILIADOS/ MEMBERS CAMARA DE TURISMO DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL (Brasil) Norton Luiz LENHART Presidente Luis Gustavo PATRUCCO Director de Proyectos Anibal URRUTIA CASTRO Director Ejecutivo Eduardo BARROSO ALARCON Director VISA INTERNATIONAL (Mexico) Cesar VELASCO Director de Mercadotecnia Primitivo SANCHEZ CALDERON Viajes y Entretenimiento OBSERVADORES/ OBSERVERS ASOCIACION LATINOAMERICANA Juan Francisco ROJAS PENSO DE INTEGRACION (ALADI) Secreta rio General Sandra RACHETII Coordinadora de Administraci6n CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS TURisTICO (CET) (Chile) CONSEJO NACIONAL EM PRE- SA RIAL TURisTICO, A.C. (CNET) (Mexico) PARLAMENTO CENTRO- AMERICANO (PARLACEN) Roberto Alonso MATUTE VASQUEZ Secreta rio de la Junta Directiva