Déclaration conjointe relative aux micro, petites et moyennes entreprises : historique et derniers développements du Groupe de travail informel

The document tracks the evolution of MSME-focused initiatives within the WTO, specifically the work of an Informal Working Group comprising over 90 members. It outlines the group's efforts to identify barriers to global trade for smaller enterprises—such as access to information, trade finance, and high compliance costs—and details several draft recommendations and declarations intended to formalize a work program for MSMEs. It also compares these efforts with MSME provisions in regional trade agreements like the CPTPP and USMCA.

• An Informal Working Group of more than 90 WTO Members has been working to establish a set of outcomes for the 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) to formalize a work program for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs).
• The group's work focuses on identifying and overcoming barriers for MSMEs, specifically targeting access to information, trade finance, trade costs, trade facilitation, and the use of the internet for market access.
• Several draft recommendations have been proposed, including the creation of a WTO-hosted online platform to list verified international trade resources and a recommendation for members to voluntarily include MSME data in trade policy reviews.
• The group has explored the 'small business lens' principle and Good Regulatory Practices (GRP), which involve conducting regulatory impact analyses to ensure new rules do not disproportionately burden MSMEs.
• Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) have increasingly included MSME-specific chapters; for example, the CPTPP and USMCA both feature chapters on SMEs, though neither allows for the use of the agreements' dispute settlement mechanisms for these specific provisions.
• The COVID-19 pandemic caused the indefinite postponement of MC12 and the suspension of WTO meetings in March 2020, creating uncertainty regarding the timeline for adopting the MSME work program.

APA

Campos, S. L., Baliño, S., & Bartel, C. (2020). Déclaration conjointe relative aux micro, petites et moyennes entreprises : historique et derniers développements du Groupe de travail informel. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2020-09/micro-small-medium-sized-enterprises-fr.pdf

Chicago

Campos, Soledad Leal, Sofía Baliño, and Constantine Bartel. Déclaration conjointe relative aux micro, petites et moyennes entreprises : historique et derniers développements du Groupe de travail informel. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2020. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2020-09/micro-small-medium-sized-enterprises-fr.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{campos2020dclaration, author = {Campos, Soledad Leal and Baliño, Sofía and Bartel, Constantine}, title = {{Déclaration conjointe relative aux micro, petites et moyennes entreprises : historique et derniers développements du Groupe de travail informel}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2020}, month = may, url = {https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2020-09/micro-small-medium-sized-enterprises-fr.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }