The Secretariat of the World Trade Organization (WTO) is organizing a Workshop on Competition Policy, Trade and Development for the benefit of participants from WTO Members and Observers eligible to benefit from WTO training and technical cooperation activities. The Workshop will take place from 17 to 19 July 2024 in Geneva. The purpose of the Workshop is to provide an opportunity for participants to enhance their awareness of the complementarities of competition and trade policies in support of economic development, with particular reference to the relevant WTO agreements, including the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement, the General Agreement on Trade and Services (GATS) and the Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA 2012). Members may nominate up to three official who is in charge of the above activity.

Only civil servants who satisfy the requirements stipulated in the invitation letter will be considered in the selection process by the WTO Secretariat.

The application process consists of the following steps:

1. Interested candidates need to complete and submit the online application form, which is available at: https://wto.formstack.com/forms/competition_policy_trade_and_development_workshop_2024.

2. The online application form requires uploading a scanned copy of the passport and of the official nomination letter, signed and stamped by the competent government authority that is nominating the candidate. Interested candidates (civil servants of Montenegro) who meet the requirements outlined in the invitation letter, are invited to submit applications along with accompanying documents (CV and a copy of passport) to the Ministry of Economic Development. These should be send to the following e-mail addresses: aida.salagic@mek.gov.me i nikoleta.milutinovic@mek.gov.me, no later than 28 May 2024.

3. The application form, including the passport and nomination letter, should be submitted via the online application system no later than 28 May 2024.

4. The application form must be completed and signed by the candidate as well as by the nominating authority which presents the candidate, as well as stamped, and submitted to the Institute for Training and Technical Cooperation of the WTO (through the Mission in Geneva) no later than 28 May 2024.

Documents related to the application:

• Invitation Letter
• Programme.