The STDF is funded through voluntary contributions to the Trust Fund established under the financial regulations and rules of the WTO. The current STDF Medium Term Strategy 2015-2019 establishes an annual funding target level of US$5 million per year.
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Chinese Taipei is a WTO Member in application of Article XII of the Marrakesh Agreement (1994). WTO membership has no implication regarding the sovereignty of the Member pursuant to international law.