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Proposed agenda
1. China Transitional Review Under Section
18.2 of the Protocol of Accession to the WTO Agreement (WT/GC/99,
G/L/764,
S/C/25,
IP/C/39,
WT/BOP/R/80) 2. Implementation of paragraph 11 of the decision on the implementation of
paragraph 6 of the Doha declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public
Health (WT/L/540) Statement by the Chairman of the TRIPS Council
3. Non-recognition of rights under Article XXIV:6 and Article
XXVIII of GATT 1994 Communications from Honduras and Guatemala (WT/GC/85,
WT/GC/90
and
corr.1) Statement by the Chairman 4. Enlargement of the European Union
Communication from the European
Communities (WT/GC/98) 5. Review of the exemption provided under Paragraph 3 of GATT 1994
6. Waivers under Article IX of the WTO Agreement
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A. Introduction of harmonized system 2002 changes into
WTO schedules of
tariff concessions Draft Decision (G/C/W/533)
B. Introduction of harmonized system 1996 changes into WTO schedules of
tariff concessions Request for waiver by Israel (G/L/744,
G/C/W/528)
C. Review of Waivers Pursuant to Article IX:4 of the WTO Agreement
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(i) United States Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, granted on 15
November 1995 until 31 December 2005 (WT/L/104,
WT/L/633
(ii) Canada Caribcan, granted on 14 October 1996 until 31 December 2006
(WT/L/185,
WT/L/634
(iii) United States Former Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands,
granted on 14 October 1996 until 31 December 2006 (WT/L/183,
WT/L/632 )
(iv) EC Autonomous preferential treatment to the countries of the
Western Balkans, granted on 8 December 2000 until 31 December 2006
(WT/L/380, WT/L/635)
(v) EC Transitional regime for the EC autonomous tariff rate quotas on
imports of bananas, granted on 14 November 2001 until 31 December 2005
(WT/L/437)
(vi) EC The ACP-EC Partnership Agreement, granted on 14 November 2001
until 31 December 2007 (WT/L/436, WT/L/636)
(vii) Cuba Article XV:6 of GATT 1994, Granted on 20 December 2001 until
31 December 2006 (WT/L/440,
WT/L/630 )
7. Review under paragraph 8 of the decision on the implementation of
paragraph 6 of the Doha declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and public
health (WT/L/540) Report of the Council for TRIPS (IP/C/37)
8. Committee on budget, finance and administration
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A. Report of the Committee on its meeting of 29
September (WT/BFA/80)
B. Recommendations of the Committee following its meetings of October
and November 2005
9. WTO Pension Plan
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A. Annual Report of the management board for 2004 (WT/L/628)
B. Amendments to the regulations and administrative Rules of the Pension
Plan (WT/GC/W/552)
10. Appointment of officers to WTO Bodies
Announcement by the Chairman
pursuant to paragraph 7.1(a) of the guidelines (WT/L/510)
11. Review of WTO activities Reports of:
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(i) General Council (WT/GC/W/554), Dispute Settlement Body (WT/DSB/39 and
Add.1), Trade Policy Review Body (WT/TPR/173)
(ii) Sectoral Councils (G/L/763,
S/C/24 and IP/C/38)
(iii) Committees on Trade and Development (WT/COMTD/55), Trade and
Environment (WT/CTE/12), Balance-of-Payments Restrictions (WT/BOP/R/81),
Budget, Finance and Administration (WT/BFA/81), and Regional Trade
Agreements (WT/REG/15)
(iv) Working Groups on Trade, Debt and Finance (WT/WGTDF/4), and Trade and
Transfer of Technology (WT/WGTTT/7)
(v) Committees under the Plurilateral Trade Agreements (GPA/85,
WT/L/629)
12. Preparations for the Sixth session of the
Ministerial Conference
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A. Request for Observer status by the PLO on behalf of the
Palestinian
Authority (WT/L/631)
B. Requests for observer status by international intergovernmental organizations:
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Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Co-operation ACP-EC (CTA)
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Basel Convention
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Council of Europe Development Bank
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African Development Bank
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Andean Development Corporation (CAF)
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C. Administrative arrangements Statement by the
Chairman
D. Reports:
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(i) Work Programme on Small Economies Report by the Chairman of the
Dedicated Session of the Committee on Trade and Development (WT/COMTD/SE/4)
(ii) Work Programme on Special and Differential treatment
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Report by the chairman of the special session of the
Committee on Trade
and Development
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Oral Reports by chairpersons of other WTO bodies to whom Special and
Differential treatment proposals have been referred
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(iii) Work Programme on Electronic Commerce State of play and Reports by
the Chairpersons of the Committee on Trade and Development and the
Dedicated discussions on cross-cutting issues under the auspices of the
General Council (WT/GC/W/555)
(iv) Follow-up to the July 2004 General Council Decision on the Doha Work
Programme Report by the Director-General on the Development Assistance
Aspects of Cotton (WT/GC/97 and add.1)
(v) Report by the Chairman of the Trade Negotiations Committee
(vi) Draft ministerial text Statement by the Chairman
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Minutes of the meeting
(issued as a restricted document and subsequently derestricted following
the
procedures for the circulation and derestriction
of WTO documents).
Notes:
1. In connection with this item, the
attention of members is drawn to the decision-making procedures under
Articles IX and XIIof the WTO Agreement agreed by the General Council on
15 November 1995 (WT/L/93).
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