Proposed Agenda

1. Report by the Chairman of the Trade Negotiations Committee

2. Implementation of the Bali outcomes (G/RO/77) — Statement by the Chairman

3. Work Programme on Small Economies — Report by the Chairman of the Dedicated Session of the Committee on Trade and Development (WT/COMTD/SE/9)

4. The development asistance aspects of Cotton — Periodic Report by the Director-General (WT/GC/175 — WT/CFMC/DG/7 — WT/MIN(15)/8)

5. Fostering Participation of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMES) in Regional and Global Markets — Communication from Brunei Darussalam, Lao PDR, Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore (WT/GC/W/708 and WT/GC/W/708/Add.1)

6. Tenth Session of the Ministerial Conference

A. Request for observer status by Palestine to the Tenth session of the Ministerial Conference (WT/L/960)

B. Attendance of observers from international intergovernmental organizations

c. Statement by the Chairman

(i) TRIPS non-violation and situation complaints (IP/C/71/Add.2 and IP/C/71/Add.2/Corr.1)

(ii) work programme on Electronic Commerce (WT/GC/W/712)

7. Review of the exemption provided under Paragraph 3 of GATT 1994 (WT/L/948)

8. TRIPS Council matters:

A. 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 and WT/L/540/Corr.1) — report of the Council for TRIPS (IP/C/72)

B. Proposal for a decision on an extension of the period for the acceptance by members of the protocol amending the TRIPS Agreement (IP/C/70)

9. WTO Accessions: 2015 Annual Report by the Director-General (WT/ACC/25 — WT/GC/174 — WT/MIN(15)/7) — Statement by Director-General

10. Derestriction of Historical Bilateral Negotiating Documents of the Tokyo Round — Draft Decision (G/MA/W/115/Rev.1)

11. Waivers under Article IX of the WTO Agreement

A. Introduction of harmonized system 2002 changes into WTO schedules of Tariff concessions — Draft Decision (G/C/W/715)

B. Introduction of harmonized system 2007 changes into WTO schedules of Tariff concessions — Draft decision (G/C/W/716/rev.1)

C. Introduction of harmonized system 2012 changes into WTO schedules of Tariff concessions — Draft decision (G/C/W/717)

D. United States — African growth opportunity act — Draft decision (G/C/W/713)

E. Least Developed Country members — obligations under Article 70.8 and Article 70.9 of the TRIPS Agreement with respect to pharmaceutical products — Draft decision (IP/C/74)

F. Review of waivers pursuant to Article IX:4 of the WTO Agreement

(i) Preferential treatment to Services and Service Suppliers of Least Developed Countries, granted on 17 December 2011 until 17 December 2026 (WT/L/847)

(ii) Kimberley process certification scheme for rough diamonds, granted on 12 December 2012 until 31 December 2018 (WT/L/876)

(iii) European Union — application of autonomous preferential treatment to the West Balkans, granted on 30 November 2011 until 31 December 2016 (WT/L/836, WT/L/962)

(iv) Cuba — Article XV:6 of GATT 1994, extension of waiver, granted on 14 February 2012 until 31 December 2016 (WT/L/850, WT/L/964)

12. Committee on Budget, Finance and Administration — Report on Meetings of October and November 2015 (WT/BFA/151)

13. WTO Pension Plan

A. Management Board — Election of a member — Proposal by the Chairman of the General Council (WT/GC/W/707)

b. Amendment to the Regulations (WT/GC/W/706)

14. International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO — Report of the joint Advisory Group on its 49th session (ITC/AG(XLIX)/260)

15. Review of WTO activities

Reports of:

(i) General Council (WT/GC/W/705), Dispute Settlement Body (WT/DSB/67), and Trade Policy Review Body (WT/TPR/361)

(ii) Sectoral Councils (G/L/1140, S/C/48, and IP/C/71 and IP/C/71/Add.1, IP/C/71/Add.2 and IP/C/71/Add.2/Corr.1)

(iii) Committees on Trade and Development (WT/COMTD/87), Trade and Environment (WT/CTE/22), Balance-of-Payments Restrictions (WT/BOP/R/111), Budget, Finance and Administration (WT/BFA/152), and Regional Trade Agreements (WT/REG/25)

(iv) Working groups on Trade, Debt and Finance (WT/WGTDF/14) and Trade and Transfer of Technology (WT/WGTTT/17)

(v) Committees under the Plurilateral Trade Agreements (GPA/134, WT/L/963)

16. Appointment of officers to WTO bodies — Announcement by the Chairman pursuant to paragraph 7.1(a) of the guidelines (WT/L/510)

Other business