Ordre du jour proposé

The Proposed Agenda can be found in document WT/GC/W/685 and contains the following items:

1. Report by the Chairman of the Trade Negotiations Committee

This is a standing item on the Agenda.  The Director-General will report, in his capacity as Chairman of the TNC, on activities in this area since his last report to the Council.

2. Implementation of the Bali Outcomes – Statement by the Chairman

The General Council Chairman will provide an update on the implementation work concerning the Bali Decisions in the respective Councils and Committees.

3. Work Programme on Small Economies – Report by the Chairman of the Dedicated Session of the Committee on Trade and Development

Under this standing item, the Chairperson of the CTD will provide a report on the progress in the Work Programme on Small Economies.

4. Tenth Session of the Ministerial Conference – Date and Venue

The General Council Chairman will provide an update on his consultations on the date and venue of the Tenth Ministerial Conference.

5. Improving the Guidelines for Granting Intergovernmental Organizations Permanent Observer Status in the WTO – Statement by the Chairman

The General Council Chair will provide an update on this matter.

6. Committee on Budget, Finance, and Administration – Report on Meeting of September 2014

The Chairman of the Budget Committee will introduce the Committee's report on its meeting in September (WT/BFA/144).