WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/GC/W/519 
12 December 2003 
 (03-6564) 
General Council 
15, 16 and 18 December 2003  
 
 
 
PROPOSED AGENDA 
 
 
I. FOLLOW-UP TO THE CANCÚN MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE – REPORT BY 
THE CHAIRMAN AND THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL 
II. IRAN – REQUEST FOR ACCESSION (WT/ACC/IRN/1) 
III. CHINA – TRANSITIONAL REVIEW UNDER SECTION 18.2 OF THE PROTOCOL 
OF ACCESSION TO THE WTO AGREEMENT (W T/GC/75, G/L/664, S/C/20, IP/C/31, 
WT/BOP/R/73) 
IV. WORK PROGRAMME ON SMALL ECONOMIES – REPORT BY THE CHAIRMAN 
OF THE DEDICATED SESSIONS OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT 
V. REVIEW OF THE EXEMPTION PROVIDED UNDER PARAGRAPH 3 OF GATT 
1994 (WT/L/512) 
VI. WTO PENSION PLAN – ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD 
FOR 2002 (WT/L/546) 
VII. COMMITTEE ON BUDGET, FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION 
A. R
EPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON ITS MEETINGS OF 11 JULY, 14 A UGUST AND 25 SEPTEMBER 
2003  (WT/BFA/68) 
B. RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE FOLLOWING ITS MEETINGS OF NOVEMBER AND 
DECEMBER 2003  (WT/BFA/70) 
VIII.  WAIVERS UNDER ARTICLE IX OF THE WTO AGREEMENT1 
A. INTRODUCTION OF HARMONIZED SYSTEM 1996  CHANGES INTO WTO  SCHEDULES OF TARIFF 
CONCESSIONS – REQUESTS FOR WAIVERS  
(i) Israel (G/L/646, G/C/W/468) 
(ii) Thailand (G/L/647, G/C/W/470) 
                                                      
1 In connection with this item, the attention of Me mbers is drawn to the Decision-Making Procedures 
under Articles IX and XII of the WTO Agreement agreed by the General Council on 15 November 1995 
(WT/L/93). WT/GC/W/519 
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 B. S
RI LANKA – ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW SCHEDULE  VI – REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF TIME -
LIMIT (G/L/644,  G/C/W/469) 
C. REVIEW OF WAIVERS UNDER ARTICLE IX :4 OF THE WTO  AGREEMENT  
(i) El Salvador – Agreement on Implementation of Article VII of GATT 1994, granted on 8 July 
2002 until 7 March 2005 (WT/L/476) 
(ii) LDCs – Article 70.9 of the TRIPS AGreement with respect to pharmaceutical products, 
granted on 8 July 2002 until 1 January 2016 (WT/L/478) 
(iii) Canada – Caribcan, granted on 14 Octob er 1996 until 31 December 2006 (WT/L/185, 
(WT/L/545) 
(iv) Preferential Tariff Treatment for Least-Developed Countries, granted on 15 June 1999 until 
30 June 2009 (WT/L/304) 
(v) Switzerland – preferences for Albania and Bosnia -Herzegovina, granted  on 18 July 2001 
until 31 March 2004 (WT/L/406, WT/L/547) 
(vi) United States – Former Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, granted on 14 October 1996 
until 31 December 2006 (WT/L/183, WT/L/548) 
(vii) Cuba – Article XV:6 of GATT 1994, grante d on 20 December 2001 until 31 December 2006 
(WT/L/440, WT/L/550) 
(viii) Colombia – Extension of the Application of Article 5.2 of the Agreement on Trade-Related 
Investment Measures, granted on 20 December 2001 until 31 December 2003 (WT/L/441) 
(ix) EC – Autonomous Preferential Treatment to th e Countries of the Western Balkans, granted 
on 8 December 2000 until 31 December 2006 (WT/L/380, WT/L/551) 
(x) 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) 
(xi) EC – The ACP-EC Partnership Agreement, gr anted on 14 November 2001 until 31 December 
2007 (WT/L/436, WT/L/552) 
(xii) Turkey – preferential Treatment for Bosnia-H erzegovina, granted on 8 December 2000 until 
31 December 2006 (WT/L/381, WT/L/553) 
(xiii) United States – Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, granted on 15 November 1995 
until 31 December 2005 (WT/L/104, WT/L/549) 
IX. TRADE IN TEXTILES AND CLOTHING – DEVELOPING MEMBERS' CONCERNS 
ABOUT POTENTIAL REDUCTION IN MARKET (QUOTA) ACCESS IN 2004 
(WT/GC/W/503) – STATEMENT BY THE CHAIRMAN 
X. APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS OF WTO BODIES – ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE 
CHAIRMAN  WT/GC/W/519 
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 XI. REVIEW OF WTO ACTIVITIES 
- Reports of: 
(i) General Council (WT/GC/W/518), Dispute Settle ment Body (WT/DSB/35 and Add.1), Trade 
Policy Review Body (WT/TPR/140) 
(ii) Sectoral Councils (G/L/665, S/C/19, IP/C/30) 
(iii) Committees on Trade and Development (WT/COMT D/48), Balance-of-Payments Restrictions 
(WT/BOP/R/72), Budget, Finance and Administration (WT/BFA/69), Regional Trade Agreements (WT/REG/13) and Trade and Environment (WT/CTE/10) 
(iv) Committees under the Plurilatera l Trade Agreements (WT/L/544) 
OTHER BUSINESS 
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