WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/GC/W/487
6 December 2002
(02-6753)
General Council
10-11 December 2002
PROPOSED AGENDA
I. ACCESSION OF ARMENIA – REPORT OF THE WORKING PARTY
(WT/ACC/ARM/22 AND 23 AND ADD.1 AND 2)1
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 (WT/GC/68, G/L/596, S/C/15, IP/C/26,
WT/BOP/R/68)
IV. COUNCIL FOR TRIPS – REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
PARAGRAPH 6 OF THE DOHA DECLARATION ON THE TRIPS AGREEMENT
AND PUBLIC HEALTH
V. COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT – REPORT BY THE CHAIRMAN
OF THE COMMITTEE IN SPECIAL SESSION ON SPECIAL AND DIFFERENTIAL
TREATMENT IN PURSUANCE OF PARAGRAPH 12.1 OF THE DOHAMINISTERIAL DECISION ON IMPLEMENTATION-RELATED ISSUES AND
CONCERNS (TN/CTD/6
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VI. SUB-COMMITTEE ON LEAST-DEVELOPED COUNTRIES –
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FACILITATING AND ACCELERATING THE
ACCESSION OF LDCS TO THE WTO AGREEMENT (WT/COMTD/LDC/12)
VII. COMMITTEE ON SUBSIDIES AND COUNTERVAILING MEASURES –
STATEMENT BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE WORKUNDERTAKEN PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH 10.6 OF THE DOHA MINISTERIAL
DECISION ON IMPLEMENTATION-RELATED ISSUES AND CONCERNS
VIII.  REPORT BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TRADE NEGOTIATIONS COMMITTEE
IX. COMMITTEE ON ANTI-DUMPING PRACTICES – REPORT ON MATTERS
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE BY THE DOHA MINISTERIAL DECISION ONIMPLEMENTATION-RELATED ISSUES AND CONCERNS (G/ADP/9 AND
G/ADP/10)
                                                     
1 In connection with this item, the attention of Members 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).
* To be circulated.WT/GC/W/487
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X. COMMITTEE ON MARKET ACCESS – RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE
MEANING TO BE GIVEN TO THE PHRASE "SUBSTANTIAL INTEREST" IN
ARTICLE XIII:2(D) OF GATT 1994 P URSUANT TO PARAGRAPH 1.2 OF THE
DOHA MINISTERIAL DECISION ON IMPLEMENTATION-RELATED ISSUES
AND CONCERNS (G/MA/119)
XI. COMMITTEE ON CUSTOMS VALUATION – REPORT ON THE
IDENTIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT OF PRACTICAL MEANS TO ADDRESS
MEMBERS' CONCERNS REGARDING ACCURACY OF DECLARED VALUES
PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH 8.3 OF THE DOHA MINISTERIAL DECISION ON
IMPLEMENTATION-RELATED ISSUES AND CONCERNS (G/VAL/50*)
XII. MARRAKESH MINISTERIAL DECISION CONCERNING THE POSSIBLE
NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF THE REFORM PROGRAMME ON LEAST-DEVELOPEDAND NFIDCS – FOLLOW UP TO THE REPORT OF THE INTER-AGENCY PANEL
ON SHORT-TERM DIFFICULTIES IN FINANCING NORMAL LEVELS OF
COMMERCIAL IMPORTS OF BASIC FOODSTUFFS – REPORT BY THE
CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE
XIII.  RULES OF ORIGIN – HARMONIZATION WORK PROGRAMME – STATEMENT
BY THE CHAIRMAN
XIV. WORK PROGRAMME ON SMALL ECONOMIES – REPORT BY THE CHAIRMAN
OF THE DEDICATED SESSIONS OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND
DEVELOPMENT
XV. ISSUES AFFECTING LEAST-DEVELOPED COUNTRIES – INTERIM REPORT BY
THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH 43 OF THE DOHA
MINISTERIAL DECLARATION (WT/GC/W/485)
XVI. IMPLEMENTATION AND ADEQUACY OF TECHNICAL COOPERATION AND
CAPACITY-BUILDING COMMITMENTS IN THE DOHA MINISTERIAL
DECLARATION – INTERIM REPORT BY THE DIRECTOR-GENERALPURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH 41 OF THE DOHA MINISTERIAL DECLARATION
(WT/GC/W/484)
XVII.  PROCEDURES FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS-GENERAL –
COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHAIRMAN (WT/GC/W/482/REV.1)
XVIII.  GUIDELINES FOR APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS TO WTO BODIES –
COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHAIRMAN (JOB(02)/198/REV.1)
XIX. INTERNAL TRANSPARENCY AND EFFECTIVE PARTICIPATION OF MEMBERS
- PREPARATORY PROCESS IN GENEVA AND NEGOTIATING PROCEDURE AT
MINISTERIAL CONFERENCES – STATEMENT BY THE CHAIRMAN
(JOB(02)/197/REV.1)
XX. WORK PROGRAMME ON ELECTRONIC COMMERCE – REPORT ON THE
THIRD DEDICATED DISCUSSION ON CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES
                                                     
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XXI. REVIEW OF THE EXEMPTION PROVIDED UNDER PARAGRAPH 3 OF
GATT 1994 (WT/L/444)
XXII.  COMMITTEE ON BALANCE-OF-PAYMENTS RESTRICTIONS
A. CONSULTATIONS WITH BANGLADESH (WT/BOP/R/64)
B. NOTE ON MEETING OF 18 N OVEMBER (WT/BOP/R/69)
XXIII.  WTO PENSION PLAN
A. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD FOR 2001 (WT/L/497)
B. AGREEMENTS ON THE TRANSFER OF PENSION RIGHTS BETWEEN THE PENSION PLAN OF THE
WTO AND THE PENSION SCHEMES OF THE COORDINATED ORGANIZATIONS (WT/GC/W/483)
XXIV.  COMMITTEE ON BUDGET, FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION – REPORT OF
THE COMMITTEE (WT/BFA/62*)
XXV.  WAIVERS UNDER ARTICLE IX OF THE WTO AGREEMENT
A. INTRODUCTION OF HARMONIZED SYSTEM 2002 C HANGES INTO WTO S CHEDULES OF
CONCESSIONS – DRAFT DECISION (G/C/W/436 AND CORR.1)2
B. REVIEW OF WAIVERS UNDER ARTICLE IX:4 OF THE WTO A GREEMENT
(i) Cuba – Article XV:6 of GATT 1994, Granted on 20 December 2001 until 31 December 2006
(WT/L/440, WT/L/496)
(ii) 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)
(iii) Dominican Republic – Minimum values under the Customs Valuation Agreement, granted on
20 December 2001 until 1 July 2003 (WT/L/442)
(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/503)
(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 Agreemen t, granted on 14 November 2001 until
31 December 2007 (WT/L/436, WT/L/504)
(vii) Turkey – Preferential treatment for Bosnia-Herzegovina, granted on 8 December 2000 until
31 December 2006 (WT/L/381, WT/L/499)
(viii) United States – Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, granted on 15 November 1995
until 31 December 2005 (WT/L/104, WT/L/498)
                                                     
* To be circulated.
2 In connection with this item, the attention of Members 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
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(ix) Preferential Tariff Treatment for Least-Developed Countries, granted on 15 June 1999 until
30 June 2009 (WT/L/304)
XXVI.  REVIEW OF WTO ACTIVITIES
Reports of:
(i) General Council (WT/GC/W/481), Dispute Sett lement Body (WT/DSB/29 and Add.1), Trade
Policy Review Body (WT/TPR/122), Se ctoral Councils (G/L/595, S/C/16*, IP/C/--*),
Committees on Trade and Development (WT/CO MTD/44), Balance-of-Payments Restrictions
(WT/BOP/R/67), Budget, Finance and Administration (WT/BFA/61*), and Regional Trade
Agreements (WT/REG/11)
(ii) Committee on Trade and Environment (WT/CTE/7)
(iii) Working Groups on the Relationship between Trade and Investment (WT/WGTI/6*), the
Interaction between Trade and Competition Policy (WT/WGTCP/6*), and Transparency in
Government Procurement (WT/WGTGP/6)
(iv) Working Groups on Trade, Debt and Finance (WT/WGTDF/1), and Trade and Transfer of
Technology (WT/WGTTT/4*)
(v) Committees under the Plurilateral Trade Agreements (GPA/73, WT/L/500)
OTHER BUSINESS
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* To be circulated.