. /.RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/GC/W/472
8 May 2002
(02-2602)
General Council
13-15 May 2002
PROPOSED AGENDA
I. IRAN – REQUEST FOR ACCESSION (WT/ACC/IRN/1)
II. EQUATORIAL GUINEA – REQUEST FOR OBSERVER STATUS (WT/L/448)
III. ETHIOPIA – REQUEST FOR EXTENSION  OF OBSERVER STATUS (WT/L/445)
IV. DATES OF THE FIFTH SESSION OF THE MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE
V. REVIEW OF PROCEDURES FOR THE CIRCULATION AND DERESTRICTION
OF WTO DOCUMENTS – DRAFT DECISION (WT/GC/W/464/REV.1)
VI. REPORT BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TRADE NEGOTIATIONS COMMITTEE
VII. WORK PROGRAMME ON SMALL ECONOMIES – REPORT BY THE CHAIRMAN
OF THE DEDICATED SESSIONS OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRADE ANDDEVELOPMENT
VIII.  COMMITTEE ON BALANCE-OF-PAYMENTS RESTRICTIONS
A. C
ONSULTATION WITH BANGLADESH (WT/BOP/R/60)
B. NOTE ON THE MEETING OF 27 F EBRUARY (WT/BOP/R/61)
IX. WAIVERS UNDER ARTICLE IX OF THE WTO AGREEMENT1
A. CUSTOMS VALUATION AGREEMENT – R EQUEST BY EL SALVADOR FOR EXTENSION OF
WAIVER (G/C/W/300/R EV.2, G/C/W/300/R EV.2/A DD.1/C ORR.1)
B. INTRODUCTION OF HARMONIZED SYSTEM 1996 CHANGES INTO WTO S CHEDULES OF TARIFF
CONCESSIONS – REQUESTS FOR WAIVERS
(i) Argentina – Schedule LXIV (G/L/528, G/C/W/362)
(ii) Brazil - Schedule III (G/L/511, G/C/W/348)
(iii) El Salvador – Schedule LXXXVII (G/L/514, G/C/W/350)
(iv) Israel – Schedule XLII (G/L/513, G/C/W/349)
(v) Malaysia – Schedule XXXIX (G/L/535, G/C/W/364)
                                                     
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
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(vi) Morocco – Schedule LXXXI (G/L/512/REV.1, G/C/W/358)
(vii) Norway –Schedule XIV (G/L/519, G/C/W/355)
(viii) Pakistan – Schedule XV (G/L/526, G/C/W/365)
(ix) Panama - Schedule CXLI (G/L/518, G/C/W/354 and Corr.1)
(x) Paraguay – Schedule XCI (G/L/525, G/C/W/357)
(xi) Switzerland – Schedule LIX (G/L/523, G/C/W/356)
(xii) Thailand – Schedule LXXIX (G/L/524, G/C/W/359)
(xiii) Venezuela – Schedule LXXXVI (G/L/517, G/C/W/353)
C. TRANSPOSITION OF SCHEDULES INTO THE HARMONIZED SYSTEM – R EQUESTS FOR
EXTENSIONS OF WAIVERS
(i) Nicaragua – Schedule XXIX (G/L/515, G/C/W/351)
(ii) Sri Lanka – Schedule VI (G/L/516, G/C/W/352)
D. INTRODUCTION OF HARMONIZED SYSTEM 2002 CHANGES INTO WTO S CHEDULES OF
CONCESSIONS – DRAFT DECISION (G/C/W/367/R EV.1)
E. ZAMBIA - RENEGOTIATION OF SCHEDULE LXXVIII - R EQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF WAIVER
(G/L/537, G/C/W/370)
X. PROPOSAL TO REMOVE AND AVOID INCONSISTENCIES IN THE TEXTS OF
THE WTO AGREEMENTS - COMMUNICAT ION FROM CHILE (WT/GC/W/473)
XI. REVIEW OF THE EXEMPTION PROVIDED UNDER PARAGRAPH 3 OF THE
GATT 1994 (WT/L/444)
XII. INTERNAL TRANSPARENCY AND EFFECTIVE PARTICIPATION OF MEMBERS
- PREPARATORY PROCESS IN GENEVA AND NEGOTIATING PROCEDURE ATMINISTERIAL CONFERENCES - COMMUNICATION FROM CUBA, DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC, EGYPT, HONDURAS, INDIA, INDONESIA, JAMAICA, KENYA,
MALAYSIA, MAURITIUS, PAKISTAN, SRI LANKA, TANZANIA, UGANDA, AND
ZIMBABWE (WT/GC/W/471)
XIII.  WORK PROGRAMME ON ELECTRONIC COMMERCE – PROGRESS REPORT
BY THE CHAIRMAN
XIV. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND CAPACITY BUILDING – SECOND MEETING OF
HEADS OF AGENCY OF THE INTEGRATED FRAMEWORK – REPORT BY THE
DIRECTOR-GENERAL
XV. SCHEDULING OF WTO MEETINGS – STATEMENT BY THE DEPUTY
DIRECTOR-GENERAL
OTHER BUSINESS
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