WT/GC/W/824  
 
23 July 2021  
(21-5770) Page: 1/3 
General Council  
27-28 July 2021    
 
PROPOSED AGENDA  
1. REPORT BY THE CHAIR OF THE TRADE NEGOTIATIONS COMMITTEE AND REPORT 
BY THE DIRECTOR -GENERAL  
 
2. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BALI, NAIROBI  AND BUENOS AIRES OUTCOMES – 
STATEMENT BY THE CHAIR  
 
3. WORK PROGRAMME ON SMALL ECONOMIES – REPORT BY THE CHAIR OF THE 
DEDICATED SESSION OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT  
 
4. TRIPS COUNCIL MATTERS  
 
A. STATUS REPORT ON THE CONSIDERATIONS BY THE TRIPS COUNCIL ON THE REVISED 
"PROPOSAL FOR A WAIVER FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT 
FOR THE PREVENTION, CONTAINMENT AND TREATMENT OF COVID -19" 
(IP/C/W/669/R EV.1) – STATEMENT BY THE CHAIR OF THE COUN CIL FOR TRIPS  
 
5. WORK PROGRAMME ON ELECTRONIC COMMERCE – REPORT BY THE CHAIR  
 
6. WORK PROGRAMME ON ELECTRONIC COMMERCE AND MORATORIUM ON 
IMPOSING CUSTOMS DUTIES ON ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSIONS – REQUEST FROM 
INDIA AND SOUTH AFRICA  
 
7. PREPARATIONS FOR THE TWELFTH SESS ION OF THE MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE – 
STATEMENT BY THE CHAIR  
 
A. WTO RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC – REPORT BY THE FACILITATOR  
 
8. CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MULTILATERAL PROCESS ON THE WTO RESPONSE TO THE 
PANDEMIC  
 
A. DRAFT GENERAL COUNCIL DECLARATION - COVID -19 AND BEYO ND: TRADE AND 
HEALTH – COMMUNICATION FROM AUSTRALIA; BRAZIL; BRUNEI DARUSSALAM; 
CANADA; CHILE; CHINA; THE EUROPEAN UNION; HONG KONG, CHINA; ICELAND; 
JAPAN; KAZAKHSTAN; KENYA; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; MEXICO; REPUBLIC OF 
MOLDOVA; MONTENEGRO; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH MA CEDONIA; NORWAY; 
SINGAPORE; SWITZERLAND; THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, 
PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU; THE UNITED KINGDOM; URUGUAY AND VANUATU 
(WT/GC/W/823)  
 
B. URGENT TRADE POLICY RESPONSES TO THE COVID -19 CRISIS - COMMUNICATION 
FROM THE EUROPEAN UN ION TO THE WTO GENERAL COUNCIL (WT/GC/231)  
 
C. MINISTERIAL DECLARATION ON COMBATING, MITIGATING AND RECOVERING FROM 
THE IMPACTS OF COVID -19 AND BEYOND – COMMUNICATION FROM THE SEPARATE 
CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU (WT/GC/W/822)  
 
9. SAUDI ARABIA 'S RESTRICTIVE POLICIES ON POULTRY IMPORTS – REQUEST FROM 
BRAZIL  
 WT/GC/W/824  
 
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  10. TRADE RELATED CHALLENGES OF THE LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES AND WAY 
FORWARD: A DRAFT FOR MC DECISION (WT/GC/W/807)  
 
11. PROCEDURAL GUIDELINES FOR WTO COUNCILS AND COMMITTEES ADDRESSING  
TRADE CONCERNS – COMMUNICATION FROM ALBANIA; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; 
CHINA; EUROPEAN UNION; HONG KONG, CHINA; ICELAND; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; 
REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH MACEDONIA; NORWAY; PANAMA; 
QATAR; SINGAPORE; SWITZERLAND; THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TER RITORY OF 
TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU; THAILAND; TURKEY; AND UKRAINE 
(WT/GC/W/777/REV.6)  
 
12. SUPPORTING THE CONCLUSION OF FISHERIES SUBSIDIES NEGOTIATIONS FOR 
THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE OCEAN AND FISHING COMMUNITIES - DRAFT 
MINISTERIAL DECISION - COMMUNIC ATION FROM BRAZIL (WT/GC/W/815)  
 
13. G90 DECLARATION ON SPECIAL AND DIFFERENTIAL TREATMENT – 
COMMUNICATION FROM SOUTH AFRICA ON BEHALF OF THE G90 (WT/GC/234)  
 
14. PAPER TITLED "THE LEGAL STATUS OF 'JOINT STATEMENT INITIATIVES' AND 
THEIR NEGOTIATED OUTCOMES" – REQU EST FROM INDIA AND SOUTH AFRICA 
(WT/GC/W/819)  
 
15. PROPOSED GENERAL COUNCIL DECISION ON PROCEDURES TO ENHANCE 
TRANSPARENCY AND STRENGTHEN NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS UNDER WTO 
AGREEMENTS – ARGENTINA; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CHILE; COSTA RICA; THE 
EUROPEAN UNION; ISRA EL; JAPAN; NEW ZEALAND; NORWAY; SINGAPORE; 
SWITZERLAND; THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, 
KINMEN AND MATSU; UNITED KINGDOM; AND THE UNITED STATES 
(JOB/GC/204/REV.6 - JOB/CTG/14/REV.6)  
 
16. JOINT COMMUNICATION ON SYSTEMIC ISSUES – STATEMENT BY S WITZERLAND  
 
17. STRENGTHENING THE MULTILATERAL CHARACTER OF THE WORLD TRADE 
ORGANIZATION – REQUEST FROM THE AFRICAN GROUP  
 
18. WAIVERS UNDER ARTICLE IX OF THE WTO AGREEMENT1 
 
A. EUROPEAN UNION – APPLICATION OF AUTONOMOUS PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT TO 
THE WESTERN BALKANS – EXTENSION OF WAIVER – DRAFT DECISION (G/C/W/794)  
 
B. REVIEW OF WAIVERS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE IX:4 OF THE WTO AGREEMENT  
 
(i) Least -Developed Country Members – Obligations under Article 70.8 and 
Article  70.9 of the TRIPS Agreement with respect to  Pharmaceutical Products, 
granted on 30 November 2015 until 1  January 2033 (WT/L/971)  
 
(ii) Kimberley Process Certification Scheme for Rough Diamonds, granted on 
26 July 2018 through 31  December  2024 (WT/L/1039)  
 
(iii) Canada – CARIBCAN, granted on 28 July 2015 until  31 December 2023 
(WT/L/958, WT/L/1112)  
 
19. COMMITTEE ON BUDGET, FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION - REPORTS ON THE 
MEETINGS OF APRIL, MAY, JUNE AND JULY 2021  (WT/BFA/194, WT/BFA/195, 
WT/BFA/196)  
 
 
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).  WT/GC/W/824  
 
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  20. WTO PENSION PLAN  
 
A. ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 
31 DECEMBER  2020 (WT/L/1111)  
 
B. REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT EXTERNAL AUDITOR ON THE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL 
STATEMENTS OF THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION PENSION PLAN (WTOPP) FOR THE 
YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 (WT/L/1113 AND WT/L/1113/C ORR.1) 
 
21. CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT –
AUSTRALIA; CANADA; THE EUROPEAN UNION; JAPAN; NEW ZEALAND; THE 
SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU; 
UNITED KINGDOM; AND THE UNITED STATES  
 
22. APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS TO THE SUBSIDIARY BODIES OF THE COUNCIL FOR 
TRADE IN GOODS - REPORT BY THE CHAIR OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN GOODS  
 
OTHER BUSINESS  
 
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