WT/GC/W/846  
 
6 May 2022  
(22-3552) Page: 1/2 
General Council  
9-10 May 2022    
 
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. TWELFTH SESSION OF THE MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE – STATEMENT BY THE CHAIR  
 
A. WTO RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC – REPORT BY THE FACILITATOR  
 
5. TRIPS COUNCIL MA TTERS  
 
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/REV.1) – STATEMENT BY THE CHAIR OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRIPS  
 
6. COMMITTEE ON BUDGET, FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION – REPORT ON MEETING 
OF MARCH 2022 (WT/BFA/202)  
 
7. A SMOOTH TRANSITION PACKAGE IN FAVOUR OF MEMBERS GRADUATING FROM THE 
LDC CATEGORY  
 
 A. LDC GROUP'S INTERIM ARRANGEMENT SUB MISSION ON LDC GRADUATION - 
COMMUNICATION FROM CHAD ON BEHALF OF THE LDC GROUP  (WT/GC/W/829)  
 
 B. TRADE RELATED CHALLENGES OF THE LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES AND WAY 
FORWARD: A DRAFT FOR MC DECISION – COMMUNICATION FROM CHAD ON BEHALF 
OF THE LDC GROUP (WT/GC /W/807)  
 
8. JOINT STATEMENT ON OPEN AND PREDICTABLE TRADE IN AGRICULTURAL AND 
FOOD PRODUCTS – REQUEST FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM  
 
9. PROPOSED GENERAL COUNCIL DECISION ON PROCEDURES TO ENHANCE 
TRANSPARENCY AND IMPROVE COMPLIANCE WITH NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS  
UNDER WTO AGREEMENTS – ARGENTINA; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CHILE; COLOMBIA; 
COSTA RICA; THE EUROPEAN UNION; ICELAND; ISRAEL; JAPAN; REPUBLIC OF 
KOREA; LIECHTENSTEIN; MEXICO; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH MACEDONIA; NORWAY; 
PARAGUAY; THE PHILIPPINES; SINGAPORE; SWITZERLAND ; THE SEPARATE 
CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU; 
UNITED  KINGDOM; THE UNITED STATES; AND URUGUAY (JOB/GC/204/REV.9 - 
JOB/CTG/14/REV.9)  
 
10. WORK PROGRAMME ON ELECTRONIC COMMERCE AND MORATORIUM ON IMPOSING 
CUSTOMS DUTIES ON ELECTRONIC TR ANSMISSIONS – REQUEST FROM INDIA AND 
SOUTH AFRICA  
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  11. PAPER TITLED "THE LEGAL STATUS OF 'JOINT STATEMENT INITIATIVES' AND THEIR 
NEGOTIATED OUTCOMES" BY INDIA, SOUTH AFRICA AND NAMIBIA 
(WT/GC/W/819/REV.1)  
 
12. TRADE -DISRUPTIVE PRACTICES OF CERTAIN MEMBERS AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS 
FOR THE WTO – COMMUNICATION FROM THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION (WT/GC/245)  
 
13. PROPOSED SANITARY AND PHYTOSANITARY DECLARATION FOR THE TWELFTH WTO 
MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE: RESPONDING TO MODERN SPS CHALLENGES - THE 
AFRICAN GROUP; ACP GROUP; ARGENTINA; AUSTRALIA; BELIZE; BRAZIL; 
BURKINA  FASO; CABO VERDE; CANADA; CHILE; COLOMBIA; COSTA RICA; 
CÔTE  D'IVOIRE; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; ECUADOR; EL SALVADOR; THE GAMBIA; 
GUATEMALA; HONDURAS; JAPAN; MALAYSIA; MEXICO; MONGOLIA; NEW ZEALAND; 
PANAMA; PA RAGUAY; PERU; SENEGAL; SINGAPORE; TAJIKISTAN; TOGO; UKRAINE; 
THE UNITED STATES; URUGUAY; AND VIET NAM (WT/GC/W/835/REV.2 - 
G/SPS/GEN/1758/REV.11)  
 
14. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY AND CAPACITY BUILDING 
FOR COVID -19 AND BEYOND - STATEMENT BY BRAZIL (WT/GC/W/845)  
 
15. LDC VIEWS ON WTO REFORM DISCUSSIONS AND PROPOSALS – COMMUNICATION 
FROM CHAD ON BEHALF OF THE LDC GROUP (JOB/GC/223/REV.1)  
 
16. INTERNATIONAL TRADE CENTRE UNCTAD/WTO - REPORT OF THE JOINT ADVISORY 
GROUP ON ITS 55TH SESSION (ITC/AG(LV)/284)  
 
17. WTO PENSION PLAN MANAGEMENT BOARD – ELECTION OF MEMBER AND 
ALTERNATE (WT/GC/W/844)  
 
OTHER BUSINESS  
 
 
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