WT/GC/W/727  
 
5 December  2016 
(16-6638) Page: 1/3 
General Council  
7-8 December 2016    
 
 PROPOSED AGENDA  
1. FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF SOMALIA – REQUEST FOR ACCESSION PURSUANT TO 
ARTICLE XII (WT/ACC/SOM/1)  
2. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF TIMOR -LESTE – REQUEST FOR ACCESSION PURSUANT 
TO ARTICLE XII (WT/ACC/TLS/1)  
3. REPORT BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TRADE NEGOTIATIONS CO MMITTEE  
4. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BALI AND NAIROBI OUTCOMES (G/RO/79) – 
STATEMENT BY THE CHAIRMAN  
5. WORK PROGRAMME ON SMALL ECONOMIES – REPORT BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE 
DEDICATED SESSION OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT  
6. WORK PROGRAMME ON ELECTRONIC COMMERC E – REVIEW OF PROGRESS 
(S/C/51, G/C/58)  
7. THE DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE ASPECTS OF COTTON – STATEMENT BY THE 
DIRECTOR -GENERAL  
8. WTO ACCESSIONS: 2016 ANNUAL REPORT BY THE DIRECTOR -GENERAL 
(WT/ACC/28)  – STATEMENT BY THE DIRECTOR -GENERAL  
9. DATE OF THE ELEVENTH SESSION  OF THE MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE  
10. REVIEW UNDER PARAGRAPH 8 OF THE DECISION ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF 
PARAGRAPH 6 OF THE DOHA DECLARATION ON THE TRIPS AGREEMENT AND 
PUBLIC HEALTH (WT/L/540 AND WT/L/540/CORR.1) – REPORT OF THE COUNCIL 
FOR TRIPS (IP/C/76)  
11. PROCEDU RE FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF HS 2017 CHANGES TO SCHEDULES OF 
CONCESSIONS USING THE TARIFF SCHEDULES (CTS) DATABASE – DRAFT 
DECISION (G/C/W/732)  
12. WAIVERS UNDER ARTICLE IX OF THE WTO AGREEMENT1 
 A. INTRODUCTION OF HARMONIZED SYSTEM 2002 CHANGES INTO WTO SCHEDUL ES 
OF TARIFF CONCESSIONS – DRAFT DECISION (G/C/W/728)  
 
 B. INTRODUCTION OF HARMONIZED SYSTEM 2007 CHANGES INTO WTO SCHEDULES 
OF TARIFF CONCESSIONS – DRAFT DECISION  (G/C/W/729)  
 
 C. INTRODUCTION OF HARMONIZED SYSTEM 2012 CHANGES INTO WTO SCHEDULES 
OF TARIFF  CONCESSIONS – DRAFT DECISION (G/C/W/730/REV.1)  
                                                
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/727  
 
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 D. INTRODUCTION OF HARMONIZED SYSTEM 2017 CHANGES INTO WTO SCHEDULES 
OF TARIFF CONCESSIONS – DRAFT DECISION (G/C/W/733/REV.1)  
 
 E. UNITED STATES – FORMER TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS – 
EXTENSION O F WAIVER – DRAFT DECISION (G/C/W/721)  
 
 F. UNITED STATES – TRADE PREFERENCES GRANTED TO NEPAL – DRAFT DECISION 
(G/C/W/724)  
 
 G. EUROPEAN UNION – APPLICATION OF AUTONOMOUS  PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT 
TO THE W ESTERN BALKANS – EXTENSION OF WAIVER – DRAFT DECISION 
(G/C/W/731)  
 
 H. CUBA – ARTICLE XV:6 OF GATT 1994 – EXTENSION OF WAIVER – DRAFT 
DECISION (G/C/W/734)  
 
 I. REVIEW OF WAIVERS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE IX:4 OF THE WTO AGREEMENT  
 
(i) Preferential treatment to services  and service suppliers of least -developed 
countries, granted on 17 December 2011 until 31 D ecember 2030 
(WT/L/847,WT/L/ 982) 
 
(ii) Kimberley process certification scheme for rough diamonds, gran ted on 
12 December 2012 until 31  December  2018 ( WT/L/ 876) 
 
(iii) European Union - Application of autonomous preferential treatment to the 
West Balkans, granted on 30 November 2011 until 31 D ecember 2016 
(WT/L/836, WT/L/993 ) 
 
(iv) Cuba - Article XV:6 of GATT 1994, extensi on of waiver, granted on 
14 February 2012 until 31  December  2016 ( WT/L/850, WT/L/ 994) 
 
13. COMMIT TEE ON BUDGET, FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION – REPORTS ON 
MEETINGS OF NOVEMBER 2016 (WT/BFA/158, WT/BFA/160)  
14. INTERNATIONAL TRADE CENTRE UNCTAD/WTO – REPORT OF THE JOINT 
ADVISORY GROUP ON ITS 50TH SESSION (ITC/AG(L)/264)  
15. WTO PENSION PLAN  
 A. AMENDMENTS TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE WTO PENSION PLAN AND 
OF RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD (WT/GC/W/725)  
 
 B. CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD – STATEMENT BY THE CHAIRMAN  
 
16. REVIEW OF WTO ACTIVITIES  
 REPORTS OF:  
 
(i) General Council (WT/GC/W/726), Di spute Settlement Body (WT/DSB/71), and Trade 
Policy Review Body (WT/TPR/387)  
 
(ii) Sectoral Councils (G/L/1168, S/C/50, IP/C/75)  
 
(iii) Committees  on Trade and Development (WT/COMTD/91), Trade and Environment 
(WT/CTE/23), Balance -of-Payments Restrictions ( WT/BOP/R/112), Budget, Finance 
and Administration (WT/BFA/159), and Regional Trade Agreements (WT/ REG/26) 
 
(iv) Working Groups on Trade, Debt and Finance (WT/WGTDF/15) and Trade and Transfer 
of Technology (WT/WGTTT/18)  
 WT/GC/W/727  
 
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  (v) Committees under the Plurilatera l Trade Agreements (GPA/141, WT/L/992)  
 
17. APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS TO WTO BODIES  
 A. CONSULTATIONS ON THE GUIDELINES FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS – 
REPORT BY THE CHAIRMAN  
 
 B. ANNOUNCEMENT PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH 7.1(A) OF THE GUIDELINES 
(WT/L/510)  
 
OTHER BU SINESS  
 
 
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