WT/GC/W/711  
 
27 November 2015  
(15-6293)  Page: 1/3  
General Council 
30 November - 1 December 2015    
 
 PROPOSED AGENDA 
1. REPORT BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TRADE NEGOTI ATIONS COMMITTEE 
 2. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BALI OUTCOMES (G/RO/77) – STATEMENT BY THE 
CHAIRMAN 
 3. WORK PROGRAMME ON SMALL ECONOMIES – REPORT BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE 
DEDICATED SESSION OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT 
(WT/COMTD/SE/9) 
 4. THE DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE ASPECTS OF COTTON - PERIODIC REPORT BY THE 
DIRECTOR-GENERAL (WT/GC/175 – WT/CFMC/DG/7 – WT/MIN(15)/8) 
 5. FOSTERING PARTICIPATION OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES 
(MSMES) IN REGIONAL AND GLOBAL MARKETS – COMMUNICATION FROM BRUNEI 
DARUSSALAM, LAO PDR, MALAYSIA, THE PHILIPPINES AND SINGAPORE 
(WT/GC/W/708 AND WT/GC/W/708/ADD.1) 
 
6. TENTH SESSION OF THE MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE 
 
A. REQUEST FOR OBSERVER STATUS BY PALESTINE TO THE TENTH SESSION OF THE 
MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE (WT/L/960) 
 
B. ATTENDANCE OF OBSERVERS FROM INTERNATIONAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL 
ORGANIZATIONS 
  C. STATEMENT BY THE CHAIRMAN  
(i) TRIPS non-violation and situation complaints (IP/C/71/Add.2 and 
IP/C/71/Add.2/Corr.1
1) 
 
  (ii) Work Programme on Electronic Commerce (WT/GC/W/712) 
 7. REVIEW OF THE EXEMPTION PROVIDED UNDER PARAGRAPH 3 OF GATT 1994 
(WT/L/948) 
 8. TRIPS COUNCIL MATTERS:  
A. 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/72) 
 
B. PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION ON AN EXTENSION OF THE PERIOD FOR THE 
ACCEPTANCE BY MEMBERS OF THE PROT OCOL AMENDING TH E TRIPS AGREEMENT 
(IP/C/70) 
 
                                               
1 In English only. WT/GC/W/711 
 
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  9. WTO ACCESSIONS: 2015 ANNUAL REPORT BY THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL 
(WT/ACC/25 – WT/GC/174 – WT/MIN(15)/7) – STATEMENT BY DIRECTOR-GENERAL 
 
10. DERESTRICTION OF HISTORICAL BILA TERAL NEGOTIATING DOCUMENTS OF  THE 
TOKYO ROUND – DRAFT DECISION (G/MA/W/115/REV.1) 
 
11. WAIVERS UNDER ARTICLE IX OF THE WTO AGREEMENT
2 
 
A. INTRODUCTION OF HARMONIZED SYSTEM 2002 CHANGES INTO WTO SCHEDULES OF 
TARIFF CONCESSIONS – DRAFT DECISION (G/C/W/715) 
 
B. INTRODUCTION OF HARMONIZED SYSTEM 2007 CHANGES INTO WTO SCHEDULES OF 
TARIFF CONCESSIONS – DRAFT DECISION (G/C/W/716/REV.1) 
 
C. INTRODUCTION OF HARMONIZED SYSTEM 2012 CHANGES INTO WTO SCHEDULES OF 
TARIFF CONCESSIONS – DRAFT DECISION (G/C/W/717) 
 
D. UNITED STATES – AFRICAN GROWTH OPPORTUNITY ACT – DRAFT DECISION 
(G/C/W/713) 
 
E. LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRY MEMBERS – OBLIGATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 70.8 AND 
ARTICLE 70.9 OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT WITH RESPECT TO PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS – DRAFT DECISION (IP/C/74) 
 
 F. 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 17 December 2026 (WT/L/847) 
  (ii) Kimberley process certification scheme for rough diamonds, granted 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 December 2016 (WT/L/836, 
WT/L/962) 
 
(iv) Cuba - Article XV:6 of GATT 1994, Extension of waiver, granted on 
14 February 2012 until 31 December 2016 (WT/L/850, WT/L/964) 
 12. COMMITTEE ON BUDGET, FINANCE AND AD MINISTRATION - REPORT ON MEETINGS 
OF OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER 2015 (WT/BFA/151) 
 13. WTO PENSION PLAN 
 
A. MANAGEMENT BOARD – ELECTION OF A MEMBER – PROPOSAL BY THE CHAIRMAN OF 
THE GENERAL COUNCIL (WT/GC/W/707) 
 
 B. AMENDMENT TO THE REGULATIONS (WT/GC/W/706)  14. INTERNATIONAL TRADE CENTRE UNCTAD/WTO - REPORT OF THE JOINT ADVISORY 
GROUP ON ITS 49
TH SESSION (ITC/AG(XLIX)/260) 
 
                                               
2 In connection with this Item, the attention of Me mbers is drawn to the Decision-Making Procedures 
under Articles IX and XII of the WTO Agreement ag reed by the General Council on 15 November 1995 
(WT/L/93). WT/GC/W/711 
 
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  15. REVIEW OF WTO ACTIVITIES 
  Reports of:  
(i) General Council (WT/GC/W/705), Dispute Settlement Body (WT/DSB/67), and Trade 
Policy Review Body (WT/TPR/361) 
 
(ii) Sectoral Councils (G/L/1140, S/C/48, an d IP/C/71 and IP/C/71/ Add.1, IP/C/71/Add.2 
and IP/C/71/Add.2/Corr.1
3) 
 
(iii) Committees on Trade and Development (WT/COMTD/87), Trade and Environment 
(WT/CTE/22), Balance-of-Payments Restrictions (WT/BOP/R/111), Budget, Finance 
and Administration (WT/BFA/152), and Regional Trade Agreements (WT/REG/25) 
 
(iv) Working Groups on Trade, Debt and Fi nance (WT/WGTDF/14) and Trade and Transfer 
of Technology (WT/WGTTT/17) 
 
 (v) Committees under the Plurilateral Trade Agreements (GPA/134, WT/L/963) 
 16. APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS TO WT O BODIES – ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE 
CHAIRMAN PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH 7.1(A) OF THE GUIDELINES (WT/L/510) 
 
OTHER BUSINESS  
 
 
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3 In English only.