WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/GC/W/583 
14 December 2007 
 (07-5535) 
General Council 
18-19 December 2007  
 
 
  
PROPOSED AGENDA 
  
I. ACCESSION OF CAPE VERDE – REPORT OF THE WORKING PARTY 
(WT/ACC/CPV/30 AND ADD. 1 AND 2) 
II. LIBERIA – REQUEST FOR ACCESSION (WT/ACC/LBR/1) 
III. CHINA – TRANSITIONAL REVIEW UNDER SECTION 18.2 OF THE PROTOCOL 
OF ACCESSION TO THE WTO AGREEM ENT (WT/GC/113, G/L/844, S/C/29, 
IP/C/47, WT/BOP/R/87) 
IV. REPORT BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TRADE NEGOTIATIONS COMMITTEE 
V. WORK PROGRAMME ON SMALL ECONOMIES – REPORT BY THE CHAIRMAN 
OF THE DEDICATED SESSION OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT 
VI. WORK PROGRAMME ON SPECIAL AND DIFFERENTIAL TREATMENT 
A. R
EPORT BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SPECIAL SESSION OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND 
DEVELOPMENT  
B. REPORTS BY CHAIRPERSONS OF OTHER WTO  BODIES TO WHOM SPECIAL AND DIFFERENTIAL 
TREATMENT PROPOSALS HAVE BEEN REFERRED  
VII. FOLLOW-UP TO THE 1 AUGUST 2004 GENERAL COUNCIL DECISION AND 
THE HONG KONG MINISTERIAL DE CLARATION ON THE DOHA WORK 
PROGRAMME – STATEMENT BY THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL ON THE DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE ASPECTS OF COTTON 
VIII.  NON-RECOGNITION OF RIGHTS UNDER ARTICLE XXIV:6 AND 
ARTICLE XXVIII OF GATT 1994 – COMMUNICATIONS FROM HONDURAS AND GUATEMALA (WT/GC/85, WT/GC/90 AND CORR.1, WT/GC/100, WT/MIN(05)/9) – 
STATEMENT BY THE CHAIRMAN 
IX. REVIEW OF THE EXEMPTION PROVIDED UNDER PARAGRAPH 3 OF 
GATT 1994 (WT/L/680, WT/GC/W/580) 
X. INITIAL REVIEW OF THE TRANSPARENCY MECHANISM FOR REGIONAL 
TRADE AGREEMENTS – STATEMENT BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE 
NEGOTIATING GROUP ON RULES  WT/GC/W/583 
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  XI. TRANSPARENCY FOR PREFERENTIAL TRADE ARRANGEMENTS – 
STATEMENT BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT  
XII. TRIPS COUNCIL MATTERS 
A. R
EVIEW 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 CORR.1) – REPORT OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRIPS  (IP/C/46) 
B. PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION ON AN EXTENSION OF THE PERIOD FOR THE ACCEPTANCE BY 
MEMBERS OF THE PROTOCOL AMENDING THE TRIPS  AGREEMENT (IP/C/45) 
XIII.  COMMITTEE ON BUDGET, FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION – REPORT OF 
THE COMMITTEE ON ITS MEETINGS OF NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER 2007 
(WT/BFA/101) 
XIV.  WAIVERS UNDER ARTICLE IX OF THE WTO AGREEMENT1 
A. INTRODUCTION OF HARMONIZED SYSTEM 2002  CHANGES INTO WTO  SCHEDULES OF TARIFF 
CONCESSIONS – DRAFT DECISION (G/C/W/585/ REV.1) 
B. INTRODUCTION OF HARMONIZED SYSTEM 2007  CHANGES INTO WTO  SCHEDULES OF TARIFF 
CONCESSIONS – DRAFT DECISION (G/C/W/584) 
C. REVIEW OF WAIVERS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE IX:4  OF THE WTO  AGREEMENT  
(i) EC - The ACP-EC Partnership Agreemen t, granted on 14 November 2001 until 
31 December 2007 (WT/L/436, WT/L/707) 
(ii) Kimberley Process Certification Scheme for rough diamonds, granted on 15 December 2006 
until 31 December 2012 (WT/L/676) 
(iii) Canada - CARIBCAN, granted on 15 Dece mber 2006, from 1 January 2007 until 
31 December 2011  (WT/L/677, WT/L/705)  
(iv) Cuba - Article XV:6 of G ATT 1994, granted on 15 December 2006 until 31 December 2011 
(WT/L/678, WT/L/708) 
XV. INTERNATIONAL TRADE CENTRE UNCTAD/WTO – REPORT OF THE JOINT 
ADVISORY GROUP ON ITS FORTIE TH SESSION (ITC/AG(XL)/214) 
XVI.  WTO PENSION PLAN  
A. ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS TO THE MANAGEMENT BOARD – PROPOSAL BY THE 
CHAIRMAN OF THE GENERAL COUNCIL (WT/GC/W/581) 
B. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD FOR 2006  (WT/L/706) 
                                                      
1 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 agreed by the General Council on 15 November 1995 
(WT/L/93).  WT/GC/W/583 
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  XVII.  APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS TO WTO BODIES – ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE 
CHAIRMAN PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH 7.1(A) OF THE GUIDELINES (WT/L/510) 
XVIII.  REVIEW OF WTO ACTIVITIES 
 REPORTS OF: 
(i) General Council (WT/GC/W/582), Dispute Settle ment Body (WT/DSB/43 and Add.1), and 
Trade Policy Review Body (WT/TPR/213) 
(ii) Sectoral Councils (G/L/845, S/C/28 and IP/C/48) 
(iii) Committees on Trade and Development (W T/COMTD/64), Trade and Environment 
(WT/CTE/14), Balance-of-Payments Restrictions (WT/BOP/R/88), Budget, Finance and 
Administration (WT/BFA/100), and Regi onal Trade Agreements (WT/REG/18) 
(iv) Working Groups on Trade, Debt and Finance (W T/WGTDF/6) and Trade and Transfer of 
Technology (WT/WGTTT/9) 
(v) Committees under the Plurilateral Tr ade Agreements (GPA/92, WT/L/701) 
OTHER BUSINESS 
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