WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/GC/W/619 
16 December 2009 
 (09-6533) 
General Council 
17-18 December 2009  
 
 
 
PROPOSED AGENDA 
 
 
I. CHINA – TRANSITIONAL REVIEW UNDER SECTION 18.2 OF THE PROTOCOL 
OF ACCESSION TO THE WTO AGREEM ENT (WT/GC/123, G/L/910, S/C/33, 
IP/C/55, WT/BOP/R/95, G/TBT/27, G/SPS/52) 
II. REPORT BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TRADE NEGOTIATIONS COMMITTEE 
III. WORK PROGRAMME ON SMALL ECONOMIES – REPORT BY THE CHAIRMAN 
OF THE DEDICATED SESSION OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND 
DEVELOPMENT 
IV. WORK PROGRAMME ON SPECIAL AND DIFFERENTIAL TREATMENT  
A. REPORT 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  
V. INFORMATION ON GENEVA AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN BANANAS – 
COMMUNICATION FROM BRAZIL, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, ECUADOR, EUROPEAN UNION, GUATEMALA, MEXICO, NICARAGUA, PANAMA, PERU AND THE BOLIVARIAN REPU BLIC OF VENEZUELA (WT/GC/124, WT/L/784) 
VI. 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 
VII. THE FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC CRISIS AND THE ROLE OF THE WTO – 
COMMUNICATION FROM ARGENTINA AND ECUADOR (WT/GC/W/617 AND 
ADD.1) 
VIII.  ACCESSION OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES – COMMUNICATION FROM 
GABON ON BEHALF OF THE INFORMAL GROUP OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (WT/GC/125) 
IX. REVIEW OF THE EXEMPTION PROVIDED UNDER PARAGRAPH 3 OF 
GATT 1994 (WT/L/746, WT/GC/W/616) WT/GC/W/619 
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  X. INITIAL REVIEW OF THE TRANSPARENCY MECHANISM FOR REGIONAL 
TRADE AGREEMENTS – STATEMENT BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE NEGOTIATING GROUP ON RULES 
XI. TRANSPARENCY FOR PREFERENTIAL TRADE ARRANGEMENTS – 
STATEMENT BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND 
DEVELOPMENT 
XII. COMMITTEE ON BUDGET, FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION – REPORT OF 
THE COMMITTEE ON ITS MEETINGS OF NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER 2009 
(WT/BFA/114 AND ADD.1) 
XIII.  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/53) 
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/54) 
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/624) 
B. INTRODUCTION OF HARMONIZED SYSTEM 2007  CHANGES INTO WTO  SCHEDULES OF TARIFF 
CONCESSIONS – DRAFT DECISION (G/C/W/625/R EV.1) 
C. REVIEW OF WAIVERS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE IX:4  OF THE WTO  AGREEMENT  
(i) Kimberley Process Certification Scheme for rough diamonds, granted on 15 December 2006 
until 31 December 2012 (WT/L/676) 
(ii) Canada – CARIBCAN, granted on 15 D ecember 2006, from 1 January 2007 until 
31 December 2011 (WT/L/677, WT/L/780) 
(iii) Cuba – Article XV:6 of GATT 1994, granted on 15 December 2006 until 31 December 2011 
(WT/L/678, WT/L/781) 
XV. REVIEW OF WTO ACTIVITIES – CONTINUATION 
 REPORTS OF: (i) Committees on Trade and Development (WT/ COMTD/70/Add.1, WT/COMTD/AFT/W/16), 
and Budget, Finance and Administration (WT/BFA/113/Add.1) 
(ii) Committee under the Plurilateral Trade Agreements (GPA/103/Add.1) 
                                        
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/619 
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  XVI.  WTO PENSION PLAN – ELECTION OF AN ALTERNATE TO THE 
MANAGEMENT BOARD – PROPOSAL BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE GENERAL COUNCIL (WT/GC/W/618) 
XVII.  APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS TO WTO BODIES – ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE 
CHAIRMAN PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH 7.1(A) OF THE GUIDELINES 
(WT/L/510) 
OTHER BUSINESS 
 
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