. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/GC/W/568 
25 July 2006 
 (06-3535) 
General Council 
27-28 July 2006  
 
 
 
PROPOSED AGENDA 
 
 I. REPORT BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TRADE NEGOTIATIONS COMMITTEE 
II. OUTSTANDING IMPLEMENTATION ISSU ES UNDER PARAGRAPH 12(B) OF 
THE DOHA MINISTERIAL DECLARATION – REVIEW OF PROGRESS AND ANY APPROPRIATE ACTION AS PROVIDED FOR IN PARAGRAPH 39 OF THE HONG KONG MINISTERIAL DECLARATION 
III. ACCESSION OF TONGA – EXTENSION OF TIME-LIMIT FOR ACCEPTANCE OF 
PROTOCOL OF ACCESSION (WT/GC/107, WT/GC/W/567) 
IV. 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 
V. ENHANCED INTEGRATED FRAMEWORK – STATEMENT BY THE CHAIRMAN 
OF THE INTEGRATED FRAMEWORK TASK FORCE 
VI. AID FOR TRADE 
A. R
EPORT OF THE TASK FORCE ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH  57 OF THE HONG 
KONG MINISTERIAL DECLARATION  
B. STATEMENT BY THE DIRECTOR -GENERAL  
VII. COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE – IMPLEMENTATION-RELATED ISSUES – 
REPORT TO THE GENERAL COUNCIL (G/AG/16/ADD.1) 
VIII.  WORK PROGRAMME ON SMALL ECONOMIES – REPORT BY THE CHAIRMAN 
OF THE DEDICATED SESSION OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT 
IX. 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  WT/GC/W/568 
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  X. 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 
XI. RULES OF ORIGIN – HARMONIZATION WORK PROGRAMME – STATEMENT 
BY THE CHAIRMAN 
XII. COMMITTEE ON BUDGET, FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION – REPORT OF 
THE COMMITTEE ON ITS MEETING OF JUNE 2006 (WT/BFA/87) 
XIII.  WAIVERS UNDER ARTICLE IX OF THE WTO AGREEMENT
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A. INTRODUCTION OF HARMONIZED SYSTEM 1996  CHANGES INTO WTO SCHEDULES OF TARIFF 
CONCESSIONS – REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OF WAIVERS : 
(i) Argentina (G/L/769 and G/C/W/547) 
(ii) Panama (G/L/768 and G/C/W/546) 
B. SENEGAL – CUSTOMS VALUATION AGREEMENT – REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF WAIVER 
(WT/L/571;   G/C/W/523;   G/C/W/524;   G/C/W/551) 
C. EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES – AUTONOMOUS PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT TO THE COUNTRIES 
OF THE WESTERN BALKANS – REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF WAIVER (G/C/W/552;  
G/C/W/556) 
D. REVIEW OF WAIVERS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE IX:4  OF THE WTO  AGREEMENT  
(i) LDCs – Article 70.9 of the TRIPS Agreement with respect to pharmaceutical products, 
granted on 8 July 2002 until 1 January 2016 (WT/L/478) 
(ii) Preferential tariff treatment for least-develope d countries, granted on 15 June 1999 until 
30 June 2009 (WT/L/304) 
(iii) Kimberley process certification scheme fo r rough diamonds, granted on 15 May 2003 until 
31 December 2006 (WT/L/518) 
(iv) Albania – Implementation of specific concessions, granted on 26 May 2005 until 
1 January 2009 (WT/L/610) 
XIV.  INTERNATIONAL TRADE CENTRE UNCTAD/WTO – REPORT OF THE JOINT 
ADVISORY GROUP ON ITS THIRTY-NINTH  SESSION (ITC/AG/(XXXIX)/208) 
OTHER BUSINESS 
 
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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).