. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/GC/W/596 
16 December 2008 
 (08-6142) 
General Council 
18–19 December 2008  
 
 
 
PROPOSED AGENDA 
 
 
I. CHINA – TRANSITIONAL REVIEW UNDER SECTION 18.2 OF THE PROTOCOL 
OF ACCESSION TO THE WTO AGREEM ENT (WT/GC/116, G/L/875, S/C/31, 
IP/C/50, WT/BOP/R/89) 
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 - 
REPORT BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SPECIAL SESSION OF THE 
COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT 
V. 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 
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. TRANSPARENCY FOR PREFERENTIAL TRADE ARRANGEMENTS – 
STATEMENT BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT 
VIII.  WTO PENSION PLAN 
A. A
NNUAL REPORT OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD FOR 2007  (WT/L/736) 
B. ACTUARIAL POSITION OF THE PENSION PLAN – STATEMENT BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE 
MANAGEMENT BOARD  
IX. COMMITTEE ON BUDGET, FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION 
A. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON ITS MEETING OF 9 OCTOBER 2008  (WT/BFA/105) 
B. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON ITS MEETING OF 23 OCTOBER 2008  (WT/BFA/106) WT/GC/W/596 
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  C. R
EPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON ITS MEETINGS OF NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER 2008  
(WT/BFA/107) 
X. REVIEW UNDER PARAGRAPH 8 OF THE DECISION ON THE 
IMPLEMENTATION OF PARAGRAPH 6 OF THE DOHA DECLARATION ON THE TRIPS AGREEMENT AND PUBLIC HEAL TH (WT/L/540 AND CORR.1) – REPORT 
OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRIPS (IP/C/49) 
XI. WAIVERS UNDER ARTICLE IX OF THE WTO AGREEMENT
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A. INTRODUCTION OF HARMONIZED SYSTEM 2002  CHANGES INTO WTO  SCHEDULES OF TARIFF 
CONCESSIONS – DRAFT DECISION (G/C/W/601/R EV.1) 
B. INTRODUCTION OF HARMONIZED SYSTEM 2007  CHANGES INTO WTO  SCHEDULES OF TARIFF 
CONCESSIONS – DRAFT DECISION (G/C/W/602) 
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/741) 
(iii) Cuba – Article XV:6 of GATT 1994, granted on 15 December 2006 until 31 December 2011 
(WT/L/678, WT/L/742) 
XII. APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS TO WTO BODIES – ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE 
CHAIRMAN PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH 7.1(A) OF THE GUIDELINES (WT/L/510) 
XIII.  REVIEW OF WTO ACTIVITIES 
 REPORTS OF: (i) General Council (WT/GC/W/595), Dispute Settle ment Body (WT/DSB/47 and Add.1), and 
Trade Policy Review Body (WT/TPR/232) 
(ii) Sectoral Councils (G/L/876, S/C/30 and IP/C/51) 
(iii) Committees on Trade and Development (W T/COMTD/69), Trade and Environment 
(WT/CTE/15), Balance-of-Payments Restrictions (WT/BOP/R/90), Budget, Finance and Administration (WT/BFA/108), and Regi onal Trade Agreements (WT/REG/19) 
(iv) Working Groups on Trade, Debt and Finance (W T/WGTDF/7) and Trade and Transfer of 
Technology (WT/WGTTT/10) 
(v) Committees under the Plurilateral Tr ade Agreements (GPA/95, WT/L/743) 
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).