. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/TPR/175 
22 December 2005 
 (05-6237) 
Trade Policy Review Body  
 
 
 
TRADE POLICY REVIEW MECHANISM 
 
MALAYSIA 
 
Arrangements for Review Meeting  
 
Communication from the Chairperson of the Trade Policy Review Body  
 
 
1. In pursuance of Article IV, paragraph 4 and Annex 3 of the WTO Agreement, a meeting of 
the Trade Policy Review Body is scheduled for 16 and 18 January 2006 to conduct the fourth review of the trade policies and practices  of Malaysia (WTO/AIR/2725). 
2. This communication sets out arrangements co ncerning the review meeting.  In this 
connection, attention is also drawn to the procedures for the conduct of reviews contained in the rules 
of procedure of the Trade Policy Review Body (WT/TPR/6). 
I. QUESTIONS IN WRITING IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING 
3. Members wishing to submit written questions to the Member under review should do so at 
least two weeks before the review meeting to allow replies to be pr epared by the time of the first 
session of the meeting.  For the forthcoming review, such questions should therefore be with the 
Trade Policies Review Division of the Secretariat by Tuesday, 3 January 2006, at the latest.  All 
questions submitted will be made available to  Members at the beginning of the meeting. 
II. ANSWERS IN WRITING BY THE MEMBER UNDER REVIEW 
4. In the course of the discussions at the review meeting, the Member under review may indicate 
that it intends to provide supplementary informatio n, in writing, on specific points raised.  Upon 
receipt, the Secretariat will circulate a documen t containing this information to all Members. 
III. DISCUSSANT 
5. In consultation with the Member under review, the Chairperson of the Trade Policy Review 
Body may choose discussants who, in their personal  capacity, will introduce the discussions in the 
Body.  H.E. Mr. Eirik Glenne (Norway) will act as  discussant for the review of Malaysia.  A 
document summarizing the main points to be raised by  the discussant will be circulated two weeks in 
advance of the meeting. 
IV. STRUCTURE OF THE MEETING 
6. Trade policy reviews cover four broad headings: 
(a) appreciation of the full range of the Me mber's trade policies and practices; WT/TPR/175 
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(b) relevant background:  wider economic and developmental needs, including the 
external environment; 
(c) impact of the Member's trade policies and practices on the functioning of the 
multilateral trading system;  and 
(d) general comments by way of assessment and evaluation. 
7. Meetings take place in two sessions.  The firs t session is devoted to the opening statement by 
the Member under review and the discussant, and remarks and questions from the floor.  The 
discussion in the second session, when the Member under review will reply to questions, is based on 
main themes identified after the opening meeting by the Chairperson, the discussant and the 
Secretariat in consultation with the Member. 
V. DOCUMENTATION AND PRESS ARRANGEMENTS 
8. Reports by the Member under review and the Secretariat are contained in the following 
documents: 
WT/TPR/G/156   Report by Malaysia 
WT/TPR/S/156   Malaysia:  Report by the Secretariat 
9. The press embargo for the review of Malaysia will end at 13.00 GMT (14.00 Geneva time) on 
16 January 2006. 
VI. MINUTES 
10. Minutes of the meeting will be circulated prom ptly and will be published together with the 
reports by Malaysia and the Secretariat. 
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