WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/GC/W/575 
12 December 2006 
 (06-5915) 
General Council 
14-15 December 2006  
 
 
  
PROPOSED AGENDA 
  
I. TRANSPARENCY MECHANISM FOR REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS – 
DRAFT DECISION – COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TRADE NEGOTIATIONS COMMITTEE (TN/C/8, TN/RL/18) 
II. CHINA – TRANSITIONAL REVIEW UNDER SECTION 18.2 OF THE PROTOCOL 
OF ACCESSION TO THE WTO AGREEM ENT (WT/GC/109, G/L/807, S/C/27, 
IP/C/43, WT/BOP/R/83) 
III. REPORT BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TRADE NEGOTIATIONS COMMITTEE 
IV. TRANSPARENCY FOR PREFERENTIAL TRADE ARRANGEMENTS – DRAFT 
DECISION – COMMUNICATION FROM BR AZIL AND INDIA (WT/GC/W/574) 
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. COMMITTEE ON BUDGET, FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION 
A. FOLLOW -UP TO THE COMMITTEE 'S RECOMMENDATIONS OF OCTOBER 2006  (WT/BFA/90)  – 
REPORT BY THE DIRECTOR -GENERAL ON HIS DISCUSSIONS WITH THE SWISS AUTHORITIES 
CONCERNING AN APPROPRIATE SOLUTION TO THE IMMEDIATE HOUSING NEEDS OF THE WTO 
B. RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE FOLLOWING ITS MEETINGS OF NOVEMBER AND 
DECEMBER  2006  (WT/BFA/93  AND ADD.1) 
VIII.  AID FOR TRADE – FOLLOW-UP TO THE REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS 
OF THE TASK FORCE (WT/AFT/1) – REPORT BY THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL WT/GC/W/575 
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  IX. 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 
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. PROCEDURE FOR THE IN TRODUCTION OF HARMONIZED SYSTEM 2007 
CHANGES TO SCHEDULES OF CONCE SSIONS USING THE CONSOLIDATED 
TARIFF SCHEDULES (CTS) DATABASE – DRAFT DECISION (G/C/W/565) 
XII. 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/564) 
B. INTRODUCTION OF HARMONIZED SYSTEM 2007  CHANGES INTO WTO  SCHEDULES OF TARIFF 
CONCESSIONS – DRAFT DECISION (G/C/W/566/R EV.1) 
C. KIMBERLEY PROCESS CERTIFICATIO N SCHEME FOR ROUGH DIAMONDS – REQUEST FOR 
EXTENSION OF WAIVER (G/C/W/559/R EV.1) 
D. CANADA – CARIBCAN – REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF WAIVER (G/C/W/558) 
E. CUBA – ARTICLE XV:6  OF GATT  1994  – REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF WAIVER (G/C/W/562) 
F. EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES – ARTICLE XIII  WAIVER FOR THE TARIFF RATE QUOTA FOR 
BANANAS OF ACP ORIGIN – REQUEST FOR EXTENSION – STATEMENT BY THE CHAIRMAN OF 
THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN GOODS  
G. REVIEW OF WAIVERS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE IX:4  OF THE WTO  AGREEMENT  
(i) Canada – Caribcan, granted on 14 Octob er 1996 until 31 December 2006 (WT/L/185, 
WT/L/664) 
(ii) United States – Former Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, granted on 14 October 1996 
until 31 December 2006 (WT/L/183, WT/L/667) 
(iii) EC – Autonomous preferential treatment to th e countries of the Western Balkans, granted on 
8 December 2000 until 31 December 2006 (WT/L/380, WT/L/668) 
(iv) EC – The ACP-EC Partnership Agreement, granted on 14 November 2001 until 
31 December 2007 (WT/L/436, WT/L/669) 
(v) Cuba – Article XV:6 of GATT 1994, grante d on 20 December 2001 until 31 December 2006 
(WT/L/440, WT/L/666) 
                                                      
1 In connection with this Item, the attention of Members is drawn to the Decision-Making 
Procedures under Articles IX and XII of the WT O Agreement agreed by the General Council on 
15 November 1995 (WT/L/93).  WT/GC/W/575 
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  XIII.  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/42) 
XIV.  WTO PENSION PLAN 
A. E
LECTION OF ALTERNATE TO THE MANAGEMENT BOARD – PROPOSAL BY THE CHAIRMAN OF 
THE GENERAL COUNCIL (WT/GC/W/572) 
B. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD FOR 2005  (WT/L/663) 
XV. APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS TO WTO BODIES – ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE 
CHAIRMAN PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH 7.1(A) OF THE GUIDELINES 
(WT/L/510) 
XVI.  REVIEW OF WTO ACTIVITIES: 
REPORTS OF: 
 
(i) General Council (WT/GC/W/573), Dispute Settle ment Body (WT/DSB/42 and Add.1), and 
Trade Policy Review Body (WT/TPR/192) 
(ii) Sectoral Councils (G/L/808, S/C/26 and IP/C/44) 
(iii) Committees on Trade and Development (W T/COMTD/58), Trade and Environment 
(WT/CTE/13), Balance-of-Payments Restrictions (WT/BOP/R/85), Budget, Finance and Administration (WT/BFA/92), and Regio nal Trade Agreements (WT/REG/17) 
(iv) Working Groups on Trade, Debt and Finance (W T/WGTDF/5), and Trade and Transfer of 
Technology (WT/WGTTT/8) 
(v) Committees under the Plurilateral Tr ade Agreements (GPA/89, WT/L/665) 
OTHER BUSINESS 
 
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