WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/GC/W/557 
29 November 2005 
 (05-5651) 
General Council 
1-3 December 2005  
 
 
 
PROPOSED AGENDA 
  
I. CHINA – TRANSITIONAL REVIEW UNDER SECTION 18.2 OF THE PROTOCOL 
OF ACCESSION TO THE WTO AGREEMENT (W T/GC/99, G/L/764, S/C/25, IP/C/39, 
WT/BOP/R/80) 
II. IMPLEMENTATION OF PARAGRAPH 11 OF THE DECISION ON THE 
IMPLEMENTATION OF PARAGRAPH 6 OF THE DOHA DECLARATION ON THE TRIPS AGREEMENT AND PU BLIC HEALTH (WT/L/540) - STATEMENT BY THE 
CHAIRMAN OF THE TRIPS COUNCIL 
III. 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) – STATEMENT BY THE CHAIRMAN 
IV. ENLARGEMENT OF THE EUROPEAN UNION – COMMUNICATION FROM THE 
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (WT/GC/98) 
V. REVIEW OF THE EXEMPTION PROVIDED UNDER PARAGRAPH 3 OF GATT 
1994 
VI. 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/533) 
B. INTRODUCTION OF HARMONIZED SYSTEM 1996  CHANGES INTO WTO SCHEDULES OF TARIFF 
CONCESSIONS – REQUEST FOR WAIVER BY ISRAEL (G/L/744,  G/C/W/528) 
C. REVIEW OF WAIVERS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE IX:4  OF THE WTO  AGREEMENT  
(i) United States – Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, granted on 15 November 1995 
until 31 December 2005 (WT/L/104, WT/L/633) 
(ii) Canada – Caribcan, granted on 14 Octob er 1996 until 31 December 2006 (WT/L/185, 
WT/L/634) 
(iii) United States – Former Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, granted on 14 October 1996 
until 31 December 2006 (WT/L/183, WT/L/632) 
                                                      
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 
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 (iv) 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/635
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(v) EC – Transitional regime for the EC autonomou s tariff rate quotas on imports of bananas, 
granted on 14 November 2001 until 31 December 2005 (WT/L/437) 
(vi) EC – The ACP-EC Partnership Agreement, granted on 14 November 2001 until 
31 December 2007 (WT/L/436, WT/L/6363) 
(vii) Cuba – Article XV:6 of GATT 1994, Granted on 20 December 2001 until 31 December 2006 
(WT/L/440, WT/L/630) 
VII. REVIEW 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) – REPORT OF THE 
COUNCIL FOR TRIPS (IP/C/37) 
VIII.  COMMITTEE ON BUDGET, FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION 
A. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON ITS MEETING OF 29 SEPTEMBER (WT/BFA/80)   
B. RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE FOLLOWING ITS MEETINGS OF OCTOBER AND 
NOVEMBER 2005  (WT/BFA/82) 
IX. WTO PENSION PLAN 
A. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD FOR 2004  (WT/L/628) 
B. AMENDMENTS TO THE REGULATIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE PENSION PLAN 
(WT/GC/W/552) 
X. APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS TO WTO BODIES – ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE 
CHAIRMAN PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH 7.1(A) OF THE GUIDELINES 
(WT/L/510) 
XI. REVIEW OF WTO ACTIVITIES 
 Reports of: 
(i) General Council (WT/GC/W/554), Dispute Settle ment Body (WT/DSB/39 and Add.1), Trade 
Policy Review Body (WT/TPR/173) 
(ii) Sectoral Councils (G/L/763, S/C/24 and IP/C/38) 
(iii) Committees on Trade and Development (W T/COMTD/55), Trade and Environment 
(WT/CTE/12), Balance-of-Payments Restrictions (WT/BOP/R/81), Budget, Finance and Administration (WT/BFA/81), and Regio nal Trade Agreements (WT/REG/15) 
(iv) Working Groups on Trade, Debt and Finance (W T/WGTDF/4), and Trade and Transfer of 
Technology (WT/WGTTT/7) 
                                                     
 
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 (v) Committees under the Plurilateral Tr ade Agreements (GPA/85, WT/L/629) 
XII. PREPARATIONS FOR THE SIXTH SESSION OF THE MINISTERIAL 
CONFERENCE 
A. REQUEST FOR OBSERVER STATUS BY THE PLO  ON BEHALF OF THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY 
(WT/L/631) 
B. REQUESTS FOR OBSERVER STATUS BY  INTERNATIONAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL 
ORGANIZATIONS : 
- Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Co-Operation ACP-EC (CTA) 
  - Basel Convention 
 
 - Council of Europe Development Bank   - African Development Bank  
 - Andean Development Corporation (CAF) 
 C. A
DMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS – STATEMENT BY THE CHAIRMAN  
D. REPORTS : 
(i) Work Programme on Small Economies – Report by the Chairman of the Dedicated Session of 
the Committee on Trade and Development (WT/COMTD/SE/4) 
(ii) Work Programme on Special and Differential Treatment 
 - Report by the Chairman of the Special Session of the Committee on Trade and 
Development 
  - Oral Reports by Chairpersons of othe r WTO bodies to whom special and differential 
treatment proposals have been referred 
 
(iii) Work Programme on Electronic Commerce – State of Play and Reports by the Chairpersons 
of the Committee on Trade and Development and  the Dedicated Discussions on Cross-
Cutting Issues under the auspices of the General Council (WT/GC/W/555) 
(iv) Follow-up to the July 2004 General Council Decision on the Doha Work Programme - 
Report by the Director-General on the Developmen t Assistance Aspects of Cotton (WT/GC/97 
and Add.1) 
(v) Report by the Chairman of the Trade Negotiations Committee 
(vi) Draft Ministerial Text – Statement by the Chairman 
OTHER BUSINESS 
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