WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/GC/W/539 
9 December 2004 
 (04-5402) 
General Council 
13-14 December 2004  
 
  
PROPOSED AGENDA 
 
 
I. IRAN – REQUEST FOR ACCESSION (WT/ACC/IRN/1) 
II. AFGHANISTAN – REQUEST FOR ACCESSION (WT/ACC/AFG/1 AND 2) 
III. IRAQ – REQUEST FOR ACCESSION (WT/ACC/IRQ/1) 
IV. CHINA – TRANSITIONAL REVIEW UNDER SECTION 18.2 OF THE PROTOCOL 
OF ACCESSION TO THE WTO AGREEMENT (WT/GC/84, G/L/722, S/C/23, IP/C/34, 
WT/BOP/R/75) 
V. REPORT BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TRADE NEGOTIATIONS COMMITTEE 
VI. WORK PROGRAMME ON SMALL ECONOMIES – REPORT BY THE CHAIRMAN 
OF THE DEDICATED SESSION OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND 
DEVELOPMENT 
VII. NON-RECOGNITION OF RIGHTS UNDER ARTICLE XXIV:6 AND 
ARTICLE XXVIII OF THE GATT 1994 – COMMUNICATION FROM HONDURAS AND GUATEMALA (WT/GC/85) 
VIII.  FOLLOW-UP TO THE JULY GENERAL COUNCIL DECISION ON THE DOHA 
WORK PROGRAMME – REPORT BY THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL ON THE 
DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE ASPECTS OF COTTON (WT/GC/83 AND ADD.1) 
IX. COMMITTEE ON BUDGET, FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION – 
RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE FOLLOWING ITS MEETINGS OF OCTOBER, NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER 2004 (WT/BFA/75) 
X. COMMITTEE ON BALANCE-OF-PAYMENTS RESTRICTIONS 
A. C
ONSULTATION WITH BANGLADESH (WT/BOP/R/76) 
B. NOTE OF THE MEETING OF 29 NOVEMBER 2004  (WT/BOP/R/77) WT/GC/W/539 
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 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/500/R EV.1) 
B. 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/593) 
(ii) Canada – Caribcan, granted on 14 Octobe r 1996 until 31 December 2006 (WT/L/185, 
WT/L/595) 
(iii) United States – Former Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, granted on 14 October 1996 
until 31 December 2006 (WT/L/183, WT/L/594) 
(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/596) 
(v) EC – Transitional Regime for the EC Autonomous 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/597) 
(vii) Cuba – Article XV:6 of GATT 1994, granted on 20 December 2001 until 31 December 2006 
(WT/L/440, WT/L/592) 
XII. 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/33) 
XIII.  APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS TO WTO BODIES – ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE 
CHAIRMAN PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH 7.1(A) OF THE GUIDELINES 
(WT/L/510) 
XIV.  REVIEW OF WTO ACTIVITIES 
- Reports of: 
(i) General Council (WT/GC/W/538), Dispute Settle ment Body (WT/DSB/37 and Add.1), Trade 
Policy Review Body (WT/TPR/154) 
(ii) Sectoral Councils (G/L/721, S/C/22 and IP/C/32) 
(iii) Committees on Trade and Development (WT/COMTD/50), Trade and Environment 
(WT/CTE/11), Balance-of-Payments Restrictions (WT/BOP/R/74), Budget, Finance and 
Administration (WT/BFA/74), and Regional Trade Agreements (WT/REG/14) 
                                                      
1 In connection with this Item, the attention of Members 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).  WT/GC/W/539 
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 (iv) Working Groups on Trade, Debt and Finance (WT/WGTDF/3), and Trade and Transfer of 
Technology (WT/WGTTT/6) 
(v) Committees under the Plurilateral Trade Agreements (GPA/82, WT/L/591) 
OTHER BUSINESS 
 
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