. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/GC/W/628 
10 December 2010 
 (10-6686) 
General Council 
14-15 December 2010  
 
 
 
PROPOSED AGENDA 
 
 
I. TRANSPARENCY FOR PREFERENTIAL TRADE ARRANGEMENTS – DRAFT 
DECISION (WT/COMTD/71) 
II. REPORT BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TRADE NEGOTIATIONS COMMITTEE 
III. WORK PROGRAMME ON SMALL ECONOMIES: 
A. REPORT BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE DEDICATED SESSION OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND 
DEVELOPMENT  
B. GRADUATION OF MALDIVES FROM LDC  STATUS ON 1 JANUARY 2011  – COMMUNICATION 
FROM MALDIVES (WT/GC/130) 
IV. 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 
V. WORK PROGRAMME ON ELECTRONIC COMMERCE – REVIEW OF 
PROGRESS  
VI. 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/57) 
VII. ACCESSIONS: 
A. WTO
 ACCESSIONS : 2010  ANNUAL REPORT BY THE DIRECTOR -GENERAL (WT/ACC/14)  – 
STATEMENT BY DIRECTOR -GENERAL  
B. ACCESSION PRIORITIES FOR 2010  IN RESPECT OF LDCS  – COMMUNICATION FROM ZAMBIA ON 
BEHALF OF THE LDC  GROUP (WT/GC/129) 
VIII.  AMENDMENT TO THE PROCEDURES LEADING TO THE CERTIFICATION OF 
HS2002 CHANGES – DRAFT DECISION (G/MA/W/104) 
IX. COMMITTEE ON BUDGET, FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION – REPORT OF 
THE COMMITTEE ON ITS MEETINGS OF NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER 2010 
(WT/BFA/119, WT/BFA/120 AND WT/BFA/121) WT/GC/W/628 
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  X. 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/637) 
B. INTRODUCTION OF HARMONIZED SYSTEM 2007  CHANGES INTO WTO  SCHEDULES OF TARIFF 
CONCESSIONS – DRAFT DECISION (G/C/W/638) 
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 December 2006 until 31 December 2011 (WT/L/677, 
WT/L/804) 
(iii) Cuba - Article XV:6 of G ATT 1994, granted on 15 December 2006 until 31 December 2011 
(WT/L/678, WT/L/803) 
XI. REVIEW OF WTO ACTIVITIES 
 REPORTS OF: 
(i) General Council (WT/GC/W/627 and Corr.1), Dispute Settlement Body (WT/DSB/51 and 
Add.1), and Trade Policy Review Body (WT/TPR/269) 
(ii) Sectoral Councils (G/L/947/Rev.1, S/C/34 and IP/C/56) 
(iii) Committees on Trade and Envir onment (WT/CTE/17), Balance-of-Payments Restrictions 
(WT/BOP/R/101) and Budget, Finance and Administration (WT/BFA/122) 
(iv) Working Groups on Trade, Debt and Finance (W T/WGTDF/9) and Trade and Transfer of 
Technology (WT/WGTTT/12) 
(v) Committees under the Plurilateral Tr ade Agreements (GPA/106, WT/L/805) 
XII. APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS TO WTO BODIES – ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE 
CHAIRMAN PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH 7.1(A) OF THE GUIDELINES (WT/L/510) 
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).