WORLD TRADE WT/GC/6
14November 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-4821)
PROGRAMME OFMEETINGS IN1997*
Thecalendar below hasbeenprepared inaccordance withtheGuidelines ontheArrangements
forSchedulingofMeetingsofWTOBodies(WT/L/106)adoptedbytheGeneralCouncilon15November
1995.
Date Time Meetings
JANUARY
15 Group onBasic Telecommunications
15-17 Cttee. onRegional Trade Agreements
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20 Cttee. onBalance-of-Payments (India)
21 Cttee. onBalance-of-Payments (India -Report)
22 Dispute Settlement Body
23 WPonGATS Rules
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27 COUNCIL forTrade inGOODS
27-29 TMB
30 Cttee. onTrade andDevelopment
31 Group onBasic Telecommunications
FEBRUARY
5 GENERAL COUNCIL
6 Cttee. onRules ofOrigin
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*Thisprogramme ofmeetings issubject tofurther additions andchanges. Meetings indicated inthislist
aretherefore confirmed onlywhen convened byanairgram ornotice from theWTO Secretariat.WT/GC/6
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Date Time Meetings
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FEBRUARY (cont'd)
10 Group onBasic Telecommunications
11+12 TPRB (Fiji)
13 Cttee. onMarket Access
14 Cttee. onTechnical Barriers toTrade
14 Cttee. onTrade inCivil Aircraft
15(Saturday) Group onBasic Telecommunications
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17-19 TMB
18 WPonPreshipment Inspection
18 WPonState Trading Enterprises
19-21 Cttee. onRegional Trade Agreements
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24 Cttee. onGovernment Procurement
25 Dispute Settlement Body
26 COUNCIL forTRIPS
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MARCH
11 COUNCIL forTrade inGOODS
13-14 Cttee. onAgriculture
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17 Cttee. onTRIMS
17-19 TMB
17-19 Cttee. onRegional Trade Agreements
19-20 Cttee. onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
20 Dispute Settlement Body
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Date Time Meetings
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MARCH (cont'd)
28+31 EASTER (WTO non-working days)
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APRIL
8 Cttee. onMarket Access
10 Cttee. onTrade inFinancial Services
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14 COUNCIL forTrade inGOODS
14 Cttee. onTrade andDevelopment
17 WPonState Trading Enterprises
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21-23 TMB
22 Cttee. onImport Licensing
24 GENERAL COUNCIL
25 Cttee. onCustoms Valuation
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28-29 Cttee. onRegional Trade Agreements
28-30 Cttee. onAnti-Dumping Practices /
Cttee. onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
30 Dispute Settlement Body
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Date Time Meetings
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MAY
1 Cttee. onAnti-Dumping Practices /
Cttee. onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
2 Cttee. onSafeguards
2 Cttee. onGovernment Procurement
2 Cttee. onRegional Trade Agreements
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8-9 ASCENSION (WTO non-working days)
15 Cttee. onRules ofOrigin
15 Cttee. onTechnical Barriers toTrade
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19 WHITSUN (WTO non-working day)
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21-23 TMB
22 Sub-Cttee. onLeast Developed Countries
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26-30 COUNCIL forTRIPS
26+27 TPRB (Cyprus)
28 Dispute Settlement Body
JUNE
2 COUNCIl forTrade inGOODS
2+3 TPRB (Paraguay)
3 WPonPreshipment Inspection
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9-11 TMB
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Date Time Meetings
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JUNE (cont'd)
17 WPonState Trading Enterprises
18-20 Cttee. onRegional Trade Agreements
19-20 International Meat Council
20 Cttee. onTrade inCivil Aircraft
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23-25 TMB
24 Cttee. onMarket Access
25 Dispute Settlement Body
26-27 Cttee. onAgriculture
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JULY
1 Cttee. onGovernment Procurement
1-2 Cttee. onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
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7-11 TMB
10 Cttee. onRules ofOrigin
10 Cttee. onTrade andDevelopment
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15 COUNCIL forTRIPS
16 GENERAL COUNCIL
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21 COUNCIL forTrade inGOODS
21+22 TPRB (Chile)
23-25 TMB
24+25 TPRB (India)WT/GC/6
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Date Time Meetings
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JULY (cont'd)
28-29 AdHocADP Group
30 Dispute Settlement Body
31 Cttee. onSafeguards
SEPTEMBER
8-10 TMB
11+12 JEUNE GENEVOIS (WTO non-working days)
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15 Cttee. onTRIMS
16 International Dairy Council
17 Dispute Settlement Body
18-19 Cttee. onRegional Trade Agreements
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23 WPonPreshipment Inspection
25-26 Cttee. onAgriculture
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29 Cttee. onGovernment Procurement
29 Cttee. onMarket Access
29+30 TPRB (South Africa)
30 COUNCIL forTRIPS
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OCTOBER
3 Cttee. onRules ofOrigin
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Date Time Meetings
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OCTOBER (cont'd)
6 COUNCIL forTrade inGOODS
6-8 TMB
7+8 TPRB (Mexico)
9 WPonState Trading Enterprises
10 Sub-Cttee. onLeast Developed Countries
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14-15 Cttee. onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
15 Cttee. onImport Licensing
16 Dispute Settlement Body
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21 Cttee. onTechnical Barriers toTrade
22 GENERAL COUNCIL
23 Cttee. onCustoms Valuation
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27-29 Cttee. onRegional Trade Agreements
27-30 Cttee. onAnti-Dumping Practices /
Cttee. onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
31 Cttee. onSafeguards
NOVEMBER
3+4 TPRB (Japan)
6 WPonPreshipment Inspection
7 Cttee. onTrade inCivil Aircraft
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Date Time Meetings
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NOVEMBER (cont'd)
10-12 TMB
13 Cttee. onRules ofOrigin
13+14 TPRB (EU)
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17 Cttee. onGovernment Procurement
17 Cttee. onTrade andDevelopment
18 Dispute Settlement Body
19 COUNCIL forTrade inGOODS
20-21 Cttee. onAgriculture
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24-28 COUNCIL forTRIPS
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DECEMBER
2 Cttee. onMarket Access
3-5 Cttee. onRegional Trade Agreements
4+5 TPRB (Malaysia)
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10 GENERAL COUNCIL
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15-17 TMB
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25 CHRISTMAS DAY (WTO non-working day)