RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/GC/W/433
4 May 2001
(01-2274)
General Council
8 May 2001
PROPOSED AGENDA
I. ACCESSION OF MOLDOVA1
A. REPORT OF THE WORKING PARTY (WT/ACC/MOL/37 AND CORR.1, 2 AND 3 AND
WT/ACC/MOL/37/A DD.1 AND 2)
II. ACCESSION OF IRAN
A. COMMUNICATION FROM IRAN (WT/ACC/IRN/1)
III. WTO PENSION PLAN
A. RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD (WT/GC/W/430)
B. ELECTION OF A MEMBER OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD (WT/GC/W/431)
IV. ATTENDANCE OF OBSERVERS AT THE FOURTH SESSION OF THE
MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE
A. GOVERNMENTS (WT/L/394)
B. INTERNATIONAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
V. ATTENDANCE OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AT THE FOURTH
SESSION OF THE MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE
VI. PARTICIPATION OF OBSERVER GOVERNMENTS IN THE INFORMAL
PREPARATORY MEETINGS OF THE GENERAL COUNCIL FOR THE FOURTH
SESSION OF THE MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE
VII. ELECTION OF OFFICERS OF THE FOURTH SESSION OF THE MINISTERIAL
CONFERENCE
                                                     
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/433
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VIII.  WAIVERS UNDER ARTICLE IX OF THE WTO AGREEMENT2
A. CAMEROON – C USTOMS VALUATION AGREEMENT (G/C/W/245 AND ADD.1, A DD.2 AND
G/C/W/258)
B. NICARAGUA – ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW SCHEDULE XXIX
(i) Request for extension of time-limit (G/L/442, G/C/W/251)
C. SRI LANKA – ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW SCHEDULE VI
(i) Request for extension of time-limit (G/L/440, G/C/W/250)
D. ZAMBIA – RENEGOTIATION OF SCHEDULE LXXVIII
(i) Request for extension of time-limit (G/L/443, G/C/W/252)
E. DECISION ON THE INTRODUCTION OF THE HARMONIZED SYSTEM CHANGES INTO WTO
SCHEDULES OF TARIFF CONCESSIONS ON 1 JANUARY 1996
(i) Extension of time-limit (G/C/W/255/Rev.1 and Corr.13)
IX. INTEGRATED FRAMEWORK FOR TRADE-RELATED TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE TO LEAST-DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
A. REPORTS OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SUB-COMMITTEE ON LEAST -DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
AND OF THE DIRECTOR -GENERAL ON THE PROPOSAL FOR A PILOT SCHEME ADOPTED BY THE
SUB-COMMITTEE (WT/LDC/SWG/IF/13)
X. WORK PROGRAMME ON ELECTRONIC COMMERCE
A. REPORTS OF THE COUNCILS FOR TRADE IN GOODS , TRADE IN SERVICES AND TRIPS AND OF
THE COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT (G/C/W/158, G/L/421, S/L/74, S/C/13,
IP/C/18, IP/C/20, WT/COMTD/19, WT/COMTD/26)
(i) Issues of a horizontal character
(ii) Sectoral issues requiring further work
B. NEXT STEPS IN THE GENERAL COUNCIL 'S WORK ON ELECTRONIC COMMERCE
XI. REVIEW OF PROCEDURES FOR CIRCULATION AND DERESTRICTION OF
WTO DOCUMENTS
                                                     
2 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).
3 In French only.WT/GC/W/433
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XII. PROPOSAL TO AMEND CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE UNDERSTANDING ON
RULES AND PROCEDURES GOVERNING THE SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES
PURSUANT TO ARTICLE X OF THE MARRAKESH AGREEMENT
ESTABLISHING THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
A. SUBMISSION BY BOLIVIA , CANADA , CHILE, COLOMBIA , COSTA RICA, ECUADOR , JAPAN ,
KOREA , NEW ZEALAND , NORWAY , PERU, SWITZERLAND , URUGUAY AND VENEZUELA FOR
EXAMINATION AND FURTHER CONSIDERATION BY THE GENERAL COUNCIL (WT/GC/W/410
AND ADD.1, 2 AND 3)
XIII.  REPORT BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES OF ORIGIN ON
IMPLEMENTATION-RELATED ISSUES
XIV. REPORTS BY THE VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE
ON IMPLEMENTATION-RELATED ISSUES (G/AG/7, G/AG/8)
XV. REPORTS OF THE SPECIAL SESSIONS OF THE COMMITTEE ON
AGRICULTURE AND OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN SERVICES (G/AG/NG/7,
S/CSS/5)
OTHER BUSINESS
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