RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE WT/GC/W/45
5November 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-4662)
GENERAL COUNCIL
7November 1996
PROPOSED AGENDA
1. IRAN-REQUESTFOROBSERVERSTATUSATTHE1996MINISTERIALCONFERENCE
(WT/L/191)
2. LAOS-REQUESTFOROBSERVERSTATUSATTHE1996MINISTERIALCONFERENCE
(WT/L/192)
3. AGREEMENT ONPRESHIPMENT INSPECTION -REVIEW UNDER ARTICLE 6OF
THE AGREEMENT
- Establishment ofaWorking Party (WT/GC/W/41)
4. EXTENSIONOFWAIVERSPURSUANTTOPARAGRAPH2OFTHEUNDERSTANDING
INRESPECT OFWAIVERS OFOBLIGATIONS UNDER GATT 19941
- United States -Imports ofautomotive products (G/L/103, G/C/W/55)
5. COMMITTEE ONBALANCE-OF-PAYMENTS RESTRICTIONS
(a) Consultation withHungary (WT/BOP/R/17)
(b) Consultation withNigeria (WT/BOP/R/18)
6. SALARIES AND PENSIONS OFWTO STAFF
7. ARRANGEMENTSFOREFFECTIVECOOPERATIONWITHOTHER
INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
- Relations between theWTO andtheInternational Monetary Fund andtheWorld Bank
./.
1Inconnection withthisitem, theattention ofMembers isdrawn totheDecision-Making Procedures under
Articles IXandXIIoftheWTO Agreement agreed bytheGeneral Council on15November 1995 (WT/L/93).WT/GC/W/45
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8. PREPARATIONS FOR THE SINGAPORE MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE
(a) Attendance ofInternational Intergovernmental Organizations asobservers atthe
Ministerial Conference
(b) Report bytheDirector-General
(c) Reports of:
(i) Dispute Settlement Body andTrade Policy Review Body
(ii) Councils forTrade inGoods, Trade inServices andTRIPS
(iii) Committee onTrade andEnvironment
(iv) CommitteesonTradeandDevelopment,RegionalTradeAgreements,Balance-
of-Payments Restrictions, andBudget, Finance andAdministration
(v) Committees under thePlurilateral Trade Agreements
(d) Adoption oftheGeneral Council Report
9. ELECTIONOFTHECHAIRPERSONANDVICE-CHAIRPERSONSFORTHESINGAPORE
MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE
OTHER BUSINESS