RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE WT/GC/W/84
22April 1998
ORGANIZATION(98-1580)
General Council
24April 1998
PROPOSED AGENDA
1. BHUTAN -REQUEST FOR OBSERVER STATUS (WT/L/262)
2. COMMITTEE ONBUDGET, FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
- Report oftheCommittee (WT/BFA/35)
3. COMMITTEE ONBALANCE-OF-PAYMENTS RESTRICTIONS
- Consultation withNigeria (WT/BOP/R/41)
4. WAIVERS UNDER ARTICLE IXOFTHE WTO AGREEMENT1
(a) Harmonized system -Requests forextensions ofwaivers
(i) Bangladesh (G/L/227, G/C/W/107/Rev.1)
(ii) Nicaragua (G/L/230, G/C/W/110 andCorr.1)
(iii) SriLanka (G/L/229/Rev.1, G/C/W/109)
(b) Zambia -Renegotiation ofschedule LXXVIII
- Request forextension ofwaiver (G/L/228, G/C/W/108)
(c) Decision ontheIntroduction ofHarmonized System Changes intoWTO Schedules
ofTariff Concessions on1January 1996
- Extension oftime-limit (G/C/W/111)
5. CONDITIONS OFSERVICE OFWTO STAFF
6. WTO SECRETARIAT AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE (WT/L/207)
- Statement bytheChairman
7. TARIFF STANDSTILL FOR ELECTRONIC COMMERCE
- Proposal byCanada (WT/GC/W/82)
8. PREPARATIONS FOR THE 1998 MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE AND THE
COMMEMORATIONOFTHE50THANNIVERSARYOFTHEMULTILATERALTRADING
SYSTEM
(a) Organizational matters
(b) Report bytheDirector-General
(c) Progress reports bytheChairpersons ofWTO bodies
(d) Addendum totheReport oftheGeneral Council (WT/GC/W/81)
OTHER BUSINESS
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1Inconnection withthisitem, theattention ofMembers isdrawn totheDecision-Making Procedures under
Articles IXandXIIoftheWTO Agreement agreed bytheGeneral Council on15November 1995 (WT/L/93).