. /.RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/GC/W/437
16 July 2001
(01-3497)
General Council
18 July 2001
PROPOSED AGENDA
I. INTERNATIONAL TRADE CENTRE UNCTAD/WTO
A. REPORT OF THE JOINT ADVISORY GROUP (ITC/AG(XXXIV)/188)
II. ACCESSION OF IRAN
A. COMMUNICATION FROM IRAN (WT/ACC/IRN/1)
III. ACCESSION OF BAHAMAS
A. COMMUNICATION FROM THE BAHAMAS (WT/ACC/BHS/1)
IV. ACCESSION OF TAJIKISTAN
A. COMMUNICATION FROM TAJIKISTAN (WT/ACC/TJK/1)
V. COMMITTEE ON BUDGET, FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
A. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE (WT/BFA/53)
VI. ATTENDANCE OF OBSERVERS AT THE FOURTH SESSION OF THE
MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE
A. INTERNATIONAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
VII. ELECTION OF VICE-CHAIRPERSONS OF THE FOURTH SESSION OF THE
MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE
VIII.  WAIVERS UNDER ARTICLE IX OF THE WTO AGREEMENT1
A. SWITZERLAND – PREFERENCES FOR ALBANIA AND BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
(i) Request for a waiver (G/C/W/257)
B. CUSTOMS VALUATION AGREEMENT
(i) Request for a waiver by M adagascar (G/C/W/259, G/C/W/268)
                                                     
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
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IX. CONCESSIONS UNDER THE HARMONIZED COMMODITY DESCRIPTION AND
CODING SYSTEM – A PROCEDURE FOR INTRODUCTION OF HARMONIZED
SYSTEM 2002 CHANGES TO SCHEDULES OF CONCESSIONS
A. DRAFT DECISION (G/C/W/271)
X. WORK PROGRAMME ON ELECTRONIC COMMERCE
XI. REVIEW OF PROCEDURES FOR CIRCULATION AND DERESTRICTION OF
WTO DOCUMENTS
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 , VENEZUELA AND URUGUAY FOR
EXAMINATION AND FURTHER CONSIDERATION BY THE GENERAL COUNCIL (WT/GC/W/410
AND ADD.1, 2 AND 3)
XIII.  WORK IN THE COMMITTEE ON REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
A. REPORT BY THE CHAIRPERSON
XIV. REORGANIZATION OF WTO TECHNICAL COOPERATION
A. REPORT BY THE DIRECTOR -GENERAL
XV. IMPLEMENTATION-RELATED ISSUES
A. REPORT BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES OF ORIGIN
B. REPORTS BY THE VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE (G/AG/9,
G/AG/10)
C. REPORT BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE ON SANITARY AND PHYTOSANITARY
MEASURES (G/L/455)
D. REPORT BY THE DIRECTOR -GENERAL ON ACTIVITIES OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL
ORGANIZATIONS ON SPS/TBT- RELATED PROGRAMMES (WT/GC/46/R EV.1)
XVI. REPORTS OF THE SPECIAL SESSIONS OF THE COMMITTEE ON
AGRICULTURE AND OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN SERVICES (S/CSS/6)
OTHER BUSINESS
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