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WORLD TRADE WT/MIN(96)/W/1
8November 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-4324)
MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE
Singapore, 9-13December 1996
PROVISIONAL AGENDA
1. Overview ofActivities oftheWTO
Under thisitemoftheagenda, Ministers willhavetheopportunity toreview theoperation
andfunctioning ofthemultilateral trading system andtomake general statements related thereto.
Indoing so,Ministers willconsider areport oftheGeneral Council onactivities oftheWTO
in1995 and1996 aswellasareport bytheDirector-General onrecent developments in
international trade andthetrading system1.
2. Action byMinisters
Ministers areexpected under thisitemoftheagenda toadopt aMinisterial Declaration and
takeanyother action which theymaydeem necessary forthefuture work oftheWTO.
3. Dates andvenue ofthenextMinisterial Conference
4. Election ofOfficers
1Thereport bytheDirector-General onrecent developments ininternational trade andthetrading system
isnowincorporated intheWTO Annual Report.