RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE WT/GC/W/39
30September 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-3869)
GENERAL COUNCIL
2October 1996
PROPOSED AGENDA
1. ACCESSION OFBULGARIA1
- Report oftheWorking Party (WT/ACC/BGR/5 andAdd.1 andAdd.2)
2. ACCESSION OFPANAMA1
- Report oftheWorking Party (WT/ACC/PAN/19 andAdd.1 andAdd.2)
3. OBSERVERSTATUSFORINTERNATIONALINTERGOVERNMENTALORGANIZATIONS
INTHE GENERAL COUNCIL
4. APPROVAL OFRULES OFPROCEDURE FOR SUBSIDIARY BODIES
- Committee onRegional Trade Agreements (WT/REG/1)
5. EXTENSIONSOFWAIVERSPURSUANTTOPARAGRAPH2OFTHEUNDERSTANDING
INRESPECT OFWAIVERS OFOBLIGATIONS UNDER GATT 19941
(a) Cuba -Paragraph 6ofArticle XVofGATT 1994 (G/L/89, G/C/W/51/Rev.1)
(b) United States -Former Trust Territory ofthePacific Islands (G/L/101, G/C/W/53)
(c) United States -ANDEAN Trade Preference Act(G/L/102, G/C/W/54)
(d) Canada -CARIBCAN (G/L/100, G/C/W/52)
(e) Communication from theEuropean Communities (G/L/107)
- European Communities -Fourth ACP-EEC Convention ofLomé (G/L/108,
G/C/W/58/Rev.1)
- France -Trading Arrangements withMorocco (G/L/109, G/C/W/59/Rev.1)
(f) South Africa -Basedates under Article I:4(G/L/104, G/C/W/56/Rev.1)
(g) Zimbabwe -Basedates under Article I:4(G/L/106, G/C/W/57/Rev.1)
6. SALARIES AND PENSIONS OFWTO STAFF
7. PREPARATIONS FOR THE 1996 MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE
(a) Report bytheDirector-General
(b) Organizational matters
(c) Election ofofficers oftheMinisterial Conference
- Proposal bytheChairman
(d) Attendance oforganizations asobservers attheMinisterial Conference
(i) International intergovernmental organizations
(ii) Non-governmental organizations
OTHER BUSINESS
1Inconnection withthisitem, theattention ofMembers isdrawn totheDecision-Making Procedures under
Articles IXandXIIoftheWTO Agreement agreed bytheGeneral Council on15November 1995 (WT/L/93).