WORLD TRADE G/SCM/4
22June1995
ORGANIZATION(95-1665)
Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
PERMANENT GROUP OFEXPERTS
Decision Adopted bytheCommittee on
13June1995
Term ofoffice
1. Theinitial fivepersons elected tothePermanent Group ofExperts ("PGE") shallserve staggered
terms ofoffice of1,2,3,4and5years. Thedecision astowhich person shallserve which ofthese
initial terms ofoffice shallbedecided bylotaftertheinitial membership ofthePGEhasbeenestablished.
2. Thereafter, allpersons elected tothePGEshallserve five-year terms, except thataperson
elected toreplace aperson whose termofoffice hasnotexpired shallholdoffice fortheremainder
ofhisorherpredecessor 'sterm.
Selection ofexperts
3. TheChairman andVice-Chairman oftheCommittee shallpropose totheCommittee candidates
forelection tothePGE. Bestefforts shallbemade topropose aslateofinitial candidates bytheearliest
practicable date.
4. Theproposal shallbebased onsuggestions submitted byMembers andshallbemade after
informal consultations withdelegations. Thesuggestions mayinclude candidates ofnationalities other
thanthatoftheforwarding delegation. Delegations shallendeavour tosubmit theirsuggestions by
1October 1995.
Independence andqualifications ofcandidates
5. Candidates proposed shallmeet therequirement thatthePGEbecomposed ofindependent
persons, highly qualified inthefields ofsubsidies andtrade relations.
Conditions ofservice
6. Itisthesense oftheCommittee thatpersons serving onthePGEshould becompensated on
thesame basis asmembers ofpanels andother experts serving theWorld Trade Organization. The
Chairman oftheCommittee shallcommunicate theviewoftheCommittee inthisregard totheChairman
oftheCommittee onBudget, Finance andAdministration.
Administrative andtechnical support
7. Administrative andtechnical support forthePGEshallbeprovided bytheWTO Secretariat.
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Rules ofProcedure
8. ThePGEshalldevelop rulesofprocedure, taking intoaccount anyguidance provided bythe
Committee. ThePGEmayalsopropose modifications toitsrulesofprocedure inlightofexperience.
These rulesofprocedure andanymodifications thereto shallbesubject toapproval bytheCommittee.
Review clause
9. TheCommittee mayre-examine anyaspect ofthisdecision inlightofsubsequent experience.