RESTRICTED
PREPARATORY COMMITTEE PC/BFA/W/2
FOR THE 22July1994
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
(94-1508)
SUB-COMMITTEE ONBUDGET,
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION HEADQUARTERS AGREEMENT
DRAFT RECOMMENDATION
TERMS OFREFERENCE FOR THE NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE PREPARATORY
COMMITTEE OFTHE WTO AND THE SWISS AUTHORITIES
TheSub-Committee onFinance, Budget andAdministration recommends tothePreparatory
Committee toapprove thefollowing Terms ofReference:
1. Onbehalf ofthePreparatory Committee oftheWorld Trade Organization, the
negotiations withtheSwiss authorities willbeconducted byateamledbytheChairman of
theSub-Committee onBudget, Finance andAdministration ofthePreparatory Committee and
comprised ofmembers ofthePreparatory Committee andtheSecretariat.
2. Thenegotiating teamshallbearinmindtheinterests oftheOrganization, theMissions,
andtheirrespective staff, withorwithout diplomatic status.
3. Thedelegation shallnegotiate withtheSwiss authorities theHeadquarters Agreement
whichshallincorporatethecommitmentsmadeintheiroriginaloffer,intheirformalpresentation
made on23June1994, andtheinformation subsequently provided bytheminnotesdated 1July
and12July1994. Inaddition, thenegotiating team shallobtain precision andtimeframe
wherever appropriate oncertain elements, andinsome cases, improvements withregard to
specific elements oftheoffer.
4. Itisunderstood thatdepending ontheirnature, theissues raised might bedealtwith
intheHeadquarters Agreement assuch, orindocuments, additional protocols orexchange
ofletters which willbeannexed toitasanintegral partoftheAgreement.