RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE WT/GC/W/14
3November 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-3410)
General Council
15November 1995
ATTENDANCE ATWTO MEETINGS WHEN INTRODUCING AGENDA ITEMS
Communication from Argentina
Thefollowing communication, dated 30October 1995, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Mission ofArgentina withtherequest thatitbecirculated toMembers.
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Inthelightofcertain unusual proceedings thathavetaken place inrecent daysinsome ofthe
WTObodies,thedelegationoftheArgentineRepublicproposesthattheGeneralCounciladoptadecision
totheeffect that"theChairman ofaWTO body shallnottakeupanagenda itemproposed byone
ormore delegations, ifthedelegation ordelegations which proposed theitemforconsideration by
thatbodyisnotpresent intheroom tointroduce theiteminquestion onitsownbehalf andtoparticipate
inanydebate towhich itmight giverise. Thisdecision should alsobeapplied tomatters raised under
Other Business. Under nocircumstances maytheChairman ofabody introduce anitemonbehalf
ofadelegation ordelegations notpresent atthemeeting.
TheChairman ofabodymay,when suchcases arise, propose alternative waysofdealing with
therelevant item, forexample bysuggesting thatthedelegations concerned raisethematter inwriting
fordiscussion atthesubsequent meeting ofthebody".
Ourdelegation alsowishes tohavethismatter included ontheagenda forthenextmeeting
oftheGeneral Council.