RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE WT/GC/W/2
27January 1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-0161)
GENERAL COUNCIL
31January 1995
PROPOSED AGENDA
1. ELECTION OFTHE CHAIRPERSON OFTHE GENERAL COUNCIL
2. REQUESTS FOR OBSERVER STATUS FROM STATES ORSEPARATE CUSTOMS
TERRITORIES.1
3. REQUEST BYVIET NAM FOR ACCESSION TOTHE WTO (WT/L/1)
4. REPORT OFTHE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE TOTHE WTO (PC/R)
- Decisions referred totheGeneral Council bythePreparatory Committee
A. Rules ofProcedures oftheMinisterial Conference andtheGeneral Council
(PC/IPL/9)
B. Participation inmeetings oftheWTO Bodies bycertain signatories oftheFinal
Acteligible tobecome original Members oftheWTO (PC/10, L/7581)
C. Participation oftheUnited Nations, UNCTAD, IMFandtheWorld Bank as
observers tothefirstmeeting oftheGeneral Council (PC/R, PARAGRAPH
52)
D. Transfer Agreement between GATT 1947, ICITO andtheWTO (PC/9,
L/7580).
E. Avoidance ofprocedural andinstitutional duplication (PC/11, L/7582)
F. Finalization ofnegotiations onschedules ongoods andservices (PC/17)
G. Requests forWTO Accession under Article XII(PC/R, paragraph 35)
H. Guidelines forappointment ofofficers toWTO Bodies (PC/R, paragraph 51,
PC/IPL/14).
- Adoption oftheReport
1Duetotheexceptional circumstances surrounding thefirstmeeting oftheGeneral Council requests
forobserver status fromStates orSeparate Customs Territories willbecirculated inseparate documents
toMembers.
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5. COMPOSITION OFTHE TEXTILES MONITORING BODY (PC/R, PARAGRAPH 83)
6. NEGOTIATIONS ONAHEADQUARTERS AGREEMENT
- Progress report (PC/R, paragraph 16)
7. ESTABLISHMENT OFCOMMITTEES AND ADOPTION OFTERMS OFREFERENCE
A. Pursuant toArticle IV.7oftheWTO Agreement
(1) Committees onTrade andDevelopment, onBalance-of-Payments Restrictions
andonBudget, Finance andAdministration (PC/IPL/2, 3and4)
(2) Committee onMarket Access (PC/IPL/5)
(3) Committee onTrade andEnvironment (Marrakesh Ministerial Decision on
Trade andEnvironment (MTN.TNC/45(MIN), Annex II)).
B. Terms ofReference oftheCommittee onAgriculture (PC/IPL/1).
8. APPOINTMENTOFOFFICERSOFTHEDISPUTESETTLEMENTBODY,TRADEPOLICY
REVIEW BODY, COUNCIL FOR TRADE INGOODS, COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN
SERVICES,COUNCILFORTRADE-RELATEDASPECTSOFINTELLECTUALPROPERTY
RIGHTS AND THE COMMITTEES REFERRED INITEM 7A(1)AND (3)ABOVE
9. ADOPTION OFTHE MARRAKESH MINISTERIAL DECISION ONNOTIFICATION
PROCEDURES
10. WAIVERS INFORCE ASOF1JANUARY 1995 (WT/L/3)
11. CUSTOMS VALUATION AGREEMENT
- Draft Decision oncontinued application under theWTO Customs Valuation Agreement
ofInvocations ofProvisions forDeveloping Countries forDelayed Application and
Reservations under theCustoms Valuation Agreement 1979 (WT/GC/W/1)
12. ENLARGEMENT OFTHEEUROPEAN UNION: ACCESSION OFAUSTRIA, FINLAND
AND SWEDEN TOTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (L/7614 AND ADD.1)
- Communication from theEuropean Communities (WT/L/7)
13. VENUE OFTHE FIRST MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE
- Communication from Singapore (WT/L/6)
14. COMMITTEE ONBALANCE-OF-PAYMENTS RESTRICTIONS
- Programme ofconsultations for1995 (WT/BOP/W/1)
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