WORLD TRADE WT/GC/4
15December 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-4092)
PROGRAMME OFMEETINGS IN1996
Thecalendar below hasbeenprepared inaccordance withtheGuidelines ontheArrangements
forSchedulingofMeetingsofWTOBodies(WT/L/106)adoptedbytheGeneralCouncilon15November
1995.
Date Time Meetings
JANUARY
16 10a.m. Working Party onProfessional Services
17-18 Trade Policy Review Body (Morocco)
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24 Council forTrade inGoods
24-25 Working Party onAccession ofArmenia
25-26 Working Party onState Trading Enterprises
26 Negotiating Group onBasic Telecommunications
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29-30 Working Party onAccession ofMongolia
30 Council forTrade inServices
31 Dispute Settlement Body
31 Textiles Monitoring Body
FEBRUARY
1 Committee onRules ofOrigin
1-2 Trade Policy Review Body (Dominican Rep.)
1-2 Textiles Monitoring BodyWT/GC/4
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Date Time Meetings
FEBRUARY (cont'd)
6 General Council
6 Working Party onProfessional Services
7 Working Group onNotification Obligations andProcedures
8-9 Working Party onAccession ofBulgaria
8-9 Committee onBalance-of-Payments Restrictions
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12 Negotiating Group onMaritime Transport Services
12-13 Trade Policy Review Body (Venezuela)
14-16 Working Party onNAFTA
16 Negotiating Group onMaritime Transport Services
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19 Working Party onAccession ofPanama
21 Dispute Settlement Body
22-23 Council forTRIPS
23 Negotiating Group onBasic Telecommunications
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26 Committee onRules ofOrigin
26 Working Party onState Trading Enverprises
26-28 Committee onTrade andtheEnvironment
26-28 Textiles Monitoring Body
27 Sub-Committee onLeast-Developed Countries
27 Committee onGovernment Procurement
28 Working Party GATS Rules
29 Committee onBudget, Finance andAdministrationWT/GC/4
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Date Time Meetings
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MARCH
1 Committee onTrade inFinancial Services
1 Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
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4-5*
5 Committee onTrade andDevelopment
6-7 Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
6-7 Trade Policy Review Body (Czech Rep.)
8 Committee onImport Licensing
8 Working Group onNotification Obligations Procedures
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12 Working Party onGATS Rules
13 Committee onBalance-of-Payments Restrictions
14 Committee onMarket Access
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18 Committee onTRIMS
19 International Dairy Council
19 Council forTrade inGoods
20-21 Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
22 Negotiating Group onBasic Telecommunications
22 Council forTrade inServices
22 Working Party onAccession ofLatvia
*Dates reserved foraWorking Party onAccessions.WT/GC/4
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Date Time Meetings
MARCH (cont'd)
25-26 Working Party onAccession ofLithuania
25-27 Textiles Monitoring Body
25-27 Committee onTrade andtheEnvironment
26 Negotiating Group onMaritime Transport Services
26 Committee onBudget, Finance andAdministration
27 Dispute Settlement Body
28 Working Party onAccession ofEstonia
28-29 Committee onAgriculture
APRIL
1 Working Party onAccession ofCroatia
5-8 EASTER
(WTO non-working days)
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10 Working Party onProfessional Services
12 Working Group onNotification Obligations andProcedures
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15-16 Trade Policy Review Body (Norway)
15-16 Working Party onAccession ofAlbania
16 Dispute Settlement Body
17 Negotiating Group onBasic Telecommunications
18 Committee onGovernment Procurement
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Date Time Meetings
APRIL (cont'd)
22-24 Textiles Monitoring Body
23 Committee onBudget, Finance andAdministration
23 Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
24 General Council
24-26 Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
25 Committee onCustoms Valuation
25 Negotiating Group onBasic Telecommunications
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29-30 Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
30 Negotiating Group onBasic Telecommunications
MAY
1-2 Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
2-3 Working Party onMERCOSUR
2-3 Working Party onAccession ofSaudi Arabia
3 Working Group onNotification Obligations andProcedures
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6 Committee onSafeguards
6-7 Trade Policy Review Body (Singapore)
7 Negotiating Group onMaritime Transport Services
8 Dispute Settlement Body
8-9 Working Party onState Trading Enterprises
9-10 Council forTRIPS
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Date Time Meetings
MAY (cont'd)
14 Working Party onGATS Rules
14 Committee onMarket Access
15 Council forTrade inServices
16-17 ASCENSION
(WTO non-working days)
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20-24 Committee onTrade andtheEnvironment
22 Council forTrade inGoods
22 Working Party onNAFTA
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27 WHITSUN
(WTO non-working day)
28-29 Trade Policy Review Body (Switzerland)
28-30 Committee onTrade andtheEnvironment
28+30-31 Working Party onAccession oftheRussian Federation
29-30 Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
29-31 Textiles Monitoring Body
30 Committee onRules ofOrigin
31 Committee onBudget, Finance andAdministration
JUNE
4 Negotiating Group onMaritime Transport Services
5 General Council
6 Working Group onNotification Obligations andProcedures
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Date Time Meetings
JUNE (cont'd)
10 a.m. Committee onBalance-of-Payments Restrictions
(consultation withTunisia)
11 a.m. Committee onBalance-of-Payments Restrictions (Tunisia -report)
11 Committee onTrade inFinancial Services
11-12 International Meat Council
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17 International Dairy Council
18 Working Party onProfessional Services
18 Committee onTrade andDevelopment
19-21 Committee onTrade andtheEnvironment
19-21 Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
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24 Negotiating Group onMaritime Transport Services
24 a.m. Committee onBalance-of-Payments Restrictions
(consultation withPoland)
24-25 Working Party onAccession ofUkraine
24-26 Textiles Monitoring Body
25 a.m. Committee onBalance-of-Payments Restrictions
(consultation withTurkey)
26 a.m. Committee onBalance-of-Payments Restrictions
(Poland &Turkey -reports)
26 Dispute Settlement Body
27 Working Party onState Trading Enterprises
27 Committee onBudget, Finance andAdministration
27 Council forTrade inServices
28 Negotiating Group onMaritime Transport ServicesWT/GC/4
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Date Time Meetings
JULY
2 Council forTrade inGoods
3 a.m. Committee onBalance-of-Payments Restrictions
(consultation withSlovakia)
3 Working Group onNotification Obligations andProcedures
3 Working Party onAccession ofVanuatu
4 a.m. Committee onBalance-of-Payments Restrictions (Slovakia -report)
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8-9 Trade Policy Review Body (United States)
9 Committee onGovernment Procurement
10-12 Committee onTrade andtheEnvironment
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15-16*
16 Working Party onGATS Rules
16 Committee onBudget, Finance andAdministration
17 GENERAL COUNCIL
18-19 Working Party onAccessions
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22-23*
22-23 Textiles Monitoring Body
22-26 Council forTRIPS
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30 Dispute Settlement Body
*Dates reserved foraWorking Party onAccessions.WT/GC/4
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Date Time Meetings
SEPTEMBER
5-6 JEUNE GENEVOIS
(WTO non-working days)
10 Working Group onNotification Obligations andProcedures
10-11 Trade Policy Review Body (Zambia)
12-13 Committee onTrade andtheEnvironment
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16 Working Party onProfessional Services
16-17 Trade Policy Review Body (Korea)
16-18 Textiles Monitoring Body
17 Sub-Committee onLeast-Developed Countries
17 International Dairy Council
18 Working Party onNAFTA
18 Council forTRIPS
19 Council forTrade inGoods
20 Committee onRules ofOrigin
20 Council forTrade inServices
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24 Committee onBudget, Finance andAdministration
24-25 Committee onAgriculture
25-26 Trade Policy Review Body (Colombia)
25 p.m. Committee onBalance-of-Payments Restrictions
(consulation withHungary)
26-27 Working Party onState Trading EnterprisesWT/GC/4
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Date Time Meetings
SEPTEMBER (cont'd)
27 Dispute Settlement Body
27 a.m. Committee onBalance-of-Payments Restrictions (Hungary -report)
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30 Committee onTRIMS
OCTOBER
2 General Council
3 Working Group onNotification Obligations andProcedures
3-4 Committee onTrade andtheEnvironment
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8 Committee onBudget, Finance andAdministration
8 Working Party onGATS Rules
8-9 Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
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15 Committee onTrade inFinancial Services
15 Committee onTrade andDevelopment
16 Dispute Settlement Body
16+18 Committee onBalance-of-Payments Restrictions
21-22 Trade Policy Review Body (New Zealand)
21-25 Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
22 Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
23 Committee onImport Licensing
25 Committee onCustoms Valuation
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Date Time Meetings
OCTOBER (cont'd)
28-29 Committee onAgriculture
28-29 Committee onAnti-Dumping Practices
28-30 Textiles Monitoring Body
29 Committee onBudget, Finance andAdministration
30-31 Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
30-31 Trade Policy Review Body (Brazil)
NOVEMBER
1 General Council
4-5 Committee onSafeguards
4-8 Council forTRIPS
6 a.m. Committee onBalance-of-Payments Restrictions
(consultation withPakistan)
7 Committee onTrade inCivil Aircraft
8 Working Party onState Trading Enterprises
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12 Working Party onProfessional Services
13 Council forTrade inServices
13-14 Trade Policy Review Body (Trinidad andTobago)
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18-19 Trade Policy Review Body (Canada)
20 Dispute Settlement Body
21 Committee onMarket AccessWT/GC/4
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Date Time Meetings
NOVEMBER (cont'd)
21-22 Trade Policy Review Body (Fiji)
22 Committee onRules ofOrigin
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25 Committee onBalance-of-Payments Restrictions
(consultation withPakistan)
25-27 Textiles Monitoring Body
26 Committee onBudget, Finance andAdministration
26-27 Trade Policy Review Body (ElSalvador)
27 Committee onGovernment Procurement
28-29 Committee onAgriculture
29 Council forTrade inGoods
DECEMBER
2 Working Party onGATS Rules
2-3 Trade Policy Review Body (Benin)
3 Dispute Settlement Body
6 Working Party onProfessional Services
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9-13 Ministerial Meeting Singapore
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25 Christmas Day
(WTO non-working day)