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28 February  2020 
(20-1503) Page: 1/2 
General Council  
3-4 March 2020    
 
PROPOSED AGENDA  
 
1. REPORT BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TRADE NEGOTIATIONS COMMITTEE AND 
REPORT BY THE DIRECTOR -GENERAL  
 
2. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BALI, NAIROBI AND BUENOS AIRES OUTCOMES – 
STATEMENT BY THE CHAIR  
 
3. WORK PROGRAMME ON SMALL ECONOMIES – REPORT BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE 
DEDICATED SESSION OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT  
 
4. WTO ACCESSIONS: 2019 ANNUAL REPORT BY THE DIRECTOR -GENERAL 
(WT/ACC/36 – WT/GC/207) – STATEMENT BY DIRECTOR -GENERAL  
 
5. TWELFTH SESSION OF THE MINISTE RIAL CONFERENCE  
 
 A. ELECTION OF OFFICERS  
 
 B. REQUEST FOR OBSERVER STATUS BY PALESTINE (WT/L/1087)  
 
 C. LAUNCH OF THE MC12 LOGO – STATEMENT BY KAZAKHSTAN  
 
 D. STATEMENT BY THE CHAIR 
 
6. ACCESSION OF CURAÇAO (WT/ACC/CUW/1) – REQUEST FROM THE KINGDOM OF 
THE NETHERLANDS  
 
7. PROCEDURES TO STRENGTHEN THE NEGOTIATING FUNCTION OF THE WTO – 
STATEMENT BY THE UNITED STATES (WT/GC/W/757/REV.1 AND 
WT/GC/W/764/REV.1)  
 
8. PROCEDURAL GUIDELINES FOR WTO COUNCILS AND COMMITTEES ADDRESSING 
TRAD E CONCERNS – COMMUNICATION FROM ALBANIA; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; 
CHINA;  EUROPEAN UNION; HONG KONG, CHINA; ICELAND; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; 
REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH MACEDONIA; NORWAY; PANAMA; 
QATAR; SINGAPORE; SWITZERLAND; THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITO RY OF 
TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU; THAILAND; TURKEY; AND UKRAINE 
(WT/GC/W/777/REV.5)  
 
9. THE IMPORTANCE OF MARKET -ORIENTED CONDITIONS TO THE WORLD TRADING 
SYSTEM – COMMUNICATION FROM THE UNITED STATES (WT/GC/W/796)  
 
10. KAZAKHSTAN – BORDER RESTRICTION S OF GOODS IN TRANSIT 
(G/C/W/774  - G/TFA/W/20) – REQUEST FROM THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC  
 
11. UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE REPORT ON THE APPELLATE BODY OF THE 
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION – STATEMENT BY THE UNITED STATES  
 WT/GC/W/797  
 
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  12. APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS TO WTO BODI ES 
 
13. ELECTION OF CHAIRPERSON  
 
OTHER BUSINESS  
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