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22 July 2022  
(22-5551) Page: 1/2 
General Council  
25-26 July 2022    
 
PROPOSED AGENDA  
1. REPORT BY THE CHAIR OF THE TRADE NEGOTIATIONS COMMITTEE AND REPORT BY 
THE DIRECTOR -GENERAL  
 
2. IMPLEMENTATION MATTERS FROM MC12 MANDATES  
 
3. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BALI, NAIROBI AND BUENOS AIRES OUTCOMES – 
STATEMENT BY THE CHAIR  
 
4. WORK PROGRAMME ON SMALL ECONOMIES – REPORT BY THE CHAIR OF THE 
DEDICATED SESSION OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT  
 
5. COMMITTEE ON BUDGET, FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION – REPORT ON MEETINGS 
OF 5 MAY 2022 (WT/BFA/203) AND 24  MAY 2022 (WT/BFA/204)  
 
6. PARAGRAPH 8 OF THE MINISTERIAL DECISION ON THE TRIPS AGREEMENT 
ADOPTED ON 17 JUNE 2022 - DOCUMENT WT/MIN(22)/30 (MINISTERIAL DECISION 
ON THE TRIPS AGREEMENT OF 17 JUNE 2022) – REQUEST FROM SOUTH AFRICA, 
INDIA, INDONESIA, EGYPT, P AKISTAN AND ARGENTINA ON BEHALF OF THE 
CO-SPONSORS OF IP/C/W/669/REV.1  
 
7. TRADE RELATED CHALLENGES OF THE LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES AND WAY 
FORWARD (WT/GC/W/807) – REQUEST FROM DJIBOUTI ON BEHALF OF THE LDC 
GROUP  
 
8. PROPOSED GENERAL COUNCIL DECISION ON PROCEDURES TO ENHANCE 
TRANSPARENCY AND IMPROVE COMPLIANCE WITH NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS 
UNDER WTO AGREEMENTS – ALBANIA; ARGENTINA; AUSTRALIA; BRAZIL; CANADA; 
CHILE; COLOMBIA; COSTA RICA; THE EUROPEAN UNION; ICELAND; IS RAEL; JAPAN; 
REPUBLIC OF KOREA; LIECHTENSTEIN; MEXICO; REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA; 
MONTENEGRO; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH MACEDONIA; NORWAY; PARAGUAY, PERU; 
THE PHILIPPINES; SINGAPORE; SWITZERLAND; THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS 
TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU; THAIL AND; UNITED 
KINGDOM; THE UNITED STATES; AND URUGUAY  (JOB/GC/204/REV.11 - 
JOB/CTG/14/REV.11  AND JOB/GC/204/REV.11 /CORR.1  - 
JOB/CTG/14/REV.11 /CORR.1 ) 
 
9. STRENGTHENING THE WTO TO PROMOTE DEVELOPMENT AND INCLUSIVITY - 
COMMUNICATION FROM THE AFRICAN GROUP, CUB A, INDIA AND PAKISTAN 
(WT/GC/W/778/REV.5)  
 
10. WAIVERS UNDER ARTICLE IX OF THE WTO AGREEMENT1 
 
A. REVIEW OF WAIVERS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE IX:4 OF THE WTO AGREEMENT  
 
(i) Least -Developed Country Members – Obligations under Article 70.8 and 
Article  70.9 of The TRIPS Agreement with respect to pharmaceutical products, 
granted on 30 November 2015 until 1  January 2033 (WT/L/971)  
 
1 In connection with this Item, the attention of Members is drawn to the Decision -Making Procedures 
under Articles IX and XII of the WTO Agreement agreed by the General Council on 15 November 1995 (WT/L/93).  WT/GC/W/853  
 
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  (ii) Kimberley Process Certification Scheme for Rough Diamonds, granted on 
26 July 2018 through 31  December  2024 (WT/L/1039)  
 
(iii) Canad a – CARIBCAN, granted on 28 July 2015 until 31  December 2023 
(WT/L/958, WT/L/1146)  
 
(iv) European Union – Application of Autonomous Preferential Treatment to the 
Western Balkans , granted on 28 July 2021 until 31 December 2026 (WT/L/1114, 
WT/L/1147)  
 
11. WTO PEN SION PLAN MANAGEMENT BOARD – ELECTION OF A MEMBER 
(WT/GC/W/852)  
 
OTHER BUSINESS  
 
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