RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE WT/GC/W/37
16July1996
ORGANIZATION(96-2774)
GENERAL COUNCIL
18July1996
PROPOSED AGENDA
1. ACCESSION OFMONGOLIA1
- Report oftheWorking Party (WT/ACC/MNG/9 andADD. 1andADD.2)
2. ACCESSION OFGEORGIA
- Communication from Georgia (WT/ACC/GEO/1)
3. ARRANGEMENTSFOREFFECTIVECOOPERATIONWITHOTHER
INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
- Relations between theWTO andtheInternational Monetary Fund andtheWorld Bank
4. COMMITTEE ONBUDGET, FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
- Report oftheCommittee (WT/BFA/26)
5. COMMITTEE ONBALANCE-OF-PAYMENTS RESTRICTIONS
(A) Consultation withTunisia (WT/BOP/R/14)
(B) Consultation withSlovakia (WT/BOP/R/15)
(C) Note onmeetings of10-11 and24-25 June1996 (WT/BOP/R/16)
6. WAIVERS UNDER ARTICLE IXOFTHE WTO AGREEMENT1
(A) Harmonized System -Requests forextensions ofwaivers
(I) Bangladesh (G/L/77, G/C/W/40)
(II) Bolivia (G/L/78, G/C/W/41, G/C/W/41and CORR.12)
(III) Guatemala (G/L/86, G/C/W/48 andCORR.13)
(IV) Jamaica (G/L/79, G/C/W/42)
(V) Morocco (G/L/80, G/C/W/43)
(VI) Nicaragua (G/L/81, G/C/W/44)
(VII) SriLanka (G/L/83, G/C/W/46)
(B) Senegal -Renegotiation ofSchedule XLIX
- Request foranextension ofthewaiver (G/L/82, G/C/W/45)
(C) Zambia -Renegotiation ofSchedule LXXVIII
- Request foranextension ofthewaiver (G/L/84, G/C/W/47)
(D) Decision ontheintroduction ofHarmonized System changes intoWTO schedules of
tariff concessions on1January 1996
- Extension ofthetime-limit (G/MA/W/6)
./.
1Inconnection withthisitem, theattention ofMembers isdrawn totheDecision-Making Procedures under
Articles IXandXIIoftheWTO Agreement agreed bytheGeneral Council on15November 1995 (WT/L/93).
2Spanish only.
3Spanish only.WT/GC/W/37
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7. STATUS OFWAIVERS INEFFECT ONTHEDATE OFENTRY INTO FORCE OFTHE
WTO AGREEMENT (WT/L/153/Rev.1)
- Proposal bytheChairman
8. PREPARATIONS FOR THE 1996 MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE
(A) Report bytheDirector-General
(B) Progress ofpreparatory work insubsidiary bodies oftheGeneral Council
9. OTHER MATTERS PENDING DECISION BYTHE GENERAL COUNCIL
(A) Guidelines onobserver status forinternational intergovernmental organizations
(PC/IPL/W/14)
(B) Procedures forthecirculation andderestriction ofWTO documents
(C) Guidelines forarrangements onrelations withnon-governmental organizations pursuant
toArticle V:2oftheWTO Agreement
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