WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/GC/14
3 November 1998
(98-4272)
PROGRAMME OF MEETINGS IN 1999*
The calendar below has been prepared in accordance with the Guidelines on the
Arrangements for Scheduling of Meetings of WTO Bodies (WT/L/106) adopted by the GeneralCouncil on 15 November 1995.
Date Meetings
JANUARY
1 NEW YEAR'S DAY (WTO non-working day)
20-21 TPRB (Argentina)
25 Dispute Settlement Body25 Cttee. on Rules of Origin25-26 COUNCIL for Trade in SERVICES
27-28 TPRB (Togo)
28 W.P. on Preshipment Inspection29 Cttee. on Rules of Origin29 Cttee. of Participants on the Expansion of Trade in Information
Technology Products
FEBRUARY
4 Cttee. on Trade in Financial Services
5 COUNCIL for Trade in GOODS
9 W.P. on Professional Services
10 GENERAL COUNCIL10-12 Cttee. on Regional Trade Agreements
                                                     
* This programme of meetings is subject to further changes.  Meetings indicated in this list are
therefore confirmed only when convened by an airgram or notice from the WTO Secretariat.WT/GC/14
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Date Meetings
FEBRUARY  (cont'd)
12 Cttee. on Import Licensing
15 Cttee. on Specific Commitments
16 W.P. on GATS Rules16-17 COUNCIL for TRIPS18-19 Cttee. on Trade and Environment18 W.P. on State Trading Enterprises22-23 Cttee. on Government Procurement
22-23 COUNCIL for Trade in SERVICES
22 Cttee. on Rules of Origin23 Special Cttee. on Import Licensing (a.m.)24 Dispute Settlement Body24-25 WG on Transparency in Government Procurement
25-26 Special Session of the GENERAL COUNCIL for the Third
Ministerial Conference
25-26 TPRB (Guinea)
26 Cttee. on Rules of Origin
MARCH
2 Cttee. on Trade and Development
3 Cttee. on Budget, Finance and Administration5 W.P. on Preshipment Inspection
10-11 Cttee. on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
15 Cttee. on Trade-Related Investment MeasuresWT/GC/14
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Date Meetings
MARCH  (cont'd)
16 Sub-Cttee. on Least-Developed Countries
16 Cttee. on Market Access
16 Cttee. on Trade in Financial Services18-19 Cttee. on Agriculture22-23 COUNCIL for Trade in SERVICES23 COUNCIL for Trade in GOODS24-25 Cttee. on Trade and Environment
24 Cttee. of Participants on the Expansion of Trade in Information
Technology Products
25 W.P. on Professional Services
25 Dispute Settlement Body
APRIL
2 GOOD FRIDAY
(WTO non-working day)
5 EASTER MONDAY
(WTO non-working day)
12 Cttee. on Rules of Origin12 Cttee. on Specific Commitments13 W.P. on GATS Rules14 GENERAL COUNCIL19 Cttee. on Rules of Origin
20-21 Cttee. on Technical Barriers to Trade
22-23 Cttee. on Trade and Environment23 Cttee. on SafeguardsWT/GC/14
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Date Meetings
APRIL  (cont'd)
23 Cttee. on Rules of Origin
26-27 Cttee. on Anti-Dumping – Ad-hoc Group on Implementation
26-27 COUNCIL for Trade in SERVICES27-28 COUNCIL for TRIPS27 Cttee. on Customs Valuation28 Dispute Settlement Body28 Cttee. on Anti-Dumping – Informal Group on Anti-Circumvention
29 Cttee. on Import Licensing
29-30 Cttee. on Anti-Dumping Practices29-30 Cttee. on Regional Trade Agreements
MAY
3 Cttee. on Regional Trade Agreements
3-7 Cttee. on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures4 W.P. on Professional Services7 Cttee. on Balance-of-Payments Restrictions (Bangladesh)13 ASCENSION DAY
(WTO non-working day)
24 WHIT MONDAY
(WTO non-working day)
26 W.P. on State Trading Enterprises27-28 COUNCIL for Trade in SERVICESWT/GC/14
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Date Meetings
JUNE
1 Cttee. on Specific Commitments
2 Cttee. on Trade and Development
9 Cttee. on Market Access14 Cttee. on Rules of Origin15 Sub-Cttee. on Least-Developed Countries15 Cttee. on Trade in Civil Aircraft15 W.P. on GATS Rules
16 Dispute Settlement Body
16 Cttee. on Budget, Finance and Administration21 Cttee. on Rules of Origin22 W.P. on Professional Services24-25 Cttee. on Agriculture
24-25 TPRB (Egypt)
25 Cttee. on Rules of Origin28-29 COUNCIL for Trade in SERVICES28-29 WG on Transparency in Government Procurement29-30 Cttee. on Trade and Environment29 Cttee. of Participants on the Expansion of Trade in Information
Technology Products
30 Cttee. on Government Procurement
JULY
1 Cttee. on Government Procurement
2 COUNCIL for Trade in GOODSWT/GC/14
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Date Meetings
JULY  (cont'd)
7-8 Cttee. on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
7-8 COUNCIL for TRIPS
12-13 TPRB (United States)15 GENERAL COUNCIL20-22 Cttee. on Regional Trade Agreements22 Dispute Settlement Body23 Cttee. on Specific Commitments
26-27 COUNCIL for Trade in SERVICES
28-29 TPRB (Bolivia)
SEPTEMBER
9-10 JEUNE GENEVOIS
(WTO non-working days)
13 Cttee. on Trade-Related Investment Measures15-16 COUNCIL for TRIPS
20 Cttee. on Rules of Origin
20-21 COUNCIL for Trade in SERVICES21 Sub-Cttee. on Least-Developed Countries27 Cttee. on Rules of Origin27 Cttee. on Budget, Finance and Administration27-28 TPRB (Philippines)
28 Cttee. of Participants on the Expansion of Trade in Information
Technology Products
29-30 Cttee. on AgricultureWT/GC/14
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Date Meetings
SEPTEMBER  (cont'd)
30 Cttee. on Technical Barriers to Trade
30 Cttee. on Specific Commitments
OCTOBER
1 Cttee. on Technical Barriers to Trade
1 Cttee. on Rules of Origin4 W.P. on Professional Services
4 Cttee. on Budget, Finance and Administration
4-5 Cttee. on Government Procurement4-5 TPRB (Romania)5 Cttee. on Market Access6 GENERAL COUNCIL
6-7 WG on Transparency in Government Procurement
7 Cttee. on Trade and Development11 Cttee. on Budget, Finance and Administration11-13 Cttee. on Regional Trade Agreements12-13 Cttee. on Trade and Environment14 COUNCIL for Trade in GOODS
19 Cttee. on Trade in Financial Services
20 W.P. on State Trading Enterprises21 Cttee. on Import Licensing22 Cttee. on Safeguards25-26 Cttee. on Anti-Dumping – Ad-hoc Group on ImplementationWT/GC/14
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Date Meetings
OCTOBER  (cont'd)
25-26 COUNCIL for Trade in SERVICES
27 Dispute Settlement Body
27 Cttee. on Anti-Dumping – Informal Group on Anti-Circumvention28-29 Cttee. on Anti-Dumping Practices28-29 TRPB (Nicaragua)
NOVEMBER
1-5 Cttee. on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures
2 Cttee. on Specific Commitments4-5 GENERAL COUNCIL10-11 Cttee. on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures12 Cttee. on Customs Valuation
15 Cttee. on Rules of Origin
15 W.P. on Professional Services16 Sub-Cttee. on Least-Developed Countries17-18 Cttee. on Agriculture18 Cttee. of Participants on the Expansion of Trade in Information
Technology Products
19 COUNCIL for Trade in GOODS22 Cttee. on Rules of Origin22-23 COUNCIL for Trade in SERVICES
23-24 COUNCIL for TRIPS
24 Cttee. on Market Access25 Dispute Settlement BodyWT/GC/14
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Date Meetings
NOVEMBER  (cont'd)
25 W.P. on GATS Rules
26 Cttee. on Rules of Origin
30 THIRD MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE∗
DECEMBER
1-3 THIRD MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE*
13-14 COUNCIL for Trade in SERVICES
15 TPRB (Thailand)17 TPRB (Thailand)25 CHRISTMAS DAY
(WTO non-working day)
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∗ Proposed dates to be confirmed.