RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE WT/GC/W/2/Rev.1
6February 1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-0223)
PROPOSED AGENDA
Revision
1. ELECTION OFTHE CHAIRPERSON OFTHE GENERAL COUNCIL
2. REQUESTS FOR OBSERVER STATUS FROM STATES ORSEPARATE CUSTOMS
TERRITORIES.1
3. REQUEST BYVIET NAM FOR ACCESSION TOTHE WTO (WT/L/1)
4. REPORT OFTHE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE TOTHE WTO (PC/R)
- Decisions referred totheGeneral Council bythePreparatory Committee
A. Rules ofProcedures oftheMinisterial Conference andtheGeneral Council
(PC/IPL/9)
B. Participation inmeetings oftheWTO Bodies bycertain signatories oftheFinal
Acteligible tobecome original Members oftheWTO (PC/10, L/7581)
C. Participation oftheUnited Nations, UNCTAD, IMFandtheWorld Bank as
observers tothefirstmeeting oftheGeneral Council (PC/R, PARAGRAPH
52)
D. Transfer Agreement between GATT 1947, ICITO andtheWTO (PC/9,
L/7580).
E. Avoidance ofprocedural andinstitutional duplication (PC/11, L/7582)
F. Finalization ofnegotiations onschedules ongoods andservices (PC/17)
G. Requests forWTO Accession under Article XII(PC/R, paragraph 35)
H. Guidelines forappointment ofofficers toWTO Bodies (PC/R, paragraph 51,
PC/IPL/14).
- Adoption oftheReport
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1Duetotheexceptional circumstances surrounding thefirstmeeting oftheGeneral Council requests
forobserver status fromStates orSeparate Customs Territories willbecirculated inseparate documents
toMembers.WT/GC/W/2/Rev.1
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5. COMPOSITION OFTHE TEXTILES MONITORING BODY (PC/R, PARAGRAPH 83)
6. NEGOTIATIONS ONAHEADQUARTERS AGREEMENT
- Progress report (PC/R, paragraph 16)
7. ESTABLISHMENT OFCOMMITTEES AND ADOPTION OFTERMS OFREFERENCE
A. Pursuant toArticle IV.7oftheWTO Agreement
(1) Committees onTrade andDevelopment, onBalance-of-Payments Restrictions
andonBudget, Finance andAdministration (PC/IPL/2, 3and4)
(2) Committee onMarket Access (PC/IPL/5)
(3) Committee onTrade andEnvironment (Marrakesh Ministerial Decision on
Trade andEnvironment (MTN.TNC/45(MIN), Annex II)).
B. Terms ofReference oftheCommittee onAgriculture (PC/IPL/1).
8. APPOINTMENTOFOFFICERSOFTHEDISPUTESETTLEMENTBODY,TRADEPOLICY
REVIEW BODY, COUNCIL FOR TRADE INGOODS, COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN
SERVICES,COUNCILFORTRADE-RELATEDASPECTSOFINTELLECTUALPROPERTY
RIGHTS AND THE COMMITTEES REFERRED INITEM 7A(1)AND (3)ABOVE
9. ADOPTION OFTHE MARRAKESH MINISTERIAL DECISION ONNOTIFICATION
PROCEDURES
10. WAIVERS INFORCE ASOF1JANUARY 1995 (WT/L/3)
11. CUSTOMS VALUATION AGREEMENT
- Draft Decision oncontinued application under theWTO Customs Valuation Agreement
ofInvocations ofProvisions forDeveloping Countries forDelayed Application and
Reservations under theCustoms Valuation Agreement 1979 (WT/GC/W/1)
12. ENLARGEMENT OFTHEEUROPEAN UNION: ACCESSION OFAUSTRIA, FINLAND
AND SWEDEN TOTHE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (L/7614 AND ADD.1)
- Communication from theEuropean Communities (WT/L/7)
13. VENUE OFTHE FIRST MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE
- Communication from Singapore (WT/L/6)
14. COMMITTEE ONBALANCE-OF-PAYMENTS RESTRICTIONS
- Programme ofconsultations for1995 (WT/BOP/W/1)
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