建立世界贸易组织的协议 (中英文-第3部分

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s　may　be　decided　by　the　Ministerial　Conference。

3。　The　WTO　shall　administer　the　Understanding　on　Rules　and　Procedures　Governing　the　Settlement　of　Disputes　（hereinafter　referred　to　as　the　〃Dispute　Settlement　Understanding〃　or　〃DSU〃）　in　Annex　2　to　this　Agreement。

4。　The　WTO　shall　administer　the　Trade　Policy　Review　Mechanism　（hereinafter　referred　to　as　the　〃TPRM〃）　provided　for　in　Annex　3　to　this　Agreement。

5。　With　a　view　to　achieving　greater　coherence　in　global　economic　policy…making；　the　WTO　shall　cooperate；　as　appropriate；　with　the　International　Monetary　Fund　and　with　the　International　Bank　for　Reconstruction　and　Development　and　its　affiliated　agencies。


Article　IV

Structure　of　the　WTO

1。　There　shall　be　a　Ministerial　Conference　posed　of　representatives　of　all　the　Members；　which　shall　meet　at　least　once　every　two　years。　The　Ministerial　Conference　shall　carry　out　the　functions　of　the　WTO　and　take　actions　necessary　to　this　effect。　The　Ministerial　Conference　shall　have　the　authority　to　take　decisions　on　all　matters　under　any　of　the　Multilateral　Trade　Agreements；　if　so　requested　by　a　Member；　in　accordance　with　the　specific　requirements　for　decision…making　in　this　Agreement　and　in　the　relevant　Multilateral　Trade　Agreement。

2。　There　shall　be　a　General　Council　posed　of　representatives　of　all　the　Members；　which　shall　meet　as　appropriate。　In　the　intervals　between　meetings　of　the　Ministerial　Conference；　its　functions　shall　be　conducted　by　the　General　Council。　The　General　Council　shall　also　carry　out　the　functions　assigned　to　it　by　this　Agreement。　The　General　Council　shall　establish　its　rules　of　procedure　and　approve　the　rules　of　procedure　for　the　mittees　provided　for　in　paragraph　7。

3。　The　General　Council　shall　convene　as　appropriate　to　discharge　the　responsibilities　of　the　Dispute　Settlement　Body　provided　for　in　the　Dispute　Settlement　Understanding。　The　Dispute　Settlement　Body　may　have　its　own　chairman　and　shall　establish　such　rules　of　procedure　as　it　deems　necessary　for　the　fulfilment　of　those　responsibilities。

4。　The　General　Council　shall　convene　as　appropriate　to　discharge　the　responsibilities　of　the　Trade　Policy　Review　Body　provided　for　in　the　TPRM。　The　Trade　Policy　Review　Body　may　have　its　own　chairman　and　shall　establish　such　rules　of　procedure　as　it　deems　necessary　for　the　fulfilment　of　those　responsibilities。

5。　There　shall　be　a　Council　for　Trade　in　Goods；　a　Council　for　Trade　in　Services　and　a　Council　for　Trade…Related　Aspects　of　Intellectual　Property　Rights　（hereinafter　referred　to　as　the　〃Council　for　TRIPS〃）；　which　shall　operate　under　the　general　guidance　of　the　General　Council。　The　Council　for　Trade　in　Goods　shall　oversee　the　functioning　of　the　Multilateral　Trade　Agreements　in　Annex　1A。　The　Council　for　Trade　in　Services　shall　oversee　the　functioning　of　the　General　Agreement　on　Trade　in　Services　（hereinafter　referred　to　as　〃GATS〃）。　The　Council　for　TRIPS　shall　oversee　the　functioning　of　the　Agreement　on　Trade…Related　Aspects　of　Intellectual　Property　Rights　（hereinafter　referred　to　as　the　〃Agreement　on　TRIPS〃）。　These　Councils　shall　carry　out　the　functions　assigned　to　them　by　their　respective　agreements　and　by　the　General　Council。　They　shall　establish　their　respective　rules　of　procedure　subject　to　the　approval　of　the　General　Council。　Membership　in　these　Councils　shall　be　open　to　representatives　of　all　Members。　These　Councils　shall　meet　as　necessary　to　carry　out　their　functions。

6。　The　Council　for　Trade　in　Goods；　the　Council　for　Trade　in　Services　and　the　Council　for　TRIPS　shall　establish　subsidiary　bodies　as　required。　These　subsidiary　bodies　shall　establish　their　respective　rules　of　procedure　subject　to　the　approval　of　their　respective　Councils。

7。　The　Ministerial　Conference　shall　establish　a　mittee　on　Trade　and　Development；　a　mittee　on　Balance…of…Payments　Restrictions　and　a　mittee　on　Budget；　Finance　and　Administration；　which　shall　carry　out　the　functions　assigned　to　them　by　this　Agreement　and　by　the　Multilateral　Trade　Agreements；　and　any　additional　functions　assigned　to　them　by　the　General　Council；　and　may　establish　such　additional　mittees　with　such　functions　as　it　may　deem　appropriate。　As　part　of　its　functions；　the　mittee　on　Trade　and　Development　shall　periodically　review　the　special　provisions　in　the　Multilateral　Trade　Agreements　in　favour　of　the　least…developed　country　Members　and　report　to　the　General　Council　for　appropriate　action。　Membership　in　these　mittees　shall　be　open　to　representatives　of　all　Members。

8。　The　bodies　provided　for　under　the　Plurilateral　Trade　Agreements　shall　carry　out　the　functions　assigned　to　them　under　those　Agreements　and　shall　operate　within　the　institutional　framework　of　the　WTO。　These　bodies　shall　keep　the　General　Council　informed　of　their　activities　on　a　regular　basis。


Article　V

Relations　with　Other　Organizations

1。　The　General　Council　shall　make　appropriate　arrangements　for　effective　cooperation　with　other　intergovernmental　organizations　that　have　responsibilities　related　to　those　of　the　WTO。

2。　The　General　Council　may　make　appropriate　arrangements　for　consultation　and　cooperation　with　non…governmental　organizations　concerned　with　matters　related　to　those　of　the　WTO。


Article　VI

The　Secretariat

1。　There　shall　be　a　Secretariat　of　the　WTO　（hereinafter　referred　to　as　_the　Secretariat_）　headed　by　a　Director…General。

2。　The　Ministerial　Conference　shall　appoint　the　Director…General　and　adopt　regulations　setting　out　the　powers；　duties；　conditions　of　service　and　term　of　office　of　the　Director…General。

3。　The　Director…General　shall　appoint　the　members　of　the　staff　of　the　Secretariat　and　determine　their　duties　and　conditions　of　service　in　accordance　with　regulations　adopted　by　the　Ministerial　Conference。

4。　The　responsibilities　of　the　Director…General　and　of　the　staff　of　the　Secretariat　shall　be　exclusively　international　in　character。　In　the　discharge　of　their　duties；　the　Director…General　and　the　staff　of　the　Secretariat　shall　not　seek　or　accept　instructions　from　any　government　or　any　other　authority　external　to　the　WTO。　They　shall　refrain　from　any　action　which　might　adversely　reflect　on　their　position　as　international　officials。　The　Members　of　the　WTO　shall　respect　the　international　character　of　the　responsibilities　of　the　Director…General　and　of　the　staff　of　the　Secretariat　and　shall　not　seek　to　influence　them　in　the　discharge　of　their　duties。


Article　VII

Budget　and　Contributions

1。　The　Director…General　shall　present　to　the　mittee　on　Budget；　Finance　and　Administration　the　annual　budget　estimate　and　financial　statement　of　the　WTO。　The　mittee　on　Budget；　Finance　and　Administration　shall　review　the　annual　budget　estimate　and　the　financial　statement　presented　by　the　Director…General　and　make　remendations　thereon　to　the　General　Council。　The　annual　budget　estimate　shall　be　subject　to　approval　by　the　General　Council。

2。　The　mittee　on　Budget；　Finance　and　Administration　shall　propose　to　the　General　Council　financial　regulations　which　shall　include　provisions　setting　out：

（a）　the　scale　of　contributions　apportioning　the　expenses　of　the　WTO　among　its　Members；　and

（b）　the　measures　to　be　taken　in　respect　of　Members　in　arrears。

The　financial　regulations　shall　be　based；　as　far　as　practicable；　on　the　regulations　and　practices　of　GATT　1947。

3。　The　General　Council　shall　adopt　the　financial　regulations　and　the　annual　budget　estimate　by　a　two…thirds　majority　prising　more　than　half　of　the　Members　of　the　WTO。

4。　Each　Member　shall　promptly　contribute　to　the　WTO　its　share　in　the　expenses　of　the　WTO　in　accordance　with　the　financial　regulations　adopted　by　the　General　Council。


Article　VIII

Status　of　the　WTO

1。　The　WTO　shall　have　legal　personality；　and　shall　be　accorded　by　each　of　its　Members　such　legal　capacity　as　may　be　necessary　for　the　exercise　of　its　functions。

2。　The　WTO　shall　be　accorded　by　each　of　its　Members　such　privileges　and　immunities　as　are　necessary　for　the　exercise　of　its　functions。

3。　The　officials　of　the　WTO　and　the　representatives　of　the　Members　shall　similarly　be　accorded　by　each　of　its　Members　such　privileges　and　immunities　as　are　necessary　for　the　independent　exercise　of　their　functions　in　connection　with　the　WTO。

4。　The　privileges　and　immunities　to　be　accorded　by　a　Member　to　the　WTO；　its　officials；　and　the　representatives　of　its　Members　shall　be　similar　to　the　privileges　and　immunities　stipulated　in　the　Convention　on　the　Privileges　and　Immunities　of　the　Specialized　Agencies；　approved　by　the　General　Assembly　of　the　United　Nations　on　21　November　1947。

5。　The　WTO　may　conclude　a　headquarters　agreement。


Article　IX

Decision…Making

1。　The　WTO　shall　continue　the　practice　of　decision…making　by　consensus　followed　under　GATT　1947。　Except　as　otherwise　provided；　where　a　decision　cannot　be　arrived　at　by　consensus；　the　matter　at　issue　shall　be　decided　by　voting。　At　meetings　of　the　Ministerial　Conference　and　the　General　Council；　each　Member　of　the　WTO　shall　have　one　vote。　Where　the　European　munities　exercise　their　right　to　vote；　they　shall　have　a　number　of　votes　equal　to　the　number　of　their　member　States　which　are　Members　of　the　WTO。　Decisions　of　the　Ministerial　Conference　and　the　General　Council　shall　be