建立世界贸易组织的协议 (中英文-第4章

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in　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　taken　by　a　majority　of　the　votes　cast；　unless　otherwise　provided　in　this　Agreement　or　in　the　relevant　Multilateral　Trade　Agreement。

2。　The　Ministerial　Conference　and　the　General　Council　shall　have　the　exclusive　authority　to　adopt　interpretations　of　this　Agreement　and　of　the　Multilateral　Trade　Agreements。　In　the　case　of　an　interpretation　of　a　Multilateral　Trade　Agreement　in　Annex　1；　they　shall　exercise　their　authority　on　the　basis　of　a　remendation　by　the　Council　overseeing　the　functioning　of　that　Agreement。　The　decision　to　adopt　an　interpretation　shall　be　taken　by　a　three…fourths　majority　of　the　Members。　This　paragraph　shall　not　be　used　in　a　manner　that　would　undermine　the　amendment　provisions　in　Article　X。

3。　In　exceptional　circumstances；　the　Ministerial　Conference　may　decide　to　waive　an　obligation　imposed　on　a　Member　by　this　Agreement　or　any　of　the　Multilateral　Trade　Agreements；　provided　that　any　such　decision　shall　be　taken　by　three　fourths　of　the　Members　unless　otherwise　provided　for　in　this　paragraph。

（a）　A　request　for　a　waiver　concerning　this　Agreement　shall　be　submitted　to　the　Ministerial　Conference　for　consideration　pursuant　to　the　practice　of　decision…making　by　consensus。　The　Ministerial　Conference　shall　establish　a　time…period；　which　shall　not　exceed　90　days；　to　consider　the　request。　If　consensus　is　not　reached　during　the　time…period；　any　decision　to　grant　a　waiver　shall　be　taken　by　three　fourths4　of　the　Members。

（b）　A　request　for　a　waiver　concerning　the　Multilateral　Trade　Agreements　in　Annexes　1A　or　1B　or　1C　and　their　annexes　shall　be　submitted　initially　to　the　Council　for　Trade　in　Goods；　the　Council　for　Trade　in　Services　or　the　Council　for　TRIPS；　respectively；　for　consideration　during　a　time…period　which　shall　not　exceed　90　days。　At　the　end　of　the　time…period；　the　relevant　Council　shall　submit　a　report　to　the　Ministerial　Conference。

4。　A　decision　by　the　Ministerial　Conference　granting　a　waiver　shall　state　the　exceptional　circumstances　justifying　the　decision；　the　terms　and　conditions　governing　the　application　of　the　waiver；　and　the　date　on　which　the　waiver　shall　terminate。　Any　waiver　granted　for　a　period　of　more　than　one　year　shall　be　reviewed　by　the　Ministerial　Conference　not　later　than　one　year　after　it　is　granted；　and　thereafter　annually　until　the　waiver　terminates。　In　each　review；　the　Ministerial　Conference　shall　examine　whether　the　exceptional　circumstances　justifying　the　waiver　still　exist　and　whether　the　terms　and　conditions　attached　to　the　waiver　have　been　met。　The　Ministerial　Conference；　on　the　basis　of　the　annual　review；　may　extend；　modify　or　terminate　the　waiver。

5。　Decisions　under　a　Plurilateral　Trade　Agreement；　including　any　decisions　on　interpretations　and　waivers；　shall　be　governed　by　the　provisions　of　that　Agreement。


Article　X

Amendments

1。　Any　Member　of　the　WTO　may　initiate　a　proposal　to　amend　the　provisions　of　this　Agreement　or　the　Multilateral　Trade　Agreements　in　Annex　1　by　submitting　such　proposal　to　the　Ministerial　Conference。　The　Councils　listed　in　paragraph　5　of　Article　IV　may　also　submit　to　the　Ministerial　Conference　proposals　to　amend　the　provisions　of　the　corresponding　Multilateral　Trade　Agreements　in　Annex　1　the　functioning　of　which　they　oversee。　Unless　the　Ministerial　Conference　decides　on　a　longer　period；　for　a　period　of　90　days　after　the　proposal　has　been　tabled　formally　at　the　Ministerial　Conference　any　decision　by　the　Ministerial　Conference　to　submit　the　proposed　amendment　to　the　Members　for　acceptance　shall　be　taken　by　consensus。　Unless　the　provisions　of　paragraphs　2；　5　or　6　apply；　that　decision　shall　specify　whether　the　provisions　of　paragraphs　3　or　4　shall　apply。　If　consensus　is　reached；　the　Ministerial　Conference　shall　forthwith　submit　the　proposed　amendment　to　the　Members　for　acceptance。　If　consensus　is　not　reached　at　a　meeting　of　the　Ministerial　Conference　within　the　established　period；　the　Ministerial　Conference　shall　decide　by　a　two…thirds　majority　of　the　Members　whether　to　submit　the　proposed　amendment　to　the　Members　for　acceptance。　Except　as　provided　in　paragraphs　2；　5　and　6；　the　provisions　of　paragraph　3　shall　apply　to　the　proposed　amendment；　unless　the　Ministerial　Conference　decides　by　a　three…fourths　majority　of　the　Members　that　the　provisions　of　paragraph　4　shall　apply。

2。　Amendments　to　the　provisions　of　this　Article　and　to　the　provisions　of　the　following　Articles　shall　take　effect　only　upon　acceptance　by　all　Members：

Article　IX　of　this　Agreement；
Articles　I　and　II　of　GATT　1994；
Article　II：1　of　GATS；
Article　4　of　the　Agreement　on　TRIPS。

3。　Amendments　to　provisions　of　this　Agreement；　or　of　the　Multilateral　Trade　Agreements　in　Annexes　1A　and　1C；　other　than　those　listed　in　paragraphs　2　and　6；　of　a　nature　that　would　alter　the　rights　and　obligations　of　the　Members；　shall　take　effect　for　the　Members　that　have　accepted　them　upon　acceptance　by　two　thirds　of　the　Members　and　thereafter　for　each　other　Member　upon　acceptance　by　it。　The　Ministerial　Conference　may　decide　by　a　three…fourths　majority　of　the　Members　that　any　amendment　made　effec