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Ministers,
Recognizing the importance of the rôle and contribution to
international trade of the World Trade Organization (hereinafter
referred to as “the WTO”),
Desiring to ensure the efficient functioning of the WTO
Secretariat,
Recognizing that implementation of the results of the Uruguay
Round will expand the scope and complexity of the duties of the
Secretariat and that the resource implications thereof need to be
studied,
Recalling the statements made by previous Chairmen of the GATT
CONTRACTING PARTIES and the GATT Council drawing attention to the
need to improve the terms and conditions of service, including
salaries and pensions, for the professional staff of the
Secretariat,
Mindful of the need for the WTO to be competitive in the
conditions of service it will offer to its professional staff so as to
attract the required expertise,
Noting the proposal of the Director-General that, in setting
WTO staff conditions of services, including salaries and pensions, due
account be taken of those of the International Monetary Fund and the
World Bank,
Noting Article VI of the Agreement establishing the WTO, in
particular paragraph 3 thereof empowering the Director-General
to appoint the staff of the Secretariat to determine their duties and
conditions of service in accordance with regulations adopted by the
Ministerial Conference,
Recalling that the mandate of the Preparatory Committee
requires it to perform such functions as may be necessary to ensure
the efficient operation of the WTO immediately as of the date of its
establishment, including the preparation of recommendations for the
consideration of the competent body of the WTO, or to the extent
necessary, the taking of decisions or, as appropriate, provisional
decisions with respect to administrative, budgetary and financial
matters assisted by proposals from the Secretariat,
Hereby agree that the Preparatory
Committee shall consider the organizational changes, resource
requirements and staff conditions of service proposed in connection
with the establishment of the WTO and the implementation of the
Uruguay Round agreements and prepare recommendations and take
decisions, to the extent necessary, on the adjustments required.
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