4. ADOPTION OF AGENDA

(from "Chairman's Report of the Fiftieth Annual Meeting")


The provisional annotated agenda, which had been circulated 60 days before the meeting, was adopted. Agenda Items 5 and 6 were allocated to the Technical Committee for initial consideration. The Agenda as adopted is given on p.51.

Japan commented, with respect to Agenda Item 9.1.2, that Norway had indicated in previous meetings that issues of trade are outside the competence of the IWC and that Japan shared the same view. It believes such issues are within the jurisdiction of the CITES or WTO; they are not within the competence of the IWC. However, Japan is always prepared to present information related to trade to the appropriate international organisations and it is prepared to present it to anyone who wishes to gain such information.

The Netherlands gave notice that it would raise the issue of Canada and the IWC under 'Any other business'.

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