Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System

Draft Agenda for the 43rd Session of the Harmonized System Committee

From: Monday 9 March 2009
To: Friday 20 March 2009

1. Adoption of the Agenda
2. Report by the Secretariat
3. General Questions
4. Recommendations
5. Report Of The Scientific Sub-Committee
   1. Report of the 24th Session of the Scientific Sub-Committee
   2. Matters for decision
   3. Classification of milk proteins
   4. General study on pegylation and its effects on the classification of pegylated pharmaceutically active substances
   5. Classification of a bio nutrient based on zinc (Zn) and physiologically active and functional L α amino acids
   6. Clarification of "chemically defined" products of new subheading 2852.10
   7. Possible amendment to the Nomenclature in respect of ozone depleting substances controlled by the Montreal Protocol
6. Report of the Review Sub-Committee
   1. Report of the 38th Session of the Review Sub-Committee
   2. Matters for decision
   3. Possible amendments of the Nomenclature (Proposal by FAO)
   4. Possible amendment of heading 24.03
   5. Possible amendment to the Nomenclature to provide for biodiesel
   6. Possible new Note 6 to Chapter 95 and possible amendment of subheading 9504.30
   7. Possible new heading 96.19
   8. Possible amendment of Subheading Note 1 to Chapter 84
   9. Possible amendment of the French version of the Explanatory Note to heading 91.11
7. Report of the Presessional Working Party
8. Requests for Re-Examination
   1. Re-examination of the classification of products containing more than 99.2 % of sodium sulphate and more than 98.5 % of sodium sulphate, respectively
   2. Re-examination of the classification of certain jojoba products (Request by the EC)
9. Further Studies
   1. Possible amendment of the Explanatory Notes to GIR1 and GIR2 (a)
   2. Possible amendment of the Explanatory Note to GIR 3 (b)
   3. Possible Council Recommendation on the insertion in national statistical nomenclatures of subheadings for certain agricultural products
   4. Possible amendment of the Explanatory Note to heading 09.02
   5. Scope of headings 22.06 and 22.08
   6. Scope of Note 1 to Chapter 25
   7. Classification of a milk protein preparation
   8. Possible amendment of the Explanatory Note to heading 84.15
   9. Classification of three kinds of apparatus for television transmission
   10. Classification of certain types of monitors
   11. Classification of a power distribution unit
   12. Classification of a dumper
   13. Classification of network analyzers
   14. Classification of lamp posts
   15. Possible amendments to Classification Opinions 9503.00/8 and 9503.00/9
10. New Questions
    1. Classification of chemically treated wood pulp
    2. Classification of graduated dropper tubes
    3. Classification of tubular plastic containers with cap
    4. Classification of rubber brake cups
    5. Possible amendments to the Explanatory Notes and Compendium of Classification Opinion by way of corrigendum
    6. Possible new Subheading Explanatory Note to subheading 1901.10 to define the scope of the term "infant"
    7. Possible correction of the Correlation Tables between the 2002 version and the 2007 version of the HS with respect to "curry powder"
    8. Classification of .a set of wireless microphones.
    9. Classification of certain motorcycle parts
11. HS Article 16 Recommendation
    1. Draft Article 16 Recommendation Concerning the Amendment of the Harmonized System
12. Additional List
    1. Classification of a cellular phone with TV receiver
    2. Possible amendment of the Nomenclature with respect to Tributyltin compounds
    3. Classification of two kinds of multichip integrated circuits
    4. Classification of a perfume sampler
    5. Classification of bio-fuel blends
13. Other Business
    1. List of questions which might be examined at a future session
14. Elections
15. Dates of next sessions