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【正文】 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 TradeRelated 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 TradeRelated 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 Committee on Trade and Development, a Committee on BalanceofPayments Restrictions and a Committee 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 Committees with such functions as it may deem appropriate. As part of its functions, the Committee on Trade and Development shall periodically review the special provisions in the Multilateral Trade Agreements in favour of the leastdeveloped country Members and report to the General Council for appropriate action. Membership in these Committees 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 VRelations with Other Organizations1. 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 nongovernmental organizations concerned with matters related to those of the WTO.Article VIThe Secretariat1. There shall be a Secretariat of the WTO (hereinafter referred to as _the Secretariat_) headed by a DirectorGeneral.2. The Ministerial Conference shall appoint the DirectorGeneral and adopt regulations setting out the powers, duties, conditions of service and term of office of the DirectorGeneral.3. The DirectorGeneral 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 DirectorGeneral and of the staff of the Secretariat shall be exclusively international in character. In the discharge of their duties, the DirectorGeneral 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 DirectorGeneral and of the staff of the Secretariat and shall not seek to influence them in the discharge of their duties.Article VIIBudget and Contributions1. The DirectorGeneral shall present to the Committee on Budget, Finance and Administration the annual budget estimate and financial statement of the WTO. The Committee on Budget, Finance and Administration shall review the annual budget estimate and the financial statement presented by the DirectorGeneral and make remendations thereon to the General Council. The annual budget estimate shall be subject to approval by the General Council. 2. The Committee 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 twothirds 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 VIIIStatus of the WTO1. 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