The General Council on 11 December 2012 agreed that the 9th World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ministerial Conference in Bali, Indonesia will take place on 3-6 December 2013. The opening ceremony will be held in the afternoon of 03 December 2012. This will be followed by two working days, on 4 and 5 December 2012. The closing ceremony will be held on 06 December 2012. General Council chair Ambassador Elin Johansen (Norway) proposed the dates for the Bali Ministerial after holding extensive consultations with members. Also resulting from her consultations, the chair proposed the following principles "to guide both the preparations for MC9 and the Conference itself": First, the “FIT” principle — Full participation, Inclusiveness, and Transparency; Second, any issue for action or decision by Ministers proposed by members should be developed by them in line with the normal consensus principle; and Third, issues for action or decision by Ministers should be agreed well before MC9.