GATT/AIR/2563 3 MARCH 1988
SUBJECT: INTERNATIONAL DAIRY PRODUCTS COUNCIL
1. THE EIGHTEENTH SESSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL DAIRY PRODUCTS COUNCIL
WILL BE HELD ON 23 MARCH 1988, BEGINNING AT 9 A.M. THE MEETING WILL BE HELD IN THE CENTRE WILLIAM RAPPARD. ATTENTION OF DELEGATIONS IS HOWEVER DRAWN TO THE VERY HEAVY SCHEDULE OF GATT MEETINGS AT THIS TIME AND TO THE FACT THAT IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO MAKE CHANGES AT SHORT NOTICE.
2. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE PROPOSED FOR CONSIDERATION:
A. ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN AND VICE-CHAIRMAN
B. ADMISSION OF OBSERVERS UNDER RULES 11 AND 14 OF THE RULES OF
PROCEDURE
C. REVIEW OF THE FUNCTIONING OF THE ARRANGEMENT
- REPORTS OF THE SESSIONS OF THE COMMITTEES OF THE PROTOCOLS
(DOCUMENTS DPC/F/53, DPC/C/49 AND DPC/P/51)
- REPLIES TO QUESTIONNAIRE 4 (DPC/STAT/- SERIES)
- REPLIES TO QUESTIONNAIRE 5 (DPC/INV/3/- SERIES)
D. EVALUATION OF THE SITUATION IN AND OUTLOOK FOR THE WORLD MARKET
FOR DAIRY PRODUCTS (DOCUMENT DPC/W/76)
- DAIRY POLICY MATTERS
- TOTAL MILK PRODUCTION
- PRODUCTS NOT COVERED BY THE PROTOCOLS
- TRANSACTIONS OTHER THAN NORMAL COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS
- THE SITUATION AND OUTLOOK IN GENERAL
E. MATTERS RELATED TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW COMMODITY
DESCRIPTION AND CODING SYSTEM (HARMONIZED SYSTEM)
F. IMPROVEMENT OF WORKING METHODS
G. OTHER BUSINESS
3. PARTICIPANTS AS WELL AS NON-SIGNATORY CONTRACTING PARTIES WISHING TO BE REPRESENTED BY OBSERVERS, ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE OF THE NAMES OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES.
A. DUNKEL
88-0339