GATT/AIR/2614 3 JUNE 1988

A REGULAR MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES WILL BE HELD IN THE CENTRE WILLIAM RAPPARD, STARTING IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING (GATT/AIR/2613) ON WEDNESDAY, 15 JUNE AND CONTINUING ON THURSDAY, 16 JUNE.

THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE PROPOSED FOR THE AGENDA:

1. FLOATING INITIAL NEGOTIATING RIGHTS

- DRAFT DECISION (C/W/550)

2. URUGUAY IMPORT SURCHARGES

- REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF WAIVER (C/W/552, L/6352)

3. HARMONIZED SYSTEM - REQUESTS FOR WAIVERS UNDER ARTICLE XXV:5

(A) BANGLADESH - SCHEDULE LXX (C/W/549, L/6347)

(B) MEXICO - SCHEDULE LXXVII (C/W/554, L/6358)

(C) ISRAEL - SCHEDULE XLII (C/W/553, L/6356)

(D) MALAYSIA - SCHEDULE XXXIX (C/W/555, L/6359)

(E) YUGOSLAVIA - SCHEDULE LVII (C/W/551, L/6350)

4. SWEDEN - RESTRICTIONS ON IMPORTS OF APPLES AND PEARS

- RECOURSE TO ARTICLE XXIII:2 BY THE UNITED STATES (L/6330)

5. EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY - PAYMENTS AND SUBSIDIES PAID TO

PROCESSORS AND PRODUCERS OF OILSEEDS AND RELATED ANIMAL-FEED PROTEINS

- RECOURSE TO ARTICLE XXIII:2 BY THE UNITED STATES (L/6328)

6. EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY - RESTRICTIONS ON IMPORTS OF DESSERT

APPLES

- COMMUNICATION FROM CHILE (L/6362)

7. EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY - RESTRICTIONS ON IMPORTS OF APPLES

- RECOURSE TO ARTICLE XXIII:2 BY NEW ZEALAND (L/6357)

8. JAPAN - RESTRICTIONS ON IMPORTS OF BEEF

- RECOURSE TO ARTICLE XXIII:2 BY NEW ZEALAND (L/6355)

9. KOREA - RESTRICTIONS ON IMPORTS OF BEEF

- RECOURSE TO ARTICLE XXIII:2 BY NEW ZEALAND (L/6354)

10. ACCESSION OF TUNISIA

- TIME-LIMIT FOR SIGNATURE BY TUNISIA OF THE PROTOCOL OF ACCESSION

(C/W/556)

11. UNITED STATES - TAXES ON PETROLEUM AND CERTAIN IMPORTED SUBSTANCES

- FOLLOW-UP ON THE PANEL REPORT (C/W/540 AND ADD.1, L/6175)

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12. DE FACTO APPLICATION OF THE GENERAL AGREEMENT

- REPORT BY THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL (L/6349)

13. COMMITTEE ON BUDGET, FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION

- PROGRESS REPORT BY THE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN

14. COMMITTEE ON BALANCE-OF-PAYMENTS RESTRICTIONS

- DESIGNATION OF A NEW CHAIRMAN

MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, OTHER CONTRACTING PARTIES, OTHER GOVERNMENTS WITH OBSERVER STATUS AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS WITH OBSERVER STATUS ARE INVITED TO INFORM ME OF THE NAMES OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES BY TUESDAY, 14 JUNE.

A. DUNKEL