GATT/AIR/2659 29 AUGUST 1988
SUBJECT: INTERNATIONAL DAIRY PRODUCTS COUNCIL
1. THE NINETEENTH SESSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL DAIRY PRODUCTS COUNCIL WILL BE HELD ON 21 SEPTEMBER 1988, BEGINNING AT 10 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. FOR THAT REASON, THE COUNCIL MAY BEGIN ITS MEETING AS SOON AS THE MEETINGS OF THE PROTOCOL COMMITTEES HAVE FINISHED, WHICH MAY BE ON TUESDAY, 20 SEPTEMBER.
2. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE PROPOSED FOR CONSIDERATION:
A. ADMISSION OF OBSERVERS UNDER RULES 11 AND 14 OF THE RULES OF
PROCEDURE
B. REVIEW OF THE FUNCTIONING OF THE ARRANGEMENT
- REPORTS OF THE SESSIONS OF THE COMMITTEES OF THE PROTOCOLS
(DOCUMENTS DPC/P/54, DPC/F/57 AND DPC/C/52)
- REPLIES TO QUESTIONNAIRE 4 (DPC/STAT/- SERIES)
- REPLIES TO QUESTIONNAIRE 5 (DPC/INV/3/- SERIES)
C. EVALUATION OF THE SITUATION IN AND OUTLOOK FOR THE WORLD MARKET FOR DAIRY PRODUCTS (DOCUMENT DPC/W/82)
- DAIRY POLICY MATTERS
- TOTAL MILK PRODUCTION
- PRODUCTS NOT COVERED BY THE PROTOCOLS
- TRANSACTIONS OTHER THAN NORMAL COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS
- THE SITUATION AND OUTLOOK IN GENERAL
D. COMMODITY DESCRIPTION AND CODING (HARMONIZED SYSTEM) (DPC/W/77 AND CORR.1)
E. REPORT TO THE CONTRACTING PARTIES
F. 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
88-1261