GATT/AIR/2691 7 OCTOBER 1988

SUBJECT: COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES

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/2689) ON WEDNESDAY, 19 OCTOBER AND CONTINUING ON THURSDAY, 20 OCTOBER.

THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE PROPOSED FOR THE AGENDA:

1. COMMITTEE ON BALANCE-OF-PAYMENTS RESTRICTIONS

(A) CONSULTATION WITH TURKEY (BOP/R/178)

(B) CONSULTATIONS WITH ARGENTINA, NIGERIA, THE PHILIPPINES, TUNISIA

AND YUGOSLAVIA (BOP/R/179)

(C) REPORT ON THE MEETING OF OCTOBER 1988 (BOP/R/180)

2. ACCESSION OF PORTUGAL AND SPAIN TO THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

- WORKING PARTY REPORT (L/6405)

3. TECHNICAL GROUP ON QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS AND OTHER NON-TARIFF

MEASURES

- INTERIM REPORT OF THE TECHNICAL GROUP (L/6397)

4. AGREEMENTS AMONG ARGENTINA, BRAZIL AND URUGUAY

- COMMUNICATION FROM THE UNITED STATES (L/6394)

5. CONSULTATIVE GROUP OF EIGHTEEN

- STATEMENT BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE GROUP

6. COMMITTEE ON TARIFF CONCESSIONS

- REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE

7. HARMONIZED SYSTEM - REQUEST FOR A WAIVER UNDER ARTICLE XXV:5

- SRI LANKA - ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW SCHEDULE VI (C/W/567, L/6409)

8. CONSULTATION ON TRADE WITH HUNGARY

- ESTABLISHMENT OF A WORKING PARTY

9. EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY - REGULATION ON IMPORTS OF PARTS AND

COMPONENTS

- RECOURSE TO ARTICLE XXIII:2 BY JAPAN (L/6410)

10. UNITED STATES - RESTRICTIONS ON THE IMPORTATION OF AGRICULTURAL

PRODUCTS APPLIED UNDER THE 1955 WAIVER AND UNDER THE HEADNOTE TO THE

SCHEDULE OF TARIFF CONCESSIONS (SCHEDULE XX - UNITED STATES)

CONCERNING CHAPTER 10

- RECOURSE TO ARTICLE XXIII:2 BY THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY

(L/6393)

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88-151311. UNITED STATES - TAXES ON PETROLEUM AND CERTAIN IMPORTED SUBSTANCES

- FOLLOW-UP ON THE PANEL REPORT* (C/W/540 AND ADD.1, SPEC(88)48)

12. ROSTER OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL PANELISTS

(A) PROPOSED NOMINATION BY THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (C/W/565)

(B) PROPOSED NOMINATION BY THE UNITED STATES (C/W/568)

13. TRAINING ACTIVITIES (L/6404)

14. COMMITTEE ON BUDGET, FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION

(A) REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE DATED 12 SEPTEMBER 1988 (L/6384)

(B) REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE DATED 7 OCTOBER 1988 (L/6408)

15. APPOINTMENT OF PRESIDING OFFICERS OF STANDING BODIES

- REPORT BY THE COUNCIL CHAIRMAN ON INFORMAL CONSULTATIONS

16. REPORT OF THE COUNCIL (C/W/564)

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, 18 OCTOBER.

A. DUNKEL

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*_L/6175.