GATT/AIR/2696 11 OCTOBER 1988
SUBJECT: SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE ON SUBSIDIES AND COUNTERVAILING MEASURES CONCERNING NOTIFICATIONS UNDER ARTICLE XVI:1
1. AS AGREED BY THE COMMITTEE AT ITS MEETING OF 6 OCTOBER 1988 THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE CONCERNING NOTIFICATIONS UNDER ARTICLE XVI.1 (L/6111 AND ADDENDA) WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY, 27 OCTOBER AT 10 A.M. IN THE CENTRE WILLIAM RAPPARD.
2. THE COMMITTEE WILL PROCEED ACCORDING TO THE SAME PROCEDURES AS THOSE AGREED FOR ITS PREVIOUS MEETINGS ON NOTIFICATIONS UNDER ARTICLE XVI:1 (SCM/41):
(i) THE COMMITTEE WILL EXAMINE THE SITUATION WITH RESPECT TO NOTIFICATIONS WHICH HAVE BEEN OR SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE, GOING THROUGH THE ADDENDA TO L/6111 IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.
(ii) IN CASES WHERE NO NOTIFICATION HAS BEEN MADE THE COMMITTEE MAY EXAMINE THE SITUATION ON THE BASIS OF THE BEST INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
(iii) SIGNATORIES WHO INTEND TO RAISE SPECIFIC POINTS CONCERNING NOTIFICATIONS BY OTHER SIGNATORIES ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM THOSE SIGNATORIES, PREFERABLY IN WRITING, IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE DISCUSSION.
(iv) THE NOTIFYING SIGNATORY SHOULD MAKE A BRIEF PRESENTATION OF ITS NOTIFICATION INCLUDING, WHERE APPROPRIATE, REPLIES TO SPECIFIC POINTS RAISED BY OTHER SIGNATORIES.
3. SIGNATORIES WHICH HAVE NOT SUBMITTED ANY FULL NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE XVI:1 ARE REQUESTED TO DO SO WITHOUT FURTHER DELAY.
4. SIGNATORIES OF THE AGREEMENT AND OBSERVERS WISHING TO BE REPRESENTED AT THE MEETING ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE OF THE NAMES OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES.
A. DUNKEL
88-1536