GATT/AIR/2708 31 OCTOBER 1988
SUBJECT: URUGUAY ROUND: TRADE NEGOTIATIONS COMMITTEE MEETING AT
MINISTERIAL LEVEL
1. THE MONTREAL MINISTERIAL MEETING WILL BE HELD IN THE MONTREAL CONVENTION CENTRE (PALAIS DES CONGRES) CANADA, BEGINNING ON 5 DECEMBER 1988. THE MEETING WILL CONTINUE ON 6 AND 7 DECEMBER AND COULD, IN CASE OF NEED, CONTINUE ON 8 DECEMBER (MTN.TNC/6, ANNEX).
2. THE OPENING SESSION WILL BEGIN AT 9.30 A.M. ON 5 DECEMBER 1988 AND WILL BE FOLLOWED BY THE SEVENTH MEETING OF THE TNC. AFTER THE TNC MEETING A CLOSING SESSION WILL CONCLUDE THE MONTREAL MINISTERIAL MEETING. DETAILS OF THE PRACTICAL ARRANGEMENTS ARE TO BE FOUND IN THE NOTE ON THE LAST TNC MEETING (MTN.TNC/6, ANNEX).
3. THE PROVISIONAL AGENDA FOR THE MEETING OF THE TNC IS AS FOLLOWS:
I. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA;
II. PRESENTATION OF REPORTS;
(A) SURVEILLANCE BODY;
(B) GROUP OF NEGOTIATIONS ON GOODS;
(C) GROUP OF NEGOTIATIONS ON SERVICES;
III. OVERALL REVIEW OF PROGRESS IN THE NEGOTIATIONS;
- MINISTERS WISHING TO MAKE STATEMENTS WILL BE INVITED TO DO SO IN A SINGLE PRESENTATION UNDER THIS AGENDA ITEM WHICH ALSO ADDRESSES THE REPORTS PRESENTED UNDER ITEM II. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT MINISTERS LIMIT THEIR STATEMENTS TO FIVE MINUTES. FACILITIES WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR CIRCULATING LONGER PRESENTATIONS IN WRITING.
IV. ANY OTHER BUSINESS.
4. GOVERNMENTS PARTICIPATING IN THE MULTILATERAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS AND WISHING TO BE REPRESENTED AT THIS MEETING ARE INVITED TO SUBMIT BY 21 NOVEMBER 1988 THE NAMES OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES AND THEIR CREDENTIALS TO THE GATT SECRETARIAT, CENTRE WILLIAM RAPPARD, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, WITH COPY TO THE MONTREAL MINISTERIAL TASK FORCE, 50 O'CONNOR STREET, 17TH FLOOR, OTTAWA, CANADA, K1A 1J1.
A. DUNKEL