GATT/AIR/2731 11 JANUARY 1989

SUBJECT: WORKING PARTY ON CHINA'S STATUS AS A CONTRACTING PARTY

1. THE NEXT MEETING OF THE WORKING PARTY ON CHINA'S STATUS AS A CONTRACTING PARTY WILL TAKE PLACE FROM 28 FEBRUARY TO 1 MARCH 1989 AND WILL CONTINUE IF NECESSARY ON 2 MARCH. THE MEETING WILL START AT 10 A.M. IN THE CENTRE WILLIAM RAPPARD, 154 RUE DE LAUSANNE, GENEVA.

2. THE PURPOSE OF THE MEETING IS TO CONTINUE THE ASSESSMENT OF THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY CHINA. A STRUCTURED SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION ON CHINA'S FOREIGN TRADE REGIME PREPARED BY THE SECRETARIAT HAS BEEN CIRCULATED AS DOCUMENT SPEC(88)13/ADD.4.

3. MEMBERS OF THE WORKING PARTY, AND OTHER CONTRACTING PARTIES, ASSOCIATED GOVERNMENTS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS WISHING TO BE REPRESENTED AS OBSERVERS, ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE OF THE NAMES OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES.

A. DUNKEL

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