GATT/AIR/2860 12 OCTOBER 1989
SUBJECT: URUGUAY ROUND: GROUP OF NEGOTIATIONS ON SERVICES
1. THE GROUP OF NEGOTIATIONS ON SERVICES WILL HOLD ITS NEXT MEETING ON 23-25 OCTOBER 1989, STARTING ON MONDAY, 23 OCTOBER AT 10 A.M., AT THE CENTRE WILLIAM RAPPARD.
2. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE ON THE AGENDA
2.1 AS PART OF THE WORK PROGRAMME IN PARAGRAPH 10 OF THE MONTREAL DECLARATION, AND WITH A VIEW TO THE FULFILMENT BY THE END OF THIS YEAR OF THE MANDATE CONTAINED IN PARAGRAPH 11 OF THE MONTREAL DECLARATION (MTN.TNC/11), THE GNS SHALL
(i) DISCUSS ANY SUBMISSIONS PUT FORWARD IN THIS CONTEXT BY PARTICIPANTS DURING THE COURSE OF THIS YEAR CONCERNING THE STRUCTURE AND CONTENT OF THE FUTURE FRAMEWORK ON SERVICES AS WELL AS PARTICULAR CONCEPTS, PRINCIPLES AND RULES;
(ii) DISCUSS SPECIFIC ISSUES MENTIONED IN THE MONTREAL DECLARATION OR ARISING FROM THE DISCUSSIONS IN THE GNS DURING THE COURSE OF THIS YEAR WHICH IN THE VIEW OF PARTICIPANTS NEED FURTHER EXAMINATION OR CLARIFICATION;
(iii) EXPEDITE ITS WORK TOWARDS THE ASSEMBLY OF THE NECESSARY ELEMENTS FOR A DRAFT WHICH WOULD PERMIT NEGOTIATIONS TO TAKE PLACE FOR THE COMPLETION OF ALL PARTS OF THE MULTILATERAL FRAMEWORK.
2.2 IN THE CONTEXT OF THE WORK TO BE UNDERTAKEN THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS ARE OF DIRECT RELEVANCE: THE MONTREAL DECLARATION (MTN.TNC/11); SUBMISSIONS BY PARTICIPANTS (MTN.GNS/W/63, 65, 66, 69, 72, 74); SUMMARY RECORDS OF GNS MEETINGS THIS YEAR MTN.GNS/22, 23, 24, 25); SECRETARIAT PAPERS ON DEFINITIONS (MTN.GNS/W/38/REV.1) AND SAFEGUARDS (MTN.GNS/W/70). OTHER DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE DISCUSSIONS ARE IN THE MTN.GNS/W/- AND MTN.GNS/- SERIES. ATTENTION IS DRAWN ALSO TO PARAS.3 AND 8 OF PART II OF MTN.TNC/11.
2.3 OTHER BUSINESS.
3. PARTICIPANTS ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE OF THE NAMES OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES.
A. DUNKEL
89-1453