GATT/AIR/3099 21 SEPTEMBER 1990

SUBJECT: URUGUAY ROUND NEGOTIATING GROUP ON AGRICULTURE: TWENTY-FIFTH

MEETING: 4-5 OCTOBER 1990

1. THE ABOVE-MENTIONED MEETING WILL BEGIN AT 10 A.M. ON THURSDAY 4 OCTOBER IN THE CENTRE WILLIAM RAPPARD, GENEVA.

2. THE FOLLOWING AGENDA IS PROPOSED FOR THIS MEETING:

A. PRODUCT COVERAGE

B. REDUCTION TARGETS

C. FORMULA AND/OR REQUEST AND OFFER PROCEDURES FOR REDUCTION OF

TARIFFS AND TARIFF EQUIVALENTS

D. MINIMUM ACCESS FORMULA

E. INTERNAL MEASURES NOT SUBJECT TO REDUCTION (GREEN BOX)

F. CONTINUATION AND ORGANIZATION OF WORK ON RULES AND DISCIPLINES,

INCLUDING SPECIAL AGRICULTURAL SAFEGUARD PROVISIONS

G. SPECIAL AND DIFFERENTIAL TREATMENT

H. WAYS TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE POSSIBLE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF THE

REFORM PROCESS ON NET FOOD-IMPORTING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

I. SANITARY AND PHYTOSANITARY MEASURES

J. OTHER MATTERS, INCLUDING COMPLIANCE REPORTS.

(NOTE: RELEVANT ASPECTS OF ITEMS G AND H WOULD ALSO BE FOR

CONSIDERATION, AS APPROPRIATE, UNDER OTHER PROPOSED

AGENDA ITEMS.)

3. PARTICIPANTS ARE REMINDED THAT COUNTRY LISTS AS SPECIFIED IN PARAGRAPHS 6, 12 AND 20 OF THE CHAIRMAN'S TEXT SHOULD BE SUBMITTED AS FAR IN ADVANCE AS POSSIBLE OF THE MEETING AND IN SUFFICIENT COPIES (150) TO ENABLE RAPID DISTRIBUTION TO OTHER PARTICIPANTS.

4. GOVERNMENTS PARTICIPATING IN THE MULTILATERAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WHICH WISH TO BE REPRESENTED AT THIS MEETING ARE INVITED TO INFORM ME OF THE NAMES OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

A. DUNKEL