GATT/AIR/3204 27 JUNE 1991

SUBJECT: ACCESSION OF PARAGUAY

1. AT ITS MEETING ON 6 MARCH 1989, THE COUNCIL ESTABLISHED PROCEDURES FOR THE RESUMPTION OF NEGOTIATIONS REGARDING PARAGUAY'S ACCESSION TO GATT. THE WORKING PARTY ON THE ACCESSION OF PARAGUAY WILL MEET ON 8-9 JULY 1991 IN THE CENTRE WILLIAM RAPPARD, 154 RUE DE LAUSANNE, GENEVA. THE MEETING WILL COMMENCE ON 8 JULY AT 3 P.M.

2. THE TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE WORKING PARTY (L/6472/REV.2) ARE AS FOLLOWS: "TO EXAMINE THE APPLICATION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF PARAGUAY TO ACCEDE TO THE GENERAL AGREEMENT UNDER ARTICLE XXXIII, AND TO SUBMIT TO THE COUNCIL RECOMMENDATIONS WHICH MAY INCLUDE A DRAFT PROTOCOL OF ACCESSION". MEMBERSHIP IS OPEN TO ALL CONTRACTING PARTIES INDICATING THEIR WISH TO SERVE ON THE WORKING PARTY.

3. THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTATION IS AVAILABLE TO DELEGATIONS:

- L/6468 - COMMUNICATION FROM PARAGUAY;

- L/5500 - MEMORANDUM ON THE FOREIGN TRADE REGIME OF PARAGUAY;

- L/6468/ - TEXT ON FOREIGN TRADE REGIME AND QUESTIONS AND REPLIES

ADD.1 CONCERNING THE FOREIGN TRADE REGIME OF PARAGUAY;

- L/6468/ - ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS AND REPLIES CONCERNING THE FOREIGN

ADD.2 TRADE REGIME OF PARAGUAY;

- L/6468/ - ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS AND REPLIES CONCERNING THE FOREIGN

ADD.3 TRADE REGIME OF PARAGUAY;

- L/6498 - COMMUNICATIONS FROM PARAGUAY.

AND ADD.

1, 2, 3,

4, 5

4. CONTRACTING PARTIES WISHING TO SERVE ON THE WORKING PARTY, AS WELL AS OTHER CONTRACTING PARTIES AND ASSOCIATED GOVERNMENTS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS WISHING TO BE REPRESENTED BY OBSERVERS AT THE MEETING ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE OF THE NAMES OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES.

A. DUNKEL