GATT/AIR/3296 27 FEBRUARY 1992

SUBJECT: URUGUAY ROUND: LEGAL DRAFTING GROUP

1. THE FOURTH MEETING OF THE LEGAL DRAFTING GROUP WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY, 3 MARCH 1992 AT 3 P.M. IN THE CENTRE WILLIAM RAPPARD. THE MEETING MAY CONTINUE ON 4, 5 AND 6 MARCH.

2. THE CHAIRMAN PROPOSES THAT THE MEETING TAKE UP TWO MATTERS:

(I) INTEGRATED TEXT ON DISPUTE SETTLEMENT (DRAFT UNDERSTANDING ON RULES AND PROCEDURES GOVERNING THE SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES: NOTE BY THE SECRETARIAT OF 21 FEBRUARY 1992);

(II) OTHER POINTS COMMON TO A NUMBER OF TEXTS IN MTN.TNC/W/FA ("CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES"). (AN ILLUSTRATIVE LIST OF POINTS FOR POSSIBLE CONSIDERATION IN THE LEGAL DRAFTING GROUP: NOTE BY THE SECRETARIAT OF 31 JANUARY 1992);

3. SINCE THE THIRD MEETING, THE FOLLOWING NEW DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN CIRCULATED:

(I) NOTE ON THE THIRD MEETING (MTN.TNC/LD/3);

(II) POINTS ARISING FROM THE REVIEW OF RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING THE MTO AND OTHER AGREED TEXTS IN THE DRAFT FINAL ACT (MTN.TNC/W/FA): INFORMAL NOTE BY THE SECRETARIAT DATED 25 FEBRUARY 1992.

(III) INSTITUTIONAL QUESTIONS RELEVANT TO THE DRAFTING OF THE MTO AGREEMENT: INFORMAL NOTE BY THE SECRETARIAT DATED 26 FEBRUARY 1992.

(IV) NOTE ON DISCUSSION OF INSTRUMENTS TO BE ATTACHED TO THE MTO AGREEMENT: INFORMAL NOTE BY THE SECRETARIAT DATED 28 FEBRUARY 1992.

4. GOVERNMENTS PARTICIPATING IN THE MULTILATERAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS, AND WISHING TO BE REPRESENTED AT THIS MEETING, ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM ME OF THE NAMES OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

 

A. DUNKEL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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