GATT/AIR/3334

GATT/AIR/3334 3 JULY 1992

SUBJECT: COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE NEXT MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES WILL BE HELD IN THE CENTRE WILLIAM RAPPARD ON TUESDAY, 14 JULY, STARTING AT 10 A.M.

THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE PROPOSED FOR THE AGENDA:

1. REQUESTS FOR OBSERVER STATUS

(A) ARMENIA (L/7033)

(B) UKRAINE (L/7045)

2. ACCESSION OF SLOVENIA (L/7032)

3. COMMITTEE ON BALANCE-OF-PAYMENTS RESTRICTIONS

- SIMPLIFIED CONSULTATION WITH BANGLADESH (BOP/R/200)

4. EGYPT - RENEGOTIATION OF SCHEDULE LXIII

- REQUEST FOR A WAIVER UNDER ARTICLE XXV:5 (C/W/697, L/6986 AND

ADD.1, 2 AND 3)

5. STATUS OF WORK IN PANELS AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PANEL REPORTS

- REPORT BY THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL (C/181 AND CORR.1)

6. CANADA - IMPORT, DISTRIBUTION AND SALE OF CERTAIN ALCOHOLIC DRINKS BY PROVINCIAL MARKETING AGENCIES

- FOLLOW-UP ON THE PANEL REPORT

- COMMUNICATION FROM THE UNITED STATES (DS17/6)

7. UNITED STATES - RESTRICTIONS ON IMPORTS OF TUNA

- RECOURSE TO ARTICLE XXIII:2 BY THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (DS29/2)

8. CUSTOMS UNIONS AND FREE-TRADE AREAS; REGIONAL AGREEMENTS

(A) EFTA - CZECH AND SLOVAK FEDERAL REPUBLIC FREE-TRADE AGREEMENT

- COMMUNICATION FROM ICELAND ON BEHALF OF THE EFTA COUNTRIES AND THE CZECH AND SLOVAK FEDERAL REPUBLIC (L/7041 AND ADD.1)

(B) FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS BETWEEN SWEDEN AND ESTONIA, LATVIA AND LITHUANIA

- COMMUNICATION FROM SWEDEN (L/7036)

9. SOUTHERN COMMON MARKET (MERCOSUR)

- REQUEST BY THE UNITED STATES FOR NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE XXIV

AND FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A WORKING PARTY (L/7029)

10. TRADE POLICY REVIEW MECHANISM - PROGRAMME OF REVIEWS FOR 1993

- ORAL STATEMENT BY THE UNITED STATES ON THE DEFERRAL OF THE TRADE

POLICY REVIEW OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, OTHER CONTRACTING PARTIES, OTHER GOVERNMENTS WITH OBSERVER STATUS AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS WITH OBSERVER STATUS ARE INVITED TO INFORM ME OF THE NAMES OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES BY MONDAY, 13 JULY.

A. DUNKEL

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