GATT/AIR/3344 8 SEPTEMBER 1992

REVIEWS OF EGYPT, JAPAN AND BRAZIL

1. PURSUANT TO THE DECISION TAKEN BY THE CONTRACTING PARTIES CONCERNING THE TRADE POLICY REVIEW MECHANISM (BISD 36S/403), SPECIAL MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES WILL BE HELD ON 5-6, 12-13 AND 14-15 OCTOBER IN THE CENTRE WILLIAM RAPPARD, TO CONDUCT TRADE POLICY REVIEWS OF EGYPT, JAPAN AND BRAZIL.

2. THE PROPOSED SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS IS AS FOLLOWS:

MONDAY, 12 OCTOBER, 3 P.M. AND TUESDAY, 13 OCTOBER, 10 A.M.: JAPAN

3. ATTENTION IS DRAWN TO THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTATION AVAILABLE FOR THESE MEETINGS:

C/RM/G/28 INITIAL FULL REPORT BY EGYPT

C/RM/S/28A EGYPT: REPORT BY THE SECRETARIAT (TEXT)

C/RM/S/28B EGYPT: REPORT BY THE SECRETARIAT (TABLES)

C/RM/G/30 REPORT BY JAPAN

C/RM/S/30A JAPAN: REPORT BY THE SECRETARIAT (TEXT)

C/RM/S/30B JAPAN: REPORT BY THE SECRETARIAT (TABLES)

C/RM/G/29 INITIAL FULL REPORT BY BRAZIL

C/RM/S/29A BRAZIL: REPORT BY THE SECRETARIAT (TEXT)

C/RM/S/29B BRAZIL: REPORT BY THE SECRETARIAT (TABLES)

4. IN THIS CONTEXT, DELEGATIONS ARE REMINDED THAT:

"TO FACILITATE THE DISCUSSIONS, THE CONTRACTING PARTIES WISHING TO DO SO COULD GIVE ADVANCE NOTICE IN WRITING OF THE POINTS THEY WISH TO BE RAISED AT THE REVIEW SESSION SO THAT THE CONTRACTING PARTY UNDER REVIEW IS IN A BETTER POSITION TO PREPARE ITS REPLIES. IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT THIS WOULD NOT LIMIT IN ANY WAY THE SCOPE OF DISCUSSIONS AT THE COUNCIL SESSION." (C/W/607).

IT WOULD BE APPRECIATED IF ANY SUCH POINTS COULD REACH THE SECRETARIAT NO LATER THAN ONE WEEK BEFORE THE FIRST COUNCIL MEETING, I.E., BY MONDAY, 28 SEPTEMBER 1992.

5. 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, 28 SEPTEMBER 1992.

A. DUNKEL

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