GATT/AIR/3356 6 OCTOBER 1992

SUBJECT: COMMITTEE ON SUBSIDIES AND COUNTERVAILING MEASURES - MEETING OF 28 AND 29 OCTOBER 1992

1. THE COMMITTEE ON SUBSIDIES AND COUNTERVAILING MEASURES WILL HOLD A REGULAR MEETING ON WEDNESDAY, 28 OCTOBER AND THURSDAY, 29 OCTOBER 1992. THE MEETING WILL START AT 10 A.M. ON 28 OCTOBER IN THE CENTRE WILLIAM RAPPARD.

2. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE PROPOSED FOR DISCUSSION:

A. EXAMINATION OF COUNTERVAILING DUTY LAWS AND/OR REGULATIONS OF SIGNATORIES OF THE AGREEMENT (SCM/1 AND ADDENDA):

(I) COLOMBIA (SCM/1/ADD.29)

(II) UNITED STATES (SCM/1/ADD.3/REV.3/SUPPL.2)

(III) OTHER LEGISLATION

B. NOTIFICATION OF SUBSIDIES UNDER ARTICLE XVI:1 OF THE GENERAL AGREEMENT

(I) NEW AND FULL NOTIFICATIONS (L/6630 AND ADDENDA)

(II) UPDATING NOTIFICATIONS DUE IN 1991 AND 1992 (L/6805 AND ADDENDA AND L/6973 AND ADDENDA)

C. SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS OF COUNTERVAILING DUTY ACTIONS TAKEN WITHIN THE PERIOD 1 JANUARY-30 JUNE 1992 (SCM/148 AND ADDENDA)

D. REPORTS ON ALL PRELIMINARY OR FINAL COUNTERVAILING DUTY ACTIONS (SCM/W/276 AND 278)

E. BRAZIL - IMPOSITION OF DEFINITIVE COUNTERVAILING DUTIES ON IMPORTS OF MILK POWDER FROM THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY

- REQUEST BY THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES FOR CONCILIATION UNDER ARTICLE 17 OF THE AGREEMENT (SCM/151)

F. UNITED STATES - COUNTERVAILING DUTIES ON NON-RUBBER FOOTWEAR FROM BRAZIL - REPORT OF THE PANEL (SCM/94 AND 96)

G. OTHER PANEL REPORTS PENDING BEFORE THE COMMITTEE:

(I) CANADA - IMPOSITION OF COUNTERVAILING DUTIES ON IMPORTS OF MANUFACTURING BEEF FROM THE EEC (SCM/85)

(II) EEC SUBSIDIES ON EXPORT OF WHEAT FLOUR (SCM/42)

(III) EEC SUBSIDIES ON EXPORT OF PASTA PRODUCTS (SCM/43)

 

./. 92-1395 H. DRAFT GUIDELINES ON THE APPLICATION OF THE CONCEPT OF SPECIFICITY (SCM/W/89)

I. OTHER BUSINESS

J. ANNUAL REVIEW AND REPORT TO THE CONTRACTING PARTIES

3. SIGNATORIES WHICH HAVE NOT YET SUBMITTED THEIR ARTICLE XVI:I NOTIFICATIONS ON SUBSIDIES SHOULD DO SO AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

4. SIGNATORIES OF THE AGREEMENT AND OBSERVERS WISHING TO BE REPRESENTED AT THE MEETING ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE OF THE NAMES OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES.

A. DUNKEL