GATT/AIR/3376/REV.2 18 JANUARY 1993

REVIEW OF THE PHILIPPINES

1. DOCUMENT GATT/AIR/3376/REV.1, DATED 7 DECEMBER 1992, ANNOUNCED THAT A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES WOULD BE HELD ON 20-21 JANUARY IN THE CENTRE WILLIAM RAPPARD, TO CONDUCT THE TRADE POLICY REVIEW OF THE PHILIPPINES.

2. FOR TECHNICAL REASONS, THIS MEETING HAS BEEN POSTPONED AND IS NOW PROPOSED TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, 16 AND WEDNESDAY, 17 FEBRUARY AT 9.30 A.M. IN BOTH CASES.

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

C/RM/G/33 INITIAL FULL REPORT BY THE PHILIPPINES

AND ADD.1

C/RM/S/33 THE PHILIPPINES: REPORT BY THE SECRETARIAT (TEXT

AND TABLES)

4. 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 RELEVANT COUNCIL MEETINGS, I.E. BY TUESDAY, 9 FEBRUARY 1993.

5. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, OTHER CONTRACTING PARTIES, OTHER GOVERNMENTS WITH OBSERVER STATUS AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS WITH OBSERVER STATUS ARE ALSO INVITED TO INFORM ME OF THE NAMES OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES BY THE DATES MENTIONED ABOVE.

A. DUNKEL

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