GATT/AIR/3382

GATT/AIR/3382 11 DECEMBER 1992

SUBJECT: COMMITTEE ON BALANCE-OF-PAYMENTS RESTRICTIONS

1. THE COMMITTEE WILL MEET IN THE CENTRE WILLIAM RAPPARD ON THURSDAY, 21 JANUARY AND FRIDAY, 22 JANUARY 1993 TO CONDUCT A FULL CONSULTATION WITH THE PHILIPPINES. THE CONSULTATION WILL BE HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE TRADE POLICY REVIEW OF THE PHILIPPINES.

2. THE PROGRAMME OF THE MEETINGS WILL BE AS FOLLOWS:

- THURSDAY, 21 JANUARY

3 PM CONSULTATION

- FRIDAY, 22 JANUARY

3 PM ADOPTION OF CONCLUSIONS

3. ATTENTION IS DRAWN TO THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTATION PREPARED FOR THE TRADE POLICY REVIEW OF THE PHILIPPINES:

- C/RM/G/33 INITIAL FULL REPORT BY THE PHILIPPINES (TO BE CONSIDERED AS THE BASIC DOCUMENT FOR THE CONSULTATIONS)

- C/RM/S/33 THE PHILIPPINES, REPORT BY THE SECRETARIAT.

THE FACTUAL BACKGROUND PAPER BY THE SECRETARIAT (BOP/W/148) HAS BEEN PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DECISION OF THE COMMITTEE ON CONSULTATIONS TO BE HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH TRADE POLICY REVIEWS (BOP/R/199).

4. MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE AND OTHER CONTRACTING PARTIES AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS WISHING TO BE REPRESENTED BY OBSERVERS ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE OF THE NAMES OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES. MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ARE ALSO INVITED TO INDICATE ANY POINTS WHICH THEY WISH TO RAISE UNDER "OTHER BUSINESS".

A. DUNKEL

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