GATT/AIR/3409 18 MARCH 1993

SUBJECT: ACCESSION OF HONDURAS

1. THE WORKING PARTY ESTABLISHED BY THE COUNCIL AT ITS MEETING ON 3 OCTOBER 1990 TO EXAMINE THE REQUEST OF THE GOVERNMENT OF HONDURAS FOR ACCESSION TO THE GENERAL AGREEMENT WILL MEET ON 19-20 APRIL 1993 AT 10 A.M. IN THE CENTRE WILLIAM RAPPARD, 154 RUE DE LAUSANNE, GENEVA.

2. THE TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE WORKING PARTY (L/6735/REV.1) ARE AS FOLLOWS: "TO EXAMINE THE APPLICATION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF HONDURAS TO ACCEDE TO THE GENERAL AGREEMENT UNDER ARTICLE XXXIII, AND TO SUBMIT TO THE COUNCIL RECOMMENDATIONS WHICH MAY INCLUDE A DRAFT PROTOCOL OF ACCESSION". MEMBERSHIP IS OPEN TO ALL CONTRACTING PARTIES INDICATING THEIR WISH TO SERVE ON THE WORKING PARTY.

3. THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTATION WILL BE AVAILABLE TO DELEGATIONS:

- L/6727 - COMMUNICATION FROM HONDURAS;

- L/7028 - MEMORANDUM ON THE FOREIGN TRADE REGIME OF HONDURAS;

- L/7160

AND

ADDENDA - QUESTIONS AND REPLIES CONCERNING THE FOREIGN TRADE

REGIME OF HONDURAS;

4. CONTRACTING PARTIES WISHING TO SERVE ON THE WORKING PARTY, AS WELL AS OTHER CONTRACTING PARTIES AND ASSOCIATED GOVERNMENTS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS WISHING TO BE REPRESENTED BY OBSERVERS AT THE MEETING ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE OF THE NAMES OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES.

A. DUNKEL

93-0392