GATT/AIR/3417 19 APRIL 1993

SUBJECT: COMMITTEE ON TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE

1. THE COMMITTEE ON TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE WILL HOLD ITS NEXT MEETING ON TUESDAY, 11 MAY 1993 IN THE CENTRE WILLIAM RAPPARD, BEGINNING AT 10 A.M.

2. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE PROPOSED FOR THE AGENDA:

2.1 ELECTION OF OFFICERS

2.2 OBSERVER STATUS OF THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA (TBT/W/163)

2.3 STATEMENTS ON IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE AGREEMENT

2.4 REPORT ON THE SIXTH MEETING ON PROCEDURES FOR INFORMATION EXCHANGE (TBT/W/167)

2.5 RECOMMENDATIONS ON TESTING, INSPECTION AND TYPE APPROVAL (TBT/W/165)

2.6 ISO/IEC CODE OF GOOD PRACTICE FOR STANDARDIZATION (TBT/W/168)

2.7 OTHER BUSINESS

3. THE MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING WERE CIRCULATED IN DOCUMENT TBT/M/43. ATTENTION IS DRAWN ALSO TO THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENT, WHICH HAS BEEN ISSUED SINCE THE LAST MEETING: TBT/W/170 - DERESTRICTION OF DOCUMENTS.

4. SIGNATORIES OF THE AGREEMENT AND OBSERVERS ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE OF THE NAMES OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES.

5. OBSERVERS FROM THE IMF, UNCTAD, ITC (UNCTAD/GATT), ISO, IEC, FAO/WHO CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION AND THE INTERNATIONAL OFFICE OF EPIZOOTICS ARE BEING INVITED BY THE CHAIRMAN TO ATTEND THIS MEETING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES ADOPTED BY THE COMMITTEE (TBT/M/2).

A. DUNKEL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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