GATT/AIR/3436 12 MAY 1993

SUBJECT: ACCESSION OF MONGOLIA

1. THE WORKING PARTY ESTABLISHED BY THE COUNCIL AT ITS MEETING ON 8 OCTOBER 1991 TO EXAMINE THE REQUEST OF THE GOVERNMENT OF MONGOLIA FOR ACCESSION TO THE GENERAL AGREEMENT WILL MEET ON 3-4 JUNE 1993 IN THE CENTRE WILLIAM RAPPARD, 154 RUE DE LAUSANNE, GENEVA. THE MEETING WILL COMMENCE ON 3 JUNE 1993 AT 3 P.M.

2. THE TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE WORKING PARTY (L/6919/REV.1) ARE AS FOLLOWS: "TO EXAMINE THE APPLICATION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF MONGOLIA 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 IS AVAILABLE TO DELEGATIONS:

- L/6886 - COMMUNICATION FROM MONGOLIA

- L/6943 AND - MEMORANDUM ON THE FOREIGN TRADE REGIME OF

CORR.1 MONGOLIA

AND ADD.1

AND 2

- L/7043/REV.1 - QUESTIONS AND REPLIES CONCERNING THE FOREIGN

TRADE REGIME OF MONGOLIA

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.

ARTHUR DUNKEL

93-0742