GATT/AIR/3445

GATT/AIR/3445 4 JUNE 1993

SUBJECT: COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE NEXT MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES WILL BE HELD IN THE CENTRE WILLIAM RAPPARD ON 16-17 JUNE 1993, STARTING ON WEDNESDAY, 16 JUNE AT 10 A.M.

THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE PROPOSED FOR THE AGENDA:

1. ACCESSION OF RUSSIA

- COMMUNICATION FROM RUSSIA (L/7240)

2. ACCESSION OF PARAGUAY

- REPORT OF THE WORKING PARTY (L/7210 AND ADD.1 AND ADD.1/CORR.1)

3. EEC - IMPORT RÉGIME FOR BANANAS

- RECOURSE TO ARTICLE XXIII:2 BY COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, GUATEMALA, NICARAGUA AND VENEZUELA (DS38/6)

4. EEC - MEMBER STATES' IMPORT RÉGIMES FOR BANANAS

- PANEL REPORT (DS32/R)

5. EEC - COUNTERVAILING CHARGE ON APPLES

- COMMUNICATION FROM CHILE (L/7241)

6. STATUS OF WORK IN PANELS AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PANEL REPORTS

- REPORT BY THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL (C/183)

7. MONITORING OF IMPLEMENTATION OF PANEL REPORTS UNDER PARAGRAPH I.3 OF THE APRIL 1989 DECISION ON IMPROVEMENTS TO THE GATT DISPUTE SETTLEMENT RULES AND PROCEDURES*

8. WAIVERS UNDER ARTICLE XXV:5

(A) HARMONIZED SYSTEM

(1) REQUEST FOR WAIVER

- VENEZUELA (C/W/745, L/7238)

(2) REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OF WAIVERS

(A) ARGENTINA (C/W/738, L/7230)

(B) BANGLADESH (C/W/733, L/7221)

(D) CHILE (C/W/743, L/7236)

(E) ISRAEL (C/W/739, L/7231)

(F) MEXICO (C/W/736, L/7227)

(G) MOROCCO (C/W/744, L/7237)

(H) PAKISTAN (C/W/741 L/7233)

(I) SRI LANKA (C/W/735, L/7226)

(J) URUGUAY (C/W/734, L/7222)

(B) OTHER WAIVERS - REQUESTS FOR EXTENSION

(1) EGYPT - RENEGOTIATION OF SCHEDULE LXIII (C/W/737, L/7229)

(2) SENEGAL - RENEGOTIATION OF SCHEDULE XLIX (C/W/740,

L/7232)

(3) ZAIRE - RENEGOTIATION OF SCHEDULE LXVIII (C/W/746,

L/7239)

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*_{BISD 36S/61.}

93-0884 ./.

9. EFTA-CZECH AND SLOVAK FEDERAL REPUBLIC FREE-TRADE AGREEMENT

- SUCCESSION TO THE AGREEMENT BY THE CZECH REPUBLIC AND THE SLOVAK

REPUBLIC (L/7220)

10. EFTA-ROMANIA FREE-TRADE AGREEMENT

- JOINT COMMUNICATION BY SWEDEN ON BEHALF OF THE EFTA STATES AND

ROMANIA (L/7215 AND ADD.1)

11. FREE-TRADE AGREEMENTS BETWEEN SWITZERLAND AND ESTONIA, LATVIA AND

LITHUANIA

- COMMUNICATION FROM SWITZERLAND (L/7223 AND ADD.1)

12. INTERNATIONAL TRADE CENTRE UNCTAD/GATT

- STATEMENT BY THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR-GENERAL

13. TRADE POLICY REVIEW MECHANISM - PROGRAMME OF REVIEWS FOR 1994

- ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE COUNCIL CHAIRMAN

14. COMMITTEE ON BALANCE-OF-PAYMENTS RESTRICTIONS - CONSULTATION WITH

NIGERIA

- STATEMENT BY THE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN

MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, OTHER CONTRACTING PARTIES, OTHER GOVERNMENTS WITH OBSERVER STATUS AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS WITH OBSERVER STATUS ARE INVITED TO INFORM ME OF THE NAMES OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES BY TUESDAY, 15 JUNE.

A. DUNKEL