GATT/AIR/3458 24 JUNE 1993

REVIEW OF MALAYSIA

1. PURSUANT TO THE DECISION TAKEN BY THE CONTRACTING PARTIES CONCERNING THE TRADE POLICY REVIEW MECHANISM (BISD 36S/403), A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES WILL BE HELD ON 19-20 JULY IN THE CENTRE WILLIAM RAPPARD, TO CONDUCT THE FIRST TRADE POLICY REVIEW OF MALAYSIA.

2. THE MEETING WILL BEGIN ON MONDAY, 19 JULY AT 9.30 A.M. AND CONTINUE ON TUESDAY, 20 JULY, ALSO AT 9.30 A.M.

3. ATTENTION IS DRAWN TO THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTATION AVAILABLE FOR THIS MEETING:

C/RM/G/38 REPORT BY MALAYSIA

C/RM/S/38 MALAYSIA: REPORT BY THE SECRETARIAT

4. DELEGATIONS ARE REMINDED THAT:

"TO FACILITATE THE DISCUSSIONS, THE CONTRACTING PARTIES WISHING TO DO SO COULD GIVE ADVANCE NOTICE IN WRITING OF THE POINTS THEY WISH TO BE RAISED AT THE REVIEW SESSION SO THAT THE CONTRACTING PARTY UNDER REVIEW IS IN A BETTER POSITION TO PREPARE ITS REPLIES. IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT THIS WOULD NOT LIMIT IN ANY WAY THE SCOPE OF DISCUSSIONS AT THE COUNCIL SESSION." (C/W/607).

IT WOULD BE APPRECIATED IF ANY SUCH POINTS COULD REACH THE SECRETARIAT NO LATER THAN ONE WEEK BEFORE THE COUNCIL MEETING, I.E. BY MONDAY, 12 JULY 1993.

5. 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 MONDAY, 12 JULY 1993.

A. DUNKEL

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