GATT/AIR/3474 11 AUGUST 1993

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 7-8 SEPTEMBER IN THE CENTRE WILLIAM RAPPARD, TO CONDUCT THE FIRST TRADE POLICY REVIEW OF KENYA.

2. THE MEETING WILL BEGIN ON TUESDAY, 7 SEPTEMBER AT 9.30 A.M. AND CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY, 8 SEPTEMBER, ALSO AT 9.30 A.M.

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

C/RM/22 ARRANGEMENTS FOR REVIEW MEETINGS

C/RM/G/39 REPORT BY KENYA

C/RM/S/39 AND CORR.1 KENYA: 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 THE 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 TUESDAY, 31 AUGUST 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 TUESDAY, 31 AUGUST 1993.

PETER D. SUTHERLAND