GATT/AIR/3487 15 SEPTEMBER 1993

 

SUBJECT: COMMITTEE ON TARIFF CONCESSIONS

1. THE NEXT MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE ON TARIFF CONCESSIONS WILL BE HELD IN THE CENTRE WILLIAM RAPPARD ON THURSDAY, 30 SEPTEMBER 1993 AT 3 P.M. IN ROOM D.

2. THE FOLLOWING AGENDA IS PROPOSED:

A. HARMONIZED SYSTEM

(1) STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE HARMONIZED SYSTEM BY GATT CONTRACTING PARTIES (TAR/W/74/REV.10);

(2) ONGOING NEGOTIATIONS AND SUBMISSION OF HS DOCUMENTATION BY CONTRACTING PARTIES UNDER WAIVERS (TAR/W/67/REV.13);

(3) PROPOSAL BY SWEDEN ON BEHALF OF THE NORDIC COUNTRIES (TAR/W/88);

(4) COMPLETION OF THE COLUMNS IN THE HS SCHEDULES ALREADY PARTLY CERTIFIED;

(5) CHANGES IN THE HARMONIZED SYSTEM WHICH ENTERED INTO FORCE ON 1 JANUARY 1992 - SUBMISSION OF DOCUMENTATION (SECRET/HS/C SERIES);

(6) CHANGES IN THE HARMONIZED SYSTEM TO BE IMPLEMENTED ON 1 JANUARY 1996 - PREPARATION OF THE DOCUMENTATION.

B. STATUS OF PRE-HS SCHEDULES.

C. OTHER BUSINESS

(1) SUBMISSION OF NATIONAL TARIFFS (TAR/W/40/REV.11);

(2) DATE OF NEXT MEETING;

(3) REPORT TO THE CONTRACTING PARTIES.

3. THE DOCUMENTS MENTIONED IN THE AIRGRAM ARE BEING PROCESSED AND WILL BE CIRCULATED SHORTLY.

4. MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, 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 AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

 

 

PETER D. SUTHERLAND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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