GATT/AIR/3502 15 OCTOBER 1993

SUBJECT: COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE NEXT MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES WILL BE HELD IN THE CENTRE WILLIAM RAPPARD ON WEDNESDAY, 27 OCTOBER 1993, STARTING AT 10 A.M.

THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE PROPOSED FOR THE AGENDA:

1. FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA

- REQUEST FOR OBSERVER STATUS (L/7308)

2. ACCESSION OF BELARUS

- COMMUNICATION FROM BELARUS (L/7297)

3. ACCESSION OF CROATIA

- COMMUNICATION FROM CROATIA (L/7298)

4. EEC - MEMBER STATES' IMPORT REGIMES FOR BANANAS

- PANEL REPORT (DS32/R)

5. JAPAN - RESTRICTIONS ON IMPORTS OF CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS

- FOLLOW-UP ON THE PANEL REPORT (DS25/4)

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

- REPORT BY THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL (C/186)

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. UNITED STATES - LEGISLATION CONCERNING THE USE OF IMPORTED TOBACCO BY DOMESTIC CIGARETTE MANUFACTURERS

9. PHILIPPINES - RESTRICTIONS ON IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL GOODS

- COMMUNICATION FROM THE UNITED STATES (L/7312)

10. EFTA-BULGARIA FREE-TRADE AGREEMENT

- COMMUNICATION FROM SWEDEN ON BEHALF OF THE EFTA STATES (L/7257 AND ADD.1)

11. TRAINING ACTIVITIES

- REPORT BY THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL (L/7305)

12. TUNISIA - TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF BOUND DUTIES

- REQUEST FOR A WAIVER UNDER ARTICLE XXV:5 (C/W/758, L/7311)

13. ZAMBIA - RENEGOTIATION OF SCHEDULE LXXVIII

- REQUEST FOR A WAIVER UNDER ARTICLE XXV:5 (C/W/756, L/7306)

14. COMMITTEE ON BUDGET, FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION

- REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE (L/7310)

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, 26 OCTOBER.

PETER D. SUTHERLAND

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