GATT/AIR/3553 11 FEBRUARY 1994

SUBJECT: COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES - REVIEW OF WORK UNDER WAY IN GATT RELATING TO THE FOLLOW-UP TO THE UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT

1. A MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES WILL BE HELD IN THE CENTRE WILLIAM RAPPARD ON TUESDAY, 22 FEBRUARY 1994 AT 10 A.M. TO REVIEW WORK UNDER WAY IN GATT RELATING TO THE FOLLOW-UP TO THE UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT, AS DESCRIBED BELOW.

2. AT THEIR FORTY-EIGHTH SESSION IN DECEMBER 1992, THE CONTRACTING PARTIES AGREED TO A PROPOSAL BY THE COUNCIL CHAIRMAN THAT THE COUNCIL SHOULD HOLD A MEETING ON THE TRADE AND ENVIRONMENT ISSUE "TO REVIEW, AND, AS NECESSARY, SUPPLEMENT, THE WORK UNDER WAY IN GATT RELATING TO THE FOLLOW-UP ON THE UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT. THE COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AND THE GROUP ON ENVIRONMENTAL MEASURES AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE SHOULD CONTRIBUTE TO THAT REVIEW BY REPORTING TO THE MEETING ON THE PROGRESS THEY WERE MAKING WITH THE MATTERS REFERRED TO THEM" (SR.48/1, PAGE 14).

3. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS MEETING, THE COUNCIL WILL HAVE BEFORE IT A REPORT BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT IN COM.TD/W/509 AND THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE WORK OF THE GROUP ON ENVIRONMENTAL MEASURES AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE: LET/1870, L/7402, TRE/12, 13 AND 14.

4. FOLLOWING THIS MEETING, THE COUNCIL WILL MEET IN REGULAR SESSION. A SEPARATE AIRGRAM WILL BE ISSUED WITH THE ITEMS PROPOSED FOR THE AGENDA OF THAT MEETING.

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, 21 FEBRUARY.

 

PETER D. SUTHERLAND