1. AS AGREED BY THE TRADE NEGOTIATIONS COMMITTEE ON 15 DECEMBER 1993, THE PERIOD FROM 15 FEBRUARY TILL THE END OF MARCH 1994 IS SET ASIDE FOR THE VERIFICATION OF MARKET ACCESS DRAFT FINAL SCHEDULES TO ENABLE PARTICIPANTS TO ENSURE THAT THE AGREED RESULTS OF THE MARKET ACCESS NEGOTIATIONS ARE ACCURATELY REFLECTED THEREIN. THE CIRCULATION OF THE MARKET ACCESS DRAFT FINAL SCHEDULES OF A NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS ON 18 FEBRUARY 1994 CONSTITUTES THE START OF THE VERIFICATION PROCESS. THE DRAFT FINAL SCHEDULES OF OTHER PARTICIPANTS WILL BE CIRCULATED AS AND WHEN RECEIVED BY THE SECRETARIAT.

2. TO CONCLUDE THE VERIFICATION PROCESS, AS AGREED, AT THE LATEST BY 25 MARCH 1994, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT PARTICIPANTS WHO HAVE YET TO SUBMIT THEIR SCHEDULES DO SO WITHOUT FURTHER DELAY. ONLY THIS WILL ENSURE THAT THE SATISFACTORY CONDUCT OF THE VERIFICATION PROCESS IS NOT PUT AT RISK.

3. PARTICIPANTS ARE FURTHERMORE REMINDED THAT SUBMISSIONS SHOULD BE IN THE FORMAT SET OUT IN DOCUMENT MA/W/25 IN 200 COPIES, TOGETHER WITH A COPY ON DISKETTE (PREFERABLY IN SPREADSHEET FORMAT LOTUS 123).

4. SOME PARTICIPANTS HAVE SUBMITTED SCHEDULES WHICH ARE EITHER INCOMPLETE OR IN A FORMAT NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS SET OUT IN THE ABOVE DOCUMENT. THE SECRETARIAT IS IN CONTACT WITH THESE PARTICIPANTS WITH A VIEW TO URGING THEM TO RECTIFY THEIR SCHEDULES IMMEDIATELY. TO FACILITATE THIS TASK THE SECRETARIAT WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE UPON REQUEST.

5. THE VERIFICATION PROCESS SHOULD BE COMPLETED AT THE LATEST BY FRIDAY, 25 MARCH 1994 IN ORDER TO ENABLE THE SCHEDULES TO BE FINALIZED IN TREATY FORM FOR ATTACHMENT TO THE FINAL ACT TO BE SIGNED BY MINISTERS AT THE MARRAKESH MEETING. TO THIS END, IMMEDIATELY AFTER VERIFICATION, EACH PARTICIPANT IS TO SUPPLY TO THE SECRETARIAT ONE COPY OF THE FINAL SCHEDULE TOGETHER WITH A COPY ON DISQUETTE (PREFERABLY IN SPREADSHEET FORMAT LOTUS 123). IN ADDITION, BEFORE 31 MARCH, PARTICIPANTS SHOULD SEND TO THE SECRETARIAT 300 COPIES OF THEIR FINAL SCHEDULES FOR DISTRIBUTION TO ALL PARTICIPANTS.

6. ATTENTION IS DRAWN AGAIN TO THE FACT THAT THE ATTACHMENT OF A FINAL SCHEDULE IS A CONDITION FOR MEMBERSHIP OF THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION.