1. THE CONTRACTING PARTIES AT THEIR TWENTY-EIGHTH SESSION IN NOVEMBER 1972 DECIDED, INTER ALIA, THAT THE DATA ASSEMBLED ON LICENSING SYSTEMS SHOULD BE KEPT UP-TO-DATE AND THAT CONTRACTING PARTIES SHOULD BE INVITED TO NOTIFY ANNUALLY, BY 30 SEPTEMBER, ANY CHANGES WHICH SHOULD BE MADE CONCERNING THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE CONSOLIDATED DOCUMENT (SR.28/6 AND L/3756, PARAGRAPH 76).

2. IN PARAGRAPH 2 OF THE UNDERSTANDING REGARDING NOTIFICATION, CONSULTATION, DISPUTE SETTLEMENT AND SURVEILLANCE ADOPTED ON 28 NOVEMBER 1979 (BISD 26S/210), THE CONTRACTING PARTIES REAFFIRMED THEIR COMMITMENT TO EXISTING OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE GENERAL AGREEMENT REGARDING PUBLICATION AND NOTIFICATION. AT ITS MEETING ON 26 MARCH 1980, THE COUNCIL INVITED CONTRACTING PARTIES TO SUBMIT NOTIFICATIONS ACCORDING TO THE CALENDAR REFERRED TO IN ANNEX III OF DOCUMENT C/111 (C/M/139).

3. ALL CONTRACTING PARTIES ARE INVITED TO COMMUNICATE TO THE SECRETARIAT ANY DATA ON THEIR LICENSING SYSTEMS NECESSARY TO BRING UP-TO-DATE THEIR REPLIES TO THE QUESTIONNAIRE ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES, REPRODUCED IN THE ANNEX TO DOCUMENT L/5640/REV.10 (STATUS OF NOTIFICATIONS UNDER GATT PROCEDURES) ISSUED ON 1 MARCH 1994.

4. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CALENDAR ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL, NOTIFICATIONS SHOULD BE MADE TO THE SECRETARIAT NOT LATER THAN 30 SEPTEMBER 1994.