GATT/AIR/3567 [WP for Windows Docs]

GATT/AIR/3567 22 MARCH 1994

SUBJECT: ACCESSION OF PANAMA

1. THE WORKING PARTY ESTABLISHED BY THE COUNCIL AT ITS MEETING ON 8 OCTOBER 1991 TO EXAMINE THE REQUEST OF THE GOVERNMENT OF PANAMA FOR ACCESSION TO THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE WILL MEET ON 20-21 APRIL 1994. THE MEETING WILL COMMENCE ON 20 APRIL 1994 AT 3 P.M. IN THE CENTRE WILLIAM RAPPARD, 154 RUE DE LAUSANNE, GENEVA.

2. THE TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE WORKING PARTY (L/6920/REV.1) ARE AS FOLLOWS: "TO EXAMINE THE APPLICATION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF PANAMA TO ACCEDE TO THE GENERAL AGREEMENT UNDER ARTICLE XXXIII, AND TO SUBMIT TO THE COUNCIL RECOMMENDATIONS WHICH MAY INCLUDE A DRAFT PROTOCOL OF ACCESSION". MEMBERSHIP IS OPEN TO ALL CONTRACTING PARTIES INDICATING THEIR WISH TO SERVE ON THE WORKING PARTY.

3. THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTATION WILL BE AVAILABLE TO DELEGATIONS:

- L/6912 COMMUNICATION FROM PANAMA

- L/7228 AND ADD.1 MEMORANDUM ON THE FOREIGN TRADE REGIME OF PANAMA

- L/7426 QUESTIONS AND REPLIES CONCERNING THE FOREIGN TRADE REGIME OF PANAMA

- OTHER DOCUMENTATION FURNISHED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF PANAMA WHICH IS AVAILABLE FOR CONSULTATION IN THE SECRETARIAT IS LISTED IN DOCUMENT L/7228.

4. CONTRACTING PARTIES WISHING TO SERVE ON THE WORKING PARTY, AS WELL AS OTHER CONTRACTING PARTIES AND ASSOCIATED GOVERNMENTS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS WISHING TO BE REPRESENTED BY OBSERVERS AT THE MEETING ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE OF THE NAMES OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES.

PETER D. SUTHERLAND

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