GATT/AIR/3602 10 JUNE 1994

SUBJECT: COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES

 

THE NEXT MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES WILL BE HELD IN THE CENTRE WILLIAM RAPPARD ON TUESDAY, 21 JUNE 1994, STARTING AT 10 A.M.

THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE PROPOSED FOR THE AGENDA:

1. UZBEKISTAN

— REQUEST FOR OBSERVER STATUS (L/7400 AND ADD.1)

2. DE FACTO APPLICATION OF THE GENERAL AGREEMENT

— REPORT BY THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL (L/7478)

3. MANAGEMENT OF ACCESSION NEGOTIATIONS

— COMMUNICATION FROM SWEDEN ON BEHALF OF THE NORDIC COUNTRIES (L/7487)

4. CANADA - ARTICLE XIX ACTION ON BONELESS BEEF

— STATEMENT BY AUSTRALIA

5. EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY

(A) IMPORT REGIME FOR BANANAS

— PANEL REPORT*

(B) MEMBER STATES' IMPORT REGIMES FOR BANANAS

— PANEL REPORT**

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

— REPORT BY THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL (C/188)

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 (BISD 36S/61)

8. UNITED STATES — DENIAL OF MFN TREATMENT AS TO NON-RUBBER FOOTWEAR FROM BRAZIL

— FOLLOW-UP ON THE PANEL REPORT***

— COMMUNICATION FROM BRAZIL (DS18/5)

9. THIRD-PARTY PARTICIPATION IN PANELS

— STATEMENT BY THE CHAIRMAN

10. ROSTER OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL PANELISTS

(A) EXTENSION OF ROSTER (C/W/813)

(B) PROPOSED NOMINATION BY THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (C/W/795)

11. COMMITTEE ON BUDGET, FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION

(A) REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE (L/7483)

(B) MEMBERSHIP (L/7459, L/7460)

 

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* DS38/R.

** DS32/R.

*** DS18/R.

94-1225

 

 

 

12. TRADE POLICY REVIEW MECHANISM — PROGRAMME OF REVIEWS FOR 1995

— ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE CHAIRMAN

13. TARIFF MATTERS

(A) COMMITTEE ON TARIFF CONCESSIONS

— REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE (TAR/267)

(B) HARMONIZED SYSTEM - REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OF WAIVERS UNDER

ARTICLE XXV:5

(I) ARGENTINA (C/W/808, L/7481)

(II) BANGLADESH (C/W/805, L/7476)

(III) BOLIVIA (C/W/803, L/7474)

(IV) ISRAEL (C/W/802, L/7473)

(V) JAMAICA (C/W/811, L/7485)

(VI) MEXICO (C/W/806, L/7479)

(VII) MOROCCO (C/W/798, L/7469)

(VIII) PAKISTAN (C/W/804, L/7475)

(IX) PERU (C/W/800/Rev.1, L/7471)

(X) SRI LANKA (C/W/807, L/7480)

(XI) TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO (C/W/801, L/7472)

(XII) VENEZUELA (C/W/796, L/7467)

(C) EGYPT - RENEGOTIATION OF SCHEDULE

— REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF WAIVER (C/W/810, L/7484)

(D) MALAWI - RENEGOTIATION OF SCHEDULE LVIII

— REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF WAIVER (C/W/799, L/7470)

(E) SENEGAL - ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW SCHEDULE XLIX

— REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF WAIVER (C/W/797, L/7468)

(F) URUGUAY - RENEGOTIATION OF SCHEDULE

— REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF WAIVER (C/W/809, L/7482)

(G) ZAIRE - ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW SCHEDULE

— REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF WAIVER (C/W/812, L/7486)

14. FREE-TRADE AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE CZECH AND SLOVAK REPUBLICS AND SLOVENIA (L/7447 AND ADD.1, L/7448 AND ADD.1)

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, 20 JUNE.

 

PETER D. SUTHERLAND