GATT/AIR/3657 21 NOVEMBER 1994

SUBJECT: INTERNATIONAL MEAT COUNCIL

1. THE INTERNATIONAL MEAT COUNCIL WILL HOLD ITS THIRTY FIRST MEETING ON 16 DECEMBER 1994 IN THE CENTRE WILLIAM RAPPARD. THE MEETING WILL START AT 10 A.M.

2. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE PROPOSED FOR DISCUSSION:

(A) REPLIES TO THE INVENTORY PARTS OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE (PARTS G AND H, REPRODUCED IN DOCUMENT SERIES IMC/INV/-);

(B) EVALUATION OF THE WORLD MEAT MARKET SITUATION AND OUTLOOK ON THE BASIS OF THE ANALYTICAL REPORT PREPARED BY THE SECRETARIAT (DOCUMENT IMC/W/104) AND OF THE VARIOUS SETS OF MEAT STATISTICS;

- REPORT OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE MEAT MARKET ANALYSIS GROUP;

(C) EXAMINATION OF NATIONAL POLICIES RELATED TO TRADE IN BOVINE MEAT AND LIVE ANIMALS;

(D) SUMMARY OF RESULTS OF THE URUGUAY ROUND IN THE MEAT SECTOR

(BASED ON AN INFORMAL PAPER PREPARED BY THE SECRETARIAT);

(E) EXAMINATION OF THE FUNCTIONING OF THE ARRANGEMENT;

(F) OTHER BUSINESS.

 

3. PARTICIPANTS IN THE ARRANGEMENT AND NON-SIGNATORY CONTRACTING PARTIES WISHING TO BE REPRESENTED BY OBSERVERS ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE OF THE NAMES OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES.

 

 

PETER D. SUTHERLAND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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