GATT/AIR/UNNUMBERED 23 MARCH 1988

SUBJECT: INDONESIA - ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW SCHEDULE XXI

AT ITS MEETING ON 22 MARCH 1988, THE COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES CONSIDERED A REQUEST FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF INDONESIA FOR A TEMPORARY EXEMPTION FROM ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER ARTICLE II OF THE GENERAL AGREEMENT UNTIL 30 DECEMBER 1988, IN ORDER TO ALLOW IT TO IMPLEMENT THE HARMONIZED SYSTEM ON 1 APRIL 1988 (L/6310).

THE COUNCIL AGREED TO RECOMMEND TO THE CONTRACTING PARTIES THAT THE EXEMPTION BE GRANTED AND APPROVED A DRAFT DECISION TO THAT EFFECT. THE COUNCIL RECOMMENDED THAT THE DRAFT DECISION BE ADOPTED BY POSTAL BALLOT.

MANY REPRESENTATIVES ATTENDING THE MEETING REGISTERED THEIR VOTE ON

..... BEHALF OF THEIR GOVERNMENTS. A COPY OF THE INDONESIAN REQUEST (L/6310) AND

..... THE DRAFT DECISION (C/W/539), AS WELL AS A BALLOT PAPER, ARE HEREWITH

DISTRIBUTED TO CONTRACTING PARTIES WHICH WERE NOT REPRESENTED AT THE COUNCIL MEETING.

CONTRACTING PARTIES ARE REQUESTED TO CAST THEIR VOTE ON THE DECISION AND TO RETURN THE COMPLETED BALLOT BY 22 APRIL 1988.

A. DUNKEL

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