GATT/AIR/UNNUMBERED 17 JUNE 1988

SUBJECT: URUGUAYAN IMPORT SURCHARGES

AT ITS REGULAR MEETING ON 15-16 JUNE 1988, THE COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES CONSIDERED A REQUEST FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF URUGUAY FOR A FURTHER EXTENSION, UNTIL 30 JUNE 1989, OF THE WAIVER OF 24 OCTOBER 1972 RELATING TO THE URUGUAYAN SYSTEM OF IMPORT SURCHARGES (L/6352).

THE COUNCIL AGREED TO RECOMMEND TO THE CONTRACTING PARTIES THAT THE EXTENSION 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 URUGUAYAN REQUEST (L/6352) AND ..... THE DRAFT DECISION (C/W/552), 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 18 JULY 1988.

A. DUNKEL

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