GATT/AIR/UNNUMBERED 17 JUNE 1988

SUBJECT: BANGLADESH - ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW SCHEDULE LXX

AT ITS REGULAR MEETING ON 15-16 JUNE 1988, THE COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES CONSIDERED A REQUEST FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF BANGLADESH FOR A TEMPORARY EXEMPTION FROM ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER ARTICLE II OF THE GENERAL AGREEMENT UNTIL 30 JUNE 1989, IN ORDER TO ALLOW IT TO IMPLEMENT THE HARMONIZED SYSTEM ON 1 JULY 1988 (L/6347).

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 BANGLADESH'S REQUEST (L/6347) AND

... THE DRAFT DECISION (C/W/549/REV.1), 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.

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