GATT/AIR/UNNUMBERED 23 JUNE 1989
SUBJECT: BANGLADESH - ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW SCHEDULE LXX
AT ITS MEETING ON 21-22 JUNE, 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 31 DECEMBER 1989, IN ORDER TO ALLOW IT TO IMPLEMENT THE HARMONIZED SYSTEM (L/6523).
THE COUNCIL AGREED TO RECOMMEND TO THE CONTRACTING PARTIES THAT THE TEMPORARY 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 BANGLADESH REQUEST (L/6523) ..... AND THE DRAFT DECISION (C/W/598), 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 24 JULY 1989.
A. DUNKEL
89-0921