GATT/AIR/UNNUMBERED 14 NOVEMBER 1989

SUBJECT: INTEGRATED DATA BASE

1. THE NEXT MEETING OF THE INFORMAL ADVISORY GROUP, WHICH IS OPEN TO ALL CONTRACTING PARTIES, WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, 27 NOVEMBER AT 3 P.M. IN ROOM E.

2. THE PURPOSE OF THE MEETING IS (I) TO HAVE A PROGRESS REPORT ON THE WORK DONE IN NATIONAL CAPITALS FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE SUBMISSIONS TO THE INTEGRATED DATA BASE AND FOR THE PREPARATION OF TARIFF AND TRADE INFORMATION TO BE EXCHANGED BETWEEN PARTICIPANTS IN THE NEGOTIATIONS, (II) TO GIVE A PROGRESS REPORT ON THE WORK DONE BY THE SECRETARIAT FOR THE INTEGRATED DATA BASE AND FOR THE TARIFF STUDY DATA BASE AND (III) TO REVIEW THE PROPOSALS MADE BY GOVERNMENTS' EXPERTS DURING THE SEMINAR/WORKSHOP ON THE INTEGRATED DATA BASE ORGANIZED DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF OCTOBER 1989.

3. DELEGATIONS ARE REMINDED THAT THOSE CONTRACTING PARTIES WHICH HAVE NOT YET INDICATED THEIR INTENTION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INTEGRATED DATA BASE ARE ENCOURAGED TO DO SO AT AN EARLY DATE.

A. DUNKEL

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