GATT/AIR/UNNUMBERED 17 JULY 1990

SUBJECT: ACCESSION OF VENEZUELA

AT ITS MEETING ON 11 JULY 1990 THE COUNCIL CONSIDERED THE REPORT OF THE WORKING PARTY ON THE ACCESSION OF VENEZUELA (L/6696). THE COUNCIL APPROVED THE TERMS OF THE DRAFT PROTOCOL OF ACCESSION (L/6696, PAGE 33). THE COUNCIL ALSO APPROVED THE TEXT OF THE DRAFT DECISION FOR THE ACCESSION OF VENEZUELA (L/6696, PAGE 32) AND AGREED THAT THE DECISION SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO A VOTE BY CONTRACTING PARTIES WHEN VENEZUELA'S SCHEDULE HAD BEEN CIRCULATED. THE SCHEDULE LXXXVI - VENEZUELA HAS BEEN CIRCULATED AS AN ADDENDUM TO THE REPORT (L/6696/ADD.1) AND HAS BEEN ANNEXED TO THE PROTOCOL OF ACCESSION. THE REPORT OF THE WORKING PARTY (L/6696) WAS CIRCULATED PREVIOUSLY.

A COPY OF THE SCHEDULE LXXXVI - VENEZUELA (L/6696/ADD.1) TOGETHER WITH A BALLOT PAPER ARE HEREWITH DISTRIBUTED TO CONTRACTING PARTIES.

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE XXXIII, THE DECISION IS ADOPTED IF TWO-THIRDS (I.E. SIXTY-FOUR) OF THE CONTRACTING PARTIES CAST AFFIRMATIVE VOTES. THE RESULT OF THE VOTE WILL BE ANNOUNCED AND THE PROTOCOL FOR THE ACCESSION OF VENEZUELA WILL BE OPEN FOR ACCEPTANCE AS SOON AS THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF AFFIRMATIVE VOTES HAS BEEN RECEIVED. IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS PARAGRAPH 6, THE PROTOCOL WILL ENTER INTO FORCE AND VENEZUELA WILL BECOME A CONTRACTING PARTY ON THE THIRTIETH DAY AFTER ITS ACCEPTANCE OF THE PROTOCOL.

CONTRACTING PARTIES ARE THEREFORE REQUESTED TO CAST THEIR VOTE ON THE DECISION AND TO CABLE OR TELEX OR FAX THEIR REPLY OR TO RETURN THE COMPLETED BALLOT PAPER IN TIME TO BE RECEIVED BY THE SECRETARIAT NOT LATER THAN 31 JULY 1990.

A. DUNKEL