GATT/AIR/3161 5 MARCH 1991

SUBJECT: WORKING PARTY ON GERMAN UNIFICATION - TRANSITIONAL MEASURES

ADOPTED BY THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

1. AT THEIR FORTY-SIXTH SESSION IN DECEMBER 1990 THE CONTRACTING PARTIES DECIDED TO GRANT A WAIVER FOR TRANSITIONAL MEASURES ADOPTED BY THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ON GERMAN UNIFICATION (L/6792). THE CONTRACTING PARTIES FURTHER DECIDED TO ESTABLISH A WORKING PARTY ON THESE TRANSITIONAL MEASURES WITH THE FOLLOWING TERMS OF REFERENCE:

"TO EXAMINE THE MATTER IN LIGHT OF THE RELEVANT PROVISIONS OF THE GENERAL AGREEMENT AND IN LIGHT OF THE WAIVER DECISION IN L/6792, AND TO REPORT TO THE COUNCIL." (L/6793)

2. THE WORKING PARTY WILL HOLD ITS FIRST MEETING ON 7 MAY 1991 AT 10 A.M. AT THE CENTRE WILLIAM RAPPARD, 154 RUE DE LAUSANNE, GENEVA. THE PURPOSE OF THE MEETING WILL BE TO BEGIN THE EXAMINATION OF INFORMATION ON THESE TRANSITIONAL MEASURES PROVIDED BY THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES IN RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS OF CONTRACTING PARTIES.

3. CONTRACTING PARTIES WISHING TO SUBMIT QUESTIONS ARE INVITED TO DO SO IN WRITING THROUGH THE SECRETARIAT BEFORE THURSDAY 28 MARCH. THESE QUESTIONS, TOGETHER WITH THE ANSWERS BY THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, WILL BE CIRCULATED IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING AS DOCUMENT SPEC(91)10.

4. COPIES OF EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES REGULATIONS ON THE TRANSITIONAL MEASURES MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE LEGAL AFFAIRS DIVISION, ROOM 1073, TELEPHONE 739-5248.

5. THE WORKING PARTY IS OPEN TO ALL CONTRACTING PARTIES INDICATING THEIR WISH TO SERVE ON IT.

6. CONTRACTING PARTIES WISHING TO SERVE ON THE WORKING PARTY, AND OTHER CONTRACTING PARTIES, ASSOCIATED GOVERNMENTS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS WISHING TO BE REPRESENTED AS OBSERVERS, ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE OF THE NAMES OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES.

A. DUNKEL