GATT/AIR/3165 20 MARCH 1991

SUBJECT: COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES - TRADE POLICY REVIEW MECHANISM:

REVIEWS OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, THE REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY

AND THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA

1. PURSUANT TO THE DECISION TAKEN BY THE CONTRACTING PARTIES CONCERNING THE TRADE POLICY REVIEW MECHANISM (L/6490), SPECIAL MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES WILL BE HELD ON 15-18 APRIL AND 25-26 APRIL 1991, IN THE CENTRE WILLIAM RAPPARD, TO CONDUCT TRADE POLICY REVIEWS OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, THE REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY AND THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA.

2. THE PROPOSED SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS IS AS FOLLOWS:

MONDAY, 15 APRIL, 10 A.M. AND TUESDAY, 16 APRIL, 3 P.M.:

THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

WEDNESDAY, 17 APRIL, 3 P.M. AND THURSDAY, 18 APRIL, 10 A.M.: HUNGARY

THURSDAY, 25 APRIL, 3 P.M. AND FRIDAY, 26 APRIL, 10 A.M.: INDONESIA

3. ATTENTION IS DRAWN TO THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTATION AVAILABLE FOR THESE MEETINGS:

C/RM/G/10 INITIAL FULL REPORT BY THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

C/RM/S/10A THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES: REPORT BY THE SECRETARIAT

(TEXT)

C/RM/S/10B THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES: REPORT BY THE SECRETARIAT

(TABLES)

C/RM/S/11 INITIAL FULL REPORT BY HUNGARY

C/RM/S/11A HUNGARY: REPORT BY THE SECRETARIAT (TEXT)

C/RM/S/11B HUNGARY: REPORT BY THE SECRETARIAT (TABLES)

C/RM/G/12 INITIAL FULL REPORT BY INDONESIA

C/RM/S/12A INDONESIA: REPORT BY THE SECRETARIAT (TEXT)

C/RM/S/12B INDONESIA: REPORT BY THE SECRETARIAT (TABLES)

4. IN THIS CONTEXT, DELEGATIONS ARE REMINDED THAT:

"TO FACILITATE THE DISCUSSIONS, THE CONTRACTING PARTIES WISHING TO DO SO COULD GIVE ADVANCE NOTICE IN WRITING OF THE POINTS THEY WISH TO BE RAISED AT THE REVIEW SESSION SO THAT THE CONTRACTING PARTY UNDER REVIEW IS IN A BETTER POSITION TO PREPARE ITS REPLIES. IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT THIS WOULD NOT LIMIT IN ANY WAY THE SCOPE OF DISCUSSIONS AT THE COUNCIL SESSION." (C/W/607).

IT WOULD BE APPRECIATED IF ANY SUCH POINTS COULD REACH THE SECRETARIAT NO LATER THAN ONE WEEK BEFORE THE RESPECTIVE COUNCIL MEETING.

5. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, OTHER CONTRACTING PARTIES, OTHER GOVERNMENTS WITH OBSERVER STATUS AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS WITH OBSERVER STATUS ARE INVITED TO INFORM ME OF THE NAMES OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES BY TUESDAY, 9 APRIL 1991.

 

A. DUNKEL