GATT/AIR/3185 23 MAY 1991

SUBJECT: INTERNATIONAL MEAT COUNCIL

1. THE INTERNATIONAL MEAT COUNCIL WILL HOLD ITS TWENTY-FOURTH MEETING ON

20 AND 21 JUNE 1991 IN THE CENTRE WILLIAM RAPPARD. THE MEETING WILL START ON THURSDAY 20 JUNE AT 3 P.M.

2. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE PROPOSED FOR DISCUSSION:

(I) ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN;

(II) INFORMAL PRESENTATION BY REPRESENTATIVES OF THE INTERNATIONAL

MEAT SECRETARIAT FOLLOWED BY A DEBATE;

(III) REPLIES TO THE INVENTORY PARTS OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE (PARTS G

AND H, REPRODUCED IN DOCUMENT SERIES IMC/INV/-);

(IV) EVALUATION OF THE WORLD MEAT MARKET SITUATION AND OUTLOOK ON

THE BASIS OF THE ANALYTICAL REPORT PREPARED BY THE SECRETARIAT

(DOCUMENT IMC/W/79 AND ADD.1) AND OF THE VARIOUS SETS OF MEAT

STATISTICS;

- REPORT OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE MEAT MARKET ANALYSIS GROUP;

(V) EXAMINATION OF NATIONAL POLICIES LINKED TO TRADE IN BOVINE MEAT

AND LIVE ANIMALS;

(VI) EXAMINATION OF THE FUNCTIONING OF THE ARRANGEMENT;

(VII) OTHER BUSINESS.

3. PARTICIPANTS IN THE ARRANGEMENT AND NON-SIGNATORY CONTRACTING PARTIES WISHING TO BE REPRESENTED BY OBSERVERS ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE OF THE NAMES OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES.

A. DUNKEL