GATT/AIR/3190 6 JUNE 1991

SUBJECT: COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES - TRADE POLICY REVIEW MECHANISM:

REVIEWS OF THE KINGDOM OF THAILAND AND THE REPUBLIC OF CHILE

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 2-5 JULY 1991, IN THE CENTRE WILLIAM RAPPARD, TO CONDUCT TRADE POLICY REVIEWS OF THE KINGDOM OF THAILAND AND THE REPUBLIC OF CHILE.

2. THE PROPOSED SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS IS AS FOLLOWS:

TUESDAY, 2 JULY, 3 P.M. AND WEDNESDAY, 3 JULY, 10 A.M.: THAILAND

THURSDAY, 4 JULY, 3 P.M. AND FRIDAY, 5 JULY, 10 A.M.: CHILE

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

C/RM/G/13 INITIAL FULL REPORT BY THAILAND

C/RM/S/13A THAILAND: REPORT BY THE SECRETARIAT (TEXT)

C/RM/S/13B THAILAND: REPORT BY THE SECRETARIAT (TABLES)

C/RM/G/14 INITIAL FULL REPORT BY CHILE

C/RM/S/14A CHILE: REPORT BY THE SECRETARIAT (TEXT)

C/RM/S/14B CHILE: 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 RELEVANT 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, 25 JUNE 1991.

A. DUNKEL