GATT/AIR/3199 17 JUNE 1991

SUBJECT: RENEGOTIATION OF THE TERMS OF ACCESSION OF POLAND

1. THE WORKING PARTY ESTABLISHED BY THE COUNCIL AT ITS MEETING ON 20 FEBRUARY 1990 TO EXAMINE THE REQUEST OF THE GOVERNMENT OF POLAND TO RENEGOTIATE THE TERMS OF POLAND'S PROTOCOL FOR ACCESSION TO THE GENERAL AGREEMENT WILL MEET ON 10 AND 12 JULY 1991 IN THE CENTRE WILLIAM RAPPARD, 154 RUE DE LAUSANNE, GENEVA. THE MEETING WILL COMMENCE ON 10 JULY 1991 AT 10 A.M.

2. THE TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE WORKING PARTY (L/6649) ARE AS FOLLOWS: "TO EXAMINE THE REQUEST OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND TO RENEGOTIATE THE TERMS OF ACCESSION OF POLAND TO THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE AS EMBODIED IN THE PROTOCOL FOR THE ACCESSION OF POLAND OF 30 JUNE 1967, AND TO SUBMIT TO THE COUNCIL RECOMMENDATIONS WHICH MAY INCLUDE A DRAFT PROTOCOL OF ACCESSION". MEMBERSHIP IS OPEN TO ALL CONTRACTING PARTIES INDICATING THEIR WISH TO SERVE ON THE WORKING PARTY.

3. THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTATION IS AVAILABLE TO DELEGATIONS:

- L/6634 - COMMUNICATION FROM POLAND;

- L/6714 - MEMORANDUM ON THE FOREIGN TRADE REGIME OF POLAND;

- L/6862 - QUESTIONS AND REPLIES CONCERNING THE FOREIGN TRADE

REGIME OF POLAND

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

A. DUNKEL