GATT/AIR/3223 9 AUGUST 1991

SUBJECT: INTERNATIONAL DAIRY PRODUCTS COUNCIL

1. THE TWENTY-FIFTH SESSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL DAIRY PRODUCTS COUNCIL WILL BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, 18 SEPTEMBER 1991, BEGINNING AT 10 A.M. THE MEETING WILL BE HELD IN THE CENTRE WILLIAM RAPPARD. ATTENTION OF DELEGATIONS IS HOWEVER DRAWN TO THE VERY HEAVY SCHEDULE OF GATT MEETINGS AT THIS TIME AND TO THE FACT THAT IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO MAKE CHANGES AT SHORT NOTICE. FURTHERMORE, SEVERAL DIFFICULT MATTERS ARE REMAINING FROM THE JUNE SERIES OF MEETINGS. IT WAS AGREED THAT THESE MATTERS SHOULD BE REVERTED TO AT THIS MEETING. AN ANNOUNCEMENT OF CHANGE OF DATE AND TIME MAY BE MADE DURING THE SESSION OF THE PROTOCOL COMMITTEES.

2. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE PROPOSED FOR CONSIDERATION:

A. ADMISSION OF OBSERVERS UNDER RULES 11 AND 14 OF THE RULES OF PROCEDURE

B. REVIEW OF THE FUNCTIONING OF THE ARRANGEMENT:

- REPORTS OF THE SESSIONS OF THE COMMITTEES OF THE PROTOCOLS

(DOCUMENTS DPC/PTL/18 AND 19)

- REPLIES TO QUESTIONNAIRE 4 (DPC/STAT/- SERIES)

- REPLIES TO QUESTIONNAIRE 5 (DPC/INV/4- SERIES)

C. EVALUATION OF THE SITUATION IN AND OUTLOOK FOR THE WORLD MARKET FOR DAIRY PRODUCTS (DOCUMENTS DPC/W/108, 109 AND DPC/PTL/W/57

TO 59)

D. REPORT TO THE CONTRACTING PARTIES

E. OTHER BUSINESS

3. PARTICIPANTS AS WELL AS 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