GATT/AIR/3270 25 NOVEMBER 1991

SUBJECT: WORKING PARTY FOR THE REVIEW OF THE PROTOCOL OF ACCESSION OF

HUNGARY

1. AT ITS MEETING ON 8 OCTOBER 1991 THE COUNCIL ESTABLISHED A WORKING PARTY FOR THE REVIEW OF HUNGARY'S PROTOCOL OF ACCESSION TO THE GATT. THE TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE WORKING PARTY (L/6923) ARE AS FOLLOWS: "IN THE LIGHT OF THE CHANGES IN THE HUNGARIAN ECONOMY RELEVANT TO GATT, TO EXAMINE THE REQUEST OF THE HUNGARIAN GOVERNMENT AS CONTAINED IN L/6909, AND TO SUBMIT RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COUNCIL WHICH MAY INCLUDE A DRAFT REVISED PROTOCOL OF ACCESSION". MEMBERSHIP IS OPEN TO ALL CONTRACTING PARTIES INDICATING THEIR WISH TO SERVE ON THE WORKING PARTY.

2. AT THE AFORESAID COUNCIL MEETING THE REPRESENTATIVE OF HUNGARY SUGGESTED THAT THE REPORT SUBMITTED FOR THE TRADE POLICY REVIEW OF HUNGARY IN APRIL 1991 (C/RM/G/11) CONSTITUTE THE BASIS FOR THE DISCUSSIONS IN THE WORKING PARTY INDICATING THAT HIS GOVERNMENT WAS READY TO SUBMIT INFORMATION ON RECENT DEVELOPMENTS RELEVANT TO THE WORKING PARTY'S REVIEW, AS WELL AS ANY OTHER NECESSARY INFORMATION AND DATA THAT MIGHT BE REQUESTED.

3. CONTRACTING PARTIES WISHING TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE FOREIGN TRADE REGIME OF HUNGARY ARE INVITED TO SUBMIT THEIR QUESTIONS TO THE SECRETARIAT IN WRITING NOT LATER THAN 20 JANUARY 1992.

A. DUNKEL