GATT/AIR/3292 13 FEBRUARY 1992

SUBJECT: COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES - TRADE POLICY REVIEW MECHANISM:

REVIEWS OF ARGENTINA, AUSTRIA, FINLAND, GHANA, SINGAPORE AND

THE UNITED STATES

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 MARCH, 9-12 MARCH AND 23-26 MARCH, IN THE CENTRE WILLIAM RAPPARD, TO CONDUCT TRADE POLICY REVIEWS OF ARGENTINA, AUSTRIA, FINLAND, GHANA, SINGAPORE AND THE UNITED STATES.

2. THE PROPOSED SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS IS AS FOLLOWS:

MONDAY, 2 MARCH, 3 P.M. AND TUESDAY, 3 MARCH, 10 A.M.: FINLAND

WEDNESDAY, 4 MARCH, 3 P.M. AND THURSDAY, 5 MARCH, 10 A.M.: ARGENTINA

MONDAY, 9 MARCH, 3 P.M. AND TUESDAY, 10 MARCH, 10 A.M.: GHANA

WEDNESDAY, 11 MARCH, 3 P.M. AND THURSDAY, 12 MARCH, 10 A.M.: UNITED STATES

MONDAY, 23 MARCH, 3 P.M. AND TUESDAY, 24 MARCH, 10 A.M.: AUSTRIA

WEDNESDAY, 25 MARCH, 3 P.M. AND THURSDAY, 26 MARCH, 10 A.M.: SINGAPORE

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

C/RM/9 ARRANGEMENTS FOR REVIEW MEETINGS

C/RM/G/18 + ADD.1-2 INITIAL FULL REPORT BY ARGENTINA

C/RM/S/18A ARGENTINA: REPORT BY THE SECRETARIAT (TEXT)

C/RM/S/18B ARGENTINA: REPORT BY THE SECRETARIAT (TABLES)

C/RM/S/18A & B/ADD.1 ARGENTINA: REPORT BY THE SECRETARIAT, ADDENDUM

(TEXT AND TABLES)

C/RM/G/19 INITIAL FULL REPORT BY AUSTRIA

C/RM/S/19A AUSTRIA: REPORT BY THE SECRETARIAT (TEXT)

C/RM/S/19B AUSTRIA: REPORT BY THE SECRETARIAT (TABLES)

C/RM/G/20 INITIAL FULL REPORT BY FINLAND

C/RM/S/20A FINLAND: REPORT BY THE SECRETARIAT (TEXT)

C/RM/S/20B FINLAND: REPORT BY THE SECRETARIAT (TABLES)

C/RM/S/20A & B/ADD.1 FINLAND: REPORT BY THE SECRETARIAT, ADDENDUM

(TEXT AND TABLES)

C/RM/G/21 INITIAL FULL REPORT BY GHANA

C/RM/S/21A GHANA: REPORT BY THE SECRETARIAT (TEXT)

C/RM/S/21B GHANA: REPORT BY THE SECRETARIAT (TABLES)

C/RM/G/22 INITIAL FULL REPORT BY SINGAPORE

C/RM/S/22A SINGAPORE: REPORT BY THE SECRETARIAT (TEXT)

C/RM/S/22B SINGAPORE: REPORT BY THE SECRETARIAT (TABLES)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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C/RM/S/22A & B/ADD.1 SINGAPORE: REPORT BY THE SECRETARIAT,

ADDENDUM (TEXT AND TABLES)

C/RM/G/23 INITIAL FULL REPORT BY THE UNITED STATES

C/RM/S/23A UNITED STATES: REPORT BY THE SECRETARIAT (TEXT)

C/RM/S/23B UNITED STATES: REPORT BY THE SECRETARIAT

(TABLES)

C/RM/S/23A & B/ADD.1 UNITED STATES: REPORT BY THE SECRETARIAT,

ADDENDUM (TEXT AND 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 FIRST COUNCIL MEETING, I.E. BY 24 FEBRUARY.

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 MONDAY, 24 FEBRUARY 1992.

 

 

A. DUNKEL