FORTY-SIX/1
15 November 1990
Limited Distribution
CONTRACTING PARTIES
Forty-Sixth Session
December 1990
INFORMATION CIRCULAR
1. MEETINGS
2. HOURS OF MEETINGS
3. INTERPRETATION
4. PREPARED SPEECHES
5. TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS
6. REGISTRATION
7. TRANSPORT
8. BANK
9. MEDICAL SERVICE
10. CAFETERIA
Annex: I. ORGANIZATION OF THE SESSION
II. SECRETARIAT
III. TEXTILES SURVEILLANCE BODY
1. MEETINGS
The Forty-Sixth Session of the CONTRACTING PARTIES will be held in the Centre William Rappard, 154 rue de Lausanne, Geneva (Tel: 739.51.11).
The opening meeting will be on Wednesday, 12 December 1990 at 3 p.m.
The plenary meetings will take place in the Council Room.
Due to space limitations, contracting parties will be allocated a limited number of seats in the Council Room, where plenary meetings will take place. Their additional delegates as well as observers from non-contracting party governments and international organizations will be allocated seats in Room D, from which they will be able to follow the proceedings by means of an audio hook-up.
2. HOURS OF MEETINGS
Subject to such adjustments as may be necessary, the hours of plenary meetings will be:
Wednesday, 12 December: 3 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Thursday, 13 December : 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
3 p.m. - 6 p.m. (if necessary)
3. INTERPRETATION
Simultaneous interpretation will be provided in English, French and Spanish.
4. PREPARED SPEECHES
As the Brussels Ministerial meeting of the Uruguay Round Trade Negotiations Committee will have taken place only in the preceding week, it is possible that a number of contracting parties and observers will refrain from making prepared statements under Item 1, Activities of GATT. This would not preclude them from submitting a written statement for inclusion in the Summary Records.
In relation to the preparation of statements under Item 1, it will be recalled that statements at Sessions of the CONTRACTING PARTIES have by practice been kept short. The Chairman has requested that those delegates who do wish to speak, aim not to exceed five minutes, which normally represents about two pages typed in single spacing.
Unless instructions to the contrary are received from the delegations concerned, original texts of prepared statements will be made available to the Press immediately after delivery, and when issued as documents, will not be restricted.
The task of the Secretariat, in particular of the interpreters, the Summary Records Officer and the Information Officer, will be greatly facilitated if five copies of any texts are supplied to the Summary Records Officer as long in advance as possible.
5. TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS
During plenary meetings, delegates who are requested on the telephone will be called out of the meeting room to one of the telephones situated near the Council Room or Room D.
All incoming calls should be made to the following telephone numbers:
Reception Desk: 739.52.42
6. REGISTRATION
Registration forms will be available in the Council Room and in Room D, as well as at the Reception Desk. The List of Representatives will be issued after the Session.
7. TRANSPORT
The Centre William Rappard is served by bus lines 4 and 44.
Taxis can be asked for at the Reception Desk.
8. BANK
An office of the Swiss Bank Corporation is located on the ground floor of the Centre William Rappard.
Hours: 8.30 a.m. - 4.30 p.m.
Tel: 739.52.75
9. MEDICAL SERVICE
A Medical Service will be attended during the hours of the Session.
Tel: 739.89.53 (Nurse)
Office No. 1176
10. CAFETERIA
A cafeteria is located on the fourth floor of the Centre William Rappard and a snack-bar is situated near the Council Room in the 'Salle des Pas Perdus'.
ANNEX
I. ORGANIZATION OF THE SESSION
Office* Tel.*
Mr. S. Robinson Secretary. 3011 5226
Director, Session and
Council Affairs Division
Mr. C. Mercier Summary Records Officer. 3012 5225
Counsellor, Session and
Council Affairs Division
Miss S. Niklaus Conference Officer 14 5241
II. SECRETARIAT
Mr. A. Dunkel Director-General 1010 5100
Mr. M.G. Mathur Deputy Director-General 2012 5200
Mr. C.R. Carlisle Deputy Director-General 1020 5300
Mr. Å. Lindén Special Adviser to the 1003 5076
Director-General
Mr. A. Hussain Director, Office of the 1009 5066
Director-General
Mr. J. Croome Director, Trade and Finance 2079 5610
Division
Mr. K. Kautzor-Schröder Director, Tariff Division 1022 5080
Mr. T. Konaté Director, Technical 2035 5620
Co-operation Division
Mr. J.-M. Lucq Director, Agriculture 1026 5640
Division
Mr. P. Williams Director, Non-Tariff Measures 2026 5600
Division
Mr. F. Alcoba-Enciso Director, Translation and 3065 5660
Documentation Division
Mr. P. Barthel-Rosa Director, Development 2009 5191
Division
Mr. R. Blackhurst Director, Economic Research 2030 5630
and Analysis Unit
Mr. D. Hartridge Director, Group of Negotiations 3007 5072
on Goods and GATT Policy
Affairs Division
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*Centre William Rappard (Tel: 739.51.11).
Office* Tel.*
Mr. E. von Holzen Director, Administrative and 3020 5400
Financial Division
Mr. J.-M. Léger Director, Statistics and M1** 5193
Information Systems Division
Mr. N. Rege Director, Technical Barriers 3023 5150
to Trade Division
Mr. F. Roessler Director, Legal Affairs 1074 5117
Division
Mr. P. Rolian Chief of Personnel, Director 3031 5670
of Personnel Office
Mr. M. Salib Director, Special Projects 1036 5099
Division
Mr. G. Sampson Director, Group of Negotiations 2046 5147
on Services Division
Mr. F. Wolter Director, Trade Policies Review 1059 5218
Division
Mr. A. Campeas Director, Training Division RL604*** 5650
Mr. A. Frank Director, External Relations 1002 5152
Division
Mr. D. Woods Head of Information and Media 20/21 5015
Relations Division
III. Textiles Surveillance Body
Mr. M. Raffaelli Chairman 1043 5093
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*Centre William Rappard (Tel: 739.51.11).
**2, Chemin des Mines.
***80, Rue de Lausanne.