GATT/AIR/UNNUMBERED 3 JUNE 1991

SUBJECT: PHILIPPINES - ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW SCHEDULE LXXV

AT ITS MEETING ON 29-30 MAY 1991, THE COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES CONSIDERED A REQUEST FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PHILIPPINES FOR A FURTHER EXTENSION OF ITS EXEMPTION FROM ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER ARTICLE II OF THE GENERAL AGREEMENT UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 1991, IN ORDER TO ENABLE THAT GOVERNMENT TO IMPLEMENT ITS NEW TARIFF (L/6848).

THE COUNCIL AGREED TO RECOMMEND TO THE CONTRACTING PARTIES THAT THE EXTENSION BE GRANTED, APPROVED A DRAFT DECISION TO THAT EFFECT (C/W/673), AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE DRAFT DECISION BE ADOPTED BY POSTAL BALLOT.

MANY REPRESENTATIVES ATTENDING THE MEETING REGISTERED THEIR VOTE ON

..... BEHALF OF THEIR GOVERNMENTS. A COPY OF PHILIPPINES' REQUEST (L/6848) AND

..... THE DRAFT DECISION (C/W/673), AS WELL AS A BALLOT PAPER, ARE HEREWITH

DISTRIBUTED TO CONTRACTING PARTIES WHICH WERE NOT REPRESENTED AT THE COUNCIL MEETING.

CONTRACTING PARTIES ARE REQUESTED TO CAST THEIR VOTE ON THE DECISION AND TO RETURN THE COMPLETED BALLOT BY 1 JULY 1991.

A. DUNKEL