GATT/AIR/2565 8 MARCH 1988
SUBJECT: URUGUAY ROUND NEGOTIATING GROUP ON FUNCTIONING OF THE GATT SYSTEM
1. THE SIXTH MEETING OF THE NEGOTIATING GROUP ON FUNCTIONING OF THE GATT
SYSTEM WILL OPEN ON MONDAY 21 MARCH 1988 AT 10 A.M. IN THE CENTRE WILLIAM
RAPPARD. THE GROUP WILL MEET IN BOTH FORMAL AND INFORMAL SESSION AS
NECESSARY.
2. THE FOLLOWING AGENDA IS PROPOSED FOR THE MEETING:
(A) DISCUSSION OF THE SUBJECTS DEFINED IN THE NEGOTIATING OBJECTIVES (MTN.GNG/5) WITH A VIEW TO DEVELOPING COMMON WORKING TEXTS;
(B) CONSIDERATION OF THE GROUP'S FUTURE WORK PROGRAMME AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR FURTHER MEETINGS;
(C) OTHER BUSINESS.
3. IN RELATION TO ITEM (A), THE CHAIRMAN WOULD PROPOSE FIRST TO CONTINUE THE DISCUSSION OF NEGOTIATING OBJECTIVE (III) AND SUBSEQUENTLY TO REVERT TO NEGOTIATING OBJECTIVES (I) AND (II).
4. THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN CIRCULATED SINCE THE LAST MEETING:
MTN.GNG/NG14/5: NOTE BY THE SECRETARIAT ON THE FIFTH MEETING; MTN.GNG/NG14/W/17: COMMUNICATION FROM THE NORDIC COUNTRIES;
INFORMAL CHAIRMAN'S DISCUSSION PAPERS ON TRADE POLICY REVIEW MECHANISM
(DATED 17 FEBRUARY 1988) AND ON GREATER MINISTERIAL PARTICIPATION
(DATED 16 FEBRUARY); INFORMAL NOTE BY THE SECRETARIAT ON AN OUTLINE
FORMAT FOR COUNTRY REPORTS UNDER A TRADE POLICY REVIEW MECHANISM
(DATED 18 FEBRUARY).
5. NOTES BY THE SECRETARIAT ON NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES IN GATT, ON
SURVEILLANCE IN OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND ON STAFFING AND COST
IMPLICATIONS OF A TRADE POLICY REVIEW MECHANISM WILL BE CIRCULATED BEFORE
OR DURING THE MEETING.
6. GOVERNMENTS PARTICIPATING IN THE MULTILATERAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WHICH
WISH TO BE REPRESENTED AT THIS MEETING ARE INVITED TO INFORM ME OF THE
NAMES OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES.
A. DUNKEL
88-0360