GATT/AIR/2603 16 MAY 1988

SUBJECT: URUGUAY ROUND NEGOTIATING GROUP ON SUBSIDIES AND COUNTERVAILING

MEASURES

1. THE NEGOTIATING GROUP ON SUBSIDIES AND COUNTERVAILING MEASURES WILL

MEET ON WEDNESDAY, 1 JUNE 1988 AT 3 P.M. IN THE CENTRE WILLIAM RAPPARD.

THE GROUP WILL REMAIN IN SESSION ON THURSDAY, 2 JUNE AND FRIDAY, 3 JUNE FOR

FORMAL AND INFORMAL MEETINGS.

2. THE NEGOTIATING GROUP WILL CONTINUE ITS DISCUSSION ON FUNDAMENTAL OBJECTIVES AND CONCEPTS OF ARTICLES VI AND XVI OF THE GENERAL AGREEMENT AS

WELL AS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THESE TWO PROVISIONS.

3. THE NEGOTIATING GROUP WILL CONSIDER AND REVIEW THE LIST OF ISSUES PROPOSED FOR THE NEGOTIATIONS, CONTAINED IN MTN.GNG/NG10/W/9/REV.3 AND MTN.GNG/NG10/W/10/REV.1.

4. THE NEGOTIATING GROUP WILL ALSO BEGIN ITS CONSIDERATION OF SPECIFIC

DRAFTING PROPOSALS (INCLUDING EXPLANATORY TEXTS) ON PARTICULAR ISSUES,

WHICH PARTICIPANTS ARE INVITED TO SUBMIT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IN TIME FOR

THE MEETING.

5. 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 AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

A. DUNKEL

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