GATT/AIR/2617 7 JUNE 1988
SUBJECT: URUGUAY ROUND NEGOTIATING GROUP ON AGRICULTURE - TECHNICAL GROUP
ON AGGREGATE MEASUREMENT OF SUPPORT AND RELATED MATTERS
1. THE TECHNICAL GROUP ON AGGREGATE MEASUREMENT OF SUPPORT AND RELATED MATTERS WILL MEET IN THE CENTRE WILLIAM RAPPARD AT 2.30 P.M. ON THURSDAY
23 JUNE 1988 AND CONTINUE AS NECESSARY ON FRIDAY 24 JUNE 1988.
2. THE FOLLOWING AGENDA IS PROPOSED FOR THE MEETING OF THE TECHNICAL GROUP:
A. TECHNICAL/OPERATIONAL ISSUES. UNDER THIS PROPOSED ITEM THE
TECHNICAL GROUP MIGHT CONSIDER OR FURTHER CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING
ISSUES:
(i) MEASURES TO BE INCLUDED IN ESTIMATES OF AGGREGATE SUPPORT
WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO DECOUPLED MEASURES, SUPPLY
CONTROL MEASURES (TG/W/5), IMPORT MEASURES (TG/W/8) AND
ASSISTANCE UNDER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES AND RELATED MATTERS (TG/W/9);
(ii) REFERENCE PRICES;
(iii) CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS;
(iv) PRODUCT COVERAGE INCLUDING CONSIDERATION OF WHETHER BEYOND
THE MAJOR PRIMARY COMMODITY SECTORS, IT IS FEASIBLE OR
DESIRABLE TO EXTEND THE COVERAGE TO OTHER COMMODITY SECTORS
AND TO PROCESSED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS;
(v) POSSIBLE BASE REFERENCE YEAR OR PERIOD.
B. OPTIONS FOR THE USE OF AN AGGREGATE MEASUREMENT OF SUPPORT IN THE
NEGOTIATIONS. UNDER THIS PROPOSED ITEM PARTICIPANTS MIGHT WISH
TO FURTHER CONSIDER, IN THE LIGHT OF THE DISCUSSION UNDER ITEM A, THE OPTIONS OUTLINED IN THE SECRETARIAT INFORMAL BACKGROUND NOTE TG/W/4.
C. SUBMISSION OF PSE DATA AND ESTIMATES INCLUDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TG/W/6).
D. FURTHER WORK OF THE TECHNICAL GROUP.
3. IN ADDITION TO THE NEGOTIATING PROPOSALS, OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS AND DISCUSSION PAPERS ARE: NG5/W/34, 44 TO 46, 48 AND 49; SPEC(87)37; AND DOCUMENTS IN THE TG/W/.. AND TG/PSE/.. SERIES.
4. 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