GATT/AIR/2653 22 AUGUST 1988

SUBJECT: TECHNICAL GROUP ON QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS AND OTHER NON-TARIFF

MEASURES

1. THE TECHNICAL GROUP ON QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS AND OTHER NON-TARIFF MEASURES WILL MEET ON 14 SEPTEMBER 1988 IN THE CENTRE WILLIAM RAPPARD AT 3 P.M.

2. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GROUP'S MANDATE (BISD 33S/54) IT WILL CONDUCT

THE UPDATING AND ANALYSIS OF DOCUMENTATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES

AGREED BY THE CONTRACTING PARTIES IN 1984 AND 1985.

3. THE DOCUMENTATION BEFORE THE GROUP CONSISTS OF:

- NTM/W/6/REV.4 AND ADDENDA;

- NTM/INV/I-V AND ADDENDA;

- AG/FOR/- AND AG/FOR/REV/- SERIES OF DOCUMENTS.

4. GATT/AIR/2566 CALLED FOR THE BIENNIAL COMPLETE NOTIFICATIONS BY ALL

CONTRACTING PARTIES OF THE QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS WHICH THEY MAINTAIN BY

30 APRIL 1988. GATT/AIR/2610 ALSO RELATED TO THIS SUBJECT. GATT/AIR/2640

OUTLINED THE SECRETARIAT PROPOSAL FOR UP-DATING THE DOCUMENTATION ON

QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS.

5. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE PROPOSED FOR INCLUSION IN THE AGENDA:

(A) ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN;

(B) REVIEW OF THE ACCURACY AND ADEQUACY OF THE DOCUMENTATION AND THE GROUNDS ON WHICH MEASURES ARE MAINTAINED AND THEIR CONFORMITY WITH THE GENERAL AGREEMENT:

(I) QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS

MODIFICATIONS TO THE BASIC DOCUMENTATION SINCE THE LAST MULTILATERAL REVIEW BY THE GROUP IN MARCH 1987 ARE CONTAINED IN:

- NTM/W/6/REV.4/ADD.1 AND FOLLOWING;

- NTM/INV/I-V/ADD.17 AND FOLLOWING;

- DOCUMENTS IN THE AG/FOR/REV/- SERIES;

(II) OTHER NON-TARIFF MEASURES

MODIFICATIONS TO THE BASIC DOCUMENTATION SINCE THE LAST MULTILATERAL REVIEW BY THE GROUP ARE CONTAINED IN:

- NTM/INV/I-V/ADD.17 AND FOLLOWING;

- DOCUMENTS IN THE AG/FOR/REV/- SERIES;

(D) OTHER BUSINESS.

6. CONTRACTING PARTIES WISHING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE TECHNICAL GROUP, AND

ASSOCIATED GOVERNMENTS AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS WISHING TO BE

REPRESENTED BY OBSERVERS AT THIS MEETING ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM ME OF THE

NAMES OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

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