GATT/AIR/2705 24 OCTOBER 1988
SUBJECT: URUGUAY ROUND NEGOTIATING GROUP ON AGRICULTURE - TECHNICAL GROUP
ON AGGREGATE MEASUREMENT OF SUPPORT AND RELATED MATTERS
1. THE TECHNICAL GROUP WILL MEET AT 3 P.M. ON THURSDAY 3 NOVEMBER 1988 IN THE CENTRE WILLIAM RAPPARD WITH PROVISION BEING MADE FOR THE MEETING TO CONTINUE AS NECESSARY ON FRIDAY 4 NOVEMBER 1988.
2. THE FOLLOWING AGENDA IS PROPOSED FOR THE MEETING OF THE TECHNICAL GROUP:
A. OPTIONS FOR THE USE OF AN AGGREGATE MEASUREMENT IN CONNECTION
WITH POSSIBLE COMMITMENTS WHICH MIGHT BE ADOPTED AT THE MID-TERM
REVIEW;
B. SUBMISSION OF PSE DATA AND ESTIMATES INCLUDING TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE;
C. FURTHER WORK AND MEETINGS OF THE TECHNICAL GROUP, INCLUDING THE TECHNICAL GROUP'S REPORT TO THE NEGOTIATING GROUP ON AGRICULTURE.
3. UNDER PROPOSED AGENDA ITEM A PARTICIPANTS ARE INVITED TO ELABORATE THE SPECIFIC ELEMENTS OF: (i) OPTIONS FOR THE USE OF AN AGGREGATE MEASUREMENT OF SUPPORT IN CONNECTION WITH COMMITMENTS THAT MIGHT BE ADOPTED AND REMAIN IN FORCE UNTIL THE CONCLUSION OF THE NEGOTIATIONS; AND (ii) OPTIONS FOR THE USE OF AN AGGREGATE MEASUREMENT OF SUPPORT IN CONNECTION WITH THE NEGOTIATION OF POSSIBLE LONGER TERM COMMITMENTS.
4. IT WILL BE RECALLED THAT INTERESTED PARTICIPANTS ARE INVITED TO SUBMIT DETAILED AND COMPLETE VERSIONS OF THEIR PROPOSALS AS THEY RELATE TO THE USE OF AN AGGREGATE MEASUREMENT IN ORDER TO FACILITATE AN EARLY REPORT BY THE TECHNICAL GROUP ON OPTIONS FOR THE USE OF AN AGGREGATE MEASUREMENT IN CONNECTION WITH POSSIBLE COMMITMENTS WHICH MIGHT BE ADOPTED AT THE MID-TERM REVIEW.
5. IN ADDITION TO THE NEGOTIATING PROPOSALS SUBMITTED OTHER RELEVANT SUBMISSIONS AND WORKING PAPERS ARE: NG5/W/46, 49, 62, 66, 69, 70/REV.1, 75, 81 AND 82. RELEVANT DOCUMENTS IN THE NG5/TG/W/-SERIES INCLUDE TG/W/4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 13 AND 14.
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 AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
A. DUNKEL
88-1601