GATT/AIR/2717 4 NOVEMBER 1988

SUBJECT: URUGUAY ROUND NEGOTIATING GROUP ON MTN AGREEMENTS

AND ARRANGEMENTS

1. AT ITS MEETING OF 27-28 OCTOBER 1988, THE NEGOTIATING GROUP ON MTN AGREEMENTS AND ARRANGEMENTS CONSIDERED THE NOTE BY THE SECRETARIAT (MTN:GNG/NG8/W/38) CONTAINING A DRAFT FACTUAL COMPILATION OF ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES TAKEN BY PARTICIPANTS. THE GROUP NOTED THAT ONLY A LIMITED NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS HAD RESPONDED TO THE REQUEST TO SUBMIT DATA ON ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES; DETAILS OF THE DATA TO BE SUPPLIED WERE CONTAINED IN GATT/AIR/2633 (ATTACHED).

2. IN ORDER TO OBTAIN A MORE COMPLETE PICTURE OF ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES TAKEN BY PARTICIPANTS, THE NEGOTIATING GROUP REQUESTED THOSE DELEGATIONS WHICH HAVE NOT YET DONE SO TO SUBMIT TO THE SECRETARIAT THE REQUESTED DATA AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND NOT LATER THAN 31 DECEMBER 1988, FOR SUBSEQUENT INCLUSION IN A REVISED VERSION OF DOCUMENT MTN.GNG/NG8/W/38. PARTICIPANTS WHICH HAVE NOT TAKEN ANY MEASURES ARE INVITED TO CONFIRM THIS IN WRITING.

A.DUNKEL

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