GATT/AIR/2781 19 MAY 1989

SUBJECT: WORKING PARTY ON TRADE WITH HUNGARY

1. AT ITS MEETING ON 19-20 OCTOBER 1988, THE COUNCIL ESTABLISHED A WORKING PARTY TO CONDUCT THE SEVENTH CONSULTATION WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF HUNGARY PROVIDED FOR IN PARAGRAPH 6 OF THE PROTOCOL OF ACCESSION (SEE C/M/226).

2. THE WORKING PARTY WILL MEET ON MONDAY, 26 JUNE 1989, STARTING AT 3 P.M., IN THE CENTRE WILLIAM RAPPARD, AND WILL CONSIDER THE DRAFT REPORT ON THURSDAY, 29 JUNE 1989 AT 3 P.M.

3. NOTIFICATIONS BY CONTRACTING PARTIES OF RESTRICTIONS ON IMPORTS FROM HUNGARY IN FORCE ON 31 JANUARY 1989, RECEIVED SO FAR BY THE SECRETARIAT, HAVE BEEN CIRCULATED IN DOCUMENT L/6451 AND ADDENDA 1-3. A DOCUMENT CONTAINING HUNGARIAN FOREIGN TRADE STATISTICS WILL BE CIRCULATED IN L/6501.

4. CONTRACTING PARTIES WHICH HAVE NOT YET SUBMITTED NOTIFICATIONS ON IMPORT RESTRICTIONS ARE INVITED TO DO SO WITHOUT DELAY.

5. MEMBERS OF THE WORKING PARTY, AS WELL AS OTHER CONTRACTING PARTIES 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.

A. DUNKEL

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