GATT/AIR/2993 15 MAY 1990
SUBJECT: COMMITTEE ON TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE
1. THE COMMITTEE ON TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE WILL HOLD ITS NEXT MEETING ON 29 MAY 1990 CONTINUING ON 30 MAY 1990, IF NECESSARY. THE MEETING WILL BEGIN ON TUESDAY, 29 MAY 1990 AT 3 P.M. IN THE CENTRE WILLIAM RAPPARD.
2. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE PROPOSED FOR THE AGENDA:
2.1 STATEMENTS ON IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE AGREEMENT;
2.2 TECHNICAL REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS AS UNNECESSARY OBSTACLES TO TRADE (TBT/W/144);
2.3 CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES (TBT/W/126/REV.1; TBT/W/135; TBT/W/115/REV.1; TBT/W/133; TBT/W/127/REV.1; TBT/W/138 AND TBT/W/128/REV.1);
2.4 SECOND LEVEL OF OBLIGATIONS (TBT/W/112; TBT/W/113 AND TBT/W/137);
2.5 IMPROVING THE PROVISIONS OF THE AGREEMENT ON TRANSPARENCY (TBT/W/141; TBT/W/116; TBT/W/129 AND TBT/W/128/REV.1);
2.6 PROCESSES AND PRODUCTION METHODS (TBT/W/108 AND ADD.1; TBT/W/132 AND TBT/W/143);
2.7 DEFINITIONS;
2.8 DISPUTE SETTLEMENT PROCEDURES (TBT/W/134);
2.9 OTHER BUSINESS.
3. THE MINUTES OF THE THIRTY-SEVENTH MEETING WILL BE CIRCULATED IN DOCUMENT TBT/W/145 (TO BE ISSUED SHORTLY IN TBT/M/37).
4. SIGNATORIES OF THE AGREEMENT AND OBSERVERS ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE OF THE NAMES OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES.
5. OBSERVERS FROM THE IMF, UNCTAD, ITC (UNCTAD/GATT), ISO, IEC, FAO/WHO CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION AND THE INTERNATIONAL OFFICE OF EPIZOOTICS (OIE) ARE BEING INVITED BY THE CHAIRMAN TO ATTEND THIS MEETING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES ADOPTED BY THE COMMITTEE (TBT/M/2).
A. DUNKEL
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