GATT/AIR/2997 17 MAY 1990

SUBJECT: COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES - TRADE POLICY REVIEW MECHANISM:

REVIEWS OF COLOMBIA AND SWEDEN

1. PURSUANT TO THE DECISION TAKEN BY THE CONTRACTING PARTIES CONCERNING THE TRADE POLICY REVIEW MECHANISM (L/6490), SPECIAL MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES WILL BE HELD ON 5-7 JUNE 1990, IN THE CENTRE WILLIAM RAPPARD, TO CONDUCT TRADE POLICY REVIEWS OF COLOMBIA AND SWEDEN.

2. THE PROPOSED SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS IS AS FOLLOWS:

TUESDAY 5 JUNE, 3 P.M. AND WEDNESDAY 6 JUNE, 10 A.M.: SWEDEN

WEDNESDAY 6 JUNE, 3 P.M. AND THURSDAY 7 JUNE, 10 A.M.: COLOMBIA

3. ATTENTION IS DRAWN TO THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTATION AVAILABLE FOR THESE MEETINGS:

C/RM/G/4 INITIAL FULL REPORT BY COLOMBIA

C/RM/S/4A COLOMBIA: REPORT BY THE SECRETARIAT (TEXT)

C/RM/S/4B COLOMBIA: REPORT BY THE SECRETARIAT (TABLES)

C/RM/G/5 INITIAL FULL REPORT BY SWEDEN

C/RM/S/5A SWEDEN: REPORT BY THE SECRETARIAT (TEXT)

C/RM/S/5B SWEDEN: REPORT BY THE SECRETARIAT (TABLES)

4. IN THIS CONTEXT, DELEGATIONS ARE REMINDED THAT:

"TO FACILITATE THE DISCUSSIONS, THE CONTRACTING PARTIES WISHING TO DO SO COULD GIVE ADVANCE NOTICE IN WRITING OF THE POINTS THEY WISH TO BE RAISED AT THE REVIEW SESSION SO THAT THE CONTRACTING PARTY UNDER REVIEW IS IN A BETTER POSITION TO PREPARE ITS REPLIES. IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT THIS WOULD NOT LIMIT IN ANY WAY THE SCOPE OF DISCUSSIONS AT THE COUNCIL SESSION." (C/W/607).

IT WOULD BE APPRECIATED IF ANY SUCH POINTS COULD REACH THE SECRETARIAT NO LATER THAN ONE WEEK BEFORE THE COUNCIL MEETING.

5. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, OTHER CONTRACTING PARTIES, OTHER GOVERNMENTS WITH OBSERVER STATUS AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS WITH OBSERVER STATUS ARE INVITED TO INFORM ME OF THE NAMES OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES BY WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 1990.

A. DUNKEL

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