SUBJECT: URUGUAY ROUND: GROUP OF NEGOTIATIONS ON SERVICES

1. THE WORKING GROUP ON PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WILL HOLD ITS FIRST MEETING ON 30-31 JULY, STARTING ON MONDAY, 30 JULY AT 10 A.M. IN THE CENTRE WILLIAM RAPPARD.

2. THE WORKING GROUP WILL HOLD INFORMAL CONSULTATIONS ON PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WITH A VIEW TO ARRIVING AT A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE SPECIFICITIES OF THE SECTOR AND ANY ELEMENTS THAT MAY NEED TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN THE APPLICATION OF THE GENERAL FRAMEWORK FOR TRADE IN SERVICES.

3. THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS ARE OF RELEVANCE FOR THE DISCUSSION: MTN.GNS/W/67; MTN.GNS/25.

4. PARTICIPANTS ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE OF THE NAMES OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES.