GATT/AIR/3117 8 OCTOBER 1990

SUBJECT: COMMITTEE ON SUBSIDIES AND COUNTERVAILING MEASURES - MEETING OF 25-26 OCTOBER 1990

1. THE COMMITTEE ON SUBSIDIES AND COUNTERVAILING MEASURES WILL BEGIN ITS MEETING ON THURSDAY, 25 OCTOBER 1990 AT 10 A.M. IN THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CENTRE (CICG), 15 RUE DE VAREMBE, GENEVA.

2. THE AGENDA FOR THIS MEETING IS AS FOLLOWS:

A. EXAMINATION OF COUNTERVAILING DUTY LAWS AND/OR REGULATIONS OF SIGNATORIES OF THE AGREEMENT (SCM/1 AND ADDENDA):

(I) UNITED STATES (SCM/1/ADD.3/REV.3)

(II) REVISED COUNTERVAILING DUTY REGULATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (SCM/1/ADD.3/REV.3/SUPPL.1)

(III) KOREA (SCM/1/ADD.13/REV.2/SUPPL.1)

(IV) TURKEY (SCM/1/ADD.28)

(V) AUSTRALIA (SCM/1/ADD.18/REV.1/SUPPL.3)

(VI) CANADA - AMENDMENTS TO THE SIMA RESULTING FROM THE FTA WITH THE UNITED STATES

(VII) OTHER LEGISLATION

B. NOTIFICATION OF SUBSIDIES UNDER ARTICLE XVI:1 OF THE GENERAL AGREEMENT

(I) EXAMINATION OF NOTIFICATIONS CIRCULATED IN L/6111 AND ADDENDA

(II) NEW AND FULL NOTIFICATIONS (L/6630 AND ADDENDA)

C. SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS OF COUNTERVAILING DUTY ACTIONS TAKEN WITHIN THE PERIOD 1 JANUARY-3O JUNE 1990 (SCM/104 AND ADDENDA)

D. REPORTS ON ALL PRELIMINARY OR FINAL COUNTERVAILING DUTY ACTIONS (SCM/W/219, 220, 222 AND 223)

E. UNITED STATES - COUNTERVAILING DUTIES ON NON-RUBBER FOOTWEAR FROM BRAZIL - REPORT BY THE PANEL (SCM/94)

F. OTHER PANEL REPORTS PENDING BEFORE THE COMMITTEE

G. DRAFT GUIDELINES ON THE APPLICATION OF THE CONCEPT OF SPECIFICITY (SCM/W/89)

 

 

 

./. H. UNITED STATES - INITIATION STANDARDS FOR COUNTERVAILING DUTY INVESTIGATIONS

I. OTHER BUSINESS

J. ANNUAL REVIEW AND REPORT TO THE CONTRACTING PARTIES

3. SIGNATORIES WHICH HAVE NOT SUBMITTED, AS YET, THEIR SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS UNDER ARTICLE 2:16 OF THE AGREEMENT ARE REQUESTED TO DO SO WITHOUT FURTHER DELAY.

4. SIGNATORIES OF THE AGREEMENT AND OBSERVERS WISHING TO BE REPRESENTED AT THE MEETING ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE OF THE NAMES OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES.

 

 

A. DUNKEL