GATT/AIR/UNNUMBERED 31 MARCH 1988

SUBJECT: INTEGRATED DATA BASE

1. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DECISION TAKEN AT ITS MEETING ON 7 MARCH 1988, THE NEXT MEETING OF THE INFORMAL ADVISORY GROUP, WHICH IS OPEN TO ALL CONTRACTING PARTIES, WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, 18 APRIL AT 11 A.M. IN ROOM E.

2. IT IS SUGGESTED THAT THE NEXT MEETING OF THE INFORMAL ADVISORY GROUP BE USED TO CONSIDER A DRAFT REPORT FROM THE INFORMAL ADVISORY GROUP TO THE MEETING OF THE GATT COUNCIL ON 4 MAY WHICH (i) OUTLINES PROGRESS ON THE INTEGRATED DATA BASE SINCE THE COUNCIL'S DECISION ON 10 NOVEMBER 1987, AND (ii) INCLUDES A LIST OF THOSE CONTRACTING PARTIES WHICH HAVE AGREED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INTEGRATED DATA BASE OR IN THE TARIFF STUDY. THE DRAFT REPORT WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO DELEGATIONS EARLY IN THE WEEK OF 11 APRIL. TIME PERMITTING, THE MEETING ON 18 APRIL COULD ALSO CONTINUE THE DISCUSSION OF THE CONTENT AND FORMAT OF SUBMISSIONS TO THE INTEGRATED DATA BASE, BASED ON SECRETARIAT NOTES DATED 18 FEBRUARY ("NOTE BY SECRETARIAT ON DATA REQUIREMENTS AND FORMAT OF SUBMISSIONS") AND 25 FEBRUARY ("TECHNICAL NOTE BY THE SECRETARIAT").

A. DUNKEL

88-0496