GATT/AIR/UNNUMBERED 9 MAY 1988
SUBJECT: INTEGRATED DATA BASE
1. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DECISION TAKEN AT ITS MEETING ON 18 APRIL 1988,
THE NEXT MEETING OF THE INFORMAL ADVISORY GROUP, WHICH IS OPEN TO ALL
CONTRACTING PARTIES, WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, 16 MAY AT 10.30 A.M. IN
ROOM E.
2. IT IS SUGGESTED THAT THE NEXT MEETING OF THE INFORMAL ADVISORY GROUP
DEAL WITH THREE MAIN TOPICS:
(a) THE TIMING AND CONTENT OF THE PROPOSED WEEK-LONG SEMINAR/WORKSHOP IN GENEVA FOR TECHNICAL EXPERTS FROM CAPITALS. AS REGARDS THE TIMING, THE WEEK BEGINNING 6 JUNE 1988 HAS BEEN SUGGESTED. TO ALLOW TIME FOR NECESSARY PREPARATIONS IN GENEVA AND IN NATIONAL CAPITALS, IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THE INFORMAL ADVISORY GROUP TAKE A FIRM DECISION ON THIS DATE AT THE GROUP'S MEETING ON 16 MAY. AS REGARDS THE CONTENT OF THE SEMINAR/WORKSHOP, A DRAFT PROGRAMME PREPARED BY THE SECRETARIAT WILL BE DISTRIBUTED IN ADVANCE OF THE 16 MAY MEETING. DELEGATIONS ARE REMINDED THAT ALL INTERESTED CONTRACTING PARTIES ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SEMINAR/WORKSHOP.
(b) WHETHER TO ESTABLISH A TECHNICAL SUB-GROUP, OPEN TO ALL CONTRACTING PARTIES, THAT WOULD MEET FROM TIME TO TIME TO CONSIDER DETAILED TECHNICAL QUESTIONS RELATING TO THE OPERATION OF THE DATA BASE.
(c) OUTSTANDING QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE CONTENT AND FORMAT OF SUBMISSIONS TO THE INTEGRATED DATA BASE. THE RELEVANT SECRETARIAT DOCUMENTS FOR THIS DISCUSSION ARE AS FOLLOWS:
- SECRETARIAT NOTE DATED 18/2/88 ("NOTE BY SECRETARIAT ON DATA REQUIREMENTS AND FORMAT OF SUBMISSIONS")
- IDB/W/1, DATED 18/4/88 (THIS IS A REVISED VERSION OF THE SECRETARIAT NOTE DATED 25/2/88)
- IDB/W/2, DATED 18/4/88
- IDB/W/3, DATED 18/4/88
- IDB/Q/1, DATED 18/4/88 ("LIST NO.1 OF OUTSTANDING QUESTIONS").
A. DUNKEL
88-0696