GATT/AIR/UNNUMBERED 13 FEBRUARY 1989

SUBJECT: INTERNATIONAL DAIRY ARRANGEMENT - NOTIFICATIONS

1. PARTICIPANTS IN THE ARRANGEMENT ARE REMINDED THAT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 23 OF THE RULES OF PROCEDURE, REPLIES TO QUESTIONNAIRES 1 (CERTAIN MILK POWDERS), 2 (MILK FAT) AND 3 (CERTAIN CHEESES) IN RESPECT OF THE FOURTH QUARTER AND THE WHOLE YEAR OF 1988, SHOULD BE FURNISHED BY 9 MARCH 1989, AT THE LATEST. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE DATES OF THE MEETINGS HAVE BEEN ADVANCED.

2. PARTICIPANTS ARE ALSO REQUESTED TO COMMUNICATE DETAILED INFORMATION ON SALES OF MILK POWDERS UNDER ARTICLE 3:5 OF THE PROTOCOL REGARDING CERTAIN MILK POWDERS AND ON SALES OF CHEESE UNDER ARTICLE 7:2 OF THE PROTOCOL REGARDING CERTAIN CHEESES. IN RELATION TO THE DECISIONS OF 22 MARCH 1988 (DPC/F/55) AND 12 JULY 1988 (DPC/F/58), PARTICIPANTS ARE REQUESTED TO NOTIFY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, IF ANY.

3. PARTICIPANTS WHICH HAVE NOT YET COMMUNICATED TO THE SECRETARIAT THEIR REPLIES TO QUESTIONNAIRE 4 (PRODUCTS NOT SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE PROTOCOLS), OR THOSE WISHING TO AMEND OR UPDATE THEIR REPLIES, ARE REQUESTED TO DO SO AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. IT IS NOTABLY IMPORTANT THAT PARTICIPANTS SUBMIT INFORMATION ON MILK DELIVERIES FOR THE WHOLE YEAR OF 1988.

4. ATTENTION IS DRAWN TO RULES 23 AND 29 OF THE RULES OF PROCEDURE AND PARTICIPANTS WHICH HAVE NOT YET SUBMITTED THE INFORMATION REQUIRED WITH RESPECT TO DAIRY POLICIES ARE URGED TO MAKE COMPLETE NOTIFICATIONS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THE INVENTORY ESTABLISHED ON THE BASIS OF REPLIES TO QUESTIONNAIRE 5 AND CIRCULATED IN THE DPC/INV/- SERIES, IS DUE FOR COMPLETE REVISION AT THE BEGINNING OF 1989, AND THE SECRETARIAT WOULD BE GRATEFUL RECEIVING, AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, ALL RELEVANT INFORMATION NECESSARY FOR THAT REVISION.

5. PARTICIPANTS ARE ALSO REQUESTED, IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 24 OF THE RULES OF PROCEDURE, TO FURNISH DETAILED INFORMATION REGARDING THEIR FOOD AID IN ORDER TO KEEP UP TO DATE THE REQUIRED INFORMATION ON FOOD AID AND TRANSACTIONS OTHER THAN NORMAL COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS IN MAJOR DAIRY PRODUCTS, IN CONFORMITY WITH RULE 30 OF THE RULES OF PROCEDURE.

A. DUNKEL

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