GATT/AIR/UNNUMBERED 18 JANUARY 1990

SUBJECT: INTEGRATED DATA BASE

1. THE NEXT MEETING OF THE INFORMAL ADVISORY GROUP, WHICH IS OPEN TO ALL CONTRACTING PARTIES, WILL BE HELD ON FRIDAY, 16 FEBRUARY AT 10 A.M. IN ROOM E.

2. THE PURPOSE OF THE MEETING IS (I) TO GIVE A PROGRESS REPORT ON THE WORK DONE BY THE SECRETARIAT FOR THE INTEGRATED DATA BASE AND FOR THE UPDATING OF THE FACTUAL DATA BASE FOR THE NEGOTIATIONS, (II) TO HAVE A PROGRESS REPORT ON THE WORK DONE IN NATIONAL CAPITALS FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE SUBMISSIONS TO THE INTEGRATED DATA BASE AND FOR THE PREPARATION OF TARIFF AND TRADE INFORMATION TO BE EXCHANGED BETWEEN PARTICIPANTS IN THE NEGOTIATIONS AND (III) TO REVIEW OUTSTANDING QUESTIONS RELATING TO THE ORGANIZATION OF THE INTEGRATED DATA BASE (DOCUMENT IDB/Q/3).

3. DELEGATIONS ARE REMINDED THAT THOSE CONTRACTING PARTIES WHICH HAVE NOT YET INDICATED THEIR INTENTION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INTEGRATED DATA BASE ARE ENCOURAGED TO DO SO AT AN EARLY DATE.

A. DUNKEL

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