GATT/AIR/1970 24 NOVEMBER 1983
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GATT/AIR/1970 24 NOVEMBER 1983 SUBJECT; GROUP ON QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS AND OTHER NON-TARIFF MEASURES 1. THE GROUP ON QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS AND OTHER NON-TARIFF MEASURES WILL HOLD ITS NEXT MEETING FROM 5-9 DECEMBER 1983. THE MEETING WILL START AT 3 P.M. ON MONDAY, 5 DECEMBER AND WILL BE HELD IN THE CENTRE WILLIAM RAPPARD. 2. AS AGREED BY THE GROUP AT ITS MEETING ON 21 OCTOBER 1983, THE PURPOSE OF THE MEETING IS TO REVIEW EXISTING QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS AND OTHER NON-TARIFF MEASURES, AND IN PARTICULAR THE GROUNDS ON WHICH THESE ARE MAINTAINED, AND THEIR CONFORMITY WITH THE PROVISIONS OR THE GENERAL AGREEMENT. ^ 3. THE PROCEDURE TO BE FOLLOWED WAS ALSO AGREED/BJT THE GROUP (NTM/4) AND IS SET OUT BELOW. >/ 4. IN THE AREA OF QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIO (A) OPPORTUNITY WILL BE GIVEN TO D STATEMENTS CONCERNING THE GRQ QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS TH ASK GENERAL QUESTIONS OR MAKE ONS TO MAKE GENERAL GATT CONFORMITY OF THE AIN AND TO OTHER MEMBERS TO ;RAL COMMENTS; DELEGATIONS (B) WISHING TO MAKE SUCH GENERAL STATEMENTS SHOULD, WHERE POSSIBLE, MAKE THEM AVAILABLE TO THE ^GROUP IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING. THE INFORMATION ON QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS (NTM/W/6 AND ADDENDA) WILL THEN BE^ftUMINED BY PRODUCT SECTIONS IN THE CCCN CLASSIFICATION, THtFIKÎTr SECTION BEING MINERAL PRODUCTS, ON THE UNDERSTANDING TH>I I^MIGHT BE CONSIDERED DESIRABLE IN THE COURSE OF THE REVIEW TfifEAL SEPARATELY WITH CERTAIN INDIVIDUAL CHAPTERS. WITHIN EA< ASKED, IN NECESS RES GEN: SECRET. ORDER, OR (OR CHAPTER), CONTRACTING PARTIES WILL BE ETICAL ORDER, TO GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS GROUNDS ON WHICH THEY MAINTAIN QUANTITATIVE S AND THEIR CONFORMITY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE EMENT. IN ORDER TO ASSIST DELEGATIONS, THE IS CIRCULATING A LIST, ARRANGED IN ALPHABETICAL OF THE CONTRACTING PARTIES MAINTAINING QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS IN EACH CCCN SECTION. OTHER MEMBERS OF THE GROUP WILL THEN HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS, MAKE COMMENTS OR RAISE ANY POINTS WHICH THEY MAY HAVE ON SPECIFIC PRODUCTS IN THE CCCN SECTION CONCERNED. THE GROUP AGREED TO REVERT TO QUESTIONS RELATING TO MEASURES IN THE FIELDS OF AGRICULTURE AND TEXTILES LATER IN STAGE II. A DETAILED ACCOUNT OF THE DISCUSSION ON THESE MATTERS WILL BE FOUND IN NTM/4. 83-2588
Transcript of GATT/AIR/1970 24 NOVEMBER 1983
GATT/AIR/1970 24 NOVEMBER 1983
SUBJECT; GROUP ON QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS AND OTHER NON-TARIFF MEASURES
1. THE GROUP ON QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS AND OTHER NON-TARIFF MEASURES WILL HOLD ITS NEXT MEETING FROM 5-9 DECEMBER 1983. THE MEETING WILL START AT 3 P.M. ON MONDAY, 5 DECEMBER AND WILL BE HELD IN THE CENTRE WILLIAM RAPPARD.
2. AS AGREED BY THE GROUP AT ITS MEETING ON 21 OCTOBER 1983, THE PURPOSE OF THE MEETING IS TO REVIEW EXISTING QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS AND OTHER NON-TARIFF MEASURES, AND IN PARTICULAR THE GROUNDS ON WHICH THESE ARE MAINTAINED, AND THEIR CONFORMITY WITH THE PROVISIONS OR THE GENERAL AGREEMENT. ^
3. THE PROCEDURE TO BE FOLLOWED WAS ALSO AGREED/BJT THE GROUP (NTM/4) AND IS SET OUT BELOW. >/
4. IN THE AREA OF QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIO
(A) OPPORTUNITY WILL BE GIVEN TO D STATEMENTS CONCERNING THE GRQ QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS TH ASK GENERAL QUESTIONS OR MAKE
ONS TO MAKE GENERAL GATT CONFORMITY OF THE
AIN AND TO OTHER MEMBERS TO ;RAL COMMENTS; DELEGATIONS
(B)
WISHING TO MAKE SUCH GENERAL STATEMENTS SHOULD, WHERE POSSIBLE, MAKE THEM AVAILABLE TO THE ̂ GROUP IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING.
THE INFORMATION ON QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS (NTM/W/6 AND ADDENDA) WILL THEN BE^ftUMINED BY PRODUCT SECTIONS IN THE CCCN CLASSIFICATION, THtFIKÎTr SECTION BEING MINERAL PRODUCTS, ON THE UNDERSTANDING TH>I I^MIGHT BE CONSIDERED DESIRABLE IN THE COURSE OF THE REVIEW TfifEAL SEPARATELY WITH CERTAIN INDIVIDUAL CHAPTERS.
WITHIN EA< ASKED, IN NECESS RES GEN: SECRET. ORDER,
OR (OR CHAPTER), CONTRACTING PARTIES WILL BE ETICAL ORDER, TO GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS GROUNDS ON WHICH THEY MAINTAIN QUANTITATIVE
S AND THEIR CONFORMITY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE EMENT. IN ORDER TO ASSIST DELEGATIONS, THE IS CIRCULATING A LIST, ARRANGED IN ALPHABETICAL
OF THE CONTRACTING PARTIES MAINTAINING QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS IN EACH CCCN SECTION.
OTHER MEMBERS OF THE GROUP WILL THEN HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS, MAKE COMMENTS OR RAISE ANY POINTS WHICH THEY MAY HAVE ON SPECIFIC PRODUCTS IN THE CCCN SECTION CONCERNED.
THE GROUP AGREED TO REVERT TO QUESTIONS RELATING TO MEASURES IN THE FIELDS OF AGRICULTURE AND TEXTILES LATER IN STAGE II. A DETAILED ACCOUNT OF THE DISCUSSION ON THESE MATTERS WILL BE FOUND IN NTM/4.
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(C) ADEQUATE ATTENTION WILL BE GIVEN, IN THE COURSE OF THE REVIEW, TO PRODUCTS OF PARTICULAR EXPORT INTEREST TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (NTM/W/4/REV.1).
5. IN THE AREA OF OTHER NON-TARIFF MEASURES, OPPORTUNITY WILL BE GIVEN TO DELEGATIONS TO MAKE STATEMENTS AND ASK QUESTIONS ON THE GROUNDS AND GATT CONFORMITY OF MEASURES IN THE INVENTORY (NTM/INV/I-V AND ADDENDA}. THE GROUP IS ALSO EXPECTED TO CONSIDER WHETHER PRIORITIES MIGHT BE ESTABLISHED AMONG THE CATEGORIES OF OTHER NON-TARIFF MEASURES FOR THE PURPOSES OF STAGE III OF ITS WORK.
6. IT IS RECALLED THAT AT ITS MEETING ON 21 OCTOBER 1983 THE GROUP INITIATED STAGE II OF ITS WORK, ON THE UNDERSTANDING THAT IT IS NECESSARY TO ENSURE THE CONTINUATION OF THE WORK OF COLLECTING INFORMATION FROM ALL CONTRACTING PARTIES, AS WELL AS IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF THAT ALREADY AVAILABLE.
7. THOSE CONTRACTING PARTIES WHICH HAVE NOT ALREADY NOTIFIED THE QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS WHICH THEY MAINTAIN ARE THEREFORE INVITED TO DO SO AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND ARE REMINDED OF THE DETAILS REQUESTED:
A. A FULL DESCRIPTION OF THE PRODUCTS AND TARIFF LINES (OR PARTS OF TARIFF LINES) AFFECTED;
B. THE TYPE OF RESTRICTION; AND
C. AN INDICATION OF: (I) THE GROUNDS ON WHICH THE MEASURE IS MAINTAINED, AND (II) RELEVANT GATT PROVISIONS.
INFORMATION RECEIVED WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE NTM/W/6 DOCUMENTATION.
8. FURTHER UPDATING OF INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE NON-TARIFF MEASURES INVENTORIES CONCERNING QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS AND OTHER NON-TARIFF MEASURES, OR NEW NOTIFICATIONS THERETO, WILL BE INCLUDED IN ADDENDA TO NTM/INV/I-V.
9. OWING TO THEIR SIZE, EXTRA COPIES OF DOCUMENTS NTM/W/6 AND ADDENDA, AND NTM/INV/I-V AND ADDENDA WILL NOT BE MADE AVAILABLE IN THE MEETING ROOM.
10. CONTRACTING PARTIES MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, AND OTHER CONTRACTING PARTIES, ASSOCIATED GOVERNMENTS AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS WISHING TO BE REPRESENTED BY OBSERVERS, ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM ME OF THE NAMES OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
A. DUNKEL
