RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/TPR/D/43
8 December 1999
(99-5391)
Trade Policy Review Body Original:  English
TRADE POLICY REVIEW MECHANISM
REVIEW OF THAILAND
Communication from the Discussant
In pursuance of Annex 3, paragraph C (iv) of the WTO Agreement, the following are outlines
of the main points to be raised by the discussant, Mr. Phil Sparkes (Australia), at the Trade Policy
Review of Thailand on 15 and 17 December 1999.
It is recalled that the discussant acts in his personal capacity.  He intends to divide his remarks
largely along the following lines:
- Long-term orientation of Thai trade and investment policy
- The crisis of 1997 – causes and effects- Policy reactions to the crisis- Future directions of Thai trade and investment policy
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