RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE WT/BOP/R/20
5November 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-4665)
Committee onBalance-of-Payments Restrictions
REPORT ONTHE MEETING OF23-25 SEPTEMBER 1996
1. TheCommittee meton23,24and25September under theChairmanship ofMr.Peter Witt
toholdconsultations withHungary andNigeria.
2. Under "Other Business", thefollowing points were raised:
(a) Status ofinternational/ intergovernmental organizations asObservers.
3. Pending afinaldecision onpermanent observer status bytheGeneral Council, theCommittee
recognized theadhocobserver status ofthefollowing organizations: ACPSecretariat, EBRD, EFTA,
OECD, World Bank andUNCTAD.
(b) Annual Notification Format
4. TheChairman informed theCommittee thatadraftnotification format inaccordance withthe
annual notification requirement ofparagraph 9oftheUnderstanding would becirculated toMembers
inadvance ofthemeeting toadopt theAnnual Report scheduled for21October.