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ORGANIZATIONG/TRIMS/M/12
22 September 2000
(00-3798)
Committee on Trade-Related Investment Measures
MINUTES  OF  THE  MEETING  HELD  ON  19 SEPTEMBER  2000
Chairperson:  Mr. Oscar Hernández  (Venezuela)
1. The Committee on Trade-Related Investment Measures held its twelfth meeting on
19 September 2000.  The meeting was convened in Airgram WTO/AIR/1375.
2. The Committee adopted the following agenda:
A. Notifications under Article 6.2 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Investment
Measures
B. Observer Status for International Intergovernmental Organizations
C. Annual Report (2000) to the Council for Trade in Goods
D. Other Business
A. NOTIFICATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 6.2 OF THE AGREEMENT ON TRADE-RELATED
INVESTMENT MEASURES
3. The Chairman said that notifications submitted under Article 6.2 were listed in document
G/TRIMS/N/2/Rev.8 of 19 July 20000 . As was apparent from that document, a number of Members
had not yet complied with the notification requirement, and the Chairman recalled the Committee's
decision taken in September 1996 on the procedures for the submission of notifications under
Article 6.2.  He therefore urged all Members to submit notifications under Article 6.2 as soon as
possible.  He added that any new notifications that had been submitted would be reflected in the next
revision of document G/TRIMS/N/2.
4. The representative of the European Communities, noting that among the countries that had
not submitted notifications under Article 6.2 were some that had requested extensions of the transition
period under Article 5.3, urged all Members that had not yet done so to comply with the notification
requirement in Article 6.2 so that the Committee could agree that the obligations of the TRIMs
Agreement had been met by all.
5. The Committee took note of the statements made.
B. OBSERVER STATUS FOR INTERNATIONAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL 
ORGANIZATIONS
6. The Chairman recalled that the Committee had already received requests for observer status
from four international intergovernmental organiza tions, i.e. the Inter-American Development Bank,
the Latin American Economic System, the Islamic Development Bank, and the Inter Arab Investment
Guarantee Corporation.  Also pending was a requ est for observer status from the African, CaribbeanG/TRIMS/M/12
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and Pacific Group of States.  This request for observership had been made "to the Council for Trade
in Goods and all its bodies".  In addition, requests for observer status had been received from the
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa and the Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting.
He proposed that, in light of the ongoing consultations in the framework of the General Council on
the issue of observer status for international intergovernmental organizations, Members agree to deferconsideration of these requests until a later time.
7. The Committee so agreed.
C. ANNUAL REPORT (2000) TO THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN GOODS
8. The Committee adopted its annual report (2000) to the Council for Trade in Goods (G/L/390).
E. OTHER BUSINESS
9. The representative of Hong Kong, China, expressed his delegation's appreciation for the work
carried out by the outgoing Chairman, Mr. Leo Palma (Philippines).
10. The Chairman welcomed the statement made by Hong Kong, China.
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