RESTRICTED WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIOWT/DER/P/29
2 August 1999
(99-3260)
DERESTRICTION OF DOCUMENTS
Documents Proposed for Derestriction on 1 October 19991
1. In accordance with the procedures for the circulation and derestriction of WTO documents
(WT/L/160/Rev.1), the following restricted documents are proposed for derestriction on
1 October 1999.  The date of circulation of each document is indicated at the end of the document
title.  For technical reasons, the attached list is circulated in English only.
2. Any Member wanting any of these documents, or part of a document, to remain restricted is
invited to notify the Secretariat not later than 30 September 1999.
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DOCUMENTS MIS EN DISTRIBUTION GENERALE
Documents proposés pour mise en distribution générale à la date du 1 octobre 19991
1. Conformément aux procédures de distribution et de mise en distribution générale des
documents de l'OMC (WT/L/160/Rev.1), les documents ci-après qui ont fait l'objet d'une distributionrestreinte sont proposés pour mise en distribution générale à la date du 1 octobre 1999.  La date de
distribution est indiquée à la suite du titre de chaque document.  Pour des raisons techniques, la liste
ci-jointe n'est distribuée qu'en anglais.
2. Tout Membre souhaitant que la distribution de l'un de ces documents, ou d'une partie d'un
document, demeure restreinte est invité à en informer le Secrétariat au plus tard le 30 septembre 1999.
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SUPRESIÓN DEL CARÁCTER RESERVADO DE
DETERMINADOS DOCUMENTOS
Documentos cuyo carácter reservado se propone suprimir el 1 de octubre de 19991
1. De conformidad con los procedimientos para la distribución y la supresión del carácter
reservado de los documentos de la OMC (WT/ L/160/Rev.1), se propone que los siguientes
documentos dejen de tener tal carácter a partir del 1 de octubre de 1999.  La fecha de distribución decada documento se indica al final del título de éste.  Por razones técnicas, la lista adjunta se distribuye
en inglés solamente.
2. Se ruega a los Miembros que deseen que alguno, o parte de alguno, de estos documentos
sigan teniendo carácter reservado lo notifiquen a la Secretaría a más tardar el 30 de septiembre de
1999.
                                                     
1This notice is circulated by the Secretariat normally once a month, and does not refer to documents related to the
work of the Councils and Committees established under the Plurilateral Trade Agreements or separate agreements under theauspices of the WTO, for which separate notices are circulated.  A list of recently derestricted documents is circulated by theSecretariat in the WT/DER/- series normally once a month. A lis t of documents remaining restricted is circulated by the
Secretariat in the WT/DER/RM/- series every three months./
Cet avis est distribué en principe chaque mois par le Secrétariat, et ne fait pas mention des documents se rapportant
aux travaux des Conseils et Comités établis en vertu des Accords commerciaux plurilatéraux ou d'accords distincts conclussous les auspices de l'OMC, pour lesquels des avis sont distribués séparément.  Le Secrétariat distribue en principe chaque
mois, sous la cote WT/DER/-, la liste des documents qui viennent d'être mis en distribution générale.  Il distribue tous les
trois mois, sous la cote WT/DER/RM/-, la liste des documents dont la distribution demeure restreinte./
Este aviso, que normalmente la Secretaría distribuye una vez por mes, no se refiere a los documentos relativos a la
labor de los Consejos y Comités establecidos en virtud de los Acuerdos Comerciales Plurilaterales o de otros acuerdos
celebrados bajo los auspicios de la OMC, que son objeto de avisos distribuidos por separado.  La lista de los documentos que
recientemente han dejado de tener carácter reservado se distribuye normalmente una vez por mes en la serie WT/DER/-.Cada tres meses la Secretaría distribuye en la serie WT/DER/RM/- una lista de los documentos que siguen teniendo carácterreservado.WT/DER/P/29
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G/ADP/Q1/CRI/2 Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices - Committee on Subsidies and
Countervailing Measures - Notification of Laws and Regulations underArticles 18.5 and 32.6 of the Agreements - Replies to Questions Posed by
the United States Regarding the Notification of Costa Rica
 - 19.01.1999
G/ADP/Q1/KOR/15 Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices - Committee on Subsidies and
Countervailing Measures - Notification of Laws and Regulations underArticles 18.5 and 32.6 of the Agreements - Replies to Questions Posed by
Venezuela Regarding the Notification of Korea
 - 20.01.1999
G/ADP/Q1/MDV/1 Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices - Committee on Subsidies and
Countervailing Measures - Notification of Laws and Regulations under
Articles 18.5 and 32.6 of the Agreements - Replies to Questions Posed by
Hong Kong, China, and the United St ates Regarding the Notification of
the Maldives  - 08.01.1999
G/ADP/Q1/POL/6 Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices - Committee on Subsidies and
Countervailing Measures - Notification of Laws and Regulations under
Articles 18.5 and 32.6 of the Agreements - Replies to Questions Posed by
Japan, Turkey and Venezuela Regarding the Notification of Poland  -
08.01.1999
G/ADP/Q1/USA/11 Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices - Committee on Subsidies and
Countervailing Measures - Notification of Laws and Regulations underArticles 18.5 and 32.6 of the Agreements - Replies to Questions Posed bythe European Community Regarding the Notification of the United States
- 14.01.1999
G/AG/R/17 Committee on Agriculture - Summary Report of the Meeting Held on
17-18 November 1998 - Note by the Secretariat  - 25.01.1999
G/C/M/33/Corr.1 Council for Trade in Goods - Minutes of Meeting - Held in the Centre
William Rappard  on 21 April 1998 - Corrigendum  - 19.01.1999
G/C/M/36/Corr.1 Council for Trade in Goods - Minutes of Meeting - Held in the Centre
William Rappard on 1 Oc tober 1998 - Corrigendum  - 19.01.1999
G/PSI/WP/W/22 Working Party on Preshipment Inspection - Communication from
Colombia - The Uselfulness of Databases in the Context of Customs
Procedures  - 26.01.1999
G/SCM/Q1/CRI/2 Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices - Committee on Subsidies and
Countervailing Measures - Notification of Laws and Regulations under
Articles 18.5 and 32.6 of the Agreements - Replies to Questions Posed by
the United States Regarding the Notification of Costa Rica  - 19.01.1999
G/SCM/Q1/KOR/15 Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices - Committee on Subsidies and
Countervailing Measures - Notification of Laws and Regulations under
Articles 18.5 and 32.6 of the Agreements - Replies to Questions Posed by
Venezuela Regarding the Notification of Korea  - 20.01.1999
G/SCM/Q1/MDV/1 Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices - Committee on Subsidies and
Countervailing Measures - Notification of Laws and Regulations underArticles 18.5 and 32.6 of the Agreements - Replies to Questions Posed by
Hong Kong, China, and the United St ates Regarding the Notification of
the Maldives
 - 08.01.1999
G/SCM/Q1/POL/6 Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices - Committee on Subsidies and
Countervailing Measures - Notification of Laws and Regulations underArticles 18.5 and 32.6 of the Agreements - Replies to Questions Posed by
Japan, Turkey and Venezuela Regarding the Notification of Poland
 -
08.01.1999WT/DER/P/29
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G/SCM/Q1/USA/11 Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices - Committee on Subsidies and
Countervailing Measures - Notification of Laws and Regulations underArticles 18.5 and 32.6 of the Agreements - Replies to Questions Posed by
the European Community Regarding the Notification of the United States
– 14.01.1999
G/SCM/Q2/ARG/14 Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures - Subsidies –
Questions from the European Community Regarding the New and Full
Notification of Argentina  - 25.01.1999
G/SCM/Q2/ARG/15 Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures - Subsidies –
Questions from Mexico Regarding the New and Full Notification of
Argentina  - 28.01.1999
G/SCM/Q2/ARG/16 Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures - Subsidies –
Questions from the United States Regarding the New and Full
Notification of Argentina  - 22.01.1999
G/SCM/Q2/ARG/17 Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures - Subsidies –
Questions from Chile Regarding the New and Full Notification of
Argentina  - 28.01.1999
G/SCM/Q2/ARG/18 Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures - Subsidies –
Questions from Japan Regarding the New and Full Notification of
Argentina  - 25.01.1999
G/SCM/Q2/CHE/8 Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures - Subsidies –
Questions from the United States Regarding the New and Full
Notifications of Switzerland  - 22.01.1999
G/SCM/Q2/CHL/8 Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures - Subsidies –
Questions from the United States Regarding the New and Full
Notification of Chile  - 22.01.1999
G/SCM/Q2/DMA/1 Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures - Subsidies –
Questions from the European Community Regarding the New and Full
Notification of Dominica  - 25.01.1999
G/SCM/Q2/JPN/21 Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures - Subsidies –
Questions from the European Community Regarding the New and Full
Notification of Japan  - 25.01.1999
G/SCM/Q2/JPN/22 Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures - Subsidies –
Questions from the United States Regarding the New and Full
Notification of Japan  - 22.01.1999
G/SCM/Q2/JPN/23 Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures - Subsidies –
Questions from Chile Regarding the New and Full Notification of Japan  -
28.01.1999
G/SCM/Q2/JPN/25 Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures - Subsidies –
Questions from Poland Regarding the New and Full Notification of Japan
– 25.01.1999
G/SCM/Q2/KOR/15 Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures - Subsidies –
Questions from the European Community Regarding the New and Full
Notification of Korea  - 25.01.1999
G/SCM/Q2/KOR/17 Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures - Subsidies –
Questions from the United States Regarding the New and Full
Notification of Korea  - 25.01.1999
G/SCM/Q2/MEX/12 Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures - Subsidies –
Questions from Chile Regarding the New and Full Notification of Mexico
– 29.01.1999WT/DER/P/29
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G/SCM/Q2/MEX/13 Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures - Subsidies –
Questions from the United States Regarding the New and Full
Notification of Mexico  - 25.01.1999
G/SCM/Q2/PAN/1 Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures - Subsidies –
Questions from the European Community Regarding the New and Full
Notification of Panama  - 22.01.1999
G/SCM/Q2/PAN/2 Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures - Subsidies –
Questions from the United States Regarding the New and Full
Notification of Panama  - 22.01.1999
G/SCM/Q2/PAN/4 Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures - Subsidies –
Questions from Japan Regarding the New and Full Notification of
Panama  - 25.01.1999
G/SCM/Q2/SGP/7 Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures - Subsidies –
Questions from the European Community Regarding the New and Full
Notification of Singapore  - 19.01.1999
G/SCM/Q2/TUR/9 Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures - Subsidies –
Questions from the United States Regarding the New and Full
Notification of Turkey  - 22.01.1999
G/SCM/Q2/TUR/10 Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures - Subsidies –
Questions from Mexico Regarding the New and Full Notification of
Turkey  - 28.01.1999
G/SCM/Q2/TUR/11 Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures - Subsidies –
Questions from Poland Regarding the New and Full Notification of
Turkey  - 25.01.1999
G/SCM/Q2/USA/14 Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures - Subsidies –
Questions from the European Community Regarding the New and Full
Notification of the United States  - 18.01.1999
G/SCM/Q2/USA/15 Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures - Subsidies –
Questions from Chile Regarding the New and Full Notification of the
United States  - 28.01.1999
G/SCM/Q2/USA/16 Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures - Subsidies –
Questions from Mexico Regarding the New and Full Notification of the
United States  - 28.01.1999
G/SCM/Q2/USA/17 Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures - Subsidies –
Questions from Poland Regarding the New and Full Notification of the
United States  - 25.01.1999
G/SG/Q1/POL/2 Committee on Safeguards - Notification of Laws and Regulations under
Article 12.6 of the Agreement - Questions Posed by Turkey Regarding
the Notification of Poland  - 05.01.1999
G/SG/Q1/QAT//2 Committee on Safeguards - Notification of Laws and Regulations under
Article 12.6 of the Agreement - Replies to Questions Posed by the United
States Regarding the Notification of Qatar  - 12.01.1999
G/SG/Q2/EGY/3 Committee on Safeguards - Notification under Article 12.4 of the
Agreement on Safeguards Before Taking a Provisional Safeguards
Measure Referred to in Article 6 - Questions Posed by Turkey to Egypt  -
05.01.1999
G/SPS/R/13 Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures - Summary of the
Meeting Held on 11-12 November 1998 - Note by the Secretariat  -
15.01.1999WT/DER/P/29
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G/TBT/W/103 Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade - Committee on Trade and
Environment - Technical Barriers to the Market Access of Developing
Countries - Background Note by the Secretariat  - 25.01.1999
G/TRIMS/M/9 Committee on Trade-Related Investment Measures - Minutes of the
Meeting Held on 14 September 1998  - 13.01.1999
G/VAL/M/9 Committee on Customs Valuation - Minutes of the Meeting of
13 November 1998  - 28.01.1999
IP/C/M/21 Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights –
Minutes of Meeting - Held in the Centre William Rappard on
1-2 December 1998  - 22.01.1999
IP/C/W/52/Rev.4 Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights –
International Intergovernmental Organizations - Requests for Observer
Status in the Council for TRIPS - Revision  - 07.01.1999
IP/C/W/117/Add.5 Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights –
Review under Article 24.2 of the Application of the Provisions of theSection of the TRIPS Agreement on Geographical Indications - Checklist
of Questions - Responses from Canada
 - 14.01.1999
IP/C/W/117/Add.6 Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights –
Review under Article 24.2 of the Application of the Provisions of theSection of the TRIPS Agreement on Geographical Indications - Checklist
of Questions - Responses from the Slovak Republic
 - 28.01.1999
IP/C/W/120/Rev.1 Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights –
Communication from Cuba - Revision  - 07.01.1999
IP/C/W/121 Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights –
Implementation of Articles 70.8 and 70.9  - 13.01.1999
IP/C/W/123 Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights - The
TRIPS Agreement and Trade Facilitation - Background Note by the
Secretariat  - 05.01.1999
IP/C/W/124 Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights - Non-
Violation Complaints and the TRIPS Ag reement - Note by the Secretariat
- 28.01.1999
IP/Q2/ROM/1 Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights –
Review of Legislation on Trademarks, Geographical Indications and
Industrial Designs - Romania  - 13.01.1999
IP/Q/SVK/1/Add.1 Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights –
Review of Legislation on Copyright and Related Rights - Slovak
Republic - Addendum  - 05.01.1999
S/C/M/32 Council for Trade in Services - Report of the Meeting Held on
14 and 15 December 1998 - Note by the Secretariat  - 14.01.1999
S/CSC/M/7 Committee on Specific Commitments - Report of the Meeting Held on
25 November 1998 - Note by the Secretariat  - 18.01.1999
S/C/W/93 Council for Trade in Services - Communication from the Republic of
Korea - Certification - Revised Sc hedule of Specific Commitments in
Financial Services  - 20.01.1999
S/FIN/M/21 Committee on Trade in Financial Services - Report of the Meeting Held
on 17 December 1998 - Note by the Secretariat  - 11.01.1999
S/FIN/M/22 Committee on Trade in Financial Services - Report of the Meeting Held
on 19 January 1999 - Note by the Secretariat  - 25.01.1999WT/DER/P/29
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S/WPGR/M/19 Working Party on GATS Rules - Report of the Meeting of
1 December 1998 - Note by the Secretariat  - 21.01.1999
WT/COMTD/M/22 Committee on Trade and Development - Note on the Meeting of
2 November 1998  - 21.01.1999
WT/CTE/W/101 Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade - Committee on Trade and
Environment - Technical Barriers to the Market Access of Developing
Countries - Background Note by the Secretariat  - 25.01.1999
WT/CTE/W/102 Committee on Trade and Environment - Item 4: Provisions of the
Multilateral Trading System with Respect to the Transparency of TradeMeasures Used for Environmental Purposes and Environmental Measuresand Requirements which Have Significant Trade Effects - TheEnvironmental Database: Interim Review of the Glossary of Search
Words - Note by the Secretariat
 - 22.01.1999
WT/CTE/W/102/Corr.1 Committee on Trade and Environment - Item 4: Provisions of the
Multilateral Trading System with Respect to the Transparency of TradeMeasures Used for Environmental Purposes and Environmental Measuresand Requirements which Have Significant Trade Effects - TheEnvironmental Database: Interim Review of the Glossary of Search
Words - Note by the Secretariat - Corrigendum
 - 28.01.1999
WT/DSB/M/51 Dispute Settlement Body - Minutes of Meeting - Held in the Centre
William Rappard on 25 November 1998  - 22.01.1999
WT/DSB/W/91 Dispute Settlement Body - European Communities - Regime for the
Importation, Sale and Distribution of Bananas: Recourse to Article 22.2
of the DSU by the United States - Communication from Japan  –
25.01.1999
WT/GC/M/31/Corr.1 General Council - Minutes of Meeting - Held in the Centre William
Rappard on 14, 16 and 23 October 1998 - Corrigendum  - 25.01.1999
WT/GC/W/51/Rev.6 International Intergovernmental Organizations - Requests for Observer
Status in the General Council - Revision  - 22.01.1999
WT/GC/W/117/Rev.1 General Council - Review of Procedures for the Circulation and
Derestriction of WTO Documents - Note by the Secretariat on Proposals
made by Delegations  - Revision  - 25.01.1999
WT/GC/W/133 General Council - Request for an Authoritative Interpretation Pursuant to
Article IX.2 of the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade
Organization - Communication from the European Communities  –
25.01.1999
WT/GC/W/135 Preparations for the 1999 Ministerial Conference - General Council
Discussion on Mandated Negotiations on Agriculture and Services –
23-24 November 1998 - Communication from Egypt  - 26.01.1999
WT/GC/W/136 Preparations for the 1999 Ministerial Conference - General Council
Discussion on Built-In-Agenda - 23-24 November 1998 - Communication
from Egypt  - 26.01.1999
WT/GC/W/137 Preparations for the 1999 Ministerial Conference - General Council
Discussion on the Follow-up to the High Level Meeting on Integrated
Initiatives for Least-Developed Countries' Trade Development –
14 and 16 December 1998 - Communication from Egypt  - 26.01.1999
WT/GC/W/141 Preparations for the 1999 Ministerial Conference - General Council
Discussion on Paragraph 9(b) of the 1998 Ministerial Declaration –
27 January 1999 - Communication from India  - 29.01.1999WT/DER/P/29
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WT/REG50/M/5 Committee on Regional Trade Agreements - Examination of the
European Communities-Hungary Europe Agreement, Services; theEuropean Communities-Poland Europe Agreement, Services; and the
European Communities-Slovak Republic Europe Agreement, Services –
Note on the Meeting of 1 December 1998
 - 20.01.1999
WT/REG51/M/5 Committee on Regional Trade Agreements - Examination of the
European Communities-Hungary Europe Agreement, Services; theEuropean Communities-Poland Europe Agreement, Services; and the
European Communities-Slovak Republic Europe Agreement, Services –
Note on the Meeting of 1 December 1998
 - 20.01.1999
WT/REG52/M/5 Committee on Regional Trade Agreements - Examination of the
European Communities-Hungary Europe Agreement, Services; theEuropean Communities-Poland Europe Agreement, Services; and the
European Communities-Slovak Republic Europe Agreement, Services –
Note on the Meeting of 1 December 1998
 - 20.01.1999
WT/REG54/3 Committee on Regional Trade Agreements - Free Trade Agreement
between Israel and Hungary - Communication from the Parties  -
27.01.1999
WT/REG58/3 Committee on Regional Trade Agreements - Free Trade Agreement
between Turkey and Hungary - Communication from the Parties  -
27.01.1999
WT/REG60/3 Committee on Regional Trade Agreements - Free Trade Agreement
between Turkey and Israel - Communication from the Parties  -
21.01.1999
WT/REG61/3 Committee on Regional Trade Agreements - Free Trade Agreement
between the Republic of Turkey and the Republic of Lithuania –
Communication from the Parties  - 05.01.1999
WT/REG/GEN/1 Committee on Regional Trade Agreements - System of European
Cumulation of Origin - Questions and Replies  - 21.01.1999
WT/REG/M/20 Committee on Regional Trade Agreements - Note on the Meetings of
26 November and 2 December 1998  - 22.01.1999
WT/WGTI/M/7 Working Group on the Relationship between Trade and Investment –
Report on the Meeting of 25 and 26 November 1998 - Note by the
Secretariat  - 27.01.1999
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