RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/C/W/82
26June1997
ORGANIZATION(97-2644)
Council forTrade inGoods
SUPPLY OFINFORMATION TOTHE INTEGRATED DATA BASE
FOR PERSONAL COMPUTERS
Draft Decision
TheGeneral Council ,
Having regard totheDecision of10November 1987(BISD 34S/66) inwhich, interalia,the
GATT Council stressed theneedtoassure thebroadest possible participation ofcontracting parties
intheIntegrated DataBase;
Considering thattheCommittee onMarket Access, atitsmeeting of24June1997, approved
modalities fortheoperation oftheIntegrated Data Base forPersonal Computers
(document G/MA/IDB/1/Rev.1);
Considering theimportance ofensuring fullparticipation ofallWTO Members intheIntegrated
DataBaseforPersonal Computers;
Decides :
1. ThatWTO Members shallsupply totheSecretariat, onanannual basis, theinformation referred
toindocument G/MA/IDB/1/Rev.1.
2. ThattheSecretariat shall, upon request, provide technical assistance toMembers inrelation
tothesubmission ofthedatarequired fortheIntegrated DataBaseforPersonal Computers.
3. Thatthesubmission ofthedatarequired fortheIntegrated DataBaseforPersonal Computers
shallnotprejudice therights andobligations ofMembers under theWTO agreements.