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WORLD TRADE WT/TPR/D/15
18November 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-5063)
Trade Policy Review Body
TRADE POLICY REVIEW MECHANISM
REVIEW OFTHE EUROPEAN UNION
Communication from theDiscussants
Inpursuance ofAnnex 3,paragraph C(iv)oftheWTO Agreement, thefollowing areoutlines
ofthemain points toberaised bythediscussants, H.E. Mr.John Weekes (Canada) and
H.E. Mr.Nestor Osorio Londoño (Colombia), attheTrade Policy Review oftheEuropean Union
on25-26 November 1997.
Itisrecalled thatthediscussants actintheirpersonal capacity.
(a) Ambassador JohnWeekes
1. Recent macroeconomic developments andexport performance.
2. Theinteractions between thesingle market andinternational liberalization.
3. EU'smulti-stranded approach inexternal tradepolicy (bilateral, regional andmultilateral) and
thecontinued expansion ofpreferential agreements.
4. EU'srecent progress towards amore liberal trade policy regime.
5. Thenewchallenges facing theEUandpossible implications onworld trade (theintroduction
oftheeuro, future enlargement).
(b) Ambassador Nestor Osorio Londoño
1. General trade policy issues.
2. Recent policy trends inagriculture.
3. Policy issues inbothtraditional andmodern industrial sectors.
4. Thegradual liberalization ofservices andinvolvement inGATS negotiations.
Note: Thiscommunication issubject torestricted circulation andpress embargo untiltheendoftheMeeting
oftheTrade Policy Review Body ontheEuropean Union.