RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/TPR/D/52
19 September 2000
(00-3702)
Trade Policy Review Body
TRADE POLICY REVIEW MECHANISM
THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Communication from the Discussant
In pursuance of Annex 3, paragraph C (iv) of the WTO Agreement, the following are the
main points to be raised by the discussant, H.E. Ms. Anne Anderson (Ireland), at the Trade Policy
Review of the Republic of Korea on 26 and 28 September 2000.
It is recalled that the discussant acts in her personal capacity.  She intends to divide her
remarks largely along the following lines:
(i) General economic environment, in particular the 1997 financial crisis and its
consequences;
(ii) Trade policy regime and measures, including competition issues, tariff and tax
structures, government procurement;
(iii) Developments in selected sectors in particular agriculture, financial services and
telecommunications;  and
(iv) Longer term outlook and future challenges.
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