WTO/AIR/52 31 MARCH 1995 
GATT/AIR/3679 
SUBJECT ; COMMITTEE ON TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE 
1. THE GATT COMMITTEE ON TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE AND THE 
WTO COMMITTEE ON TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE WILL HOLD A JOINT 
MEETING ON 21 APRIL 1995. THE MEETING WILL BEGIN AT 10 A.M. IN THE 
CENTRE WILLIAM RAPPARD. 
THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE PROPOSED FOR THE AGENDA: 
2.1 ELECTION OF OFFICERS 
2.2 ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA 
2.3 RULES OF PROCEDURE 
BYV (i) RULES OF PROCEDURE ADOPTED BY*THE WTO COUNCIL FOR 
TRADE IN GOODS - DECISLONÎŒNDING 
(ii) DECISION ON "TRANSITIONAL^ARRANGEMENTS - AVOIDANCE 
OF PROCEDURAL AND INSTITUTIONAL DUPLICATION" 
(WT/L/29) INSTII 
uberfVE (iii)PARTICIPATION OF 0B3SKVERS 
(a) GOVERNMENTS/ (WT/L/28) 
(b) INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS (WT/GC/COM/2 AND 
PROCEDURES' ADOPTED BY THE WTO COUNCIL FOR 
TRADE ISJ/GOODS - DECISION PENDING) 
:FlbAl 2.4 STATUS OF RATIFICATION OF THE WTO TBT AGREEMENT 
(REPORT BY /ki CHAIRPERSON) 
2.5 TERMINATION Off THE TOKYO ROUND TBT AGREEMENT (TBT/W/192) 
2.6 NOTIFICATIONS UNDER ARTICLES 2.9, 2.10, 3.2, 5.6, 5.7, 
7.2 ANDVAjJZICLE 15.2 OF THE WTO TBT AGREEMENT 
(J.)/R$COMMENDATIONS ENDORSED BY THE PREPARATORY 
loOMMITTEE (PC/IPL/10/REV.1) 
(ii) PROCEDURES FOR NOTIFICATION AND INFORMATION 
EXCHANGE UNDER. THE WTO TBT AGREEMENT (G/TBT/W/2) 
(iii) INFORMATION TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE SECRETARIAT BY 
MEMBERS 
ENQUIRY POINTS (G/TBT/W/3) 
CONSULTATION POINTS (G/TBT/W/5) 
CIRCULATION OF TBT NOTIFICATIONS (G/TBT/W/6) 
95-0730 ./. - 2-
2.7 PROCEDURES FOR NOTIFICATION UNDER PARAGRAPHS C AND J OF 
THE CODE OF GOOD PRACTICE FOR THE PREPARATION, ADOPTION 
AND APPLICATION OF STANDARDS (G/L/l AND G/TBT/W/4) 
2.8 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 
2.9 STATEMENTS ON IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF 
THE AGREEMENT (TBT/l/ADD.40 AND 41, AND TBT/W/190) 
2.10 OTHER BUSINESS 
3. THE MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING OF THE GATT TBT COMMITTEE WERE 
CIRCULATED IN DOCUMENT TBT/M/47. ATTENTION IS DRAWN ALSO TO THE 
FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS, WHICH HAVE BEEN ISSUED SINCE THAT MEETING: 
TBT/W/191, TBT/38/REV.1 AND ADD.l, TBT/16/REV.8 AND G/TBT/W/l. 
4. MEMBERS OF THE WTO, SIGNATORIES OF THE TOKYO ROUND TBT 
AGREEMENT AND OBSERVERS ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM ME AS SOON AS 
POSSIBLE OF THE NAMES OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES. 
5. OBSERVERS FROM THE IMF, UNCTAD, ITC (UNCTAD/GATT), ISO, IEC, 
FAO/WHO CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION AND THE INTERNATIONAL OFFICE 
OF EPIZOOTICS (OIE) ARE BEING INVITED BY THE CHAIRMAN TO ATTEND THIS 
MEETING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DECISION TAKEN BY THE WTO COUNCIL FOR 
TRADE IN GOODS. 
PETER D. SUTHERLAND 