RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE WT/TPR/9
2October 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-2914)
Trade Policy Review Body
TRADE POLICY REVIEW MECHANISM
Mauritius
Arrangements forReview Meetings
Communication from theChairman oftheTrade Policy Review Body
1. Inpursuance ofArticle IV,paragraph 4andAnnex 3oftheWTO Agreement, ameeting of
theTrade Policy Review Body isscheduled for17-18 October 1995 toconduct areview ofthetrade
policies andpractices ofMauritius. (WTO/AIR/172).
2. Thiscommunication setsoutarrangements concerning thereview meetings. Inthisconnection,
attention isalsodrawn totheprocedures fortheconduct ofreviews contained intherulesofprocedure
formeetings oftheTrade Policy Review Body (WT/TPR/W/4).
(i) Questions inwriting inadvance ofthemeeting
3. Where possible, Members shallsubmit written questions totheMembers under review atleast
oneweek before thereview meeting, toallow timetoprepare replies. Forthereview ofMauritius,
suchquestions should therefore beinthehands oftheSecretariat byTuesday 10October. Allquestions
submitted willbemade available toMembers atthebeginning ofthemeeting.
(ii) Discussants
4. Inconsultation withtheMembers under review, theChairman oftheTrade Policy Review
Body maychoose discussants who, intheirpersonal capacity, willintroduce thediscussions inthe
Body. Forthereview ofMauritius, Mr.Chiedu Osakwe andMs.Clare Birgin willactasdiscussants.
Documents summarizing themain points toberaised bythediscussants willbecirculated oneweek
inadvance ofthemeetings.
(iii) Structure ofthemeetings
5. Trade policy reviews cover fourbroad headings:
(a) appreciation ofthefullrange oftheMember 'strade policies andpractices;
(b) relevant background: wider economic anddevelopmental needs, including theexternal
environment;
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(c) impactoftheMember'stradepoliciesandpracticesonthefunctioningofthemultilateral
trading system; and
(d) general comments bywayofassessment andevaluation.
Meetings takeplaceontwosuccessive mornings. Thefirstmorning isdevoted totheopening statements
bytheMember under review, discussants andremarks fromthefloor. Thediscussion onthesecond
morning, when replies aremade bytheMember under review, isbased onmain themes identified
aftertheopening meeting bytheChairman, discussants andSecretariat inconsultation withtheMember.
(iv) Documentation andpress arrangements
6. Reports bytheMember under review andtheSecretariat arecontained inthefollowing
documents:
WT/TPR/G/5 Report bytheGovernment ofMauritius
WT/TPR/S/5 Mauritius: Report bytheSecretariat
7. Thepress embargo forthereview ofMauritius willendat13.00 GMT (13.00 localtime) on
Wednesday 18October 1995.
(v) Minutes
8. Minutes ofthemeeting willbecirculated promptly andwillbepublished together withthe
reports bytheGovernment andtheSecretariat.
(vi) Answers inwriting bythecontracting parties under review afterthespecial Council meetings
9. Inthecourse ofthediscussions atthereview meeting, theMember under review mayindicate
thatitintends toprovide supplementary information, inwriting, onspecific points raised. Upon receipt,
theSecretariat willcirculate adocument containing thisinformation toallMembers. Suchinformation
willnotbereflected intheminutes ofthemeetings.