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WORLD TRADE WT/TPR/W/5
1June1995
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TRADE POLICY REVIEW BODY Original: English
TRADE POLICY REVIEW MECHANISM
Trade Policy Review ofCosta Rica
Communication from theDiscussants
Inpursuance ofAnnex 3,paragraph C(iv) oftheWTO Agreement, thefollowing areoutlines
ofthemain points toberaised byAmbassador Gunnar Snorri Gunnarsson (Iceland) and
Mr.LuisP.Niscovolos (Argentina) atthereview ofCosta Ricatobeheldon6-7June1995.
Itisrecalled thatthediscussants actintheirpersonal capacity.
(a) Ambassador Gunnar Snorri Gunnarsson
1. Institutional framework.
2. Indirect taxes.
3. Freetrade zones.
4. Privatization.
(b) Mr.LuisP.Niscovolos
5. Public sector policies andsocial indicators.
6. Fiscal deficit andtaxreform.
7. Regionalism andbilateralism -effects.
8. Services -paceoftheliberalization process.