RESTRICTED WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIOWT/DER/P/18
1 September 1998
(98-3348)
DERESTRICTION OF DOCUMENTS
Documents Proposed for Derestriction on 2 November 19981
1. In accordance with the procedures for the circula tion and derestriction of World Trade Organization
documents (WT/L/160/Rev.1), the following restrict ed documents are proposed for derestriction on
2 November 1998.  The date of circulation of each docum ent is indicated at the end of the document title.
For technical reasons, the attached list is circulated in English only.
2. Any Member wanting any of these documents, or part of a document, to remain restricted is invited
to notify the Secretariat not later than 30 October 1998.
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DOCUMENTS MIS EN DISTRIBUTION GENERALE
Documents proposés pour mise en distribution générale à la date du 2 novembre 19981
1. Conformément aux procédures de distribution et de mise en dist ribution générale des documents de
l'OMC (WT/L/160/Rev.1), les documents ci-après qui ont  fait l'objet d'une distribution restreinte sont
proposés pour mise en distribution générale à la da te du 2 novembre 1998.  La da te de distribution est
indiquée à la suite du titre de chaque document.  Pour de s raisons techniques, la liste ci-jointe n'est distribuée
qu'en anglais.
2. Tout Membre souhaitant que la distribution de l'un de ces documents, ou d'une partie d'un document,
demeure restreinte est invité à en informer le Secrétariat au plus tard le 30 octobre 1998.
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SUPRESIÓN DEL CARÁCTER RESERVADO DE
DETERMINADOS DOCUMENTOS
Documentos cuyo carácter reservado se pr opone suprimir el 2 de noviembre de 19981
1. De conformidad con los procedimientos para la di stribución y la supresión del carácter reservado de
los documentos de la OMC (WT/L/160/ Rev.1), se propone que los siguientes documentos dejen de tener tal
carácter a partir del 2 de noviembre de 1998.  La fecha de distribución de cada doc umento se indica al final
del título de éste.  Por razones técnicas, la lista adjunta se distribuye en inglés solamente.
2. Se ruega a los Miembros que deseen que alg uno, o parte de alguno, de estos documentos sigan
teniendo carácter reservado lo notifiquen a la Secretaría a más tardar el 30 de octubre de1998.
                                                     
     1This notice is circulated by the Secretariat normally once a m onth, and does not refer to documents related to the work of
the Councils and Committees established under the Plurilateral Trade Agreements or separate agreements under the auspices of th e
WTO, for which separate notices are circulated.  A list of recently derestricted documents is circulated by the Secretariat in the
WT/DER/- series normally once a month. A list of documents remaining restricted is circulated by the Secretariat in theWT/DER/RM/- series every three months./
    Cet avis est distribué en principe chaque mois par le Secrétariat, et ne fait pas mention des documents se rapportant aux
travaux des Conseils et Comités établis en vertu des Accords commerciaux plurilatéraux ou d'accords distincts conclus sous lesauspices de l'OMC, pour lesquels des avis sont distribués séparément.  Le Secrétariat distribue en principe chaque mois, sous l a
cote WT/DER/-, la liste des documents qui viennent d'être mis en distribution générale.  Il distribue tous les trois mois, sous  la
cote WT/DER/RM/-, la liste des documents dont la distribution demeure restreinte./
    Este aviso, que normalmente la Secretaría distribuye una vez por mes, no se refiere a los documentos relativos a la labor
de los Consejos y Comités establecidos en virtud de los Acuerdos Comerciales Plurilaterales o de otros acuerdos celebrados bajo  los
auspicios de la OMC, que son objeto de avisos distribuidos por separado.  La lista de los documentos que recientemente han deja do de
tener carácter reservado se distribuye normalmente una vez por mes en la serie WT/DER/-.  Cada tres meses la Secretaría distrib uye
en la serie WT/DER/RM/- una lista de los documentos que siguen teniendo carácter reservado.WT/DER/P/18
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G/ADP/M/11 Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices - Minutes of the Regular
Meeting Held on 30-31 October 1997 - 24.02.98
G/MA/M/12 Committee on Market Access - Minutes of the Meeting o f
2 December 1997 - 04.02.98
G/RO/M/12 Committee on Rules of Origin - Minutes of the Meeting o f
10-21 November 1998 - 09.02.98
G/RO/M/12/Corr.1 Committee on Rules of Origin - Minutes of the Meeting o f
10-21 November 1998 - Corrigendum - 17.02.98
G/RO/M/13 Committee on Rules of Origin - Minutes of the Meeting o f
2-6 February 1998 - 17.02.98
G/SCM/Q2/ARG/13 Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures - Subsidies -
Replies to Questions Posed by Japan and Poland Regarding the New and
Full Notification of Argentina - 03.02.98
G/SG/M/8/Corr.12Committee on Safeguards – Minutes of the Special Meeting Held on
21February 1997 – Corrigendum - 06.02.98
G/SG/Q1/ARE/2 Committee on Safeguards - Notification of Laws and Regulations under
Article 12.6 of the Agreement - Replies from the United Arab Emirates
to Questions Posed by the United States - 03.02.98
G/SPS/W/87 Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures - Procedure to
Monitor the Process of International Harmonization - Submission by the
United States - 12.02.98
G/SPS/W/87/Corr.1 Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures - Procedure to
Monitor the Process of International Harmonization - Submission by the
United States - Corrigendum - 23.02.98
G/TBT/6 Committee on Technical Barriers to  Trade - Third Annual Review of the
Implementation and Operation of the Agreement - Background
Document by the Secretariat - 09.02.98
G/TBT/SPEC/6 Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade - Request for Information in
Relation to Lists of Local Government Bodies and Standardization
Bodies - Communication from the Secretariat - 16.02.98
IP/C/W/52/Rev.1 Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights -
International Intergovernmental Organizations - Requests for ObserverStatus in the Council for TRIPS - Revision - 19.02.98
IP/C/W/75/Add.1 Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights -
Review of the Application of the Provisions of the Section on
Geographical Indications under Article 24.2 of the Agreement -Communication from the European Communities and their Member
States - Addendum - 06.02.98
IP/Q3/FRA/1 Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights -
Review of Legislation in the Fields of Patents, Layout-Designs(Topographies) of Integrated Circuits, Protection of UndisclosedInformation and Control of Anti-Competitive Practices in Contractual
Licences - France - 04.02.98
IP/Q3/SVN/1 Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights -
Review of Legislation in the Fields of Patents, Layout-Designs(Topographies) of Integrated Circuits, Protection of UndisclosedInformation and Control of Anti-Competitive Practices in Contractual
Licences - Slovenia - 04.02.98
                                                     
2 French only.WT/DER/P/18
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IP/Q3/SWE/1 Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights -
Review of Legislation in the Fields of Patents, Layout-Designs(Topographies) of Integrated Circuits, Protection of UndisclosedInformation and Control of Anti-Competitive Practices in Contractual
Licences - Sweden - 18.02.98
S/C/W/30/Add.1 Council for Trade in Services - Cooperation between the International
Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the WTO - Background Note by
the Secretariat - Addendum - 17.02.98
S/C/W/33/Corr.1 Council for Trade in Services - Communication from Pakistan -
Certification - Revised Schedule of Specific Commitments on Basic
Telecommunications - Corrigendum - 17.02.98
S/CSC/W/9/Add.1 Committee on Specific Commitments - A Qualitative Assessment of the
Relevance of the Changes Resulting from CPC Rev.1 for TradeNegotiating Purposes - Business Services - Note by the Secretariat -
Addendum - 25.02.98
S/CSC/W/13 Statement of the United Nations Statistics Division - Presented to World
Trade Organization Committee on Specific Commitments –
29 October 1997, Geneva - 17.02.98
S/L/55 Communication from Japan - Pakistan's Revised Schedule of Specific
Commitments in Basic Telecommunications - 05.02.98
S/WPGR/M/15 Working Party on GATS Rules - Report of the Meeting o
f
13 February 1998 - Note by the Secretariat - 27.02.98
S/WPGR/W/26 Working Party on GATS Rules - Communication from Hong Kong,
China - Emergency Safeguard Measures: A Way Forward on the
Possible Principles - 10.02.98
S/WPPS/M/15 Working Party on Professional Services - Note on the Meeting Held on
3-4 February 1998 - Note by the Secretariat - 19.02.98
WT/COMTD/W/35 Committee on Trade and Development - Implementation of WTO
Provisions in Favour of Developing Country Members - Note by the
Secretariat - 09.02.98
WT/COMTD/W/36 Committee on Trade and Development - Report on Technical
Cooperation and Training: 1997 - Note by the Secretariat - 18.02.98
WT/COMTD/W/36/Corr.1 Committee on Trade and Development - Report on Technical
Cooperation and Training: 1997 - Note by the Secretariat - Corrigendum
- 24.02.98
WT/COMTD/W/37 Committee on Trade and Development - Manual on Technical
Cooperation and Training - 19.02.98
WT/DSB/M/40 Dispute Settlement Body - Minutes of Meeting - Held in the Centre
William Rappard on 16 January 1998 - 18.02.98
WT/DSB/M/41 Dispute Settlement Body - Minutes of Meeting - Held in the Centre
William Rappard - 22 January 1998 - 26.02.98
WT/DSB/W/74 Procedures for the Review of the Dispute Settlement Understanding -
26.02.98
WT/GC/M/25 General Council – Minutes of Meeting - Held in the Centre William
Rappard on 10 December 1997 - 04.02.98
WT/GC/W/75 General Council - Notification Obligations and Procedures –
Communication from the Chairman - 03.02.98WT/DER/P/18
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__________WT/REG/W/17/Rev.1 Committee on Regional Trade Agreements - Systemic Issues Related to
'Other Regulations of Commerce' - Background Note by the Secretariat –
Revision - 05.02.98
WT/REG/W/21/Rev.1 Committee on Regional Trade Agreements - Systemic Issues Related to
'Substantially All the Trade' - Background Note by the Secretariat –
Revision - 05.02.98
WT/REG/W/23 Committee on Regional Trade Agreements - Reporting on Regional
Trade Agreements – Note by the Chairman - 05.02.98
WT/REG/W/24 Committee on Regional Trade Agreements - Communication from Hong
Kong, China - An Analysis of the Term 'Substantially All the Trade'
(SAT) Pursuant to the Customary Rules of Interpretation of PublicInternational Law (VCLT Article 31) - 26.02.98
WT/REG11/9 Committee on Regional Trade Agreements - Central European Free
Trade Agreement – Questions and Replies - 16.02.98
WT/REG33/4 Committee on Regional Trade Agreements - Free Trade Agreement
between the Republic of Slovenia and the Republic of Bulgaria –
Questions and Replies - 16.02.98
WT/REG41/4 Committee on Regional Trade Agreements - Free Trade Agreement
between the Czech Republic and the Republic of Bulgaria and theSlovak Republic and the Republic of Bulgaria - Questions and Replies -
17.02.98
WT/REG42/4 Committee on Regional Trade Agreements - Free Trade Agreement
between the Czech Republic and the Republic of Bulgaria and theSlovak Republic and the Republic of Bulgaria - Questions and Replies -
17.02.98
WT/WGTCP/M/3 Working Group on the Interaction between Trade and Competition
Policy - Report on the Meeting of 27 and 28 November 1997 - Note by
the Secretariat - 26.02.98
WT/WGTCP/W/59 Working Group on the Interaction between Trade and Competition
Policy - Submission from Peru - 05.02.98
WT/WGTGP/W/13 Working Party on Transparency in Government Procurement - National
Procedures and Practices on Transparency in Government Procurement– Communication from Uruguay - 16.02.98
WT/WGTGP/W/14 Working Party on Transparency in Government Procurement  -
Information on Procedures and Practices on Transparency in
Government Procurement - Communication from Australia - 23.02.98
WT/WGTI/M/3 Working Group on the Relationship between Trade and Investment -
Report on the Meeting of 8 December 1997 - 10.02.98
WT/WGTI/W/14 Working Group on the Relationship between Trade and Investment –
Communication from the United States - 02.02.98
WT/WGTI/W/20 Working Group on the Relationship between Trade and Investment –
Communication from Bolivia - 20.02.98
WT/WGTI/W/24 Working Group on the Relationship between Trade and Investment –
Availability of Statistics on Foreign Direct Investment and on the
Activities of Foreign Affiliates - Note by the Secretariat - 26.02.98