WORLD TRADE WT/TPR/38
24September 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-3975)
Trade Policy Review Body
TRADE POLICY REVIEW MECHANISM
MEXICO
Arrangements forReview Meeting
Communication from theChairperson oftheTrade Policy Review Body
1. Inpursuance ofArticle IV,paragraph 4andAnnex 3oftheWTO Agreement, ameeting of
theTrade Policy Review Body isscheduled for7-8October 1997toconduct thesecond review ofthe
trade policies andpractices ofMexico (WTO/AIR/674).
2. Thiscommunication setsoutarrangements concerning thereview meeting. Inthisconnection,
attention isalsodrawn totheprocedures fortheconduct ofreviews contained intherulesofprocedure
oftheTrade Policy Review Body (WT/TPR/6).
(i) Questions inwriting inadvance ofthemeeting
3. Where possible, Members shallsubmit written questions totheMember under review atleast
oneweek before thereview meeting toallow timetoprepare replies (WT/TPR/6). Fortheforthcoming
review, suchquestions should therefore bewiththeTrade Policies Review Division oftheSecretariat
by30September 1997. Allquestions submitted willbemade available toMembers atthebeginning
ofthemeeting.
(ii) Discussants
4. Inconsultation withtheMembers under review, theChairperson oftheTrade Policy Review
Body maychoose discussants who, intheirpersonal capacity, willintroduce thediscussions inthe
Body. H.E.Mr.Werner Corrales Leal(Venezuela) andMr.IanWilkinson (European Communities)
willactasdiscussants forthereview ofMexico. Documents summarizing themainpoints toberaised
bythediscussants willbecirculated oneweek inadvance ofthemeetings.
(iii) Structure ofthemeeting
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 takeplace intwosessions. Thefirstsession isdevoted totheopening statements bythe
Member under review andthediscussants, andremarks andquestions fromthefloor. Thediscussion
inthesecond session, when theMember under review willreply toquestions, isbased onmainthemes
identified aftertheopening meeting bytheChairperson, discussants andSecretariat inconsultation
withtheMember.
(iv) Documentation andpress arrangements
6. Reports bytheMembers under review andtheSecretariat arecontained inthefollowing
documents:
WT/TPR/G/29 Report bytheGovernment ofMexico
WT/TPR/S/29 Mexico: Report bytheSecretariat
7. Thepress embargo forthereview ofMexico willendat13.00 GMT (15.00 localtime) on
8October 1997.
(v) Minutes
8. Minutes ofthemeeting willbecirculated promptly andwillbepublished together withthe
reports bytheGovernment andtheSecretariat.
(vi) Answers inwriting bythecontracting parties under review
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 ofthemeeting.