RESTRICTED GENERAL AGREEMENT ON ¥%L- w ' " TARIFFS AND TRADE Limited Distribution

REGIONAL AGREEMENTS

Calendar of Biennial Reports for Examination

kt their twenty-seventh session the CONTRACTING PARTIES instructed the Council ~ to establish a calendar fixing dates for the examination, every two years, of the reports on regional agreements (SR.27/12, page 167). The Council agreed on a time-table by which the contracting parties members of a regional agreement would be invited to submit biennial reports on developments under the agreements concerned. The time-table covered the period of 1975- October 1976 (L/4100).

In order to assist the Council in establishing a new time-table for the next two years there is herewith attached a table showing various regional and association agreements, the date on which the last biennial report was submitted or, If applicable, the date of the report of the relevant working party. On the basis of these data a tentative calendar has been suggested for the submission of reports.

When establishing a new time-table the Council will be aware that some of the agreements listed are presently being renegotiated. The time-table , therefore, be revised as appropriate.

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Regional Agreement Report Working Party Council Proposed date submitted report discussion for reporting

Anglo-Irish Free Trade Area June 1975 April 1977 (L/4176)

Arab Common Market The report due in has not been received April 1977 Central American Common September 1976 September October 1978 Market (L/4377) 1976 ACP-EEC Convention of Lomé July 1976 July 1976 October 1978 (L/4369)

EEC Cyprus June 1976 April 1978 CL/4347) EEC Egypt June 1976 June 1976 April 1978 4» (LA355) EEC October 1976 /November 1976? October 1078 (L/4420) EEC June 19/6 July 1976 April 1978 (L/4365) EEC - 1975 April 1Q77 (L/4131) EEC - June 1976 (L/4349) June 1976 April 1978 EEC - October 1976 (L/4421) /November 19767 October 1978 EEC - June 1976 (L/4348) June 1976 April 1978 EEC - Austria (L/4272) October ]1" EEC - Finland December 1975 (L/4276) February 1976 October 19T EEC - Iceland December 1975 (L/4268) February 1976 October 1QT EEC - December 1975 February 1976 October 197' (L/4269) EEC - Portugal December 1975 February 1976 October 107/ (L/4270) EEC - Sweden December 1975 February 1976 October 1977 (L/4271) EEC - and December 1975 February 1976 October 197 Liechtenstein (L/4277) C/W/281 Page 3

Regional Agreement Report Working Party Council Proposed date submitted report discussion for reDortin*

EFTA/PINEPTA October 1975 October 1977 (L/4235) LAPTA July 1976 September 1976 October 1978 (1/4573) - July 1975 April 1977 Pree Trade Area (L/4192)

Agreement Pinland-Czechoslovakia May 1976 June 1976 April 1978 (1/43*2) Agreement Pinland-Hungary October 1975 October 1975 October 1977 (L/4230)

The following regional agreements should be added to the calendar when their examina­ tion by the working party concerned and the Council has been concluded:

Caribbean Common Market Agreement EEC - Algeria Agreement EEC - Agreement EEC - Tunisia Agreement Pinland - Bulgaria Agreement Pinland - German Democratic Republic C/W/281 Page U

Time-table for reporting dates

If the Council approves the suggested dates for reporting, the time-table would be as follows:

April 1977 - Arab Common Market - Anglo-Irish Free Trade Area - Agreement EEC - Lebanon - New Zealand-Australia Free Trade Area

October 1977 - Agreement EEC - Austria - Agreement EEC - Finland .- Agreement EEC - Iceland - Agreement EEC - Norway - Agreement EEC - Portugal - Agreement EEC - Sweden - Agreement EEC - Switzerland and Liechtenstein - EFTA/FINEFTA

- Agreement Finland - Hungary-

April 1978 - Agreement EEC - Cyprus - Agreement EEC - Egypt - Agreement EEC - Israel - Agreement EEC - Malta - Agreement EEC - Spain - Agreement Finland - Czechoslovakia October* 1978 - ACP-EEC Convention of Lomé - Central American Common Market - Agreement EEC - Greece - Agreement EEC - Turkey - LAFTA