/ RESTRICTED C/W/362 GENERAL AGREEMENT ON 29 May 1981 TARIFFS AND TRADE Limited Distribution REGIONAL AGREEMENTS Calendar of Biennial Reports for Examination At 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). In November 1978 the Council agreed on a time-table covering the period April 1979-October 1980 (L/4725). In order to assist the Council in establishing a new calendar, there is herewith attached a table showing various agreements, the dates on which the last biennial reports were submitted or, if applicable, the dates of the reports of the relevant working parties. On the basis of these data a tentative calendar has been suggested for the submission of reports. The table does not include agreements in respect of which the question of biennial reporting was not decided by the Counci I. The listing has been prepared without prejudice to the possibility that certain agreements among developing countries may be covered by the Decision on Differential and More Favourable Treatment, Reciprocity and Fuller Participation of Developing Countries ("enabling clause") (BISD 26S/203). It might be noted in this respect that the Committee on Trade and Development has primary responsibility for super­ vision of the implementation of that Decision. (3ISD 26S/219) When establishing a new time-table, the Council will be aware that some of the agreements listed may be renegotiated in the ensuing period. The time-table may, therefore, be revised as appropriate. m C/W/362 Page 2 Report Regional Agreement Working Party Council Proposed date submitted report discussion for reporting" ASEAN (L/4735) Jan.1979 Oct.1981 Bangkok Agreement Due March 1978 March 1978 Oct.1981 March 1980 (L/4635) Central American Dec.1978 Jan.1979 Oct.1981 Common Market Jan.1979 March 1979 (L/4731 + Add.1) Caribbean Community Due March 1977 March 1977 Oct.1981 and Common Market April 1979 (L/4470) EECrAlgeria Sept.1980 Oct.1980 Oct.1982 (L/5030) EEC-Cyprus May 1980 June 1980 Apr.1982 (L/4982) EEC-Egypt Sept.1980 Oct.1980 Oct.1982 (L/5029) EEC-Israel1 Nov.1979 Jan.1980 Apr.1983 (L/4886) EEC-Jordan Sept.1980 Oct.1980 Oct.1982 (L/5029) EEC-Lebanon Sept.1980 Oct.1980 Oct .1982 (L/5029) EEC-Malta April 1980 June 1980 Apr.1982 (L/4966) EEC-Morocco Sept.1980 Oct.1980 Oct.1982 (L/5030) EEC-Spain May 1980 June 1980 Apr.1982 (L/4973) EEC-Syria Sept.1980 Oct.1980 Oct.1982 (L/5029) The parties have submitted a report (L/5174) for the consideration of the Council at its next meeting. Page 3 Report Regional Agreement Working Party CounciI Proposed date submitted report discussion for reporting EEC-Tunisia Sept.1980 Oct.1980 Oct.1982 (L/5030) EEC-Turkey Oct.1980 Nov.1980 Oct.1982 (L/5064) EEC-Austria Nov.1979 Nov.1979 Oct.1981 (L/4860) EEC-Finland Nov.1979 Nov.1979 Oct.1981 (L/4861) EEC-Iceland Nov.1979 Nov.1979 Oct.1981 (L/4862) EEC-Norway Nov.1979 Nov.1979 Oct.1981 (L/4863) EEC-Portugal Nov.1979 Nov.1979 Oct.1981 (L/4864) EEC-Sweden Nov.1979 Nov.1979 Oct.1981 (L/4865) EEC-Switzerland Nov.1979 Nov.1979 Oct.1981 CL/4866) EFTA/FINEFTA Oct.1979 Nov.1979 Oct.1981 (L/4850) EFTA countries- Oct.1980 Nov.1980 Apr.1983 Spain (L/5045) Finland- June 1980 Oct.1980 Apr.1982 Czechoslovakia CL/4988) Finland-Hungary Nov.1979 Jan.1980 Oct.1981 (L/4878) LAFTA1 March 1979 March 1979 Oct.1981 (L/4785) Nov.1980 New Zealand- Nov.1979 Nov.1979 Oct.1981 Australia (L/4872) Free-Trade Area -5f At the meeting of the Council on 10 November 1980 it was noted that the Latin American Free-Trade Association (LAFTA) would be replaced by the Latin American Integration Association (LAIA). C/W/362 Page 4 The following agreements may be considered for inclusion in the Calendar in the light of their examination by the Council: - Second ACP-EEC Convention of Lomé - EEC-Yugoslovia - SPARTECA - Finland-Bulgaria - Finland-German Democratic Republic - Finland-Poland Time-table for reporting dates If the Council approves the dates suggested for reporting, the time­ table would be as follows: October 1981 - ASEAN - Bangkok Agreement - Central American Common Market - Caribbean Community and Common Market - EEC-Austria - EEC-Finland - EEC-Iceland - EEC-Norway - EEC-Portugal - EEC-Sweden - EEC-Switzerland - EFTA-FINEFTA - Finland-Hungary - LAFTA - New Zealand-Australia Free-Trade Area C/W/362 Page 5 April 1982 EEC-Cyprus EEC-Malta EEC-Spain Finland-Czechoslovakia October 1982 EEC-Algeria EEC-Egypt EEC-Jordan EEC-Lebanon EEC-Morocco EEC-Syria EEC-Tunisia EEC-Turkey April 1983 EEC-Israel EFTA Countries-Spain .