GENERAL AGREEMENT ON ™F'196, 24 April 1981 TARIFFS AND TRADE Limited Distribution DOCUMENTS INDEX 1 January-31 December 1980 This index covers all documents in the following series issued by the secretariat in 1980: L/ COM.AD/ COM.TEX/INF/ C/ C0M.AG/W7 COM.TD/ 0 C/M/ BOP/ COM.TD/W/ C/W7 BOP/R/ MTN/ SR.36/ BOP/W/ TAR/ W.36/ COM.TEX/ TAR/M/ THIRTY-SIX COM.TEX/W/ TAR/W7 COM.IND/W/ COM.TEX/SB/ INF/ Previous indices were issued in: Publications INF/3/Rev.2 (10 October 1955) INF/130 (28 March 1968) INF/44 (26 February 1957) INF/135 (11 February 1969) INF/54 (21 February 1958) INF/139 (8 May 1970) INF/67 (31 January 1959) INF/142 (22 April 1971) INF/81 (15 March 1960) INF/149 (21 April 1972) 0 INF/87 (10 March 1961) INF/153 (30 March 1973) INF/98 (22 March 1962) INF/157 (25 March 1974) INF/100 (29 January 1963) INF/161 (17 March 1975) INF/106 (9 March 1964) INF/167 (3 June 1976) INF/111 (31 March 1965) INF/171 (22 April 1977) INF/117 (23 February 1966) INF/177 (21 April 1978) INF/124 (13 April 1967) INF/180 (12 March 1979) INF/191 (1 May 1980) INF/196 Page 2 Activities of the GATT Discussion CPs SR.36/2,3, Corr.1 + 4 Agreement between Finland and Czechoslovakia Information furnished by parties to the Agreement L/4988 Report noted by Council (9 October 1980) C/M/143 Agreement between Finland and Hungary Report noted by Council (29 January 1980) C/M/138 Agreement between Finland and Poland Report of WP L/4928 C/M/139 Adoption of report by Council (26 March 1980) Agricultural Adjustment Act (see "United States waiver ... ") Agricultural Framework (see "Multilateral Agricultural Framework") Aircraft, Committee on Trade in Civil Notes by Chairman on meetings of 20 February 1980 L/4944 9-10 July 1980 L/5006 Chairman's report to CPs L/5075 Anti-Dumping Practices, Committee on Notes by Chairman on meetings of 22 January 1980 L/4945 5-6 May 1980 L/4980 20-22 October 1980 L/5058 Report of Committee (1980) L/5052 Article II:6(a) (See "Specific duties") Article XII: restrictions to safeguard the balance of payments (see "Quantitative restrictions ...") INF/196 Page 3 Article XVI: subsidies (See "Subsidies" - notifications) Article XVII: State-trading enterprises (See "State-trading ...") Article XVIII (See "Quantitative restrictions ...") Article XIX: - emergency action on imports of particular products Australia Certain footwear - extension of time- L/4099/Add.12-16 limit Passenger motor vehicles - extension L/4526/Add.12-15 of time-limit Sheets and plates of iron and steel L/4696/Add.1 Certain works trucks and stackers L/5026, Rev.1 Canada Footwear, other than footwear of rubber L/4611/Add.26-31 or canvas European Action on yarn of synthetic fibres L/4942, Add.1-5 Communities Mushrooms L/4994 Finland Lifting of measures on women's panty L/446l/Add.2 hose (tights) Norway Action on various textiles items L/4692/Add.4-5 Report of the Panel L/4959 Discussion Council (26 March 1980) C/M/139 Adoption of report by Council C/M/141 (18 June 1980) Item deferred to next Council C/M/143 (9 October 1980) Discussion Council (10 November 1980) C/M/144 Discussion CPs SR.36/1 + 2 Spain Action taken on cheeses L/4978, Add.1 United States Duty increase on porcelain - on steel - L/4889/Add.1-4 cooking ware Proposed action on leather wearing L/4939, C/M/139 apparel Extension of time-limit on lag screw L/4742/Add.l0-12 or bolts Extension of time-limit on speciality L/4368/Add.40-42 steel Article XXII:1 European Export refunds for wheat flour - Request L/5014 Communities for consultations under Article XXII:1 by United States European Tariff preferences to citrus products L/5012 Communities of certain countries in Mediterranean region - Request for consultations under Article XXII:1 by United States Communication European Communities L/5037 INF/196 Page 4 Article XXII:1 (cont'd) United States - Tariff measures on tight truck cab chassis L/5019 Request for consultations unde r Article XXII:1 by Japan Article XXIII:1 Brazil - Request for consultations under Article XXIII:1 L/4948 re Spanish tariff treatment of unroasted "coffee Communication from Spanish delegation L/4954 Statements by Brazil and Spain at Council C/M/138 (29 January 1980) and Corr.1 Recourse to Article XXIII:2 by Brazil L/4974 Discussion Council (26 March 1980) C/M/139 Establishment of Panel by Council (18 June 1980) C/M/141 Composition of Panel (Council - 9 October 1980) C/M/143 European Communities - poultry imports into the United Kingdom - United States - request for L/5013 consultation under Article XXIII:1 Recourse to Article XXIII:2 by the United States L/5033 Communication for European Communities L/5040 Establishment of Panel C/M/143 Japan - Restraints on imports of manufactured tobacco Recourse by the United States Establishment ot ranel by CounciI (26 March 1980) C/M/139 United States - measures on industrial fasteners imported from India Request by India for consultations under L/5028 Article XXIII:1 - imposition of countervailing duty L/5062 without injury criterion/industrial fasteners imported from India Discussion Council (9 October 1980) C/M/143 Discussion Council (10 November 1980) and C/M/144 establishment of Panel Discussion CP's SR.36/1 Article XXIII:2 European Communities - refunds on exports of sugar C/W/341 Complaint by Australia Discussion Council (29 January 1980) C/M/138 Discussion Council (26 March 1980); deferment of C/M/139 decision until next Council Communication from the European Communities L/5032 Communication from Australia L/5031 INF/196 Page 5 Article XXIII:2 (cont'd) Draft decision C/W/353 Discussion Council (9 October 1980); item postponed C/M/143 to next CounciI Adoption of decision by Council (C/W/341) C/M/144 Complaint by BraziI Report of Panel L/5011 Comments by EEC on the report of the Panel C/W/354 Statement by Brazil at Council on 10 November 1980 C/W/355 Discussion Council (10 November 1980) and adoption of C/M/144 report Draft decision of CPs W.36/2 Discussion CPs SR.36/1 Decision CPs SR.36/2 European Communities Imports of beef from Canada Recourse to Article XXIII:2 by Canada L/4987 Statements by Canada and the EEC at Council on C/M/139 26 March 1980 Establishment of Panel by Council (18 June 1980) C/M/141 Composition of Panel by Council (9 October 1980) C/M/143 Japan - Measures on imports of leather Recourse by Canada Establishment of Panel by Council (26 March 1980) C/M/139 Report of Panel L/5042 Adoption of report by Council (10 November 1980) C/M/144 Statement by New Zealand at 36th Session SR.36/1 Spain - Measures re. domestic sale of soyabean oiI Recourse by the United States Establishment of Panel by Council on 29 January 1980 C/M/138 Composition of Panel (Council - 26 March 1980) C/M/139 United States - prohibition of imports of tuna and tuna products from Canada Recourse to Article XXIII:2 by Canada L/4931 Discussion Council (29 January 1980) C/M/138 Establishment of Panel by Council (26 March 1980) C/M/139 Composition of Panel (Council - 18 June 1980) C/M/141 Nomination of new Chairman by Council (10 November 1980) C/M/144 INF/196 Page 6 Article XXIII:2 (cont'd) Income tax practices maintained by: France C/114 Belgium C/115 and Corr.1 Netherlands C/116 Article XXXV Withdrawal of invocation by Egypt in respect of Israel L/4929 Withdrawal of invocation by Egypt in respect of Portugal L/4937 B Balance-of-payments import restrictions (See "Quantitative import restrictions ...") Border tax adjustments (See "United Kingdom - changes in tax adjustments") Brazil - import restrictions Suspension of import deposit requirement L/4963 Communication from the Permanent Mission of Brazil L/4985 Budget, Finance and Administration Final position of the 1979 budget of GATT L/4941 Authorization by Council (26 March 1980) of increase C/M/139 in appropriations Director-General's financial report on the 1979 L/4940 Accounts and report of external auditor thereon Membership of Budget Committee L/4996 Note by Director-General on Working Capital Fund L/5009 Appointment of new Chairman of Committee by Council C/M/141 Statement by Director-General on GATT meetings and C/M/141 documentation Budget estimates for 1981 L/5020 Report of Committee L/5044 Approval of report by Council (10 November 1980) C/M/144 Adoption of report by CPs SR.36/2 Exchange rate problems Note by the Director-General C/W/337 Discussion Council (29 January 1980) C/M/138 INF/196 Page 7 Colombia: accession of Text of Protocol for Accession and Schedule LXXVI L/4970 Request for extension of Declaration and Proces-Verbal L/5065 Third Procès-Verbal extending Declaration on the L/5071 Provisional accession of Colombia Approval of Procès-Verbal and text of Decision by C/M/144 Council (10 November 1980) Adoption of Decision by CP's SR.36/2 Text of Decision of 25 November 1980 extending the L/5082 participation of Colombia in the work of the CP's Committee on Trade and Development (See "Trade and Development, Committee on") Consultative Group of Eighteen Report to the Council of Representatives L/5066, Corr.1 Adoption by Council (10 November 1980) of report C/M/144 Composition of CG18 SR.36/1 CounciI Index to Minutes of Council and Inter-sessional C/M/Index/12 Committee 29 January 1980 Agenda C/W/338 Minutes C/M/138, and Corr.1 Membership of Council C/109 13, 26 and 28 March ,u .