RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE S/C/M/9
13May1996
ORGANIZATION(96-1897)
Council forTrade inServices
REPORT OFTHE MEETING HELD ON30APRIL 1996
Note bytheSecretariat
1. TheCouncil forTrade inServices heldaspecial meeting on30April 1996toaddress matters
relating totheconclusion ofthenegotiations onbasic telecommunications (Airgram WTO/AIR/324).
2. TheChairperson drew attention todocument S/NGBT/18 containing thefinalreport ofthe
Negotiating Group onBasic Telecommunications. Thereport hadbeenissued bytheNegotiating Group
pursuant toparagraph 5ofthe "DECISION ON NEGOTIATIONS ON BASIC
TELECOMMUNICATIONS". Shealsodrewattention tothedraft"FOURTH PROTOCOL TOTHE
GENERAL AGREEMENT ONTRADE INSERVICES" andthedraft "DECISION ON
COMMITMENTS INBASIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS" dated 30April 1996 which hadbeen
proposed bytheNegotiating Group onBasic Telecommunications forconsideration andadoption by
theCouncil. TheChairperson proposed thattheCouncil takenoteofthefinalreport contained in
document S/NGBT/18 andadopt theDecision onCommitments inBasic Telecommunications.
3. TheCouncil soagreed.