The following communication, dated 20 September 1999, has been received from the Permanent Mission of Pakistan.

- Importance of multilateral trading system.

- Brief collective assessment of the global economy (mixed picture - growth, disparities).

- Recall paragraphs 8, 9 and 10 of the Geneva Ministerial Declaration.

B. Implementation

- Assessment of implementation in accordance with paragraph 8.

- Decisions relating to implementation issues to be taken at Seattle, inter alia on:

- TRIPS;

- TRIMs;

- Agriculture including NFIDCs;

- Accelerated integration of textiles;

- Clarification/strengthening of disciplines on anti-dumping, subsidies, rules of origin, SPS, TBT;

- Customs valuation;

- Implementation of recommendations of completed reviews.

- Further work on implementation:

- Issues to be covered (any which remain from the above, and others such as strengthening of, and operationalization of best endeavour S&D provisions);

- To address implementation issues which may remain outstanding, a special mechanism should be established with a mandate to complete its work within one year.

C. Mandated negotiations and reviews

- Agriculture: objective and mandate of the negotiations including scope and time-frame.

- Services: mandate of the negotiations including scope, objectives, and time-frame; due account of the assessment of the commitments in trade in services as stipulated for in Article XIX of GATS.

- Reviews: TRIMs, TRIPS, SPS, TBT, SCM, etc.

- Trade and investment;

- Trade and competition;

- Trade facilitation;

- Transparency in government procurement.

F. New initiatives aimed at liberalizing world trade and adapting the multilateral trading system so as to enhance its support of the development process

- Access to technology;

- Trade and finance;

- Relationship of trade with debt, commodity price (terms of trade).

- Scope;

- Structure;

- Time-frame.