WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SCM/22
15 January 1999
(99-0117)
Committee on Subsidies
and Countervailing Measures
PERMANENT GROUP OF EXPERTS
Note from the Chairman
Members will recall that, pursuant to Article 24.3 of the Agreement, experts serving on the
Permanent Group of Experts ("PGE") "will be elected by the Committee and one of them will be
replaced every year".  As reported to the Committee in document G/SCM/11, the term of office of
Mr. Kotera of Japan will expire this spring.  Accordingly, the Committee should elect a new expert toreplace Mr. Kotera at its regular meeting on 3 May 1999.
Pursuant to a decision of the Committee (G/SCM/4), the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the
Committee shall propose to the Committee candidates for election to the PGE.  The proposal shall be
based on suggestions submitted by Members and shall be made after informal consultations.  Thesuggestions may include candidates of nationalities other than that of the suggesting Member.
Candidates proposed shall meet the requirement that  the PGE be composed of independent persons,
highly qualified in the fields of subsidies and trade relations.
In order to ensure that a proposal can be made to the Committee at its regular meeting on
3 May 1999, any suggestions should be submitte d to me via the WTO Secretariat
(Mr. Jesse Kreier) not later than 15 March 1999.  Suggestions made after that date will not be
considered.
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