RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/STR/Q1/THA/3
5March 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-0898)
Original: English Working Party onState Trading Enterprises
Questions Posed byARGENTINA Concerning
theArticle XVII Notification ofTHAILAND1
Thefollowing communication, dated 28February 1997, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Mission ofArgentina.
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Regarding thestatistical information provided byThailand onpages 2and3ofdocument
G/STR/N/2/THA, itseems thattheserial figures forthisperiod corresponding totheapparent
consumption formanufacturing cigarettes (export salesplusdomestic sales) donotmatch withthose
corresponding totheevolution ofsupply oftobacco (domestic production plusimports). Wewould
verymuch appreciate further clarification onthisissue.
1G/STR/N/2/THA.