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CAM/23/DECOriginal: Spanish

Dctober 1991

DECISIONS TAKEN BY THE WTO COMMISSION FOR THE AMERICAS

AT ITS TWENTY-THIRD MEETING

Buenos Ail-es, Argentina, 28 Septembe,- 1991

CONTENTS

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Decisions taken by the Commission ...........•..

List o~ participants •••..•.....................

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Annex

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1. Adoption of the agenda

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AGENDA

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2. Coordination betweenRegional Comissions

the Executive Coune i 1 and th"

3. Nomination ofoffices:

candidates to the various General Assembly

4.

(al 1 Vice-President of the General Assembly(b) 2 Members of the Credentials Committee

(e) 1 Officer of ,the Assembly Committee of the whole

Nomination of candidates to represent the region onsubsidiary bodies of the Executive Council:

th"

(a l 2 Members of th" Technical Committee for Programmeand Coordination (Tepel

(b) 2 Members of th" CommitteE' on Budget and Finance(CBF)

<cl 4 Members of th" Faei 1i tatioo Committee (FAL>(d) 4 Members of th" Environment Committee

( " ) 2 Members of th" Tourism Safety CommitteE'

( f ) 1 Member of the Sub-Cammi ttep. forapplications for affiliate membership

th" review of

5. Representation of the region on the Executive Council

6. Election ofCommission

the Chairman and Vice-Chairmen of th"

7. Fa 11 ow-up tomeE'tings

decisions taken by the Commission at previous

B. Place andCommission

date of th" twenty-fourth meeting of th"

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DECISIONS

CAM/OEC/l(XXIII)

ADOPTION OF THE AGENDAAgenda item 1 (document CAM/23/0DP)

The Comission,

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Adopts the agenda of its twenty-third meeting after includingtwo new items: Coordination between the Executive Council andthe Regional Commissions; and, on the proposal of Ecuador. thefollow-up to decisions taken by the Commission at previousmeetings.

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COORDINATION BETWEEN THE EXECUTIVE COUNCILAND THE REGIONAL COMISSIONS

Agenda item 2 (document CE/41/6)

The Comission.

Having considered the working document submitted by theSecretary-General on relations between the Executive Counei 1and the Regional Commissions and having heard statements byseveral of its Members~

1. Recogni2es the aptness of the proposal that the Chairmanof each Commission be allowed to attend Council sessions,by invitation of the Chairman of the Council, in an e~officio capacity and without the right to vote,

2. E~pressesdepartureCommission

its satisfaction at the cont~ibution thiswill make to enhancing relations betweenand the decision-maJ,:ing bodies~ and

newthe

3. Unanimously approves the proposal madeCommission for Europe, as set-forth inmentioned document.

by the WTOthe above-

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NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES TO THE VARIOUSGENERAL ASSEMBLY OFFICES

Agenda item 3 (document A/9/Com.Reg.)

The Commission~

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Havina consideredSecretary-Generalcandidates for the

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the information document submitted byon the nomination by the Commissionvarious General Assembly offices,

'heDf

Decides to nominate thethe following offices:

following States as its candidates for

( a) Vice-President ofVicto'- Gamboa,CORPO TUR ISMO) ;

the General Assembly:Minister of State,

VenezuelaPresident

(Mr.Df

(b) Credentials Committee:America;

Argentina and United States of

(c) Officer of the Assembly Committee of the Whole: Ecuador.

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NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES TO REPRESENT THE REGIONON THE SUBSIDIARY BODIES OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

Agenda item 4 (document A/9/Com.Reg.)

The Commission,

Having considered the information document submitted by theSecretary-General on the nomination by the Commission ofcandidates to represent the region on the subsidiary bodiesof the Executive Council,

1. Nominates, for the period 1991-1994. the following Statesas its candidates for the following Committees:

(a) Technical Committee for Programme and Coordination:Argentina and Nicaragua

(b) Committe on Budget and Finance: Colombia and Mexico

(c ) Facilitation Committee: Argentina,States of America and Uruguay

Jamaica, Uni ted

(d) EnvironmentMexico

Committee: Brazil, Canada, Ecuador and

(e) Tourism SafetyRepubl ic;

Committee: Cuba and Dominican

2. Re-elects the United States of Am~rica as its repres-entative, for the period 1991-1993. on the Sub-Committeefor the review of applications for Arfiliate membership,

3. Decides unanimouslythe chairmanship of

to endorse Brazil's candidatUl-ethe Environment Committee.-------------------------------------------------------------

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REPRESENTATION OF THE REGION ON THE EXECUTIVE COUNCILAgenda item 5 (document A/9/Com.Reg.)

The Commission,

Having considered the informationSecretary-General concerning thethe Executive Council,

documentregion's

submitted by therepresentation on

Nominates Argentina and Canada as its candidatesvacant seats Dn the Executive Council, correspondingfractions of five Members in the Americas region,period 199]-1995.

fortofor

thetwothe

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ELECTION OF THE CHAIRMAN AND VICE-CHAIRMENOF THE COMMISSION

Agenda item 6 (document A/9/Com.Reg.)

The Commission,

Havina considered the information document submittedSecretary-General on the election of the Chairman andChairmen of the Commission,

by theVi ce-

I. Elects ChileVenezuela as

as Chairman of the Commission and Cuba andits Vice-Chairmen for a two-year term; and

2. ExpressesDomi nicanArgentina.

its appreciation to theRepublic. and to the

outgoing Chairman. theoutgoing Vice-Chairman,

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FOLLOW-UP TO DECISIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMISSIONAT PREVIOUS MEETINGS

Agenda item 7

The Commission.

Havlna heard the request by the delegation of Ecuador forinformation on the follow-up to specific decisions oractivities pending implementation by the Commissionconcerning:

(1) the guidelines given by the Secretariat with a view tosecuring the inclusion in the discussions of the UnitedNations Conference on Environment and Development (Rio deJaneiro. 1992) of tourism's role as a factor fordevelopment within the context of nature conservation;

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(21 revision of the Organization Statutes;

(3) introduction ofform part ofcentres;

educationalthe permanent

establishments that couldnetwork of WTO training

governments that havefor their work in

used for tourism

tomost

resources

of prizesthemselvesnatural

the awardingdistinguishedconserving thepurposes; and

(4 )

(5) selectionTourism in

ofthe

a logotypeAmericas.

and slogan for the Year of

Entrusts the delegation of Canada with replying to the pointraised in paragraph (2) above and the WTO Secretariat withreplying to the other points.

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PLACE AND DATE OF THE TWENTY-FOURTHMEETING OF THE COHH1SSION

Agenda itern 8

The Commission~

HaVlnQ takenrepresentative

note ofof Ecuador,

the invitation extended by the

1. Decides to hold its twenty-fourth meeting at Quito in Mayor June 1992; and

2. Thanl,:sthe Government of the Argent ine Repub 1ic. theof the present meeting, for its generous support ofCommission's work.

hostthe

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Anexo/AnnexLISTA DE PARTICIPANTESLIST OF PARTICIPANTS

PRESIDENTE DE LA COM[S[ON/CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMISSION

REPUBLICA DOMINICANA/DONINICAN REPUBLIC

Excmo. Sr. Victor GOMEZ-BERGESEmbajador de la Republica Oominicanaen Argentina

I. MIEMBROS EFECTIVOS/FULL MEMBERS/MEMBRES EFFECTIFSARGENTINA/ARGENTINA Lie. Francisco MAYORGA

PresidenteSecretaria de Turi5mo

Lie. Carlos Ernesto GUTIERREZDirector General de Economia Turisticay Relaciones InstitucionalesSecretaria de Turismo

Lie. Alejandro VARELAJefe de Convenios y RelacionesMultilateralesSecretaria de Turismo

Lie. Carlos MAGNANIAsesor de GabineteSecretaria de Turismo

Dna. Fatima SLEIMANJefe de Convenios y RelacionesMultilateralesSecretaria de Turismo

Dna. M2 Luisa MAVOQUI ANDERSONJefe del Departamento deInternaeionalesSeeretaria de Turismo

Convenios

BRASIL/BRAZIL

Lie. Mario Alberto VERNENGODireeci6n de Organismos InternacionalesMinisterio de Relaciones Exteriores y Culto

Lic. Enrique AMADISIDirector General de TurismoMunicipalidad de la ciudad de Buenos Aires

Sr. Ronalda MONTE ROSAPresidenteEmpresa Brasileira de Turismo (EMBRATUR)

Sr. Eli Valter GIL FILHODirector de Ecanomia y FomentoEmpresa Brasileira de Turismo (EMBRATUR)

CANADA/CANADA

COLOMBIA/COLOMBIA

CUBA/CUBA

CHILE/CUILE/CHILI

ECUADOR/ECUADOR

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Mr. Frank STOCKSenior Policy AnalystTourism Canada.

Sr. Luis BALDION RINCONSecretario PrivadoRelaciones lnternacionalesCorporacion Nacional de Turismo

5ra. 8eatriz CANAL DE BARCORepresentante Permanente ante Ia OMTEmbajada de Colombia en Espana

Sr. Rafael SED PEREZPresidenteInstituto Nacional de Turismo (INTUR)

Sr. Orosman QUINTERO HERRERAVicepresidenteInstituto Nacional de Turismo (}NTUR)

Sra. Leanor OJEDA RODRIGUEZ01 ree tor aOficina de Turismo de Cuba en Argentina

Sra. Rosa ESCANDELL PEREZJefa de Cooperaei6n y.OrganismosInternacionalesInstituto Nacional de Turismo <INTUR)

Sr. Robert SOLIS VALDESDirector de la Oficina de Turismo de Cubaen EspanaRepresentante Permanente ante la OMT

Sr. Eugenio YUNIS AHUESDirector Nacional de TurismoServicio Nacional de Turismo (SERNATUR)

Ora. Bruna STORNAIOLO DE AVILlADirectora EjecutivaCorporacion Ecuatoriana de Turismo

ESTADOS UNIOOS DE AMERICA/UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Mr. John G. KELLER Jr.

Undersecretary for Travel and TourismUS Travel and Tourism AdministrationUS Department of Commerce

Ms. Jean Getman O'BRIENDeputy Oirec torPolicy and PlanningUS Travel and Tourism AdministrationuS Department of Commerce

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.JAMAICA/JAMAICA

MEXICO/MEXICO

NICARAGUA/NICARAGUA

PERU/PERU

REPUBLICA DOMINICANA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

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M.-. Henry RIEGNERSenior Policy AdviserUS Travel and TOUl-ism AdministrationUS Department of Comme'-ce

Mr. JaTClI- JAFARIP,-es identInternational Academy for the Studyof TourismUS Travel and Tourism AdministrationUS Department of Commerce

Ms. Joyce BARRBureau of International OrganizationAffairsUS Department of Commerce

Mr. Chuck GEETechnical AdvisorUniversity of HawaiiSchool of Travel Industry Management

Mr. Oswald LEAKEPermanent SecretaryMinistry of Tourism

Miss Heather THOMPSONOi rec torDevelopment and MonitoringMinistry of Tourism

Sr. Ismael OROZCO LORETOSubsecretario de TurismoSecretaria de Turismo

Lic. Esteban MAQEEO CORALSubdirector General de Camercializaci6ny MercadotecniaFonda Nacional de Fomento al Turismo(FONATUR)

Lic. Gustavo MARTINEZ CIANCASegundo SecretarioEmbajada de Mexico en Argentina

Excmo. Sr. Gilberte BERGMAN PADILLAEmbajader de Nicaragua en Argentina

Srta. Maria Antonia MASANAEmbajada de Peru en Argentina

Excmo. Sr. Victor GOMEZ-BERGESEmbajador de la Republica Dominicanaen Argentina

URUGUAY/URUGUAY

VENEZUELA/VENEZUELA

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Excmo. Sr. Jose VILLAR GOMEZMinistro de Turismo

Sr. Carlos SANTO CUEVASAsesor en Cooperaci6n y OrganismosInternacionalesMinisterio de Turismo

Sr. Jorge BaRAO ARRIERAMinistro ConsejeroResponsable del Sector TurismoEmbajada de Uruguay en Argentina

EXCffiO.Sr. Victor GAMBOA MICHELENAMinistro de EstadoPresidente de CORPOTURISMO

Sr. Orlando TRUJILLO HERRERAJefe de Asuntos InternacionalesCORPOTURISMO

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II. MIEMBRO ASOCIADO/ASSOCIATE MEMBER

PUERTO RICO/PUERTO RICO Sr. Carlos A. DIAGOSubdirector EjecutivDCampania de Turismo

III. MIEMBRDS AF]LIADOS/AFFILIATE MEMBERS

CONSEJO NACIONAL EMPRESARIALTURISTICO (Mexico)

FEDERACION EMPRESARIAL HOTELERAGASTRONOMICA DE LA REPUBLICAARGENTINA (FEHGRA)

INSTITUTO DE CAPACITACIONTURISTICA (INCE-TURISMO)(Venezuela)

ROE - EMPREENOIMENTOSPUBLICITARIOS LTDA. (Brasil)

Sr. Eduardo BARROSO ALARCONDirector General

Sr. Jorge Juan BUSQUETS

Sr. Manuel ROMERO PEN AMiembro del Consejo Ejecutivo

Sr. Francisco Walter RIZZOTODirector

Sr. Rodolfo Alberto RIZZOlODirector