Committee on Balance of Payments - Notification under Paragraph 9 of the Understanding on the Balance of Payments Provisions of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 - Communication from Ecuador

World Trade Organization WT/BOP/N/76 3 June 2010 (103068) Committee on BalanceofPayments Original: Spanish NOTIFICATION UNDER PARAGRAPH 9 OF THE UNDERSTANDING ON THE BALANCEOFPAYMENTS PROVISIONS OF THE GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE 1994 Communication from Ecuador The following communication, dated 2 June 2010, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of Ecuador. _______________ RESOLUTION No. 566 THE FOREIGN TRADE AND INVESTMENT COUNCIL WHEREAS: By Resolution 466 the Foreign Trade and Investment Council (COMEXI) in plenary session approved the application of a balanceofpayments safeguard in accordance with the provisions of Article XVIII, Section B, of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1947 owing to Ecuador's balanceofpayments difficulties. Account was also taken of the Understanding on the BalanceofPayments Provisions of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 of the World Trade O