The Executive Committee decided:
(a) To note the Chief Officer’s statement that some of the issues could be dealt with fairly rapidly, while others would require more time;
(b) To take note of the requests made by a member to hold a meeting of the Executive Committee back-to-back with the Meeting of the Parties in September 1997 to discuss these issues, as well as the request made by another member to hold a meeting of the Subgroup on the Production Sector between September and November 1997 to develop the guidelines on the production sector, which could then be adopted at the Executive Committee Meeting to be held in late November/early December.