14. The representative of Brazil said that it would be ideal if countries could be selected on a voluntary basis and the review could be conducted on a country-by-country basis. His delegation did not believe that the use of further checklists or questionnaires would be appropriate for the review of developing country Members' legislation. The notification of legislation should be sufficient for a good review exercise. His delegation asked that the Chair maintain, in the spirit of the voluntary character of notifications, contact with those Members who were interested in commencing the review as from January 2000. He emphasized that these Members had to begin preparing their notifications in 1999, some three months in advance of their obligations under Article 65.2, which would in itself involve a great effort. For this reason his delegation insisted on the voluntary nature of the review so that it could be carried out in those countries which already understood themselves to be ready to participate in this exercise.
