81. The representative of Barbados associated her delegation with the comments made by the delegation of the Philippines, in particular with regard to the multilateral character of the register. As far as the settlement of differences regarding the eligibility for protection was concerned, Barbados had reservations about the idea of a multilateral system for arbitration. Under its existing legislative procedures, her country did provide for a challenge procedure; she would at this stage want to err on the side of caution. On the question of the effects on non-participating Members, she would refer to the comment made by the Philippines and express concerns about the automatic effect of registration even for non-participating Members. As a final remark, she said that it would be necessary to be careful of the administrative and financial costs of any system; it should be as economically and administratively feasible as possible.
