SUMMARY
Section I of the report reviews the main features of the International Rubber Agreement (INRA) of 1979 and its successor of 1987, and includes information on their operations, duration and membership. It also includes a review of the main features of INRA in 1995, information on its provisions for entry into force and status of action by Governments to become parties to it. Section II of the report is a summary and evaluation of the buffer stock operations and other activities which took place under the 1979 Agreement and the 1987 Agreement. [in English only]