Official issues : draft agendas, list of participants, draft minutes, resolution on the implementing rules for Ariane-5 Infrastructure programme. Relevant subjects: report by Director General on events since the 135th meeting, preparations for the Council meeting at ministerial level.
Programme matters: manned spaceflight and microgravity,
continuation of support to International Space Science Institute (ISSI).
Legal matters: approval of the Ariane-5 infrastructure implementing rules, of the agreement with The Netherlands concerning ESTEC, with International Payloads Science Technology Centre (ICPSO) on reception, processing and distribution of ERS-1 and ERS-2 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data.
Fiannce matetrs: notice on approval of the 1999 budget for Esrange/Andova special project.
As annex: Director General's oral report concerning contacts with several States'representatives, Soho spacecraft, Discussion on ESA support to ISSI in Bern, preparation of two missions within the Science programme, cooperation with National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA), issue of invitations to tender for Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), manned spaceflight and microgravity, technical and operational support for the various space programmes.
As addendum: amendments requested by the French delegation.

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