The third session of the Contracting Parties to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade adjourned at Annecy, France on August 13, 1949 after 133 bilateral tariff negotiations had been completed by 34 countries. Although tariff schedules were not expected to be made public until late in 1949, it was reported that a special exchange agreement had been signed among the Contracting Parties, similar to the International Monetary Fund articles of agreement. The Contracting Parties not members of the Fund were required to sign a separate exchange agreement.