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WORLD TRADE G/LIC/Q/MUS/1
21January 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-0208)
Original: English Committee onImport Licensing
NOTIFICATION OFREPLIES TOTHE QUESTIONNAIRE ONIMPORT LICENSING
PROCEDURES UNDER ARTICLE 7.3OFTHE AGREEMENT1
Replies ofMAURITIUS toQuestions from AUSTRALIA2
Thefollowingcommunication,dated17July1996,hasbeenreceivedfromthePermanentMission
ofMauritius.
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Question
Please justify thequota system andwhydetails about thequota allocation arenotpublished?
Reply
Only twoitems areunder quota viz:common table saltandcoconut oil.Theimportation
ofsaltwasinfactunder complete restriction prior totheyear1994 forthepurpose ofprotecting our
localowners ofsaltpans. Asafirststeptowards theimport liberalization ofsalt,theMinistry ofTrade
andShipping hasdecided toissueimport permits onaquota basis. Asregards coconut oil,theMinistry
ofHealth hasadvised thatthisproduct should beimported andconsumed insmall quantity inview
ofitshighcontents ofunsaturated fatsandcholesterol, which ispresumed tocause hypertension.
Question
Notificationindicatesthatthequantumofquotasisnotpublished,andwequestiontheconsistency
ofthispractice withtherequirement ofArticle 3.5(b) oftheAgreement onImport Licensing Procedures.
Reply
Details about thequota allocation arenotpublished inviewoftheconfidential nature ofthe
information. Asamatter offacttheimporters themselves arenotkeentohavethedetails published
inthepress. However, forthesakeoftransparency, thepossibility ofpublishing thedetails isactually
being considered.
Thequantum ofquotas tobeallocated toeachimporter isnotgiven widepublication through
themedia inviewoftheconfidential nature oftheinformation. However, eachquota holder iskept
aware officially ofhisentitlement andthetotalallocation.
1G/LIC/N/3/MUS/1.
2SeeUnderstanding reached bytheCommittee onImport Licensing (G/LIC/M/4, paragraphs 5,6,9and10).G/LIC/Q/MUS/1
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Listoftraditional importers ofcoconut oilandrefined tablesalt
Name Address
1. Flavorite Ltd. Candos Road, Vacoas
2. Soap andAllied Industries Ltd. Plaine Lauzun
3. Mauritius Biscuit Making Ltd. Plaine Lauzun
4. J.L.Food Industries Ltd. Allée desManguiers, Pailles
5. FonEsko Food Ltd. Morc. del'Anse Courtois, Pailles
6. Priya F.B.Enterprises 12Solferino No.3,Vacoas
7. Mauritius Cosmetics Ltd. Bonne Terre, Vacoas
8. M.R. Patten Motais Street, PortLouis
9. Soc.Muthy Bros. 7Farquhar Street, PortLouis
10. Prest Plastic Ltd. BKD,Industrial Zone, Plaine Lauzun
11. Doorgah Trading Co. 1Joseph Rivière Street, PortLouis
12. Ramdanee Bros. &Co.Ltd. 19Queen Street, PortLouis
13. Abdullah Ebrahim &Co. Queen Street, PortLouis
14. Ste.C.S.Sonah &Co. 18Louis Pasteur Street, PortLouis
15. J.Mohamedally Queen Street, PortLouis
16. Ms.M.Veerapen Granam Road, Vacoas
17. R.Beenessreesingh Queen Street, PortLouis
18. P.H. Chui HonLap&Bros. Leoville L'Homme Street, PortLouis
19. A.R.Mohamedally RueLaReine, PortLouis
20. Ms.A.C. Powline &Co. Ste.Road, Sainte Croix
21. M.H. Owadally &Co.Ltd. 7Farquhar Street, PortLouis
22. How TaiWah&Co.Ltd. 31Queen Street, PortLouis
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23. Mtius Consumer 'sCooperative
Federation Ltd. Plaine Lauzum
24. LamWaiYam&Co. 36Queen Street, PortLouis
25. Chan Chung &SonsCo.Ltd. 29Queen Street, PortLouis
26. Succ. Dawood Jhurry POBox504,PortLouis
27. Ibrahim Ramsarran POBox834,PortLouis
28. P&PInternational Co.Ltd. POBox853,PortLouis
29. Société Bappoo &Co. 7Farquhar Street, PortLouis
30. FohCheong &Co.Ltd. 12Frère Félix deValois Street, PortLouis
31. LiShing Tit Royal Road, PortLouis
32. Mr.Rashid Elaheebocus SirScott Lane, Terre Rouge
33. Dransk International Ltd. 2EGhooruAvenue,BelleRose,QuatreBornes
34. Happy Land Ltd. 59Volcy Pougnet Street, PortLouis
35. Issany Suleiman Ismael 2Quay Street, PortLouis
36. Ms.LiuChen Kiow Bros. &Co. Louis Pasteur Street, PortLouis
37. K.L. Chung ForYuen 12Corderie Street, PortLouis
38. TheEastIndies Co.Ltd. Stage 6,Industrial Zone, Plaine Lauzun
39. Edible Food Marketing Ltd. Royal Road, Montagne Blanche
40. FoForn LeeLuen Len Palma, Quatre Bornes
41. Sungold Trading Ltd. 19Royal Street, PortLouis
42. SikYuen Trading Ltd. Royal Road, Curepipe
43. Succ. LiSingKok 27Queen Street, PortLouis
44. LaiMing Tong 26Etienne Pellereau Street, PortLouis
45. AhKoye HaChow &Co.Ltd. 34Jummah Mosque Street, PortLouis
46. China Products Co.Ltd. 13Dr.Joseph Rivière Street, PortLouis
47. ChuChing Kow 19Emmanuel Anquetil Street, PortLouis
48. Ravin Basantrai Royal Road, Montagne BlancheG/LIC/Q/MUS/1
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49. Crystal Marketing Co.Ltd. Corderie Street, PortLouis
50. Asgarally Adamjee BlockA1,AvenuedesLias,ValléedesPrêtres,
PortLouis