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ORGANIZATIONG/IT/1/Rev.31
27 May 2004
(04-2273)
Committee of Participants on the Expansion of Trade in
Information Technology Products
STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION
Note by the Secretariat1
Revision
1. As of 24 May 2004, the ITA had 46 participants (covering 61 Members and States or separate
customs territories in the process of acceding to the WTO) representing approximately 97 percent of
world trade in information technology products.
Albania Estonia Latvia Poland
Australia European Communities2Lithuania Romania
Bahrain Georgia Macao, China Separate Customs Territory
Bulgaria Hong Kong, China Malaysia of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen,
Canada Iceland Mauritius and Matsu
China India Moldova Singapore
Costa Rica Indonesia Morocco Slovak Republic
Croatia Israel New Zealand Slovenia
Cyprus Japan Norway Switzerland3
Czech Republic Jordan Oman Thailand
Egypt Korea Panama Turkey
El Salvador Kyrgyz Republic Philippines United States
2. If the participant was a WTO Member at the time of their participation in the ITA, they were
required to follow the procedures for the formal rectification and modification of schedules (Decision
of 26 March 1980 on Procedures for Modification and Rectification of Schedules of Tariff
Concessions, BISD 27S/25) pursuant to paragraph 2 of the Annex to the Ministerial Declaration.
Thus, documents from the following 32 participants have been received and circulated pursuant to
these procedures:
1This document has been prepared under the Secretariat's own responsibility and without prejudice to
the positions of Members and to their rights and obligations under the WTO.
2The schedule of the European Communities comprises the commitments of the 15 member states.
3On behalf of the customs union Switzerland and Liechtenstein.G/IT/1/Rev.31
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Australia Iceland Philippines
Bahrain India Poland4
Bulgaria Indonesia Romania5
Canada Israel Singapore
Costa Rica Japan Slovak Republic4
Cyprus Korea Slovenia
Czech Republic4Macao, China Switzerland5
Egypt Malaysia4Thailand4
El Salvador Mauritius Turkey
European Communities New Zealand United States
Hong Kong, China Norway
Of the above, El Salvador has indicated that implementation would begin after the completion
of domestic procedural requirements.6Morocco and Panama have not yet submitted the formal
documentation.
3. Albania, China, Croatia, Estonia, Georgia, Jordan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Latvia, Lithuania,
Moldova, Oman, and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu
incorporated their commitments in their schedules annexed to their Protocols of Accession, and
therefore it was not necessary to follow the procedures for rectification and modification of tariff
schedules.
4. Letters of acceptance, in accordance with the provision of paragraph 10 of the Annex to the
Declaration, have been received from all participants except twelve.
5. The following documentation, noted as being submitted under paragraph 2 above, has been
formally certified by the Director-General:
Australia; Bulgaria; Canada; Costa Rica; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Egypt; European
Communities; Hong Kong, China; Iceland; India; Indonesia; Israel; Japan; Korea; Macao,
China; Malaysia; Mauritius; New Zealand; Norway; Philippines; Poland; Romania;
Singapore; Slovak Republic; Slovenia; Switzerland; Thailand; Turkey; United States.
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4First rate reduction occurred on 1 January 1998.
5First rate reduction occurred on 31 December 1997.
6Bulgaria, India, Israel, Philippines, Poland, Slovenia, Switzerland, and Turkey which had also made
such a notification, have subsequently notified that these procedural requirements have been completed.