  
 
 
./.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/IT/1/Rev.33 
23 November 2004 
 (04-5076) 
Committee of Participants on the Expansion of Trade in 
Information Technology Products  
 
 
STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION 
 
Note by the Secretariat  
 
Revision  
 
 
 
 
 
  
1. As of 22 November 2004, the ITA had 38 pa rticipants (covering 63 Members and States or 
separate customs territories in the process of a cceding to the WTO) representing approximately 
97 percent of world trade in information technology products.   
Albania European Communities
1 Kyrgyz Republic Philippines 
Australia Georgia Macao, China Romania 
Bahrain Hong Kong, China Malaysia  Separate Customs Territory 
Bulgaria Iceland Mauritius   of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, Canada India Moldova   and Matsu China Indonesia Morocco Singapore 
Costa Rica Israel New Zealand Switzerland
2 
Croatia Japan Norway Thailand Egypt Jordan Oman Turkey El Salvador Korea Panama 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 re ctification 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 27 participants have been received and circulated pursuant to 
these procedures: 
                                                     
 
1 The schedule of the European Communities comprises the commitments of the 25 member states. 
2 On behalf of the customs union Switzerland and Liechtenstein. This document has been prepa red under the Secretariat's own 
responsibility and without prejudice to the positions of Members and to their rights and obligations under the WTO G/IT/1/Rev.33 
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Australia Iceland New Zealand Bahrain India Norway Bulgaria Indonesia Philippines Canada Israel Romania
3 
Costa Rica Japan Singapore 
Egypt Korea Switzerland3 
El Salvador Macao, China Thailand4 
European Communities Malaysia4 Turkey 
Hong Kong, China Mauritius United States 
 
 Of the above, El Salvador has indicated that  implementation would be gin after the completion 
of domestic legal procedural requirements.5  Morocco and Panama have not yet submitted the formal 
documentation.    3. Albania, China, Croatia, Georgia, Jordan , the Kyrgyz Republic, Moldova, Oman, and the 
Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Ki nmen, 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 th e provision of paragraph 10 of the Annex to the 
Declaration, have been received from all participants except eleven. 
 
5. The following documentation, noted as bei ng submitted under paragr aph 2 above, has been 
formally certified by the Director-General: 
Australia; Bulgaria; Canada; Costa Rica; Egyp t; European Communities; Hong Kong, China; 
Iceland; India; Indonesia; Israel; Japan; Ko rea; Macao, China; Malaysia; Mauritius; New 
Zealand; Norway; Philippines; Romania; Singapore; Switzerland; Thailand; Turkey; United 
States. 
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3 First rate reduction occu rred on 31 December 1997 
4 First rate reduction occurred on 1 January 1998. 
5Bulgaria, India, Israel, Philippines, Switzerland, and Turkey which had also made such a notification, 
have subsequently notified that these procedural requirements have been completed. 