WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/L/519
1 March 2002
(02-1069)
Original:  English
INTRODUCTION OF HARMONIZED SYSTEM 1996 CHANGES
INTO WTO SCHEDULES OF TARIFF CONCESSIONS
NORWAY –SCHEDULE XIV
Request for a Waiver
The following communication, dated 21 February 2002, has been received from the
Permanent Mission of Norway.
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I have the honour to refer to the Decisions1 made by the General Council on
13 December 1995, 18 July 1996, 24 April 1997, 24 April 1998, 14 October 1998, 15 June 1999,
4 November 1999, 3 May 2000, 8 December 2000 and 8 May 2001 respectively, by which the time
limits for Norway, and other Members, were extended for the introduction of harmonized systemchanges into WTO Schedules of Concession on 1 January 1996.
Norwegian documentation concerning HS96 changes to its Schedule XIV has been submitted
on 27 December 1995 and 31 January 2001
2.
Upon instruction from my authorities, I hereby submit a request for a waiver until
31 October 2002, due to ongoing consultations with one Member.
Without precluding any future requests for furthe r extensions, it is the view of Norway that
the consultations are likely to be concluded within the next six months.
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1 WT/L/124+Corr.1, WT/L/173, WT/L/216, WT/L/243, WT/L/268, WT/L/281, WT/L/303, WT/L/338,
WT/L/351, WT/L/379 and WT/L/400.
2 G/SECRET/HS96/11+Corr.1.