RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/LIC/Q/BRB/2
3February 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-0399)
Original: English Committee onImport Licensing
NOTIFICATION OFREPLIES TOTHE QUESTIONNAIRE ONIMPORT LICENSING
PROCEDURES UNDER ARTICLE 7.3OFTHE AGREEMENT1
Questions from theUNITED STATES toBARBADOS2
Thefollowing questions wereposed bythedelegation oftheUnited States atthethirdmeeting
oftheCommittee concerning thenotification provided byBarbados under Article 7.3oftheAgreement1.
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(Ref. Reply 4)Isthelicensing system usedfortheimplementation oftariffquotas established
asaresult oftheUruguay Round, orarethequantities allowed entry determined atthediscretion of
thelicensing authority?
(Ref.Reply6.I)Barbadosdoesnotpublishinformationonitsquotas.Animportermustapproach
theGovernment toseekpermission. Thisseems tolacktransparency, anditplaces theonusonthe
importer. Howcanexporters andimporters planahead when theydonotknow howmuch ofthequota
hasbeenfilled?
(Ref. Reply 6.VIII) WenotethatBarbados generally useshistorical imports toallocate quotas.
Barbados states thatconsideration maybegiven tonewimporters, depending onthesizeoftheoverall
quota. Ourunderstanding isthatthere should automatically bea1%allocation ofthequota fornew
entrants, irrespective ofthequota size. Could theMember comment onthis?
(Ref. Reply 6.XI) Barbados states thatsome licences aregiven oncondition thattheproduct
beexported andnotsolddomestically. Which products aresubject tothisrestriction?
(Ref. Reply 10)Please submit asample application form.
(Ref.Reply17)Barbadosstatesthatspecificconditionsmayapplyfromtimetotimeforproducts
subject toquantitative restrictions, andforthose thatarenotsubject toquantitative restrictions. What
arethese specific conditions andtowhich products dotheyapply?
1G/LIC/N/3/BRB/1.
2SeeUnderstanding reached bytheCommittee onImport Licensing (G/LIC/M/4, paragraphs 5,6,9and10).