RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/C/M/63
3 October 2002
(02-5305)
Council for Trade in Goods
27 June 2002
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN GOODS
27 JUNE 2002
Chairman:  H.E. Ambassador Supperamaniam
The meeting of the Council for Trade in Goods was convened by airgram WTO/AIR/1837.
Document G/C/W/389 contained the proposed agenda for this meeting.
1. INTRODUCTION OF HARMONIZED  SYSTEM 2002 CHANGES INTO WTO
SCHEDULES OF TARIFF CONCESSIONS –  REQUEST FOR A WAIVER FROM ROMANIA
– SCHEDULE LXIX (G/L/553,  G/C/W/383)
The Chairman drew Members' attention to the waiver request circulated in document G/L/553
and accompanying draft waiver decision circulat ed in document G/C/W/383 from Romania.  This
request had been made in connection with th e introduction of HS2002 changes in Romania on
1 January 2002.  The Committee on Market Access agreed at its recent meeting to forward the waiverrequest and the draft waiver decision to the Council for Trade in Goods for approval.  The Chairman
proposed that the CTG recommend that the request, together with the draft decision, be forwarded to
the General Council for adoption.
It was so agreed.
2. REQUEST BY EL SALVADOR FOR A WAIVER UNDER ARTICLE IX OF THE
WTO AGREEMENT FOR MINIMUM VALUES UNDER THE AGREEMENT ON
IMPLEMENTATION OF ART ICLE VII OF THE GATT 1994 (G/C/W/372, G/C/W/388)
The Chairman drew Members' attention to the request by El Salvador for a waiver under
WTO Article IX with respect to the application of minimum values for certain products as detailed in
their request in document G/C/W/372.  He noted that there was a draft decision on this matter which
had been circulated in document G/C/W/388, dated 21 June 2002.  He proposed that the Council
make use of Rule 26 of the Rules of Procedure to enable it to take action in respect of this document,
which was circulated after the appearance of the airgram convening this meeting.  He proposed that
the Council recommend that the request, together with  the draft decision, be forwarded to the General
Council for adoption.
It was so agreed.The meeting was closed.
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