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WORLD TRADE G/SECRET/HS/9
5 November 1996
ORGANIZATION
Original: English
ARTICLE XXVIII NEGOTIATIONS
RENEGOTIATION OF SCHEDULE LVIII - MALAWI
Submission of documentation
The Government of Malawi has submitted the documentation li sted below with regard to the
renegotiation of its Schedule and the introduction of the Ha rmonized System in accordance with the
procedures for negotiations under Article XXVIII of the Gen eral Agreement (BISD 27S/26) and the
Decision of the Council of 12 July 1983 (BISD 30S/17) outlini ng the procedures for the transposition
of tariff concessions into the Harmonized System nomenclat ure.
Annex I: Pre-Uruguay Round concessions in the CCCN nomencla ture
A consolidated Schedule LVIII - Malawi, which replaced the S chedules of Malawi
annexed to the GATT in accordance with the Geneva (1967) Prot ocol and with
the First Certification of Changes to Schedules of 1969, was established in
the Second Certification of Changes to Schedules of 1974.
Annex II: Proposed Schedule LVIII - Malawi in the Harmonized System
A proposed consolidated Schedule LVIII - Malawi in the 1992 v ersion of the
Harmonized System has been prepared including the transpos ition of pre-
Uruguay Round concessions, as well as UR concessions indica ted in bold.
Applied rates in 1996 are also shown.
Annex III: Concordance table of the pre-UR Malawi s concessions between CCCN and
the Harmonized System nomenclature (version 1992).
Annex IV: Concordance table of the pre-UR concessions betwe en the Harmonized System
(version 1992) and the CCCN.
Members wishing to obtain clarification on the concessions included in the proposed Schedule
LVIII of Malawi should transmit a written communication to t hat effect to the relevant authorities of
Malawi (Ministry of Trade and Industry in Lilongwe) with a co py to the WTO Secretariat. To expedite
the process, such a communication should preferably includ e the product descriptions and item numbers
in question.
If no objection is received within a period of 90 days from the date of this document, the
proposed consolidated Schedule LVIII of Malawi will be cons idered approved and will be formally
certified.
Copies of the documentation (in English only) can be obtaine d in the Market Access Division
(Mrs. J. Hudry, office No. 3142).