RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/LIC/W/10
21 September 1998
(98-3615)
Committee on Import Licensing
SECOND BIENNIAL REVIEW OF THE IMPLEMENTATION AND OPERATION
OF THE AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES
Background Document by the Secretariat
This working document is circulated by the Secretariat in preparation for the second biennial
review of the implementation and operation of th e Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures, to be
conducted at the meeting on 20 October 1998.  This document will have to be updated in light of the
discussion at that meeting in order to give a full pi cture of the developments in the Committee during the
period covered.  Members are invited to communicate to  the Secretariat any additional data they wish to
have included in this document.
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Article 7.1 of the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures requires the Committee to review
as necessary, but at least once every two years, the implementation and operation of the Agreement,
taking into account the objectives thereof, and the rights and obligations contained therein.  Article 7.2
states that as a basis for the Committee review, th e Secretariat shall prepare a factual report based on
information provided under Article 5, responses  to the annual Questionnaire on Import Licensing
Procedures and other relevant reliable information wh ich is available to it, and that this report shall
provide a synopsis of the aforementioned information, in particular indicating any changes or
developments during the period under review, and incl uding any other information as agreed by the
Committee.
The information contained in this document covers the period from 24 October 1996 to
20 October 1998.G/LIC/W/10
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The contents of this document are as follows:
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I. COMMITTEE ON IMPO RT LICENS ING.......................................................................3
A. O FFICERS , MEMBERS AND OBSERVERS ..................................................................................3
B. M AIN DEVELOPMENTS IN THE WORK OF THE COMMITTEE DURING THE PERIOD COVERED ....4
II. NOTIFICATIONS............................................................................................................... .4
C. I NVOCATION OF DELAYED APPLICATION PROVISIONS BY DEVELOPING COUNTRY MEMBERS
(FOOTNOTE  5 TO ARTICLE 2.2)...............................................................................................4
D. N OTIFICATIONS OF PUBLICATIONS AND /OR LEGISLATION (ARTICLES 1.4( A) AND/OR 8.2( B))5
E. N OTIFICATIONS OF IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES (ARTICLES 7.3 AND 5).........................6
III. CONSULTATION AND DI SPUTE SETTLE MENT........................................................9
ANNEX I ........................................................................................................................ ..... 11
ANNEX II ....................................................................................................................... ...... 12G/LIC/W/10
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I. COMMITTEE ON IMPORT LICENSING
A. OFFICERS , MEMBERS AND OBSERVERS
1. Officers:
Chairperson (1997):  Mr . Tomasz Jodko (Poland)
Vice-Chairperson (1997):  Mr. Rossman Ithnain (Singapore)
Chairperson (1998): Mrs. Marie Gosset (Côte d'Ivoire)
Vice-Chairperson (1998): Mr. Ma rshall Couper (New Zealand)
2. Members (132)
Angola
Antigua & Barbuda
Argentina
AustraliaAustria
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
BelgiumBelize
Benin
Bolivia
Botswana
BrazilBrunei Darussalam
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
CameroonCanada
Central African Rep.
Chad
Chile
ColombiaCongo
Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Dem. Rep. of CongoDenmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
ECEcuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Fiji
FinlandFrance
Gabon
GambiaGermany
Ghana
Greece
GrenadaGuatemala
Guinea Bissau
Guinea, Rep. of
Guyana
HaitiHonduras
Hong Kong, China
Hungary
Iceland
IndiaIndonesia
Ireland
Israel
Italy
JamaicaJapan
Kenya
Korea
Kuwait
LesothoLiechtenstein
Luxembourg
Macau
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
MaldivesMali
Malta
Mauritania
Mauritius
MexicoMongolia
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
NamibiaNetherlands
New Zealand
NicaraguaNiger
Nigeria
Norway
PakistanPanama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
PhilippinesPoland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
RwandaSt. Kitts & Nevis
St. Lucia
St. Vincent & Grenadines
Senegal
Sierra LeoneSingapore
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
South AfricaSpain
Sri Lanka
Suriname
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Trinidad & Tobago
Tunisia
TurkeyUganda
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
UruguayVenezuela
Zambia
ZimbabweG/LIC/W/10
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3. Observers
Observer Governments (35)
Albania
Algeria
AndorraArmenia
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Bhutan
Cambodia
Cape Verde
ChinaCroatia
EstoniaEthiopia
Former Yugoslav Rep. of
MacedoniaGeorgia
Holy See
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyz Rep.
Lao Dem. Rep.
LatviaLithuania
MoldovaNepal
Oman
Russian FederationSaudi Arabia
Seychelles
Sudan
Taipei, Chinese
Tonga
Ukraine
UzbekistanVanuatu
Vietnam
Observer organizations
IMF
UNCTAD
World Bank
B. MAIN DEVELOPMENTS IN THE WORK OF THE COMMITTEE DURING THE PERIOD COVERED
4. During the reporting period, the Committee held its fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth meetings
on 22 April and 15 October 1997, and 24 April and 20 October 1998.  The minutes of these meetings
are contained in documents G/LIC/M/5-8, respectively.
5. During the period covered, the Committee received notifications of legislation and/or
publications submitted by 32 Members, replies to the Questionnaire on Import Licensing Procedures
submitted by 43 Members and notifications relating to the institution of import licensing procedures
or changes in these procedures submitted by 13 Members; agreed to grant observer status to the IMF,
UNCTAD and the World Bank (G/LIC/M/5); carri ed out the second biennial review of the
implementation and operation of the Agreement under Article 7.1 on the basis of a factual reportprepared by the Secretariat (G/LIC/W/10 & G/LIC/ M/8); and adopted its annual reports for 1997 and
1998 to the Council for Trade in Goods in accord ance with Article 7.4 of the Agreement (G/L/203
and …).
II. NOTIFICATIONS
C. I
NVOCATION OF DELAYED APPLICATION PROVISIONS BY DEVELOPING COUNTRY MEMBERS
(FOOTNOTE  5 TO ARTICLE 2.2)
6. Pursuant to footnote 5 to Article 2.2 of the Agreement, a developing country Member, other
than a developing country Member which was a party to the Agreement on Import Licensing
Procedures done on 12 April 1979, which  has specific difficulties complying with the requirements
of subparagraph (a)(ii) (which requires applications for automatic import licences to be accepted on
any working day prior to the customs clearance of the goods) and subparagraph (a)(iii) (which
requires applications for automatic import licences when submitted in appropriate and complete formto be approved within a maximum of ten working days) may, upon notification to the Committee,G/LIC/W/10
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delay the application of these provisions by not more than two years from the date of entry into force
of the WTO Agreement for such Member.
7. The Committee did not receive any notifications under the above provision during the
reporting period. Listed below are the 24 developing country Members which had invoked the
delayed application provisions since the entry into force of the WTO Agreement and (in brackets) the
date of entry into force of the WTO Agreement for the Member concerned (G/LIC/1 and Adds.1-3).
Bangladesh (1.1.95)
Bolivia (13.9.95)
Brazil (1.1.95)
Burkina Faso (3.6.95)
Cameroon (13.12.95)
Colombia (30.4.95)Costa Rica (1.1.95)
Côte d'Ivoire (1.1.95)
Dominican Republic (9.3.95)
El Salvador (7.5.95)
Gabon (1.1.95)Guatemala (21.7.95)Honduras (1.1.95)
Indonesia (1.1.95)
Kenya (1.1.95)
Malaysia (1.1.95)
Myanmar (1.1.95)
Sri Lanka (1.1.95)Thailand (1.1.95)
Tunisia (29.3.95)
Turkey (26.3.95)
United Arab Emirates (10.4.96)
Uruguay (1.1.95)Venezuela (1.1.95)
D. N
OTIFICATIONS OF PUBLICATIONS AND /OR LEGISLATION (ARTICLES 1.4( A) AND/OR 8.2( B))
8. Paragraph 4(a) of Article 1 and paragraphs 3, 4, 5(b), 5(c) and 5(d) of Article 3 require
Members to publish certain information "for other Members and traders to know the basis for grantingand/or allocating licences", or "in such a manner as to enable governments and traders to become
acquainted with them".  Article 1.4(a) requires Members to notify to the Committee the sources in
which the information concerning import licensing procedures are published, and to make copies of
these publications available to the Secretariat.
9. Paragraph 2(a) of Article 8 provides that "each Member shall ensure, not later than the date of
entry into force of the WTO Agreement for it, the conformity of its laws, regulations and
administrative procedures with the provisions of this Agreement";  paragraph 2(b) states that "each
Member shall inform the Committee of any changes in its laws and regulations relevant to this
Agreement and in the administration of such laws and regulations".
10. The Committee agreed that in cases where the publications or legislation were not in a WTO
official language Members shall provide, together with such publications or legislation, a summary of
the notification in one of the WTO languages.  Other Members may ask for a full translation if they so
wish, or seek any additional information on a bilateral basis.  Any issues that cannot be solved on a
bilateral basis may be brought to the attention of the Committee.  It was also agreed that the first
notification under Article 8.2(b) shall contain the full text of relevant laws and regulations in effect on
the entry into force of the WTO Agreement for the Member concerned (G/LIC/M/2 and G/LIC/3).
11. Since the entry into force of the WTO Agreem ent, notifications pursuant to Articles 1.4(a)
and/or 8.2(b) have been received from the following 54 Members and have been circulated in the
G/LIC/N/1/- series .  Copies of publications and/or legislation submitted with these notifications are
available for consultation in the Secretariat.G/LIC/W/10
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Argentina G/LIC/N/1/ARG/1-2
Australia G/LIC/N/1/AUS/1 &
Add.1
Bahrain G/LIC/N/1/BHR/1
Barbados G/LIC/N/1/BRB/1
Benin G/LIC/N/1/BEN/1Bolivia G/LIC/N/1/BOL/1
Brazil G/LIC/N/1/BRA/1
Bulgaria G/LIC/N/1/BGR/1
Burkina Faso G/LIC/N/1/BFA/1
Canada G/LIC/ N/1/CAN/1
Chad G/LIC/N/1/TCD/1
Chile G/LIC/N/1/CHL/1Colombia G/LIC/N/1/COL/1
Costa Rica G/LIC/N/1/CRI/1
Cuba G/LIC/N/1/CUB/1
Cyprus G/LIC/ N/1/CYP/1
European Communities  G/LIC/N/1/EEC/1/Rev.2 +
Adds.1-2 & EEC/2
Fiji G/LIC/N/1/FJI/1
Honduras G/LIC/ N/1/HND/1
Hong Kong, China G/LIC/N/1/HKG/1-4
Hungary G/LIC/N/1/HUN/1-2
India G/LIC/N/1/IND/1/Rev.1
Jamaica G/LIC/N/1/JAM/1
Japan G/LIC/N/1/JPN/1
& JPN/2/Rev.1
Kenya G/LIC/N/3/KEN/1
St. Kitts & Nevis G/LIC/N/1/KNA/1Korea G/LIC/N/1/KOR /1-3
Liechtenstein G/LIC/N/1/LIE /1
Madagascar G/LIC/N/1/MDG/1
Malta G/LIC/N/1/MLT/1
Mauritius G/LIC/N/1/MUS/1&
Adds 1-3
Morocco G/LIC/N/1/MAR/1
New Zealand G/LIC/N/1/NZL/1
Nicaragua G/LIC/N/1/NIC/1
Niger G/LIC/N/1/NER/1
Nigeria G/LIC/N/1/NGA/1
Norway G/LIC/N/1/NOR/1-2
Pakistan G/LIC/N/1/PAK/1Panama G/LIC/N/1/PAN/1
Peru G/LIC/N/1/PER/1
Philippines G/LIC/N/1/PHL/1
Qatar G/LIC/N/1/QAT/1
Romania G/LIC/N/1/ROM/1Singapore G/LIC/N/1/SGP/1
Slovenia G/LIC/N/1/SVN/1
Swaziland G/LIC/N/1/SWZ/1
Switzerland G/LIC/N/1/CHE/1
Tunisia G/LIC/N/1/TUN/1Turkey G/LIC/N/1/TUR/1 &
TUR/2/Rev.1
Uganda G/LIC/N/1/UGA/1
United Arab Emirates G/LIC/N/1/ARE/1
United States G/LIC/N/1/USA/1 &
Rev.1
Uruguay G/LIC/N/1/URY/1
Zimbabwe G/LIC/N/1/ZWE/1
E. N
OTIFICATIONS OF IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES (ARTICLES 7.3 AND 5)
12. Article 2.1 of the Agreement defines automatic import licensing as "import licensing where
approval of the application is granted in all cases, and in accordance with the requirements of
paragraph 2(a)".  Paragraph 2(a) of Article 2 states that "automatic import licensing procedures shall
not be administered in such a manner as to have restricting effects on imports subject to automatic
licensing ...".1  Article 3 defines non-automatic import licensing as "import licensing not falling within
the definition contained in paragraph 1 of Article 2".2
13. Pursuant to Article 7.3 of the Agreement, Members undertake to complete the annual
Questionnaire on Import Licensing Procedures promptly and in full.  At its meeting in October 1995,
the Committee established a time-limit of 30 September each year to submit these notifications
(G/LIC/M/2 and G/LIC/3).
                                                     
 1A concordance between the provisions the Agreement relating to automatic licensing procedures and the
Questionnaire on Import Licensing Procedures is contained in Annex I.
 2A concordance between the provisions of the Agreement relating to non-automatic licensing procedures
and the Questionnaire on Import Licensing Procedures is contained in Annex II.G/LIC/W/10
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14. Article 5.1 of the Agreement requires Members which institute licensing procedures or
changes in these procedures to notify the Committee of such within 60 days of publication.  Pursuant
to Article 5.2, the notifications shall include: the list of products subject to licensing procedures;
contact point for information on eligibility;  administrative body(ies) for submission of applications;
date and name of publication where licensing procedures are published;  indication of whether the
licensing procedure is automatic or non-automatic according to definitions contained in Articles 2 and3;  in the case of automatic licensing procedures, their administrative purpose;  in the case of non-
automatic licensing procedures, indication of the measure being implemented through the licensing
procedure;  and expected duration of the licensing procedure if this can be estimated with some
probability, and if not, reason why this information cannot be provided.  Article 5.4 requires Members
to notify the Committee of the publications in which the information required in Article 1.4 will be
published.
15. In addition, pursuant to Article 5.5 any interested Member which considers that another
Member has not notified the institution of a licensing procedure or changes therein in accordance with
the provisions of Articles 5.1-5.3 may bring the matter to the attention of such other Member.  If
notification is not made promptly thereafter, such  Member may itself notify the licensing procedure or
changes therein, including all relevant and available information.
3
16. During the period covered, 43 Members have submitted replies to the Questionnaire pursuant
to Article 7.3 of the Agreement and 13 Members have notified the institution of import licensing
procedures or changes in these procedures pursuant  to Article 5 (circulated in the G/LIC/N/3/- and
G/LIC/N/2/- series, respectively).  Notifications made under these two provisions since the entry into
force of the Agreement are as follows4:
Members Article 7.3 Date of latest
communicationArticle 5 Date of latest
communication
Argentina G/LIC/N/3/ARG/1
+ Corr.1 & ARG/219.12.97 G/LIC/N/2/ARG/1-3 15.1.97
Australia G/LIC/N/3/AUS/1
& Rev.128.4.97
Barbados G/LIC/N/3/BRB/1 15. 9.95
Bolivia G/LIC/N/3/BOL/1-2
+ Corr.124.8.98
Brazil G/LIC/N/3/BRA/1 24.4.98 G/LIC/N/2/BRA/1 24.4.98
Brunei
DarussalamG/LIC/N/3/BRN/1 4.3.97
Bulgaria G/LIC/N/3/BGR/1 20.3.97
Burkina Faso G/LIC/N/3/BFA/1 8.1.97
Canada G/LIC/N/3/CAN/1-2 2.10.97
Chile G/LIC/N/3/CHL/1 &
Add.19.9.97
Colombia G/LIC/N/3/COL/1
& Add.12.11.96
Costa Rica G/LIC/N/3/CRI/1-2 7.5.98
Cyprus G/LIC/N/3/CYP/1+
Rev.1 & CYP/228.8.98
Ecuador G/LIC/N/3/ECU/1 1.8.95
European
CommunitiesG/LIC/N/3/EEC/1 29.7.97 G/LIC/N/2/EEC/1-2 4.7.97
                                                     
 3So far, the Committee has not received any notifications under this provision.
4 Since the entry into force of the Agreement, 52 Members (European Communities and its member
States counted as one Member) have submitted notifications under Article 7.3 and 16 Members under Article 5.G/LIC/W/10
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Members Article 7.3 Date of latest
communicationArticle 5 Date of latest
communication
Fiji G/LIC/N/3/FJI/1 1.4.97
Gambia G/LIC/N/3/GMB/1 31.10.97
Haiti G/LIC/N/3/HTI/1 27.2.98
Honk Kong,ChinaG/LIC/N/3/HKG/1+
Rev.1-225.9.97 G/LIC/N/2/HKG/1-2 27.1.98
Hungary G/LIC/N/3/HUN/1-2 19.1.98 G/LIC/N/2/HUN/1 19.1.98
Iceland G/LIC/N/3/ISL/1 1.9.98
India G/LIC/N/3/IND/1 29.11.95 G/LIC/N/2/IND/1 29.5.98
Jamaica G/LIC/N/3/JAM/1 29.5.98
Japan G/LIC/N/3/JPN/1
+ Corr. 12.4.98 G/LIC/N/2/JPN/1-2 18.8.98
Kenya G/LIC/N/3/KEN/1 10.11.97
Korea G/LIC/N/3/KOR/1-2 6.4.98
Liechtenstein G/LIC/N/3/LIE/1 18.4.97 G/LIC/N/2/LIE/1 18.4.97
Malaysia G/LIC/N/3/MYS/1 4.12.97 G/LIC/N/2/MYS/1 31.3.95
Mali G/LIC/N/3/MLI/1 9.5.97
Malta G/LIC/N/3/MLT/1-2 17.7.98
Mauritius G/LIC/N/3/MUS/1 2.11.95
Morocco G/LIC/N/3/MAR/1-2 22.12.97
Namibia G/LIC/N/3/NAM/1 28.2.97
New Zealand G/LIC/N/3/NZL/1
+ Add.124.3.98
Nigeria G/LIC/N/3/NGA/1-2 16.2.98 G/LIC/N/2/NGA/1-2 16.2.98
Norway G/LIC/N/3/NOR/1
+ Corr.1 & NOR/23.11.97
Pakistan G/LIC/N/2/PAK/1 6.5.96
Panama G/LIC/N/2/PAN/1 21. 7.98
Papua New
GuineaG/LIC/N/2/PNG/1 6.2.98
Peru G/LIC/N/3/PER/1 27.8.96
Philippines G/LIC/N/3/PHL/1-2 6.4.98
Poland G/LIC/N/3/POL/1 7.10.97
Qatar G/LIC/N/3/QAT/1 24.3.98
Romania G/LIC/N/3/ROM/1 4.9.96 G/LIC/N/2/ROM/1 3.10.95
Senegal G/LIC/N/3/SEN/1 20.1.97
Singapore G/LIC/N/3/SGP/1-2 17.11.97
Slovenia G/LIC/N/3/SVN/1 6.6.97
South Africa G/LIC/N/3/ZAF/1 13.5.97 G/LIC/N/2/ZAF/1 9. 7.97
Switzerland G/LIC/N/3/CHE/1 14.4.97 G/LIC/N/2/CHE/1 14.4.97
Trinidad
& TobagoG/LIC/N/3/TTO/1 17.1.96
Tunisia G/LIC/N/3/TUN/1 31.10.96
Turkey G/LIC/N/3/TUR/1-2
+ Corr.18.5.98
Uganda G/LIC/N/3/UGA/1 17.6.97
United States G/LIC/N/3/USA/1 29.9.95
Uruguay G/LIC/N/3/URY/1 4.9.96G/LIC/W/10
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Dispute Request for consultations Request to
join
consultationsMutually
agreed solutionPanel
establishedPanel report
circulatedNotice of
appealAppellate Body
Report circulated
Brazil – Measures affectingpayment terms for imports8.1.98
European Communities
(WT/DS116)
(G/LIC/D/17)
Canada – measures affectingthe importation of milk andthe exportation of dairyproducts8.10.97
United States(WT/DS103)(G/LIC/D/13)25.3.98
European Communities –
Regime for the importation,
sale and distribution ofbananas5.2.96
Ecuador, Guatemala,
Honduras, Mexico,United States(WT/DS27)(G/LIC/D/2)8.5.96 22.5.97 11.6.97 9.9.97 +
Arbitrator's report
circulated on 7.1.98.Recourse to DSUArt. 21.5 on 18.8.98.
European Communities –Regime for the importation,
sale and distribution of
bananas24.10.97
Panama
(WT/DS105)
(G/LIC/D/15+Adds.1-2)Recourse to DSU
Art. 21.5 on 31.8.98.
European Communities –Measures affectingimportation of certainpoultry products24.2.97
Brazil(WT/DS69)(G/LIC/D/3)30.7.97 12.3.98 29.4.98 13.7.98
European Communities –
Measures affecting butter
products24.3.97
New Zealand
(WT/DS72)
(G/LIC/D4)18.11.97
European Communities –
Measures affecting importduties on rice27.5.98
India(WT/DS134)(G/LIC/D/23)
India – Quantitative
restrictions on imports of
agricultural, textile andindustrial products15.7.97
United States
(WT/DS90)(G/LIC/D/6)18.11.97G/LIC/W/10
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India – Quantitative
restrictions on imports ofagricultural, textile andindustrial products16. 7.97
Australia(WT/DS91)(G/LIC/D/7)23.3.98
(WT/DS91/8)(G/LIC/D/20)
India – Quantitativerestrictions on imports of
agricultural, textile and
industrial products16.7.97
Canada
(WT/DS92)
(G/LIC/D/8)25.3.98
(WT/DS92/8)
(G/LIC/D/19)
India – Quantitative
restrictions on imports ofagricultural, textile andindustrial products16.7.97
New Zealand(WT/DS93)(G/LIC/D/9)
India – Quantitativerestrictions on imports of
agricultural, textile and
industrial products17.7.97
Switzerland
(WT/DS94)
(G/LIC/D10)23.2.98
(WT/DS/94/9)
(G/LIC/D/18)
India – Quantitative
restrictions on imports ofagricultural, textile andindustrial products18.7.97
European Communities(WT/DS96)(G/LIC/D/11)7.4.98
(WT/DS96/8)(G/LIC/D/21)
Philippines – Measures
affecting pork and poultry1.4.97
7.10.97
United States(WT/DS74 & 102)(G/LIC/D/5 & 12)12.3.98
(WT/DS74/5
& 102/6)
Slovak Republic – Measuresconcerning the importationof dairy products and the
transit of cattle7.5.98
Switzerland(WT/DS/133)
(G/LIC/D/22)
United States – Tariff rate
quota for imports ofgroundnuts19.12.97
Argentina(WT/DS111)(G/LIC/D/16)G/LIC/W/10
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ANNEX I
Generally, information concerning the administra tion of automatic licensing procedures can be
found under the following headings of the replies to  the Questionnaire on Impor t Licensing Procedures:
Relevant Article Relevant Question
in Agreement in Questionnaire
1. Purposes of maintaining automatic
import licensing procedures Article 2.2(b) No. 4
2. Product coverage Article 1.4(a) No. 23. Eligibility of importers to apply
for automatic licences Articles 2.2(a)(i) No. 9(b)
and 1.4(a)
4. Period of submission and processing
of applications Articles 2.2(a)(ii) Nos. 7(a), 7(b)
and 2.2(a)(iii) and 7(c)
5. Administrative body to be approached Article 1.6 No. 7(d)
6. Refusal of applications Article 1.7 No. 87. Application forms and other documents
required on application Article 1.5 No. 10
8. Availability of foreign exchange for
imports Article 1.9 No. 19G/LIC/W/10
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ANNEX II
Generally, information concerning the administ ration of non-automatic licensing procedures can
be found under the following headings of the replies to the Questionnaire on Import Licensing
Procedures:
Relevant Article Relevant Question
in Agreement in Questionnaire
1. Purpose Articles 3.1 No. 4
and 3.3
2. Product coverage under each
non-automatic licensing system Article 1.4(a) No. 2
3. Distribution of licences among
supplying countries Articles 3.5(a)(iii) No.3
and 3.5(c)
4. Size of quotas Articles 3.5(h), 3.5(i) Nos. 6(I), 6(II)
and 3.5(l) and 6(III)
5. Eligibility of importers to apply
for non-automatic licences Article 3.5(e) No. 9(a)
6. Allocation of licences to applicants Article 3.5(j) Nos. 6(III) and
6(VIII)
7. Period of processing of applic ations Article 3.5(f) Nos. 6(V) and
6(VIII)
8. Period of licence validity Article 3.5(g) Nos. 6(VI) and 149. Application forms and other documents
required on application Article 1.5 No. 10
10. Administrative body to be approached Article 1.6 No. 6(VII)
11. Refusal of applications Article 1.7 No. 812. Availability of foreign exchange for
imports Article 1.9 No. 19
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