RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE WT/L/153/Rev.1
5July1996
ORGANIZATION(96-2601)
STATUS OFWAIVERS INEFFECT ONTHE DATE OFENTRY
INTO FORCE OFTHE WTO AGREEMENT
Note bytheSecretariat
Revision
TheUnderstanding inRespect ofWaivers ofObligations Under theGeneral Agreement on
Tariffs andTrade 1994 provides inparagraph 2that"anywaiver ineffect onthedateofentry into
forceoftheWTO Agreement shallterminate, unless extended inaccordance withtheprocedures above
andthose ofArticle IXoftheWTO Agreement, onthedateofitsexpiry ortwoyears from thedate
ofentry intoforce oftheWTO Agreement, whichever isearlier."
Pursuant totheprovision infootnote 1toparagraph 1(b)(iii) oftheGATT 1995 thatthe
Ministerial Conference establish atitsfirstsession arevised listofwaivers covered bythisparagraph,
theGeneral Council atitsmeeting on31January 1995, tooknoteofanupdated listofwaivers inforce
on1January 1995, ascontained indocument WT/L/3 andCorr.1. Listed below arethose waivers
from WT/L/3 andCorr.1 which willexpire on1January 1997 unless extended inaccordance with
theUnderstanding inRespect ofWaivers referred toabove.
Country Waiver Original Expiry Reference
Australia Base dates under Article I:4 Notime limit BISD 9S/46
Australia Treatment ofproducts ofPapua New Guinea Notime limit BISD 8S/28
Australia Tariff preferences forlessdeveloped countries Notime limit BISD 14S/23
Canada CARIBCAN 15.6.1998 BISD 33S/97
Cuba Provisions ofArticle XV:6 Notime limit BISD 13S/23
Member States of Waiver granted inconnection withtheECSC Notime limit BISD 1S/17
theEuropean Coal
andSteel Community
European Fourth ACP-EEC Convention ofLomé 29.2.2000 L/7604
Communities
France Trading arrangements withMorocco Notime limit BISD 9S/39
Jamaica Margins ofpreference Notime limit BISD 18S/33
Malawi Base dates under Article I:4 Notime limit BISD 9S/46
South Africa Base dates under Article I:4 Notime limit BISD 9S/46
United Kingdom Items traditionally admitted freeofduty Notime limit BISD 3S/25
from countries oftheCommonwealth
United Kingdom Special problems ofdependent overseas Notime limit BISD 3S/21
territories
United States Waiver inrespect ofproducts oftheTrust Notime limit BISD Vol.II,p.9
Territory ofPacific Islands
United States Imports ofautomotive products Notime limit BISD 14S/37
United States Andean Trade Preference Act 4.12.2001 L/6991
Zimbabwe Customs treatment forproducts ofUnited Notime limit BISD 9S/47
Kingdom territories
Zimbabwe Base dates under Article I:4 Notime limit BISD 9S/46