WORLD TRADE WT/DS31/9/Add.1
9April 1998
ORGANIZATION(98-1505)
Original: English
CANADA -CERTAIN MEASURES CONCERNING PERIODICALS
Status Report byCanada
Addendum
Thefollowing communication, dated 9April 1998, from thePermanent Mission ofCanada
totheChairman oftheDispute Settlement Body, iscirculated pursuant toArticle 21.6oftheDSU.
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Status Report Regarding Implementation oftheRecommendations andRulings inthe
Dispute Regarding Canada -Certain Measures Concerning Periodicals Panel Report
(WT/DS31/R) andAppellate Body Report (WT/DS31/AB/R)
InkeepingwiththeUnderstandingonRulesandProceduresGoverningtheSettlementofDisputes
("DSU"), on25March 1998, theGovernment ofCanada presented itsfirstreport onthestatus ofthe
implementation oftherecommendations oftheDispute Settlement Body ("DSB") regarding "Canada -
Certain Measures Concerning Periodicals". Thismatter willagain beontheagenda forthemeeting
oftheDSBon22April 1998 and,asprovided forinArticle 21:6DSU, Canada presents itssecond
report.
Atthelastmeeting oftheDSB, questions wereraised about theprogress thatCanada hasmade
towards implementation andwhatcanbeexpected, interms ofprogress andsubstance, between now
and30October 1998. Asdescribed inourreport of25March 1998, changes tothe1998 Customs
Tariff mustbeapproved byCabinet andamendments totheExcise TaxActmustreceive Parliamentary
approval through thelegislative process forbills. Thefirststepintheprocess isapproval byCabinet
ofthechanges andoftheproposed legislative policy before itisdrafted intheform ofabill. This
proposed legislative policy iscurrently being drafted andwillbediscussed atthehighest levels inthe
nearfuture.Othersubstantivechanges,includingchangestotheCustomsTariffandtothepostalsubsidy
willalsobediscussed atthattime.
Canada remains committed toa15-month period oftimeforimplementation oftheDSB'S
rulings andrecommendations asreported totheDSBinAugust 1997.
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