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WORLD TRADE G/NOP/W/16/Rev.1
27September 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-3852)
Working Group onNotification
Obligations andProcedures
DRAFT
Report oftheWorking Group totheCouncil forTrade inGoods
Revision
I. TheMandate andtheEstablishment oftheWorking Group
1. TheMarrakesh Decision onNotification Procedures1provides initsPartIIIforthereview
ofnotification obligations andprocedures asfollows:
"The Council forTrade inGoods willundertake areview ofnotification obligations and
procedures under theAgreements inAnnex 1AoftheWTO Agreement. Thereview willbe
carried outbyaworking group, membership inwhich willbeopentoallMembers. Thegroup
willbeestablished immediately afterthedateofentry intoforce oftheWTO Agreement.
Theterms ofreference oftheworking group willbe:
- toundertake athorough review ofallexisting notification obligations ofMembers
established under theAgreements inAnnex 1AoftheWTO Agreement, withaview
tosimplifying, standardizing andconsolidating theseobligations tothegreatest extent
practicable, aswellastoimproving compliance withtheseobligations, bearing inmind
theoverall objective ofimproving thetransparency ofthetrade policies ofMembers
andtheeffectiveness ofsurveillance arrangements established tothisend,andalso
bearing inmind thepossible needofsome developing country Members forassistance
inmeeting theirnotification obligations;
- tomake recommendations totheCouncil forTrade inGoods notlaterthantwoyears
aftertheentry intoforce oftheWTO Agreement."
2. ThisMinisterial Decision wasadopted bytheGeneral Council on31January 1995.2On
20February 1995, theCouncil forTrade inGoods established aWorking Group onNotification
Obligations andProcedures tocarry outthetasks setbytheDecision.3Atthesame meeting,
Mr.A.Shoyer (United States) wasappointed Chairman. Thisappointment wasrenewed bytheCTG
atitsmeeting on14February 1996.4
1ThefulltextoftheDecision issetoutinAnnex I.
2Document WT/GC/M/1, paragraph 9.
3Document G/C/M/1, paragraphs 6.1-6.3.
4Document G/C/M/8, paragraphs 6.1-6.3.G/NOP/W/16/Rev.1
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II. TheTask andOrganization oftheWorking Group
3. TheWorking Group held11meetings, on7July, 19October and28November 1995, plus
7February, 11March, 16April, 7May, 6June, 3July, 13September and3October 1996.
4. Atitsfirstmeeting theWorking Group noted thatitwasbeing called upontothoroughly review
allexisting notification obligations inthe12Agreements listed inAnnex 1AoftheWTO Agreement,
aswellastheGATT 1994, including thesixUnderstandings interpreting certain articles thereof.
Themandate didnotinclude theAgreements onServices, TRIPs, DSU, TPRM orthePlurilateral Trade
Agreements. Thequestion arose attheoutset astowhether therecommendations oftheGroup should
focus exclusively onprocedural aspects oriftheyshould orcould extend tomatters entailing possible
changes innotification obligations. Asnoted intheGroup 's1995 report totheCTG (G/L/30,
paragraph 2),itwasconsidered thattheGroup could undertake itswork withwide scope tomake
whatever recommendations itfeltappropriate within theterms ofreference oftheMinisterial Decision.
Asisborne outinthefollowing sections, however, therecommendations oftheGroup donotextend
tothesubstantive aspects ofthenotifications, which theGroup considered bestserved bytherespective
committees.
5. Inlaunching itswork, Members wererequested toprovide written inputs identifying problems
andsuggestions, bothofageneral nature andwithrespect toparticular agreements. TheChairman
undertook tocontact thechairpersons ofvarious committees withaninterest intheGroup 'swork, to
encourage them toinform theGroup ofareas which itcould usefully examine. Following replies
received, theChairman observed atthemeeting inOctober 1995thatthecommittees werewellaware
oftheimportance anddifficulties inthenotification requirements andwereactively working towards
anefficient system ineachoftheirrespective areas ofresponsibility. Forthepurposes ofthisGroup,
however, hesuggested thatahorizontal approach across allAnnex 1Aagreements, would bethemost
productive. Forthis,ashadbeensuggested, identification ofareas forexamination would haveto
originate withMembers directly. Theindividual Members wereexposed tonotification demands across
thewhole spectrum, while thecommittees werefocusing, quite rightly, onlyontheirspecific areas
ofresponsibility.
6. Toassist theGroup initswork, theSecretariat prepared threepapers intheearlystages: (i)a
background noteonnotification procedures intheGATT since 1979; (ii)acomprehensive listof
notifications required fromWTO Members under agreements inAnnex 1AoftheWTO Agreement;
and(iii)information onformats fornotifications under thecovered agreements.5
7. TheGroup 'swork consisted basically ofthree phases: thefirstentailed thedevelopment of
aninventory ofthose notification obligations orprocedures where Members considered thatproblems
might exist. Thiswasaddressed atthethree meetings in1995. Thesecond phase, forthefirsthalf
of1996, wasdedicated toadetailed examination ofthese possible problem areas. Thiswasfollowed
bythethirdphase, inSeptember-October 1996, when thepresent report wasprepared andtheGroup 's
recommendations formulated.
8. Atitsfirstmeeting theGroup heard apresentation, forinformation purposes, onthe
implementation andoperation oftheCentral Registry ofNotifications, created under PartIIofthe
Ministerial Decision. Updates wereprovided attheGroup 'smeetings inOctober andNovember 1995.
5Alistofalldocuments provided totheGroup iscontained inAnnex II.G/NOP/W/16/Rev.1
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III. Overall Observations
9. While thedetails ofthespecific work conducted bytheGroup, along withitsobservations
andrecommendations, aresetoutinSections AtoFbelow, theGroup considered thatthefollowing
overall observations should bebrought totheattention oftheCTG.
10. Attheoutset oftheGroup 'swork, delegations emphasized thatacredible notification process
wasessential fortheeffective operation oftheWTO. Difficulties experienced inthepastwithrespect
tonotification requirements could becompounded inthefuture bytheincreased obligations onMembers
resulting fromtheUruguay Round. Therefore, itwasimportant thattheWorking Group address aspects
ofthenotificationandcounter-notificationprocesswithaviewtoimprovingcompliancewithobligations,
while alsoseeking torationalize requirements andavoid duplication. Some stressed, however, that
initsefforts towards suchgoals, theGroup should notlosesightoftheobligations andobjectives in
thevarious agreements andthespecific information required fortheproper functioning ofindividual
committees. Furthermore, theoverall contribution ofthenotification process toimproved transparency
andeffective surveillance oftrade policies andpractices should notbecompromised.
11. Anumber ofdelegations wereconcerned thatitwould bedifficult toconduct acomprehensive
examination ofthenotification situation atapoint intimewhen Members hadonlylimited experience
intheoperation ofthenotification system under theWTO. Itwasnoted thatsince theentry intoforce
oftheWTO on1January 1995, littlepractical experience hadbeengained inboththepreparation
ofnotifications andtheirexamination intherelevant Committees. Insome respects, therefore, the
work oftheGroup wasseenasbeing premature, lacking abroad overview oftherealdifficulties
Members would experience incarrying outtheirnotification obligations. Thissituation would require
thattheGroup examine thenotification obligations andarrive atconclusions andrecommendations
forimprovements more onthebasisoftheory thanfrompractical experience. Inthese circumstances,
itwould bedifficult toachieve thecompromises needed toharmonize procedures incertain areas.
12. Withrespect totherelationship withother committees, itwasalsopointed outthatthisGroup
might havecertain limitations inexpertise when itcame toexamining thespecific ortechnical details
ofthenotification obligations ineachoftheagreements inquestion. Ontheother hand, theGroup
could provide input fromitsmore detached andglobal perspective which individual committees might
lack. TheGroup might, therefore, identify problems andmake recommendations astotheapproach
orprocesses under which specific problems might bedealtwith, leaving theactual work ofredressing
thespecific problems, taking noteoftherecommended approach, totherelevant committees themselves.
Theviewwasgenerally shared thatthere wasnooverlap ofjurisdiction between theGroup andthe
committees, whose respective responsibilities andperspectives differed innature.
13. TheGroup observed thatthere werethree types ofnotification obligations andprocedures in
Annex 1A:(i)adhocnotifications which arespecifically required when certain actions aretaken by
aconcerned Member; (ii)"one-time only" notifications, most ofwhich arerequired toprovide
information onthesituations existing attheentry intoforce oftheWTO Agreement foraMember,
orwithin aspecified period calculated from thatdate; and(iii)theregular orperiodic notification
obligations (semi-annual, annual, biennial, triennial). Ofthe175notification obligations orprocedure
found inAnnex 1A,twenty-six were deemed tobeoftheregular orperiodic type. Inlightofthe
ongoing nature ofthese obligations andprocedures, theGroup focused particular attention initswork
onthese provisions.
14. IntheGroup 'sexamination ofthespecific notification obligations andofthequestionnaires
andformats usedtopresent therequired information, thekeytopics werethepotential foroverlapping
orduplication inthenotification obligations andthepossibilities forsimplifying orstandardizing the
various questionnaires andformats. After much examination anddiscussion, theGroup found thatG/NOP/W/16/Rev.1
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duplication inthereporting requirements wasnotawidespread phenomenon. Indeed, onlyinthecase
oftheAgreement onAgriculture andtheAgreement onSubsidies andCountervailing Duties wasthere
sufficient scope forelaborating arecommendation forchange. Inallother cases theduplication was
either minor initsextent orrelated toone-time notifications which didnotwarrant change.
15. TheGroup alsofound thatthere waslittle scope, atthispoint intime, toimprove the
questionnaires andformats which hadbeendeveloped, inmany cases, veryrecently through negotiations
intheUruguay Round. Furthermore, thehighly technical nature oftherequirements intheagreements
convinced many participants thatchanges should beinitiated anddeveloped within therespective
committees where thegreatest technical expertise andsensitivity resided. Inthisregard, theGroup
noted thatsuch work wasproceeding inmany committees astheydeveloped neworamended
questionnaires andguidelines, andelaborated theirindividual reporting processes. Itbecame clear
thatthecommittees wereveryactive inthisarearendering lesscritical theneedfortheGroup tomake
recommendations.
16. AstheGroup expanded thescope ofitsdiscussions, particularly inthelatter stages ofitswork,
itbecame increasingly aware oftheimportance oftwoother topics -improvement intherateof
compliance withnotification obligations andtheneedforassistance inthisregard tosome developing
country Members. Increasingly itwasrecognized thatmuch work needed tobedone toimprove
compliance rates inallagreements, toensure theefficient operation oftheagreements, toensure
maximum transparency andtobring allMembers fullyintothefunctioning oftheWTO system.
17. Itwasfurther recognized thatthekeytoimproved ratesofcompliance, atleastwithrespect
tocertain developing country Members, wasextensive andcarefully focused technical assistance in
anumber offorms. Aconcerted effort from three sides wasconsidered toprovide thebestmeans
ofproviding thisassistance: (i)intensive training toinform Members oftheirobligations; (ii)guidance
insetting upsystems inthedomestic administration tochannel theobligations andtheresponses; and
(iii)apractical handbook toprovide detailed information onthepreparation ofnotifications.
IV. TheIndividual Areas ofExamination
18. Inthefirstyear, fourbroad areas wereidentified bytheGroup where problems might exist,
namely:(a)duplicationoroverlappingincertainnotificationobligations;(b)thescopeforsimplification
ofdatarequirements andthestandardization offormats; (c)thepossibility tocoordinate thetiming
aspects ofthereporting processes (uniform periodicity); and(d)theneedofsome developing country
Members forassistance inmeeting theirnotification obligations;
19. Asmentioned intheChairman 'sinformal updating report totheCTG on19March 19966,
discussion ofafurther issue, i.e.thequestion ofimproving Member 'scompliance withthenotification
obligations, wasatthatpointintimeinitsearlystages. Yetafurther issue, i.e.thestatus ofnotification
obligations established pursuant toDecisions oftheGATT 1947 CONTRACTING PARTIES, was
taken upasofApril 1996.
20. Thepoints raised intheGroup 'sexamination ofthese sixareas, along withitsconclusions,
observations and,where considered appropriate, recommendations aresetoutinthefollowing six
sections.
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Section A: Duplication orOverlapping inCertain Notification Obligations
21. Participantsidentifiedfoursetsofagreementswheresomeelementsofduplicationoroverlapping
mightexist.Thesewere:(i)AgreementonTrade-RelatedInvestmentMeasures(TRIMs)andAgreement
onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures; (ii)Agreement onAgriculture andAgreement onImport
Licensing Procedures; (iii)Agreement ontheApplication ofSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
(SPS) andAgreement onTechnical Barriers toTrade (TBT); and(iv)Agreement onAgriculture,
Agreement onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures andArticle XVIofGATT 1994.
(i) Agreement onTrade-Related Investment Measures (TRIMs) andAgreement onSubsidies
andCountervailing Measures (Subsidies Agreement)
22. Asregards thepossible duplication oroverlapping intheTRIMs andSubsidies Agreements,
itwasnoted thattheSubsidies Agreement prohibited specific subsidies ofatypewhich might have
aparallel intheTRIMs Agreement, namely those subsidies which were contingent upon theuseof
domestic overimported goods (Article 3.1). These could notbegranted ormaintained under the
Subsidies Agreement although special provisions initsArticle 27.3indicated thatthisprohibition need
notbeapplied forfiveandeightyears toLDCs andLLDCs respectively. IntheTRIMs Agreement,
theAnnex pointed tocertain measures thatwereinconsistent withthenational treatment obligations
inGATT Article III:4andwhich might beofasimilar nature tothose covered bytheSubsidies
Agreement.
23. TheGroup noted, however, thattheTRIMs notification inthisregard wasaone-time obligation
andwasduewithin 90daysoftheentry intoforce oftheWTO followed bytheelimination ofany
measures notinconformity withtheAgreement within twoyears (fiveforLDCs andseven forLLDCs).
Atthetimeoftheexamination ofthismatter, the90-day period hadelapsed forsuchnotification while
fornewMembers theobligation would remain, butasaone-time onlyrequirement.
24. TheGroup concluded thatwhile these TRIMs measures could bemaintained bysome
Members forcertain periods oftime, theywould havetobenotified onlyononeoccasion under
thisAgreementandalthoughsomeelementofduplicationwiththeSubsidiesAgreementwaspresent,
there would belittle purpose intheGroup taking steps toaddress non-recurring duplication.
Nofurther action bytheGroup wasconsidered necessary.
(ii) Agreement onAgriculture andAgreement onImport Licensing Procedures
25. With respect tothepotential forduplication between theAgreement onAgriculture andthe
Agreement onImport Licensing Procedures, itwasnoted that,pursuant toArticle 7.3ofthelatter
Agreement, Members wererequired tocomplete theannual questionnaire andsubmit ittotheCommittee
onImport Licensing by30September eachyear. Thisquestionnaire required Members toprovide
adescription oftheirimport licensing system, itspurposes, coverage andprocedures andallrelated
conditions anddocumentation. Changes toaMember 'ssystem made intheinterim weretobereported
onanadhocbasis. Under theAgreement onAgriculture itwaspossible foraMember toestablish
alicensing system aspartofatariff orother quota allocation programme. Fullnotification ofany
suchquota administration system wasrequired ona"one-off" basisin1995withanysubstantial changes
inthesystem being notified adhoc. Thespecific informational requirements fornotifications under
theAgreement onAgriculture were summarized indocument G/AG/2.
26. Thisexamination aroused discussion ofthebroader question whether agriculture tariff rate
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oftheAgreement onImport Licensing Procedures. Oneview wasthatsince theimport licensing
questionnaire wasall-inclusive, alllicensing schemes,no matter whattheirsource, needed tobeincluded
inthenotifications tothatCommittee. There werenoprovisions ineither Agreement foranexclusion.
Anotherviewwasthatundertariffratequotas,wheretheimporterwasfreetomakeout-of-quotaimports,
thequota allocation wasnotaprior condition forimports andwasnotcovered bytheAgreement on
Import Licensing Procedures. Onthislatter basis, there would benooverlapping between thetwo
Agreements.
27. While bearing thisinmind, some participants wereoftheviewthattheactual extent ofoverlap
intheareas ofAgriculture andImport Licensing wasminimal. Theviewwasalsoexpressed thatthe
overlap between theAgriculture andImport Licensing Agreements reflected alegaldifference which
could entail aninterpretation ofthenotification obligations themselves. Itwasquestioned ifsuchmatters
were appropriate tothisGroup orrather should belefttotherespective committees.
28. Inconsidering allofthese points, theGroup concluded that, inthese particular
circumstances, efforts toremove thepossible duplication were notwarranted. Nofurther action
bytheGroup wasconsidered necessary.
(iii) Agreement ontheApplication ofSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures (SPS) and
Agreement onTechnical Barriers toTrade (TBT)
29. TheGroup noted thattheTBTAgreement required notification ofproposed neworchanged
technical standards orregulations, while theSPSAgreement required thatMembers notify proposed
neworchanged sanitary orphytosanitary regulations which could significantly affect trade. Provisions
alsoexistinbothforemergency actions tobesubsequently notified. TheGroup alsoobserved that
thenotification formats andtheprocedures agreed byboththeTBTandtheSPSCommittees were
veryclosely aligned inrecognition ofthefactthatoften thesame officials were responsible for
notifications under bothagreements andthetypeofinformation requested wasalsosimilar. Itwas
clearthatthere wasthepossibility ofsome overlap inthatasingle regulation might contain elements
which were relevant totheSPSAgreement andother elements which were relevant under the
TBTAgreement. However, bothCommittees hadcommitted tocoordinate closely inthisrespect and
towork withthegovernments concerned tolimitanyduplications.
30. Infact,thepotential foroverlap between TBTandSPSnotifications haslongbeenrecognized
andinNovember 1995ajointmeeting ofthetwocommittees washeldtoexamine notification problems
(G/TBT/W/16andG/SPS/W/33).Todealwithinstanceswhereanotificationcontainedelementsrelevant
tobothTBTandSPS,twosuggestions wereadvanced: aMember could submit asingle notification
totheSecretariat tobecirculated asbothanSPSandTBTCommittee document butclearly indicating
therespective SPSandTBTelements oftheproposed regulation, orMembers could separate thesubject
matter intoindividual notifications fortheSPSandTBTCommittees eachcontaining onlytherelevant
information.
31. After examination ofthepossible duplication, theGroup wasoftheviewthatthesubject matters
andoperation ofthese twoagreements were clearly intended tobekeptseparate. Article 1.5ofthe
TBTAgreement states thattheprovisions ofthatagreement donotapply tosanitary andphytosanitary
measures asdefined inAnnex AoftheSPSAgreement. Some participants alsofelttheproblem was
being resolved overtimeasMembers became more familiar withtheoperation ofthetwoAgreements,
andthetwoCommittees were aware oftheproblem andhadbeenjointly working toresolve it.
32. Accordingly, theGroup concluded thattheproblems encountered inrespect ofthese two
Agreements were more inthenature ofapossible confusion astowhich Agreement should beG/NOP/W/16/Rev.1
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invoked inmaking thenotification, thatis,wasthematter being notified asubject appropriate
totheSPSorTBT Agreements? Itwasnotconsidered tobeaquestion ofduplication, buta
"mechanical" problem, withthedistinction between thereporting processes ofthese twoagreements
beinggenerallyunderstoodbyMembers.NofurtheractionbytheGroupwasconsiderednecessary.
(iv) Agreement onAgriculture andAgreement onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
(Subsidies Agreement)/Article XVIofGATT 1994
33. From theoutset, itwasrecognized thatthereweredifferences intheobjectives ofthenotification
procedures ofthese agreements. IntheAgriculture Agreement, theobjective ofsubsidy notification
wastoensure compliance withthereform programme which waslargely based onquantitative
measurements while intheSubsidies Agreement andArticle XVIofGATT 19947,thenotifications
procedures hadtheobjective ofsetting outlegal, economic andother qualitative information related
tothecommitments themselves. Itwasconsidered thatitmight bepossible towork towards adegree
ofunification inthenotification formats, andperhaps acommon format. Itwasstressed thatcaremust
betaken toensure thatefforts toarrive atacommon format inthisareawould nothavetheeffect of
exempting certain products orsubsidies fromnotification. Onebenefit ofeliminating duplication would
betoencourage broader fulfilment ofthese notification requirements byallMembers.
34. After lengthy discussion ofpossible approaches tothisquestion, NewZealand provided apaper
(G/NOP/W/7) which setoutthreeoptions onhowtoapproach thequestion ofduplication/overlapping
inthenotification ofagricultural subsidies. Thefirstoption wasthatnochange should bemade to
thepresent arrangements; rather, theGroup could decide toreview thearrangements ataspecified
dateinthefuture when Members would havehadtheexperience ofafullcycle ofnotifications intheir
present format. Thesecond option foresaw thedevelopment ofarevised notification format for
agricultural subsidies which would merge thetwocurrent setsofobligations, resulting inonesingle
notification format meeting therequirements ofallthree Agreements. Thethirdoption would start
withtheAgriculture Agreement notification format andaddtoittheadditional qualitative information
required bytheSubsidies Agreement notification format torespond totheneeds ofallthreeAgreements
through oneformat.
35. Intheensuing discussions, someparticipants indicated apreference forthefirstoption ofmaking
nochange tothepresent formats atthistime. They considered thatitwastooearly toundertake a
review ofthenotification process without theexperience ofafullcycle ofSubsidies andAgriculture
notifications; some Members hadnotyetsubmitted their Subsidies Agreement orArticle XVI
notifications andmany Agriculture Agreement notifications were dueonlylaterin1996. Some
considered thattheGroup didnothaveenough basic information tomake reliable judgements or
recommendations inthismatter. Others were oftheviewthatthepresent notification requirements
hadnotpresented serious problems; thattheagreements didnothaveextensive specific overlapping;
andtherefore, theydidnotwarrant substantive changes.
36. Other participants, however, considered thatoptions twoandthreepresented agoodbasisfor
asubstantive discussion intheGroup. Itwasstressed thatasingle notification format foragricultural
subsidies would simplify theadministrative process byremoving thedouble collection ofinformation
onthesame programmes. There were anumber ofdescriptive orinformation requirements inthe
Subsidies format which could beaccommodated intheformat adopted fortheAgriculture Agreement,
suchasthetitlesoftheprogrammes andinformation ontheiroperation. Itwasconsidered worthwhile
7Notifications required byArticle XVI:1 ofGATT 1994 arecurrently subject tothequestionnaire format
developed bytheCommittee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures (G/SCM/6).G/NOP/W/16/Rev.1
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toexamine thepossibility ofadding these totheAgriculture format toarrive atasingle notification
whilenotchangingthetransparencyofsubstantiveobligationsoftheAgreementsconcerned.Inaddition,
theUnited States suggested inapaper (G/NOP/W/8) thattheGroup consider theelimination of
requirements toprovide information onsubsidy perunitandtrade effects ofagricultural subsidies,
except where information isreasonably available forcommodity-specific programmes.
37. Toillustrate itssuggestions, theUnited States provided apaper (G/NOP/W/10) which started
withtheexisting notification requirements relating todomestic support andexport subsidies under the
Agreement onAgriculture andadded anumber ofquestions under thecolumns which required
descriptions ofpolicies. These questions were taken from thenotification requirements under the
Subsidies Agreement andArticle XVIofGATT 1994. Theobjective wastocombine thestatistical
features oftheAgriculture Agreement notifications withthedescriptive elements oftheSubsidies
requirements. Thiswould provide afuller explanation ofsubsidy policies inbothaquantitative and
contextual basis. Theproposal would apply onlytosubsidies covered bythecurrent agricultural subsidy
notifications;othertypesofsubsidieswouldremainsubjecttothenotificationproceduresoftheSubsidies
Agreement andArticle XVIofGATT 1994.
38. TheEuropean Community alsointroduced apaper (G/NOP/W/11) which went inthesame
direction asthatoftheUnited States starting withtheAgriculture format andsupplementing itwith
details from theSubsidies format. They considered thattheduplication inthese requirements could
beavoided bycreating asingle format which would beapplicable onlytoagricultural subsidies.
39. Anumber ofparticipants, including Argentina (G/NOP/W/12), commented ontheseproposals.
Inparticular, theystressed thatthegoalofanyrecommended modifications tothenotification formats
should betomeetalloftheinformational requirements oftheAgreements concerned while removing
thereporting duplication. However, simplification mustnotentail changes inthenotification obligations
themselves, norimpair theachievement oftheobjectives oftheAgreements. They observed thatthe
proposal oftheUnited States, assupported bytheEuropean Community, would involve modifications
toelements found intheSubsidies Agreement.
40. Thequestion oftiming under aunified format wasalsoexamined. Itwasstressed thatthe
proposed revisions tothenotification formats would notalterexisting deadlines. Members would
continue tobesubject tothevarious deadlines fornotifications inboththeAgreement onAgriculture
andtheSubsidies Agreement, andthose established bytheCommittees. Members could usetheformats
tonotify measures totheCommittee onAgriculture according totheintervals determined bythat
Committee inG/AG/2 (according tocropyear, marketing year, etc.), andcould submit thesame
notifications totheSCM Committee nolaterthan30Juneofeachyeartosatisfy thenotification
obligations andprocedures oftheSubsidies Agreement.
41. After extensive discussion, theChairman undertook toprepare atextfortheGroup 's
consideration, drawing onthese proposals andthepoints raised intheGroup 'sdiscussions. Hisdraft
text(G/NOP/W/15) contained notification formats formeasures thatweresubject tothenotification
obligations andprocedures ofboththeAgreement onAgriculture, ontheonehand, andtheAgreement
onSubsidies andArticle XVIoftheGATT 1994, ontheother. Certain supporting tables adopted
bytheCommittee onAgriculture (G/AG/2) were modified sothataMember could usetheformats
adoptedbytheCommitteeonAgriculturetosatisfytheexistingrequirementsinthatAgreement(G/AG/2)
aswellastheelements setforth inArticle 25.3oftheSubsidies Agreement, Article XVIofthe
GATT 1994 andtherelevant portions oftheformats adopted bytheCommittee onSubsidies and
CountervailingMeasures(G/SCM/6).Nootherrevisionstothesedocumentswereproposedandnothing
wasdeleted from thedocuments. TheChairman noted thattheadoption ofthese revised documents
would notsuggest thatthescope ofreview oftherelevant Committees hadbeenmodified. Some of
theinformation inthenewformats would notberelevant under theprovisions ofalloftherelevantG/NOP/W/16/Rev.1
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agreements anditwasclearthateachCommittee would berequired toexamine onlytheinformation
falling within itsmandate.
42. TheChairman 'sTextwaspresented attheJuly1996 meeting andwasexamined indetail at
theSeptember meeting.
43. TheWorking Group recommends thattheCTG request theCommittee onAgriculture
toconsider themodified notification formats contained inthedraft revision todocument G/AG/2,
assetoutindocument G/NOP/W/15 andthattheCTG request theCommittee onSubsidies and
Countervailing Measures toconsider themodified notification formats contained indraft revision
todocument G/SCM/6, assetoutindocument G/NOP/W/15.
Section B: TheScope forSimplification ofData Requirements andtheStandardization of
Formats
44. TheGroup noted thatquestionnaires andformats hadbeendeveloped boththrough theUruguay
Round negotiating process andthrough thework ofsome committees tofacilitate thepresentation of
theinformation required tobenotified. Inthisregard thequestions raised intheinitial consideration
ofthistopicwere: (i)ifanyoftheseformats wentbeyond theobligations oftheagreements concerned;
(ii)iftherewereanyfurther areaswhich would lendthemselves tostandardized formats; and(iii)could
formats bedeveloped suchthatonesubmission could respond totherequirements ofmore thanone
agreement. Toassist these discussions, theSecretariat prepared alistofallagreements forwhich
notification formats hadbeendeveloped (G/NOP/W/3).
45. There wasconcern inexamining thistopicthatchanges toformats would require bothtechnical
expertise onthenature andgoaloftheagreement itself aswellasasensitivity tothenegotiation
background oftheexisting formats. Hence thesuggestion wasmade thatpossible improvements under
thistopicshould betheresponsibility oftherespective committees which possess thespecific technical
expertise. Itwasstressed that,ataminimum, thisGroup should notpropose tomodify formats without
theconsideration andinput oftheconcerned committees.
46. Itbecame clearthrough several months ofexamination andreflection thatitwould notprove
fruitful forthisGroup toconduct adetailed examination ofalltheindividual formats andquestionnaires
currently being usedinthevarious committees. Accordingly, itwasdecided thattheChairman should
sendanotetothechairpersons ofthecommittees inthe"goods" areaindicating thatthese issues had
beendiscussed intheWorking Group andwould continue tobeconsidered, butthatitmight beuseful
tohavethese questions examined intherelevant committees aswell. Subsequently, anumber of
responses werereceived indicating thatthecommittees wereconsidering, asanongoing responsibility,
thevarious aspects ofthequestionnaires andformats, adapting existing onesascircumstances warranted
and,insome cases, developing newones.
47. Toassist theGroup initsefforts tomaintain anawareness ofthework which wasbeing done
inthevarious committees onthistopic, theSecretariat assembled anoverview ofsuchdiscussions
drawing upon committee meeting reports orminutes (G/NOP/W/13).
48. Intheabsence ofanyfirm proposals under thistopic andrecognizing thatseveral
committees were actively working toimprove their ownsystems, theGroup decided totakeno
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Section C: Coordination ofTiming Aspects oftheReporting Processes
49. Itwassuggested thattheGroup could usefully examine thescope forimprovements inthetiming
aspects ofthenotification process astheoverall burden ofpreparing, submitting andreviewing
notifications might beeased ifthese obligations werenotgrouped atcertain times butwerestaggered
overthefullyear.
50. Toassist theGroup inthisdiscussion, theSecretariat prepared adocument (G/NOP/W/5) setting
outthetiming aspects ofthenotification requirements intheagreements inthe"goods" area. Itwas
found thattherewere175suchnotifications comprising 106adhocrequirements whereby aMember
wasobliged tosubmit anotification onlyifaspecific action wastaken and43one-time onlyobligations,
mostofwhich related totheimplementation oftheagreements in1995oruponaccession. There were
alsoafurther 26regular orperiodic requirements (3semi-annual, 17annual, 3biennial and3triennial).
51. TheGroupexaminedtheregularnotificationswithspecificreportingdates,andnotedinparticular
thatthedates setoutintheagreements hadparticular relevance totheobligations ofeachparticular
agreement andtotheneeds oftherespective committees. Itwasconsidered thatthiswasnotaquestion
forseparate examination butmight bemore appropriately included intheGroup 'sexamination oftwo
othertopics, duplication/overlapping andsimplification/standardization. Itwassuggested thatinmaking
proposals onthese twotopics, consideration ofthetiming aspects should bebuiltintosuchproposals
rather thantheirbeing dealtwithasastand-alone item.
52. Onthisbasis, theGroup decided nottopursue thetopic oftiming asaseparate matter.
Section D: TheNeed ofSome Developing Country Members forAssistance inMeeting their
Notification Obligations
53. Opening theconsideration ofthisitem, some developing country participants pointed outthat
inviewoftheever-increasing workload, combined withlimited resources inthesmall delegations,
theyhadgreat difficulty inadvising theirgovernments onallaspects ofthenotifications required.
Many developing countries haddifficulty understanding thefrequently complex andhighly technical
information demanded, andtherefore faced aprohibitive taskinproviding complete responses tothe
notification requirements andformats. While theyrecognized thatthesenotifications werepartoftheir
Membership obligations andtheywereprepared torespond tothemaximum oftheirabilities, there
were serious constraints towhattheycould achieve duetotheirlimited resources. Inthisregard it
wasrecognized thattheWTO Technical Co-operation andTraining Division wasaware oftheproblem,
haddeveloped twoworkshops fordelegations onthisspecific topicin1995and1996andwould continue
toprovide assistance onnotification obligations through theirseminars andother programmes. More
generally, theGroup noted thattheCommittee onTrade andDevelopment wasintheprocess ofdrawing
upguidelines forthetechnical cooperation activities oftheWTO astheyrelate todeveloping country
Members.
54. Asparticipants considered thespecific needs ofthedeveloping, andparticularly oftheleast-
developed country Members, anumber ofquestions wereraised including: whether some additional
forms ofspecial anddifferential treatment inrespect oftheobligations themselves should beconsidered
orifgreater technical assistance tomeettheexisting obligations would bethemostappropriate. With
respect totheformer, itwassuggested thatsimplified formats might bedeveloped forthedeveloping
countries withmore detailed information being provided tothecommittees onlywhen requested. In
some situations, prolonged time-frames might beconsidered.G/NOP/W/16/Rev.1
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55. Some participants didnotfavour suchapproaches, considering thattheinformation intheagreed
formats reflected theobligations which allMembers hadundertaken andwere vitaltotheefficient
operation oftheagreements andtomaintain fulltransparency. Itwasalsonoted thatseveral agreements
already included special considerations fordeveloping orleast-developed country Members, particularly
asregards time-frames fortheapplication ofsubstantive obligations.
56. Another ideawasthatexplanatory commentaries should beprepared foreachagreement on
howtocomplete thequestionnaires/formats. Inthisconnection, theGroup agreed thatthetechnical
cooperation programmes oftheWTO wereasound vehicle forassisting developing countries inmeeting
theirnotificationobligations.Particularreferencewasmadetothetwonotificationworkshopsmentioned
above, andtoseminars which werebeing heldonthistopic intheregions. Itwassuggested that,to
maximize theeffectiveness ofthese programmes, theyshould notbe"one-off" seminars butfollowed
upandbroadened.
57. Aformal proposal made byChile andNorway wasthatapractical handbook ormanual should
bedeveloped setting outthenotification obligations, questionnaires orformats, guiding theMembers
through theinformation required tocomplete thesubmissions. Onthebasisofthisproposal, theGroup
expanded theconcept further leading tothedevelopment ofafive-part draftdocument which would
contain (i)adescription ofthenotification obligations intheagreement based onthepresentations made
bytheSecretariat staffattheFebruary 1996workshop; (ii)alistofthespecific notification obligations
intherespective agreements drawn from document G/NOP/W/2/Rev.1; (iii)alldocuments issued
bythecommittees containing questionnaires, formats andguidelines foreachagreement; (iv)mock
examples offullycompleted notifications; and(v)thetextoftherelevant agreement. Aseparate,
loose-leaf handbook would beprepared foreachagreement onthisbasis. Toassist theGroup, amodel
ofthehandbook fortwoagreements wasprepared bytheSecretariat. Itwasfurther agreed thatthe
handbook would include adisclaimer tomake itveryclearthatitwasnotalegalinterpretation ofany
agreement butwasapractical tooloftheWTO technical assistance programme. Thehandbook would
beprovided totheChairmen ofvarious committees fortheirinformation andinput.
58. Asthediscussions proceeded andthehandbook tookshape, many delegations commented that
suchahandbook could prove sohelpful thatitshould notbedelayed several months untiltheformal
conclusions oftheGroup 'swork programme, inparticular since theWTO Secretariat could undertake
suchwork anyway within itsresources. Indeed, many delegations desiring tomeettheirnotification
obligations hadalready beenseeking technical assistance inthisarea. TheGroup noted thatnoMember
appeared tohavedifficulty withtheconcept ofapractical handbook, andthatthere wasinfactbroad
agreement onitsstructure andcontents. TheGroup wasalsoinformed ofwork underway along similar
linesintheTechnical Co-operation andTraining Division inresponse torequests from Members.
59. TheGroup recognized (a)theconsiderable information made available through the
notificationseminarswhichhadbeenarrangedbytheSecretariatandencouragedtheircontinuation
onaregular basis; and(b)thebenefit apractical handbook would provide tomany Members
andsupported theinitiatives toprepare andcirculate itassoon aspossible. Itwasnoted that
these activities were being carried outbytheTechnical Cooperation andTraining Division as
partofthatDivision 'sregular work programme. Thehandbook would beupdated, asnecessary,
bythatDivision.
60. TheGroup wassubsequently informed thatthefirstportion ofthehandbook containing
information onfouragreements (Rules ofOrigin, Textiles, SPSandTBT) hadbeencirculated toall
Members; thesecond portion containing information onsixfurther agreements wasbeing translated
andwould becirculated assoonaspossible; andinformation ontheremaining agreements wasunder
preparation.G/NOP/W/16/Rev.1
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61. Onesuggestion advanced wasthatindustrialized countries could provide direct assistance to
developing countries byexchange ofvisits oftechnical experts todiscuss withandassist developing
country Members inthepreparation ofresponses tonotification obligations. After discussion onthe
possible modalities ofsuchanexchange programme, itfound littlefavour andwasnotpursued.
Section E: TheStatus ofNotification Obligations Established Pursuant toDecisions ofthe
GATT 1947 CONTRACTING PARTIES
62. TheGroup examined thelistofnotification obligations indocument G/NOP/W/2/Rev.1,
section II(b), which were created byDecisions oftheGATT 1947 CONTRACTING PARTIES. It
wassuggested thatsomeoftheseCONTRACTING PARTIES Decisions might beredundant orobsolete
inthecurrent situation. Those cited were: (a)Items 2,3and4onpages 48and49of
G/NOP/W/2/Rev.1 onCPsDecisions relating toQuantitative Restrictions andNon-tariff Measures
which appear tobesuperseded bytheCTG Decisions of1December 1995 (G/L/59 andG/L/60);
(b)Item6,alsoonpage49,onImport Licensing Procedures which appears tobesuperseded bythe
WTO Agreement onImport Licensing Procedures plusthenewQuestionnaire (G/LIC/3); (c)Item8
onpage50onMarks ofOrigin (GATT Article IX)forwhich, according tothenotes inthe1995edition
oftheGATT Analytical Index, there have been nosubmissions since 1961; and(d)Item12on
Liquidation ofStrategic Stocks which dates backtoaCPsDecision in1995.
63. Thequestions posed under thistopicwere(i)arethese obligations nowredundant orobsolete;
(ii)arethere areothers; (iii)iftheyareredundant orobsolete howshould theybeaddressed; and
(iv)whatlegalprocess should befollowed.
64. TheGroup wasoftheviewthattheCPDecisions inpoint (a)above mayhavebeensuperseded
bytheprocedures adopted aftertheentry intoforce oftheWTO Agreement andconsidered thatthey
should beexamined ingreater detail. TheGroup decided thattheCPsDecision inpoint (b)above
wasclearly superseded bytheprocedures adopted aftertheentry intoforce oftheWTO Agreement
andtheearlier Decision could nowbeproposed fordeletion. TheCPsDecisions inpoints (c)and
(d)above were possibly obsolete buttheneedtocontinue tomaintain these notification obligations
would havetobeexamined ingreater detail.
65. Accordingly, theWorking Group recommends thattheCTG request theGeneral Council
totake thenecessary steps toeliminate thenotification obligations intheDecisions ofthe
GATT 1947 CONTRACTING PARTIES relating toimport licensing procedures (L/3756 and
SR/28/6). TheGroup further recommends thattheCTG refer theDecisions oftheGATT 1947
CONTRACTING PARTIES relating toquantitative restrictions andnon-tariff measures
(BISD 32S/92-93 andBISD 31S/227-228), Marks ofOrigin (BISD 7S/30-33) andLiquidation of
Strategic Stocks (BISD 3S/51) totheappropriate bodies forfurther consideration.
Section F: Improving Members 'Compliance withNotification Obligations
66. Thegoalofimproving thecompliance withthenotification obligations andprocedures under
Annex 117wasrecognized asakeyresponsibility ofallMembers tomaximize transparency oftrade
policies andmeasures. Accordingly, theGroup considered thatthequestion ofcompliance deserved
verycareful examination asittouched upontheveryfunctioning oftheWTO system. Toconsolidate
thegains oftheRound, eachandevery agreement must befullyandfaithfully implemented. That
requires verydetailed monitoring bytheresponsible committees andcouncils which, inturn, could
onlybeachieved ifthere issufficient transparency -which means compliance withthenotification
obligations.G/NOP/W/16/Rev.1
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67. Toassist theGroup inexamining thisitem, theSecretariat prepared twopapers -G/NOP/W/9
which setoutgeneral information onthevolume ofnotifications received uptomid-February 1996
withsomeanalysisofthedegreeofcompliance,andG/NOP/W/14whichlistedtheperiodicandone-time
obligations andthenotification situation inthisregard ofeachindividual WTO Member.
68. Theexamination ofthesituation incompliance asreported indocument G/NOP/W/9 involved
theexamination ofover1500 notifications received inthefirstfourteen months oftheWTO. Itrevealed
thatover 40percent ofallnotifications were oftechnical regulations under theTBT and
SPSAgreements. Thenextlargest quantities ofnotifications wereintheareasofsubsidies (10percent),
textiles (9percent), anti-dumping (8percent), safeguards andrulesoforigin (6percenteach). What
wasalsoimportant, over80percentofthenotifications received wereeither adhoc(required only
when aspecific action wastaken) orone-time only(usually inrelation toentry intoforce ofthe
agreements). Therefore, onlyabout 18percentofallnotifications received wereregular orperiodic.
Theexact ratesofcompliance withtheone-time andperiodic notification obligations weresometimes
difficult tocalculate asnotallMembers were obligated toprovide allnotifications atthattime;
nevertheless, itwasclear thatcompliance ratesvaried greatly andfewexceeded 50percent.
69. Among thequestions raised inthediscussions ofthistopic: (i)wasthere alinkbetween the
volume ofnotifications tobemade byMembers andthedegree ofcompliance; (ii)didthecomplexity
ofthequestionnaires/formats reflect oncompliance rates; (iii)could thetiming ofnotifications affect
compliance; and(iv)could specific obligations thatattract aloworforthatmatter ahighcompliance
ratebeidentified? Although there were noclear replies tothese questions, thediscussion brought
outseveral points.
70. Anumber ofopinions were advanced astowhycompliance rateswere low. Onewasthat
theWTO Agreements hadbeeninplace forjustoveroneyearandthedemands attheoutset were
considerable. Notifications ofmeasures inplace upon entry intoforce oftheWTO Agreements and
oflawsandregulations, etc.added totheinitial burden. Newsystems hadtobedeveloped incapitals
tohandle thegreater demands andthese would require some timetoget"uptospeed". Itwasalso
noted thatmany administrations hadlimited resources tocoordinate thesubstantial demands bothin
theWTO andinthecapitals. Anumber ofMembers hadnomission inGeneva, which further
complicated theirtask. TheGroup considered thatcompliance frequently suffered because ofalack
ofawareness insomecapitals, particularly intheministries moreremoved fromtheoffices which usually
dealtwithWTO matters. Thiswould hinder comprehension oftherequirements anddelay oreven
prevent thesubmission ofinformation.
71. TheGroup considered thattheinformation contained inG/NOP/W/14 onallperiodic and
one-timenotificationsrequirementsandtheresponsestotheseobligationsbyallWTOMembersprovided
acomprehensive overview ofMembers 'participation andthereby improved thetransparency ofthe
system andassisted Members inseeing their ownindividual situation ataglance. Anumber of
participants commented thatthisfulllisting hadbeenfound helpful inthecapitals andwould provide
apositive impetus tothetaskofimproving compliance. Thisdocument hasbeenupdated totheend
ofAugust 1996 andisincluded inthisreport asAnnex III.
72. TheGroup recommends thatacomprehensive listing ofnotification obligations andthe
compliance therewith byallWTO Members bemaintained onanongoing basis andbecirculated
semi-annually toallMembers. Inaddition, theCTG might consider anupdating ofthelisting
ofnotifications received, assetoutinAnnex IIItothisreport, prior totheSingapore Ministerial
Meeting.
73. Anumber ofsuggestions weremade onhowcompliance ratescould beimproved. Onewas
thattherecould beacentral entity oroffice ineachMember responsible forcoordinating thatMember 'sG/NOP/W/16/Rev.1
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notification submissions inallareas. TheGroup fullyaccepted thatsome formofcoordination inthe
capitals toimprove theflowofinformation bothtoandfromGeneva andamong thevarious ministries
would beanimportant assistance tothenotification process. Itwasrecognized thatdifferent Members
would require different domestic structures and,indeed, somehadalready established suchcoordination
offices.
74. TheGroup recognized thatbenefits were possible both totheindividual Members and
totheWTO System from acentral national coordination ofnotification submissions, and
recommended thisforconsideration byindividual Members.
75. Another suggestion wasthattheCTG could develop guidelines toassist thecommittees in
administering thenotification system. These guidelines could include regular review oftheirnotification
questionnairesorformats,regularreminderstobemadepriortoeachmeetingonthenotificationsituation
ineachMember, andtheregular publication ofthesituation asregards compliance withthenotification
obligations. Inthisregard, theGroup observed thatthemore active committees wereinthisareaand
themore persistent inrequesting notifications, thehigher were theirratesofcompliance.
76. TheGroup, therefore, recommends thattheCTG consider thepreparation ofgeneral
guidelines forthebodies under itspurview, providing fortheregular review ofquestionnaires
andformats andofthesituation asregards compliance withnotification obligations.
77. TheGroup alsotouched onthepossibilities forusing electronic means fortransmitting
information. Although thisconcept wasnotelaborated, itwasclear thatmany Members could see
merit inhaving thepossibility tosubmit notifications electronically andtohaveaccess tothenotification
ofothers through suchmeans.
78. TheGroup examined aproposal thataspecial programme ofassistance todeveloping country
Members, andparticularly theleast-developed, should beconsidered. Thiswould provide formore
intensive assistance, possibly withtheparticipation ofotherorganizations, focusing onthedevelopment
ofthesystems andstructures required torespond tothenotification obligations. Such aprogramme
might involve, forexample, missions ofanappropriate duration which would require apoolof
knowledgeable people prepared tospend sufficient timeintherecipient Member countries toachieve
thegoals. Itwasalsonoted thatthisproposal envisaged anewprogramme, beyond those already
operatingundertheWTO'stechnicalcooperationprogramme,andwould,therefore,requireconsideration
notonlyofthecontent andcoverage ofsuchassistance, butalsothefinancial andhuman resources
aspects. Inviewofthetimeconstraints, theGroup wasnotabletoelaborate thisproposal further,
butconsidered ittobeofimportance andthatitshould formpartoftherecommendations totheCTG.
79. Accordingly, theGroup recommends thatactive consideration begiven intheappropriate
WTO bodies tothedevelopment ofaspecial programme ofassistance todeveloping country
Members andparticularly totheleast-developed country Members providing more intensive
technical assistance, possibly with theparticipation ofother organizations, focusing onthe
development ofsystems andstructures required torespond tonotification obligations.
80. TheGroup alsoconsidered asuggestion concerning thesemi-annual reminders issued bythe
Central Registry ofNotifications pursuant toPartIIoftheMarrakesh Decision onNotification
Procedures. While thistopicwasoutside thepurview oftheWorking Group, inviewoftheproximity
ofthesubject matter tothetopics under discussion -improving Members 'compliance -theGroup
offered theobservation thatthereminders issued bytheCRN would beofgreater assistance to
Members iftheyprovided basic descriptions oftheinformation being sought .Thiscould take
theformofbriefdescriptions ofthenotification obligations being referred to,reference totherelatedG/NOP/W/16/Rev.1
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provisions inthenotification handbook, anindication ifa"nil" report wasrequired incases where
theMember didnotmaintain themeasure inquestion, andsimilar information ofapedagogic nature.
Future Work inthisArea
81. TheGroup, bearing inmind theobservations made inparagraphs 11and12ofthisreport,
wasoftheopinion thatthedetailed, technical review ofnotification obligations andprocedures ineach
individual agreement should beanongoing responsibility ofthecommittees overseeing thefunctioning
oftherespective agreements. However, theGroup alsosawbenefit inconducting periodic reviews
oftheoperation oftheentire notification process fromamore detached andglobal perspective under
amandate along thelinesofthepresent Working Group. Itwasconsidered thatthiscould beachieved:
(a)through theextension ofthemandate ofthecurrent Working Group; (b)through theestablishment
bytheCTG ofanewworking group, atanappropriate time, toaddress Annex 1Aagreements; or
(c)through theestablishment, atanappropriate time,ofanewworking group under theGeneral Council
toaddress notification obligations inAnnexes 1A,BandC.Such work could beundertaken witha
viewtodeveloping recommendations forafuture Ministerial Conference.
82. Accordingly, theGroup recommends totheCTG thattheGeneral Council considers the
establishment, atanappropriate time, ofabody with amandate toreview thenotification
obligations andprocedures throughout theWTO Agreement. Alternatively, theCTG might
consider theestablishment ofabodyorextend/modify themandate ofthecurrent Working Group,
toconduct, atanappropriate time, afurther comprehensive review ofthenotification obligations
andprocedures intheagreements inAnnex 1AoftheWTO Agreement. Itwassuggested that
future work alsoencompass matters relating totheCentral Registry ofNotifications, electronic
transmission ofnotifications andfurther work onthenotifications handbook.G/NOP/W/16/Rev.1
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ANNEX 1
DECISION ONNOTIFICATION PROCEDURES
Ministers,
Decide torecommend adoption bytheMinisterial Conference ofthedecision onimprovement
andreview ofnotification procedures setoutbelow.
Members,
Desiring toimprove theoperation ofnotification procedures under theAgreement Establishing
theWorld Trade Organization (hereinafter referred toasthe"WTO Agreement"), andthereby to
contribute tothetransparency ofMembers 'trade policies andtotheeffectiveness ofsurveillance
arrangements established tothatend;
Recalling obligations under theWTO Agreement topublish andnotify, including obligations
assumed under theterms ofspecific protocols ofaccession, waivers, andother agreements entered
intobyMembers;
Agree asfollows:
I. General obligation tonotify
Members affirm theircommitment toobligations under theMultilateral Trade Agreements and,
where applicable, thePlurilateral Trade Agreements, regarding publication andnotification.
Members recall their undertakings setoutintheUnderstanding Regarding Notification,
Consultation, Dispute Settlement andSurveillance adopted on28November 1979 (BISD 26S/210).
With regard totheirundertaking therein tonotify, tothemaximum extent possible, theiradoption of
trademeasures affecting theoperation ofGATT 1994, suchnotification itselfbeing without prejudice
toviews ontheconsistency ofmeasures withortheirrelevance torights andobligations under the
Multilateral Trade Agreements and,where applicable, thePlurilateral Trade Agreements, Members
agree tobeguided, asappropriate, bytheannexed listofmeasures. Members therefore agree that
theintroduction ormodification ofsuchmeasures issubject tothenotification requirements ofthe1979
Understanding.
II. Central registry ofnotifications
Acentral registry ofnotifications shallbeestablished under theresponsibility oftheSecretariat.
While Members willcontinue tofollow existing notification procedures, theSecretariat shallensure
thatthecentralregistryrecordssuchelementsoftheinformationprovidedonthemeasurebytheMember
concerned asitspurpose, itstrade coverage, andtherequirement under which ithasbeennotified.
Thecentral registry shallcross-reference itsrecords ofnotifications byMember andobligation.
Thecentral registry shallinform eachMember annually oftheregular notification obligations
towhich thatMember willbeexpected torespond inthecourse ofthefollowing year.
Thecentral registry shall draw theattention ofindividual Members toregular notification
requirements which remain unfulfilled.G/NOP/W/16/Rev.1
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Information inthecentral registry regarding individual notifications shallbemade available
onrequest toanyMember entitled toreceive thenotification concerned.
III. Review ofnotification obligations andprocedures
TheCouncilforTradeinGoodswillundertakeareviewofnotificationobligationsandprocedures
under theAgreements inAnnex 1AoftheWTO Agreement. Thereview willbecarried outbya
working group, membership inwhich willbeopentoallMembers. Thegroup willbeestablished
immediately afterthedateofentry intoforce oftheWTO Agreement.
Theterms ofreference oftheworking group willbe:
— toundertake athorough review ofallexisting notification obligations ofMembers
established under theAgreements inAnnex 1AoftheWTO Agreement, withaview
tosimplifying, standardizing andconsolidating these obligations tothegreatest extent
practicable, aswellastoimproving compliance withtheseobligations, bearing inmind
theoverall objective ofimproving thetransparency ofthetrade policies ofMembers
andtheeffectiveness ofsurveillance arrangements established tothisend,andalso
bearing inmind thepossible needofsome developing country Members forassistance
inmeeting theirnotification obligations;
— tomake recommendations totheCouncil forTrade inGoods notlaterthantwoyears
aftertheentry intoforce oftheWTO Agreement.G/NOP/W/16/Rev.1
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ANNEX II
ListofWorking Documents Issued bytheGroup
Document Date Title
Number
G/NOP/W/1 30/06/95 Background NotebytheSecretariat onNotification Procedures
intheGATT since 1979
G/NOP/W/2 &Rev.1 30/06/95 NotificationsRequiredfromWTOMembersUnderAgreements
&25/09/95 inAnnex 1AoftheWTO Agreement
G/NOP/W/3 22/09/95 Information onFormats forNotifications Under the
Agreements inAnnex 1AoftheWTO Agreement
G/NOP/W/4 03/11/95 Communication from theUnited States
G/NOP/W/5 21/11/95 Timing Aspects fortheNotification Requirements inthe
Agreements inAnnex 1AoftheWTO Agreement
G/NOP/W/6 21/11/95 Notification Requirements intheAgreements inAnnex 1Aof
theWTO Agreements Which Appear tohavesome Elements
ofDuplication
G/NOP/W/7 14/02/96 Communication from NewZealand
G/NOP/W/8 21/02/96 Communication from theUnited States
G/NOP/W/9 08/03/96 Information onCompliance withtheNotification Obligations
Under theAgreements inAnnex 1AoftheWTO Agreement
G/NOP/W/10 11/04/96 Communication from theUnited States
G/NOP/W/11 16/04/96 Communication from theEuropean Community
G/NOP/W/12 30/04/96 Communication from Argentina
G/NOP/W/13 10/05/96 Information onDiscussions Being Held inVarious WTO
Committees Related toTopics Under Examination inthe
Working Group
G/NOP/W/14 20/05/96 Information onNotifications Made Under theAgreements in
Annex 1AoftheWTO Agreement
G/NOP/W/15 02/07/96 Chairman 'sText
G/NOP/W/16 21/08/96 Draft Report oftheWorking Group totheCouncil forTrade
inGoodsG/NOP/W/16/Rev.1
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ANNEX III
INFORMATION ONNOTIFICATIONS MADE UNDER THE
AGREEMENTS INANNEX 1AOFTHE WTO AGREEMENT
1. Attherequest oftheWorking Group onNotification Obligations andProcedures, atitsmeeting
heldon16April1996(G/NOP/6,paragraphs25-28),theSecretariatcompiledalistingofregular/periodic
and"one-time" notification obligations under theAgreements inAnnex 1AoftheWTO Agreement
andofnotificationssubmittedpursuanttotheseobligationsupto1May1996.Thislistingwascirculated
indocument G/NOP/W/14.
3. ThisAnnex modifies andupdates theprevious listing tocover theperiod upto31August 1996.
Explanatory notes aresetoutonpages 19to23.
2. Thisinformation isdrawn from thenotifications which havebeenentered intotheCentral
Registry ofNotifications, aswellassome additional notifications received butnotyetentered into
theCRN. Thecut-off dateof31August 1996hasnoparticular significance, butwaschosen inorder
topresent asrecent apicture ofthesituation aspossible.
3. ThisAnnex doesnotaddress thequalitative aspects ofthese notifications, thatis,theextent
towhichthecontentofthesubmissionssatisfiestheinformationalrequirementsofthevariousobligations.G/NOP/W/16/Rev.1
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EXPLANATORY NOTES
1. Thistablesetsoutnotification obligations ofaregular/periodic nature (i.e.semi-annual, annual,
biennial ortriennial) andnotifications required ona"one-time only" basis. Itdoesnotinclude
adhocnotifications, thatis,those which must beprovided onlyifacertain action istaken.
Italsodoesnotinclude those regular/periodic or"one-time" notification obligations listed in
document G/NOP/W/2/Rev.1, relating toMarks ofOrigin (page 50,item8),Regional
Arrangements (page 52,item13andpage55,item7),Balance ofPayments (page 54,item5)
andtheIntegrated Database (page 52,item15).
2. Thesymbols usedareasfollows:
(a) "X"denotes thatanotification hasbeenreceived intheWTO. Subsequent addenda
orcorrections tonotifications arenotcounted asadditional notifications.
(b) Ablank indicates thatthisisarequirement applicable totheMember concerned, but
thatnonotification hasbeenreceived uptothecut-off date.
(c) "NA" indicates thattherequirement wasnotapplicable forthisWTO Member during
theperiod covered bytheNote.
(d) "0"indicates thatnonotification wasreceived from theMember andthatthisisa
requirement which is:
(i) applicable onlytothose Members maintaining thetypeofmeasure ortaking
theaction inquestion butforwhich itwasnotpossible todetermine whether
theMember maintained thattypeofmeasure ortooktheaction inquestion;
or
(ii) permitting certain Members totakeadvantage ofspecial treatment.
3. Theabbreviations fortheAgreements andUnderstandings shown inthecolumn headings and
theirfulltitles areasfollows:
Column Heading Agreement/CPUnderstanding Title
Agriculture Agreement on Agriculture
Textiles and Clothing Agreement on Textiles and Clothing
Technical Barriers to Trade Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade
TRIMs Agreement on Trade/CNRelated Investment Measures
Anti/CNdumping Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the GATT /n1/n9/n9/n4
Customs Valuation Agreement on Implementation of Article VII of GATT /n1/n9/n9/n4
PSI Agreement on Preshipment Inspection
Rules of Origin Agreement on Rules of Origin
Import Licensing Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures
Safeguards Agreement on Safeguards
State Trading Understanding on the Interpretation of Article XVII of the GATT /n1/n9/n9/n4
Quantitative Restrictions /CIQRs/CJ Decision on Notification Procedures for Quantitative Restrictions /CIG/CPL/CP/n5/n9/CJG/NOP/W/16/Rev.1
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4. On31August 1996, there were123WTO Members. ThelistofWTO Members inthefirst
column, however, comprises 108names astheEuropean Community andits15member States
provide onenotification foreachoftherespective requirements. InthecaseofAgriculture,
Switzerland 'snotifications aretaken tocover Liechtenstein asthesetwoMembers haveajoint
Schedule.
5. Thefollowing notes apply tospecific agreements:
Agreement onAgriculture
(a) Notifications maybesubmitted according tovarious bases (calendar, crop, fiscal years,
etc.); theabsence ofanotification does notnecessarily indicate anoutstanding
obligation astheymaybedueonlylaterin1996. However, thetimelimit for
submission ofMA:1 notifications hasnowpassed forallMembers.
(b) ForTables MA:1 andMA:2 (Tariff andother quotas -Article 18.2), notifications are
required onlybyMembers withtariff andother quota commitments recorded in
Section I-B(orSection I-A)ofPartIoftheirSchedules fortheproducts concerned.
(c) ForTable MA:5 (Special Safeguard -Articles 5.7and18.2) notifications arerequired
onlybyMembers having reserved theright tousetheSpecial Safeguard provisions
asindicated inSection I-AofPartIofSchedules.
(d) ForTable DS:1 (Domestic Support -Article 18.2), while allMembers arerequired
tonotify, theleast-developed country Members maynotify every second year(indicated
bythesymbol (NA)), allothers annually.
(e) ForTable ES:1 (Export Subsidies -Article 18.2), anotification isrequired byall
Members whether ornotabaseorannual commitment level isshown inSection II
ofpartIVoftheirSchedule, i.e.,a"nil" return isrequired.
(f) ForTableES:2(TotalexportsinthecontextofExportSubsidies-Articles10and18.2),
anotification isrequired onlybyMembers withexport subsidy reduction commitments
shown inSection IIofPartIVofSchedules and"significant exporters" assetoutin
G/AG/2/Add.1.
(g) ForTable ES:3(Food Aidinthecontext ofExport Subsidies -Articles 10and18.2)
notificationisrequiredofallfoodaiddonorMembersunlessthisinformationisprovided
forunder (e)above. No"nilreturn" isrequired fromMembers which donotprovide
foodorother aid.
(h) ForTable NF:1 (Food andother aidinthecontext oftheDecision -Article 16.2),
notification isrequired byalldonor Members inrespect ofactions taken within the
framework oftheDecision onMeasures concerning thePossible Negative Effects of
theReform Programme ontheLeast Developed andNetFood Importing Developing
Countries. No"nilreturn" isrequired fromMembers which donotprovide foodaid,
orother assistance tothecountries concerned.
Agreement onTextiles andClothing
(a) Notifications under Article 2.1wererequired onlybyCanada, theEC,Norway and
theUnited States.G/NOP/W/16/Rev.1
Page22
(b) Notifications under Articles 2.6/2.7 wererequired onlybyMembers which retained
theirrighttousethetransitional safeguard mechanism under Article 6.1plusthefour
Members in(a)above.
(c) Notifications under Article 3.1were required onlybyMembers which maintained
restrictions ontextile andclothing products other thanthose under theMFA.
(d) Notifications under Article 6.1indicating whether ornottheMember wished toretain
therighttousethetransitionalsafeguardmechanismwererequiredofallWTOMembers
except thefourmentioned in(a)above.
Agreement onTrade-Related Investment Measures
(a) Article 5.1requires thenotification ofinvestment measures Members wereapplying
thatwerenotinconformity withtheAgreement ona"one-time" basiswithin 90days
ofthedateofentry intoforce oftheAgreement.
(b) Article 6.2,alsoa"one-time" notification, isnotyetoperational, approval ofanagreed
standard format ispending.
Agreement onImplementation ofArticle VIoftheGATT 1994 (Anti-dumping)
(a) Notifications ofanti-dumping actions taken mustbesupplied semi-annually, pursuant
toArticle 16.4. Thereport fortheJanuary-June 1995 period wasdueon
31August 1995andfortheJuly-December 1995period wasdueon26February 1996.
(b) Fullandintegrated textsoflawsandregulations wererequired ona"one-time" basis
(Article 18.5).
Agreement ontheImplementation ofArticle VIIoftheGATT 1994 (Customs Valuation)
(a) Members thathavemade notifications areshown withan"X". "NA" indicates that
therequirement isnotapplicable tothisWTO Member.
(b) Asspecial anddifferential treatment, Article 20.1permits some developing country
Members todelay theapplication ofthisAgreement foruptofiveyears. Inaddition,
Article 20.2permits some developing country Members todelay application ofcertain
provisions forafurther three years. Annex IIIinitsparagraphs 2,3and4provides
developing countries withthepossibility ofnotifying certain reservations.
(c) Thenotification oflaws andregulations under Article 22.1 (oracommunication
indicating thatthelegislation notified under theTokyo Round Agreement onCustoms
ValuationremainsvalidundertheWTOAgreementonCustomsValuation)andresponse
tothechecklist ofissues are"one-time" requirements ofallMembers.
(d) TheDecisions onthetreatment ofinterest charges inthecustoms value ofimported
goods andonthevaluation ofcarrier media bearing software fordataprocessing
equipment are"one-time" notification obligations forthoseMembers choosing toapply
these Decisions.G/NOP/W/16/Rev.1
Page23
Agreement onImport Licensing
(a) Those Members which havenotified areshown withan"X". "NA" indicates thatthe
requirement isnotapplicable tothisWTO Member.
(b) Certain developing country Members candefer theapplication ofsome provisions for
notmorethantwoyearsfromthedateofWTOMembership(Footnote5toArticle2.2).
(c) Replies tothequestionnaire onimport licensing procedures arerequired ofallMembers
by30September eachyear(Article 7.3).
(d) AllMembers arerequired tonotify thenames ofpublications inwhich rules and
information concerning import licensing procedures arepublished andtosubmit copies
ofsuchpublications. AllMembers arerequired tonotify thefulltextoftheirrelevant
lawsandregulations (Articles 1.4(a)/8.2(b)).
Agreement onRules ofOrigin
(a) There aretwo"one-time" notification obligations inthisAgreement, onexisting non-
preferential rules oforigin (Article 5.1)andonexisting preferential rules oforigin
(Annex II,paragraph 4)."X"denotes thatanotification hasbeenreceived.
Agreement onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
(a) Theannual reports ofsubsidies arerequired notlater than 30June each year
(Article 25.1) andwhere aMember considers thatthere arenomeasures requiring
suchnotification, a"nil" return isnecessary (Article 25.6). Anewandfullreport
onsubsidieswasdueon30June1995,andanupdatingreportwasdueon30June1996.
(b) Notifications ofcountervailing dutyactions taken must besupplied semi-annually
pursuant toArticle 25.11. Those fortheJanuary-June period of1995 were dueon
31August1995andfortheJuly-December1995periodweredueon26February1996.
(c) Two"one-time" notification requirements havenotbeenincluded inthetables due
totheirlimited applications: (i)subsidy programmes which areinconsistent withthe
Agreement (Article 28.1). These havebeennotified byChile, Malaysia, Mauritius
andSouth Africa; and(ii)subsidy programmes falling within thescope ofArticle 3
oftheAgreement maintained byMembers intheprocess oftransformation intoamarket
economy (Article 29.3). These havebeennotified bytheCzech Republic, Hungary
andPoland.
(d) AllMembers arerequired tonotify theirlawsandregulations pursuant toArticle 32.6.
Agreement onSafeguards
(a) Programmes tophase-out certain actions must bereported ona"one-time" basis by
Membersconcerned(Article11.2).ThoseMembersthathavenotifiedsuchprogrammes
areshown withan"X", allothers withan"0".
(b) AllMembers must notify their laws, regulations andadministrative procedures
(Article 12.6).G/NOP/W/16/Rev.1
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(c) Members maintaining certain measures (Articles 10and11.1) must notify these on
a"one-time"basis(Article12.7).Membersthathavemadesuchnotificationsareshown
withan"X", allothers withan"0".
GATT 1994 Article XVII:4(a) andtheUnderstanding ontheInterpretation ofthisArticle
(a) Membersarerequiredtonotifystatetradingenterprises-the1995notificationobligation
wastosubmitnewandfullresponsestothequestionnaireonstatetrading(BISD9S/184-
185)notlaterthan30June1995. Where aMember considers thattherearenoactivities
requiring suchnotification, a"nil"return isnecessary. The1996 notification obligation
istosubmit updating notifications covering anychanges since thenewandfull
notification, andwasdueon30June1996.
Agreement onTechnical Barriers toTrade
(a) AllMembers arerequired tonotify ona"one-time" basis "measures inexistence or
takentoensuretheimplementationandadministrationofthisAgreement"(Article15.2).
(b) Thenotifications bystandardizing bodies intheMember countries thathaveaccepted
theCode ofGood Practice areindicated with"X"; others withan"0".
Agreement onPreshipment Inspection
(a) Pursuant toArticle 5,Members arerequired tonotify thelawsandregulations bywhich
theyputtheAgreement intoforce, aswellasother lawsandregulations onthistopic.
Decision onNotification Procedures forQuantitative Restrictions
(a) On1December 1995, theCouncil forTrade inGoods agreed that"Members shall
make complete notification ofthequantitative restrictions which theymaintain by
31January 1996 andattwo-yearly intervals thereafter ..."(G/L/59).G/NOP/W/16/Rev.1
Page25
Notifications Made Under theProvisions oftheAgreements
inAnnex 1AoftheWTO Agreement
Agriculture Textiles and Clothing
/n1/n8/CO/n2 /n1/n8/CO/n2 /n5/CO/n7/CP/n1/n8/CO/n2 /n1/n8/CO/n2 /n1/n8/CO/n2 /n1/n0/CP/n1/n8/CO/n2 /n1/n0/CP/n1/n8/CO/n2 /n1/n6/CO/n2 /n2/CO/n1 /n2/CO/n6/CP/n2/CO/n7 /n3/CO/n1 /n6/CO/n1
Table
MA/DK/n1Table
MA/DK/n2Table
MA/DK/n5Table
DS/DK/n1/CLTable
ES/DK/n1/CLTable
ES/DK/n2Table
ES/DK/n3Table
NF/DK/n1QRs /CIMFA/CJ First Inte/CN
grationQRs
/CIother/CJSafeguard
Decision
Antigua and Barbuda NA NA NA NA /n0 /n0 NA NA /n0
Argentina NA NA NA X X X /n0 /n0 NA X /n0 X
Australia X X X X X /n0 /n0 NA NA /n0 X
Bahrain NA NA NA NA /n0 /n0 NA NA /n0
Bangladesh NA NA NA /CINA/CJ NA /n0 /n0 NA X X X
Barbados NA /n0 /n0 NA NA /n0
Belize NA NA NA NA /n0 /n0 NA NA /n0
Benin NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA /n0
Bolivia NA NA NA NA /n0 /n0 NA X /n0 X
Botswana NA NA X NA /n0 /n0 NA NA /n0
Brazil X X NA X X X X X NA X /n0 X
Brunei Darussalam NA NA NA NA /n0 /n0 NA NA /n0
Burkina Faso NA NA NA /CINA/CJ NA /n0 /n0 NA NA /n0
Burundi NA NA NA /CINA/CJ NA /n0 /n0 NA NA /n0
Cameroon NA NA NA NA /n0 /n0 NA NA /n0
Canada X X X /n0 /n0 X X X NA
Central African Rep/CO NA NA NA /CINA/CJ NA /n0 /n0 NA NA /n0
Chile NA NA NA X X X /n0 /n0 NA NA X X
Colombia X X /n0 /n0 NA X /n0 X
Costa Rica X /n0 /n0 NA X /n0 X
C/PEte d /CH Ivoire NA NA NA NA /n0 /n0 NA /n0 X
Cuba NA NA NA X /n0 /n0 NA NA /n0 X
Cyprus NA NA NA X /n0 /n0 NA X X X
Czech Republic X X X X X X /n0 NA X /n0 X
Djibouti NA NA NA /CINA/CJ NA /n0 /n0 NA NA /n0
Dominica NA NA NA NA /n0 /n0 NA NA /n0
Dominican Republic NA NA NA X NA /n0 /n0 NA X /n0 X
EC X /n0 /n0 X X X NA
Ecuador NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA /n0 X
Egypt NA NA NA NA /n0 /n0 NA X X
El Salvador NA /n0 /n0 NA X /n0 XG/NOP/W/16/Rev.1
Page26
Notifications Made Under theProvisions oftheAgreements
inAnnex 1AoftheWTO Agreement (cont'd)
Agriculture Textiles and Clothing
/n1/n8/CO/n2 /n1/n8/CO/n2 /n5/CO/n7/CP/n1/n8/CO/n2 /n1/n8/CO/n2 /n1/n8/CO/n2 /n1/n0/CP/n1/n8/CO/n2 /n1/n0/CP/n1/n8/CO/n2 /n1/n6/CO/n2 /n2/CO/n1 /n2/CO/n6/CP/n2/CO/n7 /n3/CO/n1 /n6/CO/n1
Table
MA/DK/n1Table
MA/DK/n2Table
MA/DK/n5Table
DS/DK/n1/CLTable
ES/DK/n1/CLTable
ES/DK/n2Table
ES/DK/n3Table
NF/DK/n1QRs /CIMFA/CJ First Inte/CN
grationQRs
/CIother/CJSafeguard
Decision
Fiji NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA /n0
Gabon NA NA NA NA /n0 /n0 NA NA /n0
Ghana NA NA NA NA /n0 /n0 NA NA /n0
Grenada NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA /n0
Guatemala X NA /n0 /n0 NA X /n0 X
Guinea Bissau NA NA NA /CINA/CJ NA /n0 /n0 NA NA /n0
Guinea/CM Republic of NA NA NA /CINA/CJ NA /n0 /n0 NA NA /n0
Guyana NA NA NA NA /n0 /n0 NA NA /n0
Haiti NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA /n0
Honduras NA NA NA /n0 /n0 NA X /n0 X
Hong Kong NA NA NA X X NA /n0 /n0 NA NA /n0 X
Hungary X X X /n0 /n0 NA X X X
Iceland X /n0 /n0 NA NA /n0
India NA NA NA NA /n0 /n0 NA X X X
Indonesia X X /n0 /n0 NA X X X
Israel /n0 /n0 NA X X X
Jamaica NA NA NA NA /n0 /n0 NA /n0 X
Japan X X X X NA /n0 /n0 NA X X X
Kenya NA NA NA NA /n0 /n0 NA X X
Korea X X X NA /n0 /n0 NA X X X
Kuwait NA NA NA NA /n0 /n0 NA NA /n0
Lesotho NA NA NA /CINA/CJ NA /n0 /n0 NA /n0 X
Liechtenstein X X X X X /n0 /n0 NA NA /n0
Macau NA NA NA X X NA /n0 /n0 NA NA X X
Madagascar NA NA NA /CINA/CJ NA /n0 /n0 NA NA /n0
Malawi NA NA NA /CINA/CJ NA /n0 /n0 NA NA /n0
Malaysia X X X X X /n0 /n0 NA X X X
Maldives NA NA NA /CINA/CJ NA /n0 /n0 NA NA /n0
Mali NA NA NA /CINA/CJ NA /n0 /n0 NA NA /n0
Malta NA NA NA NA /n0 /n0 NA X X X
Mauritania NA NA NA /CINA/CJ NA /n0 /n0 NA NA /n0G/NOP/W/16/Rev.1
Page27
Notifications Made Under theProvisions oftheAgreements
inAnnex 1AoftheWTO Agreement (cont'd)
Agriculture Textiles and Clothing
/n1/n8/CO/n2 /n1/n8/CO/n2 /n5/CO/n7/CP/n1/n8/CO/n2 /n1/n8/CO/n2 /n1/n8/CO/n2 /n1/n0/CP/n1/n8/CO/n2 /n1/n0/CP/n1/n8/CO/n2 /n1/n6/CO/n2 /n2/CO/n1 /n2/CO/n6/CP/n2/CO/n7 /n3/CO/n1 /n6/CO/n1
Table
MA/DK/n1Table
MA/DK/n2Table
MA/DK/n5Table
DS/DK/n1/CLTable
ES/DK/n1/CLTable
ES/DK/n2Table
ES/DK/n3Table
NF/DK/n1QRs /CIMFA/CJ First Inte/CN
grationQRs
/CIother/CJSafeguard
Decision
Mauritius NA NA NA NA /n0 /n0 NA X X X
Mexico /n0 /n0 NA X X X
Morocco X X X X X NA /n0 /n0 NA X X X
Mozambique NA NA NA /CINA/CJ NA /n0 /n0 NA NA /n0
Myanmar NA NA NA /CINA/CJ NA /n0 /n0 NA X /n0 X
Namibia NA NA NA /n0 /n0 NA NA /n0
New Zealand X X X X X X X X NA NA X X
Nicaragua X X X X NA /n0 /n0 NA X /n0 X
Nigeria NA NA NA NA /n0 /n0 NA /n0
Norway X X X X /n0 /n0 X X /n0 NA
Pakistan NA NA NA X X /n0 /n0 NA X X X
Papua New Guinea NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA /n0
Paraguay NA NA NA NA /n0 /n0 NA X /n0 X
Peru NA NA NA X NA /n0 /n0 NA X X X
Philippines X X /n0 /n0 NA X X X
Poland X X X X /n0 /n0 NA X /n0 X
Qatar NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA /n0
Romania X X X X /n0 /n0 NA X /n0 X
Rwanda NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA /n0
Saint Kitts and Nevis NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X
Saint Lucia NA NA NA NA /n0 /n0 NA NA /n0
Saint Vincent /CG Gre/CO NA NA NA NA /n0 /n0 NA NA /n0
Senegal NA NA NA NA /n0 /n0 NA /n0 X
Sierra Leone NA NA NA /CINA/CJ NA /n0 /n0 NA NA /n0
Singapore NA NA NA NA /n0 /n0 NA NA X X
Slovak Republic X X X X X X X /n0 NA X /n0 X
Slovenia X X NA X X NA /n0 /n0 NA X X X
Solomon Islands NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA /n0
South Africa X X /n0 /n0 NA /n0 X
Sri Lanka NA NA NA NA /n0 /n0 NA X X X
Suriname NA NA NA NA /n0 /n0 NA NA /n0G/NOP/W/16/Rev.1
Page28
Notifications Made Under theProvisions oftheAgreements
inAnnex 1AoftheWTO Agreement (cont'd)
Agriculture Textiles and Clothing
/n1/n8/CO/n2 /n1/n8/CO/n2 /n5/CO/n7/CP/n1/n8/CO/n2 /n1/n8/CO/n2 /n1/n8/CO/n2 /n1/n0/CP/n1/n8/CO/n2 /n1/n0/CP/n1/n8/CO/n2 /n1/n6/CO/n2 /n2/CO/n1 /n2/CO/n6/CP/n2/CO/n7 /n3/CO/n1 /n6/CO/n1
Table
MA/DK/n1Table
MA/DK/n2Table
MA/DK/n5Table
DS/DK/n1/CLTable
ES/DK/n1/CLTable
ES/DK/n2Table
ES/DK/n3Table
NF/DK/n1QRs /CIMFA/CJ First Inte/CN
grationQRs
/CIother/CJSafeguard
Decision
Swaziland NA NA NA /n0 /n0 NA NA /n0
Switzerland X X X X X /n0 /n0 NA X /n0 X
Tanzania NA NA NA /CINA/CJ NA /n0 /n0 NA NA /n0
Thailand X X X X X X /n0 /n0 NA X X X
Togo NA NA NA /CINA/CJ NA /n0 /n0 NA NA /n0
Trinidad and Tobago NA NA NA X NA /n0 /n0 NA /n0 X
Tunisia X NA /n0 /n0 NA X /n0 X
Turkey NA NA NA X X /n0 /n0 NA X /n0 X
Uganda NA NA NA /CINA/CJ NA /n0 /n0 NA NA /n0
United Arab Emirates NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA /n0
United States X X X /n0 /n0 X X X NA
Uruguay NA NA X X X X /n0 /n0 NA X /n0 X
Venezuela X /n0 /n0 NA X X X
Zambia NA NA NA /CINA/CJ NA /n0 /n0 NA X /n0 X
Zimbabwe NA NA NA /n0 /n0 NA NA /n0G/NOP/W/16/Rev.1
Page29
Notifications Made Under theProvisions oftheAgreements
inAnnex 1AoftheWTO Agreement (cont'd)
TRIMs Anti/CNdumping Customs Valuation
/n5/CO/n1 /n1/n6/CO/n4 /n1/n6/CO/n4 /n1/n8/CO/n5 /n2/n0/CO/n1 /n2/n0/CO/n2 Annex
III /CI/n2/CJAnnex
III /CI/n3/CJAnnex
III /CI/n4/CJ/n2/n2/CO/n1 Decisions
Invest/CN
ment
MeasuresSemi/CNannual Laws/CP
RegsDeferred
applic/CN
ationDeferred
applic/CN
ationMinim/CN
um
valuesReserv
/CNations
Art/CO /n4Reserv/CN
ations
Art/CO/n5/CO/n2Laws/CP
RegsCheck
/CNlistInterest
chargesCarrier
Media
Jan/CN
June
/n9/n5July/CN
Dec
/n9/n5
Antigua and Barbuda /n0
Argentina X X X NA NA NA X X X X
Australia /n0 X X X NA NA NA NA NA X X X X
Bahrain /n0
Bangladesh /n0 X X X X X NA NA
Barbados X X X X
Belize /n0
Benin /n0 NA
Bolivia /n0 X X X X X NA NA
Botswana /n0 X NA NA NA NA NA
Brazil /n0 X X X NA NA NA X X
Brunei Darussalam /n0 X X NA NA
Burkina Faso /n0 X X X X X NA NA
Burundi /n0 X X NA NA
Cameroon /n0 X X X X NA NA
Canada /n0 X X X NA NA NA NA NA X NA X X
Central African Rep/CO /n0 X NA NA
Chile X X X X X X X X X NA NA
Colombia X X X X X X X X X NA NA
Costa Rica X X X X X X X X NA NA
C/PEte d /CH Ivoire /n0 X X X X X X NA NA
Cuba X X X X X NA NA
Cyprus X X X X NA NA NA NA NA NA X X
Czech Republic /n0 X X X NA NA NA NA NA X NA X X
Djibouti /n0 X X X X X NA NA
Dominica /n0
Dominican Republic X X X X X X X X X NA NA
EC X X X X NA NA NA NA NA X NA X X
Ecuador X X X X X X NA NA
Egypt X X X X X X X X NA NA
El Salvador /n0 X X X X X NA NAG/NOP/W/16/Rev.1
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Notifications Made Under theProvisions oftheAgreements
inAnnex 1AoftheWTO Agreement (cont'd)
TRIMs Anti/CNdumping Customs Valuation
/n5/CO/n1 /n1/n6/CO/n4 /n1/n6/CO/n4 /n1/n8/CO/n5 /n2/n0/CO/n1 /n2/n0/CO/n2 Annex
III /CI/n2/CJAnnex
III /CI/n3/CJAnnex
III /CI/n4/CJ/n2/n2/CO/n1 Decisions
Invest/CN
ment
MeasuresSemi/CNannual Laws/CP
RegsDeferred
applic/CN
ationDeferred
applic/CN
ationMinim/CN
um
ValuesReserv
/CNations
Art/CO /n4Reserv/CN
ations
Art/CO/n5/CO/n2Laws/CP
RegsCheck
/CNlistInterest
chargesCarrier
Media
Jan/CN
June
/n9/n5July/CN
Dec
/n9/n5
Fiji /n0 NA
Gabon /n0 X X X X X NA NA
Ghana /n0 X NA NA
Grenada /n0 NA
Guatemala /n0 X X X X X X X NA NA
Guinea Bissau /n0
Guinea/CM Republic of /n0 X
Guyana /n0
Haiti /n0 NA
Honduras X X X X X X X X NA NA
Hong Kong /n0 X X X NA NA NA NA NA X NA X X
Hungary /n0 X X X NA NA NA NA NA X NA X X
Iceland /n0 X X X NA NA NA NA NA
India X X X X NA NA NA X X X NA
Indonesia X X X X X X X X NA NA
Israel /n0 X X X X X X NA NA
Jamaica /n0 X X X X X X X X NA NA
Japan X X X X NA NA NA NA NA X NA X X
Kenya /n0 X X X X X X NA NA
Korea /n0 X X X NA NA NA NA NA X NA X X
Kuwait /n0 X X X NA NA
Lesotho /n0 NA NA NA NA NA X X
Liechtenstein /n0 NA NA NA NA NA
Macau /n0 X NA NA NA NA NA X NA
Madagascar /n0 X X NA NA
Malawi /n0 X NA NA NA X NA
Malaysia X X X X X X X X X NA NA
Maldives /n0 X
Mali /n0 X X NA NA
Malta /n0 X X X X X X X X NA NA
Mauritania /n0 X X X X X NA NAG/NOP/W/16/Rev.1
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Notifications Made Under theProvisions oftheAgreements
inAnnex 1AoftheWTO Agreement (cont'd)
TRIMs Anti/CNdumping Customs Valuation
/n5/CO/n1 /n1/n6/CO/n4 /n1/n6/CO/n4 /n1/n8/CO/n5 /n2/n0/CO/n1 /n2/n0/CO/n2 Annex
III /CI/n2/CJAnnex
III /CI/n3/CJAnnex
III /CI/n4/CJ/n2/n2/CO/n1 Decisions
Invest/CN
ment
MeasuresSemi/CNannual Laws/CP
RegsDeferred
applic/CN
ationDeferred
applic/CN
ationMinim/CN
um
ValuesReserv
/CNations
Art/CO /n4Reserv/CN
ations
Art/CO/n5/CO/n2Laws/CP
RegsCheck
/CNlistInterest
chargesCarrier
Media
Jan/CN
June
/n9/n5July/CN
Dec
/n9/n5
Mauritius X X X X NA NA
Mexico X X X X NA NA NA X X X X X X
Morocco /n0 X X X X X NA X X NA NA
Mozambique /n0
Myanmar /n0 X X X X X NA NA
Namibia /n0
New Zealand /n0 X X X NA NA NA NA NA X NA X X
Nicaragua X X X X X X NA NA
Nigeria X X X X NA NA
Norway /n0 X X X NA NA NA NA NA X NA X X
Pakistan X X X X X X X X NA NA
Papua New Guinea NA
Paraguay /n0 X X X X NA NA
Peru X X X X X X X X X NA NA
Philippines X X X X X X X X X NA NA
Poland X X X X NA NA NA NA NA
Qatar NA
Romania X X X X X NA X X
Rwanda NA
Saint Kitts and Nevis /n0 NA
Saint Lucia X X X X
Saint Vincent /CG Gre/CO /n0
Senegal /n0 X X X NA NA
Sierra Leone /n0
Singapore /n0 X X X X X X X X NA NA
Slovak Republic /n0 X X X NA NA NA NA NA X X
Slovenia X X X X NA NA NA NA NA X
Solomon Islands NA NA
South Africa X X X X NA NA NA NA NA X NA X X
Sri Lanka X X X X X X X X NA NA
Suriname /n0 XG/NOP/W/16/Rev.1
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Notifications Made Under theProvisions oftheAgreements
inAnnex 1AoftheWTO Agreement (cont'd)
TRIMs Anti/CNdumping Customs Valuation
/n5/CO/n1 /n1/n6/CO/n4 /n1/n6/CO/n4 /n1/n8/CO/n5 /n2/n0/CO/n1 /n2/n0/CO/n2 Annex
III /CI/n2/CJAnnex
III /CI/n3/CJAnnex
III /CI/n4/CJ/n2/n2/CO/n1 Decisions
Invest/CN
ment
MeasuresSemi/CNannual Laws/CP
RegsDeferred
applic/CN
ationDeferred
applic/CN
ationMinim/CN
um
ValuesReserv
/CNations
Art/CO /n4Reserv/CN
ations
Art/CO/n5/CO/n2Laws/CP
RegsCheck
/CNlistInterest
chargesCarrier
Media
Jan/CN
June
/n9/n5July/CN
Dec
/n9/n5
Swaziland /n0 X X
Switzerland X X X X NA NA NA NA NA X NA
Tanzania /n0 X
Thailand X X X X X X X X X NA NA
Togo /n0 X X X X X NA NA
Trinidad and Tobago X X
Tunisia /n0 X X X X X X X X NA NA
Turkey /n0 X X X NA X NA X X X
Uganda /n0
United Arab Emirates /n0 NA X X X X NA NA NA
United States /n0 X X X NA NA NA NA NA X NA X X
Uruguay X X X X X X X X X NA NA
Venezuela X X X X X X X X X NA NA
Zambia X X X X X X X X X NA NA
Zimbabwe /n0 X X X X X X X XG/NOP/W/16/Rev.1
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Notifications Made Under theProvisions oftheAgreements
inAnnex 1AoftheWTO Agreement (cont'd)
Import Licensing Rules of Origin Subsidies and Countervailing Measures Technical Barriers to
Trade
/n2/CO/n2 /n7/CO/n3 /n1/CO/n4/CIa/CJ/CP
/n8/CO/n2/CIb/CJ/n5/CO/n1 Annex II/CI/n4/CJ /n2/n5/CO/n1 /n2/n5/CO/n1 /n2/n5/CO/n1/n1 /n2/n5/CO/n1/n1 /n3/n2/CO/n6 /n1/n5/CO/n2 Annex /n3/CIC/CJ
Deferred
appli/CN
cationReplies to
question/CN
nairePublic/CN
ations/CP
laws/CPregsNon/CN
pref/CO
rulesPref/CO rules Annual
Report
/CInew and
full/CM due
/n3/n0/CP/n6/CP/n9/n5/CJAnnual
Report
/CIupdate/CM
due
/n3/n0/CP/n6/CP/n9/n6/CJSemi/CNannual Laws/CP
RegsLaws/CP
RegsAccept/CN
ance of
code
Jan/CNJune
/n9/n5July/CNDec
/n9/n5
Antigua and Barbuda /n0
Argentina X X X X X X X X X /n0
Australia NA X X X X X X X X X X X
Bahrain X /n0
Bangladesh X /n0
Barbados X X X X /n0
Belize /n0
Benin NA /n0
Bolivia X X X X X X X /n0
Botswana X X /n0
Brazil X X X X X X X X
Brunei Darussalam X X /n0
Burkina Faso X /n0
Burundi /n0
Cameroon X /n0
Canada NA X X X X X X X X X /n0
Central African Rep/CO /n0
Chile NA X X X X X X X X
Colombia X X X X X X X X X X X
Costa Rica X X X X X X X X /n0
C/PEte d /CH Ivoire X X X /n0
Cuba X X X X X X X X
Cyprus X X X X X /n0
Czech Republic NA X X X X X X X X
Djibouti /n0
Dominica /n0
Dominican Republic X X X X X X X /n0
EC NA X X X X X X X X X
Ecuador X NA X /n0
Egypt NA X X X X
El Salvador X X X X /n0G/NOP/W/16/Rev.1
Page34
Notifications Made Under theProvisions oftheAgreements
inAnnex 1AoftheWTO Agreement (cont'd)
Import Licensing Rules of Origin Subsidies and Countervailing Measures Technical Barriers to
Trade
/n2/CO/n2 /n7/CO/n3 /n1/CO/n4/CIa/CJ/CP
/n8/CO/n2/CIb/CJ/n5/CO/n1 Annex II/CI/n4/CJ /n2/n5/CO/n1 /n2/n5/CO/n1 /n2/n5/CO/n1/n1 /n2/n5/CO/n1/n1 /n3/n2/CO/n6 /n1/n5/CO/n2 Annex /n3/CIC/CJ
Deferred
appli/CN
cationReplies to
Question/CN
nairePublic/CN
ations/CP
laws/CPregsNon/CN
pref/CO
rulesPref/CO rules Annual
Report
/CInew and
full/CM due
/n3/n0/CP/n6/CP/n9/n5/CJAnnual
Report
/CIupdate/CM
due
/n3/n0/CP/n6/CP/n9/n6/CJSemi/CNannual Laws/CP
RegsLaws/CP
RegsAccept/CN
ance of
code
Jan/CNJune
/n9/n5July/CNDec
/n9/n5
Fiji NA /n0
Gabon X /n0
Ghana /n0
Grenada NA /n0
Guatemala X X X X /n0
Guinea Bissau /n0
Guinea/CM Republic of X /n0
Guyana /n0
Haiti NA /n0
Honduras X X X X X X X /n0
Hong Kong NA X X X X X X X X X /n0
Hungary NA X X X X X X X
Iceland NA X X X X /n0
India NA X X X X X X X X
Indonesia X X X X X X X X
Israel X X /n0
Jamaica X X X X X
Japan NA X X X X X X X X X X
Kenya X X X X X
Korea X X X X X X /n0
Kuwait X /n0
Lesotho /n0
Liechtenstein NA X /n0
Macau /n0
Madagascar X X /n0
Malawi X /n0
Malaysia X X X X X X X X X
Maldives X /n0
Mali /n0
Malta X X X X X X X X
Mauritania /n0G/NOP/W/16/Rev.1
Page35
Notifications Made Under theProvisions oftheAgreements
inAnnex 1AoftheWTO Agreement (cont'd)
Import Licensing Rules of Origin Subsidies and Countervailing Measures Technical Barriers to
Trade
/n2/CO/n2 /n7/CO/n3 /n1/CO/n4/CIa/CJ/CP
/n8/CO/n2/CIb/CJ/n5/CO/n1 Annex II/CI/n4/CJ /n2/n5/CO/n1 /n2/n5/CO/n1 /n2/n5/CO/n1/n1 /n2/n5/CO/n1/n1 /n3/n2/CO/n6 /n1/n5/CO/n2 Annex /n3/CIC/CJ
Deferred
appli/CN
cationReplies to
Question/CN
nairePublic/CN
ations/CP
laws/CPregsNon/CN
pref/CO
rulesPref/CO rules Annual
Report
/CInew and
full/CM due
/n3/n0/CP/n6/CP/n9/n5/CJAnnual
Report
/CIupdate/CM
due
/n3/n0/CP/n6/CP/n9/n6/CJSemi/CNannual Laws/CP
RegsLaws/CP
RegsAccept/CN
ance of
code
Jan/CNJune
/n9/n5July/CNDec
/n9/n5
Mauritius X X X X X X X /n0
Mexico NA X X X X X X /n0
Morocco X X X X X X X X /n0
Mozambique /n0
Myanmar X /n0
Namibia /n0
New Zealand NA X X X X X X X X X
Nicaragua X X X X X /n0
Nigeria NA X X /n0
Norway NA X X X X X X X X /n0
Pakistan NA X X X /n0
Papua New Guinea NA
Paraguay X X X X /n0
Peru X X X X X X X X X
Philippines NA X X X X X X X X
Poland NA X X X X X /n0
Qatar NA /n0
Romania NA X X X X X X
Rwanda NA
Saint Kitts and Nevis NA /n0
Saint Lucia X X X /n0
Saint Vincent /CG Gre/CO /n0
Senegal X X X X
Sierra Leone /n0
Singapore NA X X X X X X X
Slovak Republic NA X X X X X X X X
Slovenia NA X X NA X X X X X
Solomon Islands NA NA
South Africa NA X X X X X
Sri Lanka X X X X /n0
Suriname X X /n0G/NOP/W/16/Rev.1
Page36
Notifications Made Under theProvisions oftheAgreements
inAnnex 1AoftheWTO Agreement (cont'd)
Import Licensing Rules of Origin Subsidies and Countervailing Measures Technical Barriers to
Trade
/n2/CO/n2 /n7/CO/n3 /n1/CO/n4/CIa/CJ/CP
/n8/CO/n2/CIb/CJ/n5/CO/n1 Annex II/CI/n4/CJ /n2/n5/CO/n1 /n2/n5/CO/n1 /n2/n5/CO/n1/n1 /n2/n5/CO/n1/n1 /n3/n2/CO/n6 /n1/n5/CO/n2 Annex /n3/CIC/CJ
Deferred
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cationReplies to
Question/CN
nairePublic/CN
ations/CP
laws/CPregsNon/CN
pref/CO
rulesPref/CO rules Annual
Report
/CInew and
full/CM due
/n3/n0/CP/n6/CP/n9/n5/CJAnnual
Report
/CIupdate/CM
due
/n3/n0/CP/n6/CP/n9/n6/CJSemi/CNannual Laws/CP
RegsLaws/CP
RegsAccept/CN
ance
of code
Jan/CNJune
/n9/n5July/CNDec
/n9/n5
Swaziland X X /n0
Switzerland NA X X X X X X X X
Tanzania X /n0
Thailand X X X X X X X X X
Togo
Trinidad and Tobago X X X X X X X X
Tunisia X X X X X X X X
Turkey X X X X X X X X X X
Uganda
United Arab Emirates X NA
United States NA X X X X X X X X
Uruguay X X X X X
Venezuela X X X X X X X X
Zambia X X X X
Zimbabwe X X X XG/NOP/W/16/Rev.1
Page37
Notifications Made Under theProvisions oftheAgreements
inAnnex 1AoftheWTO Agreement (cont'd)
Safeguards State Trading PSI QRs
/n1/n1/CO/n2 /n1/n2/CO/n6 /n1/n2/CO/n7 /n1/n2/CO/n7 XVII/CI/n4/CJ/CIa/CJ XVII/CI/n4/CJ/CIa/CJ /n5 G/CPL/CP/n5/n9
Phase/CN
out
timetableLaws/CP
RegsExisting
/n1/n1/CO/n1
measuresPre/CN
existing
Art/CO XIXAnnual state/CN
trading activities
/CInew and full
notif/CM due /n3/n0/CP/n6/CP/n9/n5/CJAnnual state/CN
trading activities
/CIupdate notif/CM
due /n3/n0/CP/n6/CP/n9/n6/CJLaws/CP
RegsBiennial
report
Antigua and Barbuda /n0 /n0 /n0
Argentina /n0 X /n0 /n0 X
Australia /n0 X /n0 /n0 X X X
Bahrain /n0 /n0 /n0
Bangladesh /n0 /n0 /n0
Barbados /n0 /n0 /n0 X
Belize /n0 /n0 /n0
Benin /n0 /n0 /n0
Bolivia /n0 X /n0 /n0
Botswana /n0 /n0 /n0
Brazil /n0 X /n0 /n0 X
Brunei Darussalam /n0 /n0 /n0
Burkina Faso /n0 /n0 /n0
Burundi /n0 /n0 /n0
Cameroon /n0 /n0 /n0
Canada /n0 X X X X X X
Central African Rep/CO /n0 /n0 /n0
Chili /n0 X /n0 /n0 X X X
Colombia /n0 X /n0 X X X
Costa Rica /n0 X X X X X
C/PEte d /CH Ivoire /n0 X /n0 /n0 X X
Cuba /n0 X /n0 /n0 X
Cyprus X X /n0 X
Czech Republic /n0 X /n0 /n0 X X
Djibouti /n0 /n0 /n0
Dominica /n0 /n0 /n0
Dominican Republic /n0 X /n0 /n0 X
EC X X X X X X X X
Ecuador /n0 X /n0 /n0
Egypt /n0 X /n0 /n0
El Salvador /n0 X /n0 /n0G/NOP/W/16/Rev.1
Page38
Notifications Made Under theProvisions oftheAgreements
inAnnex 1AoftheWTO Agreement (cont'd)
Safeguards State Trading PSI QRs
/n1/n1/CO/n2 /n1/n2/CO/n6 /n1/n2/CO/n7 /n1/n2/CO/n7 XVII/CI/n4/CJ/CIa/CJ XVII/CI/n4/CJ/CIa/CJ /n5 G/CPL/CP/n5/n9
Phase/CN
out
timetableLaws/CP
RegsExisting
/n1/n1/CO/n1
measuresPre/CN
existing
Art/CO XIXAnnual state/CN
trading activities
/CInew and full
notif/CM due /n3/n0/CP/n6/CP/n9/n5/CJAnnual state/CN
trading activities
/CIupdate notif/CM
due /n3/n0/CP/n6/CP/n9/n6/CJLaws/CP
RegsBiennial
report
Fiji /n0 /n0 /n0
Gabon /n0 /n0 /n0
Ghana /n0 /n0 /n0
Grenada /n0 /n0 /n0
Guatemala /n0 X /n0 /n0
Guinea Bissau /n0 /n0 /n0
Guinea/CM Republic of /n0 X /n0 /n0 X
Guyana /n0 /n0 /n0
Haiti /n0 /n0 /n0
Honduras /n0 X /n0 /n0 X
Hong Kong /n0 X X X X X X X
Hungary /n0 X /n0 /n0 X X
Iceland /n0 X /n0 /n0 X X
India /n0 X X X X X X
Indonesia /n0 X X X X X
Israel /n0 X /n0 /n0 X
Jamaica /n0 /n0 /n0 X
Japan /n0 X /n0 /n0 X X
Kenya /n0 X /n0 /n0
Korea X X X X X
Kuwait /n0 /n0 /n0
Lesotho /n0 /n0 /n0
Liechtenstein /n0 /n0 /n0
Macau /n0 X /n0 /n0 X X
Madagascar /n0 /n0 /n0 X
Malawi /n0 /n0 /n0
Malaysia /n0 X X X X X
Maldives /n0 X /n0 /n0
Mali /n0 /n0 /n0
Malta /n0 X /n0 /n0 X X X
Mauritania /n0 /n0 /n0G/NOP/W/16/Rev.1
Page39
Notifications Made Under theProvisions oftheAgreements
inAnnex 1AoftheWTO Agreement (cont'd)
Safeguards State Trading PSI QRs
/n1/n1/CO/n2 /n1/n2/CO/n6 /n1/n2/CO/n7 /n1/n2/CO/n7 XVII/CI/n4/CJ/CIa/CJ XVII/CI/n4/CJ/CIa/CJ /n5 G/CPL/CP/n5/n9
Phase/CN
out
timetableLaws/CP
RegsExisting
/n1/n1/CO/n1
measuresPre/CN
existing
Art/CO XIXAnnual state/CN
trading activities
/CInew and full
notif/CM due /n3/n0/CP/n6/CP/n9/n5/CJAnnual state/CN
trading activities
/CIupdate notif/CM
due /n3/n0/CP/n6/CP/n9/n6/CJLaws/CP
RegsBiennial
report
Mauritius X X X X X
Mexico /n0 X /n0 /n0
Morocco /n0 X /n0 /n0 X
Mozambique /n0 /n0 /n0
Myanmar /n0 X /n0 /n0
Namibia /n0 /n0 /n0
New Zealand /n0 X /n0 /n0 X X X
Nicaragua /n0 X /n0 /n0 X
Nigeria /n0 X /n0 /n0
Norway /n0 X /n0 /n0 X X X
Pakistan /n0 X X X X X
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay /n0 X /n0 /n0
Peru /n0 X X X X X X
Philippines /n0 X /n0 /n0 X X X
Poland /n0 X /n0 /n0 X X
Qatar /n0 /n0 /n0
Romania /n0 X /n0 /n0 X
Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis /n0 /n0 /n0
Saint Lucia /n0 X /n0 /n0 X
Saint Vincent /CG Gre/CO /n0 /n0 /n0
Senegal /n0 /n0 /n0 X
Sierra Leone /n0 /n0 /n0
Singapore /n0 X X X X X X
Slovak Republic /n0 X /n0 /n0 X
Slovenia X X X /n0 X X
Solomon Islands
South Africa X X X X X X
Sri Lanka /n0 X /n0 /n0
Suriname /n0 /n0 /n0 XG/NOP/W/16/Rev.1
Page40
Notifications Made Under theProvisions oftheAgreements
inAnnex 1AoftheWTO Agreement (cont'd)
Safeguards State Trading PSI QRs
/n1/n1/CO/n2 /n1/n2/CO/n6 /n1/n2/CO/n7 /n1/n2/CO/n7 XVII/CI/n4/CJ/CIa/CJ XVII/CI/n4/CJ/CIa/CJ /n5 G/CPL/CP/n5/n9
Phase/CN
out
timetableLaws/CP
RegsExisting
/n1/n1/CO/n1
measuresPre/CN
existing
Art/CO XIXAnnual state/CN
trading activities
/CInew and full
notif/CM due /n3/n0/CP/n6/CP/n9/n5/CJAnnual state/CN
trading activities
/CIupdate notif/CM
due /n3/n0/CP/n6/CP/n9/n6/CJLaws/CP
RegsBiennial
report
Swaziland /n0 /n0 /n0
Switzerland /n0 X X X X X X
Tanzania /n0 /n0 /n0
Thailand /n0 X X /n0 X
Togo /n0 /n0 /n0
Trinidad and Tobago /n0 X /n0 /n0
Tunisia /n0 X /n0 /n0
Turkey /n0 X /n0 /n0 X X
Uganda /n0 /n0 /n0
United Arab Emirates /n0 /n0 /n0
United States /n0 X X X X X X
Uruguay /n0 X /n0 /n0 X
Venezuela /n0 X X X X X
Zambia /n0 X /n0 /n0 X
Zimbabwe /n0 X /n0 /n0 X