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WORLD TRADE G/C/W/76
3April 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-1394)
Original: French COUNCIL FOR TRADE INGOODS
14April 1997
SENEGAL -RENEGOTIATION OFSCHEDULE XLIX
Draft Decision onExtension ofTime-Limit
Considering thattheCONTRACTING PARTIES toGATT 1947, byDecision of
7December 19901,suspended theapplication oftheprovisions ofArticle IIofGATT 1947totheextent
necessary toenable theGovernment oftheRepublic ofSenegal toimplement itsnewtariff resulting
fromathorough reorganization ofthetableofduties andfeesinitscustoms tariffandtheintroduction
oftheHarmonized Commodity Description andCoding System (Harmonized System), andthereafter
toconduct negotiations;
Taking intoaccount that,bysuccessive decisions, thewaiver granted toSenegal wasextended
until30April 19972;
Considering thatthefootnote toAnnex IA,Section onGATT 1994, subparagraph 1(b)(iii)
oftheAgreement Establishing theWorld Trade Organization requires theMinisterial Conference to
establish atitsfirstsession arevised listofwaivers granted under Article XXV ofGATT 1947 and
stillinforce onthedateofentry intoforce oftheWTO Agreement;
Considering thatbyaDecision of31January 19953theGeneral Council established alistof
waivers existing attheentry intoforce oftheWTO Agreement, which included thewaiver granted
toSenegal fortherenegotiation ofanewSchedule XLIX;
Considering thatparagraph 2oftheUnderstanding inRespect ofWaivers ofObligations under
theGeneral Agreement onTariffs andTrade 1994 provides thatanywaiver ineffect onthedateof
entryintoforceoftheWTOAgreementshallterminateunlessextendedinaccordancewiththeprocedures
setoutinparagraph 1oftheaforementioned Understanding andthose ofArticle IXoftheWTO
Agreement onthedateofitsexpiry ortwoyears from thedateofentry intoforce oftheWTO
Agreement, whichever isearlier;
Taking intoaccount thatSenegal submitted thedocumentation necessary forthenegotiations
under Article XXVIII inAugust andNovember 19934;
1BISD 37S/295.
2WT/L/169.
3WT/L/3 andCorr.1.
4SECRET/341 +Add.1.
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NotingthattheGovernmentofSenegalhasenteredintonegotiationswiththeMembersconcerned
andhasreached apositive conclusion withallbutoneofthem, andthatitexpects tobeabletocomplete
thenegotiations withthatpartner soon;
Considering thattheGovernment ofSenegal, having fulfilled therequirements ofparagraph 1
oftheUnderstanding inRespect ofWaivers ofObligations under theGATT 1994, hasrequested a
further extension5,inorder tocomplete thenegotiations andconsultations provided forbytheprocedures
under Article XXVIII;
TheGeneral Council, acting pursuant totheprovisions ofArticle IXoftheWTO Agreement,
Decides, inviewoftheexceptional circumstances outlined above, toextend thewaiver granted
toSenegal bytheDecision of7December 1990 until31October 1997.
5G/L/165.