WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/L/269
6 November 1998
(98-4391)
REPORT (1998) OF TH E INDEPENDENT ENTITY
The Agreement on Preshipment Inspection provides for the establishment of an Independent
Entity for the administration of the independent re view procedures as set out in Article 4 of the
Agreement.  The Independent Entity (IE) was established by Decision of the General Council of 13
December 1995 (WT/L/125/Rev.1).  Paragraph I.C.  of the Structures and Functions of the
Independent Entity (Annex II of WT/L/125/Rev.1) provides that,
"the IE will report to the Council for Trade in goods at least once a year but more frequently if
necessary."
During the reporting period, the IE received no requests for an independent review.
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