WORLD TRADE WT/MIN(96)/10
13December 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-5342)
MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE Original: English
Singapore, 9-13December 1996
MINISTERIAL DECLARATION ONTRADE ININFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS
Communication from NewZealand
TheNewZealand delegation welcomes adoption byanumber ofMembers oftheWorld Trade
Organization oftheMinisterial Declaration onTrade inInformation Technology Products. This
Agreement toeliminate tariffs inarange ofproducts bytheyear2000 isanimportant contribution
tothereduction ofbarriers totrade intheinformation technology sector. NewZealand hopes that
theprovisions intheDeclaration onnon-tariff measures willbeusedtoexpand thecoverage ofthe
Agreement infuture.
NewZealand isnotinaposition toaccept theDeclaration atthisstagebecause oftheformation
ofanewGovernment. Nevertheless, thepossibility ofaccepting itwillbegiven early consideration.