WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/L/351
6 March 2000
(00-0831)
Council for Trade in Goods
5 April 2000Original:  Spanish
NICARAGUA – ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW SCHEDULE XXIX
Request for Extension of Waiver
The following communication, dated 1 March 2000, has been received from the Permanent
Mission of Nicaragua.
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I refer to your communication of 16 February 2000 requesting factual information on the
extension of the waiver concerning new Schedule XXIX.
- The original waiver was granted on 26 January 1994.
- The relevant documentation was submitted on 28 June 1995.  On the expiry of
the time-limit of three months, two countries had reserved their right to
conduct negotiations.
- The original waiver was extended in December 1994, December 1995,
July 1996, April 1997, October 1997, April 1998, October 1998, June 1999
and November 1999.
- The number of countries with which Article XXVIII negotiations have been
undertaken is two.
- The number of countries with which Article XXVIII negotiations have been
completed is one.
- Nicaragua is keen to complete these negotiations as rapidly as possible and
has submitted the information requested by the country concerned, to which it
has submitted a proposal which the latter is currently studying.
- Nicaragua is ready to do its utmost to complete the negotiating process as
soon as possible, and is therefore in constant talks with the country concerned.
To this end, we find ourselves obliged to request a further extension of the
original waiver from the Council for Trade in Goods.
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