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 The Secretariat of the World Trade Organizati on presents its compliments to the Members of 
the World Trade Organization and has the honour to fu rnish herewith a certified true copy of the 
Certification of Modification s to Schedule LXXV – Philippines  to the General Agreement on Tariffs and 
Trade, annexed to the Marrakesh Agreement Es tablishing the World Trade Organization, dated 
26 December 1997. 
 
 Pursuant to the provisions of the fourth parag raph of the afore-mentioned Certification, on 
21 April 1999, the Government of the Philippines notified that, upon completion of the domestic 
approval procedures, the modifications to Schedule L XXV – Philippines, annexed to the Certification, 
became effective on 21 April 1999 . 
 
 The Secretariat of the World Trade Organization av ails itself of this opportunity to renew to 
the Members the assurances of  its highest consideration. 
 
  
 
  
 
  
         Geneva, 14 June 1999 
  
 
  
 
 
 
            
 
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SCHEDULES OF TARIFF CONCESSIONS TO THE 
GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE 1994 
 
CERTIFICATION OF MODIFICATIONS 
 
SCHEDULE LXXV – PHILIPPINES  
 
 
 WHEREAS the CONTRACTING PARTIES to t he General Agreement on Tariffs and 
Trade 1947 adopted, on 26 March 1980, a Decision on Procedures for Modification and 
Rectification of Schedules of Ta riff Concessions (BISD 27S/25); 
 
 WHEREAS in accordance with the provis ions of the above-mentioned Decision, a 
draft containing modifications to Schedule LXXV – Philippines was communicated to all 
Members of the World Trade Organization in document G/MA/TAR/36 on 26 September 
1997; 
 
 IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that the modifications to Schedule LXXV – Philippines are 
established in conformity with  the above-mentioned Decision. 
 
 The annexed modifications shall become effective in accordance with the notification 
given to that effect by the Government of t he Philippines to the Director-General of the World 
Trade Organization, upon completion of the domestic approval procedures of the Philippines. 
 
 This certification is deposited with the Director-General of the World Trade 
Organization, who shall promptly furnish a cert ified true copy to each Member of the World 
Trade Organization.  It shall be registered in acco rdance with the provisions of Article 102 of 
the Charter of the United Nations.  
 DONE at Geneva this twenty-sixth day of December, one thousand nine hundred and 
ninety-seven.  
 
  
 
 
 
  
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Certified true copy: 
  
 
  
 
Director-General  
 
 
 
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