ORGANISATION MONDIALE ORGANIZACI ÓNMUNDIAL
DUCOMMERCE DEL COMERCIO
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
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Référence: WLI/101 23September 1996
MARRAKESH AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING
THEWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
DONE ATMARRAKESH ON15APRIL 1994
COMMUNICATIONS FROM DJIBOUTI AND UGANDA
Ihave thehonour toinform youthatIhave received thefollowing communication
from theGovernment ofDjibouti:
Agreement onImplementation ofArticle VIIoftheGeneral Agreement onTariffs and
Trade 1994
LikeallWTO Members, Djibouti wishes toensure greater uniformity andcertainty
intheimplementation oftheGeneral Agreement onTariffs andTrade.
Intheframework ofspecial anddifferential treatment, Djibouti notifies thatitwill
delay theapplication ofArticles 20.1 and20.2 andparagraphs 2,3and4ofAnnex
IIIoftheWTO Agreement forthecustoms valuation ofkhat, forreasons relating to
thespecific features ofitseconomy.
Ialsohavethehonour toinform youthatIhavereceived thefollowing communication
from theGovernment ofUganda:
Agreement onImplementation ofArticle VIIoftheGeneral Agreement onTariffs and
Trade 1994
Uganda reserves therighttoavailitself ofalltherights, powers andresponsibilities
relating toreservations, safeguards, andother provisions established asnecessary
taking intoaccount itsstatus asadeveloping country.
Ugandawillavailitselfofthepowersandpossibilitiestomakereservationsestablished
intheframework ofspecial anddifferential treatment fordeveloping countries ofthe
WTO Agreement onImplementation ofArticle VIIoftheGeneral Agreement onTariffs
andTrade 1994.
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96-3771 WT/Let/108ORGANISATION MONDIALE DUCOMMERCE ORGANIZACI ÓNMUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
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Tothisend,theGovernment ofUganda:
(a) Willdelay theapplication ofArticle VIIoftheGATT 1994 (hereinafter referred
toas"The Agreement") inaccordance withArticle 20.1 oftheAgreement.
(b) Reserves therighttoretain thesystem ofminimum values forthevaluation
ofgoods inaccordance withparagraph 2ofAnnex IIIoftheAgreement.
(c) Reserves therighttoprovide thattherelevant provision ofArticle 4ofthe
Agreement shallapply onlywhen thecustoms authorities agree totherequest
toreverse theorder ofArticles 5and6.
R.Ruggiero
Director-General