WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/L/510
1 March 2002
(02-1043)
Original: English
INTRODUCTION OF HARMONIZED SYSTEM 1996 CHANGES
INTO WTO SCHEDULES OF TARIFF CONCESSIONS
ICELAND - SCHEDULE LXII
Request for a Waiver
The following communication, dated 21 February 2002, has been received from the
Permanent Mission of Iceland.
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Reference  is  made to your telefax of 5 February 2002, regarding the matter  above.  Iceland
was granted a waiver from obligations under Article II  of the GATT 1994 on a collective basis
(WT/L/400), which will expire on 30 April 2002.
The  Permanent  Mission  of Iceland hereby requests a new waiver from obligations  under
Article  II of the GATT 1994, until 31 October 2002.  A new  waiver  is  deemed  necessary  to
conclude consultations and possible negotiations  with  the  European  Communities  (EC),  which  is
the  only remaining  Member  which still has reservations regarding the HS96 Schedule of  Iceland.
Iceland  is convinced that this will be concluded within the next weeks.
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