WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/LIC/N/1/HUN/4
19 March 2001
(01-1327)
Committee on Import Licensing Original:  English
AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES
Notification under Articles 1.4(a) And 8.2(b)
HUNGARY
The following communication, dated 8 March 2001, has been received from the Permanent
Mission of Hungary.
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Pursuant to Articles 1.4(a) and 8.2(b) of the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures,
attached please find the information relating to im port licensing procedures applicable by Hungary
and which have been published in the Hungarian Official Gazette (Magyar Közlöny) for the year2001.
(a) Decree No. 228/2000 (XII.23) of the Govern ment amending Decree No. 112/1990 (XII.23) of
the Government on Exports and Imports of Goods, Services and Rights Representing Material
Value (in Hungarian only)
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(b) Decree No. 53/2000 (XII.30) of the Minister of Economics on the enforcement of the Decree
No. 112/1990 (XII.23) of the Government on Expo rts and Imports of Goods, Services and
Rights Representing Material Value and Publishing Regulations on Imports of Certain
Consumer Goods for the First Half Year of 2001 (in Hungarian only)1.
As of 1 January 2001, Hungary has significantly reduced the scope of goods subject to import
licensing on an autonomous basis.  Please find attached the Annex containing the list of liberalized
goods (in English only)1.
Furthermore, I would like to inform you that there are no changes in the substantive
provisions of the regulations as described in our previous notification contained in documentG/LIC/N/1/HUN/3, dated 21 March 2000.
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1 Available for consultation in the Secretariat (Market Access Division).