WORLD TRADE G/L/163
3April 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-1359)
Original: English Council forTrade inGoods
14April 1997
BANGLADESH -ESTABLISHMENT OFANEW SCHEDULE LXX
Request forExtension ofTime-Limit
Thefollowingcommunication,dated2April1997,hasbeenreceivedfromthePermanentMission
ofBangladesh.
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Please refer toyourfaxmessage dated 14March 1997 regarding therequest forextension
ofwaivers. Theinformation needed forthegranting ofthewaiver isfurnished below:
(1) Dateoforiginal waiver: 18July19881.
(2) Dateofsubmission ofdocuments relevant totheHSimplementation: 6December 19902.
(3) Number ofextensions anddates when granted: fifteen, i.e.24/7/89; 5/12/89; 16/7/90;
13/12/90; 12/8/91; 4/12/91; 20/7/92; 3/12/92; 19/7/93; 17/1/94; 21/7/94; 9/12/94;
31/8/95, 13/12/95 and18/7/96.
(4) NumberofcountrieswithwhichArticleXXVIIInegotiationshavebeeninitiated:fourcountries
(Australia, Canada, European Communities andNewZealand).
(5) Number ofcountries withwhich Article XXVIII negotiations have been concluded: two
(European Communities andNewZealand).
(6) Status ofoutstanding Article XXVIII negotiations, aswellasageneral outline ofrelevant
problems: wehavemade proposals toAustralia andCanada. Reaction ofAustralia isawaited.
Reaction ofCanada hasbeenreceived andagreement willbesigned shortly.
(7) Outlook forconcluding theprocess: ourintention istoconclude thenegotiations asearly as
possible.
Thepresent waiver forBangladesh expires on30April 1997, andinview oftheposition
explained above, wewould request youkindly toallow usafurther extension ofthewaiver upto
31October 1997.
1BISD 35S/348.
2SECRET/HS/29.