WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/BOP/N/61
17 September 2002
(02-4937)
Committee on Balance-of-Payments Restrictions Original:  English
NOTIFICATION UNDER PARAGRAPH 9 OF THE UNDERSTANDING
ON THE BALANCE-OF-PAYMENTS PROVISIONS OF THE
GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE
Communication from Bangladesh
The following communication, dated 13 September 2002, has been received from the
Permanent Mission of Bangladesh.
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The Government of Bangladesh wishes to inform the Committee on Balance-of-Payments
Restrictions that it is continuing to consult with partners over restrictions on the import of certain
items (G/C/7, 16 January 2002) currently justified for balance-of-payments purposes.  During the
consultations last held on 27 February 2002, the Committee agreed to extend balance-of-payments
justification for an additional six months pending approval of Bangladesh's recourse to
Article XVIII:C. As that period has now ended, and consultations regarding Article XVIII:C have not
been concluded, we would like to request the Comm ittee to grant us additional time of six months,
under cover of Article XVIII:B, to enable us to conclude this process.
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