 
  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/MA/W/62 
14 September 2004 
 (04-3839) 
Committee on Market Access Original:   English 
  
 
CHINA'S TRANSITIONAL REVIEW MECHANISM  
 
Questions and comments from CHINA to the EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
 
 
Implementation of the commitments in Annex 7 of the Protocol on  
the Accession of the People's Republic of China  
  
 The following communication, dated 13 September 2004, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of China. 
 
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 1. Among the "reservations by WTO Members" contai ned in Annex 7 of the protocol, many of 
the restrictions against China maintained by othe r WTO Members are scheduled to be eliminated by 
1 January 2005.  China would like to ask the EC the following questions regarding the timetable for 
their elimination.  2. The EC has committed to eliminate the industrial quotas on imports from China by 2005, including footwear, tableware, kitchenware of porcelain or china and ceramic tableware or 
kitchenware.  China would like to know: 
 (a) How will these commitments be implemented? (b) When does the EC plan to publish implementation measures? (c) What are, if any, the recent progresses on this matter?  
3. China urges the EC to ensure complete elimin ation of these restrictions within the scheduled 
timeframe.  
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