RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/IT/SPEC/2
12January 1998
ORGANIZATION(98-0069)
Original: English Committee ofParticipants ontheExpansion ofTrade
inInformation Technology Products
PROPOSED ADDITIONS TOPRODUCT COVERAGE
Submission bySwitzerland
Thefollowing communication, dated 19December 1997, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Mission ofSwitzerland.
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Inaccordance withtheProcedures forConsultations onandReview ofProduct Coverage as
specified indocument G/L/160 (Implementation oftheMinisterial Declaration onTrade inInformation
Technology Products) myauthorities have instructed metosubmit theenclosed listofadditional
information technology products tobecovered bytheInformation Technology Agreement (ITA).
More specifically wenotethatwithregard topossible divergence inclassifying certain
information technology products, astheymight beproposed byother delegations, Switzerland wishes
tocome backtosuchquestions inthecourse ofthisfirstreview ofproduct coverage within themeaning
ofparagraph 5oftheAnnex oftheMinisterial Declaration onTrade inInformation Technology Products
(WT/MIN(96)/16).
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Information Technology Agreement:
Review ofproduct coverage (ITA II)-Proposal bySwitzerland
Additional products requested forinclusion intoAttachment A,Section 1oftheITA
HSCode Description
9001 Optical fibres andoptical fibrebundles; optical fibrecables other thanthose of
heading No.85.44
9001.10 -Optical fibres, optical fibrebundles andcables
Additional products requested forinclusion intoAttachment A,Section 2oftheITA
(Semiconductor manufacturing/testing equipment andparts thereof)
HSCode Description Comments
8537 Boards, panels (including numerical control panels),
consoles, desks, cabinets andother bases, equipment
with twoormore apparatus ofheading No.85.35 or
85.36, forelectric control orthedistribution of
electricity, including those incorporating instruments or
apparatus ofChapter 90,other thanswitching apparatus
ofheading No.85.17
ex8537.10 -Foravoltage notexceeding 1000 V Line- andEquipment
Controller
8538 Parts suitable forusesolely orprincipally with the
apparatus ofheading No.85.35, 85.36 or85.37:
ex8538.10 -Boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets andother
bases forthegoods ofheading No.85.37, notequipped
withtheirapparatusParts ofLine- and
Equipment Controller
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