WORLD TRADE WT/BOP/N/29
15September 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-3648)
Original: English Committee onBalance-of-Payments Restrictions
NOTIFICATION UNDER PARAGRAPH 9OFTHE UNDERSTANDING
ONTHE BALANCE-OF-PAYMENTS PROVISIONS OFTHE
GENERAL AGREEMENT ONTARIFFS AND TRADE 1994
Thefollowingcommunication,dated29August1997,wasreceivedfromthePermanentMission
oftheCzech Republic.
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Ihave thehonour toinform theCommittee onBalance-of-Payments Restrictions thatthe
Government oftheCzech Republic hasdecided towithdraw theimport deposit scheme witheffect
from21August 1997, aspublished intheDecree oftheMinistry ofIndustry andTrade No.206/1997
oftheCollection ofLaws of20August 1997. Asaconsequence, theGovernment oftheCzech Republic
isnolonger applying Article XIIoftheGATT 1994.