WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/MA/W/54
15 June 2004
(04-2576)
Committee on Market Access Original: English
DISSEMINATION OF THE INTEGRATED DATA BASE (IDB) AND
THE CONSOLIDATED TARIFF SCHEDULES (CTS) DATABASE
Communication from the Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery
The following communication, dated 2 June 2004, is being circulated at the request of the
Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery.
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I refer to paragraph 5 of document G/MA/115 and write in my capacity as Senior Director to
request access to the Integrated Data Base and the Consolidated Tariff Schedules for the Caribbean
Regional Negotiating Machinery (CRNM).
The CRNM was created in 1997 by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Governments to
develop, coordinate and execute an overall negotiating strategy for various external trade negotiations
in which the Region is involved, including those taking place at the multilateral level through the
World Trade Organization. It is responsible for developing and maintaining a cohesive and effective
framework for the coordination and management of the Caribbean Region's negotiating resources and
expertise. The CRNM's membership comprises all CARICOM member states, Cuba and the
Dominican Republic.
Access to the IDB and CTS of the World Trade Organization via Internet and CD-ROM
would enable the CRNM to provide greater support to the Caribbean states during the course of the
current and future rounds of WTO negotiations. All Members of the CRNM with the exception of the
Bahamas are members of the WTO. The Bahamas is an observer and submitted a formal request for
accession under Article XII on 10 May 2001.
On behalf of the CRNM, I agree to abide by all conditions of use and publication pertaining
to access to these databases as detailed in paragraphs 6 through 8 of document G/MA/115.
I would be grateful if you could place this request before the Committee on Market Access
for its approval.
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