RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/VAL/W/83
5 April 2001
(01-1735)
Committee on Customs Valuation Original:  English
COMMUNICATION FROM THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES CONCERNING
PARAGRAPH 1 OF ANNEX III OF THE AGREEMENT ON IMPLEMENTATION
OF ARTICLE VII OF THE GENERAL AGREEMENT
ON TARIFFS AND TRADE 1994
The following communication, dated 3 April 2001, has been received from the Permanent
Mission of the United Arab Emirates.
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Upon instructions from the Ministry of Economy and Commerce of the United Arab
Emirates, I have the honour to inform you that the United Arab Emirates would like to kindly request
an additional period of three years, as the UAE is still in the process of adapting its customs valuation
system to meet the WTO rules and provisions in this regard.
The United Arab Emirates needs this extension of three years in order to complete its customs
valuation system, with the technical assistance of specialized organizations such as the World
Customs Organization.
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