ORGANISATION MONDIALE ORGANIZACI ÓNMUNDIAL
DUCOMMERCE DEL COMERCIO
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
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Référence: WLI/200 7April 1995
MARRAKESH AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING THEWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
DONE ATMARRAKESH ON15APRIL 1994
NOTIFICATION OFACCEPTANCE
Ihavethehonour toinform youthaton31March 1995 theGovernment ofColombia
deposited withmeaninstrument ofratification oftheabove-mentioned Agreement, thereby
recognizing asfullybinding thesignature affixed byitsplenipotentiary on15April1994.
Theinstrument ofratification contained thefollowing communication:
"INASMUCH AS,pursuant toAnnex IIIoftheAgreement onImplementation of
Article VIIoftheGeneral Agreement onTariffs andTrade 1994, developing countries may
make thereservations established therein, towhich theMembers shall consent under
Article 21oftheAgreement, theGovernment ofColombia wishes tomake thefollowing
reservations when depositing thepresent Instrument ofRatification:
1. TheGovernment ofColombia reserves therighttoprovide thattherelevant provision
ofArticle 4oftheAgreement shallapply onlywhen thecustoms authorities agree
totherequest toreverse theorder ofArticles 5and6(paragraph 3ofAnnex III).
2. TheGovernment ofColombia reserves theright toprovide thatparagraph 2of
Article 5oftheAgreement shallbeapplied inaccordance withtheprovisions ofthe
relevant note thereto whether ornottheimporter sorequests (paragraph 4of
Annex III).
3. TheGovernment ofColombia reserves therighttoretain thevaluation ofgoods on
thebasis ofofficially established minimum values, inaccordance withparagraph 2
ofAnnex III.
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INASMUCH AS,pursuant toparagraph 1ofArticle 6oftheAgreement onTextiles
andClothing, Members mayreserve therighttoavailthemselves oftheprovisions ofthat
Article, theGovernment ofColombia reserves therighttoapply thespecific transitional
safeguard mechanism ("transitional safeguard") defined intheabove-mentioned article.
INASMUCHASArticle20,paragraph1and2,oftheAgreementonImplementation
ofArticle VIIoftheGeneral Agreement onTariffs andTrade 1994 provides thatdeveloping
country Members maydelay application ofcertain provisions, theGovernment ofColombia
confirmsthenotificationspreviouslyaddressedtotheDirector-GeneraloftheWTOasfollows:
TheGovernmentofColombiawilldelayapplicationoftheprovisionsoftheAgreement
foraperiod offiveyears fromthedateofentry intoforce oftheAgreement forColombia,
inaccordance withArticle 20,paragraph 1;
TheGovernment ofColombia, availing itself ofitsrights under paragraph 2of
Article 20,willdelay application ofparagraph 2(b)(iii) ofArticle 1andArticle 6foraperiod
ofthree years from thedateofapplication ofallother provisions oftheAgreement.
INASMUCH ASArticle 2,paragraph 2,oftheAgreement onImport Licensing
Procedures provides, infootnote 5,thatanydeveloping country member which hasspecific
difficulties withtherequirements ofsubparagraphs (a)(ii) and(a)(iii) may, upon notification
totheCommittee, delay theapplication ofthese subparagraphs bynotmore thantwoyears
fromthedateofentry intoforce oftheWTO Agreement forsuchMember, theGovernment
ofColombia confirms thenotification which itmade totheCommittee ofitsdecision to
delay such application foraperiod oftwoyears.
INASMUCH AS,pursuant totheprovisions ofArticle 2,paragraph 6,ofthe
AgreementonTextilesandClothing,theGovernmentofColombianotifiedthatitwillintegrate
intoGATT 1994 products which accounted fornotlessthan16percentofthetotalvolume
ofits1990 imports, encompassing products from thegroups oftopsandyarns, fabrics,
made-up textile products, andclothing, theGovernment ofColombia considers ittimely
toconfirm thatnotification inthesame terms inwhich itwasmade.
TheGovernment ofColombia alsoreiterates that,inaccordance withparagraph 7(b)
ofArticle 2,Colombia mayresort tothetransitional safeguard provided forinparagraph 1
ofArticle6intheeventthataparticularproductisbeingimportedinsuchincreasedquantities
astocause serious damage orthreat thereof tothedomestic industry."
Interms ofArticle XIV,paragraph 1,Colombia shallbecome aMember oftheWorld
Trade Organization on30April1995 andinterms ofArticle XI,paragraph 1,Colombia shall
bedeemed anoriginal Member oftheWorld Trade Organization.
Thisnotification isfurnished inaccordance withparagraph 3ofArticle XIVofthe
Agreement.
Peter D.Sutherland
Director-General