RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/STR/N/2
10May1996
ORGANIZATION(96-1842)
Original: English Working Party onState Trading Enterprises
STATE TRADING
Updating Notifications Pursuant toArticle XVII:4(a) oftheGATT 1994 and
Paragraph 1oftheUnderstanding ontheInterpretation ofArticle XVII
1. Pursuant toArticle XVII:4(a) oftheGATT 1994 andParagraph 1oftheUnderstanding on
theInterpretation ofArticle XVII, Members shallnotify theirstatetrading enterprises totheCouncil
forTrade inGoods inaccordance withthefollowing working definition ofsuchenterprises:
"Governmental andnon-governmental enterprises, including marketing boards, which
have been granted exclusive orspecial rights orprivileges. including statutory or
constitutional powers, intheexercise ofwhich theyinfluence through theirpurchases
orsalesthelevelordirection ofimports orexports."
2. Inaccordance withtheDecision oftheCONTRACTING PARTIES attheirtwentieth session
(BISD 11S/58), Members should submit every thirdyear, newandfullresponses tothequestionnaire
onstatetrading (BISD 9S/184) andbring these notifications uptodateintheintervening years. In
accordance withthedecision oftheWorking Party onStateTrading Enterprises on6April 1995, the
deadline forsuchnotifications is30Juneoftherespective year.
3. Members aretherefore invited tosubmit, notlater than 30June 1996, notifications of
thechanges which haveoccurred intheir statetrading activities since their fullnotifications for
1995 (document series G/STR/N/1/--).
4. Members arereminded thatnewandfullnotifications weredueon30June1995(G/STR/N/1).
Members which havenotyetsubmitted thenewandfullnotification arerequested todosowithout
further delay.
5. Notifications received inresponse totheabove request willbeissued intheG/STR/N/2 series
under therespective Member codes.