RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/AG/N/THA/1
13April 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-0925)
Original: English Committee onAgriculture
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification concerning theadministration oftariff quotas (Table MA:1) has
beenreceived from thedelegation ofThailand .
___________________
THAILAND
InaccordancewiththenotificationrequirementrecalledinWTO/AIR/6,theattachednotification
contains information about Thailand 'sadministration oftariffquotas forimportation oftobacco, soya
beans, soyabeancakeandrice.G/AG/N/THA/1
Page2MARKET ACCESS: THAILAND
REPORTING PERIOD: Calendar Year 1995
Implementation ofmarket access opportunities: tariff quota commitments
Description ofproducts Tariff itemnumber encompassed
inproduct descriptionDescription ofimport arrangement applicable
(from Section I-BofPartIof
theSchedule)(from Section I-BofPartIofthe
Schedule)
1 2
Unmanufactured tobacco;
tobacco leaves2401 (a) Allocation tosupplying countries: Global tariff quota
(b) Allocation toimporters:
(i)Allocations aremade bytheExcise Department, Ministry of
Finance;
(ii)(iii)allocations aremade totheTobacco Monopoly,
Ministry ofFinance;
(iv)Quota allocations arevalid foracalendar year.
(c) Other access arrangements: None applicable
(d) Other information: None applicableG/AG/N/THA/1
Page3MARKET ACCESS: THAILAND
REPORTING PERIOD: Calendar Year 1995
Implementation ofmarket access opportunities: tariff quota commitments
Description ofproducts Tariff itemnumber encompassed
inproduct descriptionDescription ofimport arrangement applicable
(from Section I-BofPartIof
theSchedule)(from Section I-BofPartIofthe
Schedule)
1 2
Soya beans, whether ornot
broken1201.00.1000
1201.00.9001(a) Allocation tosupplying countries: Global tariff quota.
(b) Allocation toimporters:
(i)Allocations aremade bytheDepartment ofForeign Trade,
Ministry ofCommerce; theDFT alsoissues import permits
against these allocations.
(ii)Allocations aremade tojuristic persons andoilextraction
factories andrefineries ofricebran, soyabean, andcotton
seeds which areinoperation atpresent.
(iii)Allocations aremade onthebasis ofhistorical
performance.
(c) Other access arrangements: None applicable
(d) Other information: Quotas arenottransferable.G/AG/N/THA/1
Page4MARKET ACCESS: THAILAND
REPORTING PERIOD: Calendar Year 1995
Implementation ofmarket access opportunities: tariff quota commitments
Description ofproducts Tariff itemnumber encompassed
inproduct descriptionDescription ofimport arrangement applicable
(from Section I-BofPartIof
theSchedule)(from Section I-BofPartIofthe
Schedule)
1 2
Soya beancake 2304.00.0008 (a) Allocations tosupplying countries: Global tariff quota
(b) Allocation toimporters:
(i)Allocations aremade bytheDepartment ofForeign Trade,
Ministry ofCommerce;
(ii)Allocations aremade tojuristic persons withhistorical
performance andtofarmer institutes.
(c) Other access arrangements: None applicable.
(d) Other information: Quotas arenottransferableG/AG/N/THA/1
Page5MARKET ACCESS: THAILAND
REPORTING PERIOD: Calendar Year 1995
Implementation ofmarket access opportunities: tariff quota commitments
Description ofproducts Tariff itemnumber encompassed
inproduct descriptionDescription ofimport arrangement applicable
(from Section I-BofPartIof
theSchedule)(from Section I-BofPartIofthe
Schedule)
1 2
Rice:
-Riceinthehusk(Paddy or
rough) 40%ofthetariff quota
year1995
-Husked (brown rice)40%of
theaccess commitment
-Semi-milled orwholly milled
rice,whether ornotpolished or
glazed 10%ofthetariff quota
year1995
-Broken rice10%ofthetariff
quota year19951006
100610
100620
100630
100640(a) Allocation ofquotas tosupplying countries: Global tariff quota
(b) Allocation toimporters:
(i)Allocations aremade byDepartment ofForeign Trade,
Ministry ofCommerce. TheForeign Trade Information
Centre, Department ofForeign Trade issues import permits
against these allocations;
(ii)Allocations aremade onlytojuristic person;
(iii)Allocations willbemade onfirst-come-first-serve basis
(prorata,ifnecessary);
(iv)Permits arevalid for4months butwithin eachallocation
period.
(c) Other access arrangements: None applicable
(d) Other information: Quotas arenottransferable