RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/C/W/7
23June1995
ORGANIZATION(95-1689)
COUNCIL FOR TRADE INGOODS
3July1995
PAKISTAN -ESTABLISHMENT OFANEW SCHEDULE XV
Draft Decision onExtension ofTime-Limit
Considering thattheCONTRACTING PARTIES, bytheirDecision of29November 19771
andsuccessive Decisions, suspended theapplication oftheprovisions ofArticle IIofGATT 1947 to
theextent necessary toenable theGovernment ofPakistan tomaintain inforcetheratesofdutyprovided
initsrevised Customs Tariff, subject tocertain specified conditions;
Noting alsothattheGovernment ofPakistan hasimplemented theHarmonized Commodity
Description andCoding System (Harmonized System) in1988andthatithasconducted Article XXVIII
negotiations withninecontracting parties which expressed theirinterest;
ConsideringthattheCONTRACTINGPARTIES,bysuccessivedecisions,extendedthetime-limit
forthecompletion ofthenegotiations orconsultations until30June19952;
Considering thatthefootnote toAnnex IA,Section onGATT 1994, sub-paragraph 1(b)(iii)
oftheAgreement establishing theWorld Trade Organization requires theMinisterial Conference to
establish atitsfirstsession arevised listofwaivers granted under Article XXV ofGATT 1947 and
stillinforce onthedateofentry intoforce oftheWTO Agreement;
Considering thatbyaDecision of31January 19953theGeneral Council established alistof
waivers existing attheentry intoforce oftheWTO Agreement, which included thewaiver granted
toPakistan fortheestablishment ofanewSchedule XV;
Considering thatparagraph 2oftheUnderstanding inRespect ofWaivers ofObligations under
theGeneral Agreement onTariffs andTrade 1994 provides thatanywaiver ineffect onthedateof
entryintoforceoftheWTOAgreementshallterminateunlessextendedinaccordancewiththeprocedures
setoutinparagraph 1oftheaforementioned Understanding andthose ofArticle IXoftheWTO
Agreement onthedateofitsexpiry ortwoyears from thedateofentry intoforce oftheWTO
Agreement, whichever isearlier;
Taking intoaccount thatthenegotiations werecompleted withseven contracting parties and
areinprogress withtheremaining twocontracting parties withwhom theGovernment ofPakistan
hopes toreach asettlement assoonaspossible;
1BISD 24S/15.
2L/7601.
3W/L/3 +Corr.1.
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Considering thattheGovernment ofPakistan, having fulfilled therequirements ofparagraph 1
oftheUnderstanding inRespect ofWaivers ofObligations under theGATT 1994, hasrequested a
further extension ofthewaiver until31December 19954;
TheGeneral Council, acting pursuant totheprovisions ofArticle IXoftheWTO Agreement,
Decidesthat,inviewoftheexceptionalcircumstances,thetime-limitprovidedforinparagraph3
oftheDecision of29November 1977 shallbeextended to31December 1995.
4G/L/6.