GENERAL AGREEMENT GATS/EL/36
15April 1994
ONTRADE INSERVICES (94-1118)
GUATEMALA
Final ListofArticle II(MFN) Exemptions
(This isauthentic inSpanish only)
____________________GUATEMALA -FINAL LIST OFARTICLE II(MFN) EXEMPTIONS
Sector orsubsector Description ofmeasure
indicating itsinconsistency
with Article IICountries towhich the
measure appliesIntended duration Conditions creating theneed
fortheexemption
ALL SECTORS Measures stemming from:
1. Agreements signed by
Guatemala inthe
framework ofCentral
American integration,
including:Costa Rica, ElSalvador,
Honduras, NicaraguaIndefinite Maintenance ofpreferences
granted tocountries ofthe
region
-Multilateral treaty of
freetrade and
economic integration
-Central American
Convention on
equalization ofimport
duties
-Treaty ofEconomic
Association
-General Treaty on
Central American
Economic Integration
2. TheCentral American
Exemption Clause does not
allow theextension tothird
countries ofthebilateral or
multilateral concessions
made among theCentral
American countries
themselvesCosta Rica, ElSalvador,
Honduras, NicaraguaIndefinite Maintenance ofpreferences
granted tocountries ofthe
region
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Sector orsubsector Description ofmeasure
indicating itsinconsistency
with Article IICountries towhich the
measure appliesIntended duration Conditions creating theneed
fortheexemption
3. Convention oninvestment
guarantees withtheUnited
States ofAmerica.
(Decree No.1545 of
22August 1962).
Government Decision
(Acuerdo) 693-86
published on
22September 1986, on
rules forthe
implementation ofthe
United States investments
guarantee convention
concluded between the
Governments oftheUnited
States andGuatemala.United States Indefinite Promotion ofinvestment
4. Agreement onTrade and
Investment between Central
American countries and
Colombia andVenezuela,
concluded on
12February 1993Colombia, Costa Rica,
ElSalvador, Honduras,
Nicaragua, VenezuelaIndefinite Maintenance ofpreferences
granted tocountries ofthe
region
5. Tuxtla Gutiérrez
Agreements concluded on
11January 1991Costa Rica, ElSalvador,
Honduras, Mexico, NicaraguaIndefinite Maintenance ofpreferences
granted tocountries ofthe
region