RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/TRIMS/N/1/URY/1/Add.1
21September 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-2741)
Original: Spanish Committee onTrade-Related Investment Measures
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 5.1OFTHE AGREEMENT
ONTRADE-RELATED INVESTMENT MEASURES
Uruguay
Addendum
Thefollowing communication, dated 30August 1995, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Mission ofUruguay.1
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Notification ofUruguay Under Paragraph 1ofArticle 5
oftheAgreement onTRIMs
1. Description ofthemeasures andofitsmain features
Themeasure applicable totheautomotive sector consists intheprovision thatforeachUSdollar
ofvehicles orauto-parts ofnational origin exported, oneUSdollar ofvehicles assembled atorigin
maybeimported withapreference ofa10-point reduction inthetariff.
Thisisanoptional advantage. There isnoobligation toexport inorder tobeabletoimport,
andanyperson orfirmmaycarry outanimport operation bypaying thetariff inforce. The10-point
reduction inthetariff isabenefit thatreplaces ataxdrawback andfurthermore istransferable. This
means thatitisapplied totheimport ofvehicles ofanymake without anyobligation thattheycorrespond
tothemake exported. Theaimofthismeasure istohelptherestructuring ofthenational automotive
industry andturnitfrom aproducer forthedomestic market intoaproducer fortheexport market
while ensuring thatindustries thatoptfortheforeign market cansatisfy thedomestic market withunits
imported according totheconditions ofthismeasure.
2. Themeasure isapplied pursuant toamandatory regulation (Decree No.316/92).
1Thereplies inthisnotification follow theorder oftheagreed format fornotifications under Article 5.1,
contained indocument G/TRIMS/1.
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3. Itisapplied toenterprises exporting finished orsemi-finished vehicles orproducers ofauto-parts
whose products havebeenaccepted as"suitable" under themeasure bytheNational Directorate of
Industry oftheMinistry ofIndustry, Energy andMining ofUruguay.
4. Themeasure applies totheexport ofvehicles orauto-parts byenterprises currently operating
orthose thatwilloperate inthefuture.
5. Compliance isnecessary toobtain thepreference ofa10-point reduction inthetariff.
6. Theadvantage applies toimports offinished vehicles.
7. Themeasure came intoforce pursuant toadecree of7July1992.
8. Provision ismade forthemeasure toremain inplace untilacommon automotive regime is
adopted within MERCOSUR.
9. Decree Nos. 316/92 and583/94 areattached.2
10. TheExecutive, through theMinistry ofIndustry, Energy andMining (National Directorate
ofIndustry).
2CopiesofthesedocumentsareavailableintheSecretariatforinspectionbyinteresteddelegations(Intellectual
Property andInvestment Division).