RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/STR/N/1/MAC
18September 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-2695)
Original: English
STATE TRADING
Notification Pursuant toArticle XVII:4(a) oftheGATT 1994 and
Paragraph 1oftheUnderstanding ontheInterpretation ofArticle XVII
MACAU
Thefollowing communication, dated 4August 1995, hasbeenreceived from thePermanent
Mission ofMacau.
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Pursuant toArticle XVII:4(a) oftheGATT 1994 andparagraph 1oftheUnderstanding on
theInterpretation ofArticle XVII, theGovernment ofMacau wishes tonotify thattheTerritory does
notoperate anyState Trading Enterprises inaccordance withtheworking definition contained in
paragraph 1oftheabove-mentioned Understanding.
Thisnotification isbased upon theanalysis ofdocument C/RM/G/48 of30August 1994.
WRITTEN EXPLANATION OFTHE REASONS FOR THE FAILURE TO
MAKE THE NOTIFICATION ONSTATE TRADING ENTERPRISES
BYTHE DEADLINE OF30JUNE 1995
TheGovernment ofMacau failed tomake thenotification bythedeadline of30June1995
forthefollowing reasons:
- ItisthefirsttimetheTerritory hasmade anotification ofthisnature;
- Besides theefforts tomake, ontime, allnotifications requested bytheWorld Trade
Organization, theGovernment ofMacau through Administrative Services 'respective
areas ofcompetence, isinvolved onseveral projects oflegislation withaview to
implementing andconsolidating agreements, asaWTO contracting party.