RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE WT/L/60/Add.1
18May1995
ORGANIZATION(95-1308)
Original: English
ACCESSION OFESTONIA
Communication from Estonia
Addendum
Thefollowing communication hasbeenreceived fromtheMinistry ofForeign Affairs ofthe
Republic ofEstonia.
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Referring toEstonia 'saccession process totheWTO, weinform thefollowing:
1. According totheFinance Minister 'sRegulation No.43,dated 17March 1995, theapplied
customs procedure taxof0.5percentofthevalue ofgoods hasbeenreplaced withState dutyof
200Estonian kroons peronecustoms declaration. Webelieve thatthisstepeliminates theinconsistency
inourlegislation withArticle VIIoftheGATT andreflects therealcostofservices rendered incustoms
processing.
2. ThedraftLawonPublic Procurement haspassed thefirstreading intheParliament. Adoption
isanticipated in1995. Theprinciples ofWTO Agreement onGovernment Procurement wereconsidered
indrafting thelaw.
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Theabove mentioned LawonPublic Procurement isavailable intheSecretariat (Accessions
Division, Room 2075) forconsultation bydelegations.