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14 July 2022  
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Committee on Trade Facilitation  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION OF CATEGORY COMMITMENTS UNDER  
THE AGREEMENT ON TRADE FACILITATION  
COMMUNICATION FROM SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS  
Addendum  
The following communication, dated 12 July 2022, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of Saint Kitts and Nevis for Members' information.  
 
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Following up on the notification dated 8 October 2020  (G/TFA/N/KNA/1 /Add.1 ), Saint Kitts and Nevis 
hereby notifies the extension of its definitive implementation dates for the  following provisions based 
on Article 17 of the Trade Facilitation Agreement  (WT/L/931).  
 
 
Provision  Heading/ 
Description  Previously notified 
definitive date for 
implementation  New definitive 
date for 
implementation 
requested  Reasons for extension  
Article 3  Advance 
Ruling s 31 December 2021  31 December 2024  The recovery initiatives from 
the debilitating economic 
impact of COVID -19 
warranted a major shift of 
priorities for the agencies 
needed to meet the original 
definitive date. Henceforth, 
the legislative amendments, 
procedures, human resource -
capacity building, the required 
ICT and technical 
infrastructure etc. needed to 
complete Article 3 - Advance 
Ruling s was not possible.    
The Second wave of COVID -19 
worsened the situation  in St. 
Kitts and Nevis.  
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  Provision  Heading/ 
Description  Previously notified 
definitive date for 
implementation  New definitive 
date for 
implementation 
requested  Reasons for extension  
Article 
10.4 Single Window  31 December 2023  31 December 2024  The recovery initiatives from 
the debilitating economic 
impact of COVID -19 
warranted a major shift of 
priorities for the agencies 
needed to meet the original 
definitive date. Henceforth, 
the legislative amendments, 
procedures, human resource -
capacity buil ding, the required 
ICT and technical 
infrastructure etc. needed to 
complete Article 10.4 – Single 
Window  was not possible.    
The Second wave of COVID -19 
worsened the situation in St. 
Kitts and Nevis.  
 
 
Provision  Heading/ 
Description  Previously  
requested and  
granted  
extended  
definitive date  New definitive 
date for 
implementation 
requested  Reasons for extension  
Article 7.7  Authorized 
Operators  31 December 2023  31 December 2024  The recovery initiatives from 
the debilitating economic 
impact of COVID -19 
warranted a major shift of 
priorities for the agencies 
needed to meet the original 
definitive date. Henceforth, 
the legislative amendments, 
procedures, human resource -
capacity buil ding, the required 
ICT and technical 
infrastructure etc. needed to 
complete Article 7.7 – 
Authorized Operators was not 
possible.    
The Second wave of COVID -19 
worsened the situation in St. 
Kitts and Nevis.  
 
 
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