RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/STR/W/22
26April 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-1589)
Original: English Working Party onState Trading Enterprises
REPLY TOQUESTION FROM CANADA1ON
THE ARTICLE XVII NOTIFICATION OFROMANIA2
Thefollowing communication, dated 12April 1996, hasbeenreceived from thePermanent
Mission ofRomania.
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With reference totheoralquestion raised bytheCanadian Representative atthemeeting of
theWorking Party onStateTrading Enterprises heldon13November 1995andtotheCanadian letter
No.UZTD 1106 dated 7March 1996, inconnection withtheArticle XVII notification ofRomania
(G/STR/N/1/ROM), theRomanian authorities answering thisquestion confirm that:
- inRomania, noneoftheexisting enterprises enjoy, evenforalimited period, anyspecial
rights orprivileges bywhich theycould influence thelevelordirection ofexports or
imports;
- thisconfirmation isbased ontheworking definition ofstatetrading enterprises asset
outinparagraph 1oftheUnderstanding ontheInterpretation ofArticle XVII ofthe
GATT 1994.
1G/STR/W/13.
2G/STR/N/1/ROM.