RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/LIC/W/2
2October 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-2920)
Committee onImport Licensing
DRAFT REPORT (1995) OFTHE COMMITTEE ONIMPORT LICENSING
TOTHE COUNCIL FOR TRADE INGOODS
1. TheWTO Agreement onImport Licensing Procedures entered intoforce on1January 1995.
2. During theperiod under consideration, theCommittee heldtwomeetings, on3May1995
(G/LIC/M/1) and12October 1995 (G/LIC/M/2, tobeissued). The Committee elected
Mr.Calson Mbegabolawe (Zimbabwe) asChairman and[...(...)] asVice-Chairman for1995.
3. TheCommittee tooknoteofnotifications under footnote 5toArticle 2.2oftheAgreement
bytwenty developing-country Members which hadinvoked theprovisions fordelayed application of
certain requirements linked toautomatic import licensing foraperiod oftwoyears from thedateof
entry intoforce oftheWTO Agreement fortheMembers concerned (G/LIC/1 andAdd.1).
4. [Atitsmeeting on12October 1995, theCommittee adopted rulesofprocedure foritsmeetings
assetoutindocument....TheCommitteealsoadoptedproceduresfornotificationundertheAgreement,
including language inwhich notifications under Articles 1.4(a) and8.2(b) should bemade; content
ofthefirstnotification oflegislation under Article 8.2(b); andtime-limit forthesubmission ofreplies
totheQuestionnaire onImport Licensing Procedures under Article 7.3.Itfurther agreed onprocedures
forreviews under Article 7.1oftheAgreement. Inaddition, theCommittee reviewed replies tothe
Import Licensing Questionnaire received from Cyprus andEcuador (G/LIC/N/3/CYP/1 and
G/LIC/N/3/ECU/1).]