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WORLD TRADE G/SECRET/HS96/20
21 February 1996
ORGANIZATION
Original: English
1996 CHANGES IN THE HARMONIZED SYSTEM
Submission of Documentation
Schedule XIII - New Zealand
The following communication, dated 9 February 1996, has bee n received from the Permanent
Mission of New Zealand.
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I hereby submit to you the relevant pages from New Zealand s Schedule XIII which have been
subject to amendments as a result of the implementation of th e 1996 revision of the Harmonized System.
The Harmonized System changes in the New Zealand Customs Tar iff entered into force on
1 January 1996.
The product areas affected by the HS changes have been underl ined. To the best of our
knowledge, these amendments do not lead to any increases in t he tariff concessions granted by New
Zealand to other WTO Members in the Uruguay Round.
I should be grateful if you could make the attached informati on available to WTO Members.
Should any Members have queries relating to the changes, the y should not hesitate to get in contact
with this Mission.
A complete tariff schedule in loose-leaf format will be subm itted to the WTO in due course.
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If no objection is notified to the Secretariat within 90 days from the date of this document,
the changes to Schedule XIII - New Zealand will be deemed to be approved and will be formally
certified.
Copies of the documentation (in English only) are available for collection in the Market Access
Division (office No. 3142, Mrs. Hudry).