RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE WT/COMTD/W/1/Add.1
15June 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-1567)
Committee onTrade andDevelopment
Second Session
28June 1995
PRELIMINARY INFORMATION ONNOTIFICATIONS
TOBEREQUIRED FROM WTO MEMBERS
Note bytheSecretariat
Addendum
This document wasfirstcirculated asaworking paper fortheTechnical Cooperation Workshop
onNotification Requirements. Itfollows thelistofsubjects intheorder ofdocument WT/COMTD/W/1
andpresents additional information regarding, inparticular, theformats which aretobeused aswell
asthespecific bodies towhich thenotifications aretobesent.WT/COMTD/W/1/Add.1
Page 2
Index tothetables
Legal texts Page
Agreement onAgriculture 3-5
Agreement onGovernment Procurement 1994 6
Agreement onImplementation ofArticle VIoftheGATT 1994 7
Agreement onImplementation ofArticle VIIoftheGATT 1994 8-9
Agreement onImport Licensing Procedures 10-11
Agreement onPreshipment Inspection 12
Agreement onRules ofOrigin 13
Agreement onSafeguards 14-16
Agreement onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures 17-20
Agreement onTechnical Barriers toTrade 21-22
Agreement onTextiles andClothing 23-27
Agreement ontheApplication ofSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures 28
Agreement onTrade inCivil Aircraft 29
Agreement onTrade-Related Aspects ofIntellectual Property Rights 30-33
Agreement onTrade-Related Investment Measures 34
Decision onExamination ofProtective Measures Affecting Imports from
Developing Countries 35
Decisions oftheCONTRACTING PARTIES (BISD 32S/92 and93) 35
Enabling Clause 36
General Agreement onTrade inServices 37-38
GATT 1994 39-40
International Bovine Meat Agreement 41
International Dairy Agreement 42
Procedures adopted bytheCONTRACTING PARTIES
(BISD 31S/227 and228, BISD 32S/93) 43
Trade Policy Review Mechanism 44
Understanding onBalance-of-Payments Provisions oftheGATT 1994 45
Understanding ontheInterpretation ofArticle II:1(b) ofGATT 1994 45
Understanding ontheInterpretation ofArticle XVII ofGATT 1994 45
Understanding ontheInterpretation ofArticle XXIV ofGATT 1994 45-46WT/COMTD/W/1/Add.1
Page 3Subject Notification requirement Format Towhom Notes
Agreement onAgriculture (Notification requirements andformats indocument G/AG/2 refer)
Agriculture Agreement onAgriculture, Art. 18.2 -administration of
tariff andother quota commitments (one-off then adhoc)Market Access Table
MA:1Committee onAgriculture SeeG/AG/2 pages 2and3
Agriculture Agreement onAgriculture, Art. 18.2 -volume of
imports under tariff andother quotas (annual)Market Access Table
MA:2Committee onAgriculture SeeG/AG/2 pages 2and4
Agriculture Agreement onAgriculture, Art. 5.7-special safeguard
provisions (up-front oradhoc)Market Access
Tables MA:3 and
MA:4Committee onAgriculture SeeG/AG/2 pages 5to9
Agriculture Agreement onAgriculture, Art. 5.7and18.2 -special
safeguard provisions (annual)Market Access
Table MA:5Committee onAgriculture SeeG/AG/2 pages 5and10
Agriculture Agreement onAgriculture, Art. 18.2 -Total Aggregate
Measurement ofSupport (annual orlonger for
developing andleast-developed Members)Domestic Support
Table DS:1 and, as
appropriate,
Supporting Tables
DS:1 toDS:9Committee onAgriculture SeeG/AG/2 pages 11to21WT/COMTD/W/1/Add.1
Page 4Subject Notification requirement Format Towhom Notes
Agreement onAgriculture (Notification requirements andformats indocument G/AG/2 refer)
Agriculture Agreement onAgriculture, Art. 18.3 -new ormodified
exempt domestic support measures (adhoc)Domestic Support
Table DS:2Committee onAgriculture SeeG/AG/2 pages 22and23
Agriculture Agreement onAgriculture, Art. 18.2 -export subsidies:
budgetary outlay andquantity reduction commitments
(annual)Export Subsidy
Commitments Table
ES:1 andSupporting
Table ES:1 orES:2Committee onAgriculture SeeG/AG/2 pages 24to26and29
and30
Agriculture Agreement onAgriculture, Art. 10and18.2 -export
subsidies: total exports (annual)Export Subsidy
Commitments Table
ES:2Committee onAgriculture SeeG/AG/2 pages 24,25and27
Agriculture Agreement onAgriculture, Art. 10and18.2 -export
subsidies: total food aid(annual)Export Subsidy
Commitments Table
ES:3Committee onAgriculture SeeG/AG/2 pages 24,25and28
Agriculture Agreement onAgriculture, Art. 12.1(b) -new export
restrictions (adhoc)Export Restrictions
Table ER:1Committee onAgriculture SeeG/AG/2 pages 31and32
Agriculture Agreement onAgriculture, Art. 16.2 -Decision on
Measures Concerning thePossible Negative Effects of
theReform Programme onLeast-Developed andNet-
Food Importing Developing Countries: food aidand
other assistance (annual)NetFood-Importers
Table NF:1, items
(1)to(3)Committee onAgriculture SeeG/AG/2 pages 33and34WT/COMTD/W/1/Add.1
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Agreement onAgriculture (Notification requirements andformats indocument G/AG/2 refer)
Agriculture Agreement onAgriculture, Art16.2 -Decision on
Measures Concerning thePossible Negative Effects of
theReform Programme onLeast-Developed andNet-
Food Importing Developing Countries: other (adhoc)NetFood-Importers
Table NF:1, item (4)Committee onAgriculture SeeG/AG/2 pages 33and34WT/COMTD/W/1/Add.1
Page 6Subject Notification requirement Format Towhom Notes
Agreement onGovernment Procurement 1994
Government
procurementAgreement onGovernment Procurement 1994,
Art. XIX:5NO Committee on
Government
Procurement
Government
procurementAgreement onGovernment Procurement 1994,
Art. XXIV:5(b)NO Committee on
Government
Procurement
Government
procurementAgreement onGovernment Procurement 1994,
Art. XXIV:6NO Committee on
Government
ProcurementWT/COMTD/W/1/Add.1
Page 7Subject Notification requirement Format Towhom Notes
Agreement onImplementation ofArticle VIoftheGATT 1994
Anti-dumping Agreement onImplementation of
Article VIoftheGATT 1994,
Art. 16.4 -adhocADP/124 Committee on
Anti-Dumping
Practices
Anti-dumping Agreement onImplementation of
Article VIoftheGATT 1994,
Art. 16.4 -semi-annualADP/122 Committee on
Anti-Dumping
PracticesSeePC/IPL/11, Annex 7and
G/ADP/N/2
Anti-dumping Agreement onImplementation of
Article VIoftheGATT 1994, Art. 16.5NO Committee on
Anti-Dumping
Practices
Anti-dumping Agreement onImplementation of
Article VIoftheGATT 1994, Art. 18.5PC/IPL/11,
Annex 6Committee on
Anti-Dumping
PracticesSeeG/ADP/N/1 andSuppl. 1
InaWTO language.WT/COMTD/W/1/Add.1
Page 8Subject Notification requirement Format Towhom Notes
Agreement onImplementation ofArticle VIIoftheGATT 1994
Customs
valuationAgreement onImplementation ofArticle VII
oftheGATT 1994, Art. 20.1NO WTO Director-General
Customs
valuationAgreement onImplementation ofArticle VII
oftheGATT 1994, Art. 20.2NO WTO Director-General
Customs
valuationAgreement onImplementation ofArticle VII
oftheGATT 1994, Art. 22.2NO Committee on
Customs ValuationReminder ofnotifications inWTO/AIR/19
Customs
valuationAgreement onImplementation ofArticle VII
oftheGATT 1994, Annex III,paragraph 1NO Committee on
Customs Valuation
Customs
valuationAgreement onImplementation ofArticle VII
oftheGATT 1994, Annex III,paragraph 2NO Committee on
Customs Valuation
Customs
valuationAgreement onImplementation ofArticle VII
oftheGATT 1994, Annex III,paragraph 3NO Committee on
Customs ValuationWT/COMTD/W/1/Add.1
Page 9Subject Notification requirement Format Towhom Notes
Agreement onImplementation ofArticle VIIoftheGATT 1994
Customs
valuationAgreement onImplementation ofArticle VII
ofGATT 1994, Annex III,paragraph 4NO Committee onCustoms
Valuation
Customs
valuationDecision onNotification andcirculation of
national legislationNO Committee onCustoms
ValuationAdopted bytheCommittee atitsfirst
meeting of12May 1995
Customs
valuationDecision onChecklist ofissues YES Committee onCustoms
ValuationAdopted bytheCommittee atitsfirst
meeting of12May 1995
Customs
valuationDecision onthetreatment ofinterest charges
inthecustoms value ofimported goodsNO Committee onCustoms
ValuationMember tonotify thedate from which it
willapply theDecision
Customs
valuationDecision onthevaluation ofcarrier media
bearing software fordata processing
equipmentNO Committee onCustoms
ValuationMember adopting thepractice setoutin
paragraph 2oftheDecision tonotify the
date ofitsapplicationWT/COMTD/W/1/Add.1
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Agreement onImport Licensing Procedures
Import
licensing
proceduresAgreement onImport Licensing
Procedures, Art. 1.4(a)NO WTO Secretariat Reminder ofnotifications inWTO/AIR/16
Committee decision onthelanguage inwhich
notifications aretobemade ispending.
Import
licensing
proceduresAgreement onImport Licensing
Procedures, Art. 2.2(footnote 5)NO Committee onImport
Licensing
Import
licensing
proceduresAgreement onImport Licensing
Procedures, Art. 5.1
Agreement onImport Licensing
Procedures, Art. 5.2NO Committee onImport
LicensingReminder ofnotifications inWTO/AIR/16
Import
licensing
procedures
(changes)Agreement onImport Licensing
Procedures, Art. 5.1
Agreement onImport Licensing
Procedures, Art. 5.2
Agreement onImport Licensing
Procedures, Art. 5.3NO Committee onImport
LicensingReminder ofnotifications inWTO/AIR/16
Import
licensing
proceduresAgreement onImport Licensing
Procedures, Art. 5.4NO Committee onImport
LicensingWT/COMTD/W/1/Add.1
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Agreement onImport Licensing Procedures
Import
licensing
procedures
-reverse
notificationAgreement onImport Licensing
Procedures, Art. 5.5NO Committee onImport
Licensing
Import
licensing
proceduresAgreement onImport Licensing
Procedures, Art. 7.3L/5640/Rev.11, Annex Committee onImport
LicensingReminder ofnotifications inWTO/AIR/16
Import
licensing
proceduresAgreement onImport Licensing
Procedures, Art. 8.2(b)NO Committee onImport
LicensingReminder ofnotifications inWTO/AIR/16
Committee decisions arepending:
-onthelanguage inwhich laws and
regulations aretobenotified;
-astowhether thefirst notification should
cover thefulltextoflaws andregulations, and
ifso,
-thetime-limit forsuch notification.WT/COMTD/W/1/Add.1
Page 12Subject Notification requirement Format Towhom Notes
Agreement onPreshipment Inspection
Preshipment
inspectionAgreement onPreshipment Inspection,
Art. 5-first timeNO Council forTrade
inGoodsReminder ofnotifications inWTO/AIR/17
TheAgreement issilent onthelanguage
Preshipment
inspectionAgreement onPreshipment Inspection,
Art. 5-adhocNO Council forTrade
inGoodsWT/COMTD/W/1/Add.1
Page 13Subject Notification requirement Format Towhom Notes
Agreement onRules ofOrigin
Rules oforigin
(non-
preferential)Agreement onRules ofOrigin,
Art. 5.1NO Committee on
Rules ofOriginReminder ofnotifications inWTO/AIR/18
TheAgreement issilent onthelanguage.
However, initsfirst meeting, the
Committee decided thatifthenotification is
notinaWTO language, asummary ina
WTO working language should beprovided.
Rules oforigin
(preferential)Agreement onRules
ofOrigin, Annex II,
paragraph 4-first timeNO Committee on
Rules ofOriginReminder ofnotifications inWTO/AIR/18
Rules oforigin
(preferential)Agreement onRules ofOrigin,
Annex II,paragraph 4-changes
adhocNO Committee on
Rules ofOriginWT/COMTD/W/1/Add.1
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Agreement onSafeguards
Safeguards Agreement onSafeguards,
Art. 8.2G/SG/W/1 item VIII (d) Council forTrade inGoods
(through Committee onSafeguards -
Art. 12.10)Please seealsonotification
requirement inart.12.5
Safeguards Agreement onSafeguards,
Art. 9.1, footnote 2G/SG/W/1 item V Committee onSafeguards
Safeguards Agreement onSafeguards,
Art. 11.2 -180daysG/SG/W/1 item II(b)
G/SG/N/5Committee onSafeguards By30June 1995
Safeguards Agreement onSafeguards,
Art. 11.2 -90daysG/SG/W/1 item II(a)
G/SG/N/4Committee onSafeguards By2March 1995
Safeguards Agreement onSafeguards,
Art. 12.1(a) -initiationG/SG/W/1 item III
G/SG/N/6Committee onSafeguards
Safeguards Agreement onSafeguards,
Art. 12.1(b) -findingG/SG/W/1 item VI Committee onSafeguardsWT/COMTD/W/1/Add.1
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Agreement onSafeguards
Safeguards Agreement onSafeguards,
Art. 12.1(c) -decisionG/SG/W/1 item VI Committee onSafeguards
Safeguards Agreement onSafeguards,
Art. 12.4G/SG/W/1 item VII Committee onSafeguards
Safeguards Agreement onSafeguards,
Art. 12.5 -compensationG/SG/W/1 item VIII (c) Council forTrade inGoods
(through Committee onSafeguards
-seeArt. 12.10 )
Safeguards Agreement onSafeguards,
Art. 12.5 -consultationsG/SG/W/1 item VIII (a) Council forTrade inGoods
(through Committee onSafeguards
-seeArt. 12.10 )
Safeguards Agreement onSafeguards,
Art. 12.5 -mid-term reviewG/SG/W/1 item VIII (b) Council forTrade inGoods
(through Committee onSafeguards
-seeArt. 12.10 )
Safeguards Agreement onSafeguards,
Art. 12.5 -suspensionG/SG/W/1 item VIII (d) Council forTrade inGoods
(through Committee onSafeguards
-seeArt. 12.10 )Please seeart.8.2WT/COMTD/W/1/Add.1
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Agreement onSafeguards
Safeguards Agreement onSafeguards,
Art. 12.6G/SG/W/1 item IV
G/SG/N/1 andSuppl. 1Committee onSafeguards InaWTO language
Safeguards Agreement onSafeguards,
Art. 12.7 -AS,Art. 11.1
measuresG/SG/W/1 item I(b)
G/SG/N/3Committee onSafeguards By2March 1995
Safeguards Agreement onSafeguards,
Art. 12.7 -pre-existing
Article XIX measuresG/SG/W/1 item I(a)
G/SG/N/2Committee onSafeguards By2March 1995
Safeguards Agreement onSafeguards,
Art. 12.8NO Committee onSafeguards
Safeguards Agreement onSafeguards,
Art. 12.9NO Committee onSafeguardsWT/COMTD/W/1/Add.1
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Agreement onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
Subsidies Agreement onSubsidies and
Countervailing Measures,
Art. 8.3-adhocPC/IPL/11, Annex 1 Committee onSubsidies and
Countervailing Measures
Subsidies Agreement onSubsidies and
Countervailing Measures,
Art. 8.3-annualNotyetagreed Committee onSubsidies and
Countervailing MeasuresAworking party iscurrently
working toestablish aformat
forannual updates of
notifications under Art.8.3.
Seedocument G/SCM/1
Subsidies Agreement onSubsidies and
Countervailing Measures,
Art. 25.1 -annual; GATT 1994,
Art. XVI:1 -annualBISD 9S/193-194 Committee onSubsidies and
Countervailing MeasuresAworking party iscurrently
examining possible revisions
tonotification formats.
Seedocument G/SCM/1
Subsidies Agreement onSubsidies and
Countervailing Measures,
Art. 25.1 -triennial; GATT 1994,
Art. XVI:1 -triennialBISD 9S/193-194 Committee onSubsidies and
Countervailing MeasuresAninvitation tosubmit for
1995 new andfullsubsidies
notifications wascirculated in
document G/SCM/N/3 (not
later than 30June 1995)
Subsidies Agreement onSubsidies and
Countervailing Measures,
Art. 25.10NO Committee onSubsidies and
Countervailing MeasuresWT/COMTD/W/1/Add.1
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Agreement onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
Countervailing
measuresAgreement onSubsidies and
Countervailing Measures,
Art. 25.11 -adhocG/SCM/W/1
(proposed anew format)Committee onSubsidies and
Countervailing Measures
Countervailing
measuresAgreement onSubsidies and
Countervailing Measures,
Art. 25.11 -biannualPC/IPL/11, Annex 7 Committee onSubsidies and
Countervailing MeasuresAninvitation tosubmit their
semi-annual reports covering
theperiod 1July-31
December 94wascirculated
indocument G/SCM/N/4 (no
later than 24Feb. 95)
Countervailing
measuresAgreement onSubsidies and
Countervailing Measures,
Art. 25.12NO Seenotification required in
art.32.6
Subsidies Agreement onSubsidies and
Countervailing Measures,
Art. 27.11PC/IPL/11, Annex 2 Committee onSubsidies and
Countervailing MeasuresNotification ismade toinvoke
higher deminimis level of
subsidization incountervailing
duty investigationWT/COMTD/W/1/Add.1
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Agreement onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
Subsidies Agreement onSubsidies and
Countervailing Measures,
Art. 27.13PC/IPL/11, Annex 3 Committee onSubsidies and
Countervailing MeasuresNotification ismade toinvoke
non-application ofPart IIIof
theAgreement.
Subsidies Agreement onSubsidies and
Countervailing Measures,
Art. 28.1PC/IPL/11, Annex 4 Committee onSubsidies and
Countervailing MeasuresSeedocuments G/SCM/N/2
andG/SCM/N/2/Corr.1
(submission ofnotifications by
1April 1995)
Subsidies Agreement onSubsidies and
Countervailing Measures,
Art. 29.3PC/IPL/11, Annex 5 Committee onSubsidies and
Countervailing MeasuresWT/COMTD/W/1/Add.1
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Agreement onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
Countervailing
measures;
subsidiesAgreement onSubsidies and
Countervailing Measures,
Art. 32.6PC/IPL/11, Annex 6 Committee onSubsidies and
Countervailing MeasuresAninvitation tosubmit, ina
working language ofthe
WTO, thefulltextoflaws
andregulations wascirculated
indocument G/SCM/N/1 and
G/SCM/N/1/Suppl.1.WT/COMTD/W/1/Add.1
Page 21Subject Notification requirement Format Towhom Notes
Agreement onTechnical Barriers toTrade
Technical
barriers
totradeAgreement onTechnical Barriers to
Trade, Art. 2.9PC/IPL/10/Rev.1 WTO Secretariat Technical regulations
Technical
barriers
totradeAgreement onTechnical Barriers to
Trade, Art. 2.10PC/IPL/10/Rev.1 WTO Secretariat Technical regulations (urgent)
Technical
barriers
totradeAgreement onTechnical Barriers to
Trade, Art. 3.2PC/IPL/10/Rev.1 WTO Secretariat Technical regulations (local
government)
Technical
barriers
totradeAgreement onTechnical Barriers to
Trade, Art. 5.6PC/IPL/10/Rev.1 WTO Secretariat Conformity assessment procedures
Technical
barriers
totradeAgreement onTechnical Barriers to
Trade, Art. 5.7PC/IPL/10/Rev.1 WTO Secretariat Conformity assessment procedures
(urgent)
Technical
barriers
totradeAgreement onTechnical Barriers to
Trade, Art. 7.2PC/IPL/10/Rev.1 WTO Secretariat Conformity assessment procedure
(local government)WT/COMTD/W/1/Add.1
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Agreement onTechnical Barriers toTrade
Technical
barriers
totradeAgreement onTechnical Barriers to
Trade, Art. 10.7NO WTO Secretariat Bilateral agreements; technical
regulations; standards; conformity
assessment procedures.
Technical
barriers
totradeAgreement onTechnical Barriers to
Trade, Art. 15.2Notyetdecided Committee onTechnical
Barriers toTradeAdministrative arrangements;
laws/regulations (measures in
existence ortaken toensure the
implementation andadministration of
theTBT Agreement)
Technical
barriers
totradeAgreement onTechnical Barriers to
Trade, Annex 3CG/TBT/W/4
Forms AandBThrough ISO/IEC
Information CentreAcceptance of/withdrawal from the
Code ofGood Practice forthe
Preparation, Adoption and
Application ofStandards
Technical
barriers
totradeAgreement onTechnical Barriers to
Trade, Annex 3JG/TBT/W/4
Form CThrough ISO/IEC
Information CentreWork programme onstandardization
activitiesWT/COMTD/W/1/Add.1
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Agreement onTextiles andClothing
Textiles /
ClothingAgreement onTextiles andClothing, Art. 2:1 NO Textile
Monitoring
BodyBy1March 1995
Textiles /
ClothingAgreement onTextiles andClothing, Art. 2:2 NO Textile
Monitoring
BodyBy1May 1995
Textiles /
ClothingAgreement onTextiles andClothing, Art. 2:3 NO Textile
Monitoring
Body
Textiles /
ClothingAgreement onTextiles andClothing, Art. 2:7 NO GATT 1.10.94 (parties maintaining restrictions under Art2.1)
Textile
Monitoring
Body1.3.95 (non-restraining MFA Members)
31.12.95 (non-MFA Members since 1986)
Textiles /
ClothingAgreement onTextiles andClothing, Art. 2:10 NO Textile
Monitoring
Body3months prior toearlier integration taking effect
Textiles /
ClothingAgreement onTextiles andClothing, Art. 2:11 NO Textile
Monitoring
Body1.1.1997 forsecond integration stage
1.1.2001 forthird integration stageWT/COMTD/W/1/Add.1
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Agreement onTextiles andClothing
Textiles /
ClothingAgreement onTextiles andClothing, Art. 2:15 NO Textile
Monitoring
Body +exporting
member3months before elimination ofQR
or30days with mutual agreement
Textiles /
ClothingAgreement onTextiles andClothing, Art. 2:17 NO Textile
Monitoring
Body
Textiles /
ClothingAgreement onTextiles andClothing, Art. 2:18 NO Textile
Monitoring
BodyApplicable toCanada, European Union,
Norway andUnited States
Textiles /
ClothingAgreement onTextiles andClothing, Art. 3:1 NO Textile
Monitoring
BodyBy1March 1995
Textiles /
ClothingAgreement onTextiles andClothing, Art. 3:2(a) NO Textile
Monitoring
BodyQRs brought intoconformity with
GATT by31.12.95
Textiles /
ClothingAgreement onTextiles andClothing, Art. 3:2(b) NO Textile
Monitoring
BodyPhase-out programme notified by30.6.95WT/COMTD/W/1/Add.1
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Agreement onTextiles andClothing
Textiles /
ClothingAgreement onTextiles andClothing, Art. 3:3 NO Textile
Monitoring
BodyNotifications toother WTO bodies
tobeprovided toTMB
Textiles /
ClothingAgreement onTextiles andClothing, Art. 3:4 NO Textile
Monitoring
Body
Textiles /
ClothingAgreement onTextiles andClothing, Art. 4:4 NO Textile
Monitoring
Body
Textiles /
ClothingAgreement onTextiles andClothing, Art. 5:2 NO Textile
Monitoring
Body
Textiles /
ClothingAgreement onTextiles andClothing, Art. 5:4 NO Textile
Monitoring
Body
Textiles /
ClothingAgreement onTextiles andClothing, Art. 5:6 NO Textile
Monitoring
BodyWT/COMTD/W/1/Add.1
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Agreement onTextiles andClothing
Textiles /
ClothingAgreement onTextiles andClothing, Art. 6:1 NO Textile
Monitoring
BodyWTO Members who were non-restraining
MFA participants, notify by1March 1995.
WTO Members who were notMFA participants
(Art. 1.3), notify by30June 1995
Textiles /
ClothingAgreement onTextiles andClothing, Art. 6:7 NO Chairman oftheTextile
Monitoring BodyRequest forconsultation onsafeguard -attime
ofrequest toexporter
Textiles /
ClothingAgreement onTextiles andClothing, Art. 6:9 NO Textile Monitoring Body Details ofagreed restraint measure:
within 60days ofconclusion ofagreement
Textiles /
ClothingAgreement onTextiles andClothing, Art. 6:10 NO Textile Monitoring Body Atanytime within 60dayconsultation period. In
absence ofagreement: member taking action unilaterally
within 30days following 60dayconsultation period
Textiles /
ClothingAgreement onTextiles andClothing, Art. 6:11
-Incritical circumstances where safeguard is
applied provisionally
-Ifnoagreement following consultations after
provisional application incritical circumstances
-Ifagreement reached inconsultations after
provisional application incritical circumstancesNO
NO
NOTextile Monitoring Body
Textile Monitoring Body
Textile Monitoring BodyWithin 5working days after action taken
Notlater than 60days after action taken
Notlater than 90days after action takenWT/COMTD/W/1/Add.1
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Agreement onTextiles andClothing
Textiles /
ClothingAgreement onTextiles
andClothing, Art. 7:2NO Textile
Monitoring
BodyActions taken toabide byGATT obligations, having
abearing onimplementation oftheAgreement.
Textiles /
ClothingAgreement onTextiles
andClothing, Art. 7:3NO Relevant WTO body/
committee +inform Textile
Monitoring BodyAction required under Art. 7.1nottaken, upsetting
other Member 'sbalance ofrights andobligations
Textiles /
ClothingAgreement onTextiles
andClothing, Art. 8:6NO Textile
Monitoring
BodyRequest forreview ofanyparticular matter detrimental
tointerests ofaMember, following consultations.
Textiles /
ClothingAgreement onTextiles
andClothing, Art. 8:10NO Textile
Monitoring
BodyMember notable toconform toTMB recommendation:
notlater than onemonth following receipt of
recommendations
Textiles /
ClothingAgreement onTextiles
andClothing, Art. 8:10
-unresolvedNO Dispute Settlement Body
under GATT art.XXIII.2Member notable toaccept further TMB
recommendations andmatter remains unresolvedWT/COMTD/W/1/Add.1
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Agreement ontheApplication ofSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
Agriculture; sanitary /
phytosanitary measuresAgreement ontheApplication
ofSanitary andPhytosanitary
Measures, Art. 7(Annex B)G/SPS/2 WTO Secretariat Reminder ofnotifications
inWTO/AIR/11
Foremergency measures
seeG/SPS/W/12WT/COMTD/W/1/Add.1
Page 29Subject Notification requirement Format Towhom Notes
Agreement onTrade inCivil Aircraft
Trade incivil
aircraftAgreement onTrade inCivil Aircraft,
Art. 1.2NO Committee
onTrade in
Civil Aircraft
Trade incivil
aircraftAgreement onTrade inCivil Aircraft,
Art. 2.2NO Committee
onTrade in
Civil Aircraft
Trade incivil
aircraftAgreement onTrade inCivil Aircraft,
Art. 8.6NO Committee
onTrade in
Civil Aircraft
Trade incivil
aircraftAgreement onTrade inCivil Aircraft,
Art. 9.4.2NO Committee
onTrade in
Civil AircraftWT/COMTD/W/1/Add.1
Page 30Subject Notification requirement Format Towhom Notes
Agreement onTrade-Related Aspects ofIntellectual Property Rights
Intellectual
propertyAgreement onTrade-Related Aspects
ofIntellectual Property Rights,
Art. 1.3-broadcasting organizationsNO Council for
TRIPSSeeWTO/AIR/70,
IP/C/W/3 andIP/C/W/5
Intellectual
propertyAgreement onTrade-Related Aspects
ofIntellectual Property Rights, Art. 1.3
-producers ofphonogramsNO Council for
TRIPSSeeWTO/AIR/70,
IP/C/W/3 andIP/C/W/5WT/COMTD/W/1/Add.1
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Agreement onTrade-Related Aspects ofIntellectual Property Rights
Intellectual
propertyAgreement onTrade-Related Aspects of
Intellectual Property Rights, Art. 2.1
[Article 6ter, paragraph 3oftheParis
Convention fortheProtection ofIndustrial
Property (Stockholm Actof1967)] (according
toArt. 63.2 oftheTRIPS Agreement, the
TRIPS Council shall consider anyaction
required regarding notifications pursuant to
theobligation under theAgreement stemming
from theprovisions ofArticle 6terofthe
Paris Convention (1967))NO Council for
TRIPSSeePC/IPL/7/Add.2, Annex 3
Intellectual
propertyAgreement onTrade-Related Aspects of
Intellectual Property Rights, Art. 3.1
-broadcasting rightsNO Council for
TRIPSSeeWTO/AIR/70, IP/C/W/3
andIP/C/W/5WT/COMTD/W/1/Add.1
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Agreement onTrade-Related Aspects ofIntellectual Property Rights
Intellectual
propertyAgreement onTrade-Related Aspects of
Intellectual Property Rights, Art. 3.1
-copyrighted worksNO Council for
TRIPSSeeWTO/AIR/70,
IP/C/W/3 andIP/C/W/5
Intellectual
propertyAgreement onTrade-Related
Aspects ofIntellectual Property
Rights, Art. 4(d)NO Council for
TRIPS
Intellectual
propertyAgreement onTrade-Related Aspects of
Intellectual Property Rights, Art. 63.2NO Council for
TRIPSSeeWTO/AIR/71WT/COMTD/W/1/Add.1
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Agreement onTrade-Related Aspects ofIntellectual Property Rights
Intellectual
propertyAgreement onTrade-Related Aspects
ofIntellectual Property Rights, Art. 69NOWT/COMTD/W/1/Add.1
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Agreement onTrade-Related Investment Measures
Investment
measures
(TRIMs)Agreement onTrade-Related
Investment Measures, Art. 5.1G/TRIMS/1 Committee onTRIMs Seedocument WT/L/64
Investment
measures
(TRIMs)Agreement onTrade-Related
Investment Measures, Art. 5.5Notyetdecided Committee onTRIMs Seedocument PC/IPL/8 para. 5
Investment
measures
(TRIMs)Agreement onTrade-Related
Investment Measures, Art. 6.2Notyetdecided WTO Secretariat Seedocument PC/IPL/8 para. 5WT/COMTD/W/1/Add.1
Page 35Subject Notification requirement Format Towhom Notes
Decisions
Import
restrictionsDecision onExamination ofProtective
Measures Affecting Imports from Developing
CountriesNO Committee onTrade
andDevelopmentSeeBISD 13S/79, 80
andBISD 14S/130
Quantitative
restrictionsDecisions oftheCONTRACTING PARTIES
(BISD 32S/92 and93)-complete biennial
notificationSeeGATT documents in
NTM/W/6/... seriesCommittee on
Market AccessDecision ontiming ofnext
complete notification
pending inMACommittee
Quantitative
restrictionsDecisions oftheCONTRACTING PARTIES
(BISD 32S/92 and93)-changes adhocSeeGATT document in
NTM/W/6/... seriesCommittee on
Market AccessWT/COMTD/W/1/Add.1
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Enabling clause
Trade preferences
(treatment)Enabling clause -gsp NO Committee
Trade and
DevelopmentSeeBISD 26S/203
Trade preferences
(arrangements)Enabling clause -integration NO Committee
Trade and
DevelopmentSeeBISD 18S/38 andBISD 26S/203
Trade preferences
(treatment)Enabling clause -lldcs NO Committee
Trade and
DevelopmentSeeBISD 26S/203
Trade preferences
(treatment)Enabling clause -ntms NO Committee
Trade and
DevelopmentSeeBISD 26S/203WT/COMTD/W/1/Add.1
Page 37Subject Notification requirement Format Towhom Notes
General Agreement onTrade inServices
Trade inservices GATS, Art. III:3 S/L/5 Council for
Trade inServices
Trade inservices GATS, Art. V:7 S/L/5 Council for
Trade inServicesFull textaswell (seepara. 3in
document S/L/5)
Trade inservices GATS, Art.V bis(b) S/L/5 Council for
Trade inServicesFull textaswell (seepara. 3in
document S/L/5)
Trade inservices GATS, Art.VII:4 S/L/5 Council for
Trade inServicesSeepara. 4indocument S/L/5
Trade inservices GATS, Art. VIII:4 S/L/5 Council for
Trade inServices
Trade inservices GATS, Art. VIII:5 S/L/5 Council for
Trade inServices
Trade inservices GATS, Art. X:2 S/L/5 Council for
Trade inServicesWT/COMTD/W/1/Add.1
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General Agreement onTrade inServices
Balance ofpayments
measures;
Trade inservicesGATS, Art. XII:4 S/L/5 General Council Seepara. 5indocument S/L/5
Trade inservices GATS, Art. XIV bis:2 S/L/5 Council for
Trade inServices
Trade inservices GATS, Art. XXI:1(b) S/L/5 Council for
Trade inServices
Trade inservices GATS, Art. XXVIII
(k):(ii):2S/L/5 WTO Secretariat
Trade inservices GATS, Annex onArticle II
exemptions:7S/L/5 Council for
Trade inServices
Trade inservices GATS, Annex on
Telecommunications para. 5(c)S/L/5 Council for
Trade inServicesWT/COMTD/W/1/Add.1
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GATT 1994
Tariffs GATT 1994, Art. II:6(a) NO WTO Director-General
State trading GATT 1994, Art. XVII:4(a) -annual NO Council for
Trade inGoods
State trading GATT 1994, Art. XVII:4(a) -triennial G/STR/N/1 Council for
Trade inGoodsBy30June 1995 (decision G/C/M/1
item 5(b))
Infant industry protection
(developing countries); tariffsGATT 1994, Art. XVIII:A (paragraph 7a) NO Council for
Trade inGoods
Infant industry protection
(developing countries)GATT 1994, Art. XVIII:C (paragraph 14) NO Council for
Trade inGoodsSeeBISD 7S/85
Infant industry protection
(countries intheprocess of
development); non-tariff measuresGATT 1994, Art. XVIII:D (paragraph 22) NO Council for
Trade inGoodsSeeBISD 7S/85
Regional arrangements GATT 1994, Art. XXIV:7(a) -customs
unionsNO Council for
Trade inGoodsSeeBISD 19S/13 andBISD18S/37
Regional arrangements GATT 1994, Art. XXIV:7(a) -freetrade
areasNO Council for
Trade inGoodsSeeBISD 19S/13 andBISD 18S/37WT/COMTD/W/1/Add.1
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GATT 1994
Regional arrangements GATT 1994, Art. XXIV:7(a) -interim
agreement (customs unions)NO Council onTrade
inGoodsSeeBISD 18S/37
andBISD 19S/13
Regional arrangements GATT 1994, Art.XXIV:7(a) -interim
agreement (free trade areas)NO Council onTrade
inGoodsSeeBISD 18S/37
andBISD 19S/13
Tariffs -waivers GATT 1994, Art. XXV:5 NO Council onTrade
inGoods
Tariffs GATT 1994, Art. XXVIII:1 NO WTO Secretariat
Tariffs GATT 1994, Art. XXVIII:3 NO WTO Secretariat
Tariffs GATT 1994, Art. XXVIII:4 NO WTO Secretariat
Tariffs GATT 1994, Art. XXVIII:5 NO WTO SecretariatWT/COMTD/W/1/Add.1
Page 41Subject Notification requirement Format Towhom Notes
International Bovine Meat Agreement
Agriculture; trade
inbovine meatInternational Bovine Meat Agreement,
Art. III:1 -market dataQuestionnaire WTO Secretariat
Agriculture; trade
inbovine meatInternational Bovine Meat Agreement,
Art. III:1 -policiesQuestionnaire WTO SecretariatWT/COMTD/W/1/Add.1
Page 42Subject Notification requirement Format Towhom Notes
International Dairy Agreement
Agriculture;
trade indairy
productsInternational Dairy Agreement,
Art. III:1 -market dataIDA/W/1,
IDA/W/2 and
IDA/W/3WTO Secretariat Seedocument IDA/1
Rule 23
Agriculture;
trade indairy
productsInternational Dairy Agreement,
Art. III:3 -market dataIDA/W/4 WTO Secretariat Seedocument IDA/1
Rule 23
Agriculture;
trade indairy
productsInternational Dairy Agreement,
Art. III:3 -policiesIDA/W/5 WTO Secretariat Seedocument IDA/1
Rule 23WT/COMTD/W/1/Add.1
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Procedures
Non-tariff measures
(industrial
products) -reverse
notificationProcedures adopted bytheCONTRACTING
PARTIES (BISD 31S/227 and228,
BISD 32S/93)SeeGATT documents
NTM/INV/I-VCommittee on
Market AccessProcedures forreverse notifications of
NTMs tobeexamined bytheCommittee
onMA
Tariffs
(Rectification
andmodification
ofschedules)Procedures adopted bytheCONTRACTING
PARTIES (BISD 27S/25)NO WTO SecretariatWT/COMTD/W/1/Add.1
Page 44Subject Notification requirement Format Towhom Notes
Trade Policy Review Mechanism
Trade policy Trade Policy Review
Mechanism -adhocNotyetdecided Trade Policy
Review BodySection DoftheAgreement on
Trade Policy Review Mechanism
Trade policy Trade Policy Review
Mechanism -annualNotyetdecided Trade Policy
Review BodySection DoftheAgreement on
Trade Policy Review MechanismWT/COMTD/W/1/Add.1
Page 45Subject Notification requirement Format Towhom Notes
Understandings
Balance of
payments
measuresUnderstanding onBalance-of-Payments
Provisions oftheGATT 1994 -adhocNO General Council Paras. 9and10of
theUnderstanding
Balance of
payments
measuresUnderstanding onBalance-of-Payments
Provisions oftheGATT 1994 -annualNO WTO Secretariat Paras. 9and10of
theUnderstanding
Tariffs Understanding ontheInterpretation of
Article II:1(b) oftheGATT 1994NO WTO Secretariat
State trading Understanding ontheInterpretation of
Article XVII oftheGATT 1994
(seealsounder GATT 1994, Art.XVII:4a)G/STR/N/1 Council forTrade inGoods
Regional
arrangementsUnderstanding ontheInterpretation of
Article XXIV oftheGATT 1994,
paragraph 9NO Council for
Trade inGoodsWT/COMTD/W/1/Add.1
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Understandings
Regional
arrangementsUnderstanding ontheInterpretation of
Article XXIV oftheGATT 1994,
paragraph 11NO Council for
Trade inGoodsSeeBISD 18S/38