WORLD TRADE WT/L/84
15September 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-2691)
MOROCCO -ESTABLISHMENT OFANEW SCHEDULE LXXXI
Extension ofTime-Limit
Decision of31August 19951
ConsideringthattheCONTRACTINGPARTIEStoGATT1947,byaDecisionof20July19922
andsubsequent Decisions, suspended theapplication ofArticle IIofGATT 1947totheextent necessary
toenable theMoroccan Government toimplement theHarmonized Commodity Description andCoding
System (Harmonized System) on1July1992 andcarry outnegotiations subsequently;
Considering thatthefootnote toAnnex IA,Section onGATT 1994, subparagraph 1(b)(iii)
oftheAgreement Establishing theWorld Trade Organization requires theMinisterial Conference to
establish atitsfirstsession arevised listofwaivers granted under Article XXV ofGATT 1947 and
stillinforce onthedateofentry intoforce oftheWTO Agreement;
Considering thatbyaDecision of31January 19953,theGeneral Council established alist
ofwaivers existing attheentry intoforce oftheWTO Agreement, which included thewaiver granted
toMorocco fortheestablishment ofanewSchedule LXXXI;
Considering thatparagraph 2oftheUnderstanding inRespect ofWaivers ofObligations under
theGeneral Agreement onTariffs andTrade 1994 provides thatanywaiver ineffect onthedateof
entryintoforceoftheWTOAgreementshallterminateunlessextendedinaccordancewiththeprocedures
setoutinparagraph 1oftheaforementioned Understanding andthose ofArticle IXofthe
WTO Agreement onthedateofitsexpiry ortwoyears from thedateofentry intoforce ofthe
WTO Agreement, whichever isearlier;
Noting thatthedocumentation wassubmitted on22and23May 1995 andcirculated as
document G/SECRET/HS/2 of8June1995;
Taking intoaccount that, inview ofthe90days provided fortheexamination ofthe
documentation, theMoroccan authorities werenotabletoinitiate anynegotiations before theexpiry
ofthewaiver on30June1995;
Considering thattheGovernment ofMorocco, having fulfilled therequirements ofparagraph 1
oftheUnderstanding inRespect ofWaivers ofObligations under theGATT 1994, hasrequested an
extension ofthewaiver until31December 19954;
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1TheDecision wasadopted bypostal ballot. There were 85votes infavour andnoneagainst.
2BISD 39S/382.
3WT/L/3 andCorr.1.
4G/L/11.WT/L/84
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TheGeneral Council, acting pursuant totheprovisions ofArticle IXoftheWTO Agreement,
Decides, inviewoftheexceptional circumstances outlined above, toextend thewaiver granted
toMorocco bytheDecision of20July1992 until31December 1995.