RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/L/8
23June1995
ORGANIZATION(95-1692)
Original: English Council forTrade inGoods
3July1995
BANGLADESH -ESTABLISHMENT OFANEW SCHEDULE LXX
Extension ofTime-Limit
Thefollowing communication, dated 30May1995, hasbeenreceived from thePermanent
Mission ofBangladesh.
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Please refertoyourmessage dated 22May1995regarding therequest forextension ofwaivers.
Theinformation needed forthegranting ofthewaiver isfurnished below:
(1) Dateoforiginal waiver: 18July19881.
(2) Dateofsubmission ofdocuments relevant totheHSimplementation: 6December 19902.
(3) Number ofextensions anddates when granted: twelve, i.e.24/7/89; 5/12/89; 16/7/90;
13/12/90; 12/8/91; 4/12/91; 20/7/92; 3/12/92; 19/7/93; 17/1/994; 21/7/94; and9/12/94.
(4) Number ofcountries withwhich Article XXVIII negotiations havebeeninitiated: sixcountries
(European Communities, NewZealand, Norway, Canada, Finland andAustralia).
(5) Number ofcountries withwhich Article XXVIII negotiations havebeenconcluded: one.
(6) Status ofoutstanding Article XXVIII negotiations, aswellasageneral outline ofrelevant
problems: consultations areprogressing.
(7) Outlook forconcluding theprocess: ourintention istoconclude thenegotiations asearly as
possible.
ThepresentwaiverforBangladeshexpireson30June1995,andinviewofthepositionexplained
above, wewould request youkindly toallow usafurther extension ofthewaiver upto
31December 1995.
1BISD 35S/348.
2SECRET/HS/29.