RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE WT/L/65
8May1995
ORGANIZATION(95-1183)
Original: Spanish
NOTIFICATION INPURSUANCE OFPARAGRAPH 3OFTHE UNDERSTANDING
REGARDING NOTIFICATION, CONSULTATION,
DISPUTE SETTLEMENT AND SURVEILLANCE
Communication from Honduras
Thefollowing communication, dated 12April 1995, hasbeenreceived forcirculation from
thePermanent Mission ofHonduras.
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TheGovernmentoftheRepublicofHonduras,pursuanttoitsaccessioncommitmentsasstipulated
inparagraph 2(a)ofPartI-General, oftheProtocol fortheAccession ofHonduras totheGeneral
Agreement onTariffs andTrade, published intheOfficial Journal LaGaceta ,Supplementary Section
ofDecree No.17-94 of29December 1994, hasrepealed the10percentsurtax ofDecree No.54and
reduced thecustoms services levyto3percentuntil31December 1995, atwhich dateitwillbefurther
reduced to1.5percent.
Inaddition, thevaluation criteria fortheapplication oftheselective consumption taxhavebeen
modified soastoeliminate thedifferences between thevaluation methods forimports fromdifferent
sources andtheimputed profit added tothevaluation baseforthepurpose ofapplication oftheimport
tax.