RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/NOP/W/2/Rev.1
25September 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-2787)
Working Group onNotification
Obligations andProcedures
NOTIFICATIONS REQUIRED FROM WTO MEMBERS
UNDER AGREEMENTS INANNEX 1AOFTHE WTO AGREEMENT
Note bytheSecretariat
Revision
1. Toassist participants intheWorking Group onNotification Obligations andProcedures in
their review ofexisting notification obligations under theAgreements inAnnex 1AoftheWTO
Agreement, alistofsuchrequirements wasprepared bytheSecretariat inJune1995andwascirculated
indocument G/NOP/W/2.
2. Subsequently, work hasbeencarried outinanumber ofcommittees withrespect tonotification
obligations,particularlyasregardsthecontentandformatsforsuchnotifications.Additionalinformation
onthis,made upto11September 1995, hasbeenincorporated intothisrevised document.
3. Since thecirculation oftheoriginal document, theSecretariat hasidentified some additional
notification obligations andprocedures, suchasthose inrespect ofDecisions oftheCONTRACTING
PARTIES totheGATT 1947 andcertain GATT articles thatwere incorporated byreference inthe
GATT 1994. Itisnoted thatmost ofthese additional obligations andprocedures areofatypethat
havebeeninfrequently invoked inrecent years. Nevertheless, theyappear tobelegally validobligations
andprocedures, andthushavebeenincluded inthisrevised list.
4. Thelistofnotification obligations andprocedures ispresented inasomewhat different order
thanintheoriginal document, inorder toreflect more precisely thestructure ofAnnex 1Aofthe
WTO Agreement:
PartI: Notification obligations andprocedures inthe12"specific" agreements inAnnex 1A
oftheWTO Agreement (pages 3to40)
PartII: Notification obligations andprocedures intheGeneral Agreement onTariffs and
Trade 1994 (GATT 1994):
Sub-Part A:Notification obligations andprocedures intheprovisions oftheGeneral
Agreement onTariffs andTrade 1947(GATT 1947) (pages 41to47)
Sub-Part B:Notification obligations andprocedures intheprovisions oflegal
instruments thatentered intoforce under theGATT 1947 before
1January 1995 (pages 48to52)G/NOP/W/2/Rev.1
Page2
Sub-Part C:Notification obligations andprocedures inthesixUnderstandings set
forth inAnnex 1AoftheWTO Agreement (pages 53to55)
Sub-Part D:Other notification obligations andprocedures (page 56).
5. Inlightofthefactthattheinformation hasbeenpresented agreement-by-agreement rather than
subject-by-subject, cross-references havebeenincluded infootnotes toalertMembers tosimilarities
between various notification obligations andprocedures.
6. Those notifications which arerequired onaonetimeonlybasis aremarked withanasterisk.
Inother cases, thetimerequirements areshown inthecolumn headed "periodicity" asbeing adhoc
(whenever aspecific action istaken) orannually, biannually etc.,asappropriate.G/NOP/W/2/Rev.1
Page3PART I
NOTIFICATION OBLIGATIONS AND PROCEDURES INTHE 12"SPECIFIC" AGREEMENTS INANNEX 1AOFTHE WTO AGREEMENT
SUBJECT: AGREEMENT ONAGRICULTURE
Item Notification requirement1Type ofmeasure Periodicity Format2Members notifying ToWhom
1. Agreement onAgriculture,
Art.18.2 -tariff andother
quota commitmentsMarket access -
administration oftariff
andother quota
commitmentsOnce then
changes
adhocMarket Access
Table MA:1Members withtariff andother
quota commitments recorded in
Section 1-B(orSection 1-A) of
Part1oftheir schedulesCommittee on
Agriculture
2. Agreement onAgriculture,
Art.18.2 -tariff andother
quota commitmentsMarket access -volume
ofimports under tariff
andother quotasAnnual Market Access
Table MA:2Members withtariff andother
quota commitments recorded in
Section 1-B(orSection 1-A) of
Part1oftheir schedulesCommittee on
Agriculture
3. Agreement onAgriculture,
Art.5.7-special safeguard
provisionsMarket access -special
safeguard measures -
agricultureUpfront or
adhocMarket Access
Tables MA:3
andMA:4Members taking, foranyproduct,
safeguard action forthefirsttime
inthecaseoftheprice-based
special safeguard andthefirsttime
inanyperiod inthecaseofthe
volume-based safeguard. Forthe
price-based safeguard, an"up-
front" notification oftrigger prices
maybemade.Committee on
Agriculture
_____________________
1Reverse notification of"any measure which ...ought tohave been notified" isprovided forinArticle 18.7.
2Document G/AG/2 of30June 1995 setsoutnotification requirements andformats.G/NOP/W/2/Rev.1
Page4SUBJECT: AGREEMENT ONAGRICULTURE
Item Notification requirement1Type ofmeasure Periodicity Format2Members notifying ToWhom
4. Agreement onAgriculture,
Art.5.7and18.2 -special
safeguard provisionsMarket access -special
safeguard provisionsAnnual Market Access
Table MA:5Members whose schedules indicate
theyhave theright toinvoke the
special safeguard foranyproduct.Committee on
Agriculture
5. Agreement onAgriculture,
Art.18.2 -domestic
supportDomestic support -Total
Aggregate Measurement
ofSupportAnnual (or
longer for
developing
andleast-
developed
Members).Domestic
Support Table
DS:1 and,as
appropriate,
Supporting
Tables DS:1 to
DS:9WTO Members Committee on
Agriculture
6. Agreement onAgriculture,
Art.18.3 -domestic
supportDomestic support -new
ormodified exempt
domestic support
measuresAdhoc Domestic
Support
Table DS:2WTO Members (allMembers
introducing ormodifying such
measures)Committee on
Agriculture
7. Agreement onAgriculture,
Art.18.2 -export subsidiesExport
subsidies -budgetary
outlay andquantity
reduction commitmentsAnnual Export Subsidy
Commitments
Table ES:1 and
Supporting
Tables ES:1 or
ES:2WTO Members Committee on
Agriculture
_____________________
1Reverse notification of"any measure which ...ought tohave been notified" isprovided forinArticle 18.7.
2Document G/AG/2 of30June 1995 setsoutnotification requirements andformats.G/NOP/W/2/Rev.1
Page5SUBJECT: AGREEMENT ONAGRICULTURE
Item Notification requirement1Type ofmeasure Periodicity Format2Members notifying ToWhom
8. Agreement onAgriculture,
Art.10and18.2 -export
subsidiesExport subsidies -total
exportsAnnual Export Subsidy
Commitments
Table ES:2WTO Members withexport subsidy
reduction commitments plus
significant exporters asestablished
bytheCommitteeCommittee on
Agriculture
9. Agreement onAgriculture,
Art.10and18.2 -export
subsidiesExport subsidies -total
food aidAnnual Export Subsidy
Commitments
Table ES:3WTO Members which arefood aid
donorsCommittee on
Agriculture
10. Agreement onAgriculture,
Art.12.1(b) -export
restrictionsExport restrictions -new
export restrictionsAdhoc Export
Restrictions
Table ER:1WTO Members (certain Members
introducing such measures)Committee on
Agriculture
11. Agreement onAgriculture,
Art.16.2 -Decision on
Measures Concerning the
Possible Negative Effects
oftheReform Programme
onLeast-Developed and
NetFood-Importing
Developing CountriesNetFood-Importing
Decision -food andother
assistanceAnnual NetFood-
Importers
Table NF:1,
items (1)to(3)WTO Members (which provide
food aidandtechnical orfinancial
assistance tosuch countries)Committee on
Agriculture
_____________________
1Reverse notification of"any measure which ...ought tohave been notified" isprovided forinArticle 18.7.
2Document G/AG/2 of30June 1995 setsoutnotification requirements andformats.G/NOP/W/2/Rev.1
Page6SUBJECT: AGREEMENT ONAGRICULTURE
Item Notification requirement1Type ofmeasure Periodicity Format2Members notifying ToWhom
12. Agreement onAgriculture,
Art16.2 -Decision on
Measures Concerning the
Possible Negative Effects
oftheReform Programme
onLeast-Developed Net
Food-Importing Developing
CountriesNetFood-Importing
Decision -otherAdhoc NetFood-
Importers Table
NF:1, item (4)WTO Members (those taking
specific actions)Committee on
Agriculture
_____________________
1Reverse notification of"any measure which ...ought tohave been notified" isprovided forinArticle 18.7.
2Document G/AG/2 of30June 1995 setsoutnotification requirements andformats.G/NOP/W/2/Rev.1
Page7SUBJECT: AGREEMENT ONTHE APPLICATION OFSANITARY AND PHYTOSANITARY MEASURES1
Item Notification requirement2Type ofmeasure Periodicity Format Members notifying ToWhom
1. Agreement onthe
Application ofSanitary and
Phytosanitary Measures,
Art.7andAnnex B,
paragraphs 5-10Sanitary/phytosanitary
regulationsAdhoc G/SPS/2 /Rev.1 WTO Members WTO Secretariat
2. Annex B,paragraph 6 Emergency actions-
sanitary/phytosanitary
regulationsAdhoc G/SPS/4 WTO Members WTO Secretariat
______________________________
1Seealsoreferences toGATT Article XX(b) inPartII,Sub-Part B,item 10.
2Concerning thelanguages fornotifications, seeAnnex B,paragraphs 7and8.G/NOP/W/2/Rev.1
Page8SUBJECT: AGREEMENT ONTEXTILES AND CLOTHING
Item Notification requirement Type ofmeasure Periodicity Format Members notifying ToWhom
1. Agreement onTextiles and
Clothing, Art.2:1Allquantitative restrictions
within bilateral agreements
under MFA Art.4or
notified under MFA Art.7
and8,inforce on31
December 1994Once, by
1March 1995
*NO Canada, European
Communities, Norway,
United StatesTextiles
Monitoring
Body
2. Agreement onTextiles and
Clothing, Art.2:2Quantitative restrictions:
observations onATC Art.
2:1notificationsOnce atlatest by
1May 1995
*NO WTO Members wishing to
make observationsTextiles
Monitoring
Body
3. Agreement onTextiles and
Clothing, Art.2:3Administrative arrangements
tobring quota yearinline
withAgreement yearAdhoc NO WTO Members -adhoc Textiles
Monitoring
Body
4. Agreement onTextiles and
Clothing, Art.2:7Integration programme for
firststageOnce before
1October 1994 or
1March 1995 or
31December 1995
depending onthe
WTO Member
concerned
*NO WTO Members which had
maintained MFA restrictions
andthose having notified
intention toretain theright to
useATC 6safeguardsTextiles
Monitoring
BodyG/NOP/W/2/Rev.1
Page9SUBJECT: AGREEMENT ONTEXTILES AND CLOTHING
Item Notification requirement Type ofmeasure Periodicity Format Members notifying ToWhom
5. Agreement onTextiles and
Clothing, Art.2:10Integration programme:
integration earlier than
provided forinATC
Art.2:6and2:8Adhoc NO WTO Members -adhoc Textiles
Monitoring
Body
6. Agreement onTextiles and
Clothing, Art.2:11Integration programmes for
second andthird stages1January 1997
(second stage);
1January 2001
(third stage)NO WTO Members which had
maintained MFA restrictions
andthose having retained the
right touseATC Art.6
safeguardsTextiles
Monitoring
Body
7. Agreement onTextiles and
Clothing, Art.2:15Early elimination of
quantitative restrictionsAdhoc NO WTO Members having notified
restrictions under ATC Art.2:1Textiles
Monitoring
Body +
exporting
member
8. Agreement onTextiles and
Clothing, Art.2:17Administrative arrangements Adhoc NO WTO Members -adhoc Textiles
Monitoring
Body
9. Agreement onTextiles and
Clothing, Art.2:18Market access improvement
forcertain MembersAdhoc NO Canada,
European Communities,
Norway, United StatesTextiles
Monitoring
BodyG/NOP/W/2/Rev.1
Page10SUBJECT: AGREEMENT ONTEXTILES AND CLOTHING
Item Notification requirement Type ofmeasure Periodicity Format Members notifying ToWhom
10. Agreement onTextiles and
Clothing, Art.3:1Allquantitative restrictions
whether consistent with
GATT ornot,other than
MFA restrictionsOnce before
1March 1995
*NO WTO Members maintaining
such restrictionsTextiles
Monitoring
Body
11. Agreement onTextiles and
Clothing, Art.3:2(a)Certain quantitative
restrictions notified under
ATC Art.3:1being brought
intoconformity with
GATT 1994Once before
31December 1995
*NO WTO Members having notified
restrictions under ATC Art.3:1Textiles
Monitoring
Body
12. Agreement onTextiles and
Clothing, Art.3:2(b)Programme tophase-out
certain quantitative
restrictions notified under
ATC Art.3:1Once, before
30June 1995
*NO WTO Members having notified
restrictions under ATC 3:1Textiles
Monitoring
Body
13. Agreement onTextiles and
Clothing, Art.3:3Information onnotifications
toother WTO bodies of
quantitative restrictions or
changes inrestrictions on
textiles andclothingWithin 60days of
restrictions or
changes coming into
effectNO WTO Members -adhoc Textiles
Monitoring
Body
14. Agreement onTextiles and
Clothing, Art.3:4Reverse notifications on
quantitative restrictions
falling under ATC Art.3Adhoc NO WTO Members -adhoc Textiles
Monitoring
BodyG/NOP/W/2/Rev.1
Page11SUBJECT: AGREEMENT ONTEXTILES AND CLOTHING
Item Notification requirement Type ofmeasure Periodicity Format Members notifying ToWhom
15. Agreement onTextiles and
Clothing, Art.4:4Inabsence ofagreement,
changes inthe
implementation or
administration ofquantitative
restrictionsAdhoc NO WTO Members -adhoc Textiles
Monitoring
Body
16. Agreement onTextiles and
Clothing, Art.5:2Referral inabsence of
mutual agreement with
respect torequest foraction
against circumventionAdhoc NO WTO Members -adhoc Textiles
Monitoring
Body
17. Agreement onTextiles and
Clothing, Art.5:4Agreement orreferral in
absence ofmutual agreement
following investigation of
circumventionAdhoc NO WTO Members -adhoc Textiles
Monitoring
Body
18. Agreement onTextiles and
Clothing, Art.5:6Inabsence ofmutual
agreement withrespect to
circumvention byfalse
declarationAdhoc NO WTO Members -adhoc Textiles
Monitoring
BodyG/NOP/W/2/Rev.1
Page12SUBJECT: AGREEMENT ONTEXTILES AND CLOTHING
Item Notification requirement Type ofmeasure Periodicity Format Members notifying ToWhom
19. Agreement onTextiles and
Clothing, Art.6:1Safeguard
measures -decision whether
ornotthemember wishes to
retain theright tousethe
provisions ofATC Art.6Once before
1March 1995 for
WTO Members
whowere MFA
Members anddid
notmaintain MFA
restrictions; before
30June 1995 for
WTO Members
whowere notMFA
Members asdefined
inATC Art.1:3
*NO WTO Members except former
MFA Members maintaining
restrictions falling under ATC 2Textiles
Monitoring
Body
20. Agreement onTextiles and
Clothing, Art.6:7Safeguard measures -request
forconsultation onsafeguardAdhoc NO WTO Members requesting
consultation ontaking a
safeguard actionChairman of
theTextiles
Monitoring
Body
21. Agreement onTextiles and
Clothing, Art.6:9Safeguard measures -details
ofagreed restraint measure
resulting from an
ATC Art.6actionAdhoc NO WTO Members party toan
agreed restraint measure
resulting from ATC Art.6
actionTextiles
Monitoring
BodyG/NOP/W/2/Rev.1
Page13SUBJECT: AGREEMENT ONTEXTILES AND CLOTHING
Item Notification requirement Type ofmeasure Periodicity Format Members notifying ToWhom
22. Agreement onTextiles and
Clothing, Art.6:10Safeguard measures -action
taken inabsence ofamutual
agreementAdhoc NO WTO Members taking action
unilaterally inabsence ofmutual
agreement oreither Member
within 60dayconsultation
periodTextiles
Monitoring
Body
23. Agreement onTextiles and
Clothing, Art.6:11Safeguard measures -when
provisional action taken and
subsequently ifbilateral
agreement concluded or
unilateral action maintainedAdhoc NO WTO Members taking a
provisional safeguard; Members
taking unilateral action ifno
agreement reached oreither
Member incaseofbilateral
agreementTextiles
Monitoring
Body
24. Agreement onTextiles and
Clothing, Art.7:2Notification ofactions taken
toabide byGATT rules
pursuant toATC Art.7:1
which have abearing onthe
implementation oftheATCAdhoc NO WTO Members taking such
actions -reverse notification
possibleTextiles
Monitoring
Body
25. Agreement onTextiles and
Clothing, Art.7:3When action required under
ATC Art.7:1isnottaken
upsetting thebalance of
rights andobligations under
theATC, TMB tobe
informed andmatter brought
torelevant WTO bodyAdhoc NO WTO Members -adhoc Relevant WTO
body/
committee and
inform Textiles
Monitoring
BodyG/NOP/W/2/Rev.1
Page14SUBJECT: AGREEMENT ONTEXTILES AND CLOTHING
Item Notification requirement Type ofmeasure Periodicity Format Members notifying ToWhom
26. Agreement onTextiles and
Clothing, Art.8:6Request forreview ofany
particular matter thatis
considered detrimental tothe
interests ofaWTO Member
under theATC, following
consultationsAdhoc NO WTO Members -adhoc Textiles
Monitoring
Body
27. Agreement onTextiles and
Clothing, Art.8:10Notification thataMember
isunable toconform toa
TMB recommendationAdhoc NO WTO Members concerned Textiles
Monitoring
Body
28. Agreement onTextiles and
Clothing,
Art.8:10 -unresolvedNotification thataMember
unable toaccept further
TMB recommendation and
thematter remains
unresolvedAdhoc NO WTO Members concerned Dispute
Settlement
Body under
GATT
Art.XXIII.2G/NOP/W/2/Rev.1
Page15SUBJECT: AGREEMENT ONTECHNICAL BARRIERS TOTRADE
Item Notification requirement Type ofmeasure Periodicity Format Members notifying ToWhom
1. Agreement onTechnical
Barriers toTrade, Art.2.9Technical regulations Adhoc G/TBT/1/Rev.1 WTO Members WTO
Secretariat
2. Agreement onTechnical
Barriers toTrade, Art.2.10Technical regulations
(urgent)Adhoc G/TBT/1/Rev.1 WTO Members WTO
Secretariat
3. Agreement onTechnical
Barriers toTrade, Art.3.2Technical regulations (local
government)Adhoc G/TBT/1/Rev.1 WTO Members WTO
Secretariat
4. Agreement onTechnical
Barriers toTrade, Art.5.6Conformity assessment
proceduresAdhoc G/TBT/1/Rev.1 WTO Members WTO
Secretariat
5. Agreement onTechnical
Barriers toTrade, Art.5.7Conformity assessment
procedures (urgent)Adhoc G/TBT/1/Rev.1 WTO Members WTO
Secretariat
6. Agreement onTechnical
Barriers toTrade, Art.7.2Conformity assessment
procedures (local
government)Adhoc G/TBT/1/Rev.1 WTO Members WTO
Secretariat
7. Agreement onTechnical
Barriers toTrade, Art.10.7Bilateral agreements;
technical regulations;
conformity assessment
procedures; standardsAdhoc NO WTO Members WTO
SecretariatG/NOP/W/2/Rev.1
Page16SUBJECT: AGREEMENT ONTECHNICAL BARRIERS TOTRADE
Item Notification requirement Type ofmeasure Periodicity Format Members notifying ToWhom
8. Agreement onTechnical
Barriers toTrade, Art.15.2Administrative
arrangements; laws/
regulations measures in
existence ortaken toensure
theimplementation and
administration oftheTBT
AgreementOnce, upon entry
intoforce ofthe
WTO Agreement
*G/TBT/1/Rev.1 WTO Members Committee
onTechnical
Barriers to
Trade
9. Agreement onTechnical
Barriers toTrade, Annex 3
paragraph CAcceptance of/withdrawal
from acode (Code ofGood
Practice forthePreparation,
Adoption andApplication of
Standards)Once
*G/TBT/W/4/
Rev.1
Forms AandBStandardizing Bodies
accepting theCode/
withdrawing from thecodeThrough
ISO/IEC
Information
Centre
10. Agreement onTechnical
Barriers toTrade, Annex 3
paragraph JWork programmes on
standardization activitiesBiannual G/TBT/W/4/
Rev.1
Form CStandardizing Bodies
accepting theCodeThrough
ISO/IEC
Information
CentreG/NOP/W/2/Rev.1
Page17SUBJECT: AGREEMENT ONTRADE-RELATED INVESTMENT MEASURES
Item Notification requirement Type ofmeasure Periodicity Format Members notifying ToWhom
1. Agreement on
Trade-Related Investment
Measures, Art.5.1Investment measures related
totrade ingoods (TRIMs)
introduced 180days ormore
before thedateofentry into
force oftheWTO
Agreement andinconsistent
withtheprovisions of
Article IIIorArticle XIof
GATT 1994Once within
90days ofthedate
ofentry intoforce
oftheWTO
Agreement
*
Original Members
accepting the
WTO after
1January 1995
have 90days after
acceptance tomake
thisnotification
(WT/L/64).G/TRIMS/1 WTO Members Committee on
TRIMs
2. Agreement on
Trade-Related Investment
Measures, Art.5.5Investment measures related
totrade ingoods (TRIMs)
withrespect tonew
investments, which are
inconsistent withthe
provisions ofArticle IIIor
Article XIofGATT 1994
butwhich arealready
maintained withrespect to
established enterprisesAdhocbutonly
within aperiod of
2years for
developed, 5years
fordeveloping and
7years for
least-developed
country Members
asofthedateof
entry intoforce of
theWTO
AgreementNotyet
decidedWTO Members -adhoc Committee on
TRIMsG/NOP/W/2/Rev.1
Page18SUBJECT: AGREEMENT ONTRADE-RELATED INVESTMENT MEASURES
Item Notification requirement Type ofmeasure Periodicity Format Members notifying ToWhom
3. Agreement on
Trade-Related Investment
Measures, Art.6.2Publications inwhich
investment measures related
togoods (TRIMs) maybe
foundOnce assoon as
possible after the
dateofentry into
force oftheWTO
Agreement; adhoc
incaseofthe
introduction or
modification of
publicationsNotyet
decidedWTO Members WTO
SecretariatG/NOP/W/2/Rev.1
Page19SUBJECT: AGREEMENT ONIMPLEMENTATION OFARTICLE VIOFTHE GATT 1994 (ANTI-DUMPING)
Item Notification requirement Type ofmeasure Periodicity Format Members notifying ToWhom
1. Agreement on
Implementation of
Article VIofthe
GATT 1994,
Art.16.4 -adhocAnti-dumping actions
(preliminary andfinal)Adhoc(without
delay)ADP/1241
(guidelines)WTO Members Committee on
Anti-Dumping
Practices
2. Agreement on
Implementation of
Article VIofthe
GATT 1994,
Art.16.4 -semi-annualAnti-dumping actions (taken
within thepreceding
6months)Semi-annually ADP/1221
(guidelines)WTO Members Committee on
Anti-Dumping
Practices
3. Agreement on
Implementation of
Article VIofthe
GATT 1994, Art.16.5Investigations: authorities
competent toinitiate and
conduct investigations
referred toin
AIAVIArt.16.5, and
domestic procedures
governing theinitiation and
conduct ofsuch
investigationsAsappropriate
(upon entry into
force oftheWTO
Agreement forthe
Member
concerned)
*NO WTO Members Committee on
Anti-Dumping
Practices
__________________________
1Subject toreview intheCommittee onAnti-Dumping practices.G/NOP/W/2/Rev.1
Page20SUBJECT: AGREEMENT ONIMPLEMENTATION OFARTICLE VIOFTHE GATT 1994 (ANTI-DUMPING)
Item Notification requirement Type ofmeasure Periodicity Format Members notifying ToWhom
4. Agreement on
Implementation of
Article VIofthe
GATT 1994, Art.18.5Laws/regulations and
changes thereto, including
changes intheadministration
ofsuch laws (concerning the
languages ofnotification
under Article 18.5, see
document G/ADP/N/1)Fullintegrated text
inaWTO language
once upon entry
intoforce ofthe
WTO Agreement
forexisting laws
andregulations (by
15March 1995)
(G/ADP/N/1 and
Suppl.1); adhocas
andwhen a
Member establishes
such laws and
regulations, or
makes changes in
existing laws and
regulations orin
theadministration
thereofG/ADP/N/1
andSuppl.1WTO Members
Observer governments
requested toprovide
information considered
relevant including texts
oflaws andregulations
andinformation
regarding measures
takenCommittee on
Anti-Dumping
PracticesG/NOP/W/2/Rev.1
Page21SUBJECT: AGREEMENT ONIMPLEMENTATION OFARTICLE VIIOFTHE GATT 1994 (CUSTOMS VALUATION)
Item Notification requirement Type ofmeasure Periodicity Format Members notifying ToWhom
1. Agreement on
Implementation of
Article VIIofthe
GATT 1994, Art.20.1Deferred application ofCV
AgreementOnce upon entry
intoforce ofthe
WTO Agreement
fortheMember
concerned
*NO WTO Members -adhoc
(developing country
Members notparties tothe
Tokyo Round Code)WTO Director-
General
2. Agreement on
Implementation of
Article VIIofthe
GATT 1994, Art.20.2Deferred application ofCV
Agreement, Art.1.2(b)(iii)
andArt.6Once upon entry
intoforce ofthe
WTO Agreement
fortheMember
concerned or
before application
oftheother
provisions ofthe
CVAgreement
*NO WTO Members -adhoc
(developing country
Members notparties tothe
Tokyo Round Code)WTO Director-
General
3. Agreement on
Implementation of
Article VIIofthe
GATT 1994, Art.22.2Changes inits
laws/regulations and
administrative arrangements
(Concerning thelanguages of
notification withrespect to
Article 22:Document tobe
issued byCommittee on
Customs Valuation).Adhoc NO WTO Members -adhoc Committee on
Customs
ValuationG/NOP/W/2/Rev.1
Page22SUBJECT: AGREEMENT ONIMPLEMENTATION OFARTICLE VIIOFTHE GATT 1994 (CUSTOMS VALUATION)
Item Notification requirement Type ofmeasure Periodicity Format Members notifying ToWhom
4. Agreement on
Implementation of
Article VIIofthe
GATT 1994, Annex III,
paragraph 1Extension ofdeferred
application ofCV
AgreementBefore theendof
theperiod referred
toinArt.20.1 of
CVAgreementNO WTO Members
(developing country
Members notparties tothe
Tokyo Round Agreement
whohave invoked Article
20.1 andthose whoare
parties totheTokyo Round
Agreement andwhose five-
yeardelay period hasnot
yetcome toaterm)Committee on
Customs
Valuation
5. Agreement on
Implementation of
Article VIIofthe
GATT 1994, Annex III,
paragraph 2Reservations inrespect of
minimum valuesOnce upon entry
intoforce ofthe
WTO Agreement
fortheMember
concerned
*NO WTO Members
(developing country
Members notsignatories to
theTokyo Round
Agreement -adhoc)1Committee on
Customs
Valuation
_______________________
1Notification ofdelayed application andreservations made bydeveloping country Signatories under theTokyo Round Agreement remain valid following theirmembership
oftheWTO pursuant tothedecision taken bytheGeneral Council atitsfirstmeeting on"Continued application under theWTO Customs Valuation Agreement ofInvocations
ofProvisions forDeveloping Countries forDelayed Application andReservations under theTokyo Round Customs Valuation Agreement."