RESTRICTED
GENERAL AGREEMENT W.50/9
21November 1994
ONTARIFFS AND TRADE Limited Distribution
(94-2489)
Original: Spanish CONTRACTING PARTIES
Fiftieth Session
BOLIVIA -ESTABLISHMENT OFANEW SCHEDULE LXXXIV
Request forExtension ofWaiver
Thefollowing communication, dated 7November 1994, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Mission ofBolivia.
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ThePermanent Mission ofBolivia totheUnited Nations Office andOther International
Organizations atGeneva presents itscompliments totheChairman oftheCommittee onTariff
Concessions andrefers tohisproposal concerning requests forextensions ofwaivers.
TheCONTRACTING PARTIES decided togrant Bolivia awaiver suspending theapplication
oftheprovisions ofArticle IIoftheGeneral Agreement withrespect toSchedule LXXXIV ofBolivia
until31December 1994.
Thecompetent authorities inBolivia aremaking great efforts toprovide thedocumentation
required fortherenegotiations under Article XXVIII oftheGeneral Agreement. Nevertheless, for
technical reasons thisinformation willbesubmitted totheGATT Secretariat shortly.
Accordingly, inorder toallow Bolivia toholdconsultations withinterested contracting parties
pursuant toparagraphs 1-3ofArticle XXVIII, ifnecessary, theGovernment ofBolivia hastorequest
atemporary extension until30June1995ofthewaiver ofitsobligations under Article IIoftheGeneral
Agreement.
Consequently, thePermanent Mission ofBolivia hasthepleasure toprovide thefollowing
information:
- Thedateoftheoriginal waiver is3December 1992.
- Themainreason whythedocumentation hasnotyetbeensubmitted concerns technical
format errors.
- Extensions granted: two, oneuntil 30June 1994, andthesecond until
31December 1994.
- TheBolivian authorities havegiven assurances thattheywillprovide theinformation
inthecoming weeks.
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Tofacilitate consideration ofthismatter, thetextofadraftDecision isannexed.
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ANNEX
BOLIVIA -ESTABLISHMENT OFANEW SCHEDULE LXXXIV
Draft Decision onExtension ofTime-Limit
ConsideringthattheCONTRACTINGPARTIES,byaDecisionof3December19921,suspended
theapplication oftheprovisions ofArticle IIoftheGeneral Agreement toenable theGovernment of
Bolivia toimplement theNANDINA (Harmonized System) andcarry outnegotiations subsequently;
Considering thatthecompetent authorities inBolivia aremaking great efforts toprovide the
documentation required forrenegotiations under Article XXVIII oftheGeneral Agreement;
Taking intoaccount thatitisprimarily duetotechnical format errors thatthedocumentation
hasnotyetbeensubmitted andthattheBolivian authorities havegiven assurances thattheywillprovide
theinformation shortly;
Considering thattheGovernment ofBolivia hasrequested anextension ofthewaiver until
30June1995 inorder tocomplete consultations withinterested contracting parties;
TheCONTRACTING PARTIES, acting pursuant totheprovisions ofArticle XXV:5 ofthe
General Agreement,
Decide, inviewoftheexceptional circumstances, toextend thetime-limit provided forinthe
Decision of3December 1992 until30June1995.
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