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21 October 2020  
(20-7294) Page: 1/10 
Committee on Market Access    
 
 
FACTUAL REPORT ON THE STATUS OF RENEGOTIATIONS  
UNDER ARTICLE XXVIII OF THE GATT 1994  
REPORT BY THE SECRETARIAT1 
Revision  
1  INTRODUCTION  
1.1.  WTO Members are allowed to modify or withdraw concessions from their schedules through 
negotiation and agreement with other Members. Article XXVIII of the GATT 1994, entitled 
"Modification of Schedules", is the main provision dealing with the renegotiation of a tariff 
concession, which may be initiated under Article XXVIII itself or as a res ult of Article XXIV:6 
procedures.2 As of the date of this report, Members have initiated or concluded 49 renegotiations 
since the WTO Agreement entered into force, some of which have been ongoing for a  number of 
years.  
1.2.  The procedural steps and requirement s for undertaking Article XXVIII renegotiations are 
contained, inter alia , in the Interpretative Notes to Article XXVIII, the Guidelines on "Procedures for 
Negotiations under Article XXVIII"3, and the " Understanding on the Interpretation  of Article  XXVIII  
of the GATT  1994" . Once Article XXVIII procedures are concluded, and i n order to introduce the 
changes to the authentic text of the Schedule, the renegotiating Member must submit, within three 
months after the action has been completed, a draft with the r esults of the renegotiation under the 
1980 Procedures for Modification and Rectification of Schedule s (1980  Procedures ).4   
1.3.  At the informal session of the Committee on Market Access that took place on 17  March  2016, 
the Chairperson drew Members' attention to the status of such renegotiations.  She noted that, 
although some information was being provided by the WTO Secretariat i n the annual report entitled 
"Current Situation of Schedules"5, no information was provided on other relevant aspects. This made 
it difficult for Members to have a comprehensive overview of the status of these renegotiations and 
may have contributed to th e lack of completion of some of these procedures.  
1.4.  With a view to enhancing transparency and Members' ability to monitor the status of 
Article  XXVIII renegotiations, it was agreed at the informal session of 17  March  2016 that the 
Secretariat would produce a draft report compiling the relevant information.6 Members were invited 
to provide inputs and comments.  At its formal meeting of 19 April 2016, the Committee took note 
of comments made on the draft and agreed that additional comments should be su bmitted to the 
Secretariat no later than 3  May 2016. This revised version takes account of all comments received , 
as well as of subsequent  developments up to 20 October  2020. 
 
1 This document has been prepared under the Secretariat's own responsibility and is without prejudice to 
the positions of Members or to their rights and obligations under the WTO.    
2 Article XXIV:6 of the GATT 1994 provides that in case a Member forming a custom s union proposes to 
increase a rate of duty inconsistently with the provisions of Article II (e.g. to align the bound duty with the 
common external tariff of that customs union), "the procedure set forth in Article XXVIII shall apply".  
3 Guidelines adopted on 10  November  1980 (GATT BISD  27S/26) . 
4 Paragraph 1 of the Decision of 26 March 1980 (BISD 27S/25).  
5 G/MA/W/23/Rev. series.  
6 The draft report was circulated in document JOB/MA/122.  G/MA/W/123/Rev.7  
 
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  2  CURRENT STATUS OF RENEGOTIATIONS  
2.1.  The Annex seeks to provide a comprehensive overv iew of the status of renegotiations under 
Article XXVIII of the GATT 1994.  It consists of a table with the following columns:  
Column 1 : Indicates the item number in the table.  
 
Column 2 : Lists the WTO Members which have requested to initiate  procedures un der 
Article  XXVIII of the GATT 1994 since the WTO Agreement entered into force on 
1 January 1995 , as well as procedures that were initiated prior to that date, under 
the GATT 1947 , and concluded under the WTO .7 The table is sorted in alphabetical 
order, in accordance with document WT/INF/43/Rev. 22.  
    
Column 3 : Lists the specific paragraph of Article XXVIII that was invoked by the Member 
initiating the procedures (i.e. paragraphs 1 or 5),  or requesting authori zation to 
initiate (paragraph. 4), as well as those cases where Article XXIV:6 or other 
procedures have been invoked by the Member concerned.  
 
Column 4 : Provides an indication of the types of products covered by the request, as well as 
the approximate numb er of national tariff lines. As the calculation is based on the 
information provided in the notifications, which is typically at the national tariff 
line level, the data is not standardized. This means that the figures are not 
comparable across notificatio ns.  
 
Column 5 : Indicates the number of Members that have submitted a claim of interest in the 
concessions subject to renegotiation and is based on  the Secretariat's records.  
Paragraph 4 of the Guidelines on "Procedures  for Negotiations under 
Article  XXVIII" provides that Members considering themselves to have "principal" 
or a "substantial supplying" interest in a concession that is the subject of 
negotiation and consultation should communicate their claim in writing to the 
initiating Member and, at the sa me time,  inform the Secretariat. Although 
Members holding "initial negotiating rights" are not required to submit  a claim, in 
practice, they have occasionally done so . The column reflects the total number of 
communications in the Secretariat's record.  
 
Column 6 : Provides information on the conclusion of bilateral negotiations and consultations 
under  Article XXVIII , including the submission of joint letters and final report s to 
the Secretariat. The " Procedures  for Negotiations under Article  XXVIII" provide 
that the Member following the procedures should submit to the Secretariat: (i)  a 
report and a joint letter upon completion of each bilateral negotiation and (ii)  a 
final report upon completion of all its bilateral negotiations.   
 
Column 7 :  Provides inform ation on the draft changes that have been submitted pursuant to 
the 1980 Procedures . Paragraph 1 provides inter alia  that changes in the 
authentic texts of Schedules resulting from action under Article  XXVIII shall be 
certified by means of Certifications. To initiate this final step of the procedures, a 
draft of such changes shall be communicated to the Director -General  within three 
months after the action has been completed. The column provides information on 
the draft modifications submitted pursuant to these procedures8, as well as the 
relevant certification by the Director -General9, if any.  
 
Column 8 :  Indicates th e latest status known to the WTO Secretariat.  
 
 
7 A number of renegotiations were initiated under th e GATT 1947 which have an unclear status.  See  report 
by the Secretariat entitled "Situation of Schedules of WTO Members" for more information (G/MA/W/23/Rev. 
document series).  
8 These documents are c irculated under the  G/MA/TAR/RS document series.  
9 These  documents are c irculated under the  WT/Let/ document series.   
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- 3 - ANNEX  
No. Member 
initiating 
renegotiation 
procedures  Provision(s) invoked, 
document symbol, and 
year Products  
(No. of 
national tariff 
lines)  No. of 
claims of 
interest  
on record  Submission of 
joint letters and 
final reports  Modification of the 
Schedule  
(1980 Procedures ) Current status  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
1.  Armenia  Arts. XXIV:6 and 
XXVIII  
 
G/SECRET/37 (2014)  Various 
agricultural 
and non-
agricultural 
products  
(7036 TLs)  7   Ongoing  
2.  Bangladesh  HS introduction  
 
GATT doc. 
SECRET/HS/29 (1990)  n.a. 5 Joint letters  and final 
report in 
G/SECRET/HS/12  Results were part of a full 
new schedule in HS96 
that was circulated in 
G/MA/TAR/RS/452 and 
certified in WT/Let/1249  Concluded  and 
certified  
3.  Brazil  Art. XXVIII:5  
 
G/SECRET/7 (1996)  
 Wheat  
(1 TL)  3   Ongoing  
4.  Bulgaria  Art. XXVIII:5  
 
G/SECRET/13 (2001)  Active bakers' 
yeast  
(2 TLs)  1   Schedule was 
withdrawn in the 
context of GATT 
Article  XXIV:6 
procedures for the 
enlargement to 
EU-27. See item 23. 
5.  Canada  Art. XXVIII:5  
 
G/SECRET/10 (1998) and 
G/SECRET/10/Add.1  Various 
agricultural 
and non -
agricultural 
products  
(418 TLs)  4 Final report in 
G/SECRET/10/Add.2  Results were circulated in 
G/MA/TAR/RS/97 and 
certified in WT/Let/487  Concluded  and 
certified  
6.  Canada  Art. XXVIII:5  
 
G/SECRET/29 (2007) and  
G/SECRET/29/Corr.1  Milk protein 
substances  
(1 TL)  5 Joint letters and final 
reports in 
G/SECRET/29/Add.1  Results were circulated in 
G/MA/TAR/RS/277 and 
certified in WT/Let/819  Concluded  and 
certified  
7.  Chile Art. XXVIII:5  
 
G/SECRET/12 (2000)  Sugar  
(4 TLs)  6 Joint letters and final 
reports in 
G/SECRET/12/Add.1  Results were circulated in 
G/MA/TAR/RS/82 and 
certified in WT/Let/415  Concluded  and 
certified   
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- 4 - No. Member 
initiating 
renegotiation 
procedures  Provision(s) invoked, 
document symbol, and 
year Products  
(No. of 
national tariff 
lines)  No. of 
claims of 
interest  
on record  Submission of 
joint letters and 
final reports  Modification of the 
Schedule  
(1980 Procedures ) Current status  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
8.  Croatia  Art. XXVIII:5  
 
G/SECRET/24 (2006)  Bovine meat  
(15 TLs)  2   Schedule was 
withdrawn in the 
context of GATT 
Article  XXIV:6 
procedures for the 
enlargement to 
EU-28. See item 24. 
9.  Dominican 
Republic  Requested a waiver  for 
the renegotiation and 
transposition of its pre -
UR Schedule into the HS. 
See G/L/4 (1995)  n.a. n.a.   Following 
consultations, the 
request was 
withdrawn  
(See G/C/M/3)  
10.  El Salvador  Art. XXVIII:5  
 
G/SECRET/27 (2007)  Chicken meat  
(2 TLs)  None Final report in 
G/SECRET/27/Add.1  Results were circulated in 
G/MA/TAR/RS/124/Rev.1 
and certified in 
WT/Let/595  Concluded  and 
certified  
11.  El Salvador  Art. XXVIII:5  
 
G/SECRET/28 (2007)  Processed 
chicken meat  
(1 TL)  1 Final report in 
G/SECRET/28/Add.1 
and 
G/SECRET/28/Add.1/
Corr.1  Results were circulated in 
G/MA/TAR/RS/138 and 
certified in WT/Let/613  Concluded  and 
certified  
12.  European Union  Art. XXVIII:5  initiated 
during the GATT and 
concluded in the WTO  
 
SECRET/347 (1994)  Live cattle  
(3 TLs)  4 Joint letters in 
SECRET/347  Results were incorporated 
as part of G/L/65 and 
G/L/65/Rev.1 plus 
addenda. The EC -15 
Schedule was certified in 
WT/Let/666.  Renegotiation was 
continued as part of 
the EU enlargement 
to 15.  See item 21 
below.  Concluded  
and certified  
13.  European Union  Art. XXVIII:5  
 
G/SECRET/11 (2000)  Garlic  
(1 TL)  1 Joint letter in 
G/SECRET/11/Add.1  Results were circulated in 
G/MA/TAR/RS/80 and 
certified in WT/Let/668  Concluded  and 
certified  
14.  European Union  Art. XXVIII:5  
 
G/SECRET/15 (2002)  Cereals  
(6 TLs)  5 Two joint letters 
were circulated in 
G/SECRET/15/Add.1  Results were circulated in 
G/MA/TAR/RS/90 and 
certified in WT/Let/669  Concluded  and 
certified  
15.  European Union  Art. XXVIII:5  
 
G/SECRET/18 (2003)  Rice 
(2 TLs)  4 Final report and  joint 
letters were 
circulated in 
G/SECRET/18/Add.3  Results were included as 
part of 
G/MA/TAR/RS/3571 and 
certified in WT/Let/1220  Concluded  and 
certified  
 
1 See documentation submitted with G/MA/TAR/RS/357: page 2 of the "Technical Note" and the correlation table of agricultural pr oducts.   
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- 5 - No. Member 
initiating 
renegotiation 
procedures  Provision(s) invoked, 
document symbol, and 
year Products  
(No. of 
national tariff 
lines)  No. of 
claims of 
interest  
on record  Submission of 
joint letters and 
final reports  Modification of the 
Schedule  
(1980 Procedures ) Current status  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
16.  European Union  Art. XXVIII:5  
 
G/SECRET/22 (2004)  Bananas  
(1 TL)  10 G/SECRET/22/Add.12 Results were circulated in 
G/MA/TAR/RS/297 and 
certified in WT/Let/868  Concluded  and 
certified  
17.  European Union  Art. XXVIII:5  
 
G/SECRET/25 (2006)  Poultry meat  
(3 TLs)  4 Final report and joint 
letters were 
circulated in 
G/SECRET/25/Add.1  Results were included as 
part of 
G/MA/TAR/RS/3573 and 
certified in WT/Let/ 1220 Concluded  and 
certified  
18.  European Union  Art. XXVIII:5  
 
G/SECRET/30 (2007)  Butter  
(3 TLs)  1 Final report and a 
joint letter were 
circulated in 
G/SECRET/30/Add.1  Results were included as 
part of 
G/MA/TAR/RS/357,4 and 
certified in WT/Let/ 1220 Concluded  and 
certified  
19.  European Union  Art. XXVIII:5  
 
G/SECRET/32 (2009)  Processed 
poultry meat  
(7 TLs)  4 Final report and joint 
letter s were 
circulated in 
G/SECRET/32/Add.1  Results  were included5 as 
part of  
G/MA/TAR/RS/506. 
Reservations were raised.  Article XXVIII 
negotiations 
concluded.  Draft 
changes submitted 
under the 1980 
Procedures . Not yet 
certified.  
20.  European Union  Article XXVIII :5 
 
G/SECRET/42 and 
G/SECRET/42/Add.2 
(2018)   All agricultur al 
and non-
agricultural  
TRQs 27   Ongoing  
21.  European Union 
enlargement to 
15 Art. XXIV:6 initiated 
during the GATT and 
concluded in the WTO  
 
GATT doc. L/7614 (1994)  Schedule LXXX 
was 
withdrawn.6 15  The results of several 
bilateral negotiations were 
circulated in document 
G/L/65 and G/L/65/Rev.1 
plus addenda.  The new 
schedule was certified in 
WT/Let/666.  Concluded  and 
certified  
 
2 G/SECRET/22/Add.1 relates to special procedures included i n Annex to WT/MIN (01)/15. See the "Geneva Agreement on Trade in Bananas " (WT/L/784).  
3 See documentation submitted with G/MA/TAR/RS/357: page 2 of the "Technical Note" and the correlation table of agricultural products.  
4 See documentation submitted with G/MA/TAR/RS/357: correlation table of tariff rate quotas for agricultural products.  
5 G/MA/TAR/RS/506 states the draft "incorporates the more recent EU commitments resulting from, amongst others:  … Article XXVIII:  agreement on processed 
poultry products and the corresponding ch ange of duties (see WTO doc. G/SECRET /32/Add.1) ".  
6 GATT document L/7614  indicates inter alia  that "pending completion of the Article XXIV procedures and the creation of a new schedule valid  for the Union of 15, 
the tariff commitments in the previous Schedule LXXX of the Community of 12, together with the commitments resulting from the  Uruguay Round, will be fully respected. "  
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- 6 - No. Member 
initiating 
renegotiation 
procedures  Provision(s) invoked, 
document symbol, and 
year Products  
(No. of 
national tariff 
lines)  No. of 
claims of 
interest  
on record  Submission of 
joint letters and 
final reports  Modification of the 
Schedule  
(1980 Procedures ) Current status  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
22.  European Union 
enlargement to 
25 Arts. XXIV:6 and 
XXVIII  
 
G/SECRET/20 (2004)  Schedule CXL 
was 
withdrawn7 16 Final report and joint 
letters were 
circulated in 
G/SECRET/20/Add.8  Results were included as 
part of G/MA/TAR/RS/357  
and 
G/MA/TAR/RS/357/Add.1 .   
Certified in WT/Let/ 1220. Concluded  and 
certified  
23.  European Union 
enlargement to 
27 Arts. XXIV:6 and 
XXVIII  
 
G/SECRET/26 (2006)  Schedule was 
modified in 
order to cover 
two additional 
members of 
the European 
Union8 12 Final report and joint 
letters were 
circulated in 
G/SECRET/26/Add.1  Results were included9 as 
part of  
G/MA/TAR/RS/506. 
Reservations were raised.  Article XXVIII 
negotiation 
concluded. Draft 
changes submitted 
under the 1980 
Procedures. Not yet 
certified.  
24.  European Union 
enlargement to 
28  Arts. XXIV:6 and 
XXVIII  
 
G/SECRET/35 (2013)  Schedule to be 
modified in 
order to cover 
one additional 
member of the 
European 
Union10  13 Joint letters  were 
circulated in 
G/SECRET/35/Add.1  
and 
G/SECRET/35/ Add.2 . 
The final report was 
circulated in 
G/SECRET/35/Add.2  Results were included11 as 
part of  G/MA/TAR/RS/506  
and 
G/MA/TAR/RS/506/Add. 2.
Reservations were raised.  Article XXVIII 
negotiation 
concluded. D raft 
changes  submitted 
under the 1980 
Procedures. Not yet 
certified.  
 
 
7 Document G/SECRET/20 indicates inter alia  that " Pending the compl etion of the Article XXIV and XXVIII GATT 1994 procedures and the creation of a new schedule 
valid for the European Communities of 25, the commitments in the European Communities Schedule CXL will be fully respected."  
8 Document G/SECRET/26 indicates inter alia that " the European Communities hereby notifies, within the framework of procedures  laid down in Articl e XXIV 
GATT  1994, and in particular paragraph 6 thereof, the modification of the Schedule of the European Communities in order to cover t hese new members of the European 
Union ." 
9 G/MA/TAR/RS/506 states the draft "incorporates the more recent EU commitments resulting from, amongst others:  … Article XXIV:6 agreements  resulting from 
the last two enlargements to EU -27 to include Romania and Bulgaria (s ee WTO doc. G/S ECRET /20/Add.8) and subsequently to EU -28 to include Croatia (see WTO doc. 
G/SECRET /35/Add.1 )". 
10 Document G/SECRET/35 states, inter alia, that " The new member of the European Union will be subject to the Schedules of the European Union on 1  July 2013." 
11 See footnote 9.  
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- 7 - No. Member 
initiating 
renegotiation 
procedures  Provision(s) invoked, 
document symbol, and 
year Products  
(No. of 
national tariff 
lines)  No. of 
claims of 
interest  
on record  Submission of 
joint letters and 
final reports  Modification of the 
Schedule  
(1980 Procedures ) Current status  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
25.  Gabon  Arts. XXIV:6 and 
XXVIII:4 request to 
enter into renegotiations 
was authorized by the 
Council for Trade in 
Goods on 18 October 
2013 (see G/C/M/116, 
paragraph 3.20)  
 
G/SECRET/36  and 
G/SECRET/36/ Corr.1  
(2013)  Various non -
agricultural 
products  
(4785 TLs)  5 Final report and a 
joint letter were 
circulated in 
G/SECRET/36/Add.3  Results were circulated in 
G/MA/TAR/RS/446.  
Following comments by 
one Member, 
modifications were 
circulated in 
G/MA/TAR/RS/446/Add.1.
Certified in WT/Let/1261 . Concluded and 
certified  
26.  Grenada  Art. XXVIII:4 request  
to enter into 
renegotiations was 
submitted.  
See G/C/M/59.  
 
G/SECRET/14 (2002)  Chicken meat 
and beer  
(8 TLs)  1   The request was 
withdrawn and 
replaced by 
G/SECRET/16 . See 
item 2 7. 
27.  Grenada  Art. XXVIII:1  
 
G/SECRET/16 (2002). 
G/SECRET/16/Corr.1 and  
G/SECRET/16/Add.1  Chicken meat 
and beer  
(9 TLs)  1 A report was 
circulated in 
G/SECRET/16/Add.2  Results were circulated in 
G/MA/TAR/RS/91 and 
certified in WT/Let/445  Concluded  and 
certified  
28.  Haiti Arts. XXIV:6 and 
XXVIII:5  
 
G/SECRET/39 (2017)  Various 
agricultural 
and non -
agricultural 
products  
(895 TLs)  5   Ongoing  
29.  Honduras  Art. XXVIII:5  
 
G/SECRET/21 (2004)  Chicken meat  
(3 TLs)  1 Final report and a 
joint letter were 
circulated in 
G/SECRE T/21/Add.1  Results were circulated in 
G/MA/TAR/RS/104 and 
certified in WT/Let/540  Concluded  and 
certified  
30.  Hungary  Art. XXVIII:5  
 
G/SECRET/3 (1995)  Paper and 
cardboard  
(2 TLs)  1   Schedule was 
withdrawn in the 
context of GATT 
Article  XXIV:6 
procedures for the 
enlargement to 
EU-25. See item 22.  
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- 8 - No. Member 
initiating 
renegotiation 
procedures  Provision(s) invoked, 
document symbol, and 
year Products  
(No. of 
national tariff 
lines)  No. of 
claims of 
interest  
on record  Submission of 
joint letters and 
final reports  Modification of the 
Schedule  
(1980 Procedures ) Current status  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
31.  India  Art. XXVIII:1  
 
G/SECRET/8 (1996)  Various 
agricultural 
products  
(19 TLs)  5 Final report and joint 
letters  were 
circulated in 
G/SECRET/8/Add.1  Results were circulated in 
G/MA/TAR/RS/66 and 
certified in WT/Let/440  Concluded  and 
certified  
32.  Kyrgyz Republic  Arts. XXIV:6 and 
XXVIII:5  
 
G/SECRET/38 (2015)  Various 
agricultural 
and non-
agricultural 
products  
(3300 TLs)  6   Ongoing  
33.  Moldova, 
Republic of Art. XXVIII:5  
 
G/SECRET/31 (2007)  Sugar  
(12 TLs)  2 Final report and joint 
letters were 
circulated in 
G/SECRET/31/Add.1  Results were circulated in 
G/MA/TAR/RS/150 and 
certified in WT/Let/655  
 Concluded  and 
certified  
34.  Netherlands 
(Netherlands 
Antilles)  Art. XXVIII:5 and 
MTN.TNC/43 12 
 
G/SECRET/23  and 
G/SECRET/23/Corr.1  
(2005)  Various 
agricultural 
and non -
agricultural 
products  
(2493 TLs)  1   Ongoing. 
Reservations were 
raised  
35.  Panama  Art. XXVIII:5  
 
G/SECRET/33 (2012)  Maize and 
processed 
tomatoes  
(6 TLs)  2 Final report was 
circulated in 
G/SECRET/33/Add.1  Results were circulated in 
G/MA/TAR/RS/304 and 
certified in WT/Let/891  Concluded  and 
certified  
36.  Panama  Art. XXVIII:1  
 
G/SECRET/ 45 (2020) Liquid and 
evaporated 
milk 
(9 TLs)     Ongoing  
37.  Philippines  Art. XXVIII:5  
 
G/SECRET/9 (2000)  Sugar  
(2 TLs)  3 Final report was 
circulated in 
G/SECRET/9/Add.3  Results were circulated in 
G/MA/TAR/RS/93 . 
Reservations were raised.   Draft changes 
submitted under the 
1980 Procedures. 
Not yet certified.  
 
12 At the end of the Uruguay Round, the Kingdom of Netherlands submitted schedules for the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba.  Howe ver, these Schedules were not 
presented in the required format and were in Dutch.   
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- 9 - No. Member 
initiating 
renegotiation 
procedures  Provision(s) invoked, 
document symbol, and 
year Products  
(No. of 
national tariff 
lines)  No. of 
claims of 
interest  
on record  Submission of 
joint letters and 
final reports  Modification of the 
Schedule  
(1980 Procedures ) Current status  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
38.  Senegal  Requested a waiver  in 
the GATT to renegotiate 
its Schedule  
 
SECRET/341 (1 993) and 
SECRET/341/Add.1.  
See also L/7352  
 Various 
agricultural 
and non -
agricultural 
products  
(No. of TLs  
not available)  n.a. Joint letters were 
circulated in 
G/SECRET/6 and 
addenda 1 -3  Ongoing. Senegal 
needs to ma ke a 
submission under the 
1980 P rocedures for 
rectification and 
modification of 
schedules in order to 
conclude the 
procedures.  
39.  Sri Lanka  HS introduction  
 
GATT doc. 
SECRET/HS/26 (1990)  
 
UR Schedule noted the 
procedures as pending  Various 
agricultural 
and non -
agricultural 
products  
(44 TLs)  5 Final report and joint 
letters were 
circulated in 
G/SECRET/HS/11  Results were circulated in 
G/MA/TAR/RS/106  and 
certified in WT/Let/549  Concluded  and 
certified  
40.  Suriname  Art. XXVIII:1  
 
G/SECRET/17 (2002)  Various 
agricultural 
and non -
agricultural 
products  
(431 TLs)  5   Request was 
withdrawn in 
G/SECRET/17/Add.2  
41.  Suriname  Arts. XXIV:6 and 
XXVIII:5  
 
G/SECRET/41 (2018)  
 Various 
agricultural 
and non -
agricultural 
products  
(716 TL s) 5   Ongoing  
42.  Switzerland -
Liechtenstein  Art. XXVIII:5  
 
G/SECRET/4 (1995)  
 Apricots  
(1 TL)  1 Final report was 
circulated in 
G/SECRET/4/Add.1  
and 
G/SECRET/4/Add.2  Results were circulated in  
G/MA/TAR/RS/579 and 
G/MA/TAR/RS/579/Add.1 .
Certified in WTT/Let/1456  Concluded and 
certified  
43.  Switzerland -
Liechtenstein  Art. XXVIII:5  
 
G/SECRET/5 (1995)  Wine 
(3 TLs)  2 Final report and joint 
letters were 
circulated in 
G/SECRET/5/Add.1  Results were circulated in 
G/MA/TAR/RS/483  and 
Corr.1. Ce rtified in 
WT/Let/ 1333.  Concluded and 
certified  
44.  Switzerland -
Liechtenstein  Art. XXVIII:5  
 
G/SECRET/19 (2003)  Live horses, 
assess, mules 
and hinnies  
(2 TLs)  n.a.   Request was 
withdrawn in 
G/SECRET/19/Add.1   
  G/MA/W/123/Rev.7  
 
- 10 - No. Member 
initiating 
renegotiation 
procedures  Provision(s) invoked, 
document symbol, and 
year Products  
(No. of 
national tariff 
lines)  No. of 
claims of 
interest  
on record  Submission of 
joint letters and 
final reports  Modification of the 
Schedule  
(1980 Procedures ) Current status  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
45.  Switzerland -
Liechtenstein  Art. XXVIII:5  
 
G/SECRET/40  and 
G/SECRET/40 /Corr.1  
(2018)  Seasoned 
meat, not 
further 
prepared   
(2 TLs)  2 Final report and joint 
letters were 
circulated in 
G/SECRET/40/Add.1  Results were circulated in   
G/MA/TAR/RS/594  Draft changes 
submitted under the 
1980 Procedures. 
Not yet certified.  
46.  Trinidad and 
Tobago  Art. XXVIII: 4 request  
to enter into 
renegotiations was 
submitted.  
See G/C/M/ 133.  
 
G/SECRET/43  (2018)  Other 
Hydraulic 
cements   
(1 TLs)  n.a.   The request has not 
been approved.  
47.  Ukraine  Art. XXVIII:5  
 
G/SECRET/34  Various 
agricultural 
and non -
agricultural 
products  
(371 TLs) 30   Request was 
withdrawn at the 
meeting of the 
General Council of 
21 October 2014  
(see WT/GC/M/153).  
48.  United Kingdom  Art. XXVIII :5 
 
G/SECRET/44 (2018)  All agricultural 
and non -
agricultural 
TRQs 21   Ongoing  
49.  United States  Art. XXVIII:5  
 
G/SECRET/2 (1995)  Tobacco 
products  
(9 TLs)  1 Final report and joint 
letters were 
circulated in 
G/SECRET/2/Add.1.   Ad referendum  
agreement was 
reached with a 
number of Members, 
but reservations are 
maintained by one 
Member.   
No additional 
information.  
Source :  WTO Secretariat based on notifications by WTO Members and bilateral communications in which the Secretariat has been copied.  
 
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