agrem import licens procedur member regard multilater trade negoti desir object gatt take account trade develop financi develop countri member recogn us automat import licens purpos licens restrict trade recogn import licens emploi administ measur adopt pursuant relev provis gatt recogn provis gatt appli import licens procedur desir ensur import licens procedur util manner contrari principl oblig gatt recogn flow intern trade imped inappropri import licens procedur convinc import licens automat import licens implement transpar predict manner recogn automat licens procedur administr burdensom abolut administ relev measur desir simplifi bring transpar administr procedur practic intern trade ensur fair equit applic administr procedur practic desir provid consult mechan speedi effect equit resolut disput aris agreement agre articl gener provis purpos agreement import licens defin administr procedur oper import licens regim requir submiss applic document requir custom purpos relev administr bodi prior condit import custom territori import member member ensur administr procedur implement import licens regim conform relev provis gatt includ annex protocol interpret agreement view prevent trade distort aris inappropri oper procedur take account econom develop purpos financi trade develop countri member rule import licens procedur neutral applic administ fair equit manner rule inform procedur submiss applic includ elig person firm institut make applic administr bodi i approach list product subject licens requir publish sourc notifi committe import licens provid articl refer agreement committe manner enabl govern trader acquaint public place practic dai prior effect date requir event effect date except derog rule licens procedur list product subject import licens publish manner time period copi public made secretariat member make comment write provid opportun discuss comment request concern member give due consider comment result discuss applic form applic renew form simpl document inform consid strictli proper function licens regim requir applic applic procedur applic renew procedur simpl applic allow reason period submiss licenc applic close date period dai provis extens circumst insuffici applic receiv period applic approach administr bodi connect applic strictli indispens approach administr bodi applic approach administr bodi applic refus minor document error alter basic data contain penalti greater serv warn impos respect omiss mistak document procedur made fraudul intent gross neglig licens import refus minor variat quantiti weight amount design licenc due differ occur shipment differ incident bulk load minor differ consist normal commerci practic foreign exchang pai licens import made licenc holder basi import good requir import licenc regard secur except provis articl xxi gatt appli provis agreement requir member disclos confidenti inform imped law enforc contrari public interest prejudic legitim commerci interest enterpris public privat articl automat import licens automat import licens defin import licens approv applic grant case accord requir paragraph provis addit paragraph articl paragraph articl appli automat import licens procedur automat licens procedur administ manner restrict effect import subject automat licens automat licens procedur deem trade restrict effect inter alia person firm institut fulfil legal requir import member engag import oper involv product subject automat licens equal elig appli obtain import licenc ii applic licenc submit work dai prior custom clearanc good iii applic licenc submit complet form approv immedi receipt extent administr feasibl maximum work dai member recogn automat import licens procedur automat import licens maintain long circumst gave rise introduct prevail long underli administr purpos achiev articl automat import licens provis addit paragraph articl appli automat import licens procedur automat import licens procedur defin import licens fall definit contain paragraph articl automat licens trade restrict distort effect import addit caus imposit restrict automat licens procedur correspond scope durat measur implement administr burdensom absolut administ measur case licens requir purpos implement quantit restrict member publish suffici inform member trader basi grant alloc licenc member possibl person firm institut request except derog licens requir includ fact inform publish paragraph articl inform make request extent indic circumst request consid member provid request member interest trade product concern relev inform administr restrict ii import licenc grant recent period iii distribut licenc suppli countri iv practic import statist volum respect product subject import licens develop countri member expect addit administr financi burden account member administ quota mean licens publish amount quota appli quantiti open close date quota chang thereof time period paragraph articl manner enabl govern trader acquaint case quota alloc suppli countri member appli restrict promptli inform member interest suppli product concern share quota alloc quantiti suppli countri publish inform time period paragraph articl manner enabl governmen trader acquaint situat aris make provid earli open date quota inform refer paragraph articl publish time period paragraph articl manner enabl govern trader acquaint person firm institut fulfil legal administr requir import member equal elig appli consid licenc licenc applic approv applic request reason therefor appeal review accord domest legisl procedur import member period process applic reason control member longer dai applic consid receiv serv basi longer dai applic consid simultan case period process applic consid begin dai close date announc applic period period licenc valid reason durat short preclud import period licenc valid preclud import distant sourc special case import meet unforeseen short term requir administ quota member prevent import effect accord issu licenc discourag full util quota issu licenc member account desir issu licenc product econom quantiti alloc licenc member import perform applic regard consider licenc issu applic past fulli util recent repres period case licenc fulli util member examin reason reason consider alloc licenc consider ensur reason distribut licenc import take account desir issu licenc product econom quantiti regard special consider import import product origin develop countri member develop countri member case quota administ licenc alloc suppli countri licenc holder free choos sourc import case quota alloc suppli countri licenc stipul countri countri appli paragraph articl compens adjust made futur licenc alloc import exceed previou licenc level articl institut establish committe import licens compos repres member committe elect chairman vice chairman meet purpos afford member opportun consult matter relat oper agreement further object articl notif member institut licens procedur procedur notifi committe dai public notif institut import licens procedur includ inform list product subject licens procedur contact point inform elig administr bodi i submiss applic date public licens procedur publish indic licens procedur automat automat definit contain articl case automat import licens procedur administr purpos case automat import licens procedur indic measur implement licens procedur expect durat licens procedur estim probabl reason inform provid notif import licens procedur element mention occur member notifi committe public inform requir paragraph articl publish interest member consid member notifi institut licens procedur accord provis paragraph bring matter attent member notif made promptli member notifi licens procedur includ relev inform articl consult disput settlement consult settlement disput respect matter affect oper agreement subject provis articl xxii xxiii gatt elabor appli disput settlement understand articl review committe review year implement oper agreement take account object thereof right oblig contain basi committe review secretariat prepar factual report base inform provid articl respons annual questionnair import licens procedur relev reliabl inform report provid synopsi aforement inform indic develop period review includ inform agre committe member undertak complet annual questionnair import licens procedur promptli full committe inform council trade good develop period cover review articl final provis reserv reserv enter respect provis agreement consent member domest legisl member ensur date entri forc wto agreement conform law regul administr procedur provis agreement member inform committe law regul relev agreement administr law regul procedur refer licens similar administr procedur agreement impli basi scope durat measur implement licens procedur subject question agreement purpos agreement term govern deem includ compet author european commun import licens procedur requir secur restrict effect import considerd fall scope paragraph develop countri member develop countri member parti agreement import licens procedur april specif difficulti requir subparagraph ii iii notif committe delai applic subparagraph year date entri forc wto agreement member refer quota holder origin circul gatt document march