WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.18 
26 March 2004 
 (04-1334) 
Committee on Market Access  
   
STATUS OF SUBMISSIONS TO THE INTEGRATED DATA BASE (IDB) 
 
Note by the Secretariat
1 
 
Revision  
 
 Pursuant to the General Council Decision circ ulated on 16 July 1997 (WT/L/225), and at the 
request of the Members of the Committee, the attached tables2 indicate the status of submissions to 
the Integrated Data Base (IDB) received by the Secretariat. 
  As of 16 March 2004, twenty one Members had not yet made any submissions to the IDB. 
 
   
                                                     
 
1 This document has been prepared under the Secret ariat's own responsibility and without prejudice to 
the positions of Members and to their rights and obligations under the WTO. 
2 For an explanation of the columns' headings see "Modalities and Operation of the Integrated Data 
Base" (G/MA/IDB/1/Rev.1). G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.18 
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Status of IDB submissions as of 16 March 2004
 
  
Current Tariffs Date of 
submission Members Year Imports 
Applied Bound Product 
Descriptions National 
Correlations Other 
References Imports Tariffs 
Albania 2000 Yes* - - - - - 06-01 01-00 
  2001 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 06-01 
Angola no submission received 
Antigua and 
Barbuda no submission received 
Argentina 1996 Yes Yes - Yes n.a. - 01-99 03-99 
  1997 Yes Yes - Yes - - 02-99 02-99 
  1998 Yes Yes - Yes - - 01-99 09-98 
  1999 Yes Yes - Yes - - 07-00 07-00 
  2000 Yes Yes - Yes - - 07-01 07-00 
  2001 Yes Yes Yes Yes - - 07-02 04-01 
  2002 Yes* - - - - - 06-03 01-00 
Armenia no submission received 
Australia 1996 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 12-97 06-98 
  1997 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 06-98 12-97 
  1998 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* - 10-99 12-97 
  1999 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* - 08-00 01-99 
  2000 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* - 02-03 06-00 
  2001 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* - 02-03 04-01 
  2002 Yes* Yes* - Yes* Yes* Yes* 02-03 09-02 
  2003 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 02-04 03-03 
Bahrain 1996 Yes* - - - n.a. - 09-99 01-00 
  1997 Yes* - - - - - 09-99 01-00 
  1998 Yes* - - - - - 09-99 01-00 
  1999 Yes* - - - - - 03-00 01-00 
Bangladesh 1998 - Yes - - - - 01-00 10-01 
  1999 - Yes - - - - 01-00 10-01 
Barbados 1996 Yes - - - n.a. Yes 06-99 01-00 
  1997 Yes Yes* - Yes* - Yes 06-99 04-00 
  1998 Yes* Yes* - Yes* Yes* Yes* 06-99 04-00 
  1999 Yes* Yes - Yes Yes* - 04-00 06-99 
  2000 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 07-01 06-00 
  2001 Yes Yes - Yes - - 06-02 07-01 
  2002 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 07-03 07-03 
Belize no submission received 
Benin no submission received 
Bolivia 1996 Yes* Yes Yes Yes n.a. - 01-99 08-00 
  1997 Yes* Yes Yes Yes n.a. - 01-99 08-00 
  1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes n.a. - 08-01 01-99 
  1999 Yes Yes Yes Yes n.a. - 08-01 08-00 
  2000 Yes - - - n.a. - 08-01 01-00 
  2001 - Yes Yes Yes n.a. - 01-00 04-01 
  2002 - Yes - Yes n.a. - 01-00 11-02 
Botswana 2002 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 10-02  G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.18 
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 Current Tariffs Date of 
submission Members Year Imports 
Applied Bound Product 
Descriptions National 
Correlations Other 
References Imports Tariffs 
Brazil 1996 Yes Yes* Yes* - n.a. Yes 03-01 07-99 
  1997 Yes Yes Yes* - - Yes 04-99 09-00 
  1998 Yes Yes Yes* - - Yes 11-99 04-99 
  1999 Yes Yes Yes* - - Yes 09-00 09-00 
  2000 Yes Yes - - - Yes 03-01 09-00 
  2001 Yes Yes - - - - 11-02 03-01 
  2002 - Yes - - - - 01-00 04-02 
1996 Yes Yes - Yes n.a. - 06-01 06-99 
1997 Yes Yes - Yes - - 10-00 06-01 
1998 Yes Yes - Yes - - 10-00 06-01 
1999 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 10-00 06-01 
2000 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 03-03 06-01 Brunei 
Darussalam  
2001 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 03-03 06-01 
Bulgaria 1997 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 10-98 
  1998 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 03-03 10-98 
  1999 Yes* Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 03-03 04-99 
  2000 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 03-03 05-00 
  2001 Yes* Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 03-03 05-01 
  2002 - Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 01-00 05-02 
  2003 - Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 01-00 04-03 
Burkina Faso no submission received 
Burundi 2002 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 10-02 
  2003 - Yes* - - - - 01-00 10-03 
Cameroon 2001 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 12-02 
Canada 1996 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 12-97 03-98 
  1997 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 09-98 12-97 
  1998 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 03-99 03-98 
  1999 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 03-00 03-99 
  2000 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 03-01 03-00 
  2001 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 03-02 03-01 
  2002 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 04-03 03-02 
  2003 - Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* 01-00 04-03 
Central 
African 
Republic no submission received 
Chad no submission received 
Chile 1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes n.a. Yes 08-98 08-98 
  1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes n.a. Yes 08-98 08-98 
  1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes n.a. - 08-99 08-99 
  1999 Yes Yes Yes Yes n.a. Yes 07-00 08-99 
  2000 Yes Yes Yes* Yes n.a. - 09-01 07-00 
  2001 Yes Yes Yes* Yes n.a. - 05-02 09-01 
  2002 Yes* - - - n.a. - 12-03 01-00 
  2003 - Yes - Yes n.a. - 01-00 03-03 G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.18 
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Current Tariffs Date of 
submission Members Year Imports 
Applied Bound Product 
Descriptions National 
Correlations Other 
References Imports Tariffs 
China 1996 Yes Yes -a Yes n.a. - 10-97 03-98 
  1997 Yes Yes -a Yes - - 05-98 03-98 
  1998 Yes - -a - - - 05-99 01-00 
  1999 Yes - -a - - - 05-00 01-00 
  2000 Yes - -a - - - 06-01 01-00 
  2001 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 07-02 10-02 
  2002 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* - 08-03 09-02 
Colombia 1996 Yes Yes - Yes n.a. Yes 02-98 02-98 
  1997 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 06-98 02-98 
  1998 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* - 07-99 06-98 
  1999 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* - 06-00 06-00 
  2000 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* - 04-02 06-00 
  2001 Yes Yes Yes Yes - - 12-03 03-01 
  2002 Yes Yes - Yes - - 03-03 03-03 
  2003 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 03-03 
Congo no submission received 
Costa Rica 1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes n.a. Yes 10-98 03-01 
  1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 10-98 10-98 
  1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 10-99 10-98 
  1999 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 12-00 04-99 
  2000 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 10-01 05-00 
  2001 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 09-02 04-01 
  2002 - Yes* Yes* Yes* - Yes* 01-00 06-02 
Côte d'Ivoire 2000 Yes - - - - - 03-02 01-00 
  2002 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 03-02 
Croatia 2000 Yes - - - - - 06-01 01-00 
  2001 Yes Yes - Yes - - 12-02 05-01 
  2002 Yes Yes - Yes - - 08-03 12-02 
  2003 - Yes* - Yes* - Yes* 01-00 08-03 
Cuba 1996 Yes* Yes - Yes n.a. - 06-99 03-99 
  1997 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 06-99 10-99 
  1998 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 10-99 
  1999 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 02-04 07-01 
  2000 Yes Yes - Yes - - 10-02 07-01 
  2001 Yes Yes - Yes - - 10-02 05-02 
  2002 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 05-02 
  2003 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 05-03 
Cyprus 1996 Yes Yes - Yes n.a. Yes 03-98 03-98 
  1997 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 03-98 03-98 
  1998 Yes Yes - Yes - - 10-00 03-98 
  1999 Yes Yes - Yes - - 10-00 10-00 
  2000 Yes Yes - Yes - - 07-01 10-00 
  2001 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 07-01 
  2002 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 05-02 
  2003 - Yes* - Yes* - - 01-00 11-03  G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.18 
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 Current Tariffs Date of 
submission Members Year Imports 
Applied Bound Product 
Descriptions National 
Correlations Other 
References Imports Tariffs 
1996 Yes Yes Yes - n.a. Yes 12-97 12-98 Czech 
Republic 1997 Yes Yes Yes - - Yes 12-98 12-98 
  1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 12-01 03-98 
  1999 Yes - - - - Yes 12-01 01-00 
  2000 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 12-01 06-01 
  2001 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 09-02 09-01 
  2002 Yes* Yes Yes Yes - Yes 11-03 05-02 
  2003 - Yes Yes Yes - - 01-00 04-03 
Democratic 
Republic of 
the Congo no submission received 
Djibouti 1997 - Yes* - Yes* - - 01-00 02-02 
  1998 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 02-02 
  1999 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 02-02 
Dominica 1996 Yes Yes* Yes* Yes*  n.a. Yes 04-99 02-00 
  1997 Yes Yes* Yes* Yes* - Yes 04-99 02-00 
  1998 - Yes Yes* Yes - Yes 01-00 04-99 
  1999 - Yes Yes* Yes Yes* Yes 01-00 07-02 
  2000 - Yes Yes* Yes Yes* Yes 01-00 11-00 
  2001 Yes Yes Yes* Yes Yes* Yes 11-02 07-02 
1996 - Yes - Yes n.a. - 01-00 10-00 
1997 Yes* Yes - Yes n.a. - 07-02 10-00 
1998 Yes* Yes - Yes n.a. - 07-02 10-00 
1999 Yes* Yes - Yes n.a. Yes 07-02 10-00 
2000 Yes* Yes - Yes n.a. Yes 07-02 10-00 
2001 - Yes - Yes n.a. Yes 01-00 07-02 Dominican 
Republic 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  2002 Yes* Yes - Yes n.a. Yes 12-03 07-02 
Ecuador 1996 Yes Yes Yes* - n.a. - 07-99 07-99 
  1997 Yes Yes Yes* - - Yes 11-98 07-99 
  1998 Yes Yes Yes* - - - 03-01 07-99 
  1999 Yes Yes Yes* - - - 03-01 07-99 
  2000 Yes Yes Yes* Yes - - 03-01 03-01 
  2001 Yes Yes Yes* Yes - - 05-02 11-03 
  2002 - Yes Yes* Yes - - 01-00 05-02 
Egypt 1997 Yes* - Yes Yes - - 11-00 01-00 
  1998 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 11-00 12-98 
  1999 Yes* - - - - - 11-00 01-00 
  2000 Yes - - - - - 09-03 01-00 
  2001 Yes - - - - - 09-03 01-00 
  2002 Yes - - - - - 09-03 01-00 
El Salvador 1996 Yes* Yes - Yes n.a. Yes 02-00 02-00 
  1997 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 02-00 02-00 
  1998 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 02-00 02-00 
  1999 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 02-02 02-02 
  2000 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 02-02 02-02 
  2001 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - Yes* 01-04 01-04 
  2002 - Yes* - Yes* - Yes* 01-00 06-02 G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.18 
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Current Tariffs Date of 
submission Members Year Imports 
Applied Bound Product 
Descriptions National 
Correlations Other 
References Imports Tariffs 
Estonia 1996 Yes Yes -a Yes Yes* - 01-98 03-98 
  1997 Yes Yes -a Yes - Yes 09-98 09-98 
  1998 Yes Yes -a Yes - Yes 09-99 03-98 
  1999 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 09-00 03-00 
  2000 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 09-01 03-00 
  2001 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 09-02 02-01 
  2002 Yes* Yes Yes Yes - Yes 11-03 05-02 
  2003 - Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* 01-00 01-03 
1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes n.a. Yes 12-97 12-97 
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 10-98 01-98 
1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 05-99 06-98 
1999 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 04-00 01-99 
2000 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 04-01 01-00 
2001 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 07-02 02-01 
2002 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 04-03 12-01 
2003 - Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 01-00 11-02 European 
Communities  
2004 n.a. Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 01-00 12-03 
Fiji no submission received 
1998 Yes - -a - - - 04-01 01-00 
1999 Yes - -a - - - 04-01 01-00 
2000 Yes - -a - - - 04-01 01-00 Former 
Yugoslav 
Republic of 
Macedonia  
2001 - Yes -a Yes - - 01-00 04-01 
Gabon 1996 Yes - - - n.a. - 06-01 01-00 
  1997 Yes - - - - - 06-01 01-00 
  1998 Yes* - - - - - 06-01 01-00 
  1999 Yes* - - - - - 03-01 01-00 
  2000 Yes* Yes - - - - 06-01 03-01 
  2001 Yes - - - - - 12-02 01-00 
Gambia 2003 - Yes* - Yes* - - 01-00 10-03 
Georgia 2000 Yes - - - - - 08-01 01-00 
  2001 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 02-04 02-04 
  2002 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 02-04 02-04 
  2003 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 11-03 09-03 
Ghana 2000 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - Yes* 03-01 07-00 
  2001 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - Yes* 10-03 10-03 
  2002 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - Yes* 10-03 10-03 
Grenada 1996 Yes* - - - n.a. - 02-99 01-00 
  1997 Yes* - - - - - 02-99 01-00 
  2000 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 11-00 
  2001 - Yes* - Yes* - - 01-00 11-02 
Guatemala 1996 Yes* Yes* - Yes* n.a. - 09-98 12-98 
  1997 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 09-98 09-98 
  1998 Yes* Yes Yes* Yes - Yes 10-99 09-98 
  1999 Yes* Yes Yes* Yes - Yes 10-02 10-99 
  2000 Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* - Yes* 10-02 10-02 
  2001 Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* - Yes* 12-03 10-02 
  2002 Yes* - - - - Yes* 12-03 01-00 
  2003 - Yes* - Yes* - Yes* 01-00 12-03  G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.18 
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 Current Tariffs Date of 
submission Members Year Imports 
Applied Bound Product 
Descriptions National 
Correlations Other 
References Imports Tariffs 
Guinea 1998 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 06-00 
  2001 Yes - - - - - 12-02 01-00 
Guinea Bissau no submission received 
Guyana 1997 Yes* - - - - - 11-02 01-00 
  1998 Yes* - - - - - 11-02 01-00 
  1999 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 11-02 11-02 
  2000 Yes* Yes - Yes n.a. - 11-02 11-02 
  2001 Yes* Yes - Yes n.a. - 11-02 11-02 
  2002 - Yes - Yes n.a. - 01-00 11-02 
Haiti no submission received 
Honduras 1996 Yes - - Yes n.a. - 02-98 01-00 
  1997 Yes* Yes Yes* Yes - - 02-98 05-98 
  1998 Yes Yes - Yes - - 03-01 03-01 
  1999 Yes Yes - Yes - - 03-01 03-01 
  2000 Yes Yes - Yes - - 10-03 03-01 
  2001 Yes Yes - Yes - - 10-03 10-03 
  2002 Yes Yes - Yes - - 10-03 10-03 
  2003 - Yes* - Yes* - - 01-00 06-03 
1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 12-97 12-97 
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 09-98 12-97 
1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 08-99 03-99 
1999 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 06-00 03-99 
2000 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 06-01 03-00 
2001 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 04-02 03-01 
2002 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 03-03 06-02 Hong Kong, 
China  
2003 - Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 01-00 03-03 
Hungary 1996 Yes* Yes - Yes* n.a. Yes 05-97 06-98 
  1997 Yes Yes - - - - 06-98 10-97 
  1998 Yes Yes - - - - 06-99 06-98 
  1999 Yes Yes - - - - 05-00 06-99 
  2000 Yes Yes - Yes* - - 06-01 05-00 
  2001 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 05-02 01-01 
  2002 - Yes - Yes - Yes 01-00 11-02 
Iceland 1996 Yes - - - n.a. - 08-98 01-00 
  1997 Yes - - - - - 08-98 01-00 
  1998 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 05-99 09-98 
  1999 Yes Yes* - Yes* - - 06-00 07-00 
  2000 Yes Yes - Yes - - 07-01 02-02 
  2001 Yes - - - - - 03-02 01-00 
  2002 Yes - - - - - 05-03 01-00 G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.18 
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Current Tariffs Date of 
submission Members Year Imports 
Applied Bound Product 
Descriptions National 
Correlations Other 
References Imports Tariffs 
India 1996 Yes Yes - - n.a. - 12-97 09-99 
  1997 Yes* Yes - Yes* - - 01-02 09-99 
  1998 Yes Yes* - Yes* - - 11-00 08-03 
  1999 Yes Yes* - Yes* - - 01-02 08-03 
  2000 Yes Yes Yes Yes - - 01-02 08-02 
  2001 Yes Yes Yes* Yes - Yes 07-03 08-02 
  2002 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 03-02 
Indonesia 1996 Yes Yes* - Yes n.a. Yes 03-98 03-98 
  1997 Yes Yes* - Yes - Yes 07-98 07-98 
  1998 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 06-99 06-99 
  1999 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 09-00 09-00 
  2000 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 04-02 04-02 
  2001 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 11-02 11-02 
  2002 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 10-02 
Israel 1999 - Yes - Yes* - - 01-00 05-00 
  2000 Yes* - - - - Yes* 08-01 01-00 
Jamaica 1998 Yes* - - - - - 11-02 01-00 
  1999 Yes* Yes Yes* Yes - - 11-02 04-99 
  2000 Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* - - 11-02 02-03 
  2001 Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* - - 11-02 02-03 
Japan 1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* - 03-98 03-98 
  1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* - 08-98 03-98 
  1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 09-99 08-98 
  1999 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 06-00 09-99 
  2000 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 10-01 06-00 
  2001 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 02-03 10-01 
  2002 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 11-03 02-03 
  2003 - Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* 01-00 11-03 
Jordan 1999 Yes* - -a - - - 04-02 01-00 
  2000 Yes Yes Yes* Yes - - 05-02 04-02 
  2001 Yes* Yes Yes Yes - - 08-03 04-02 
  2002 Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* - - 10-03 04-02 
  2003 - Yes* Yes* Yes* - - 01-00 07-03 
Kenya 1996 Yes* - - - n.a. Yes* 03-00 01-00 
  1997 Yes* - - - - Yes* 03-00 01-00 
  1998 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - Yes* 03-00 03-01 
  1999 Yes* Yes - Yes - Yes 09-00 06-00 
  2000 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 06-03 03-01 
  2001 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 06-03 07-01 
1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes n.a. Yes 12-97 12-97 
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 04-98 04-98 
1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes - - 06-99 04-98 
1999 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 07-00 06-99 
2000 Yes Yes Yes Yes - - 08-02 07-00 
2001 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 09-02 03-01 
2002 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 06-03 04-02 Korea, 
Republic of 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
2003 - Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 01-00 04-03 
Kuwait no submission received  G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.18 
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 Current Tariffs Date of 
submission Members Year Imports 
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Descriptions National 
Correlations Other 
References Imports Tariffs 
2000 - Yes - - - - 01-00 05-01 
2001 - Yes - - - - 01-00 05-01 Kyrgyz 
Republic  
2003 - Yes* - - - - 01-00 04-03 
Latvia 1997 Yes Yes* -a Yes*  Yes* Yes 03-99 06-01 
  1998 Yes Yes -a Yes* - Yes 08-99 03-99 
  1999 Yes Yes Yes Yes* - Yes 08-00 03-99 
  2000 Yes Yes* Yes* Yes*  Yes* Yes 04-01 06-01 
  2001 Yes Yes* Yes* Yes* - Yes 09-02 06-01 
  2002 Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* - Yes* 11-03 12-03 
  2003 - - Yes* - - - 01-00 12-03  
Lesotho no submission received 
Lithuania 2001 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 08-02 10-02 
  2002 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 08-03 04-03 
Macao, China 1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes n.a. Yes 06-97 06-97 
  1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 04-98 04-98 
  1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 07-99 09-00 
  1999 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 03-01 09-00 
  2000 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 06-01 09-00 
  2001 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 06-02 06-01 
  2002 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 03-03 06-02 
  2003 - Yes Yes Yes - - 01-00 03-03 
Madagascar 1996 Yes* Yes - Yes n.a. - 02-99 02-99 
  1997 Yes Yes - Yes - - 02-99 02-99 
  1998 Yes Yes - Yes - - 12-99 02-99 
  2000 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 01-01 01-01 
  2002 - Yes* - Yes* - - 01-00 12-02 
Malawi 2000 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 03-01 
  2002 Yes - - - - - 10-03 01-00 
  2003 - Yes* - Yes* - - 01-00 10-03 
Malaysia 1996 Yes - - Yes n.a. Yes 12-98 01-00 
  1997 Yes - - Yes - Yes 12-98 01-00 
  1999 Yes* Yes Yes* Yes - - 01-02 08-00 
  2000 Yes* Yes Yes* Yes - - 01-02 08-00 
  2001 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 04-03 01-02 
  2002 Yes* - - - - - 04-03 01-00 
Maldives 1996 Yes - - Yes n.a. Yes 02-99 01-00 
  1997 Yes - - Yes - Yes 02-99 01-00 
  1998 Yes* - - - - - 04-03 01-00 
  1999 Yes* - - - - - 04-03 01-00 
  2000 Yes* - - - - - 04-03 01-00 
  2001 Yes* - - - - - 04-03 01-00 
  2002 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 04-03 04-02 
Mali 1996 Yes* Yes - Yes n.a. - 12-99 12-99 
  1997 Yes* Yes - Yes n.a. - 12-99 12-99 
  1998 Yes* Yes - Yes n.a. - 12-99 12-99 
  1999 - Yes - Yes n.a. - 01-00 12-99 G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.18 
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Descriptions National 
Correlations Other 
References Imports Tariffs 
Malta 1996 Yes Yes Yes* Yes n.a. - 01-98 01-98 
  1997 Yes Yes Yes* Yes - - 08-98 01-98 
  1998 Yes Yes Yes* Yes - - 07-99 03-98 
  1999 Yes Yes Yes* Yes - Yes 06-00 03-99 
  2000 Yes Yes - Yes - - 03-01 01-01 
  2001 Yes Yes - Yes - - 01-03 03-01 
  2002 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 09-02 
Mauritania 1997 Yes* - - - - - 12-98 01-00 
  1998 Yes* - - - - - 08-00 01-00 
  1999 Yes* - - - - - 08-00 01-00 
  2001 Yes Yes - Yes - - 12-02 12-02 
Mauritius 1996 Yes Yes - Yes n.a. - 05-98 05-98 
  1997 Yes Yes* - Yes* - - 05-98 05-98 
  1998 Yes Yes - Yes - - 02-01 03-01 
  1999 Yes Yes - Yes - - 02-01 03-01 
  2000 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 03-01 02-01 
  2001 Yes Yes - Yes - - 10-03 01-02 
  2002 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 10-03 10-03 
Mexico 1996 Yes - - - n.a. Yes 04-99 01-00 
  1997 Yes - - - - Yes 04-99 01-00 
  1998 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 08-00 04-99 
  1999 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 08-00 08-00 
  2000 Yes Yes - Yes - - 04-02 08-00 
  2001 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 04-02 04-02 
  2002 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 04-03 04-02 
  2003 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 04-03 
Moldova 2002 - Yes* - Yes* - - 01-00 10-03 
Mongolia 1996 Yes* Yes* -a - n.a. Yes* 08-02 10-02 
  1997 Yes* Yes* - - n.a. Yes* 02-99 10-02 
  1998 Yes* Yes* - - n.a. Yes* 08-02 10-02 
  1999 Yes Yes - - n.a. Yes 08-02 10-02 
  2000 Yes Yes - - n.a. Yes 08-02 10-02 
  2001 Yes Yes - - n.a. Yes 08-02 10-02 
  2002 - Yes - - n.a. - 01-00 10-02 
  2003 - Yes* - - n.a. - 01-00 10-02 
Morocco 1996 Yes - - - n.a. Yes 12-97 01-00 
  1997 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 12-98 12-98 
  1998 Yes* - - - - - 09-00 01-00 
  1999 Yes* - - - - - 09-00 01-00 
  2002 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 02-03 
Mozambique no submission received 
Myanmar 1996 - Yes - Yes n.a. - 01-00 06-99 
  2002 - Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 01-00 02-03 
Namibia 1996 Yes* Yes* - Yes* n.a. - 06-99 11-99 
  1997 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 06-99 06-99 
  1998 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 06-99 06-99 
  2002 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 10-02  G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.18 
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New Zealand 1996 Yes Yes - Yes* n.a. - 11-97 11-97 
  1997 Yes Yes - Yes - - 10-98 07-98 
  1998 Yes Yes - Yes - - 07-99 07-98 
  1999 Yes Yes - Yes - - 04-01 08-99 
  2000 Yes Yes* - Yes* - - 04-01 07-01 
  2001 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 06-02 07-01 
  2002 - Yes* - Yes* - - 01-00 02-02 
Nicaragua 1996 Yes Yes - Yes n.a. - 12-98 12-98 
  1997 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 12-98 12-98 
  1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes - - 05-02 12-98 
  1999 Yes Yes Yes Yes - - 05-02 07-00 
  2000 Yes Yes Yes Yes - - 05-02 05-02 
  2001 Yes* Yes Yes Yes - - 01-04 05-02 
  2002 - Yes Yes Yes - - 01-00 05-02 
  2003 - Yes* Yes* Yes* - Yes* 01-00 01-04 
Niger 2002 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 12-02 
Nigeria no submission received 
Norway 1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes n.a. - 01-98 01-98 
  1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes - - 12-98 01-98 
  1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes - - 04-00 05-98 
  1999 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 08-00 03-99 
  2000 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* - 10-01 03-00 
  2001 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* - 01-02 02-01 
  2002 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* - 06-03 03-02 
  2003 - Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 01-00 02-03 
  2004 n.a. Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* 01-00 02-04 
Oman 1997 Yes* - -a - - - 03-03 01-00 
  1998 Yes* - -a - - - 03-03 01-00 
  1999 Yes* - -a - - - 03-03 01-00 
  2000 Yes* - - - - - 03-03 01-00 
  2001 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 12-02 03-02 
Pakistan 1997 Yes* - - - - - 05-98 01-00 
  1998 Yes* - - - - - 06-99 01-00 
  1999 Yes* - - - - - 04-00 01-00 
  2000 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 04-01 02-01 
  2001 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 02-02 02-02 
  2002 Yes* - - - - - 10-03 01-00 
  2003 Yes* - - - - - 02-04 01-00 G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.18 
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Current Tariffs Date of 
submission Members Year Imports 
Applied Bound Product 
Descriptions National 
Correlations Other 
References Imports Tariffs 
Panama 1996 Yes - -a - n.a. Yes 07-98 01-00 
  1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 07-98 07-98 
  1998 Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* - Yes* 12-02 12-02 
  1999 Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* - - 12-02 12-02 
  2000 Yes Yes Yes* Yes - - 12-02 12-02 
  2001 Yes Yes Yes* Yes - - 12-02 03-01 
  2002 Yes Yes Yes* Yes - - 01-04 12-02 
  2003 - - Yes* - - - 01-00 03-01  
  2004 n.a. - Yes* - - - 01-00 03-01  
Papua New 
Guinea 1999 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 10-99 
Paraguay 1996 - Yes* - - n.a. - 01-00 03-99 
  1997 Yes Yes* - Yes* - - 07-99 10-00 
  1998 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 07-99 07-99 
  1999 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 03-01 10-00 
  2000 Yes Yes - Yes - - 04-03 10-00 
  2001 Yes Yes - Yes - - 04-03 04-02 
  2002 Yes Yes - Yes - - 10-03 04-02 
  2003 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 07-03 
Peru 1996 Yes - - Yes n.a. - 03-98 01-00 
  1997 Yes - - Yes - - 03-98 01-00 
  1998 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 10-98 03-98 
Philippines 1996 Yes Yes - Yes n.a. - 06-98 04-96 
  1997 Yes Yes Yes* Yes - - 06-98 06-98 
  1998 Yes Yes Yes* Yes - - 06-99 09-98 
  1999 Yes Yes Yes Yes - - 06-00 06-99 
  2000 Yes Yes Yes* Yes - - 08-01 02-00 
  2001 Yes Yes Yes Yes - - 06-02 03-01 
  2002 Yes Yes - Yes - - 10-03 05-02 
  2003 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 03-03 
Poland 1996 Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* n.a. - 03-04 03-04 
  1997 Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* - - 03-04 03-04 
  1998 Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* - - 03-04 03-04 
  1999 Yes Yes* Yes* Yes* - Yes 07-00 07-00 
  2000 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 04-03 07-00 
  2001 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 07-02 06-01 
  2002 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 05-03 07-02 
  2003 - Yes Yes Yes - Yes 01-00 05-03 
Qatar no submission received 
Romania 1997 Yes - - - - Yes 05-99 01-00 
  1998 Yes* Yes* - - - - 06-01 06-01 
  1999 - Yes - - - Yes 01-00 05-99 
Rwanda 1999 Yes* - - - - - 01-04 01-00 
  2000 - Yes* - Yes* - - 01-00 01-04 
  2001 Yes* - - - - - 01-04 01-00 
  2002 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 01-04 09-03 
  2003 - Yes* - Yes* - - 01-00 09-03 
Saint Kitts and 
Nevis no submission received  G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.18 
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 Current Tariffs Date of 
submission Members Year Imports 
Applied Bound Product 
Descriptions National 
Correlations Other 
References Imports Tariffs 
Saint Lucia 2000 Yes Yes - Yes - - 11-02 11-02 
  2001 Yes Yes - Yes - - 11-02 11-02 
  2002 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 11-02 
Saint Vincent 
and the 
Grenadines 2002 - Yes* - Yes* - - 01-00 11-02 
Senegal 2000 Yes - - - - - 12-02 01-00 
  2001 Yes - - - - - 12-02 01-00 
  2002 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 12-02 
Sierra Leone no submission received 
Singapore 1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes n.a. Yes 09-98 09-98 
  1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 09-98 09-98 
  1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 09-99 09-98 
  1999 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 04-00 10-00 
  2000 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 02-01 10-00 
  2001 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 03-02 06-01 
  2002 - Yes Yes Yes Yes* - 01-00 08-02 
  2003 - Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* - 01-00 10-03 
  2004 n.a. - Yes* Yes* - - 01-00 10-02  
Slovak 
Republic 1997 Yes - - - - - 05-01 01-00 
  1998 Yes Yes - Yes - - 05-01 05-98 
  1999 Yes Yes - Yes - - 05-01 03-99 
  2000 Yes Yes - Yes - - 05-01 02-00 
  2001 Yes Yes - Yes - - 02-03 06-01 
  2002 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 09-03 04-02 
  2003 - Yes* - Yes* - Yes* 01-00 03-03 
Slovenia 1997 Yes* - - - - Yes* 11-99 01-00 
  1998 Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* - Yes* 11-99 11-99 
  1999 - Yes* Yes* Yes* - - 01-00 11-99 
  2000 Yes - - - - - 08-01 01-00 
  2001 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 09-02 08-01 
  2002 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 08-03 05-02 
  2003 - Yes* Yes* Yes* - Yes* 01-00 03-03 
Solomon 
Islands 1998 - Yes - - - - 01-00 06-00 
South Africa 1996 Yes* - - - n.a. - 06-98 01-00 
  1997 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 06-98 07-00 
  1999 Yes - - - - - 05-01 01-00 
  2000 Yes Yes - Yes - - 03-01 03-01 
  2001 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 05-01 
  2002 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 10-02 G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.18 
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Current Tariffs Date of 
submission Members Year Imports 
Applied Bound Product 
Descriptions National 
Correlations Other 
References Imports Tariffs 
Sri Lanka 1996 Yes - - - n.a. Yes 03-00 01-00 
  1997 Yes - - - - Yes 03-00 01-00 
  1998 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 03-00 03-00 
  1999 Yes - - - - - 12-01 01-00 
  2000 Yes - - - - - 12-01 01-00 
  2001 Yes Yes - Yes - - 02-02 02-02 
  2003 - Yes* - - - - 01-00 10-03 
Suriname 1996 Yes* - - - n.a. - 11-02 01-00 
  1997 Yes* - - - - - 11-02 01-00 
  1998 Yes* - - - - - 11-02 01-00 
  1999 Yes* - - - - - 11-02 01-00 
  2000 Yes* - - - - - 11-02 01-00 
  2001 Yes* - - - - - 11-02 01-00 
Swaziland 2002 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 10-02 
1996 Yes Yes - Yes n.a. - 06-97 02-98 
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 06-98 03-98 
1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 07-99 03-98 
1999 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 06-00 01-00 
2000 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 03-01 05-00 
2001 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 07-02 02-01 
2002 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 03-03 03-02 
2003 Yes* Yes* - - - - 03-04 03-03 Switzerland  
  
2004 n.a. Yes* - - - - 01-00 02-04 
1996 Yes Yes -a Yes n.a. Yes 08-98 08-98 
1997 Yes* Yes* -a Yes* - Yes* 06-98 06-98 
1998 Yes Yes -a Yes - - 01-00 08-98 
1999 Yes Yes -a Yes - - 07-00 04-99 
2000 Yes Yes -a Yes - - 01-02 05-00 
2001 Yes Yes -a Yes - - 06-02 04-01 
2002 Yes Yes - Yes - - 07-03 05-02 Chinese 
Taipei  
2003 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 05-03 
Tanzania 2003 - Yes* - Yes* - - 01-00 10-03 
Thailand 1996 Yes - - - n.a. - 06-98 01-00 
  1997 Yes - - - - - 06-98 01-00 
  1998 Yes - - - - Yes 06-99 01-00 
  1999 Yes Yes Yes* Yes - Yes 01-01 06-99 
  2000 Yes - - - - - 11-01 01-00 
  2001 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 03-03 03-03 
  2002 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 07-03 03-03 
  2003 - Yes* - Yes* - - 01-00 10-03 
Togo 1996 Yes Yes - Yes n.a. Yes 05-99 12-99 
  1997 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 05-99 12-99 
  1998 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - Yes* 12-99 12-99 
  1999 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 12-02 12-99 
  2000 Yes Yes - Yes - - 12-02 12-02 
  2001 Yes Yes - Yes - - 12-02 12-02 
  2002 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 02-03 12-02  G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.18 
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 Current Tariffs Date of 
submission Members Year Imports 
Applied Bound Product 
Descriptions National 
Correlations Other 
References Imports Tariffs 
1997 Yes* - - - - - 06-99 01-00 Trinidad and 
Tobago 1999 Yes* - - - - - 11-02 01-00 
  2000 Yes* - - - - - 11-02 01-00 
  2001 Yes* - - - - - 11-02 01-00 
  2004 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - - 01-00 02-04 
Tunisia 1996 Yes - - - n.a. - 05-99 01-00 
  1997 Yes - - - - - 05-99 01-00 
  1998 Yes* - - - - - 05-99 01-00 
  1999 Yes* Yes* - - - - 09-02 05-99 
Turkey 1996 Yes Yes - - n.a. Yes 01-98 01-98 
  1997 Yes Yes - - - Yes 08-98 01-98 
  1998 Yes Yes - - - Yes 09-99 09-99 
  1999 Yes Yes - - - - 07-00 07-00 
  2000 Yes Yes - - - - 04-01 06-01 
  2001 - Yes - - - - 01-00 06-01 
  2002 Yes* Yes* - - - Yes* 06-03 04-03 
  2003 - Yes* - - - - 01-00 06-03 
Uganda 2001 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 03-01 
United Arab 
Emirates no submission received 
United States 1996 Yes Yes - - Yes* Yes 12-97 12-97 
  1997 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 09-98 12-97 
  1998 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 03-00 03-98 
  1999 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 10-00 03-99 
  2000 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 09-01 04-00 
  2001 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 10-02 03-01 
  2002 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 02-04 03-02 
  2003 - Yes* - Yes* - Yes* 01-00 05-03 
Uruguay 1996 Yes - - - n.a. - 03-99 01-00 
  1997 Yes - - - - - 03-99 01-00 
  1998 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 06-00 03-99 
  1999 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 06-00 06-00 
  2000 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 05-01 06-00 
  2001 Yes Yes - Yes - - 08-02 03-01 
  2002 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 02-02 
Venezuela 1996 Yes Yes* - Yes* n.a. - 10-98 02-03 
  1997 Yes Yes - Yes - - 10-98 11-01 
  1998 Yes Yes - Yes - - 05-01 11-01 
  1999 Yes Yes - Yes - - 05-01 11-01 
  2000 Yes Yes - Yes - - 07-01 11-01 
  2001 Yes Yes - Yes - - 04-03 11-01 
  2002 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 02-03 
  2003 - Yes* - Yes* - - 01-00 10-03 
Zambia 1996 Yes* - - - n.a. - 07-98 01-00 
  1997 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 03-99 07-98 
  2001 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 10-02 
  2002 - Yes* - Yes* - - 01-00 10-03 G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.18 
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Descriptions National 
Correlations Other 
References Imports Tariffs 
Zimbabwe 1996 Yes* - - - n.a. - 03-01 01-00 
  1997 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 03-01 09-01 
  1998 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 03-01 09-01 
  1999 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 03-01 09-01 
  2000 Yes* Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 03-01 03-01 
  2001 - Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 01-00 09-01 
  2002 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 04-02 
 
 
 Yes =  submission received and disseminated. 
 Yes*=  submission received but not yet disseminated. 
    -  =  no submission received. 
  -a        =  was not a Member at that time. 
 n.a.  =  not applicable. 
  
  In the column "National Correlations", "-" may also indicate that the Secretaria t has not yet been able 
to ascertain the need for such a correlation table. 
  In the column "Date of submission", the date appears as follows:  month-year. 
 
 Submissions received since the last  version of the document "Status of Submissions to the Integrated 
Data Base (IDB)" (G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.17) appear in bold.  G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.18 
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 Status of IDB submissions as of 16 March 2004  
Countries Requesting Accession  
  
Current Tariffs Date of submission Countries 
requesting 
accession Year Imports 
Applied Bound Product 
DescriptionsNational  
Correlations Other 
References Imports Tariffs
Bahamas 1999 Yes - n.a. - - - 10-02 01-00 
  2000 Yes - n.a. - - - 10-02 01-00 
  2001 Yes - n.a. - - - 10-02 01-00 
  2002 - Yes n.a. Yes - - 01-00 10-02 
Belarus 2000 Yes* Yes n. a. Yes - - 05-01 05-01 
  2001 - Yes n.a. Yes - - 01-00 05-01 
Nepal 2002 - Yes n.a. Yes - - 01-00 04-03 
  2003 - Yes* n.a. Yes* - - 01-00 12-03 
Russian Federation 1999 Yes* - n.a. - - Yes* 06-01 01-00 
  2000 Yes* - n.a. - - - 06-01 01-00 
  2001 - Yes n.a. Yes - - 01-00 06-01 
Serbia and 
Montenegro 2000 Yes - n.a. - - - 06-01 01-00 
Tonga 2000 Yes* - n.a. - - - 03-03 01-00 
  2001 Yes* - n.a. - - - 03-03 01-00 
 
 Yes =  submission received and disseminated. 
 Yes*=  submission received but not yet disseminated.     -  =  no submission received. 
 n.a. =  not applicable. 
   
  
 In the column "National Correlations", "-" may also indicate that the Secretaria t has not yet been able 
to ascertain the need for such a correlation table.  
  In the column "Date of submission", the date appears as follows:  month-year. 
 
 Submissions received since the last  version of the document "Status of Submissions to the Integrated 
Data Base (IDB)" (G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.17) appear in bold. 
 
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