WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/LIC/6
11 November 1998
(98-4441)
Committee on Import Licensing
SECOND BIENNIAL REVIEW OF THE IMPLEMENTATION AND OPERATION
OF THE AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES
Article 7.1 of the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures requires the Committee to review
as necessary, but at least once every two years, the implementation and operation of the Agreement,
taking into account the objectives thereof, and the rights and obligations contained therein.  Article 7.2
states that as a basis for the Committee review, th e Secretariat shall prepare a factual report based on
information provided under Article 5, responses  to the annual Questionnaire on Import Licensing
Procedures and other relevant reliable information wh ich is available to it, and that this report shall
provide a synopsis of the aforementioned information, in particular indicating any changes or
developments during the period under review, and incl uding any other information as agreed by the
Committee.
At its meeting on 20 October 1998, the Committee conducted the second biennial review under
Article 7.1 of the Agreement on the basis of docum ent G/LIC/W/10.  The present document takes into
account the points made during that review.
The information contained in this document covers the period from 24 October 1996 to
6 November 1998.G/LIC/6
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The contents of this document are as follows:
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I. COMMITTEE ON IMPO RT LICENS ING.......................................................................3
A. O FFICERS , MEMBERS AND OBSERVERS ..................................................................................3
B. M AIN DEVELOPMENTS IN THE WORK OF THE COMMITTEE DURING THE PERIOD COVERED ....4
II. NOTIFICATIONS............................................................................................................... .5
C. I NVOCATION OF DELAYED APPLICATION PROVISIONS BY DEVELOPING COUNTRY MEMBERS
(FOOTNOTE  5 TO ARTICLE 2.2)...............................................................................................5
D. N OTIFICATIONS OF PUBLICATIONS AND /OR LEGISLATION (ARTICLES 1.4( A) AND/OR 8.2( B))5
E. N OTIFICATIONS OF IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES (ARTICLES 7.3 AND 5).........................7
III. CONSULTATION AND DI SPUTE SETTLE MENT......................................................11
ANNEX I ........................................................................................................................ ..... 13
ANNEX II ....................................................................................................................... ...... 14G/LIC/6
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I. COMMITTEE ON IMPORT LICENSING
A. OFFICERS , MEMBERS AND OBSERVERS
1. Officers:
Chairperson (1997):  Mr . Tomasz Jodko (Poland)
Vice-Chairperson (1997):  Mr. Rossman Ithnain (Singapore)
Chairperson (1998): Mrs. Marie Gosset (Côte d'Ivoire)
Vice-Chairperson (1998): Mr. Ma rshall Couper (New Zealand)
2. Members (132)1
                                                     
1 Members on 6 November 1998.Angola
Antigua &
Barbuda
ArgentinaAustralia
Austria
Bahrain
Bangladesh
BarbadosBelgium
Belize
Benin
Bolivia
BotswanaBrazil
Brunei
Darussalam
Bulgaria
BurkinaFaso
Burundi
Cameroon
Canada
CentralAfrican Rep.
Chad
Chile
Colombia
Congo
Costa Rica
Côte d'IvoireCuba
Cyprus
Czech
RepublicDem. Rep. of Congo
Denmark
Djibouti
DominicaDominican Republic
EC
Ecuador
Egypt
El SalvadorFiji
Finland
France
Gabon
GambiaGermany
Ghana
Greece
Grenada
GuatemalaGuinea Bissau
Guinea, Rep. of
Guyana
Haiti
HondurasHong Kong, China
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Ireland
IsraelItaly
Jamaica
Japan
KenyaKorea
Kuwait
Lesotho
LiechtensteinLuxembourg
Macau
Madagascar
Malawi
MalaysiaMaldives
Mali
Malta
Mauritania
MauritiusMexico
Mongolia
Morocco
Mozambique
MyanmarNamibia
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
NigerNigeria
Norway
Pakistan
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
PeruPhilippines
Poland
Portugal
QatarRomania
Rwanda
St. Kitts & Nevis
St. LuciaSt. Vincent &
Grenadines
Senegal
Sierra Leone
SingaporeSlovak Republic
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
South Africa
SpainSri Lanka
Suriname
Swaziland
SwedenSwitzerlandTanzania
Thailand
Togo
Trinidad & Tobago
TunisiaTurkey
Uganda
United Arab
Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
UruguayVenezuela
Zambia
ZimbabweG/LIC/6
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3. Observers
Observer Governments (35)2
                                                     
2 Observers on 6 November 1998.Albania
Algeria
AndorraArmenia
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Bhutan
Cambodia
Cape Verde
ChinaCroatia
EstoniaEthiopia
Former Yugoslav Rep. of
MacedoniaGeorgia
Holy See
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyz Rep.
Lao Dem. Rep.
LatviaLithuania
MoldovaNepal
Oman
Russian FederationSaudi Arabia
Seychelles
Sudan
Chinese Taipei
Tonga
Ukraine
UzbekistanVanuatu
Vietnam
Observer organizations
IMF
UNCTAD
World Bank
B. MAIN DEVELOPMENTS IN THE WORK OF THE COMMITTEE DURING THE PERIOD COVERED
4. During the reporting period, the Committee held its fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth meetings
on 22 April and 15 October 1997, and 24 April and 20 October 1998.  The minutes of these meetings
are contained in documents G/LIC/M/5-8, respectively.
5. During the period covered, the Committee received notifications of legislation and/or
publications submitted by 36 Members, replies to the Questionnaire on Import Licensing Procedures
submitted by 48 Members and notifications relating to the institution of import licensing procedures
or changes in these procedures submitted by 15 Members; agreed to grant observer status to the IMF,
UNCTAD and the World Bank (G/LIC/M/5); carri ed out the second biennial review of the
implementation and operation of the Agreement under Article 7.1 on the basis of a factual reportprepared by the Secretariat (G/LIC/W/10 & G/LIC/ 6); and adopted its annual reports for 1997 and
1998 to the Council for Trade in Goods in accord ance with Article 7.4 of the Agreement (G/L/203
and G/L/264).  At the request of the Council for Trade in Goods, the Committee, at its meeting in
October 1998, had a preliminary exchange of views on those aspects of trade facilitation which it
regarded as being related to the Agreement.  It agreed to continue the discussion at further meetings of
the Committee in February 1999 with a view to agreeing on a report to the Council for Trade in
Goods for its informal discussions to be he ld on this subject in March 1999 (G/LIC/M/8).G/LIC/6
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II. NOTIFICATIONS
C. I NVOCATION OF DELAYED APPLICATION PROVISIONS BY DEVELOPING COUNTRY MEMBERS
(FOOTNOTE  5 TO ARTICLE 2.2)
6. Pursuant to footnote 5 to Article 2.2 of the Agreement, a developing country Member, other
than a developing country Member which was a party to the Agreement on Import Licensing
Procedures done on 12 April 1979, which  has specific difficulties complying with the requirementsof subparagraph (a)(ii) (which requires applications for automatic import licences to be accepted on
any working day prior to the customs clearance of the goods) and subparagraph (a)(iii) (which
requires applications for automatic import licences when submitted in appropriate and complete form
to be approved within a maximum of ten working days) may, upon notification to the Committee,
delay the application of these provisions by not more than two years from the date of entry into force
of the WTO Agreement for such Member.
7. The Committee did not receive any notifications under the above provision during the
reporting period. Listed below are the 24 developing country Members which had invoked the
delayed application provisions since the entry into force of the WTO Agreement and (in brackets) the
date of entry into force of the WTO Agreement for the Member concerned (G/LIC/1 and Adds.1-3).
8. At its meeting in October 1998, the Committee di scussed the situation with respect to the
invocation of these provisions by the above-mentione d Members.  It was noted that the two-year period
of delay allowed under the Agreement had expired for all these Members, and accordingly the
obligations of Article 2.2(a)(ii) and (a)(iii) apply to all current WTO Members.  It was recalled that the
invocation of the above provisions did not ex empt them from the obligation to notify under
Articles 1.4(a), 8.2(b) and 7.3 of the Agreement (G/LIC/M/8).
Developing country
MemberFootnote 5 to Article 2.2
Two-year delayed application
(date of WTO Membership)Developing country
MemberFootnote 5 to Article 2.2
Two-year delayed application
(date of WTO Membership)
Bangladesh G/LIC/1 (1.1.95) Honduras G/LIC/1 (1.1.95)
Bolivia G/LIC/1/Add.2 (13.9.95) Indonesia G/LIC/1 (1.1.95)
Brazil G/LIC/1/ (1.1.95) Kenya G/LIC/1 (1.1.95)
Burkina Faso G/LIC/1/Add.1 (3.6.95) Malaysia G/LIC/1 (1.1.95)
Cameroon G/LIC/1/Add.3 (13.12.95) Myanmar G/LIC/1 (1.1.95)
Colombia G/LIC/1 (30.4.95) Sri Lanka G/LIC/1 (1.1.95)
Costa Rica G/LIC/1 (1.1.95) Thailand G/LIC/1 (1.1.95)
Côte d’Ivoire G/LIC/1 (1.1.95) Tunisia G/LIC/1 (29.3.95)
Dominican Rep. G/LIC/1/Add.2 (9.3.95) Turkey G/LIC/1 (26.3.95)
El Salvador G/LIC/1 (7.5.95) United Arab Emirates G/LIC/1/Add.3 (10.4.96)
Gabon G/LIC/1 (1.1.95) Uruguay G/LIC/1 (1.1.95)
Guatemala G/LIC/1/Add.1 (21.7.95) Venezuela G/LIC/1 (1.1.95)
D. N OTIFICATIONS OF PUBLICATIONS AND /OR LEGISLATION (ARTICLES 1.4( A) AND/OR 8.2( B))
9. Paragraph 4(a) of Article 1 and paragraphs 3, 4, 5(b), 5(c) and 5(d) of Article 3 require
Members to publish certain information "for other Members and traders to know the basis for grantingand/or allocating licences", or "in such a manner as to enable governments and traders to become
acquainted with them".  Article 1.4(a) requires Members to notify to the Committee the sources in
which the information concerning import licensing procedures are published, and to make copies of
these publications available to the Secretariat.
10. Paragraph 2(a) of Article 8 provides that "each Member shall ensure, not later than the date of
entry into force of the WTO Agreement for it, the conformity of its laws, regulations andG/LIC/6
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administrative procedures with the provisions of this Agreement";  paragraph 2(b) states that "each
Member shall inform the Committee of any changes in its laws and regulations relevant to this
Agreement and in the administration of such laws and regulations".
11. The Committee agreed that in cases where the publications or legislation were not in a WTO
official language Members shall provide, together with such publications or legislation, a summary of
the notification in one of the WTO languages.  Other Members may ask for a full translation if they sowish, or seek any additional information on a bilateral basis.  Any issues that cannot be solved on a
bilateral basis may be brought to the attention of the Committee.  It was also agreed that the first
notification under Article 8.2(b) shall contain the full text of relevant laws and regulations in effect on
the entry into force of the WTO Agreement for the Member concerned (G/LIC/M/2 and G/LIC/3).
12. Since the entry into force of the WTO Agreem ent, notifications pursuant to Articles 1.4(a)
and/or 8.2(b) have been received from 57 Members and have been circulated in the G/LIC/N/1/-
series.  Copies of publications and/or legislation submitted with these notifications are available forconsultation in the Secretariat.  The current status of notifications is contained in the table below.
Member Art. 1.4(a) and/or 8.2(b)
publications and/or legislation
(date of latest communication)Member Art. 1.4(a) and/or 8.2(b)
publications and/or legislation
(date of latest communication)
Angola Not notified Lesotho Not notified
Antigua & Barbuda Not notified Liechtenstein G/LIC/N/1/LIE/1 (18.4.97)
Argentina G/LIC/N/1/ARG/1-2 (19.12.97) Macau Not notified
Australia G/LIC/N/1/AUS/1 & Add.1
(28.4.97)Madagascar G/LIC/N/1/MDG/1 (28.1.98)
Bahrain G/LIC/N/1/BHR/1 (27.5.97) Malawi Not notified
Bangladesh Not notified Malaysia Not notified
Barbados G/LIC/N/1/BRB/1 (4.10.96) Maldives Not notified
Belize Not notified Mali Not notified
Benin G/LIC/N/1/BEN/1 (18.12.96) Malta G/LIC/N/1/MLT/1 (29.5.96)
Bolivia G/LIC/N/1/BOL/1 (29.5.97) Mauritania Not notified
Botswana Not notified Mauritius G/LIC/N/1/MUS/1 & Adds.1-3
(4.5.98)
Brazil G/LIC/N/1/BRA/1 (24.4.98) Mexico Not notified
Brunei Darussalam Not notified Mongolia Not notified
Bulgaria G/LIC/N/1/BGR/1 (20.3.97) Morocco G/LIC/N/1/MAR/1 (3.7.96)
Burkina Faso G/LIC/N/1/BFA/1 (8.1.97) Mozambique Not notified
Burundi Not notified Myanmar Not notified
Cameroon Not notified Namibia Not notified
Canada G/LIC/N/1/CAN/1 (29.1.96) New Zealand G/LIC/N/1/NZL/1 (2.8.96)
Central African Rep. Not notified Nicaragua G/LIC/N/1NIC/1 (18.7.96)
Chad G/LIC/N/1/TCD/1 (22.7.98) Niger G/LIC/N/1/NER/1 (10.12.97)
Chile G/LIC/N/1/CHL/1 (16.7.96) Nigeria G/LIC/N/1/NGA/1 (16.2.98)
Colombia G/LIC/N/1/COL/1 (12.1.96) Norway G/LIC/N/1/NOR/1-2 (3.11.97)
Congo Not notified Pakistan G/LIC/N/1/PAK/1 (6.5.96)
Costa Rica G/LIC/N/1/CRI/1 (21.11.95) Panama G/LIC/N/1/PAN/1-2 (19.10.98)
Côte d’Ivoire Not notified Pap ua New Guinea Not notified
Cuba G/LIC/N/1/CUB/1 (11.1.96) Paraguay Not notified
Cyprus G/LIC/N/1/CYP/1 (30.5.96) Peru G/LIC/N/1/PER/1 (13.2.96)
Czech Re public G/LIC/N/1/CZE/1 (28.10.98) Philippines G/LIC/N/1/PHI/1 (6.4.98)
Dem. Rep. of Congo Not notified Poland Not notified
Djibouti Not notified Qatar G/LIC/N/1/QAT/1 (24.3.98)
Dominica Not notified Romania G/LIC/N/1/ROM/1 (4.9.96)
Dominican Republic Not notified Rwanda Not notified
European Communities G/L IC/N/1/EEC/1/Rev.2 &
Adds.1-2 & EEC/2 (12.1.98)St. Lucia Not notified
Ecuador Not notified St. Vincent & Gren. Not notified
Egypt Not notified Senegal Not notified
El Salvador Not notified Sierra Leone Not notifiedG/LIC/6
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Member Art. 1.4(a) and/or 8.2(b)
publications and/or legislation
(date of latest communication)Member Art. 1.4(a) and/or 8.2(b)
publications and/or legislation
(date of latest communication)
Fiji G/LIC/N/1/FJI/1 (30.7.97) Singapore G/LIC/N/1/SGP/1 (2.11.98)
Gabon Not notified Slovak Republic Not notified
Gambia Not notified Slovenia G/LIC/N/1/SVN/1 (27.11.96)
Ghana Not notified Solomon Islands Not notified
Grenada Not notified South Africa Not notified
Guatemala Not notified Sri Lanka Not notified
Guinea Bissau Not notified Suriname Not notified
Guinea, Republic of Not notified Swaziland G/LIC/N/1/SWZ/1 (19.8.96)
Guyana Not notified Switzerland G/LIC/N/1/CHE/1 (14.4.97)
Haiti Not notified Tanzania Not notified
Honduras G/LIC/N/1/HND/1 (31.10.96) Thailand Not notified
Hong Kong, China G/LIC/N/1/HKG/1-4 (20.4.98) Togo Not notified
Hungary G/LIC/N/1/HUN/1-2 (19.1.98) Trini dad & Tobago G/LIC/N/1/TTO/1 (28.10.98)
Iceland Not notified Tunisia G/LIC/N/1/TUN/1 (3.10.96)
India G/LIC/N/1/IND/1/Rev.1
(2.5.97)Turkey G/LIC/N/1/TUR/1 &
TUR/2/Rev.1 (8.5.98)
Indonesia G/LIC/N/1/IDN/1 (27.10.98) Uganda G/LIC/N/1/UGA/1 (16.8.96)
Israel Not notified United Arab Emirates G/LIC/N/1/ARE/1 (19.3.97)
Jamaica G/LIC/N/1/JAM/1 (1.7.96) Un ited States G/LIC/N/1/USA/1 & Rev.1
(1.10.96)
Japan G/LIC/N/1/JPN/1 &
JPN/2/Rev.1 (7.1.97)Uruguay G/LIC/N/1 /URY/1 (4.9.96)
Kenya G/LIC/N/3/KEN/1 (10.11.97) Venezuela Not notified
St. Kitts & Nevis G/LIC/N/1/KNA /1 (17.7.98) Zambia Not notified
Korea G/LIC/N/1/KOR/1-3 (3.4.98) Zimbabwe G/LIC/N/1/ZWE/1-2 (21.9.98)
Kuwait Not notified
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E. N OTIFICATIONS OF IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES (ARTICLES 7.3 AND 5)
13. Article 2.1 of the Agreement defines automatic import licensing as "import licensing where
approval of the application is granted in all cases, and in accordance with the requirements of
paragraph 2(a)".  Paragraph 2(a) of Article 2 states that "automatic import licensing procedures shall
not be administered in such a manner as to have restricting effects on imports subject to automatic
licensing ...".3  Article 3 defines non-automatic import licensing as "import licensing not falling within
the definition contained in paragraph 1 of Article 2".4
14. Pursuant to Article 7.3 of the Agreement, Members undertake to complete the annual
Questionnaire on Import Licensing Procedures promptly and in full.  At its meeting in October 1995,
the Committee established a time-limit of 30 September each year to submit these notifications
(G/LIC/M/2 and G/LIC/3).
15. Article 5.1 of the Agreement requires Members which institute licensing procedures or
changes in these procedures to notify the Committee of such within 60 days of publication.  Pursuant
to Article 5.2, the notifications shall include: the list of products subject to licensing procedures;
contact point for information on eligibility;  administrative body(ies) for submission of applications;
                                                     
 3A concordance between the provisions the Agreement relating to automatic licensing procedures and the
Questionnaire on Import Licensing Procedures is contained in Annex I.
 4A concordance between the provisions of the Agreement relating to non-automatic licensing procedures
and the Questionnaire on Import Licensing Procedures is contained in Annex II.G/LIC/6
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date and name of publication where licensing procedures are published;  indication of whether the
licensing procedure is automatic or non-automatic according to definitions contained in Articles 2 and
3;  in the case of automatic licensing procedures, their administrative purpose;  in the case of non-
automatic licensing procedures, indication of the measure being implemented through the licensing
procedure;  and expected duration of the licensing procedure if this can be estimated with some
probability, and if not, reason why this information cannot be provided.  Article 5.4 requires Membersto notify the Committee of the publications in which the information required in Article 1.4 will be
published.
16. In addition, pursuant to Article 5.5 any interested Member which considers that another
Member has not notified the institution of a licensing procedure or changes therein in accordance with
the provisions of Articles 5.1-5.3 may bring the matter to the attention of such other Member.  If
notification is not made promptly thereafter, such  Member may itself notify the licensing procedure or
changes therein, including all relevant and available information.
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17. During the period covered, 48 Members (European Communities and its member States
counted as one Member) have submitted replies to the Questionnaire pursuant to Article 7.3 of the
Agreement and 15 Members have notified the institution of import licensing procedures or changes in
these procedures pursuant to Article 5 (circula ted in the G/LIC/N/3/- and G/LIC/N/ 2/- series,
respectively).  The status of notifications under these two provisions since the entry into force of theAgreement is as follows:
Member Article 7.3
Replies to Questionnaire - Annual
(date of latest communication)Article 5 - Ad hoc
(date of latest communication)
Angola Not notified
Antigua & Barbuda Not notified
Argentina G/LIC/N/3/ARG/1 + Corr.1 & ARG/2
(19.12.97)G/LIC/N/2/ARG/1-3 (15.1.97)
Australia G/LIC/N/3/AUS/1 & Rev.1 (28.4.97)
Bahrain Not notified
Bangladesh Not notified
Barbados G/LIC/N/3/BRB/1 (15.9.95)
Belize Not notified
Benin Not notified
Bolivia G/LIC/N/3/BOL/1-2 + Corr.1 (24.8.98)
Botswana Not notified
Brazil G/LIC/N/3/BRA/1 (24.4.98) G/LIC/N/2/BRA/1 (24.4.98)
Brunei Darussalam G/LIC/N/3/BRN/1 (4.3.97)
Bulgaria G/LIC/N/3/BGR/1 (20.3.97)
Burkina Faso G/LIC/N/3/BFA/1 (8.1.97)
Burundi Not notified
Cameroon Not notified
Canada G/LIC/N/3/CAN/1-2 (2.10.97)
Central African Rep. Not notified
Chad Not notified
Chile G/LIC/N/3/CHL/1 & Add.1 (9.9.97)
Colombia G/LIC/N/3/COL/1 & Add.1 (2.11.96)
Congo Not notified
Costa Rica G/LIC/N/3/CRI/1-2 (7.5.98)
Côte d'Ivoire Not notified
Cuba Not notified
Cyprus G/LIC/N/3/CYP/1+ Rev.1 & CYP/2
(28.8.98)
Czech Republic Not notified
                                                     
 5So far, the Committee has not received any notifications under this provision.G/LIC/6
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Member Article 7.3
Replies to Questionnaire - Annual
(date of latest communication)Article 5 - Ad hoc
(date of latest communication)
Dem Rep. of Congo Not notified
Djibouti Not notified
Dominica Not notified
Dominican Rep. Not notified
Ecuador G/LIC/N/3/ECU/1 (1.8.95)
European Communities G/LIC /N/3/EEC/1 (29.7.97) G/LI C/N/2/EEC/1-2 (4.7.97)
Egypt Not notified
El Salvador Not notified
Fiji G/LIC/N/3/FJI/1 (1.4.97)
Gabon Not notified
Gambia G/LIC/N/3/GMB/1 (31.10.97)
Ghana Not notified
Grenada Not notified
Guatemala Not notified
Guinea Bissau Not notified
Guinea, Rep. of Not notified
Guyana Not notified
Haiti G/LIC/N/3/HTI/1 (27.2.98)
Honduras Not notified
Hong Kong, China G/LIC/N/3/HKG/1 + Rev.1-2, HKG/2
(30.9.98)G/LIC/N/2/HKG/1-2 (27.1.98)
Hungary G/LIC/N/3/HUN/1-2 (19. 1.98) G/LIC/N/2/HUN/1 (19.1.98)
Iceland G/LIC/N/3/ISL/1 (1.9.98)
India G/LIC/N/3/IND/1 (29.11.95) G/LIC/N/2/IND/1 (29.5.98)
Indonesia G/LIC/N/3/IDN/1 (27.10.98)
Israel Not notified
Jamaica G/LIC/N/3/JAM/1 (29.5.98)
Japan G/LIC/N/3/JPN/1 + Corr.1 (2.4.98) G/LIC/N/2/JPN/1-2 (18.8.98)
Kenya G/LIC/N/3/KEN/1 (10.11.97)
Korea G/LIC/N/3/K OR/1-2 (6.4.98)
Kuwait Not notified
Lesotho Not notified
Liechtenstein G/LIC/N/3/LIE/1 (18.4.97) G/LIC/N/2/LIE/1 (18.4.97)
Macau Not notified
Madagascar Not notified
Malawi Not notified
Malaysia G/LIC/N/3/MYS/1 (4.12.97) G/LIC/N/2/MYS/1 (31.3.95)
Maldives Not notified
Mali G/LIC/N/3/MLI/1 (9.5.97)
Malta G/LIC/N/3/MLT/1-2 (17.7.98)
Mauritania Not notified
Mauritius G/LIC/N/3/MUS/1 (2.11.95)
Mexico Not notified G/LIC/N/2/MEX/1 (16.10.98)
Mongolia Not notified
Morocco G/LIC/N/3/MAR/1-2 (22.12.97)
Mozambique Not notified
Myanmar Not notified
Namibia G/LIC/N/3/NAM/1 (28.2.97)
New Zealand G/LIC/N/3/NZL/1 + Add.1 (24.3.98)
Nicaragua Not notified
Niger Not notified
Nigeria G/LIC/N/3/NGA/1-2 (16.2.98) G/LIC/N/2/NGA/1-2 (16.2.98)
Norway G/LIC/N/3/NOR/1 + Corr.1 & NOR/2 +
Add.1 (2.11.98)
Pakistan Not notified G/L IC/N/2/PAK/1 (6.5.96)
Panama G/LIC/N/3/PAN/1 (19.10.98) G/LIC/N/2/PAN/1 (21. 7.98)
Papua New Guinea Not notifie d G/LIC/N/2/PNG/1 (6.2.98)
Paraguay Not notifiedG/LIC/6
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Member Article 7.3
Replies to Questionnaire - Annual
(date of latest communication)Article 5 - Ad hoc
(date of latest communication)
Peru G/LIC/N/3/PER/1 (27.8.96)
Philippines G/LIC/N/3/PHL/1-2 (6.4.98)
Poland G/LIC/N/3/POL/1 (7.10.97)
Qatar G/LIC/N/3/QAT/1 (24.3.98)
Romania G/LIC/N/3/ROM/1 (4.9.96) G/LIC/N/2/ROM/1 (3.10.95)
Rwanda Not notified
St. Kitts & Nevis Not notified
St. Lucia Not notified
St. Vincent & Grenadines Not notified
Senegal G/LIC/N/3/SEN/1 (20.1.97)
Sierra Leone Not notified
Singapore G/LIC/N/3/SGP/1-2 (17.11.97) G/LIC/N/2/SGP/1 (2.11.98)
Slovak Republic Not notified
Slovenia G/LIC/N/3/SVN/1 (6.6.97)
Solomon Islands Not notified
South Africa G/LIC/N/3/ZAF/1 ( 13.5.97) G/LIC/N/2/ZAF/1 (9.7.97)
Sri Lanka Not notified
Suriname Not notified
Swaziland Not notified
Switzerland G/LIC/N/3/CHE/1-2 (28.10.98) G/LIC/N/2/CHE/1 (14.4.97)
Tanzania Not notified
Thailand Not notified
Togo Not notified
Trinidad & Tobago G/LIC/N/3/TTO/1-2 (28.10.98)
Tunisia G/LIC/N/3/TUN/1 (31.10.96)
Turkey G/LIC/N/3/TUR/1-2 + Corr.1 (8.5.98)
Uganda G/LIC/N/3/UGA/1 (17.6.97)
United Arab Emirates Not notified
United States G/LIC/N/3/USA/1-2 (1.10.98)
Uruguay G/LIC/N/3/URY/1 (4.9.96)
Venezuela Not notified
Zambia Not notified
Zimbabwe G/LIC/N/3/ZWE/1 (21.9.98)
TOTAL NOTIFIED 55 18G/LIC/W/10
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Brazil – Measures affectingpayment terms for imports9.1.98
European Communities
(WT/DS116)(G/LIC/D/17)
Canada – measures affecting theimportation of milk and theexportation of dairy products8.10.97
United States(WT/DS103)(G/LIC/D/13)25.3.98
European Communities –
Regime for the importation, saleand distribution of bananas5.2.96
Ecuador, Guatemala,Honduras, Mexico,United States
(WT/DS27)
(G/LIC/D/2)8.5.96 22.5.97 11.6.97 9.9.97 +
Arbitrator's reportcirculated on 7.1.98.Recourse to DSU Art.
21.5 on 18.8.98.
European Communities –Regime for the importation, sale
and distribution of bananas24.10.97
Panama
(WT/DS105)(G/LIC/D/15+Adds.1-2)Recourse to DSU Art.
21.5 on 31.8.98.
European Communities –Measures affecting importation
of certain poultry products24.2.97
Brazil
(WT/DS69)(G/LIC/D/3)30.7.97 12.3.98 29.4.98 13.7.98
European Communities –
Measures affecting butterproducts24.3.97
New Zealand(WT/DS72)(G/LIC/D/4)18.11.97
European Communities –
Measures affecting importduties on rice28.5.98
India(WT/DS134)(G/LIC/D/23)
India – Quantitative restrictionson imports of agricultural,textile and industrial products15.7.97
United States(WT/DS90)
(G/LIC/D/6)18.11.97
India – Quantitative restrictions
on imports of agricultural,textile and industrial products16. 7.97
Australia(WT/DS91)
(G/LIC/D/7)23.3.98
(WT/DS91/8)(G/LIC/D/20)G/LIC/W/10
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India – Quantitative restrictionson imports of agricultural,textile and industrial products16.7.97
Canada(WT/DS92)
(G/LIC/D/8)25.3.98
(WT/DS92/8)(G/LIC/D/19)
India – Quantitative restrictionson imports of agricultural,
textile and industrial products16.7.97
New Zealand
(WT/DS93)
(G/LIC/D/9)
India – Quantitative restrictionson imports of agricultural,
textile and industrial products18.7.97
Switzerland
(WT/DS94)
(G/LIC/D/10)23.2.98
(WT/DS/94/9)
(G/LIC/D/18)
India – Quantitative restrictionson imports of agricultural,
textile and industrial products18.7.97
European Communities
(WT/DS96)(G/LIC/D/11)7.4.98
(WT/DS96/8)
(G/LIC/D/21)
India- Import restrictions 28.10.98
European Communities(WT/DS/149)(G/LIC/D/25)
Japan – Tariff quotas andsubsidies affecting leather8.10.98
European Communities(WT/DS147)(G/LIC/D/24)
Philippines – Measures affectingpork and poultry1.4.97
7.10.97United States
(WT/DS74 & 102)
(G/LIC/D/5 & 12)12.3.98
(WT/DS74/5 &102/6)
Slovak Republic – Measuresconcerning the importation of
dairy products and the transit of
cattle11.5.98
Switzerland
(WT/DS/133)
(G/LIC/D/22)
United States – Tariff rate quota
for imports of groundnuts19.12.97
Argentina
(WT/DS111)(G/LIC/D/16)G/LIC/6
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ANNEX I
Generally, information concerning the administra tion of automatic licensing procedures can be
found under the following headings of the replies to  the Questionnaire on Impor t Licensing Procedures:
Relevant Article Relevant Question
in Agreement in Questionnaire
1. Purposes of maintaining automatic
import licensing procedures Article 2.2(b) No. 4
2. Product coverage Article 1.4(a) No. 23. Eligibility of importers to apply
for automatic licences Articles 2.2(a)(i) No. 9(b)
and 1.4(a)
4. Period of submission and processing
of applications Articles 2.2(a)(ii) Nos. 7(a), 7(b)
and 2.2(a)(iii) and 7(c)
5. Administrative body to be approached Article 1.6 No. 7(d)
6. Refusal of applications Article 1.7 No. 87. Application forms and other documents
required on application Article 1.5 No. 10
8. Availability of foreign exchange for
imports Article 1.9 No. 19G/LIC/6
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ANNEX II
Generally, information concerning the administ ration of non-automatic licensing procedures can
be found under the following headings of the replies to the Questionnaire on Import Licensing
Procedures:
Relevant Article Relevant Question
in Agreement in Questionnaire
1. Purpose Articles 3.1 No. 4
and 3.3
2. Product coverage under each
non-automatic licensing system Article 1.4(a) No. 2
3. Distribution of licences among
supplying countries Articles 3.5(a)(iii) No.3
and 3.5(c)
4. Size of quotas Articles 3.5(h), 3.5(i) Nos. 6(I), 6(II)
and 3.5(l) and 6(III)
5. Eligibility of importers to apply
for non-automatic licences Article 3.5(e) No. 9(a)
6. Allocation of licences to applicants Article 3.5(j) Nos. 6(III) and
6(VIII)
7. Period of processing of applic ations Article 3.5(f) Nos. 6(V) and
6(VIII)
8. Period of licence validity Article 3.5(g) Nos. 6(VI) and 149. Application forms and other documents
required on application Article 1.5 No. 10
10. Administrative body to be approached Article 1.6 No. 6(VII)
11. Refusal of applications Article 1.7 No. 812. Availability of foreign exchange for
imports Article 1.9 No. 19
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