RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/VAL/W/85
15 June 2001
(01-2972)
Committee on Customs Valuation Original:  Spanish
COMMUNICATION FROM THE DOMINI CAN REPUBLIC CO NCERNING ANNEX III,
PARAGRAPH 2, OF THE AGREEMENT ON IMPLEMENTATION
OF ARTICLE VII OF THE GENERAL AGREEMENT
ON TARIFFS AND TRADE 1994
The following communication, dated 31 May 2001, has been received from the Permanent
Mission of the Dominican Republic.
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The Permanent Mission of the Dominican Republic to the United Nations Office and Other
International Organizations at Geneva presents its compliments to the Market Access Division of theWorld Trade Organization (WTO) and has the honour to inform it that the Government of the
Dominican Republic has decided to request a reservation, pursuant to Annex III, paragraph 2, of the
Agreement on Implementation of Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994
(Customs Valuation Agreement), regarding the application by Dominican customs of minimum
values to a limited number of products, for a transitional period.
Attached is the list of products, under 31 tariff subheadings, for which we wish to retain
minimum values up to 1 July 2003.G/VAL/W/85
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PROPOSAL BY THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
List of Products for which Minimum Values are Requested up to 1 July 2003
Tariff heading Description of product Source Criteria and/or specifications %
(*)
0402.21.10
1006.30.00
22.04.21.00
22.08.30.10
2523.10.00
2523.29.00
2710.00.793923.90.00
3926.90.90
4011.20.004818.40.906908.10.00
7212.30.00
7214.10.00
7308.30.00
7308.90.90Milk and cream
Semi-milled or wholly milled rice
Alcoholic beverages and wine
Cement clinkers
Lubricating oils
Plastics (articles of)
Pneumatic tyres (used)
Diapers and sanitary towelsCeramic products
Products of iron or non-alloy steel
Articles of iron or steelSNZ
Bangkok
(Reuter)
FAO
UK
Spain
Export price list
Export price list
Export price listMonthly average prices, f.o.b., New Zealand
White rice 10%, weekly pricesFAOSTAT database (Spanish)
List of average prices issued by the
Associations of Whisky and Wine Exporters
Average f.o.b. prices:  according to the tariff
subheading.  Average by category.  Average
exchange rate used.  Reliability to be verified
using the deductive method.
Average f.o.b. prices:  according to the tariff
subheading.  Average by category.  Average
exchange rate used.  Reliability to be verified
using the deductive method.
Average f.o.b. prices:  according to the tariff
subheading.  Average by category.  Average
exchange rate used.  Reliability to be verified
using the deductive method.1.08
0.62
0.44
1.57
0.59
0.78
0.460.58
0.44
0.551.030.74
2.51
0.54
2.21
3.71G/VAL/W/85
Page 3Tariff heading Description of product Source Criteria and/or specifications %
(*)
7326.90.908415.81.00
8450.11.00
8517.11.00
8528.12.00
8703.22.99
8703.23.198703.23.99
8703.24.99
8703.31.99
8704.21.10
8704.22.90
8704.31.10
8704.90.108711.20.19Air conditioning machines,
refrigerators and washing
machines
Sound reproducers
Motor vehicles, tractors and parts
thereof (used)Glass's Guides
NADAJAAI
B.T.TGlass's Guides – applied to European vehicles
NADA – Guide of the National AutomobileDealers Association
JAAI – Guide of the Japanese Automobile
Appraisal Institute
Big Truck Trader (BTT) - Guide to the
valuation of industrial equipment0.41
0.45
0.56
0.54
1.10
0.69
4.667.17
0.59
2.27
1.19
0.62
1.14
0.540.44
Methodology : International prices on recognized, permanent, transparent and price-forming markets.  Simple arithmetic
average of the information over the most recent two-week period.
Where the information source is the Exchange, the first closing price is taken.
(*) Percentage share of total customs receipts. 40.22
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