WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/BOP/N/34
11 March 1998
(98-0963)
Committee on Balance-of-Payments Restrictions Original:  French
NOTIFICATION UNDER PARAGRAPH 9 OF THE UNDERSTANDING
ON THE BALANCE-OF-PAYMENTS PROVISIONS OF THE
GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE 1994
Communication from Tunisia
The following communication, dated 24 February 1998, has been received from the
Permanent Mission of Tunisia.
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The Permanent Mission of Tunisia in Geneva presents its compliments to the Secretariat of
the World Trade Organization and has the honour to transmit herewith a copy of Decree No. 97-2515
of 29 December 1997 amending Decree No. 96-1118 of  10 June 1996 establishing the lists of
products excluded from the free trade regime.
This Decree was issued pursuant to Tunisia' s commitments regarding the removal of import
restrictions on rolling stock under tariff heading 87.03 and the timetable for dismantling agreed andapproved by the Committee on Balance-of-Payment Restrictions during the consultations held in June
1997.
It covers all of the products included in the programme for the dismantling of the restrictions
in question ("new" Table T concerning products tem porarily subject to import authorization) with the
exception of the first category of products listed in the programme, which was liberalized as ofJuly 1997.WT/BOP/N/34
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MINISTRY OF TRADE
Decree No. 97-2515 of 29 December 1997 ame nding Decree No. 96-118 of 10 June 1996
establishing the lists of products excluded from the free trade regime.
The President of the Republic,
At the proposal of the Minister of Trade,
Considering Law No. 94-41 of 7 March 1994 on foreign trade, in particular Articles 3
and 39 thereof,
Considering Decree No. 94-1742 of 29 August 1994 establishing the lists of products
excluded from the free trade regime,
Considering Decree No. 95-2277 of 13 No vember 1995 amending Decree No. 94-1742 of
29 August 1994,
Considering Decree No. 96-1118 of 10 J une 1996 amending Decree No. 95-2277 of
13 November 1995,
Considering the opinions of the Ministers of Finance, Agriculture and Industry
Considering the opinion of the Governor of the Central Bank of Tunisia,
Considering the opinion of the administrative court,
Hereby decrees:
Article 1.  Table "E" concerning products excluded from the free trade regime under Article 3
of Law No. 94-41 of 7 March 1994, contained in Annex to Decree No. 96-1118 of 10 June 1996, is
hereby amended according to Table "E (new)" annexed hereto.
Article 2.  Table "T" concerning products temporarily subject to import authorization under
Article 39 of Law No. 94-41 of 7 March 1994, contained in Annex to Decree No. 96-1118 of
10 June 1996, is hereby amended according to Table "T (new)" annexed hereto.
Article 3.  This Decree shall enter into force as of 1 July 1997.
Article 4.  The Ministers of Finance, Agricultur e, Trade and Industry and the Governor of the
Central Bank of Tunisia shall be responsible, within their respective spheres of competence, for the
execution of this Decree which shall be published in the Official Journal of the Republic of Tunisia.
Tunis, 29 December 1997.
Zine El Abidine Ben AliWT/BOP/N/34
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TABLE "T" (NEW)
Products Subject to Temporary Import Authorization
Tariff heading Description of goods NGPa number
Ex. 87.03 Motor cars and other motor
vehicles principally designed forthe transport of persons (other than
those of heading 87.02), including
station wagons and racing cars870321110; 870321120;
870321304; 870321905;870322110; 870322120
870322304; 870322305
870322306; 870322405;870322406; 870322407;870322905; 870322906;870322907; 870322908;870322909; 870322910;
870323110; 870323120;
870323920; 870323925;870323926; 870323930;870323931; 870323935;870323936; 870323937;870323940; 870323941;
870323942; 870329943;
870323944; 870323949;870323950; 870324110;870324120; 870331110;870331120; 870331904;870331905; 870331906;
870332110; 870332120;
870332919; 870332920;870332921; 870332922;870332923; 870332925;870332926; 870332927;
870332928; 870332929;
870332930; 870332931;870332932; 870332933;870332934; 870332935;870332936; 870332937;870332938; 870332940;
870332941; 870332942;
870332943; 870332944;870332945; 870332949;870332950; 870332954;870332955; 870333110;870333120; 870333930;
870333931; 870333935;
870333936; 870333937;870333940; 870333941;870333942
a Nomenclature générale des produits (H.S. at nine-digit level).
Source: Journal Officiel de la République Tunisienne , 2 January 1998.
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