RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE WT/ACC/DZA/6
9February 1998
ORGANIZATION(98-0451)
Original: French Working Party ontheAccession ofAlgeria
ACCESSION OFALGERIA
Customs Valuation
ThePermanent Mission ofAlgeria hassubmitted thefollowing replies toAnnex 4ofdocument
WT/ACC/1onimplementationandadministrationoftheCustomsValuationAgreement.Thisdocument
comprises Annex VIIofdocument WT/ACC/DZA/3.
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1. Questions concerning Article 1
(a) Sales between related persons
(i) Aresales between related persons subject tospecial provisions ?
Sales between related persons aregoverned bytheprovisions ofArticle 16,paragraph 3of
theCustoms Code.
(ii) Isthefactofintercompany prices prima facie considered asgrounds forregarding the
respective prices asbeing influenced?
Thefactofintercompany prices isconsidered asvalid butinsufficient grounds forregarding
therespective prices asbeing influenced.
(iii) What istheprovision forgiving thecommunication oftheaforementioned grounds in
writing iftheimporter sorequests? (Article 1.2(a))
Thepresent regulations contain noprovision inthisregard.
(iv) How hasArticle 1.2(b) been implemented ?
TheCustoms Code contains noprovisions similar tothose dealtwithinArticle 1.2(b)ofthe
agreement.
(b) Price oflostordamaged goods
Arethere anyspecial provisions orpractical arrangements concerning thevaluation of
lostordamaged goods?
There arenospecial provisions concerning thevaluation oflostordamaged goods. Suchgoods
aregenerally cleared from Customs astheyareatthetimewhen theCustoms declaration ismade.WT/ACC/DZA/6
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2. How hastheprovision ofArticle 4toallow theimporter anoption toreverse theorder
ofapplication ofArticles 5and6been implemented?
AsAlgeria doesnotapply thevaluation determination methods contained inArticle VII,such
provisions arenotwarranted.
3. How hasArticle 5.2been implemented?
AsAlgeria doesnotapply thevalue determination methods contained inArticle VII,such
provisions arenotwarranted.
4. How hasArticle 6.2been implemented ?
There arenoprovisions inthisregard under thepresent regulations.
5. Questions concerning Article 7
(a) What provisions havebeenmade formaking value determinations pursuant toArticle 7?
AsAlgeria doesnotapply thevalue determination methods contained inArticle VII,such
provisions arenotwarranted.
(b) What istheprovision forinforming theimporter ofthecustoms value determined under
Article 7?
AsAlgeria doesnotapply thevalue determination methods contained inArticle VII,such
provisions arenotwarranted.
(c) Aretheprohibitions found inArticle 7.2delineated?
AsAlgeria doesnotapply thevalue determination methods contained inArticle VII,such
provisions arenotwarranted.
6. Howhavetheoptions found inArticle 8.2beenhandled? Inthecaseoff.o.b. application,
areex-factory prices alsoaccepted?
Under Algerian law,goods arevalued onthebasis oftheirc.i.f. value.
7. Where istherateofexchange published, asrequired byArticle 9.1?
Therateofexchange ispublished regularly bytheBank ofAlgeria; itisfedintothecomputer
system where itcanbeconsulted bythose making customs declarations.
8. What steps have been taken toensure confidentiality, asrequired byArticle 10?
Confidentiality isguaranteed under thelawsandregulations inforce, inparticular, those
governing statistical secrecy.
9. Questions concerning Article 11
(a) What rights ofappeal areopen totheimporter oranyother person?
(b) How ishetobeinformed ofhisright tofurther appeal?WT/ACC/DZA/6
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Anyperson considering himself tohavesuffered injury through customs valuation mayappeal
totheNomenclature andTariff Committee setupunder Article 13oftheCustoms Code, thefunctioning
andmake-up ofwhich weredealtwithinDecree 88/132 of12July1988. Nevertheless, hemayalso
haverecourse tothecourts, either directly orfollowing thedecision oftheCommittee, which must
actwithin amaximum period of45days.
TheCommittee ’sdecision iscommunicated inwriting tothecomplainant, whoisalsoinformed
ofhisrighttoresort tothecourts.
10. Provide information onthepublication, asrequired byArticle 12,of:
(a)(i) Therelevant national laws;
(ii) theregulations concerning theapplication oftheAgreement;
(iii) thejudicial decision andadministrative rulings ofgeneral application relating to
theAgreement;
(iv) general orspecific laws being referred tointherules ofimplementation or
application.
(b) Isthepublication offurther rules anticipated? Which topics would theycover?
Thelawsandregulations published arethoseconcerning customs value inlinewiththedefinition
given intheBrussels Convention, which iscurrently inforce inAlgeria.
11. Questions concerning Article 13
(a) How istheobligation ofArticle 13(last sentence) being dealt with intherespective
legislation?
(b) Have additional explanations been laiddown?
Article 100oftheCustoms Code provides fortherelease ofgoods oncetheappeal hasbeen
notified, provided thatasufficient amount isdeposited asguarantee.
Article 11ofDecree 88-132 restates thisobligation.
12. Questions concerning Article 16
(a) Does therespective national legislation contain aprovision requiring customs authorities
togiveanexplanation inwriting astohowthecustoms value wasdetermined?
(b) Arethere anyfurther regulations concerning anabove-mentioned request?
Thepresent regulations contain noexpress provisions inthisregard.
13. How have Interpretative Notes oftheAgreement been included?
AsAlgeria doesnotapply thevalue determination methods contained inArticle VII,such
provisions arenotwarranted.WT/ACC/DZA/6
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14. How have theprovisions oftheDecision of26April 1984 ontheTreatment ofInterest
Charges intheCustoms Value ofImported Goods (VAL/6/Rev.1) been implemented?
AsAlgeria doesnotapply thevalue determination methods contained inArticle VII,itwas
notconsidered useful toinclude theprovisions oftheDecision inthepresent regulations.
15. Forthose countries applying paragraph 2oftheDecision of24September 1984 onthe
Valuation ofCarrier Media Bearing Software forDataProcessing Equipment (VAL/8), howhave
theprovisions ofthisparagraph been implemented?
AsAlgeria doesnotapply thevalue determination methods contained inArticle VII,itwas
notconsidered useful toinclude suchprovisions.
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