WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/VEN/23
11 April 2003
(03-1997)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION
The following notification concerning the administration of tariff quotas ( Table MA.1 ) for
2003 was received from the delegation of Venezuela  on 3 April 2003.G/AG/N/VEN/23
Page 2Table MA.1
MARKET ACCESS:  Venezuela
REPORTING PERIOD:  2003
Implementation of Market Access Opportunities: Tariff and Other Quota Commitments
Description of products Tariff item number(s) encompassed
in product descriptionDescription of import arrangement applicable
(from Section I-B (or I-A) of
Part I of the Schedule)(from Section I-B (or I-A) of
Part I of the Schedule)
12 3
Cereals
Yellow maize
Sorghum1005.90.11
1007(a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries :  Not applicable.
(b) Allocation of licences to importers :
(i)  Import licences are issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Land subject to a favourable opinion from the
Interministerial Commission created under Decree No. 988 of 29 June 1990.
(ii)  Applicants must s ubmit the following documents:
• Completed import licence application form, as issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Land.
• Copy of the importer's Trade Register entry (first-time licence applicants).
• Copy of their Tax Information Registry (RIF ) certificate and Tax Information Number (NIT).
• Written authorization from the legal representative of the firm stating the name of the person empowered to
collect the licence.
• Monthly lists of imports effected over the last two (2) years, indicating their volume and value, with copies of
the respective import declarations (Forms A, B and C).
• Sworn income tax declaration (last two years).
• Revenue Stamp equivalent to fifteen (15) tax units per licence (Article 10.4 of the Revenue Stamp Law,
pursuant to Article 229 of the Organic Tax Code) and required upon collection of the licence.
(iii) Ninety per cent of quotas are distributed among comp eting firms which can demonstrate that they have effected
imports over the last two years (traditional importers); the remaining ten per cent are distributed among new
importers.
(iv) Import licences are valid for a non-extendable period of 90 days from their date of issue.
(c) Other provisions : Not applicable.
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Dairy Products
Milk and cream, not
concentrated.
Milk in powder, of a fat
content not exceeding 1.5per cent.
Milk and cream,
concentrated, in powder,granules or other solidforms, of a fat content, by
weight, exceeding 1.5 per
cent, not containing addedsugar or other sweeteningmatter.
Cheese0401
0402.100402.21
04.06(a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries :  Not applicable.
(b) Allocation of licences to importers :
(i)  Import licences are issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Land subject to a favourable opinion from the
Interministerial Commission created under Decree No. 988 of 29 June 1990.(ii)  Applicants must s ubmit the following documents:
• Completed import licence application form, as issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Land.
• Revenue Stamp equivalent to fifteen (15) tax units per licence (Article 10.4 of the Revenue Stamp Law,
pursuant to Article 229 of the Organic Tax Code) and required upon collection of the licence.
• Copy of the importer's Trade Register entry (first-time licence applicants).
• Copy of the sanitary registration certificate of the import product or importer clearance certificate issued by the
Ministry of Health and Social Development (MSDS) (where applicable).
• Copy of their Tax Information Registry (RIF ) certificate and Tax Information Number (NIT).
• Copy of the sanitary registration certificate of the product to be placed on the domestic market, issued by the
MSDS (where applicable).
• Sworn statement that the importer is acquainted and in compliance with the standard governing the labelling of
foodstuffs.
• Sworn income tax declaration (last two years).
• Written authorization from the legal representative of the firm stating the name of the person empowered to
collect the licence.
• Monthly lists of imports effected over the last two (2) years, indicating their volume and value, with copies of
the respective import declarations (Forms A, B and C).
• Document issued by the representative of the manufacturi ng firm in the country of origin authorizing the firm
applying for the import licence to market the product in Venezuela.
(iii) Ninety per cent of quotas are distributed among comp eting firms which can demonstrate that they have effected
imports over the last two years (traditional importers); the remaining ten per cent are distributed among newimporters.
(iv)  Import licences are valid for a non-extendable period of 90 days from their date of issue.
(c) Other provisions : Not applicable.
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Cane sugar 1701 (a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries :  Not applicable.
(b) Allocation of licences to importers :
(i)  Import licences are issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Land subject to a favourable opinion from the
Interministerial Commission created under Decree No. 988 of 29 June 1990.(ii)  Applicants must s ubmit the following documents:
• Completed import licence application form, as issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Land.
• Revenue Stamp equivalent to fifteen (15) tax units per licence (Article 10.4 of the Revenue Stamp Law,
pursuant to Article 229 of the Organic Tax Code) and required upon collection of the licence.
• Copy of the importer's Trade Register entry (first-time licence applicants).
• Copy of the sanitary registration certificate of the import product or importer clearance certificate issued by the
Ministry of Health and Social Development (MSDS), where applicable.
• Copy of the sanitary registration certificate of the product to be placed on the domestic market, issued by the
MSDS (where applicable).
• Sworn statement that the importer is acquainted and in compliance with the standard governing the labelling of
foodstuffs.
• Sworn income tax declaration (last two years).
• Copy of their Tax Information Registry (RIF ) certificate and Tax Information Number (NIT).
• Written authorization from the legal representative of the firm stating the name of the person empowered to
collect the licence.
• Monthly lists of imports effected over the last two (2) years, indicating their volume and value, with copies of
the respective import declarations (Forms  A, B and C) (traditional importers).
(iii) Ninety per cent of quotas are distributed among comp eting firms which can demonstrate that they have effected
imports over the last two years (traditional importers); the remaining ten per cent are distributed among newimporters.
(iv)  Import licences are valid for a non-extendable period of 90 days from their date of issue.
(c) Other provisions : Not applicable.
(d) Additional information:  For quota distribution purposes, each tariff subheading must be consistent with the
specific quota amount and corresponding tariff level.
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Oilseeds
Soya beans
Palm nuts and kernels
Soya-bean oilOther oilsPalm oil
Sunflower-seed oil
Coconut oilOther vegetable fats and
oils
Animal or vegetable fats
and oils
Soya-bean cake1201
1207
150715101511
1512
15131515
1518
2304(a) Allocation of quotas to supplying countries :  Not applicable.
(b) Allocation of licences to importers :
(i)  Import licences are issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Land subject to a favourable opinion from the
Interministerial Commission created under Decree No. 988 of 29 June 1990.(ii)  Applicants must s ubmit the following documents:
• Completed import licence application form, as issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Land.
• Revenue Stamp equivalent to fifteen (15) tax units per licence (Article 10.4 of the Revenue Stamp Law,
pursuant to Article 229 of the Organic Tax Code) and required upon collection of the licence.
• Copy of the importer's Trade Register entry (first-time licence applicants).
• Copy of the sanitary registration certificate of the import product or importer clearance certificate issued by the
Ministry of Health and Social Development (MSDS), where applicable.
• Sworn income tax declaration (last two years).
• Copy of their Tax Information Registry (RIF ) certificate and Tax Information Number (NIT).
• Copy of the sanitary registration certificate of the product to be placed on the domestic market, issued by the
MSDS (where applicable).
• Sworn statement that the importer is acquainted and in compliance with the standard governing the labelling of
foodstuffs.
• Written authorization from the legal representative of the firm stating the name of the person empowered to
collect the licence.
• Monthly lists of imports effected over the last two (2) years, indicating their volume and value, with copies of
the respective import declarations (Forms  A, B and C) (traditional importers).
(iii) Ninety per cent of quotas are distributed among comp eting firms which can demonstrate that they have effected
imports over the last two years (traditional importers); the remaining ten per cent are distributed among new
importers.
(iv)  Import licences are valid for a non-extendable period of 90 days from their date of issue.
(c) Other provisions : Not applicable.
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