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WORLD TRADE WT/SPEC/14/Rev.1/Corr.1
5August 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-3137)
Original: English
DRAFT REPORT OFTHE WORKING PARTY ON
THE ACCESSION OFBULGARIA
Corrigendum
Thefollowing corrections should bemade tothedraftReport oftheWorking Party onthe
Accession ofBulgaria:
- Page4,paragraph 6,line3:delete "88"andreplace with"90";
- Page 8,paragraph 15,lastline: delete "electricity" andreplace with"electrical energy
(HS2716)";
- Page 9,paragraph 15,firstline, after "domestic coal(forproduction purposes)", insert
"(HS ex2701, ex2702)",
- Page9,paragraph 15,firstline,after"tobacco products forinternal sale", insert "(HSex2402,
ex2403)";
- Page9,paragraph 15,second line,after"ceiling prices forgasoline", insert "(HS ex2710)";
- Page9,paragraph 15,thirdline,after"diesel oil",insert "(HS ex2710)";
- Page 9,paragraph 15,third line, after "gas oil(forproduction purposes)", insert
"(HS ex2710)";
- Page9,paragraph 15,thirdline,after"fuel oil",insert "(HS ex2710)";
- Page9,paragraph 15,thirdline,after"gaspropane-butane", insert "(HS ex2711)";
- Page9,paragraph 15,seventh totenth lines, after"...(bread" delete therestofthesentence
andreplace withthefollowing "(HS ex1905); meatwithboneinofbovine animals, swine,
sheep, poultry (HSex0201, ex0202, ex0203, ex0204, ex0207); cow'smilk(HSex0401.10,
ex0401.20); cow'syoghurt (HS0403.10); white cheese inbrine (HSex0406.90); refined
sunflower oil(HSex1512.19); cow'sbutter (HSex0405.10); eggs(HSex0407); pasta
(HSex1902); refined sugar (HSex1701); beans (HSex0713.33); lentils (HSex0713.40);
rice(HSex1006.20); potatoes (HS0701.90)) andmineral waters (HSex2201.10), non-food
products (pharmaceuticals forhuman consumption (from Chapter 30);coalandbriquettes for
thepopulation (HSex2701.19, ex2701.20)), thepassenger (rail, urban andinterurban) road
transport services.";
- Page14,paragraph 21:delete thelastsentence;
- Page17,paragraph 26,fourth line: delete "promptly" andreplace with"every 18months";WT/SPEC/14/Rev.1/Corr.1
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- Page17,paragraph 26,sixth line: delete penultimate sentence;
- Page20,insert thefollowing newparagraph 33(which wasthefirstsentence ofparagraph 43)
before theheading "Duty Exemptions":
"Therepresentative ofBulgaria saidthatuponaccession totheAgreement Establishing
theWTO, hisGovernment would usetheauthority toapply taxes andsurcharges on
imports andexports inconformity withtheprovisions oftheGATT 1994, inparticular
Articles III,VI,VIII, XII,XVIII andXIXthereof. TheWorking Party tooknoteof
thiscommitment.";
- Page20,from paragraph 33onwards theparagraph numbers willberenumbered;
- Page21,insert thefollowing newparagraph 36aftertheheading "Customs Fee":
"Referring tothecustoms feelevied byBulgaria, some members stated thatthisfee
wasnotconsistent totheprovisions ofArticle VIIIoftheGATT 1994. Intheirview,
minimum andmaximum feesshould correspond totheapproximate costoftheservices
rendered. Inresponse, therepresentative ofBulgaria saidthatasof1995thecustoms
feeratewassetat1percentofthecustoms value withamaximum amount ofUS$700.
Thisfeewasapplied tobothexports andimports. Theamount paidpursuant tothe
feewere atthedisposal oftheGeneral Customs Directorate tocover therespective
administrative costs. Amember noted thatthischange, while addressing oneaspect
oftheproblem, doesnotfullyaddress allissues involved intheapplication ofsuch
afeeonanadvalorem basis. A1percentfeeonimports isrelatively high, asisthe
maximum feelevelperentry ofUS$700. TomeetArticle VIIIcriteria, revenues from
theapplication ofthefeeshould approximate thecostofproviding theservices, both
inoverall terms andinterms ofindividual shipments. Inaddition, therevenues from
thefeeshould onlybeusedtoprocess imports andexports, andnotforother expenses.
Ifpreferential trading partners orothers areexempted fromthefee,therevenues from
thefeeshould notbeusedtoprocess trade withthese countries. Thefeeshould not
beincluded inthecustoms andtaxvaluation baseofdutiable imports. TheWorking
Party members sought Bulgaria 'scommitment torevise itsfeetobring itintofull
conformity withtheprovisions ofArticle VIIIoftheGATT 1994."
- Page22,former paragraph 38,should berenumbered as40andreadasfollows:
"The representative ofBulgaria stated that,from thedateofaccession, alllaws,
regulations, ordecrees ofwhatever character related totrade willbepublished inthe
State Gazette forpublic review atleasttwoweeks prior toimplementation, thatthey
willbeaccessible totraders priortoimplementation, andthatnolaw,rule,etc.related
tointernational trade willbecome effective prior tosuchpublication. TheWorking
Party tooknoteofthiscommitment.";
- Page24,former paragraph 43,move thefirstsentence tothenewparagraph 33andrenumber
therestoftheparagraph as45;
- Page 33,former paragraph 59should berenumbered as61andattheendoftheparagraph
insert "The representative ofBulgaria assured thatRegulation No.180 would berevised to
conform fullywithWTO provisions andensure thatanyuseofsuchprovisions would befully
consistent withtheAgreement";WT/SPEC/14/Rev.1/Corr.1
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- Page 40,former paragraph 72should berenumbered as74andattheendoftheparagraph
insert "The representative ofBulgaria assured thatBulgaria would provide answers tothese
questions.";
- Page45,former paragraph 86should berenumbered as88andintheeighth line,replace "44(a)"
with"87";
- Page46,former paragraph 88should berenumbered 90andinline3replace theparagraph
numbers asfollows: "29,37,45,80and88";
- Page 46,former paragraph 89,second sentence: tobecome newparagraph 91andreadas
follows:
"The Working Party tooknoteofthestatements andassurances given byBulgaria in
relation tocertain specific matters which arereproduced inparagraphs 15,31,38,
59,65,76,79and84ofthisReport";
- Page 46,former paragraph 89should berenumbered 92andthethird sentence willreadas
follows: "The Working Party tooknoteofthecommitments given byBulgaria inrelation to
certain specific matters which arereproduced inparagraphs 16,17,25,26,29,30,32,33,
35,37,39,40,45,48,49,50,55,64,69,73,75,78,80,81,83,85,88and90ofthis
Report.";
- Page 47,former paragraph 90should berenumbered 93andinline8after"Add.1" insert
"andCorr.1-2.";
- Page49,paragraph 2,line4:delete "89"andinsert "92";
- Page49,paragraph 3,line1:delete "89"andinsert "92";
- Page51,line4,after"Add.1" insert "andCorr.1-2"
- Page57,Annex 2,replace existing textwiththefollowing:
ANNEX 2
totheReport oftheWorking Party ontheAccession ofBulgaria
LIST OFEXPORT TAXES APPLIED INTHE REPUBLIC OFBULGARIA
Description ofproducts Bulgarian
Customs
Tariff NoExport TaxLevel
1.Liveanimals:
-horses 0101 11
0101 19)150USD/PCE
)
0102 500USD/TNE
-sheep andgoats 0104 30USD/TNE
2.Seasnails ex0307 91 260USD/TNE
3.Hides andskins:WT/SPEC/14/Rev.1/Corr.1
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Description ofproducts Bulgarian
Customs
Tariff NoExport TaxLevel
-rawhides andskins ofbovine animals 4101 700USD/TNE
-rawhides andskins ofsheep andgoats 4102
4103 10)3.5USD/PCE
)
-rawpigskins ex4103 90 450USD/TNE
4.Wood:
-fuelwood ex4401 15USD/MTQ
-wood intherough, coniferous andnon-coniferous ex4403
-withthediameter oftheslender edgeexceeding 4
to20cm, excl. cerise, acacia, lime-tree25USD/MTQ
-withthediameter oftheslender edgeexceeding
20cm:
-poplar (Populus) 25USD/MTQ
-walnut 250USD/MTQ
-others, excl. cerise, acacia andlime-tree 35USD/MTQ
-wood chipped lengthwise: ex4407
-planks anddetails ofallkinds ofwood, excl.
walnut, cerise, acacia andlime-tree25USD/MTQ
-walnut wood, sliced lengthwise 200USD/MTQ
-beams:
-ofallkinds ofwood, excl. walnut, cerise,
acacia andlime-tree30USD/MTQ
-ofwalnut 200USD/MTQ
-details ofwalnut, anysize 200USD/MTQ
5.Waste ofpaper andpaperboard 4707 100USD/TNE
6.Wool:
-greasy wool, fleece-washed 5101 11
5101 19)200USD/TNE
)
-degreased wool, notcarbonised 5101 21
5101 29)
)
-noils ofwool oroffineanimal hair 5103 10)
-wool tops 5105 10
5105 21
5105 29)
)
)
7.Waste andscrap:
-ofstainless steel 7204 21
ex7204 5010)100USD/TNE
)plus30USD/TNE
foreachadditional
%nickel above
10%
-ofcastiron 7204 10 40USD/TNE
-ofother alloy steel 7204 29150USD/TNE
-oftinned ironorsteel 7204 30 30USD/TNEWT/SPEC/14/Rev.1/Corr.1
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Description ofproducts Bulgarian
Customs
Tariff NoExport TaxLevel
-lightweight scrap 7204 41 30USD/TNE
-heavy scrap 7204 49
ex7204 5010)50USD/TNE
)
-ofaluminium 7602 0011
7602 0019
7602 0090110USD/TNE
200USD/TNE
200USD/TNE
-ofzinc 7902 80USD/TNE
8.Copper products 7419 91
7419 99)150USD/TNE
)