WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/MA/TAR/2/Rev.27
1 March 2002
(02-1042)
Committee on Market Access
SUBMISSION OF HS96 DOCUMENTATION
Note by the Secretariat
Revision
With reference to the Decision on the Introduction of HS changes into WTO Schedules of Tariff
Concessions on 1 January 1996 (WT/L/124 + Co rr.1, WT/L/173, WT/L/216, WT/L/243, WT/L/268,
WT/L/281, WT/L/303, WT/L/338, WT/L/351, WT/L/ 379 and WT/L/400) and according to the
provisions of this Decision, Members have submitted to the Secretariat the documentation described on
the following pages.G/MA/TAR/2/Rev.27
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1. Schedules in Loose-leaf Format including HS96 changes
Member Document Date Certification Electronic  Waiver status1
format
ARGENTINA G/SECRET/HS96/302+ Corr.1 16.10.1996 Excel WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281+ 303+338+351+379+400
BOLIVIA G/SECRET/HS96/42 29.09.1999 WT/Let/387 Excel WT/L/268+281+ 303+338+351
BRAZIL G/SECRET/HS96/362 + Corr.1-3 31.07.1997 Excel WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281+ 303+338+351+379+400
BULGARIA G/SECRET/HS96/46 20.10.2000 WT/Let/379 Excel WT/L/243+268+281+ 303+338+351+379
COLOMBIA G/SECRET/HS96/32+ Corr.1 19.12.1996 WT/Let/267 Excel WT/L/124+173+216+243
CUBA G/SECRET/HS96/21 + Rev.1 11.03.1996 WT/Let/192 + Lotus WT/L/124+173+216
Corr.1
EGYPT G/MA/TAR/RS/50/Rev.1*2 18.08.1998 Excel WT/ L/173+216+243+268+281+ 303+338+351+379+400
EL SALVADOR G/SECRET/HS96/442+Corr.1 01.05.2000 Excel WT/L/173+216+243+268+281+ 303+338+351+379+400
GUATEMALA G/SECRET/HS96/41 17.12.19984 Excel WT/L/268+281+351+379+400
HONDURAS G/SECRET/HS96/43 + Corr.1-3 20.03.2000 WT/Let/403 Excel WT/L/173+216+243+268+281+ 303+338+351+379
HONG KONG, CHINA G/SECRET/HS96/1 23.06.1995 WT/Let/76 Lotus -
HUNGARY G/SECRET/HS96/22+ Corr.1-2 04.04.1996 WT/Let/264 Word.6 WT/L/124+173+216+243+268
ICELAND G/SECRET/HS96/382 + Corr.1 + 10.06.1996 Excel WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281+ 303+338+351+379+400
Add.1 29.01.1999 Excel
INDIA G/SECRET/HS96/8 + Corr.1 10.01.1996 WT/Let/340 Lotus WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281+ 303+338
INDONESIA G/SECRET/HS96/33 + Corr.1 16.10.1996 WT/Let/318 Lotus WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281
JAPAN G/SECRET/HS96/2 + Corr.1 26.07.1995 WT/Let/67 Lotus -
KOREA G/SECRET/HS96/4 + Corr.1-2/Rev.1 20.11.1995 WT/Let/339 yes3 WT/L/173+216+243+268+281
+ Add.1 + 2
MACAU, CHINA G/SECRET/HS96/35 19.12.1996 WT/Let/269 Excel -
MALTA G/SECRET/HS96/39+Rev.1 07.08.1998
+ Rev.2 12.02.1999 WT/Let/315 Excel+Word WT/L/243+268+281+ 303
MOROCCO G/SECRET/HS96/472+Add.1-2 04.12.2000 Excel WT/L/268+281+ 303+338+351+379+400
NORWAY G/SECRET/HS96/112+Corr.1 24.01.1996 Excel WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281+ 303+338+351+379+400
PAKISTAN G/SECRET/HS96/402 10.12.1998 Lotus WT/L/216+243+268+281+ 303+338+351+379+400
PANAMA G/SECRET/HS96/48 + Add.1 03.04.2001 Excel WT/L/268+281+ 303+338+351+379+400
PHILIPPINES G/SECRET/HS96/16 + Corr.1-2 + Add.1 16.01.1996 WT/Let/402 Excel WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281SLOVENIA G/SECRET/HS96/23 + Corr.1-2 30.04.1996 WT/Let/352 Excel WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281+ 303+338
SWITZERLAND G/SECRET/HS96/10
2 + Corr.1 16.01.1996 Excel
/LIECHTENSTEIN WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281+ 303+338+351+379+400
THAILAND G/SECRET/HS96/17+ Rev.1-22 18.10.1996 Excel WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281+ 303+338+351+379+400
TUNISIA G/SECRET/HS96/25 12.09.1996 WT/Let/338 Excel WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281+ 303+338G/MA/TAR/2/Rev.27
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* in addition to HS96 changes, the documentation contains also rectifications to the schedule
2. List of tariff items affected by HS96 changes
Member Document Date Certification Electronic Waiver status
format
AUSTRALIA G/SECRET/HS96/19 + Corr.1+ Add.1 21.02.19964 Excel WT/L/173+216+243+268+281+ 303+338
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM G/SECRET/HS96/14 + Rev.1 26.09.1997 WT/Let/385 Excel WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281+ 303+338+351+379CANADA G/SECRET/HS96/7 + Add.1 10.01.1996 WT/Let/329 Excel WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281
COSTA RICA G/SECRET/HS96/37 31.07.1997 WT/Let/397 Excel WT/L/173+216+243+268+281+ 303+338+351
+ Add.1 +  Add.1/Corr.1 25.02.2000 Excel
CZECH REPUBLIC G/SECRET/HS96/5 + Corr.1 10.01.1996 WT/Let/372 MS Word WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281
EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES G/SECRET/HS96/3
2 01.09.1995 Access WT/L/124+173+216+243+268
ISRAEL G/SECRET/HS96/262 + 08.10.1996 Excel WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281+ 303+338+351+379+400
Add.1+Add.1/Corr.1 05.03.1999
MALAYSIA G/SECRET/HS96/312 + Rev.1 31.07.1997 Lotus WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281+ 303+338+351+379+400
MEXICO G/SECRET/HS96/45 + Corr.1 11.07.2000 WT/Let/404 Excel WT/L//124+173+216+243+268+281+ 303+338+351+379
NEW ZEALAND G/SECRET/HS96/202 + Corr.1+Rev.1 21.02.1996 Excel WT/L/281+ 303+338+351+379+400
PARAGUAY G/SECRET/HS96/292 23.10.1996 Excel WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281+ 303+338+351+379+400
POLAND G/SECRET/HS96/34 19.12.1996 WT/Let/268 WT/L/124+173+216+243
ROMANIA G/SECRET/HS96/24 27.08.1996 WT/Let/265 WP WT/L/216+243
SINGAPORE G/SECRET/HS96/13 + Add.1+Corr.1 12.01.1996 Excel WT/L/124+173+216
+ Rev.1 19.12.1997 WT/Let/263
SLOVAK REPUBLIC G/SECRET/HS96/6 + Corr.1 10.01.1996 WT/Let/373 Excel & Word WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281
TURKEY G/SECRET/HS96/27+ Corr.1 08.10.1996 WT/Let/266 Excel WT/L/124+173+216+243+268
UNITED STATES G/SECRET/HS96/9 16.01.19964 ASCII5 WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281+ 303
URUGUAY G/SECRET/HS96/28 08.10.19964 Excel WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281+ 303+338+351+379+400G/MA/TAR/2/Rev.27
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3. Preliminary information only
Member Document Date Certification Electronic Waiver status
format
SOUTH AFRICA G/SECRET/HS96/152 22.01.1996 - WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281+ 303+400
4. Members which have submitted to the Secretariat documentation for verification
ZIMBABWE WT/L/124+173+216+243+268
5. Members which have not submitted HS96 documentation
Member Waiver status
MALDIVES WT/L/303+338+351
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1 WT/L/124 refers to those Members covered under the waiver Decision of 13 December 1995;  WT/L/173 refers to those Members cover ed under the Decision of
18 July 1996 (extension of time-limit);  WT/L/216 refers to those Members covered under the Decision of 24 April 1997 (extensio n of time-limit);  WT/L/243
refers to those Members covered under the Decision of 22 October 1997 (extension of time-limit); WT/L/268 refers to those Membe rs covered under the Decision
of 24 April 1998 (extension of time-limit);  WT/L/281 refers to those Members covered under the Decision of 14 October 1998 (ex tension of time-limit);
WT/L/303 refers to those Members covered under the Decision of 15 June 1999, granted with retroactive effect to 30 April 1999 ( extension of time-limit);
WT/L/338 refers to those Members covered under the Decision of 4 November 1999 (extension of time-limit);  WT/L/351 refers to t hose Members covered under
the Decision of 3 May 2000 (extension of time-limit);  WT/L/379 refers to those Members covered under the Decision of 8 Decembe r 2000 (extension of time-
limit);  WT/L/400 refers to those Members covered under the Decision of 8 May 2001 (extension of time-limit).
2 Reservations received on the submission.
3 Submitted, but not able to read file.
4 Documentation being prep ared for certification.
5 Concordance tables only.
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