WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TRIMS/N/2/Rev.5 
22 February 1999 
 (99-0678) 
Committee on Trade-Related Investment Measures Original:   English/ 
 French/ 
 Spanish 
 
  
 
NOTIFICATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 6.2 OF THE TRIMS AGREEMENT OF 
PUBLICATIONS IN WHICH TRIMS MAY BE FOUND  
 
Revision
 
 
 
 The decision of the Committee in document  G/TRIMS/5 regarding notifications under 
Article 6.2 of the TRIMs Agreement provides fo r the submission of such notifications by 
1 February 1997.  Reproduced below is a list of communications received so far pursuant to this decision. 
 
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 Angola
 
 
Antigua and Barbuda  
 
Argentina  
 
 Pursuant to Article 6.2 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures, I have the 
pleasure of submitting herewith a list of addresses from the Boletines Oficiales (Official Journals) of 
different provinces of Argentina.  
ADDRESSES FROM THE BOLETIN OFICIAL
 
 
Province Address – Postal code Telephone 
Federal Capital  Suipacha 767 – 1008 - Capital 
Federal 01 322 3788/3949 
Buenos Aires Calle 3 y 523 - La Plata - Tolosa 021 833044 
Córdoba Santa Rosa 740 - 5000 –
Córdoba 051 224760/215560 
Mendoza Palacio de Gobierno 1ÿ Suelo -
5500 – Mendoza 061 492207/08/09 
Catamarca Gral. Roca 1ÿ cuadra –
Dirección de Impuesto - Boletín 
Oficial - 4700 – Catamarca 0833 37529 G/TRIMS/N/2/Rev.5 
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Province Address – Postal code Telephone 
San Juan Felix Aguilar y 25 de Mayo -
5400 – San Juan 064 221987 
Tucumán 25 de Mayo 90 - Casa de 
Gobierno - 4000 – Tucumán 081 211515/223703 
Santa Fe Av. Peñaloza 5385 - 3000 -
Santa Fe 042 890414 
San Luis 9 de Julio 934 – 5700 - San Luis 0652 22197 
La Rioja 9 de Julio 259 - 5300 - La Rioja 0822 26916 
 
Australia  
  Australian laws are essentially in the forms of statutes and implementing regulations.  Statutes 
are printed separately while regulations are published in the Commonwealth Gazette.  Ministers, 
Departments and other agencies issue media releases and other forms of public notice.  Bills before 
Parliament usually have explanatory memoranda as  well as being elaborated upon in debate, in 
particular in Second Reading speec hes.  Parliamentary debate is published in Hansard.  Similar 
arrangements hold for State and Territory governments. 
 
Bahrain
 
 
Bangladesh  
 Barbados
 
 
Belize  
 
Benin  
 
Bolivia  
 
Botswana  
 
Brazil  
 
Brunei Darussalam  
 
 Pursuant to Article 6.2 of the TRIMs Agreemen t, any new laws or regulations pertaining to 
TRIMs will be gazetted in th e Brunei Government Gazette. 
 
Bulgaria  
 
 The Government of the Republic of Bulgaria  hereby notifies the Council for Trade in Goods 
that Bulgarian laws and regulation s concerning the application of trade-related investment measures 
do not contain any measures that are not in conformity with the Agreement on Trade-Related 
Investment Measures. 
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Burkina Faso  
 
Burundi  
 
Cameroon  
 
Canada  
 
Central African Republic  
 Chad
 
 
 Pursuant to Article 6.2 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures, the 
Secretariat is hereby informed that Chad does not apply any TRIMs. 
 
Chile  
 
 Pursuant to Article 6.2 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures, Chile 
notifies that it does not have any publicatio ns on trade-related i nvestment measures. 
 
Colombia  
 Congo
 
 
Costa Rica  
 
 The Government of the Republic of Costa Ri ca notifies, pursuant to Article 6.2 of the 
Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures, that trade-related investment measures are 
published in the official journal "La Gaceta". 
 
Côte d'Ivoire  
 
Cuba  
 
 The Permanent Mission of the Republic of C uba to the United Nations Office and other 
International Organizations Accred ited in Switzerland presents its compliments to the Secretariat of 
the World Trade Organization (WTO) and informs it,  pursuant to Article 6.2 of the Agreement on 
Trade-Related Investment Measures, that the Government of the Republic of Cuba hereby notifies the 
Committee on Trade-Related Investment Measures th at laws, regulations and measures of a more 
specific nature are published in the Ga ceta oficial de la República de Cuba. 
 
Cyprus  
 
Czech Republic  
 
Democratic Republic of the Congo  
 
Djibouti  
 Dominica
 
 
Dominican Republic  
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European Community
 
 
 Journal Officiel 
 Office des Publications des Communautés Européennes 
 L 2985 Luxembourg 
 
Austria  
 
 Federal Law Gazette 
 Law Gazettes of the Länder 
 
Belgium  
 
 "Le Moniteur Belge-Belgisch Staatsblad" 
 R. de Louvain 40-42 
 1000 Bruxelles 
 
  Telephone: +32 2 552 22 11 
 
Denmark  
 
 "Lovtidende"     (Official gazette) 
 
Finland  
 
 "Virallinen Lehti"    (Official gazette) 
 
France  
 
 "Journal Officiel de la République Française" 
 Direction des Journaux Officiels 
 26 Rue Desaix 
 75727 Paris Cedex 15 
 
 Telephone: +33 1 40 58 75 00 
 Telefax: +33 1 40 58 77 99 
 
Germany  
 
 "Bundesgesetzblatt"    (Federal Law gazette) 
 "Bundesanzeiger"    (Federal Official gazette) 
 "Gesetzblätter der Bundesländer"  (Law gazette of the Länder) 
 "Gemeindeblätter"    (L ocal government gazettes) 
 
 Greece  
 
  "Ephimeris Tis Kyverniseos"   (Official Journal) 
  Ireland
 
 
  "Iris Oifigiuil"     (Official gazette) 
 
 Italy  
  G/TRIMS/N/2/Rev.5 
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  "Gazetta Ufficiale della Republica Italiana" (Official gazette) 
 
 Luxembourg  
 
  "Mémorial A (Receuil de Législatio n)" (Journal Officiel du Grand-Duché  
        du Luxembourg) 
 
 Netherlands  
 
  "De Nederlandse Staatscourant"   (Official gazette)   Portugal
 
 
  "Diário da Républica, I Série"   (Official gazette) 
 
 Spain  
 
  "Boletín Oficial del Estado" 
 
 Sweden  
   "Svensk Författmingssamling"   (Official gazette)  
 United Kingdom
 
 
  London Gazette 
  Edinburgh Gazette 
  Belfast Gazette 
 
Ecuador  
 
Egypt  
 
El Salvador  
 
Fiji 
 
 Fiji does not have any recent publications in which TRIMs may be found. 
 
Gabon  
 
Gambia  
 
Ghana  
 
Grenada  
 
Guatemala  
 Guinea Bissau
 
 
Guinea, Rep. of  
 
Guyana  G/TRIMS/N/2/Rev.5 
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Haiti
 
 
Honduras  
 
Hong Kong, China  
 
 Hong Kong does not have any publications related to TRIMs. 
 
Hungary  
 Iceland
 
 
 With reference to document G/TRIMS/5, the Permanent Mission of Iceland hereby notifies 
the following publication under Article 6.2 of the TRIMs Agreement: 
  Stjórnartidindi (The Law and Ministerial Gazette) 
 Sidumula 29 
 108 Reykjavík 
 Iceland 
  Telephone: 354 560 9050  Telefax: 354 568 7646 
 
India
 
 
 I am directed to refer to Article 6.2 of th e Agreement on Trade-Relate d Investment Measures 
and to say that India does not have any special publications in which trade-related investment 
measures can be found.  Indian laws are mainly  in the forms of statutes, and regulations made 
thereunder.  These are published in the Gazette of India.  Public Notices are also released to the 
media. 
 
 Similar Gazettes are published by the Governments of the States of India. 
 
Indonesia  
  In accordance with Article 6.2 of the Agreement on TRIMs, on behalf of the Government of 
the Republic of Indonesia, I would like to notify the Committee on TRIMs that Indonesia, at present, 
does not have any publication concerning TRIMs matters. 
 
Israel
 
 
 With reference to Article 6.2 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures, the 
Government of the State of Israel wishes to inform that it has no trade-related investment measures in 
force. 
 
Jamaica  
  Jamaica's investment measures can be  found in the following publications: 
 
 - Investment in Jamaica, published by KPMG Peat, Marwick, Victoria Mutual 
Building, 6 Duke Street, P.O. Box 76, Kingston, Jamaica; 
  G/TRIMS/N/2/Rev.5 
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 - Doing Business in Jamaica, published by  Price Waterhourse, Scotia Bank Centre, 
Duke Street, Kingston, Telefax: (1876) 967 02 81. 
 
Japan  
 
 All Japan's national legislativ e and regulatory measures concerning investment are published 
in "Kanpo" (official national gazette) and/or "H oreizensho" (Japan's Comprehensive Statute Book), 
and all its prefectural regulatory measures concerning investment are published in "Kenpo" 
(prefectural gazette) or its equivalent. 
  Japan does not have any special publications  in which trade-related investment measures 
(TRIMs) can be found. 
 
Kenya
 
 
Korea  
 
Kuwait  
 
Kyrgyz Republic  
 Latvia
 
 
Lesotho  
 
Liechtenstein  
 
 With reference to the decision of the Commi ttee on Trade-Related Invest ment Measures of 30 
September 1996 I would like to inform you, that  the publication in which laws, regulations or 
measures of more specific character ca n be found is the LIECHTENSTEINISCHES 
LANDESGESETZBLATT.  However, Liechtenstein la ws and regulations do not contain measures 
that are not in conformity with the Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures. 
 
 Copies can be ordered at the following office: 
 
  Regierungskanzlei 
Regierungsgebaude 
9490 Vaduz 
 
Telephone:  +41/75/236 60 30 
 
Macau  
 
Madagascar  
 
Malawi  
 
Malaysia  
 Maldives
 
 
Mali  
 
Malta  G/TRIMS/N/2/Rev.5 
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Mauritania
 
 
Mauritius  
 
 Pursuant to Article 6.2 of the TRIMs Agreemen t, any new laws or regulations pertaining to 
TRIMs will be published in the G overnment Gazette of Mauritius. 
 
Mexico  
 Mongolia
 
 
Morocco  
 
Mozambique  
 Myanmar
 
 
Namibia  
 
New Zealand  
 Nicaragua
 
 
 Regarding the commitment to meet the transp arency and notification requirements contained 
in Article X of GATT 1994, as provided in Article  6.2, the Government of Nicaragua notifies the 
WTO Secretariat that the legal basis for the appli cation of trade-related investment measures is 
Decree Law No.127 of 12 April 1991, on the Foreig n Investment Law, amende d by Decree 2-92 of 
6 January 1992, and its regulations set out in Decree Law No. 30-92 of 10 June 1992. 
 
Niger  
 
Nigeria  
 
Norway  
  The Norwegian Industrial and Regional Development Fund (SND) has published a 
publication named "SND Financing" in which TRIMs may be found.  The Fund is currently working 
on a new publication that will contain an overview of all types of investment measures, including 
TRIMs.  The publication "SND Financing" can  be obtained at this address:   
 
 The Norwegian Industrial and Regional Development Fund (SND) 
 Akersgaten 13 
 P.O. Box 448 Sentrum 
 N - 0104 Oslo 
 Norway 
 
Pakistan
 
 Panama
 
 
 In compliance with Article 6.2 of the Agr eement on Trade-Related Investment Measures, 
Panama has the honour to notify to the Committ ee on Trade-Related Investment Measures the 
publication in which TRIMs may be found, as follows:  G/TRIMS/N/2/Rev.5 
 Page 9 
 
 
 
 Publication:  Gaceta Oficial 
 
 Address:  Avenida Norte y Calle 3a. Casa No.3-12 
    Edificio Casa Amarilla, San Felipe Ciudad de Panamá 
    Apartado Postal 2189 
    P a n a m á  
    República de Panamá 
  
 Telephone:  (00 507) 228 86 31  Papua New Guinea
 
 
Paraguay  
 
 All government measures applied in the territory  of the Republic of Paraguay are published in 
the Official Journal: 
 
 Gaceta Oficial de la Republica del Paraguay  
 
 Management:  Gabinete Civil de la Presidencia – Palacio de Gobierno  Administration:  Ministerio de  Hacienda. Dpto. De Impresiones 
 Avenida Stella Maris c/Hernandarias 
 Asunción – Paraguay 
 
 Telephone/Fax:  (59521) 497 855 
 
Peru
 
 
 For the purposes of paragraph 3 of document G/TRIMS/5, the Permanent Mission of Peru has 
pleasure in transmitting to the WTO Secretariat th e following information on the Official Journal "El 
Peruano": 
 
General manager: Mr. Pe dro ALVAREZ-FERNANDEZ 
 
 Address:  Jr. Quilca 556, Cercado de Lima,     L i m a  1  
 
 Telephone:  (51 1) 428 3460 
 Fax:   (51 1) 423 9103 
 
Philippines
 
 
 Pursuant to Article 6.2 of the Agreemen t on Trade-Related Investment Measures in 
conjunction with the Decision of the TRIMs Committee of 30 September 1996, I wish to notify that 
the Philippine laws related to investment are in the form of statutes and their implementing rules and 
regulations.  These are published in the Official Gazette and newspapers of general circulation. 
 Poland
 
 
Qatar  
 G/TRIMS/N/2/Rev.5 
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Romania
 
 
 Pursuant to Article 6.2 of the Agreement on  Trade-Related Investment Measures and the 
Decision of the TRIMs Committee of 30 September 1996, Romania notifies the publications in which 
TRIMs may be found, as follows: 
 
 1. "Monitorul Oficial al Romaniei" (the Official Gazette of Romania) 
 
  Address: Monitorul Oficial 
    Department for relations with the public and the economic operators     1, Blanduziei Street     Bucharest - 2 
    R o m a n i a  
 
  Telephone: 00401 - 211 57 30 
 2. "Stiri - ARD" (News RDA) - the publication of Romanian Development Agency  
  Address: Romanian Development Agency 
    7, Blvd. Magheru 
    Bucharest 
    R o m a n i a     Telephone: 00401 - 615 66 86 
  Telefax: 00401 - 613 24 15 
 
Rwanda
 
 
Saint Kitts and Nevis  
 
Saint Lucia  
 
Saint Vincent & Gren.  
 
Senegal  
 
Sierra Leone  
 
Singapore  
 
 Pursuant to Article 6.2 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures, Singapore 
wishes to notify that since it does not maintain any TRIMs, this notification requirement does not 
apply.   
 
Slovak Republic  
 
Slovenia  
 
Solomon Islands  
 South Africa
 
 
Sri Lanka  
  G/TRIMS/N/2/Rev.5 
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Suriname  
 
 Pursuant to the Investment Act (Official Gaze tte 1960, No. 17, valid text Official Gazette 
1989, No. 5, as last amended by State Decree 1989,  No. 103) investors are eligible for investment 
facilities. 
 
 Such investment facilities include: 
 
 A. Temporary exemption from income tax for new undertakings 
 
 This facility means that the profits of new undertakings are exempt from income tax during 
the first six years.  The exemption is subject to a maximum.  The term of six years may be 
extended with no more than five years if th e conditions laid down in the act are met. 
 
 B. Free depreciation of the first investment for new undertakings  
  This facility means that in respect of assets which form part of the first investment in the 
period during which, according to good busin ess practice, depreciations may be effected 
without restrictions.  The overall depreciati on is bound to a maximum which is set in 
accordance with good business practice. 
  C. Depreciation facilities in respect of th e first investment for business expansion  
 
 This facility is not applicable to new under takings.  It comprises two parts, namely: 
 
 - In respect of buildings:  if buildings are purchased as part of the first investment the 
depreciation rate may be increased to 30 (thirty) per cent. 
 
 - In respect of other assets:  If assets ot her than buildings are concerned which have 
been purchased as part of the first invest ment, the depreciation allowance may be set 
freely, however, in accordance with good business practice, in the period during 
which depreciations may be implemented. 
 
 D. Temporary exemption from import dut ies for new undertakings and business 
expansions  
 
 The investor may file a petition for temporary (fu ll or partial) exempt from import duties for: 
 
• operating assets which will be used to pursue activities and which form part 
of the first investment; 
• materials and goods used to generate operating assets as intended under 
item 1; 
• raw material and auxiliary materials and packing materials intended for use in 
a new undertaking c.q. in an unde rtaking after business expansion. 
 The investment Act further contains facilities for the following undertakings: 
• securities, investment and holding compan ies, for instance a reduced tariff of 
one twelfth of the valid income-tax rate for bodies; G/TRIMS/N/2/Rev.5 
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• patent operating companies, for instance here as well a reduced tariff is 
applicable to income tax; 
• ocean-shipping companies and interna tional airlines, for instance a cost-
levelling reserve for the maintenance of ocean-going vessels c.q. airplanes. 
 The general condition of eligibility for the facilities is a regular bookkeeping with 
regular annual closings. 
 The other facilities are laid down by order of the Minister of Finance.  There is an Investment 
Committee to which the re quest for investment facilities sh ould be addressed in writing. 
 
Swaziland
 
 
Switzerland  
  Switzerland has notified (document G/TRIMS/ N/1/CHE/1 of 20 September 1995) that Swiss 
laws and regulations do not contain measures that are not in conformity with the Agreement on Trade-
Related Investment Measures.  Pursuant to Ar ticle 6.2 of the Agreement and the Decision of 
30 September 1996 of the Committee on Trade-Related Investment Measures, Switzerland 
communicates below the publications in which all the relevant laws, regulations or measures can be 
found, including those of the Confederation and the cantons.  Switzerland does not have any special 
publications in which trade-related in vestment measures can be found. 
 
Systematic compilation of Federal legislation
 
  Official compilation of Federal legislation.   Systematic compilation of Federal law. 
 
Systematic compilation of cantonal law
 
 
 Canton of Zurich  
 
 Zürcher Gesetzessammlung (LSD) 
 
 Canton of Berne  
  Recueil systématique des lois bernoises (RSB)  
 Canton of Lucerne
 
 
 Systematische Rechtssammlung des Kantons Luzern (SRL)  
 Canton of Uri
 
 
 Urner Rechtsbuch (RB) 
 
 Canton of Schwyz  
  Schwyzer Gesetzessammlung (NGS) 
 
 Canton of Obwalden
 
 
 Obwaldnerisches Landbuch (LB)   G/TRIMS/N/2/Rev.5 
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 Canton of Nidwalden  
 
 Nidwaldner Gesetzessammlung (NGS) 
 
 Canton of Glarus  
 
 Gesetzessammlung (GS) 
 
 Canton of Zug  
  Bereinigte Gesetzessammlung (BGS)  
 Canton of Fribourg
 
 
 Recueil systématique de la législation fribourgeoise (RSF) 
  Canton of Solothurn
 
 
 Solothurnische Gesetzessammlung (BGS) 
 
 Canton of Basel  
  Systematische Gesetzessammlung (SG;  dès 1962:  SGS) 
 
 Canton of Schaffhausen
 
 
 Schaffhauser Rechtsbuch 
 
 Canton of Appenzell Outer Rhoden  
 
 Ausserrhodische Gesetzessammlung (Bereinigte Gesetzessammlung) (bGs) 
 
 Canton of  Appenzell Inner Rhoden  
 
 Gesetzessammlung Appenzell I. Rh. 
  Canton of St-Gallen
 
 
 Gesetzessammlung (sGs) 
 
 Canton of Graubünden  
 
 Bündner Rechtsbuch (BR) (available in German) 
 
 Canton of Aargau  
 
 Systematische Sammlung des Aargauischen Rechts (SAR) 
  Canton of Thurgau
 
 
 Thurgauer Rechtsbuch 
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 Canton of Ticino
 
 
 Raccolta delle Legi 
 
 Canton of Vaud  
 
 Recueil systématique de la législation vaudoise 
 
 Canton of Valais  
  Recueil des lois de la République et canton du Valais (RS/VS)  
 Canton of Neuchâtel
 
 
 Recueil systématique de la législation neuchâteloise (RSN) 
  Canton of Geneva
 
 
Recueil officiel systématique de la législation genevoise en vigueur (Législation genevoise) 
(RSG) 
  Canton of Jura
 
 
 Recueil systématique du droit jurassien (RSJ) 
 
 Further information can be obtained from th e l'Office fédéral des affaires économiques 
extérieures, Division du commerce mondial - OMC, CH-3003 Berne. 
 
Tanzania  
 
Thailand  
 
 In compliance with Article 6.2 of the Agreem ent on Trade-Related Investment Measures, I 
have the honour to notify to the Committee on Trad e-Related Investment Meas ures the publication in 
which TRIMs may be found, as follows: 
  Publication: "A Guide to the Board of Investment" 
 
 Address: Office of the Board of Investment 
   555 Vipavadee-Rangsit Road, 
   Chatuchak, 
   Bangkok 10900 
   Thailand 
 
Togo
 
 
Trinidad and Tobago  
 Tunisia
 
 
 Pursuant to Article 6.2 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures, all 
legislative and regulatory measures concerning invest ment are published in the Official Journal of the 
Republic of Tunisia. 
  G/TRIMS/N/2/Rev.5 
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Turkey  
 
Uganda  
 
 In accordance with Article 6.2 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures, the 
Republic of Uganda notifies and atta ches hereto the following documents:1 
 
(a) The Investment Code;  Statute No. I of 1991; 
 
(b) Article 25 of the Finance Bill 1995;  which in effect is an amendment to Statute No. I 
of 1991. 
 
United Arab Emirates  
 
United States  
  Pursuant to Article 6.2 of the Agreement on  Trade-Related Investme nt Measures, the United 
States hereby makes the following notification. 
 
 The United States is not aware of any specia l publications in which Federal or State trade-
related investment measures (TRIMs) can be found.  However, generally, all US Federal Laws are in 
the forms of statutes and implementing regulations.  Federal statutes are printed separately and can be 
found in the United States Code , published by the United States Government Printing Office in 
Washington D.C.  Federal regulations are first published in the Federal Register , and later compiled 
in the Code of Federal Regulations , published by the Office of the Federal Register, National 
Archives and Record Administration in Washington D.C. 
 
 Information concerning subfederal laws and re gulations, if any, relating to investment of 
individual states may be obtained from the Attorneys General of each state.  Below is a listing of the 
names, addresses, and telephone numbers of the Attorneys General for each of the 50 states.  Many 
states also have development agencies located in the state capitals which may be able to provide 
information concerning investment.  In addition, ma ny states maintain offices in cities overseas to 
better facilitate the foreign invest ors access to information about investment opportunities.  A listing 
of the relevant states and the location of their fore ign offices is also to be found below.  The National 
Association of State Development Agencies in Washington D.C., telephone number (202) 898 1302, 
is another source of information about investment laws and programmes at the state level.  The National Association publishes numerous items for investors on these issues.  It and the state 
Attorneys General may also be able to provide info rmation regarding pertinent laws or programmes, if 
any, applicable at a local level. 
                                                     
 
1Copies of the documents are available for inspection by interested delegations in the Trade and 
Finance Division. G/TRIMS/N/2/Rev.5 
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National Association of Attorneys General
 
 
Alabama Honourable Bill Pryor 
Attorney General of Alabama 
Office of the Attorney General 
State House 
11 South Union Street 
Montgomery, AL 36130 Tel:  (334) 242 7300 
Alaska Honourable Bruce M. Botelho 
Attorney General of Alaska Office of the Attorney General Post Office Box 110300 
Diamond Courthouse 
Juneau, AK 99811-0300 Tel:  (907) 465 3600 
American Samoa Honourable Toetagata Albert Mailo 
Attorney General of American Samoa Office of the Attorney General 
Post Office Box 7 
Pago Pago, AS 96799 Tel:  (684) 633 4163 
Arizona Honourable Grant Woods 
Attorney General of Arizona Office of the Attorney General 
1275 West Washington Street 
Phoenix, AZ 85007 Tel:  (602) 542 4266 
Arkansas Honourable Winston Bryant 
Attorney General of Arkansas Office of the Attorney General 
200 Tower Building 
323 Center Street 
Little Rock, AR 72201-2610 Tel:  (501) 682 2007 
California Honourable Daniel E. Lungren 
Attorney General of California 
Office of the Attorney General 
1300 I Street, Suite 1740 
Sacramento, CA 95814 Tel:  (916) 324 5437 
Colorado Honourable Gale A. Norton 
Attorney General of Colorado 
Office of the Attorney General 
Department of Law 
1525 Sherman Street Denver, CO 80203 Tel:  (303) 866 3052 
Connecticut Honourable Richard Blumenthal 
Attorney General of Connecticut 
Office of the Attorney General 
55 Elm Street Hartford, CT 06141-0120 Tel:  (860) 566 2026  G/TRIMS/N/2/Rev.5 
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Delaware Honourable M. Jane Brady 
Attorney General of Delaware 
Office of the Attorney General 
Carvel State Office Building 
820 North French Street 
Wilmington, DE 19801 Tel:  (302) 577 3838 
District of Columbia Honourable Jo Anne Robinson 
Acting District of Columbia Corporation 
Counsel 
Office of the Corporation Counsel 441 4th Street NW Washington, D.C. 20001 Tel:  (202) 727 6248 
Florida Honourable Robert A. Butterworth 
Attorney General of Florida 
Office of the Attorney General The Capitol PL 01 
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1050 Tel:  (904) 487 1963 
Georgia Honourable Michael J. Bowers 
Attorney General of Georgia 
Office of the Attorney General 
40 Capitol Square, SW 
Atlanta, GA 30334-1300 Tel:  (404) 656 4585 
Guam Honourable Calvin E. Holloway Sr. 
Attorney General of Guam 
Office of the Attorney General 
Judicial Center Building 
120 West O'Brien Drive 
Agana, GU 96910 Tel:  (671) 475 3324 
Hawaii Honourable Margery S. Bronster 
Attorney General of Hawaii 
Office of the Attorney General 
425 Queen Street 
Honolulu, HI 96813 Tel:  (808) 586 1282 
Idaho Honourable Alan G. Lance 
Attorney General of Idaho 
Office of the Attorney General 
Statehouse 
Boise, ID 83720-1000 Tel:  (208) 334 2400 
Illinois Honourable Jim Ryan 
Attorney General of Illinois 
Office of the Attorney General 
State of Illinois Center 
100 West Randolph Street 
Chicago, IL 60601 Tel:  (312) 814 2503 G/TRIMS/N/2/Rev.5 
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Indiana Honourable Jeffrey A. Modisett 
Attorney General of Indiana 
Office of the Attorney General 
Indiana Government Center South 
Fifth Floor 
402 West Washington Street 
Indianapolis, IN 46204 Tel:  (317) 233 4386 
Iowa Honourable Tom Miller 
Attorney General of Iowa 
Office of the Attorney General Hoover State Office Building Des Moines, IA 50319 Tel:  (515) 281 3053 
Kansas Honourable Carla J. Stovall 
Attorney General of Kansas 
Office of the Attorney General Judicial Building 301 West Tenth Street 
Topeka, KS 66612-1597 Tel:  (913) 296 2215 
Kentucky Honourable Albert Benjamin "Ben" Chandler 
III 
Attorney General of Kentucky 
Office of the Attorney General 
State Capitol, Room 116 
Frankfort, KY 40601 Tel:  (502) 564 7600 
Louisiana Honourable Richard P. Ieyoub 
Attorney General of Louisiana 
Office of the Attorney General 
Department of Justice 
Post Office Box 94095 
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-4095 Tel:  (504) 342 7013 
Montana Honourable Joseph P. Mazurek 
Attorney General of Montana 
Office of the Attorney General 
Justice Building, 215 North Sanders 
Helena, MT 59620-1401 Tel:  (406) 444 2026 
Nebraska Honourable Don Stenberg 
Attorney General of Nebraska 
Office of the Attorney General 
State Capitol 
Post Office Box 98920 
Lincoln, NE 68509-8920 Tel:  (402) 471 2682 
Nevada Honourable Frankie Sue Del Papa 
Attorney General of Nevada 
Office of the Attorney General Old Supreme Court Building 
198 South Carson Carson City, NV 89710 Tel:  (702) 687 4170  G/TRIMS/N/2/Rev.5 
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New Hampshire2 Honourable Jeffrey R. Howard 
Attorney General of New Hampshire 
Office of the Attorney General 
State House Annex, 25 Capitol Street 
Concord, NH 03301-6397 Tel:  (603) 271 3658 
New Jersey Honourable Peter Verniero 
Attorney General of New Jersey 
Office of the Attorney General 
Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex 
25 Market Street, CN 080 
Trenton, NJ 08625 Tel:  (609) 292 4925 
New Mexico Honourable Tom Udall 
Attorney General of New Mexico 
Office of the Attorney General 
Post Office Drawer 1508 Santa Fe, NM 87504-1508 Tel:  (505) 827 6000 
New York Honourable Dennis C. Vacco 
Attorney General of New York 
Office of the Attorney General 
Department of Law - The Capitol 2nd Floor Albany, NY 12224 Tel:  (518) 474 7330 
North Carolina Honourable Michael F. Easley 
Attorney General of North Carolina 
Office of the Attorney General Department of Justice Post Office Box 629 
Raleigh, NC 27602-0629 Tel:  (919) 733 3377 
North Dakota Honourable Heidi Heitkamp 
Attorney General of North Dakota 
Office of the Attorney General 
State Capitol 
600 East Boulevard Avenue 
Bismarck, ND 58505-0040 Tel:  (701) 328 2210 
N. Mariana Islands Honourable Robert B. Dunlap II 
Acting Attorney General of the  
   Northern Mariana Islands 
Office of the Attorney General 
Administration Building 
Saipan, MP 96950 Tel:  (670) 664 2341 
Ohio Honourable Betty D. Montgomery 
Attorney General of Ohio 
Office of the Attorney General 
State Office Tower 
30 East Broad Street 
Columbus, OH 43266-0410 Tel:  (614) 466 3376 
                                                     
 
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Oklahoma Honourable W.A. Drew Edmondson 
Attorney General of Oklahoma 
Office of the Attorney General 
State Capitol, Room 112 
2300 North Lincoln Boulevard 
Oklahoma City, OK 73105 Tel:  (405) 521 3921 
Oregon Honourable Hardy Myers 
Attorney General of Oregon 
Office of the Attorney General 
Justice Building 1162 Court Street NE Salem, OR 97310 Tel:  (503) 378 6002 
Pennsylvania Honourable Mike Fisher 
Attorney General of Pennsylvania 
Office of the Attorney General Strawberry Square Harrisburg, PA 17120 Tel:  (717) 787 3391 
Puerto Rico Honourable José A. Fuentes-Agostini 
Attorney General of Puerto Rico 
Office of the Attorney General Post Office Box 192 San Juan, PR 00902-0192 Tel:  (787) 721 7700 
Rhode Island Honourable Jeffrey B. Pine 
Attorney General of Rhode Island 
Office of the Attorney General 150 South Main Street Providence, RI 02903 Tel:  (401) 274 4400 
South Carolina Honourable Charlie Condon 
Attorney General of South Carolina 
Office of the Attorney General Rembert C. Dennis Office Building Post Office Box 11549 
Columbia, SC 29211-1549 Tel:  (803) 734 3970 
South Dakota Honourable Mark Barnett 
Attorney General of South Dakota 
Office of the Attorney General 
500 East Capitol 
Pierre, SD 57501-5070 Tel:  (605) 773 3215 
Tennessee Honourable John Knox Walkup 
Attorney General of Tennessee 
Office of the Attorney General 
500 Charlotte Avenue 
Nashville, TN 37243 Tel:  (615) 741 6474  G/TRIMS/N/2/Rev.5 
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Texas Honourable Dan Morales 
Attorney General of Texas 
Office of the Attorney General 
Capitol Station 
Post Office Box 12548 
Austin, TX 78711-2548 Tel:  (512) 463 2191 
Utah Honourable Jan Graham 
Attorney General of Utah 
Office of the Attorney General 
State Capitol, Room 236 Salt Lake City, UT 84114-0810 Tel:  (801) 538 1326 
Vermont Honourable Wallace Malley 
Acting Attorney General of Vermont 
Office of the Attorney General 
109 State Street Montpelier, VT 05609-1001 Tel:  (802) 828 3171 
Virginia Honourable James S. Gilmore III 
Attorney General of Virginia 
Office of the Attorney General 
900 East Main Street Richmond, VA 23219 Tel:  (804) 786 2071 
Virgin Islands Honourable Julio A. Brady 
Attorney General of the Virgin Islands 
Office of the Attorney General 
Department of Justice G.E.R.S. Complex 48B-50C Kronprinsdens Gade 
St. Thomas, VI 00802 Tel:  (809) 774 5666 
Washington Honourable Christine O. Gregoire 
Attorney General of Washington 
Office of the Attorney General 
P.O. Box 40100 
1125 Washington Street, SE 
Olympia, WA 98504-0100 Tel:  (360) 753 6200 
West Virginia Honourable Darrell V. McGraw Jr. 
Attorney General of West Virginia 
Office of the Attorney General 
State Capitol 
Charleston, WV 25305 Tel:  (304) 558 2021 
Wisconsin Honourable James E. Doyle 
Attorney General of Wisconsin 
Office of the Attorney General 
State Capitol 
Post Office Box 7857 
Suite 114 East Madison, WI 53707-7857 Tel:  (608) 266 1221 G/TRIMS/N/2/Rev.5 
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Wyoming Honourable William U. Hill 
Attorney General of Wyoming 
Office of the Attorney General 
State Capitol Building 
Cheyenne, WY 82002 Tel:  (307) 777 7841 
 
 
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TABLE 16  
 
State Foreign Office Locations  
(Source:  NASDA 1994 State Export Program Database) 
 
STATE Japan Mexico Taiwan Germany Korea Canada Belgium Hong 
Kong UK China Other 
ALABAMA X   Y X       
ALASKA X  X  X       
ARIZONA X X X         
ARKANSAS X  X     X    X 
CALIFORNIA X X X X    X X  XX 
COLORADO X Y       X   
CONNECTICUT  XYY X     X  YYY  
DELAWARE            
FLORIDA X X X X X X   X  X 
GEORGIA X X Y  X X X     
HAWAII X  X         
IDAHO X Y X  X       
ILLINOIS X X     X X   XX 
INDIANA X X X  X X    X X 
IOWA X X  X    X    
KANSAS X      X    X 
KENTUCKY X      X     
LOUISIANA  X X        X 
MAINE            
MARYLAND Y  X    X     
MASSACHUSETTS    Y      Y X 
MICHIGAN X X    X X X   X 
MINNESOTA            
MISSISSIPPI   X X X Y     X 
MISSOURI X Y X Y X       
MONTANA Y  X         
NEBRASKA            
NEVADA            
NEW HAMPSHIRE            
NEW JERSEY X        X  X G/TRIMS/N/2/Rev.5 
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STATE Japan Mexico Taiwan Germany Korea Canada Belgium Hong 
Kong UK China Other 
NEW MEXICO  X          
NEW YORK X   X  XY   X   
NORTH CAROLINA X X  Y    X    
NORTH DAKOTA            
OHIO X X    X X X    
OKLAHOMA  X  X X      X 
OREGON X  X   X       
PENNSYLVANIA X   X  X X     
PUERTO RICO  X         XXX 
RHODE ISLAND            
SOUTH CAROLINA X   X     Y   
SOUTH DAKOTA            
TENNESSEE  X          
TEXAS X X X X        
UTAH X X X  XX  Y     
VERMONT            
VIRGIN ISLANDS            
VIRGINIA X   X       X 
WASHINGTON X  X        XX 
WEST VIRGINIA Y           
WISCONSIN X X  X X X  X    
WYOMING            
TOTAL 32 25 18 15 13 10 10 8 6 5 20
% w/OFFICES 62% 48% 35% 29%  25% 19% 19% 15% 12% 10% 38%
 
X" - State office in standard city location 
Y" - State office in a non-standard city location (see following page) - See following page for "Other" office locations
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Standard city office locations (X ) 
 
JAPAN:   Tokyo 
MEXICO:   Mexico City 
TAIWAN:   Taipei 
GERMANY:   Frankfurt 
KOREA:   Seoul 
CANADA:   Toronto 
BELGIUM:   Brussels 
UNITED KINGDOM:  London CHINA:   Beijing  
State offices in cities other than standard (Y
) 
 
Alabama:   Hannover, Germany 
Colorado:   Guadalajara, Mexico Connecticut:   Guadalajara & Monterrey, Mexico 
    Shanghai, Tinjin, & Xiamen, China 
Georgia:   Haln Chu City, Taiwan 
Idaho:    Guadalajara, Mexico 
Maryland:   Yokohama, Japan Massachusetts:   Guangdong, China     Berlin, Germany 
Mississippi:   Mississagua, Canada 
Missouri:   Dusseldorf, Germany 
    Guadalajara, Mexico 
Montana:   Kumamoto, Japan 
New York:   Montreal, Canada 
North Carolina:   Dusseldorf, Germany 
South Carolina:   Sawley, United Kingdom 
Utah:    Waterloo, Belgium 
West Virginia:   Nagoya, Japan 
 
"Other" state office locations
 
 
Arkansas:   Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia California:   Johannesburg, South Africa 
    Jerusalem, Israel 
Florida:    Sao Paulo, Brazil 
Illinois:    Budapest, Hungary 
    W a r s a w ,  P o l a n d  
Indiana:   Amsterdam, Netherlands 
Kansas:    Sydney, Australia 
Louisiana:   Breda, Netherlands 
Massachusetts:   Jerusalem, Israel 
Michigan:   Harare, Zimbabwe 
Mississippi:   Santiago, Chile 
New Jersey:   Raanana, Israel Oklahoma:   Singapore G/TRIMS/N/2/Rev.5 
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Puerto Rico:   San Jose, Costa Rica 
    Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 
    Panama City, Panama 
Virginia:   Botswana, South Africa 
Washington:   Paris, France 
    Vladivostok, Russia 
 
Uruguay
 
 
 Pursuant to Article 6.2 of the TRIMs Agre ement, the Permanent Delegation of Uruguay 
notifies that trade-related investment measures ar e published in the Diario  Oficial del Uruguay. 
 
 All national laws approved by  Parliament, Decrees issued by the Executive branch and 
Decrees of the Departmental Councils (the local go vernment legislative bodies) are published in the 
Diario Oficial. 
  It should also be mentioned that owing to the division of powers between the National 
Government and local Governments (Departments),  the latter do not have powers relating to 
investment policy, although they do have powers relating to tax exemptions in connection with the 
territorial and local taxes that they collect. 
 Venezuela
 
 
 Pursuant to the Decision adopted by the Co mmittee on Trade-Related Investment Measures 
(TRIMs) on 30 September 1996, I have the pleasure to communicate herewith the name of the 
national publication in which the TRIM notified by Venezuela in communication No. 407 of 31 
March 1995, concerning the Complementarity Agreement for the Automotive Sector, appears. 
 
 The notified TRIM is contained in the Gaceta Oficial  (Official Gazette) of the Republic of 
Venezuela.  The legal provisions applied are:  (i) Decree 3,303 of 22 December 1993 (Official 
Gazette No. 35,386 of 21 January 1994);  (ii) Decr ee 121 of 13 April 1994 (Official Gazette No. 
35,455 of 6 May 1994);  and (iii)  Resolution 0001 issuing rules for the development of the automotive 
industry, of 2 January 1995 (Official Gazette No. 35,6 24 of 4 January 1996).  The Official Gazette is 
published by the National Printing Office, at the fo llowing address:  Esquina San Lázaro a Puente 
Victoria No. 89, Parroquia La Candelaria, Caracas 1010. 
 Zambia
 
 
Zimbabwe  
 
 The Government of Zimbabwe notifies that th e publication in which TRIMs applied within 
the country are listed is titled "Incentives for Local I nvestors" and this publica tions is produced by the 
Zimbabwe Investment Centre (ZIC).  ZIC's address is 109 Rotten Row, Box 5950, Harare. 
 
 
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