RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/ACC/DZA/14/Add.2/Rev.1
22 April 2002
(02-2270)
Working Party on the Accession of Algeria Original:  French
ACCESSION OF ALGERIA
Communication from Algeria
Proposed Timetable for Legislative and Regulatory Modifications Designed to
Ensure Compliance with WTO Agreements
Revision
The following proposed timetable for the promulgation of domestic legislation and
regulations designed to ensure compliance with WTO Agreements has been received from the
Permanent Mission of Algeria.
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Page 2 Relevant WTO AgreementNational legislative
or regulatory provisionsRemarksProbable date of finalization of the
draft text
Agreement on Trade-Related
Aspects of Intellectual Property
Rights (Article 19:  Requirement of
Use)Amendment of Order No. 66-57 of
19 March 1966 on trademarksAlignment with the TRIPS Agreement First quarter of 2003
Agreement on Trade-Related
Aspects of Intellectual Property
Rights (Part III and Articles 27, 28,
29, 31, 32 and 34)Amendment of Legislative
Decree No. 93-17 of 7 December
1993 on protection of inventionsAlignment with the TRIPS Agreement First quarter of 2003
Agreement on Trade-Related
Aspects of Intellectual Property
Rights (Article 35)Measure related to lay-out designs
(topographies) of integrated circuitsAlignment with the TRIPS Agreement First quarter of 2003
Agreement on Trade-Related
Aspects of Intellectual Property
Rights (Article 27.3(b))Measure to protect plant varieties Alignment with the TRIPS Agreement Fourth quarter of 2003
Agreement on Trade-Related
Aspects of Intellectual Property
RightsAmendment of Order No. 97.10 of
6 March 1997 on copyright and
neighbouring rightsAlignment with the TRIPS Agreement First quarter of 2003
Agreement on Trade-Related
Aspects of Intellectual Property
Rights (Section 4:  SpecialRequirements Related to Border
Measures)Measures relating to border
enforcement of intellectual property
rightsAlignment of Article 22 of the
Customs Code with the TRIPS
AgreementFourth quarter of 2003
Article VIII of the GATT 1994 Adaptation of customs fees Alignment of customs fees (0.4 per
cent and 2 per cent) with Article VIIIof the GATT 1994Fourth quarter of 2003
Agreement on Technical Barriers to
TradeMeasure relating to standardization,
technical regulation and conformity
assessment proceduresAlignment with the Agreement on
Technical Barriers to TradeSecond quarter of 2003
Agreement on Safeguards Implementation of safeguard
measures under Article 20 of
Law No. 79-07 of 21 July 1979, as
amended and supplemented by
Law No. 98-10 of 22 August 1998 onthe Customs CodeImplementing legislation for the
current Customs CodeFourth quarter of 2002WT/ACC/DZA/1 4/Add.2/Rev.1
Page 3Relevant WTO AgreementNational legislative
or regulatory provisionsRemarksProbable date of finalization of the
draft text
Agreement on Import Licensing
ProceduresImport licensing system Establishment of an import licensing
system to manage the following in
particular:
- quota levels;
- safeguard measures;- health, safety, environment, plant
and animal protection measuresFourth quarter of 2002
WTO Agreement on Implementation
of Article VI of the GeneralAgreement on Tariffs and Trade
1994Implementation of anti-dumping
measures under Article 8(ter) ofLaw No. 79-07 of 21 July 1979, as
amended and supplemented by
Law No. 98.10 of 22 August 1998 on
the Customs CodeImplementing legislation for the
current Customs CodeFourth quarter of 2002
Agreement on Subsidies and
Countervailing MeasuresMeasure to implement countervailing
duties under Article 8 (ter) of
Law No. 79.07 of 21 July 1979, asamended and supplemented by
Law No. 98.10 of 22 August 1998 on
the Customs CodeImplementing legislation for the
current Customs CodeFourth quarter of 2002
Observations:
As can be seen from the above table, the addendum to the Propos ed Timetable for the Promulgation of Domestic Legislation and Re gulations Designed to
Ensure Compliance with WTO Agreements (WT/ ACC/DZA/14/Add.2 of 22 August 2001) has been amended to take account of the following :
1. Implementation of Article VII of the GATT 1994 and tariff refo rm:  Order No. 01-02 of 20 August 2001, amended and supplemente d by Order No. 02-02
of 25 February 2002, eliminated valuation administered by customs, reduced the number of tariff rates and rationalized the cust oms tariff.
2. Measure to control anti-competitive practices in contractual lice nces (Article 40 of the TRIPS Agreement):  the control of an ti-competitive practices in
contractual licences is covered by the specific industrial property laws indicated in the above table (patents, industrial desi gns) and by the Civil Code, as
well as Order No. 95-06 of 22 January 1995 on competition.
3. Measure to protect undisclosed information (Article 39 of the TRIPS Agreement):  the protection of undisclosed information is  already ensured in a
general way under the Criminal Code, and more specifically for veterinary and phytosanitary products (Laws No. 87-17 and 88-08)  and public health
(Law No. 85-05 and Executive Decrees No. 92-246 and 92-284).WT/ACC/DZA/14/Add.2/Rev.1
Page 4 4. Mechanism to protect micro-organisms (Article 27 of the TRIPS Agreement):  the protection of micro-organisms does not require  a specific text because
it is covered by the draft law on the protection of inventions.
5. Adaptation of the internal consumption tax on tobacco and matches (Article III.2 of the GATT 1994):  Article 27 of the Law on  Finance for 2001
subjected this tax to the same rate for both domestic and imported tobacco products.
6. It is important to point out that the dates given for the finalization of the mentioned legislative and regulatory texts in t his timetable are indicative only.
However, Algeria having firmly undertaken to align its legislation with WTO rules, it is reasonable to assume that this operati on will be completed within
a time-frame that is consistent with the country's commitments.
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