WORLD TRADE G/LIC/5
23October 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-4545)
Committee onImport Licensing
FIRST BIENNIAL REVIEW OFTHE IMPLEMENTATION AND OPERATION
OFTHE AGREEMENT ONIMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES
Article 7.1oftheAgreement onImport Licensing Procedures requires theCommittee toreview
asnecessary, butatleastonceevery twoyears, theimplementation andoperation oftheAgreement,
taking intoaccount theobjectives thereof, andtherights andobligations contained therein. Article 7.2
states thatasabasisfortheCommittee review, theSecretariat shallprepare afactual report based on
information provided under Article 5,responses totheannual Questionnaire onImport Licensing
Procedures andother relevant reliable information which isavailable toit,andthatthisreport shall
provide asynopsis oftheaforementioned information, inparticular indicating anychanges or
developments during theperiod under review, andincluding anyother information asagreed bythe
Committee.
Themainobjectives oftheAgreement arethose listed inthepreamble oftheAgreement. The
review should cover theimplementation andoperation oftheAgreement inthelightofitsobjectives
andspecific obligations.
Atitsmeeting on23October 1996, theCommittee conducted thefirstbiennial review under
Article 7.1oftheAgreement onthebasis ofdocument G/LIC/W/5/Rev.1. Thepresent document
takes intoaccount thepoints made during thatreview andthework oftheCommittee atthatmeeting
asawhole.
Theinformation contained inthisdocument covers theperiod from 1January 1995 to
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Thecontents ofthisdocument areasfollows:
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I. COMMITTEE ONIMPORT LICENSING 3
A. Officers, Members andobservers 3
B. Main developments oftheCommittee during theperiod covered 4
II. NOTIFICATIONS 5
C. Invocation ofdelayed application provisions bydeveloping country
Members (footnote 5toArticle 2.2) 5
D. Notifications ofpublications and/or legislation (Articles 1.4(a)
and/or 8.2(b)) 5
E. Notifications ofimport licensing procedures (Articles 7.3and5) 7
III. CONSULTATION AND DISPUTE SETTLEMENT 9
ANNEX I 10
ANNEX II 11
ANNEX III 12G/LIC/5
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I. COMMITTEE ONIMPORT LICENSING
A. Officers, Members andobservers
1. Officers:
Chairman (1995-1996): Mr.Calson Mbegabolawe (Zimbabwe)
Vice-Chairman (1995-1996): Mr.JanMichalek (Poland)
2. Members (125)1
Antigua &Barbuda
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bolivia
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei Darussalam
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Canada
CentralAfricanRep.
Chad
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Côted'Ivoire
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
EC
Ecuador
Egypt
ElSalvador
Fiji
Finland
France
Gabon
Gambia
Germany
GhanaGreece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea Bissau
Guinea, Rep.of
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Kenya
Korea
Kuwait
Lesotho
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Macau
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Netherlands
NewZealand
Nicaragua
NigeriaNorway
Pakistan
Papua NewGuinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Rwanda
St.Kitts&Nevis
St.Lucia
St.Vincent &Grenadines
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
South Africa
Spain
SriLanka
Suriname
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Trinidad &Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Uganda
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Venezuela
Zambia
Zimbabwe
1Members andobservers on23October 1996.G/LIC/5
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3. Observers
Observer Governments (37)2
Albania
Algeria
Angola
Armenia
Belarus
Bulgaria
Cambodia
Chad
China
Congo
Croatia
EstoniaFormer Yugoslav Rep. of
Macedonia
Gambia
Georgia
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyz Rep.
Latvia
Lithuania
Moldova
Mongolia
NepalNiger
Oman
Panama
Russian Federation
Saudi Arabia
Seychelles
Sudan
Taipei, Chinese
Tonga
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vietnam
Zaire
Observer organizations3
IMF
UNCTAD
World Bank
B. Main developments inthework oftheCommittee during theperiod covered
4. During thereporting period, theCommittee heldfourmeetings on3Mayand12October 1995,
and8March and23October 1996. Theminutes ofthese meetings arecontained indocuments
G/LIC/M/1-4, respectively.
5. During theperiod covered, theCommittee adopted rules ofprocedure foritsmeetings
(G/LIC/W/1);receivednotificationsoflegislationand/orpublicationssubmittedby30Members,replies
totheQuestionnaireonImportLicensingProceduressubmittedby29Members,andnotificationsrelating
totheinstitution ofimport licensing procedures orchanges inthese procedures submitted byeight
Members; agreed onreporting procedures totheCouncil forTrade inGoods under Article 7.4;adopted
procedures fornotification andreview under theAgreement; andasconcerns notifications provided
forinArticle 7.3,agreed onrevisions totheQuestionnaire onImport Licensing Procedures and
established atime-limit of30September toprovide replies totheQuestionnaire. TheCommittee agreed
thatallimport licensing procedures thatfallunder thisAgreement should benotified totheCommittee
onImport Licensing (G/LIC/M/2, paragraphs 21-23). Asconcerns substantive issues arising from
notifications ofimport licensing procedures, theCommittee reached anunderstanding onreview
procedures ingeneral withaview tofacilitating andspeeding upthereview ofnotifications and
minimizing anydelays inproviding clarifications orresponses tosuchqueries concerning notifications
(G/LIC/4);andconductedthefirstbiennialreviewoftheimplementationandoperationoftheAgreement
under Article 7.1onthebasis ofafactual report prepared bytheSecretariat (G/LIC/W/5/Rev.1 &
G/LIC/M/4). TheCommittee adopted itsreport totheCouncil forTrade inGoods inthecontext of
2Members andobservers on23October 1996.
3TheinvitationstothesethreeorganizationsbytheCouncilforTradeinGoodsareonanadhocbasis,pending
final agreement onguidelines forobserver status forinternational intergovernmental organizations.G/LIC/5
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theSingapore Ministerial Conference (G/L/127). Ittooknoteoftheinvocation oftheprovisions of
footnote 5toArticle 2.2by24developing country Members (G/LIC/1 andAdds.1-3).
6. Theoverall compliance withnotification procedures hasnotbeensatisfactory. TheCommittee
recognized theimportance ofnotifications fortheeffective implementation andfunctioning ofthe
Agreement.
II. NOTIFICATIONS4
C. Invocation ofdelayed application provisions bydeveloping country Members (Footnote 5to
Article 2.2)
7. Pursuant tofootnote 5toArticle 2.2oftheAgreement, adeveloping country Member, other
thanadeveloping country Member which wasapartytotheAgreement onImport Licensing Procedures
done on12April 1979, which hasspecific difficulties complying with therequirements of
subparagraph (a)(ii) (which requires applications forautomatic import licences tobeaccepted onany
working dayprior tothecustoms clearance ofthegoods) andsubparagraph (a)(iii) (which requires
applications forautomatic import licences when submitted inappropriate andcomplete form tobe
approved within amaximum oftenworking days) may, upon notification totheCommittee, delay
theapplication ofthese provisions bynotmore thantwoyears from thedateofentry intoforce of
theWTO Agreement forsuchMember.
8. Listedbelowarethe24developingcountryMemberswhichhaveinvokedthedelayedapplication
provisions since theentry intoforce oftheWTO Agreement and(inbrackets) thedateofentry into
force oftheWTO Agreement fortheMember concerned (G/LIC/1 andAdds.1-3).
Bangladesh (1.1.95)
Bolivia (13.9.95)
Brazil (1.1.95)
Burkina Faso(3.6.95)
Cameroon (13.12.95)
Colombia (30.4.95)
Costa Rica(1.1.95)
Côted'Ivoire (1.1.95)
Dominican Republic (9.3.95)
ElSalvador (7.5.95)
Gabon (1.1.95)
Guatemala (21.7.95)Honduras (1.1.95)
Indonesia (1.1.95)
Kenya (1.1.95)
Malaysia (1.1.95)
Myanmar (1.1.95)
SriLanka (1.1.95)
Thailand (1.1.95)
Tunisia (29.3.95)
Turkey (26.3.95)
United Arab Emirates (10.4.96)
Uruguay (1.1.95)
Venezuela (1.1.95)
D. Notifications ofpublications and/or legislation (Articles 1.4(a) and/or 8.2(b))
9. Paragraph 4(a)ofArticle 1andparagraphs 3,4,5(b),5(c)and5(d)ofArticle 3require Members
topublish certain information "forother Members andtraders toknow thebasis forgranting and/or
allocating licences", or"insuchamanner astoenable governments andtraders tobecome acquainted
withthem". Article 1.4(a) requires Members tonotify totheCommittee thesources inwhich the
information concerning import licensing procedures arepublished, andtomake copies ofthese
publications available totheSecretariat.
4Alistofnotifications byMember andArticle iscontained inAnnex III.G/LIC/5
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10. Paragraph 2(a)ofArticle 8provides that"each Member shallensure, notlaterthanthedate
ofentry intoforce oftheWTO Agreement forit,theconformity ofitslaws, regulations and
administrative procedures withtheprovisions ofthisAgreement"; paragraph 2(b)states that"each
MembershallinformtheCommitteeofanychangesinitslawsandregulationsrelevanttothisAgreement
andintheadministration ofsuchlawsandregulations".
11. Atitsmeeting on12October 1995, theCommittee agreed thatincases where thepublications
orlegislation were notinaWTO official language Members shall provide, together withsuch
publications orlegislation, asummary ofthenotification inoneoftheWTO languages. Other Members
mayaskforafulltranslation iftheysowish, orseekanyadditional information onabilateral basis.
Anyissues thatcannot besolved onabilateral basismaybebrought totheattention oftheCommittee.
Itwasalsoagreed thatthefirstnotification under Article 8.2(b) shallcontain thefulltextofrelevant
lawsandregulations ineffect ontheentry intoforceoftheWTO Agreement fortheMember concerned
(G/LIC/M/2 andG/LIC/3).
12. Notifications pursuant toArticles 1.4(a) and/or 8.2(b) havebeenreceived fromthefollowing
Members andhavebeencirculated intheG/LIC/N/1/- series. Copies ofpublications and/or legislation
submitted withthese notifications areavailable forconsultation intheSecretariat.
Argentina (G/LIC/N/1/ARG/1)
Australia (G/LIC/N/1/AUS/1)
Barbados (G/LIC/N/1/BRB/1)
Canada (G/LIC/N/1/CAN/1)
Chile (G/LIC/N/1/CHL/1)
Colombia (G/LIC/N/1/COL/1)
Costa Rica (G/LIC/N/1/CRI/1)
Cuba (G/LIC/N/1/CUB/1)
Cyprus (G/LIC/N/1/CYP/1)
European Communities (G/LIC/N/1/EEC/1/Rev.2 &Rev.2/Add.1)
Hong Kong (G/LIC/N/1/HKG/1 &2)
Hungary (G/LIC/N/1/HUN/1)
Jamaica (G/LIC/N/1/JAM/1)
Japan (G/LIC/N/1/JPN/1)
Malta (G/LIC/N/1/MLT/1)
Mauritius (G/LIC/N/1/MUS/1 &Add.1)
Morocco (G/LIC/N/1/MAR/1)G/LIC/5
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NewZealand (G/LIC/N/1/NZL/1)
Nicaragua (G/LIC/N/1/NIC/1)
Norway (G/LIC/N/1/NOR/1)
Pakistan (G/LIC/N/1/PAK/1)
Peru (G/LIC/N/1/PER/1)
Romania (G/LIC/N/1/ROM/1)
Singapore (G/LIC/N/1/SGP/1)
Swaziland (G/LIC/N/1/SWZ/1)
Turkey (G/LIC/N/1/TUR/1)
Uganda (G/LIC/N/1/UGA/1)
United States (G/LIC/N/1/USA/1 &Rev.1)
Uruguay (G/LIC/N/1/URY/1)
Zimbabwe (G/LIC/N/1/ZWE/1)
E. Notifications ofimport licensing procedures (Articles 7.3and5)
13. Article 2.1oftheAgreement defines automatic import licensing as"import licensing where
approval oftheapplication isgranted inallcases, andinaccordance with therequirements of
paragraph 2(a)". Paragraph 2(a)ofArticle 2states that"automatic import licensing procedures shall
notbeadministered insuchamanner astohaverestricting effects onimports subject toautomatic
licensing ...".5Article 3defines non-automatic import licensing as"import licensing notfalling within
thedefinition contained inparagraph 1ofArticle 2".6
14. Pursuant toArticle 7.3oftheAgreement, Members undertake tocomplete theannual
Questionnaire onImport Licensing Procedures promptly andinfull.Atitsmeeting inOctober 1995,
theCommittee established atime-limit of30September eachyeartosubmit these notifications
(G/LIC/M/2 andG/LIC/3).
15. Article 5.1oftheAgreement requires Members which institute licensing procedures orchanges
inthese procedures tonotify theCommittee ofsuchwithin 60daysofpublication. Pursuant to
Article 5.2,thenotifications shallinclude thelistofproducts subject tolicensing procedures; contact
point forinformation oneligibility; administrative body(ies) forsubmission ofapplications; dateand
name ofpublication where licensing procedures arepublished; indication ofwhether thelicensing
procedure isautomatic ornon-automatic according todefinitions contained inArticles 2and3;in
5Aconcordance between theprovisions theAgreement relating toautomatic licensing procedures andthe
Questionnaire onImport Licensing Procedures iscontained inAnnex I.
6Aconcordance between theprovisions oftheAgreement relating tonon-automatic licensing procedures
andtheQuestionnaire onImport Licensing Procedures iscontained inAnnex II.G/LIC/5
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thecaseofautomatic licensing procedures, theiradministrative purpose; inthecaseofnon-automatic
licensing procedures, indication ofthemeasure being implemented through thelicensing procedure;
andexpected duration ofthelicensing procedure ifthiscanbeestimated withsome probability, and
ifnot,reason whythisinformation cannot beprovided. Article 5.4requires Members tonotify the
Committee ofthepublications inwhich theinformation required inArticle 1.4willbepublished.
16. Inaddition,pursuanttoArticle5.5anyinterestedMemberwhichconsidersthatanotherMember
hasnotnotified theinstitution ofalicensing procedure orchanges therein inaccordance withthe
provisions ofArticles 5.1-5.3 maybring thematter totheattention ofsuchotherMember. Ifnotification
isnotmade promptly thereafter, suchMember mayitself notify thelicensing procedure orchanges
therein, including allrelevant andavailable information.7
17. During theperiod covered, thefollowing Members havesubmitted replies totheQuestionnaire
pursuant toArticle 7.3oftheAgreement and/or have notified theinstitution ofimport licensing
procedures orchanges inthese procedures pursuant toArticle 5(circulated intheG/LIC/N/3/- and
G/LIC/N/2/- series, respectively). Reference isalsomade toanyrelevant statements made byMembers
ontheirimplementation oftheAgreement, asreported intheminutes ofthemeetings.
Argentina (G/LIC/N/3/ARG/1 &G/LIC/N/2/ARG/1 &2)
Australia (G/LIC/N/3/AUS/1)
Barbados (G/LIC/N/3/BRB/1)
Bolivia (G/LIC/N/3/BOL/1)
Canada (G/LIC/N/3/CAN/1)
Chile (G/LIC/N/3/CHL/1)
Colombia (G/LIC/N/3/COL/1)
Costa Rica (G/LIC/N/3/CRI/1)
Cyprus (G/LIC/N/3/CYP/1 &Rev.1)
Ecuador (G/LIC/N/3/ECU/1)
European Communities (G/LIC/N/2/EEC/1)
Hong Kong (G/LIC/N/3/HKG/1 &Rev.1 &G/LIC/N/2/HKG/1)
Hungary (G/LIC/N/3/HUN/1)
India (G/LIC/N/3/IND/1)
Japan (G/LIC/N/2/JPN/1 &G/LIC/N/3/JPN/1)
Korea (G/LIC/N/3/KOR/1)
7Sofar,theCommittee hasnotreceived anynotifications under thisprovision.G/LIC/5
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Malta (G/LIC/N/3/MLT/1)
Malaysia (G/LIC/N/2/MYS/1 &G/LIC/M/1, paras. 39-44)
Mauritius (G/LIC/N/3/MUS/1)
Morocco (G/LIC/N/3/MAR/1)
NewZealand (G/LIC/N/3/NZL/1)
Nigeria (G/LIC/N/2/NGA/1 &G/LIC/N/3/NGA/1)
Norway (G/LIC/N/3/NOR/1 &Corr.1)
Pakistan (G/LIC/N/2/PAK/1)
Peru (G/LIC/N/3/PER/1)
Philippines (G/LIC/N/3/PHL/1)
Romania (G/LIC/N/2/ROM/1 &G/LIC/N/3/ROM/1)
Singapore (G/LIC/N/3/SGP/1)
Trinidad &Tobago (G/LIC/N/3/TTO/1)
Turkey (G/LIC/N/3/TUR/1)
United States (G/LIC/N/3/USA/1)
Uruguay (G/LIC/N/3/URY/1)
III. CONSULTATION AND DISPUTE SETTLEMENT
18. During thereporting period, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico andtheUnited States
requested consultations withtheEuropean Communities concerning theECregime fortheimportation,
saleanddistribution ofbananas. Thecomplainants allege thattheEC'sregime isinconsistent with,
interalia,Articles 1and3oftheAgreement onImport Licensing Procedures (G/LIC/D/1 and2).
Apanel wassubsequently established atameeting oftheWTO Dispute Settlement Body on8May1996
(WT/DS27/7 andG/LIC/M/2, paragraphs 38-39).G/LIC/5
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ANNEX I
Generally, information concerning theadministration ofautomatic licensing procedures can
befound under thefollowing headings ofthereplies totheQuestionnaire onImport Licensing
Procedures:
Relevant Article Relevant Question
inAgreement inQuestionnaire
1. Purposes ofmaintaining automatic
import licensing procedures Article 2.2(b) No.4
2. Product coverage Article 1.4(a) No.2
3. Eligibility ofimporters toapply
forautomatic licences Articles 2.2(a)(i) No.9(b)
and1.4(a)
4. Period ofsubmission andprocessing
ofapplications Articles 2.2(a)(ii) Nos. 7(a),7(b)
and2.2(a)(iii) and7(c)
5. Administrative body tobeapproached Article 1.6 No.7(d)
6. Refusal ofapplications Article 1.7 No.8
7. Application forms andother documents
required onapplication Article 1.5 No.10
8. Availability offoreign exchange for
imports Article 1.9 No.19G/LIC/5
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ANNEX II
Generally, information concerning theadministration ofnon-automatic licensing procedures
canbefound under thefollowing headings ofthereplies totheQuestionnaire onImport Licensing
Procedures:
Relevant Article Relevant Question
inAgreement inQuestionnaire
1. Purpose Articles 3.1 No.4
and3.3
2. Product coverage under each
non-automatic licensing system Article 1.4(a) No.2
3. Distribution oflicences among
supplying countries Articles 3.5(a)(iii) No.3
and3.5(c)
4. Sizeofquotas Articles 3.5(h), 3.5(i) Nos. 6(I),6(II)
and3.5(l) and6(III)
5. Eligibility ofimporters toapply
fornon-automatic licences Article 3.5(e) No.9(a)
6. Allocation oflicences toapplicants Article 3.5(j) Nos.6(III)and6(VIII)
7. Period ofprocessing ofapplications Article 3.5(f) Nos.6(V)and6(VIII)
8. Period oflicence validity Article 3.5(g) Nos. 6(VI) and14
9. Application forms andother documents
required onapplication Article 1.5 No.10
10. Administrative body tobeapproached Article 1.6 No.6(VII)
11. Refusal ofapplications Article 1.7 No.8
12. Availability offoreign exchange for
imports Article 1.9 No.19G/LIC/5
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ANNEX III
Notifications received asat23October 1996
(i) Notifications oflegislation and/or publications (Articles 1.4(a) and/or 8.2(b)) received from:
(30)
Argentina (G/LIC/N/1/ARG/1)
Australia (G/LIC/N/1/AUS/1)
Barbados (G/LIC/N/1/BRB/1)
Canada (G/LIC/N/1/CAN/1)
Chile (G/LIC/N/1/CHL/1)
Colombia (G/LIC/N/1/COL/1)
Costa Rica(G/LIC/N/1/CRI/1)
Cuba (G/LIC/N/1/CUB/1)
Cyprus (G/LIC/N/1/CYP/1)
EC(G/LIC/N/1/EEC/1/Rev.2 &Rev.2/Add.1)
Hong Kong (G/LIC/N/1/HKG/1 &2)
Hungary (G/LIC/N/1/HUN/1)
Jamaica (G/LIC/N/1/JAM/1)
Japan (G/LIC/N/1/JPN/1)
Malta (G/LIC/N/1/MLT/1)Mauritius (G/LIC/N/1/MUS/1 &Add.1)
Morocco (G/LIC/N/1/MAR/1)
NewZealand (G/LIC/N/1/NZL/1)
Nicaragua (G/LIC/N/1/NIC/1)
Norway (G/LIC/N/1/NOR/1)
Pakistan (G/LIC/N/1/PAK/1)
Peru(G/LIC/N/1/PER/1)
Romania (G/LIC/N/1/ROM/1)
Singapore (G/LIC/N/1/SGP/1)
Swaziland (G/LIC/N/1/SWZ/1)
Turkey (G/LIC/N/1/TUR/1)
Uganda (G/LIC/N/1/UGA/1)
UnitedStates(G/LIC/N/1/USA/1&Rev.1)
Uruguay (G/LIC/N/1/URY/1)
Zimbabwe (G/LIC/N/1/ZWE/1)
(ii) Replies totheQuestionnaire onImport Licensing Procedures (Article 7.3)received from:
(29)
Argentina (G/LIC/N/3/ARG/1)
Australia (G/LIC/N/3/AUS/1)
Barbados (G/LIC/N/3/BRB/1)
Bolivia (G/LIC/N/3/BOL/1)
Canada (G/LIC/N/3/CAN/1)
Chile (G/LIC/N/3/CHL/1)
Colombia (G/LIC/N/3/COL/1)
Costa Rica(G/LIC/N/3/CRI/1)
Cyprus (G/LIC/N/3/CYP/1 &Rev.1)
Ecuador (G/LIC/N/3/ECU/1)
Hong Kong (G/LIC/N/3/HKG/1 &Rev.1)
Hungary (G/LIC/N/3/HUN/1)
India (G/LIC/N/3/IND/1)
Japan (G/LIC/N/3/JPN/1)
Korea (G/LIC/N/3/KOR/1)Malta (G/LIC/N/3/MLT/1)
Mauritius (G/LIC/N/3/MUS/1)
Morocco (G/LIC/N/3/MAR/1)
NewZealand (G/LIC/N/3/NZL/1)
Nigeria (G/LIC/N/3/NGA/1)
Norway (G/LIC/N/3/NOR/1 &Corr.1)
Peru(G/LIC/N/3/PER/1)
Philippines (G/LIC/N/3/PHL/1)
Romania (G/LIC/N/3/ROM/1)
Singapore (G/LIC/N/3/SGP/1)
Trinidad &Tobago (G/LIC/N/3/TTO/1)
Turkey (G/LIC/N/3/TUR/1)
United States (G/LIC/N/3/USA/1)
Uruguay (G/LIC/N/3/URY/1)
(iii) Notifications ofinstitution ofimport licensing procedures orchanges therein (Article 5)received
from: (8)
Argentina (G/LIC/N/2/ARG/1 &2)
EC(G/LIC/N/2/EEC/1)
Hong Kong (G/LIC/N/2/HKG/1)
Japan (G/LIC/N/2/JPN/1)Malaysia (G/LIC/N/2/MYS/1)
Nigeria (G/LIC/N/2/NGA/1)
Pakistan (G/LIC/N/2/PAK/1)
Romania (G/LIC/N/2/ROM/1)G/LIC/5
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(iv) Developing country Members which haveinvoked thetwo-year delayed application provisions
(footnote 5toArticle 2.2): (24)(G/LIC/1 andAdds.1-3)
Bangladesh (asfrom 1.1.95)
Bolivia (13.9.95)
Brazil (1.1.95)
Burkina Faso(3.6.95)
Cameroon (13.12.95)
Colombia (30.4.95)
Costa Rica(1.1.95)
Côted'Ivoire (1.1.95)
Dominican Republic (9.3.95)
ElSalvador (7.5.95)
Gabon (1.1.95)
Guatemala (21.7.95)Honduras (asfrom 1.1.95)
Indonesia (1.1.95)
Kenya (1.1.95)
Malaysia (1.1.95)
Myanmar (1.1.95)
SriLanka (1.1.95)
Thailand (1.1.95)
Tunisia (29.3.95)
Turkey (26.3.95)
United Arab Emirates (10.4.96)
Uruguay (1.1.95)
Venezuela (1.1.95)