WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/MA/IDB/W/5/Rev.1
2 May 2000
(00-1779)
Committee on Market Access
REVIEW OF THE IDB AND IDB RELATED TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES
Note by the Secretariat
As agreed by the Committee on Market Access at its last formal meeting of 23 March 2000,
an update of G/MA/IDB/W/5 reflecting the situation as of 14 April 2000 has been prepared by the
Secretariat and is contained in the present document.
In relation to document G/MA/IDB/W/5, the present document includes two additional tables
(2a and 2b) that give an overview of the status of IDB submissions for each year grouped by quarter.
Please also note that the section on 'Data quality' (paragraphs 9 and 10 of G/MA/IDB/W/5) has not
been included in the present document as it is subject to further review and revision.
 A. INTRODUCTION1. The purpose of this note is to provide factual information to assist Members in their review of
the operation of the Integrated Data Base (IDB) and related technical assistance activities in
accordance with paragraph 19 of the document on IDB dissemination policy (Dissemination of the
Integrated Data Base, G/MA/IDB/3 of 1 June 1999).
2. Paragraph 19 of the Dissemination document states "In light of the need to assure the broadest
possible participation of Members in the IDB and full compliance with the 16 July 1997 Decision of
the General Council (WT/L/225) concerning supply of information to the IDB, Members agreed that
the Market Access Committee would undertake prior to 1 June 2000 a review of the operation of the
IDB and of IDB related technical assistance activities.  If, at the time of the review, participation of
Members in the IDB falls substantially below the current level of participation, access to the IDB datawill be temporarily suspended until adequate participation is secured again, unless other steps
considered appropriate by Members are agreed".
3. The note draws on information contained in the documentation on the status of submissions to
the IDB as at 21 June 1999 (G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.5)  and as at 8 March 2000 (G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.7),
supplemented with information from IDB administration r ecords.  It is in two parts.  The first part,
dealing with the operation of the IDB, focuses on th e participation in the IDB and includes a brief
reference to timeliness. The second part describes IDB technical assistance activities from the
beginning of the IDB technical assistance policy to June 1999, and from July 1999 to February 2000.G/MA/IDB/W/5/Rev.1
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B. OPERATION OF THE IDB
Participation
4. In June 1999, 59 Members had submitted information to the IDB in compliance with the
General Council Decision of 16 July 1997 (W/T/L/225 refers).  By 14 April 2000, a further
12 Members had submitted information, bringing total participation1 in the IDB up to 71 Members out
of the total of 120 Members2 required to respond to the Council Decision.
5. Table 1 sets out the status of responses to the IDB as at 14 April 2000 by Member.  On a
numerical basis, 60 per cent of all Members have responded to the IDB notification requirements.
However, when the value of responding Members' imports is taken into consideration, they accountfor 95 per cent of the imports of all Members.  The 49 Members who have not yet responded to the
IDB account for five per cent of the total imports of all Members.  It should be noted that 48 of these
non-respondents are developing Members, of which 22 are classified as least developed countries;
and one is an economy in transition.
6. Technical assistance is the main activity of the Secretariat with respect to increasing
participation.  However, IDB staff also try to make informal contacts with delegations in conjunction
with Geneva-based seminars, principally to follow up on processing problems but also to encourage
participation.  It will also be recalled that Member s are asked if tariff information supplied to other
WTO Divisions could be used for the IDB.
Timeliness
7. As set out in G/MA/IDB/Rev.1/Add.1 of 4 December 1997, the deadline for submitting tariffs
is 30 March of the current year and for imports, 30 September for the previous year.  Currentrequirements are tariff information 1996-2000, and import statistics for 1996-1998.
8. Tables 2a and 2b are a new set of overview tables on the status of submissions by date,
basically summarizing the information contained in Table 3.  For tariffs and imports, the number of
submissions (based on the first date of submission) is counted on a quarterly basis starting in 1998.
The quarters for which submissions have been submitt ed according to the deadlines have been shaded
in grey.  Table 2b presents the same information but weighted by the three year average of imports(1996-1998) of each country and is expressed as a percentage of total imports of all WTO Member
countries.
9. Overall submission of tariffs have increased steadily from 1996 onwards to reach
47 submissions for 1998 covering for that year 87 per cent of all WTO Members' imports.  However,
only a few countries have complied with the deadlines.  For each year during 1998-2000 less than
10 countries have submitted their tariff schedules within the required time-frame.  For the submission
of imports, 29 countries have complied with the deadlines in 1998 and 1999, representing some 60 per
cent of all WTO Members' imports.  Overall, one can observe a slight improvement in IDB
submissions but with only a minority providing their submissions within the deadlines especially fortariffs.
                                                     
1 It should be noted that unofficial submissions from four Members plus information submitted by two
countries in accession, are not included in the participation figures.
2  The Member states of the European Union are co unted as one, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein are
also counted as one.G/MA/IDB/W/5/Rev.1
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10. Table 3 presents the detailed status of the submissions of the 71 Members currently
participating in the IDB.  Members' names in bold denote new participants since June 1999.  The
detailed records show that:
- Seven Members have supplied tariff and import data for all years as required;
- eleven Members have supplied tariffs for four years and import data for three years;
- sixteen Members have supplied tariffs for three years;
- twenty-three Members have submitted tariffs for one or two years;
- thirteen Members have submitted only import data.
Of those Members that have submitted tariff information, six did not supply any import data.
C. IDB RELATED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ACTIVITES
11. The Integrated Data Base (IDB) technical assistance activities were launched in April 1998,
following the adoption by the Committee on Market Access of document "IDB Technical Assistance
Programme" (G/MA/IDB/W/3/Rev.1, dated 11 March 1998).
12. During the first year, covering the period up until the Market Access Meeting of 31 May 1999,
13 technical assistance missions in relation to the IDB took place.  Details are as follows:
- Eight regional seminars on various topics , including the IDB (four in Africa, two in
Asia, one in Central America and one in the Caribbean), during which the IDB
presentation was attributed between half a day and a full day;
- one regional seminar exclusively on the IDB for 18 APEC economies;
- one national technical assistance mission to Venezuela;  and
- three missions to follow the progress of the data entry software developed jointly with
the SIECA secretariat and the Inter-American Development Bank.
13. Between June 1999 and April 2000, a further 11 technical assistance missions in relation to
the IDB were undertaken, as follows:
- Two regional seminars on various topics (both of them in Africa) where the IDB was
attributed between half a day and a full day for its presentation;
- one regional seminar exclusively on the IDB for ten ASEAN countries;
- five national technical assistance missions (Argentina, Barbados, Guatemala, Mali and
Togo);  and
- three missions to present the data entry software, developed jointly with the SIECA
secretariat and the Inter-American Development Bank, to member countries of theFree-Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA).  Two of these missions were undertaken in
conjunction with the national missions to Argentina and Guatemala.  The third
SIECA mission was to Peru.
14. The national and regional technical assistance missions have been highly productive in terms
of improving IDB participation and the coverage of the information.  For example:
- The seminar held in Malaysia for APEC members resulted in eight new submissions;
- seven of the ten ASEAN countries partic ipating in the seminar in Thailand have
submitted information.  The remaining three are acceding countries;  and
- all but one of the national technical assistance missions have resulted in submissions
to the IDB, either directly to the IDB officer on mission or soon after the mission,
including two African least developed Members. The exception was a Member whoG/MA/IDB/W/5/Rev.1
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had already submitted data, but where the need for assistance was principally focused
on technical expertise in order to improve the quality of the data.
15. In addition to technical assistance carried out abroad, IDB staff also participate in WTO Trade
Policy Courses for developing countries, which take place three times a year, and in other occasionalWTO Short Trade Policy Courses.
16. As can be seen from Table 1, 49 Members have yet to comply with the IDB submission
requirements.  These Members account for slightly less than five per cent of the total imports of WTO
Members.  Of these 49 Members, more than half (29 Members), are found in Africa and 19 are
designated as least developed countries (LDCs) by the United Nations.
17. Currently four official requests for technical assistance are being processed.  One concerns a
regional seminar that will be held in Namibia in mid-2000.  Although the participation on this seminar
has not been finalized, it is intended to target as many non-respondents in Africa as possible.  The
remaining three others follow requests from Congo, Côte d'Ivoire and Qatar.  These three missions
will be carried out as soon as possible. On past experience, it could be expected that these seminars aswell will lead to further improvements in Members' participation in the IDB.G/MA/IDB/W/5/Rev.1
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Table 1
Integrated Data Base - Status of Respon ses of WTO Members as at 14 April 2000
Respondents (total 71) Non-respondents (total 49)
Argentina Angola
Australia Antigua and Barbuda
Bahrain Bangladesh
Barbados Belize
Bolivia Benin
Brazil Botswana
Brunei Darussalam Burkina Faso
Bulgaria Burundi
Canada Cameroon
Chile Central African Republic
Colombia Chad
Costa Rica Congo
Cuba Congo, Dem. Rep. of
Cyprus Côte d'Ivoire
Czech Rep. Djibouti
Dominica Dominican Republic
Ecuador Fiji
Egypt Gabon
El Salvador Gambia
Estonia Ghana
European Union Guinea
Grenada Guinea-Bissau
Guatemala Guyana
Honduras Haiti
Hong Kong, China Israel
Hungary Jordan
Iceland Kuwait
India Kyrgyz Rep.
Indonesia Lesotho
Jamaica Malawi
Japan Mozambique
Kenya Niger
Korea Rep. Nigeria
Latvia Papua New Guinea
Macau, China Poland
Madagascar Qatar
Malaysia Rwanda
Maldives Senegal
Mali Sierra Leone
Malta Solomon Islands
Mauritania St. Kitts and Nevis
Mauritius St. Lucia
Mexico St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Mongolia Suriname
Morocco Swaziland
Myanmar Tanzania, United Rep. of
Namibia Uganda
New Zealand United Arab Emirates
Nicaragua Zimbabwe
NorwayG/MA/IDB/W/5/Rev.1
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Respondents (total 71) Non-respondents (total 49)
Pakistan
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Romania
Singapore
Slovak Rep.
Slovenia
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Switzerland(a)
Thailand
Togo
Trinidad & Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
United States
Uruguay
Venezuela
Zambia
(a)  Includes Liechtenstein
Note:  The information excludes unofficial submissions from four Members and submissions from two acceding c ountries.G/MA/IDB/W/5/Rev.1
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Table 2a
Country submissions - number of countries
Tariffs
Tariffs for year
Submission date
by quarter1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
up to1998 - 1. 17 15 8
1998 - 2. 3 6 7
1998 - 3. 5 7 8
1998 - 4. 2 5 4
1999 - 1. 4 2 5 9
1999 - 2. 3 2 5 10
1999 - 3. 2245
1999 - 4. 2234
2000 - 1. 1121 7
2000 - 2. 1 1 1
All submissions up to 14
April 200039 43 47 29 8
Imports
Imports for year
Submission date
by quarter1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
up to1998 - 1. 24 3
1998 - 2. 4 13
1998 - 3. 7 13
1998 - 4. 4 11
1999 - 1. 6 9 2
1999 - 2. 7 10 13
1999 - 3. 2 2 14
1999 - 4. 1 2 9
2000 - 1. 3 3 4 2
2000 - 2. 1 3
All submissions up to 14
April 200058 66 43 5
Source: IDB administrative records
Note: Quarters showing submissions according to  deadlines have been shaded in grey.G/MA/IDB/W/5/Rev.1
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Table 2b
Country submissions - import-weighted
(in per cent)
Tariffs
Tariffs for year
Submission date
by quarter1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
up to1998 - 1. 73 70 33
1998 - 2. 24 2 7
1998 - 3. 45 1 4
1998 - 4. 111
1999 - 1. 115 57
1999 - 2. 0067
1999 - 3. 112 1 1
1999 - 4. 0000
2000 - 1. 0000 33
2000 - 2. 00 2 3
All submissions up to 14
April 200082 83 87 76 56
Imports
Imports for year
Submission date
by quarter1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
up to1998 - 1. 77 0
1998 - 2. 3 12
1998 - 3. 4 48
1998 - 4. 22 5
1999 - 1. 11 6
1999 - 2. 35 29
1999 - 3. 00 22
1999 - 4. 004
2000 - 1. 00 2 3 5
2000 - 2. 1 3
All submissions up to 14
April 200091 93 85 9
Source: IDB administrative records
Note: Quarters showing submissions according to  deadlines have been shaded in grey.
Figures may not add up to totals due to roundingG/MA/IDB/W/5/Rev.1
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Status of PC IDB submissions as of 14 April 2000
WTO Members (71 Members)
Members Year Imports Current Tariffs Product
Bound Applied DescriptionsNational
CorrelationsOther
ReferencesDate of
submissionComments
1996 Yes No Yes Yes Yes No 06.01.99/05.03.99
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No No 12.02.99/05.03.99 2nd submissionArgentina
1998 Yes No Yes Yes No No 07.10.98/06.01.99
1996 Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 16.06.98/19.06.98 2nd submission
1997 Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 25.03.98/16.06.98 2nd submission
1998 Yes No Yes Yes Yes No 25.03.98/ 15.10.99Australia
1999 --- Yes Yes Yes Yes No 11.01.99
1996 Yes3No No No No Yes 02.09.99 SITC-R3
1997 Yes No No No No Yes 02.09.99 2nd submission
1998 Yes1No No No No Yes 02.09.99/24.03.00 2nd submissionBahrain
1999 Yes1No No No No Yes 24.03.00
1996 Yes No No No No Yes 17.06.99
1997 Yes No Yes No No Yes 17.06.99/06.04.00
1998 Yes No Yes No Yes Yes 17.06.99/06.04.00Barbados
1999 Yes No Yes Yes No No 17.06.99/06.04.00
1996 Yes1No No No No No 20.01.99
1997 Yes1No No No No No 20.01.99Bolivia
1998 --- No Yes Yes No No 20.01.99
1997 Yes1Yes No No No No 08.07.99/30.11.99
1998 Yes1Yes Yes Yes No Yes 08.07.99/30.11.99Brazil
1999 --- Yes No No No No 08.07.99
Brunei Darussalam 1996 --- No Yes Yes No No 14.06.99
1997 No No Yes Yes No No 22.10.98
1998 --- No Yes Yes No No 23.10.98Bulgaria
1999 --- No Yes Yes No No 19.04.99
1996 Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 10.12.97/04.03.98
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 10.12.97/25.09.98
1998 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 23.03.98/22.03.99Canada
1999 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 22.03.99/ 23.03.00 Revision of TariffG/MA/IDB/W/5/Rev.1
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Bound Applied DescriptionsNational
CorrelationsOther
ReferencesDate of
submissionComments
Canada (cont'd) 2000 --- No Yes Yes Yes Yes 23.03.00
1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 14.08.98
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 14.08.98/ 07.01.00 2nd submission
1998 Yes No Yes Yes No No 17.08.99/07.01.00 2nd submissionChile
1999 --- No Yes Yes No No 17.08.99
1996 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 04.02.98 /10.03.00 Corrections received
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 04.02.98/ 10.03.00 Corrections receivedColombia
1998 Yes No Yes Yes No No 10.07.99/10.03.00 Corrections received
1996 Yes1No No No No Yes 30.10.98
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 27.10.98/08.04.99
1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 04.05.99/ 08.10.99Costa Rica
1999 --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 04.05.99
1996 Yes3No Yes No No No 09.03.99/ 30.06.99
1997 Yes3No Yes No No No 30.06.99/26.10.99Cuba
1998 No No Yes No No No 26.10.99
1996 Yes No Yes  Yes No Yes 31.03.98
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 31.03.98Cyprus
1998 --- No Yes Yes No No 31.03.98
1996 Yes No Yes No No Yes 17.06.98/17.12.98
1997 Yes No Yes No No Yes 17.12.98Czech Rep.
1998 --- No Yes No No Yes 31.03.98
1996 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 11.05.99/ 09.02.00 2nd submission
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 11.05.99/ 09.02.00 2nd submissionDominica
1998 --- No Yes Yes No No 29.04.99/ 09.02.00 2nd submission
1996 Yes No Yes No No No 02.07.99/03.07.99
1997 Yes No Yes No No Yes 04.11.98/ 03.07.99
1998 --- No Yes No No No 03.07.99Ecuador
1999 --- No Yes No No No 03.07.99
1997 No Yes No Yes No No 06.04.98/26.05.98 Egypt
1998 --- No Yes Yes No No 22.12.98
1996 Yes1No Yes Yes No Yes 22.02.00
1997 Yes1No Yes Yes No Yes 22.02.00El Salvador
1998 Yes1No Yes Yes No Yes 22.02.00G/MA/IDB/W/5/Rev.1
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Bound Applied DescriptionsNational
CorrelationsOther
ReferencesDate of
submissionComments
1996 Yes ---2Yes Yes Yes No 28.01.98/30.09.98
1997 Yes ---2Yes Yes No Yes 30.09.98
1998 Yes ---2Yes Yes No Yes 29.05.98/ 20.09.99
1999 --- No Yes Yes No No 29.03.00Estonia
2000 --- Yes Yes Yes No No 29.03.00
1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 28.01.98 2nd submission
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 28.01.98/15.10.98 2nd submission
1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 03.03.99/17.05.99
1999 --- Yes Yes Yes Yes No 11.01.99/03.03.99European Union
2000 --- Yes Yes Yes Yes No 19.01.00
1996 Yes1No No No No No 03.02.99 Grenada
1997 Yes1No No No No No 03.02.99
1996 Yes No Yes Yes No No 17.09.98/05.12.98
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No No 17.09.98/05.12.98
1998 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 05.12.98/ 26.10.99Guatemala
1999 --- No Yes Yes No No 17.09.98/ 26.10.99
1996 Yes No No Yes No No 12.02.98/18.05.98 Honduras
1997 Yes1Yes Yes Yes No No 12.02.98/18.05.98
1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 23.12.97
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 23.12.97/30.09.98
1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 30.03.99/ 25.08.99
1999 --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 30.03.99Hong Kong, China
2000 --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 30.03.00
1996 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 08.06.98
1997 Yes No Yes No No No 08.06.98/10.06.98
1998 Yes No Yes No No No 08.06.98/ 22.06.99Hungary
1999 --- No Yes No No No 22.06.99
1996 Yes No No No No No 14.08.98
1997 Yes No No No No No 26.08.98Iceland
1998 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 22.09.98/21.05.99
96/97 Yes Yes Yes No No No 10.12.97/ 15.09.99 India
97/98 --- No Yes No No No 15.09.99
Indonesia 1996 Yes No Yes1Yes No Yes 02.03.98G/MA/IDB/W/5/Rev.1
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Bound Applied DescriptionsNational
CorrelationsOther
ReferencesDate of
submissionComments
1997 Yes No Yes1Yes No Yes 02.07.98 Indonesia (cont'd)
1998 Yes No Yes Yes No No114.06.99/20.10.99
Jamaica 1999 --- No Yes Yes No No 21.04.99
1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No 24.03.98
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No 24.03.98/21.08.98
1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 21.08.98/ 15.09.99Japan
1999 --- --- Yes Yes Yes No 15.09.99
1996 Yes No No No No Yes 28.03.00
1997 Yes No No No No Yes 28.03.00Kenya
1998 Yes No No No No Yes 28.03.00
1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 02.12.97
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 21.04.98
1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes No No 21.04.98/ 11.06.99Korea Rep.
1999 --- Yes Yes Yes No Yes 11.06.99
1997 Yes ---2No No No Yes 01.03.99
1998 Yes ---2Yes No No Yes 01.03.99/ 06.08.99Latvia
1999 --- Yes Yes No No Yes 01.03.99
1996 Yes No Yes No No No 11.06.97
1997 Yes No Yes No No No 22.04.98Macau, China
1998 Yes No No No No Yes 15.07.99
1996 Yes1No Yes Yes No No 03.12.99/09.02.00 3rd submission Madagascar
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No No 17.02.99/ 26.07.99
1998 Yes No Yes Yes No No 03.12.99/09.02.00 3rd submission
1996 Yes No No Yes No Yes 03.12.98 Malaysia
1997 Yes No No Yes No Yes 03.12.98
1996 Yes No No Yes No Yes 18.02.99 Descr. from import file Maldives
1997 Yes No No Yes No Yes 18.02.99 Descr. from import file
1996 Yes No Yes Yes No No 22.12.99
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No No 22.12.99
1998 Yes No Yes Yes No No 22.12.99Mali
1999 --- No Yes Yes No No 22.12.99
1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes No No 23/30.01.98 Malta
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes No No 23.01.98G/MA/IDB/W/5/Rev.1
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Bound Applied DescriptionsNational
CorrelationsOther
ReferencesDate of
submissionComments
1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes No No 30.03.98 /15.07.99 Malta (cont'd)
1999 --- Yes Yes Yes No No 29.03.99
Mauritania 1997 Yes1No No No No No 03.12.98
1996 Yes1No Yes1Yes1No No 08.05.98 Mauritius
1997 Yes1No Yes1Yes1No No 08.05.98
1996 Yes No No No No Yes 30.04.99
1997 Yes No No No No Yes 30.04.99Mexico
1998 --- No Yes Yes No Yes 30.04.99
Mongolia 1997 Yes1No No No No No 09.02.99
1996 Yes No No No No Yes 03.12.97 Morocco
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No No 04.12.98/05.01.99
Myanmar 1996 No No Yes Yes No No 14.06.99
1996 Yes1No No Yes No No 25.06.99
1997 Yes No No Yes No No 25.06.99Namibia
1998 Yes No No Yes No No 25.06.99
1996 Yes No No No No No 20.11.97
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No No 10.07.98/21.10.98
1998 Yes1No Yes Yes No No 10.07.98/ 26.07.99New Zealand
1999 --- No Yes Yes No No 13.08.99
1996 Yes No Yes Yes No No 01.12.98
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No No 01.12.98Nicaragua
1998 --- No Yes Yes No No 01.12.98
1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes No No 23.01.98
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes No No 23.01.98/10.12.98
1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes No No 01.05.98/ 11.04.00
1999 --- Yes Yes Yes No No 16.03.99Norway
2000 --- Yes Yes Yes Yes No 07.03.00
1997 Yes3No No No No No 07.05.98
1998 Yes3No No No No No 18.05.99Pakistan
1999 Yes1No No No No No 05.04.99
1996 Yes ---2No No No Yes 20.07.98
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 20.07.98Panama
1998 --- Yes No No No Yes 20.07.98G/MA/IDB/W/5/Rev.1
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Bound Applied DescriptionsNational
CorrelationsOther
ReferencesDate of
submissionComments
1996 No No Yes No No No 03.03.99
1997 Yes No No No No No 26.07.99Paraguay
1998 Yes1No Yes Yes No No 26.07.99
1996 Yes No No Yes No No 02.03.98
1997 Yes No No Yes No No 02.03.98/25.05.98Peru
1998 Yes1No Yes Yes No No 25.05.98/12.04.99
1996 Yes No Yes Yes No No 02.06.98/08.07.98
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes No No 02.06.98/08.07.98
1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes No No 25.09.98/ 14.06.99
1999 --- Yes Yes Yes No No 14.06.99Philippines
2000 --- Yes Yes Yes No No 24.02.00
1997 Yes No No No No Yes 26.05.99 Romania
1999 --- No Yes No No Yes 26.05.99
1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 18.09.98
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 18.09.98
1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 18.09.98/ 30.09.99Singapore
1999 Yes No No Yes No Yes 06.04.00
1998 --- No Yes Yes No No 25.05.98
1999 ---- No Yes Yes No Yes 09.03.99Slovak Rep.
2000 ---- No Yes No No No 29.02.00
1997 Yes1No No No No Yes 17.11.99
1998 Yes1Yes Yes Yes No Yes 17.11.99Slovenia
1999 --- Yes Yes Yes No No 17.11.99
1996 Yes No No No No No 05.06.98 South Africa
1997 Yes No No No No No 05.06.98
1996 Yes1No No No No Yes 31.03.00
1997 Yes No No No No Yes 31.03.00Sri Lanka
1998 Yes1No Yes1No No Yes 31.03.00
1996 Yes No Yes Yes No No 05.02.97/16.07.98
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 25.03.98/24.09.98
1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 16.09.98/ 11.08.99
1999 --- Yes Yes No No Yes 11.08.99/14.01.00Switzerland
2000 --- Yes No No No No 04.04.00G/MA/IDB/W/5/Rev.1
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ReferencesDate of
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1996 Yes No No No No No 12.06.98
1997 Yes No No No No No 12.06.98
1998 Yes No No No No Yes 14.06.99Thailand
1999 --- Yes Yes Yes No Yes 14.06.99
1996 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 04.05.99/ 22.12.99 2nd submission
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 04.05.99/ 22.12.99 2nd submission
1998 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 22.12.99Togo
1999 --- No Yes Yes No No 22.12.99
Trinidad and Tobago 1997 Yes1No No No No No 23.06.99
1996 Yes No No No --- --- 19.05.99
1997 Yes No No No --- --- 19.05.99Tunisia
1998 Yes1No No No --- --- 19.05.99
1996 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 26.08.98 3rd submission
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 26.08.98 3rd submissionTurkey
1998 Yes No Yes No No Yes 16.09.99/11.01.00 2nd submission
1996 Yes No Yes No Yes Yes 02.12.97
1997 Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 02.12.97/29.09.98
1998 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 30.03.98/ 30.03.00
1999 --- No Yes Yes No Yes 15.03.99United States
2000 --- No Yes Yes No No 06.04.00
1996 Yes No No No No No 03.03.99
1997 Yes1No No No No No 03.03.99/ 26.07.99Uruguay
1998 --- No Yes Yes No No 03.03.99/ 11.06.99
1996 Yes1No No No No No 16.10.98/29.03.99 2nd submission Venezuela
1997 Yes1No No No No No 16.10.98/29.03.99 2nd submission
1996 Yes No No No No No 30.07.98/16.03.99 2nd submission Zambia
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No No 15.09.98/16.03.99 2nd submissionG/MA/IDB/W/5/Rev.1
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Countries Requesting Accession
Year Imports Current Tariffs Product National Other Date of Comments Countries requesting
accession Bound Applied Descriptions Correlations References submission
1996 Yes --- Yes Yes No No 24.03.98
1997 Yes --- Yes Yes No No 24.03.98/18.05.98China
1998 Yes --- No No No No 21.05.99
1996 Yes --- Yes Yes No Yes 04.08.98
1997 Yes --- Yes Yes No Yes 19.06.98/15.02.99
1998 Yes --- Yes Yes No No 06.10.99/12.01.00 2nd submissionSeparate Customs
Territory of Taiwan,
Penghu, Kinmen
and Matsu1999 --- --- Yes Yes No No 13.04.99
1 Revised submission to come.
2 Was not a Member at that time.
3 SITC Rev.3.
Yes =  information received.
No =  information not received.
--- =  not applicable.
In the column National Correlations, "No" may also indicate that the information is not required.  Changes in the status of sub missions since June 1999 appear in bold.
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