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ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL  
DEL COMERCIO  WT/DS165/12 
11 de diciembre de 2000 
 (00-5390) 
 Original:   inglés 
  
 
ESTADOS UNIDOS - MEDIDAS APLICADAS A LA IMPORTACIÓN 
DE DETERMINADOS PRODUCTOS PROCEDENTES 
DE LAS COMUNIDADES EUROPEAS 
 
Comunicación del Órgano de Apelación
 
 
 
 La siguiente comunicación, de fecha 11 de diciembre de 2000, dirigida por el Sr. Florentino Feliciano, Presidente del Órgano de Ap elación, al Presidente del Órgano de Solución de 
Diferencias, se distribuye de conformi dad con el párrafo 5 del artículo 17 del   Entendimiento relativo 
a las normas y procedimientos por los que se rige la solución de diferencias . 
 
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  Tengo el honor de transmitirle el inform e del Órgano de Apelación en el asunto 
Estados Unidos - Medidas aplicadas a la importaci ón de determinados produc tos procedentes de las 
Comunidades Europeas , WT/DS165/AB/R.  Este informe se distribuirá a los Miembros de la 
Organización Mundial del Comercio más tarde en el día de hoy, 11 de diciembre de 2000, de 
conformidad con el párrafo  5 del artículo 17 del Entendimiento relativo a las normas y 
procedimientos por los que se rige la solución de diferencias .  Los tres Miembros del Órgano de 
Apelación que han actuado en esta apelación han sido el Sr. James Bacchus, como Presidente de la 
Sección, y los Sres. Julio Lacarte-Muró y Yasuhei Taniguchi, como Miembros. 
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ORGANIZACI ÓNMUNDIAL WT/ACC/SAU/29/Add.2
21deoctubre de1997
DEL COMERCIO(97-4583)
Original: inglés Grupo deTrabajo sobre laAdhesión
delReino deArabia Saudita
ADHESI ÓNDEL REINO DEARABIA SAUDITA
Preguntas yrespuestas adicionales
Addendum
ElMinisterio deComercio delReino deArabia Saudita hapresentado lassiguientes respuestas
adicionales.
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Pregunta 1
¿Están incluidos enelcálculo delaMGA todos losprogramas deayuda alaagricultura
deArabia Saudita anivelnacional ysubnacional? Encasocontrario, sírvanse explicar losmotivos
deestas exclusiones.
Respuesta
Sí,todos losprogramas deayuda alaagricultura, tanto anivel nacional como subnacional,
están incluidos enelcálculo delaMGA.
Pregunta 2
Arabia Saudita notifica subvenciones alosinsumos para lasavesdecorral. ¿Cómo se
calcula elvalor monetario deestas subvenciones? ¿Por quéenestecasoArabia Saudita utilizó
losdesembolsospresupuestariosmientrasqueparaunassubvencionessimilaresdestinadasalganado
aplicó elmétodo decálculo deladiferencia entre losprecios?
Respuesta
Elvalor monetario delassubvenciones alosinsumos paralasavesdecorral sebasaenlos
desembolsos presupuestarios. Sehautilizado estemétodo conrespecto alasavesdecorral yelcálculo
delasdiferencia deprecios conrespecto alganado porque losdosprogramas tienen unfuncionamiento
diferente.
Enelcasodelassubvenciones alosinsumos paraelganado, laOGMH compra cebada alos
productores nacionales eimporta cebada deotros países, paravenderla alosproductores pecuarios
aunprecio administrado de74,67 dólares EE.UU. portonelada.
Enelcasodelasubvención paralasavesdecorral, losusuarios deinsumos compran maíz
ysojaalosimportadores alosprecios delmercado yporcadatonelada adquirida elGobierno lesconcede
unasubvención de53,33 dólares EE.UU. (SR200).
RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONTN/CTD/M/5/Corr.11
18 September 2002
(02-4978)
Committee on Trade and Development
Fifth Special Session
NOTE ON THE MEETING OF 2 JULY 2002
Chairman:  H.E. Mr. Ransford Smith (Jamaica)
Corrigendum
Paragraph 27 on pages 8 and 9 should read as follows:
27. The representative of Canada said that she had some comments to make on the proposals by
the African Group relating to the Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures.  There were
nine proposals with respect to that Agreement.  Her government questioned the statements that
implied that there had been bad faith in the delivery of S&D to developing countries.  S&D had been
an agenda item in the past six meetings of the SPS Committee, but had never effectively been
addressed until the latest meeting.  It had finally been seriously addressed in the last meeting and ajoint paper would be put forward by her delegation and possibly other Members.  The paper would
specifically look at what the Members in the Special Session were trying to deal with under
Article 12.2 of the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures.  That
included additional ways in which S&D provisions could be made more effective through, among
other things, improved information flows.  She mentioned that the submission by the African Group
also included some suggestions on notification procedures, which  raised the question as to whether or
not, without prejudice to the work of the CTD in  Special Session, Members should encourage other
WTO bodies to examine ways and means to make S&D provisions more effective.  It was the Special
Session's job to look at how to make the provisions more effective.  However other Committees and
Working Groups could be tasked to look at t hose questions as well.  When considering the
communications received from other WTO bodies, it was evident that, the TRIMs Committee for
example, was taking more serious action than it had before and would be discussing S&D in thefuture.  The CTD Special Session would continue beyond the deadline of July 2002 and in its
recommendations to the General Council, she proposed that Members consider if other WTO bodies
could be engaged more actively in what the Special Session was trying to achieve under Article
12.1 (ii) of the Decision on Implementation-Relate d Issues and Concerns (WT/MIN(01)/17).  Her
delegation suggested that all appropriate WTO bodies address Article 12.1 (ii) of that Decision as aregular part of their work.
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1 In English only.
WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/513
30 October 2000
(00-4529)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   MEXICO
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of Communication and Transport
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:   Enquiry Point
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [    ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Aircraft
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Mexican
Official Standard PROY–NOM-069-SCT3-2000, Stipulating the Compulsory use of the
Automatic Collision Avoidance System (ACA S) on Fixed-wing Aircraft using Mexican
Airspace, and its Features.  (7 pages in Spanish).
6. Description of content:   This Mexican Official Standard shall stipulate the compulsory use
of the Automatic Collision Avoidance System (A CAS) on fixed-wing aircraft being used by
licencees and applicants for licences to operate in Mexican airspace.  It shall also set out the
operating procedures to be followed for this system as well as the specifications for
installing and certifying it.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:   
Safety
8. Relevant documents:   Diario Oficial (Official Journal) de la Federación, 4 October 2000
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }To be determined
10. Final date for comments:   2 December 2000
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:
WEB:  http://www.secofi.gob.mx/dgn1.html (Standards Catalogue).
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION  
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE  
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO  
 
 
Centre William Rappard    Rue de Lausanne 154    Case postale    CH - 1211 Genève 21 
 Téléphone:  (+41 22) 739 51 11    Fax:  (+41 22) 731 42 06 
Internet:  http://www.wto.org  
 
 
 
 
Reference:     W L I / 1 0 1          3 0  N o v e m b e r  1 9 9 8  
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
MARRAKESH AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING 
THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION 
DONE AT MARRAKESH ON 15 APRIL 1994 
 
GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE 1994 
 
 
CERTIFICATION OF MODIFICATIONS  AND RECTIFICATIONS TO  
SCHEDULE LXXXIX – MACAU  
 
 
TRANSMISSION OF CERTIFIED TRUE COPY
 
  I have the honour to furnish herewith a certified tr ue copy of the Certification of Modifications 
and Rectifications to Schedule L XXXIX – Macau, dated 30 April 1998. 
  
 
  
 
  
 
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9 8 - 4 8 5 0           W T / L e t / 2 6 9   
 
 
 
  
 
 
SCHEDULES OF TARIFF CONCESSIONS TO THE 
GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE 1994 
 
CERTIFICATION OF MODIFICATIONS AND RECTIFICATIONS 
 
SCHEDULE LXXXIX – MACAU  
  WHEREAS the CONTRACTING PARTIES to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 
1947 adopted, on 8 October 1991, a Decision on Procedures to Implement Changes in the Harmonized System (L/6905); 
 
 WHEREAS in accordance with the provisions of the above- mentioned Deci sion, a draft 
containing modifications and rectifications to Schedule LXXXIX - Macau was communicated to all 
Members of the World Trade Organization in do cument G/SECRET/HS96/35 on 19 December 1996; 
  
 IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that the modifica tions and rectifications to Schedule LXXXIX - 
Macau are established in conformity  with the above-mentioned Decision. 
 
 The annexed Schedule shall become effective on 30 April 1998. 
  This Certification is deposited with the Dire ctor-General of the Worl d Trade Organization, who 
shall promptly furnish a certified true copy to each  Member of the World Trade Organization.  It shall 
be registered in accordance with the provisions of  Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations. 
 
 
 DONE at Geneva this thirtieth day of  Ap ril, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-eight. 
 
 
  
 
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Certified copy: 
  
 
  
 
Director-General PP 3 – 48 Offset
WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/DS27/22
9 September 1998
(98-3543)
Original:  English
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES – REGIME FOR THE IMPORTATION,
SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF BANANAS
Request to Join Consultations
Communication from Jamaica
The following communication, dated 8 September 1998, from the Permanent Mission of
Jamaica to the Chairman of the Dispute Settlement Body, is circulated pursuant to the procedure
provided for under Article 21.5 of the DSU.
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The Permanent Mission of Jamaica to the World Trade Organisation presents its compliments
to the Permanent Delegation of the European Communities to the World Trade Organisation and
hereby informs it that the Government of Jamaica takes note of the request of the Governments of
Ecuador, the United States, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico, as circulated in document
WT/DS27/18 of 31 August 1998, for the holding of consultations with the European Communities on
its compliance with the recommendations and rulings in European Communities – Regime for the
Importation, Sale and Distribution of Bananas.   The decision of the Arbitrator, Dr. El-Naggar
provides for a reasonable period of time until 1 January 1999 for the EC to  comply with the DSB
rulings and recommendations.
The Permanent Mission of Jamaica is informed that the amendments to Regulation (EEC)
No. 404/93 on the common organization of the market  on bananas as a consequence of the adoption
of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1637/98 of 20 July 1998 does not include provisions on thedistribution of licenses.  In short the EC has not yet completed the incorporation of all measures in its
regulations which could constitute the basis for any assessment as to compliance or conformity.  The
request for consultations by the five members in question is at best premature.
The Permanent Mission of Jamaica, notwithstanding and in light of its significant and
substantial interest in the matter, evidenced by its participation along with Members of the African,
Caribbean and Pacific Group of Countries as Third Parties in the adjudication by each of the panels
established by the GATT and WTO, requests to be joined in these consultations.  This request is
without prejudice to the validity of the arguments adduced as set out in WT/DS27/18 which remain to
be decided by the DSB.
The Permanent Mission of Jamaica to the World Trade Organisation avails itself of this
opportunity to renew to the Permanent Delegation of the European Communities to the World Trade
Organisation, the assurances of its highest consideration.
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ORGANIZATIONIP/N/1/CRI/1
20 December 2000
(00-5562)
Council for Trade-Related Aspects of
Intellectual Property RightsOriginal:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS NOTIFIED UNDER
ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE AGREEMENT
COSTA RICA
Through communications from its Permanent Mission, dated 23 November and
12 December 2000, Costa Rica notified its main intellectual property laws and regulations in
accordance with Article 63.2 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property
Rights (TRIPS) as follows:
- Law No. 6683 and Amendments Thereto1
Law on Copyright and Neighbouring Rights
- Law No. 6867 and Amendments Thereto2
Law on Patents, Industrial Designs and Utility Models
- Law No. 7978 of 6 January 20003
Law on Trademarks and other Distinctive Signs
- Law No. 8020 of 6 September 20003
Amendment of Articles 94 and 95 of the Law on Trademarks and other Distinctive Signs,
No. 7978, and Permanent Funding for the Publishers Editorial Costa Rica and Editorial del
Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica
- Law No. 7961 of 17 December 19994
Law on the Protection of Topographies of Integrated Circuits
- Law No. 7975 of 4 January 20005
Law on Undisclosed Information
- Law No. 7130 and Amendments Thereto6
Code of Civil Procedure
                                                     
1 See document IP/N/1/CRI/C/1.
2 See document IP/N/1/CRI/I/1.
3 See document IP/N/1/CRI/I/2.
4 See document IP/N/1/CRI/L/1.
5 See document IP/N/1/CRI/U/1.
6 See document IP/N/1/CRI/E/1.IP/N/1/CRI/1
Page 2
- Law No. 7594 of 10 April 19967
Code of Criminal Procedure
- Law No. 8039 of 12 October 20008
Law on Procedures for the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights
- Law No. 7979 of 6 January 20009
Amendments to the Law on Copyright and Neighbouring Rights, No. 6683 and Amendments
Thereto, to the Law on Patents, Industrial Designs and Utility Models, No. 6867 and
Amendments Thereto, and to the Code of Civil Procedure, Law No. 7130 and Amendments
Thereto
- Law No. 7982 of 14 January 200010
Approval of the Protocol to the Central American Convention for the Protection of Industrial
Property (Trademarks, Trade Names and Advertising Slogans or Signs)
- Law No. 7967 of 22 December 199911
Approval of the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT) (1996)
- Law No. 7968 of 22 December 199911
Approval of the WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT) (1996)
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7 See document IP/N/1/CRI/E/2.
8 See document IP/N/1/CRI/E/3.
9 See document IP/N/1/CRI/C/1/Add.1 - IP/N /1/CRI/I/1/Add.1 – IP/N/1/CRI/E/1/Add.1.
10 See document IP/N/1/CRI/I/3.
11 See document IP/N/1/CRI/C/2.
WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/REG71/N/1*
21 April 1999
(99-1639)
Committee on Regional Trade Agreements Original:  English
ACCESSION OF THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC TO THE
CUSTOMS UNION BETWEEN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION,
BELARUS AND KAZAKHSTAN
Notification from the Kyrgyz Republic
The Permanent Mission of the Kyrgyz Republic has submitted the following notification in
pursuance of the commitments undertaken in the Protocol of Accession of the Kyrgyz Republic.
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The Permanent Mission of the Kyrgyz Republic has the honour to inform that the Agreement
on the Kyrgyz Republic's joining the Interim Agreements for the establishment of a Customs Union
concluded between the Government of the Russian Federation, the Government of the Republic ofBelarus and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan was signed on 29 March 1996 and
entered into force on 8 October 1997.
 1
The Interim Agreements contain provisions relating to trade in goods that are of relevance to
the WTO.
The Agreements aim at establishing a customs union between the Republic of Belarus, the
Republic of Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation and the Kyrgyz Republic in the sense of
Article XXIV of the GATT 1994 and the Understanding on the Interpretation of Article XXIV.
Duties and other restrictive regulations of commerce are eliminated with respect to substantially all
the trade between the parties to the Agreement.  The transitional period for the establishment of
substantially the same duties and other regulations of commerce applied to the trade of territories notincluded in the union is proposed to be finalised by 2003.
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*This document was previously circulated as WT/ACC/KGZ/30 and WT/REG/71/1.
1The text of the Agreement on Accession, as well as the Interim Agreements for establishing a Customs
Union, are circulated in document WT/REG71/1.
RESTRICTEDORGANISATION MONDIALE
DU COMMERCEG/SG/Q2/ARG/6
16 novembre 2000
(00-4882)
Comité des sauvegardes Original:  anglais
NOTIFICATION, AU TITRE DE L'ARTICLE 12:1 A) DE L'ACCORD SUR
LES SAUVEGARDES, DE L'OUVERTURE D'UNE ENQUÊTE
ET DES RAISONS DE CETTE ACTION
Questions posées par les ÉTATS-UNIS concernant
la notification de l'ARGENTINE1
La Mission permanente des États-Unis a fait parvenir au Secrétariat la communication
ci-après, datée du 14 novembre 2000.
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La Résolution annexée à la notification de l'ouverture d'une enquête concernant les
motocycles (G/SG/N/6/ARG/3 + Suppl.1), envoyée pa r l'Argentine, dispose "qu'un lien de causalité a
été établi entre l'accroissement des importations et le dommage ou la menace de dommage".  Or ni la
Résolution, ni l'explication donnée par l'Argentine ne contient de chiffres d'importation à l'appui de
cette conclusion.
- Veuillez fournir les statistiques d'importation utilisées par l'administration argentine dans son
analyse.
- Quels sont actuellement les droits de douane consolidés et les droits effectivement appliqués à
l'importation de cyclomoteurs et motocyclettes d'une cylindrée inférieure ou égale à 100 cm3
mis à la consommation sous les positions tarifaires 8711.10.00 et 8711.20.10 de laNomenclature du MERCOSUR?
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1 G/SG/N/6/ARG/3 + Suppl.1.
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ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/MEX/39
24 October 2002
(02-5850)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   MEXICO
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of the Economy
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and E-mail and Web site
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   General
Directorate of Standard s/Ministry of the Economy (DGN/SE) Enquiry Point.
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  X ], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Ham
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Mexican
Official Standard PROY-NOM-158-SCFI-2002, Ham - Trade Description, Physical and
Chemical Specifications, Commercial Informati on and Test Methods  (6 pages, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:   This draft Mexican Official Standard establishes the trade
descriptions of the different types of ham marketed within the territory of the United
Mexican States, as well as the physical and chemical specifications that such products mustmeet in order to display such descriptions, the test methods used to prove their compliance
and the commercial information that must be shown on the product containers.
This draft Mexican Official Standard is applicable to all cured and/or cooked and/or
smoked and/or aged meat products marketed within the territory of the United Mexican
States under the trade description "ham" (jamón).
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Physical and chemical specifications, trade description and labelling of the different
types of ham to protect the consumer.
8. Relevant documents:  Diario Oficial de la Federación  (Official Journal) of
8 October 2002.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }To be determinedG/TBT/N/MEX/39
Page 2
10. Final date for comments:   7 December 2002
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers and E-mail and Web site addresses, if available, of other body:
Web site:  www.economia.gob.mx/?P=85 (Standards catalogue).
WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/GEN/391
8 May 2003
(03-2459)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  Spanish
RESPONSE TO THE REQUEST BY ARGENTINA
Statement by Colombia at the Meeting held on 2 and 3 April 2003
My delegation wishes to state the following to the delegate of Argentina:
1. In Colombia, the foot-and-mouth disease situation is satisfactory and 50 per cent of bovine
animals are free of the disease with vaccination and in the rest of the country there has been no case of
foot-and-mouth disease for six months.
2. Colombia has established an adequate level of protection against foot-and-mouth disease for
imports of goods at risk, but these are very unlikely to be imported and have minimal consequences.
3. Colombia prohibited the import of livestock goods  at risk following the occurrences of foot-
and-mouth disease in Argentina.  This was notified  to the WTO and to the Government of Argentina.
4. In order to import livestock products, Colombia has determined that the establishments of
origin must be authorized or approved by the Colombian Animal Health Service.
5. Colombia conducted visits in order to approve cold stores and to assess the health situation in
Argentina.
6. As of November 2001, the National Health and Foodstuff Quality Service (SENASA) of
Argentina decided to suspend the phytosanitary authorization for imports of flowers from Colombia,
without notifying the WTO, until the corresponding ri sk was reviewed.  There had been regular and
steady trade in flowers and there was no emergency situation to justify such a measure, whereas themeasure taken by Colombia to suspend imports of bovine meat was sustained by the foot-and-mouth
disease situation.
7. In view of the scientific presumption of the existence of a risk for imports of livestock
products from Argentina and the absence of information available to Colombia, the SENASA is
requested to provide information on the following:
(a) The seroepidemiological evaluation of foot-and-mouth disease;
(b) vaccination coverage;  and(c) activities undertaken to restore the status of foot-and-mouth disease free area with or
without vaccination (if this status already exists) and the date on which it was
restored.
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WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.300
2July1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-2715)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: BELGIUM
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Belgian Postal Services andTelecommunications Institute,
Avenue del'Astronomie 14,Bte21
B-1210 Brussels
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification canbe
indicated ifdifferent from above:
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): See5
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Technical
SpecificationsandTestConditionsforWide-BandDataTransmission
Radiocommunication Equipment Operating intheISMBand at2.4Gigahertz (RLAN or
Radio Local Area Network)
6. Description ofcontent: Determines thefrequency bands allocated totheproducts
concerned, establishes theapplicability ofStandard NBN-ETS-300-328, limits power,
specifies certain restrictions onuseandconditions ofapproval.
7. Objective andrationale: Regulatory document specifying theparameters which the
equipment must meetforfrequency allocation purposes inBelgium. Updated toinclude
several changes.
8. Relevant documents: ETS-300-328
9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:60days
10. Final dateforcomments:
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: CIBELNOR
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL
DEL COMERCIOG/TBT/Notif.98.510
23 de octubre de 1998
(98-4120)
Comité de Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio
NOTIFICACIÓN
Se da traslado de la notificación de conformidad con el artículo 10.6.
1. Miembro del Acuerdo que notifica:  NORUEGA
Si procede, nombre del gobierno local de que se trate (artículos 3.2 y 7.2):           
2. Organismo responsable:  Autoridad Noruega de Telecomunicaciones
Se indicará el organismo o autoridad responsable de la tramitación de observaciones sobre
la notificación, en caso de que se trate de un organismo o autoridad diferente:           
3. Notificación hecha en virtud del artículo 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [    ], o en
virtud de:
4. Productos abarcados (partida del SA o de la NCCA cuando corresponda; en otro caso
partida del arancel nacional.  Podrá indicarse además, cuando proceda, el número de partida
de la ICS):  Terminales de radiotransmisión para los Sistemas Nórdicos TelefónicosMóviles 450 y 900 (NMT)
5. Título, número de páginas e idioma(s) del documento notificado:  Reglamento por el que se
modifica el Reglamento relativo a la homologación de los Terminales Telefónicos Móviles
Nórdicos (NMT), 1 página.
6. Descripción del contenido:  El Reglamento especifica las prescripciones mínimas necesarias
para obtener la homologación de los Terminales Telefónicos Móviles Nórdicos (NMT).
7. Objetivo y razón de ser, incluida, cuando proceda, la índole de los problemas urgentes:
Utilización eficaz del espectro de radiofrecuencias.
8. Documentos pertinentes:  Especificación NMT, documento NMT 450-3 y documento
NMT 900-3
9. Fecha propuesta de adopción:
Fecha propuesta de entrada en vigor: }  Lo antes posible
10. Fecha límite para la presentación de observaciones:  15 de diciembre de 1998
11. Textos disponibles en:  Servicio nacional de información [    ], o dirección, correo
electrónico y número de telefax de otra institución:
Norwegian Telecommunications Authority
P.O. Box 447 Sentrum
N-0104 Oslo
Telefax:  +47 22 82 48 90
. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.98.563
16 November 1998
(98-4561)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  NORWAY
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:
Norwegian Maritime Directorate
P.O. Box 8114 Dep.
0032 Oslo
Norway
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:           
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X ], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [ X ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Helicopter decks on mobile
offshore units
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Regulations
Concerning Amendments to Regulations of 22 December 1993 No. 1240 Concerning
Helicopter Decks on Mobile Offshore Units (1 page)
6. Description of content:
− § 37:  The Regulation is amended to allow for alternative firefighting systems on
the helicopter decks.  The Amendment makes the requirements in line with the
requirements in International Maritime Organization;  Code for the Constructionand Equipment of Mobile Offshore Units (MODU-code)
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  If the
draft amendment of the Notice contains quantitative import restrictions or measures of equal
effect within the meaning of Article 11 of the EEA Agreement then such measures are
justified in the interests of public health and safety and in order to protect human life.  With
regard to foreign products which conform to the requirements, established in the country of
origin, § 4(a) contains a provision relating to mutual recognition.
8. Relevant documents:
− Regulations of 22 December 1993 No. 1240 concerning helicopter decks on mobile
offshore units.
− International Maritime Organization:  Code for the Construction and Equipment of
Mobile Offshore Units (MODU-code).G/TBT/Notif.98.563
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9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: } 1 January 1999
10. Final date for comments:  21 December 1998
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [    ] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body:
Norwegian Maritime Directorate
P.O. Box 8114 Dep.
0032 OsloNorway
Telefax No:  +47 22 56 87 80
N0.________________WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SECRET/HS96/39/Rev.2
12 February 1999
(99-0567)
Original:  English
1996 CHANGES IN THE HARMONIZED SYSTEM
Submission of Documentation
Schedule CXVII – Malta
Revision
The following communication, dated 28 January 1999, has been received from the Permanent
Mission of Malta.
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I have the pleasure to submit herewith an amended version of Malta's Transposition of its
Tariff Schedule into HS96 changes.  This version, which takes into account comments made by atrading partner, is to replace the tariff schedule which was forwarded to you on 23 July 1998 and
circulated in documen t G/SECRET/HS96/39/Rev.1
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If no objection is notified to the Secretariat within 90 days from the date of this document the
revised Schedule CXVII – Malta will be deemed to be approved and will be formally certified.
Copies of this document are available in electronic form (MS Word and Excel) and in paper
form (in English only) from the Market Access division (Ms. Wood, Office 3142, Tel: 739 50 79).
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ORGANISATION MONDIALE
DU COMMERCEWT/DS228/3
3 avril 2001
(01-1664)
Original:  espagnol
CHILI – MESURES DE SAUVEGARDE CONCERNANT LE SUCRE
Demande de participation aux consultations
Communication du Guatemala
La communication ci-après, datée du 30 mars 2001, adressée par la Mission permanente du
Guatemala à la Mission permanente du Chili, à la Mission permanente de la Colombie et au Président
de l'Organe de règlement des différends, est distribuée conformément à l'article 4:11 du Mémorandum
d'accord sur le règlement des différends.
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D'ordre des autorités de mon pays, j'ai l'honneur de vous faire savoir que, conformément au
paragraphe 11 de l'article 4 du Mémorandum d'accord sur les règles et procédures régissant le
règlement des différends, le gouvernement guatémaltèque désire participer aux consultations
demandées par le gouvernement colombien au gouvernement chilien au titre de l'article 4 du
Mémorandum d'accord sur les règles et procédures régissant le règlement des différends, de
l'article XXII de l'Accord général sur les tarifs douaniers et le commerce de 1994 (GATT) ainsi que
de l'article 14 de l'Accord sur les sauvegardes.
La communication adressée par le gouvernement colombien et datée du 15 mars 2001 a été
distribuée aux Membres de l'OMC le 22 mars 2001 (WT/DS228/1, G/L/444 et G/SG/D16/1).
Le Guatemala réitère son intérêt commercial substantiel en tant que fournisseur de sucre au
Chili et, en conséquence, son désir de participer à ces consultations.
Le gouvernement guatémaltèque attend avec intérêt d'être informé de la date et du lieu des
consultations.
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RESTRICTEDORGANISATION MONDIALE
DU COMMERCEWT/ACC/SAU/2/Rev.6
19 juillet 1999
(99-2992)
GROUPE DE TRAVAIL DE L'ACCESSION DE L'ARABIE SAOUDITE
Président:  S.E. M. John Weekes (Canada)
Composition
Argentine
AustralieBahreïn
Bangladesh
Brésil
Bulgarie
CanadaChili
Colombie
Communautés
  européennes
  et États membres
Corée
Costa RicaÉgypteÉmirats arabes unis
États-UnisHongrie
Inde
Indonésie
Israël
JaponKoweït
Lettonie
Malaisie
Maroc
Mexique
Norvège
Nouvelle-ZélandePakistanPologne
QatarRépublique kirghize
République slovaque
République tchèque
Roumanie
SénégalSri Lanka
Suisse
Thaïlande
Tunisie
Turquie
Uruguay
Venezuela
Mandat
Examiner la demande d'accession du gouverne ment saoudien à l'Organisation mondiale du
commerce au titre de l'article XII;  présenter au Conseil général des recommandations comportant
éventuellement un projet de protocole d'accession.
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WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SCM/Q3/COL/25
30 October 2003
(03-5780)
Committee on Subsidies and
Countervailing MeasuresOriginal:  Spanish
SUBSIDIES
Requests Pursuant to Article 27.4 of the Agreement on
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures
Questions Posed by Ecuador
The following communication, dated 24 October 2003, has been received from the Delegation
of Ecuador.
_______________
On instructions from my Government, I hereby request further information on the continued
extension of the transition period for Columbia's Special Import-Export System for Capital Goods and
Spare Parts (SIEX) and Free-Zone (ZF) subsidy programmes, as follows:
(a) Colombia is requested to specifically regulate, by means of a further Ministry of
Trade Resolution, the application of deferred payment of VAT and thereby establish
that the five-year time-limit for such deferral, of which Colombian importers may
avail themselves, coincides with the final deadline for the SIEX authorized by theWTO, that is to say, December 2006 at the very latest.
(b) Colombia is requested to notify the contents of Ministry of Trade Resolution
No. 1148 of 2002, which is not included in the WTO compilation (document
G/SCM/Q3/COL/17), to the WTO Secretariat for the purposes of examination.
(c) Colombia is requested to provide evidence of why the reform of the Free-Zone
Regime requires a law rather than merely an executive decree, as initially established.
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WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/NAM/5
12 July 1999
(99-2869)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification in the context of export subsidy commitments ( Table ES:1 ) for the
calendar year 1997  was received from the delegation of Namibia  on 22 June 1999.
_______________
In accordance with the notification requirements (paragraph (ii), page 24 of
document G/AG/2), Namibia notifies that it provided no export subsidies to agricultural products
in 1997.
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ORGANIZACI ÓNMUNDIAL G/TBT/Notif.97.722
7denoviembre de1997
DEL COMERCIO
(97-4892)
Comité deObstáculos Técnicos alComercio
NOTIFICACI ÓN
Sedatraslado delanotificación siguiente deconformidad conelartículo 10.6.
1. Miembro delAcuerdo quenotifica: FILIPINAS
Siprocede, nombre delgobierno localdequesetrate(artículos 3.2y7.2):
2. Organismo responsable: Comisión Nacional deTelecomunicaciones, Departamento de
Transporte yComunicaciones
Pueden indicarse elorganismo olaautoridad encargados dedartrámite alas
observaciones sobre lanotificación, sinocoinciden conloindicado supra :
3. Notificación hecha envirtud delartículo 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],oen
virtud de:
4. Productos abarcados (partida delSAodelaNCCA cuando corresponda; enotrocaso
partida delarancel nacional. Podrá indicarse además, cuando proceda, elnúmero de
partida delaICS): Equipo deradiocomunicación deestaciones móviles terrestres de
banda lateral única
5. Título, número depáginas eidioma(s) deldocumento notificado: Especificación 2de
normas deradiocomunicación: Requisitos defuncionamiento delosequipos de
radiocomunicaciones móviles terrestres (18páginas)
6. Descripción delcontenido: Esteproyecto denorma prescribe lasnormas mínimas
necesarias paralahomologación detransmisores yreceptores radiotelefónicos, queno
seanmultiplex, yfuncionen conmodulación porvozodatos enlabanda deondas
decamétricas atribuida enlagama defrecuencias de1.605 a28.000 kHz.
Asimismo describe losrequisitos mínimos sólopara untipoparticular deequipo.
Algunos usuarios talvezdeseen especificar otros requisitos para aplicaciones
determinadas deesosequipos; ellonoloseximirá, sinembargo, desatisfacer los
requisitos mínimos defuncionamiento contenidos enelproyecto denorma.
Laspruebas previstas eneste proyecto denorma, sondehomologación del
funcionamiento ynoincluyen laseguridad eléctrica omecánica delequipo.
./.G/TBT/Notif.97.722
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7. Objetivo yrazón deser: Garantizar queelequipo deradiocomunicaciones enondas
decamétricas seaaceptable paralaobtención delacorrespondiente licencia enFilipinas
ynocause interferencias radioeléctricas perjudiciales paralasestaciones existentes.
8. Documentos pertinentes: Ley3846, Leydecontrol delasradiocomunicaciones de
Filipinas, modificada; DOC RSS-182, Transmisores yreceptores radiotelefónicos por
modulación defrecuencia odefase, destinados aestaciones costeras ydebarco que
funcionen enlabanda de156,0 a162,5 MHz, conunaseparación entre canales
de25kHzyunapotencia desalida deradiofrecuencia nosuperior a25vatios paralas
estaciones debarco.
9. Fecha propuesta deadopción: Diciembre de1998
Fecha propuesta deentrada envigor: Diciembre de1998
10. Fecha límite paralapresentación deobservaciones: 31dediciembre de1997
11. Textos disponibles eninglés: Servicio nacional deinformación [],odirección y
número detelefax deotrainstitución:
Bureau ofProduct Standards (WTO-TBT Enquiry Point)
3/FTrade andIndustry Building
361Sen.GilJ.Puyat Avenue
Makati City, Metro Manila,
Filipinas
Teléfono: (632) 890-4965
Fax: (632) 890-4926
. /.ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL
DEL COMERCIOG/SG/N/6/EST/1
15 de abril de 2003
(03-2092)
Comité de Salvaguardias Original:  inglés
NOTIFICACIÓN EN VIRTUD DEL APARTADO a) DEL PÁRRAFO 1 DEL
ARTÍCULO 12 DEL ACUERDO SOBRE SALVAGUARDIAS RELATIVA
A LA INICIACIÓN DE UN PROCESO DE INVESTIGACIÓN
Y A LOS MOTIVOS DEL MISMO
ESTONIA
Se ha recibido de la Misión Permanente de Estonia la siguiente comunicación, de fecha 14 de
abril de 2003.
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De conformidad con el apartado a) del párrafo 1 del artículo 12 del Acuerdo sobre
Salvaguardias, y teniendo en cuenta el correspondiente modelo acordado establecido por el Comité de
Salvaguardias en el documento G/SG/1 de la OMC, Estonia notifica por la presente al Comité que ha
iniciado una investigación en materia de salvaguardias sobre el aumento de las importaciones de carne
de animales de la especie porcina clasificada en las partidas
0203 11 fresca o refrigerada, en canales o en medias canales;
0203 12 jamones, paletas y sus trozos, sin deshuesar;
0203 19 las demás;
0203 21 congelada, en canales o medias canales;
0203 22 jamones, paletas y sus trozos, sin deshuesar;  y0203 29 las demás.
1. Fecha de iniciación de la investigación
La investigación se inició el 10 de abril de 2003.
2. Producto objeto de la investigación
El producto objeto de la investigación es la carne de animales de la especie porcina
clasificada en las partidas
0203 11 fresca o refrigerada, en canales o en medias canales;
0203 12 jamones, paletas y sus trozos, sin deshuesar;
0203 19 las demás;
0203 21 congelada, en canales o medias canales;
0203 22 jamones, paletas y sus trozos, sin deshuesar;  y
0203 29 las demás.G/SG/N/6/EST/1
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3. Motivos que llevaron a iniciar la investigación
La investigación se inició después de haberse examinado una solicitud de adopción de
medidas de salvaguardia presentada por una proporción importante de productores nacionales del
producto en cuestión.
Los datos relativos a la evolución de las importaciones muestran que éstas han aumentado un
30 por ciento durante el período comprendido entre el 1º de enero y el 30 de marzo de 2003, en
comparación con el mismo período de 2002.  Este crecimiento de las importaciones ha dado lugar a
una disminución importante de los precios internos de los precios de la carne de animales de la
especie porcina.
El objetivo de la investigación en materia de salvaguardias es determinar si es necesario
adoptar una medida de salvaguardia para reparar el daño grave causado a la rama de producción
nacional.
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. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/PAN/15
29 January 2002
(02-0426)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   REPUBLIC OF PANAMA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   Not applicable.
In Panama, technical regulations are not prepared by local government; only the
Directorate-General for Standards and Industrial Technology, a central government
authority, is so authorized.
2. Agency responsible:  Directorate-General for Standards and Industrial Technology -
DGNTI (responsible for processing notifications).
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers and E-mail and Web site
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  X ], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [    ], other:
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   The environment.
Industrial hygiene and safety.
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DGNTI-COPANIT
(Directorate-General for Standards and Industrial Technology-Panamanian Commission for
Industrial and Technical Standards) Techni cal Regulation No. 45-2000.  Industrial Hygiene
and Safety.  Hygiene and Safety Conditions in  Working Environments with High Vibration
Exposure Levels  (11 pages, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:   Objective, Definitions, General Requirements, Employer and
Employee Responsibilities, Requirements, Conditions, References.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Protection of human health and the environment.
8. Relevant documents: Mexican Official Standard  NOM-011-STPS-93; Costa Rican
Technical Standard NTCR 31-09-16-97 of the Costa Rican Technical Standards Institute
(INTECO); Cuban Standard NC 19-01-04-80;  ILO Convention 148; ISO Standards Nos.
2631:85 and 5349:86; Cuban Standard 19-01-05:80 S.N.P.H.T.N.P. TC 19-01-08:
82.S.N.P.H.T. (Standards System for Protection and Hygiene at Work).
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Immediately upon publication
Proposed date of entry into force:  Immediately
10. Final date for comments:  ImmediatelyG/TBT/N/PAN/15
Page 2
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [     ] or address, telephone and fax
numbers and E-mail and Web site addresses, if available, of other body:
Directorate-General for Standards and Industrial Technology (DGNTI)
Avda. Ricardo J. Alfaro / Calle El Paical
Edificio Plaza Edison, 3rd floor
Tel.: 360-0716
Fax: 360-0721
E-mail: dgnti@mici.gob.pa
ORGANIZACI ÓNMUNDIAL G/STR/N/2/ROM
30dejuliode1997
DEL COMERCIO(97-3217)
Original: inglés Grupo deTrabajo sobre las
Empresas Comerciales delEstado
COMERCIO DEESTADO
Notificación deactualización conforme alpárrafo 4a)delartículo XVII
delGATT de1994 yalpárrafo 1delEntendimiento relativo
alainterpretación delartículo XVII
RUMANIA
Seharecibido delaMisión Permanente deRumania lacomunicación siguiente, defecha 23de
juliode1997.
_______________
Enrelación coneldocumento G/STR/N/2 ydeconformidad conlasdisposiciones delpárrafo 4
delartículo XVII delGATT de1994 ydelpárrafo 1delEntendimiento sobre lainterpretación del
artículoXVII,Rumaniadeseacomunicarquedesdesunotificaciónanterior,quefigurabaeneldocumento
G/STR/N/1/ROM, defecha 22deagosto de1995, nohahabido ningún cambio enlasactividades de
comercio deEstado enRumania.
. /.ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL
DEL COMERCIOG/TBT/N/THA/104
9 de enero de 2003
(03-0079)
Comité de Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio Original:  inglés
NOTIFICACIÓN
Se da traslado de la notificación siguiente de conformidad con el artículo 10.6.
1. Miembro del Acuerdo que notifica:   TAILANDIA
Si procede, nombre del gobierno local de que se trate (artículos 3.2 y 7.2):      
2. Organismo responsable:   Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI), Ministry of Industry
(Instituto de Normas Técnicas de Tailandia, Ministerio de Industria)
Nombre y dirección (incluidos los números de  teléfono y de telefax, así como las
direcciones de correo electrónico y sitios Web, en su caso) del organismo o autoridad
encargado de la tramitación de observaciones sobre la notificación, en caso de que se
trate de un organismo o autoridad diferente:      
3. Notificación hecha en virtud del artículo 2.9.2 [  X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], o en
virtud de:      
4. Productos abarcados (partida del SA o de la NCCA cuando corresponda; en otro caso
partida del arancel nacional. Podrá indicarse además, cuando proceda, el número de
partida de la ICS):   Acondicionadores de aire (SA: 84.15, ICS: 23.120)
5. Título, número de páginas e idioma(s) del documento notificado:  TIS 2134-2545 (2002),
Room Air Conditioners Environment Requirements:  Energy Efficiency  (Prescripciones
medioambientales relativas a los acondicionadores de aire de uso doméstico:  rendimiento
energético), 4 páginas, en tailandés
6. Descripción del contenido:   El Instituto de Normas Técnicas de Tailandia (TISI) propone
la aplicación obligatoria de la norma TIS 2134-2545 (2002), Prescripciones
medioambientales relativas a los acondicionadores de aire de uso doméstico:  rendimiento
energético.  La norma abarca los acondicionadores de aire del tipo Split y de pared
monofásicos de corriente alterna a una frecuencia de 50 Hz, con un enfriamiento neto total
por unidad que no exceda los 12.000 W.  En ella se especifican las prescripciones relativasal coeficiente de rendimiento energético mínimo y los requisitos de rendimiento energético.
Incluye las prescripciones de marcado y etiquetado, muestreo y criterios de conformidad y
prueba.
7. Objetivo y razón de ser, incluida, cuando pr oceda, la índole de los problemas urgentes:
Conservación de la energía
8. Documentos pertinentes:
Publicación en que figurará la notificación una vez adoptada:
Boletín OficialG/TBT/N/THA/104
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9. Fecha propuesta de adopción:
Fecha propuesta de entrada en vigor: }Por determinar
10. Fecha límite para la presentación de observaciones:   60 días desde la fecha de
distribución
11. Textos disponibles en:  Servicio nacional de información [  X ] o dirección, números de
teléfono y de telefax, correo electrónico y dirección del sitio Web, en su caso, de otra
institución:
ORGANIZACI ÓNMUNDIAL G/LIC/N/1/FJI/1
3deseptiembre de1997
DEL COMERCIO(97-3540)
Original: inglés Comité deLicencias deImportación
ACUERDO SOBRE PROCEDIMIENTOS PARA EL
TRÁMITE DELICENCIAS DEIMPORTACI ÓN
Notificación envirtud delosartículos 1.4a)y8.2b)
FIJI
Mediante unacomunicación defecha 30dejuliode1997, ladelegación deFijihapresentado
ejemplares delReglamento sobre Importación deAnimales (Enmienda) de1995(para laimportación
deproductos avícolas delosEstados Unidos) ydelReglamento deAduanas (Importaciones y
exportaciones prohibidas) (Enmienda) de1991(paraaceites lubricantes)1,yhainformado alaSecretaría
dequenosehanproducido cambios dignos demención enesasleyes yreglamentos hasta el30de
junio de1997.
1Estetexto puede consultarse enlaSecretaría (División deAcceso alosMercados).