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00-5000PRESS RELEASE
PRESS/199
22 November 2000
THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE WTO WILL BE PAYING
AN OFFICIAL VISIT TO LATIN AMERICA
WTO Director-General Mike Moore will be paying an official visit to five Latin American
countries from 25 November to 6 December in order to examine their concerns regarding trade issues
and to exchange views on matters of current interest in the economic field with the countries'
authorities and with academic and business circles.
During this first official visit to the region, Mr. Moore will be travelling to Chile, Argentina,
Uruguay, Mexico and Brazil at the invitation of the leaders of those countries.
"I am delighted to have this opportunity to visit Latin America", said Mr. Moore with respect
to his forthcoming trip.  "The region includes a good number of countries that are staunch supporters
of the WTO, and it is my intention to thank them for their contribution to the Organization and seek
firm support for the launching of a new round of trade liberalization negotiations."
The WTO Director-General also said that in his meetings with political leaders and
representations of academic and business circles he wanted to "explain what the WTO does for people
and respond to any concerns that are raised".
In Chile, Mike Moore will meet with Government leaders and give a speech at the University
of Chile on the subject "The WTO and the multilateral trading system:  challenges ahead", to befollowed by a debate.
In Argentina, he will participate in a debate on regionalism and multilateralism at the Institute
for the Integration of Latin America and the Caribbean (INTAL).  He will also be meeting
Government members responsible for economic and trade policy.
In Uruguay, Mike Moore will participate in the opening ceremony of a conference on WTO
and Mercosur trade dispute settlement systems.  He will also be meeting political leaders and
representatives of the Mercosur countries, of Chile and of Bolivia in Montevideo and visiting the
headquarters of the Latin American Integration Association (ALADI).
The main purpose of the Director-General's visit to Mexico is to attend the inaugural
ceremony for the new President, Vicente Fox Quesada, to which Heads of State and directors of
International Organizations have been invited.PRESS/199
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ENDIn Brazil, Mike Moore will be in contact with many members of Government and
representatives of business organizations.
"Like all of the Latin American countries, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Mexico and Brazil are
important Members of the World Trade Organization in that they participate constructively andpositively in our discussions", said the Director-General, commenting on his forthcoming trip.
"Although the programme is intensive and the schedule  tight, I have high hopes for the meetings I will
be attending and the contacts I will be establishing during my visit".
WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/EEC/49
23September 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-3859)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: European Commission -Directorate General forAgriculture
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with
theWTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Allproducts of
bovine, caprine andovine origin containing orderived from "specified riskmaterial"
defined as:
(a)theskull, including thebrain andeyes, tonsils andspinal cordof:
-bovine animals agedover12months,
-ovine andcaprine animals which areagedover12months orhaveapermanent
incisor tooth erupted through thegum;
(b)thespleen ofovine andcaprine animals.
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Commission Decision 97/534/EC
of30July1997 ontheprohibition oftheuseofmaterial presenting risksasregards
transmissible spongiform encephalopathies. (4pages)
5. Description ofcontent: Theuseofspecified riskmaterial (SRM) asdefined above is
prohibited foranypurpose. ECMember States mayallow theuseofSRM forresearch
andforfeeding furanimals under certain conditions. Theuseofthevertebral column
ofbovine, ovine andcaprine animals fortheproduction ofmechanically recovered
meatisalsoprohibited.
Inorder tobeimported intotheCommunity, products ofanimal origin intended for
foodorfeedshallbeaccompanied bytheappropriate certificate, asrequired by
Community legislation, supplemented byadeclaration signed bythecompetent
authority ofthecountry ofproduction, worded asfollows:
"The product doesnotcontain, andisnotderived from, specified riskmaterial as
defined inCommission Decision 97/534/EC ormechanically recovered meatobtained
from thevertebral column ofbovine, ovine orcaprine animals".
Inorder toenable theirproducts tobeimported intotheCommunity, producers of
medical, pharmaceutical, orcosmetic products, ortheirstarting materials or
intermediate products, shallupon request bythecompetent authority ofaMember
State, supply adeclaration signed bythecompetent authority ofthecountry of
production, worded asfollows:
"The product doesnotcontain, andisnotderived from, specified riskmaterial as
defined inCommission Decision 97/534/EC".
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6. Objective andrationale: Public andanimal health
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
8. Relevant documents andlanguage(s) inwhich these areavailable: Commission Decision
97/534/EC of30July1997 ontheprohibition oftheuseofmaterial presenting risksas
regards transmissible spongiform encephalopathies; Official Journal L216of8.8.97,
p.95.
9. Proposed date ofadoption: 30July1997
10. Proposed date ofentry intoforce: Thedecision shallapply from 1January 1998
11. Final date forcomments: 2November 1997
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments: European Community Enquiry
Point
12. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, telefax number andE-mail
address (ifavailable) ofother body:
WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.514
12 October 1999
(99-4309)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   THE NETHERLANDS
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Commodity Board for Soft Drinks and Waters          
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):   Soft drinks and waters
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   First Amendment to
the Ordinance on the Handling Fee of Extra Returnable Packaging 1996
6. Description of content:   This amendment aims to extend the obligation to charge VBR (a
kind of grading allowance for empty bottles and crates) from the soft drinks and mineral
water industry to include the Dutch food industry, insofar as the latter brings bottles andcrates subject to the VBR regulation into circulation within the Dutch market.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
The present ordinance does not cover all cases in which VBR is to be charged.  The system
functions only in an environment which is free of competition, i.e. if all bottles and crates
are subject to VBR.  However, returnable bottles and crates imported directly from abroad
and brought into the Dutch system by the food industry, do, strictly speaking, not fall withinthe scope of the ordinance.  The ordinance does only apply to imports made via the soft
drinks industry and the drinks wholesale trade and to soft drinks and waters produced in the
Netherlands in said bottles and crates.  The present amendment aims to eliminate this flawin the ordinance.
8. Relevant documents:
- Ordinance establishing the Soft Drinks and Waters Commodity Board;
- Industrial Organisation Act;
- Deposit ordinance on soft drinks and waters 1997.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  25 November 1999
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 January 2000
10. Final date for comments:   20 November 1999
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:
RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/WGTCP/M/8/Corr.11
19 November 1999
(99-5031)
Working Group on the Interaction
between Trade and Competition Policy
REPORT ON THE MEETING OF 19-20 APRIL 1999
Note by the Secretariat
Corrigendum
1. In document WT/WGTCP/M/8, paragraph 53, third line from the bottom, "In response to a
question from Egypt, …." should read "In response to questions from the United States and Egypt,
….".
2. In the same document, the following sentence should be added at the end of paragraph 55:
"While noting the important benefits that such regional cooperation could bring, a concern was alsoexpressed that it could have diversion effects".
3. In the same document, the following sentence should be added at the end of paragraph 84:
"His delegation believed that preventing the abuse of anti-dumping measures was particularly
important, since anti-dumping petitions per se  could act as a powerful protectionist tool".
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1 English only.
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL  
DEL COMERCIO  G/TBT/N/USA/59/Corr.1* 
21 de junio de 2004 
 (04-2675) 
Comité de Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio  Original: inglés 
  
  
 
NOTIFICACIÓN 
 
Corrigendum
 
  
 La siguiente comunicación, de fecha 18 de j unio de 2004, se distribuye a petición de la 
delegación de los Estados Unidos
. 
 
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Lista de derechos autorizados  con arreglo a 49 U.S.C. 30141 
 Sírvanse tomar nota de que el texto completo se puede consultar en las siguientes direcciones de 
Internet:  
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/06j un20041800/edocket.access. gpo.gov/2004/04-12722.htm
 
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/ 06jun20041800/edocke t.access.gpo.gov/2004/pdf/04-
12722.pdf  
 En el presente documento se corrige la omisión por  inadvertencia de estos puntos en la notificación 
señalada. 
  
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* En inglés y español solamente.
ORGANISATION MONDIALE  
DU COMMERCE  G/SPS/N/CHL/158 
13 octobre 2003 
 (03-5411) 
Comité des mesures sanita ires et phytosanitaires  Original:   espagnol 
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Membre de l’Accord adressant la notification:   CHILI  
Le cas échéant, pouvoirs publics locaux concernés:  
2. Organisme responsable:  Service de l'agriculture et de l'élevage (SAG) 
3. Produits visés (Prière d'indiquer le (les) numéro(s) du tarif figurant dans les listes 
nationales déposées à l'OMC.  Les numéros de l'ICS devraient aussi être indiqués, le cas échéant):  Poussins d'un jour et œufs fécondés des espèces indiquées 
4. Régions ou pays susceptibles d'être concernés, si cela est pertinent ou faisable:  
Tous les pays exportant les produits visés vers le Chili 
5. Intitulé, langue et nombre de pages du texte notifié:  Fija exigencias sanitarias para la 
internación de aves de un día y huevos fértiles de las especies que indica  
(Établissement d'exigences sanitaires concer nant l'admission de poussins d'un jour et 
d'œufs fécondés des espèces indiquées)  – Disponible en espagnol, 3 pages 
6. Teneur:   Établissement des exig ences devant être respectées pour que soit autorisée 
l'importation au Chili de poussins d'un jour et  d'œufs fécondés des animaux des espèces 
suivantes:  poule, oie, canard, dinde, perdrix, caille et faisan 
7. Objectif et raison d'être:  [  ] innocuité des produits alimentaires, [ X] santé des 
animaux, [ ] préservation des végétaux, [ ] protection des personnes contre les 
maladies ou les parasites des animaux/des plantes, [ ] protection du territoire contre 
d'autres dommages attribuables à des parasites  
8. Norme, directive ou recommandation internationale:  
[ ] Commission du Codex Alimentarius, [ X] Office international des épizooties, 
[ ] Convention internationale pour la protection des végétaux, [  ] Néant  
S'il existe une norme, directive ou recomm andation internationale, en donner la 
référence correcte et indiquer brièvement en quoi le texte notifié est différent:    
9. Documents pertinents et langue(s) dans laquelle (lesquelles) ils sont disponibles:   
Projet de décision ( Resolución ) du SAG (disponible en espagnol) 
10. Date projetée pour l'adoption:   À la publication au Diario Oficial  (Journal officiel) 
11. Date projetée pour l'entrée en vigueur:   20 décembre 2003 
12. Date limite pour la présentation des observations:   5 décembre 2003 
Organisme ou autorité désigné pour traiter les observations:  [  ] autorité nationale 
responsable des notifications, [ X] point d'information national ou  adresse, numéro de 
téléfax et adresse électronique (s'il y a lieu) d'un autre organisme:  
13. Documents disponibles à l'adresse ci-après:  [  ] autorité nationale responsable des 
notifications, [ X] point d'information national ou  adresse, numéro de téléfax et 
adresse électronique (s'il y a lieu) d'un autre organisme:
RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SCM/Q3/COL/11/Corr.1*
6 May 2002
(02-2550)
Committee on Subsidies
and Countervailing MeasuresOriginal:  Spanish
SUBSIDIES
Requests Pursuant to Article 27.4 of the Agreement
on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures
Replies by COLOMBIA to Questions Posed by PERU1 and the UNITED STATES2
Corrigendum
The introductory paragraph to document G/SCM/Q3/COL/11 should read as follows:
"The following communication, dated 12 April 2002, has been received from the Permanent
Mission of Colombia."
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1 G/SCM/Q3/COL/9.
2 G/SCM/Q3/COL/10.
* In English only
. /.ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL
DEL COMERCIOG/MA/TAR/4/Rev.3
14 de marzo de 2003
(03-1484)
Comité de Acceso a los Mercados
DOCUMENTACIÓN RELATIVA AL SA 2002
Nota de la Secretaría
Revisión
Para facilitar la consulta, la Secretaría ha preparado el siguiente cuadro que proporciona
información al 14 de marzo de 2003 sobre los documentos distribuidos con arreglo a la Decisión
titulada "Las concesiones en el contexto del Sistema Armonizado de Desi gnación y Codificación de
Mercancías - Procedimiento para la introducción de los cambios del Sistema Armonizado 2002 en las
listas de concesiones"  (WT/L/407).
________________G/MA/TAR/4/Rev.3
Página 2 MiembroCambios del SA 2002, tablas de
concordancia y otros documentosFecha de distribución de los
cambios del SA 2002 y tablas
de concordanciaHoja de verificaciónFecha de distribución de
la hoja de verificación
1. Argentina G/SECRET/HS02/ARG/1 6 de junio de 2002
2. Australia G/SECRET/HS02/AUS/1
G/SECRET/HS02/AUS/1/Rev.1G/SECRET/HS02/AUS/3
131 de enero de 20022 de agosto de 20022 de agosto de 2002G/SECRET/HS02/AUS/2 28 de febrero de 2002
3. Bulgaria G/SECRET/HS02/BGR/1 4 de junio de 2002
4. Canadá G/SECRET/HS02/CAN/1
G/SECRET/HS02/CAN/1/Rev.1G/SECRET/HS02/CAN/3
124 de enero de 20021º de agosto de 200217 de abril de 2002G/SECRET/HS02/CAN/2 21 de febrero de 2002
5. Comunidades Europeas G/SECRET/HS02/EEC/1 1º de ma rzo de 2002 G/SECRET/HS02/EEC/2 28 de marzo de 2002
6. Corea G/SECRET/HS02/KOR/1 29 de mayo de 2002
7. Croacia G/SECRET/HS02/HRV/1 4 de junio de 2002
8. China G/SECRET/HS02/CHN/1 2 de diciembre de 2002
9. Eslovenia G/SECRET/HS02/SVN/1 5 de junio de 2002
10. Estados Unidos G/SECRET/HS02/USA/1
G/SECRET/HS02/USA/1/Rev.124 de enero de 2002
10 de octubre de 2002G/SECRET/HS02/USA/2 21 de febrero de 2002
11. Estonia G/SECRET/HS02/EST/1 4 de junio de 2002
12. Hong Kong, China G/SECRET/HS02/HKG/1 30 de mayo de 2002
13. Hungría G/SECRET/HS02/HUN/1 4 de junio de 2002
14. India G/SECRET/HS02/IND/1 4 de junio de 2002
15. Islandia G/SECRET/HS02/ISL/1 4 de junio de 2002
16. Japón G/SECRET/HS02/JPN/1
G/SECRET/HS02/JPN/1/Corr.127 de septiembre de 2002
Por distribuir
17. Letonia G/SECRET/HS02/LVA/1 4 de junio de 2002
18. Lituania G/SECRET/HS/02/LTU/1 4 de junio de 2002
19. Macao, China G/SECRET/HS02/MA C/1 2 de diciembre de 2002
20. México G/SECRET/HS02/MEX/1 4 de junio de 2002
21. Noruega G/SECRET/HS02/NOR/1
G/SECRET/HS02/NOR/1/Rev.16 de febrero de 2002
14 de enero de 2003G/SECRET/HS02/NOR/2 6 de marzo de 2002
22. República Checa G/SECRET/HS02/CZE/1 3 de junio de 2002
23. República Eslovaca G/SECRET/HS02/SVK/1 24 de mayo de 2002
24. Rumania G/SECRET/HS02/ROM/1 4 de junio de 2002
25. Singapur G/SECRET/HS02/SGP/1 4 de junio de 2002
26. Suiza G/SECRET/HS02/CHE/1 28 de mayo de 2002
27. Tailandia G/SECRET/HS02/THA/1 24 de abril de 2002
28. Turquía G/SECRET/HS02/TUR/1 12 de febrero de 2003
29. Uruguay G/SECRET/HS02/URY/1 3 de febrero de 2003
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1 Respuestas a la hoja de verificación de la Secretaría.
ORGANISATION MONDIALE WT/BOP/INF/5
6mai1997
DUCOMMERCE(97-1962)
Comité desrestrictions appliquées àdesfins
debalance despaiements
COMPOSITION DUCOMITE DESRESTRICTIONS APPLIQUEES
ADESFINS DEBALANCE DESPAIEMENTS DEL'OMC1
Président: M.Peter Jenkins (Royaume-Uni)
Composition:
Argentine
Australie
Bangladesh
Bolivie
Brésil
Canada
Chili
Colombie
Communautés européennes
etEtats membres
Corée
Cuba
Egypte
Equateur
Etats-Unis
Hong Kong
Hongrie
Inde
JaponMalaisie
Mexique
Nigéria
Norvège
Nouvelle-Zélande
Pakistan
Pérou
Philippines
Pologne
République slovaque
République tchèque
Roumanie
SriLanka
Suisse
Thaïlande
Tunisie
Turquie
Uruguay
Venezuela
1Tous lesMembres del'OMC quienexpriment ledésir peuvent êtremembres duComité (Mémorandum
d'accord surlesdispositions del'Accord général surlestarifs douaniers etlecommerce de1994 relatives àla
balance despaiements, paragraphe 5).
WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.148
16April 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-1633)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: COLOMBIA
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: National Council forStandards andQuality
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): Transport ofClass 5
dangerous goods. Comburent substances andorganic peroxides. Packing/packaging and
landtransport byroad
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Draft Request toGive
Mandatory Force toColombian Technical Standard 3968 (Transport ofClass 5
Dangerous Goods. Comburent Substances andOrganic Peroxides. Packing/Packaging
and Land Transport byRoad) inRespect ofSpecific Requirements for
Packing/Packaging (58pages)
6. Description ofcontent: Thepurpose ofColombian Technical Standard 3968 (Transport
ofClass 5dangerous goods. Comburent substances and organic peroxides.
Packing/packaging andlandtransport byroad) istoestablish therequirements tobemet
by,andthetests tobeperformed with respect tothepacking/packaging andland
transport ofClass 5dangerous goods. Italsosetsoutmechanisms formonitoring the
transport ofClass 5dangerous goods, reducing risks topeople, objects andthe
environment oftransport byroadofcomburent substances andorganic peroxides, andof
related andsupplementary activities.
7. Objective andrationale: Protection oflifeandconsumer protection
8. Relevant documents: Colombian Technical Standard 3968
./.G/TBT/Notif.97.148
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9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:June1997
10. Final dateforcomments: 15May1997
11. Texts available inSpanish from: National enquiry point [X]
Ministerio deDesarrollo Económico
División deNormalización yCalidad
Tel:2871329
Fax:2887004
Carrera 13N.º28-01,piso6o
Santafé deBogotá, Colombia
oraddress andtelefax number ofother body:
Superintendencia deIndustria yComercio
Carrera 13N.º27-00piso10o
Santafé deBogotá, Colombia
Fax:3341593
ICONTEC
Carrera 37N.º52-95
Santafé deBogotá, Colombia
Tel:3150377
Fax:2221435
WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/FJI/1
24March 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-1195)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: FIJI
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: Quarantine Service (Ministry ofAgriculture, Fisheries, Forests &
ALTA)
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with
theWTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Pawpaw
(Papaya) (HS0807.20.00)
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Bilateral Quarantine Agreement
(Fiji-NewZealand), 3pages
5. Description ofcontent: Details ofabilateral arrangement regarding theuseofaHigh
Temperature Forced Air(HTFA) treatment plant forexports ofpapaya to
NewZealand.
6. Objective andrationale: Acceptance oftheHTFA asaneffective treatment forpawpaw
(papaya) against fruitflyinfestation.
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [X].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
8. Relevant documents andlanguage(s) inwhich these areavailable: The"Bilateral
Quarantine Agreement: Fiji-NZ, 1996" isavailable inEnglish only.
9. Proposed date ofadoption: 6September 1996
10. Proposed date ofentry intoforce: 6September 1996
11. Final date forcomments: 1September 1996
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments:
12. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, telefax number andE-mail
address (ifavailable) ofother body:
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL
DEL COMERCIOG/AG/N/COL/22
21 de agosto de 2000
(00-3346)
Comité de Agricultura Original:  español
NOTIFICACIÓN
El 9 de agosto de 2000 la Secretaría recibió de la Misión Permanente de Colombia la
siguiente notificación, relativa al recurso a las disposiciones de salvaguardia especial ( cuadro MA.5 )
correspondiente al año 1999 .
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Durante el año 1999 Colombia no aplicó la salvaguardia especial ni por la vía de precios ni
por volumen.
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