WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/LIC/N/2/VEN/5
20 May 2003
(03-2692)
Committee on Import Licensing Original:  Spanish
AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES
Notification under Article 5
VENEZUELA
The following communication, dated 16 May 2003, has been received from the Permanent
Mission of Venezuela.
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I have the honour to notify herewith, pursuant to Article 5.2 of the Agreement on Import
Licensing Procedures, that a non-automatic licensing regime has been instituted to administer tariff
quotas for a series of agricultural items, in accordance with Venezuela's Schedule of Commitmentsresulting from the Uruguay Round negotiations.
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 (a) List  of products subject to import licensing procedures
Cane sugar 17.01
Yellow maize (corn) 1005.90.11
Sorghum 1007
Milk and cream, not concentrated 0401
Milk in powder, of a fat content not exceeding 1.5% 0402.10
Milk and cream, concentrated, in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a
fat content, by weight, exceeding 1.5%, not containing added sugar or other
sweetening matter0402.21
Cheese 0406
Soya beans 1201
Palm nuts and kernels 1207
Soya-bean oil 1507
Other oils 1510
Palm oil 1511
Sunflower-seed oil 1512
Coconut oil 1513
Other vegetable fats and oils 1515
Animal or vegetable fats and oils 1518
Soya-bean cake 2304G/LIC/N/2/VEN/5
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(b) Contact point for information on eligibility
Directorate-General of Agricultural Marketin g of the Ministry of Agriculture and Land
Av. Lecuna, Parque Central, Torre Este, 7th floor, Distrito Capital, Caracas, Venezuela.
Tel.: (0058212) 509-0557 to 9Fax: (0058212) 509-0596
E-mail: dgmercagr@mat.gov.ve
Web page: www.MAT.gov.ve
(c) Administrative body(ies) for submission of applications
The Ministry of Agriculture and Land, through the Directorate-General of Agricultural
Marketing, is the government body competent to grant licences.
(d) Date and name of publication in which licensing procedures are published
Official Gazette ( Gaceta Oficial ) No. 37.629 of 11 February 2003
1: Resolution of the
Ministries of Finance, Production and Trade and Agriculture and Land establishing the Tariff Quota
Administration Regime for the products in Schedule LXXXVI, Section I-B, resulting from the
Negotiations on Agriculture of the Uruguay Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, as
follows:
Dairy produce: Resolution of the Ministries  of Finance, DM/No. 1.271, Production and
Trade, DM/No. 499, and Agriculture and Land, DM/No. 139;
Yellow maize and sorghum: Resolution of the Ministries of Finance, DM/No. 1.272, Production and
Trade, DM/No. 009, and Agriculture and Land, DM/No. 013;
Oilseeds: Resolution of the Ministries of Finance, DM/No. 1.273, Production and
Trade, DM/No. 500, and Agriculture and Land, DM/No. 141.
Official Gazette No. 37.574 of 20 November 2002: Resolution of the Ministries of Finance,
Production and Trade and Agriculture and Land extending for a further year the validity of Joint
Resolution Nos. 289 and 630 of 12 November 1999, issued by the Ministries of Finance and of
Production and Trade:
Sugar: Resolution of the Ministries of Finance, DM/No. 1.235, Production and
Trade, DM/No. 460, and Agriculture and Land, DM/No. 112.
(e) Indication of whether the licensing procedu re is automatic or non-automatic, according
to the definitions in Articles 2 and 3
The import licensing procedure is non-automatic.
(f) Administrative purpose of automatic licences
Not applicable.
                                                     
1 The issues of the Official Gazette referred to in this notification are available for consultation on the
web page http://www.tsj.gov.ve/gaceta/gacetaoficial.asp.G/LIC/N/2/VEN/5
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(g) Measure being implemented through the non-automatic licensing procedure
Administration of tariff quotas under Ve nezuela's Schedule LXXXVI - Section I-B -
Agricultural products - Tariff quotas.
(h) Expected duration of the licensing procedure
One year.
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