PleIAs/WTO-Text huggingface dataset:
WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/DS266/18
18 October 2002
(02-5695)
Original:  English
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES – EXPORT SUBSIDIES ON SUGAR
Request to Join Consultations
Communication from Colombia
The following communication, dated 11 October 2002, from the Permanent Mission of
Colombia to the Permanent Delegation of the European Commission, the Permanent Mission of
Brazil and to the Chairman of the Dispute Settlement Body, is circulated in accordance with
Article 4.11 of the DSU.
_______________
I refer to the communications from the Permanent Missions of Australia and Brazil addressed
to the Permanent Delegation of the European Commission and to the Dispute Settlement Bodyentitled "European Communities - Export Subsidies on Sugar" and which have been circulated on
1 October 2002, in accordance with Article 4.4 of the DSU, as documents WT/DS265/1, G/L/569,
G/AG/GEN/52, G/ SCM/D47/1;  and WT/DS266/1, G/L/570, G/AG/GEN/ 53, G/SCM/D48/1
respectively.
In view of the substantial trade interest of the Government of Colombia in the subject matter
of these communications, my authorities have instructed me to notify you of Colombia's desire to joinin the consultations between the EC, Australia and Brazil pursuant to Article 4.11 of the DSU.
I would be grateful if you could inform us of the date and venue of the consultations.
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ORGANISATION MONDIALE WT/DS105/2
5novembre 1997
DUCOMMERCE(97-4829)
Original: espagnol
COMMUNAUTES EUROPEENNES -REGIME APPLICABLE AL'IMPORTATION,
ALAVENTE ETALADISTRIBUTION DESBANANES
Demande departicipation auxconsultations
Communication delaColombie
Lacommunication ci-après, datée du31octobre 1997, adressée parlaMission permanente
delaColombie àlaDélégation permanente delaCommission européenne, àlaMission permanente
duPanama etàl'Organe derèglement desdifférends, estdistribuée conformément àl'article 4:11
duMémorandum d'accord surlerèglement desdifférends.
_______________
Legouvernement colombien prend notedelademande deconsultations présentée parla
République duPanama ausujetdurégime desCommunautés européennes applicable àl'importation,
àlavente etàladistribution desbananes, quiaétéétabli parleRèglement n404/93 etparlalégislation
quilemetenoeuvre, lecomplète etlemodifie, ycompris l'Accord-cadre surlesbananes.1
LaColombie aunintérêt commercial substantiel danscette question carelleestunpays
producteur debananes dontlesexportations àdestination del'Union européenne représentent 21pour
centdutotaldesimportations nonpréférentielles.
Etant donné cetintérêt commercial substantiel etcompte tenudesdispositions duparagraphe 11
del'article4duMémorandumd'accordsurlesrèglesetprocéduresrégissantlerèglementdesdifférends,
legouvernement colombien demande àparticiper auxconsultations autitredel'article XXII duGATT
de1994 demandées parlaRépublique duPanama.
1Document WT/DS105/1 du29octobre 1997.
. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TMB/N/447
19 April 2002
(02-2249)
Textiles Monitoring Body Original:  English
AGREEMENT ON TEXTILES AND CLOTHING
Notification under Article 2.2
CHINA
The Textiles Monitoring Body has received a notification from China containing observations
made pursuant to Article 2.2.
The TMB is circulating this notification to WTO Members for their information, pursuant to
Article 2.2.G/TMB/N/447
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Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of China
To the World Trade Organization
1292 Chambésy, Switzerland
15 April 2002
Ambassador András Szepesi
Chairman
Textiles Monitoring Body
WTO
Dear Ambassador,
With reference to the notification made by Turkey on quantitative restrictions against China's
export of textile and clothing (G/TMB/N/422), my Government has the following observations:
1. Application of growth-on-gr owth provisions.  Paragraph 241 of the Report of the
Working Party on the Accession of China reads as follows:  "For such WTO
Members, the phrase 'day prior to the date of entry into force of the WTOAgreement', contained in Article 2.1 of the ATC, should be deemed to refer to the day
prior to the date of China's accession."  Therefore Turkey should treat China as if
China joined the WTO on 1 January 1995 and the trade benefits under the ATC shall
apply to China equally.
2. Growth rates notified to the TMB.  Acco rding to Article 2.1 of the ATC, the growth
rates to be notified by Turkey to the TMB shall be the growth rates applicable to
China prior to the latter's accession.  However, the growth rates in Turkey's
notification as mentioned above are lower than those applicable to China in 2001.
3. Ceiling on flexibility provisions.  According to Article 2.16 of the ATC, Turkey shall
not maintain any ceiling on flexibility provisions after China's accession.
Please accept, Ambassador, the assurances of my highest consideration.
(Signed)
LI Enheng
Minister Counsellor
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./.ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL
DEL COMERCIOG/AG/N/JPN/35
29 de abril de 1999
(99-1748)
Comité de Agricultura Original:  inglés
NOTIFICACIÓN
Se ha recibido de la delegación del Japón  la siguiente notificación, de fecha 31 de marzo
de 1999, relativa a la salvaguardia especial basada en el precio ( cuadro MA.4 ).
_______________
Cuadro MA.4
ACCESO A LOS MERCADOS:  Japón
Notificación de conformidad con el artículo 5 del Acuerdo:
salvaguardia especial basada en el precio
B. NOTIFICACIÓN AD HOC
1) Designación del producto: Preparaciones alimenticias que no contengan, en peso de la
materia seca, menos del 30 por ciento de constituyentes de la
leche natural
2) Número de línea arancelaria: 2106.90.129
3) Precio de activación:
(calculado en el anexo 1)468,82 yen/kg
4) Fecha de aplicación: 16 de marzo de 1999
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SALVAGUARDIA ESPECIAL BASADA EN EL PRECIO:  Anexo 1 al cuadro MA.4
Datos necesarios para el cálculo del precio de activación
Precios en el período de referencia: 1986:    * miles de yen/t
1987:    * miles de yen/t
1988: 468,82 miles de yen/t
Media: 468,82 miles de yen/t
*  No se dispone de los precios c.i.f. del producto en cuestión porque la línea arancelaria que
sirve de base para la determinación del precio c.i.f. del producto, no se creó hasta la
introducción del SA en 1988.
Fuente de los datos relativos a los precios:  Va lor unitario c.i.f. medio ("Japan's Trade Statistics"
del Ministerio de Hacienda).G/AG/N/JPN/35
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Cuadro MA.4
ACCESO A LOS MERCADOS:  Japón
Notificación de conformidad con el artículo 5 del Acuerdo:
salvaguardia especial basada en el precio
B. NOTIFICACIÓN AD HOC
1) Designación del producto: Harina de trigo
2) Número de línea arancelaria: 1101.00.099
3) Precio de activación:
(calculado en el anexo 1)46,63 yen/kg
4) Fecha de aplicación: 18 de marzo de 1999
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SALVAGUARDIA ESPECIAL BASADA EN EL PRECIO:  Anexo 1 al cuadro MA.4
Datos necesarios para el cálculo del precio de activación
Precios en el período de referencia: 1986:    * miles de yen/t
1987:    * miles de yen/t
1988:    * miles de yen/t
Media: 46,63 miles de yen/t
*  No se dispone de los precios c.i.f. del producto en cuestión porque no se han realizado
importaciones durante el período de base.  El precio de activación se calcula basándose en el
precio de importación del trigo, utilizando la tasa  de conversión y añadiendo después los gastos
de molienda de referencia en el período de base.
Fuente de los datos relativos a los precios:  Va lor unitario c.i.f. medio ("Japan's Trade Statistics"
del Ministerio de Hacienda).
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ORGANISATION MONDIALE G/AG/N/AUS/7/Rev.1/Add.1
16décembre 1996
DUCOMMERCE(96-5323)
Original: anglais Comité del'agriculture
NOTIFICATION
Addendum
Ladélégation del'Australie afaitparvenir auSecrétariat, le3décembre 1996, l'addendum
ci-joint àlanotification finale concernant lesengagements enmatière desoutien interne pour1995
(document G/AG/N/AUS/7/Rev.1).
./.G/AG/N/AUS/7/Rev.1/Add.1
Page2SOUTIEN INTERNE: AUSTRALIE
PERIODE CONSIDEREE: exercice financier 1995/96 (1erjuillet-30 juin)
Mesures exemptées del'engagement deréduction -"Catégorie verte"
Type demesure Désignation etdescription delamesure euégard auxcritères
énoncés àl'Annexe 2Valeur monétaire de
lamesure pendant
l'année enquestion
(millions dedollars
australiens)Sources desdonnées
1 2 3 4
j) "Programmes deprotection de
l'environnement"
Gouvernement fédéral
Initiative duBassin Murray-Darling Promouvoir etcoordonner laplanification etlagestion pourassurer l'utilisation équitable,
efficace etdurable deseaux, desterres etdesautres ressources environnementales duBassin
Murray-Darling14,04 Département fédéral desindustries
primaires etdel'énergie
WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/SPS/N/EEC/225/Add.1 
9 June 2004 
 (04-2504) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
Addendum 
  
 The following communication, received on 3 June 2004, is being circulated at the request of 
the delegation of the European Communities. 
_______________ 
 
 
Confectionery product (CN 1704) herbal t eas and other beverages (CN 0902) containing 
glycyrrhizinic acid or its ammonium salt ICS 67.180 
 
 The proposal notified in G/SPS/N/EEC/225 (dat ed 8 December 2003) has been adopted as 
"Commission Directive 2004/77/EC of 29 April 2004 am ending Directive 94/54/EC as regards the 
labelling of certain foods containing glycyr rhizinic acid and its ammonium salt "(Official Journal of 
the EU, L162, Volume 47, 30 April 2004 pp 76-77). 
  The full text can be downloaded from the internet address indicated below: 
 English:  http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/pri/en/o j/dat/2004/l_162/l_162 20040430en00760077.pdf    
French:  http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/pri/fr/o j/dat/2004/l_162/l_162 20040430fr00760077.pdf    
Spanish:  http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/pri/es/o j/dat/2004/l_162/l_162 20040430es00760077.pdf     
 
 The notified document can also be obtained from the EEC Enquiry Point.   
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. /.ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL
DEL COMERCIOG/SPS/N/HKG/13
21 de marzo de 2001
(01-1365)
Comité de Medidas Sanitarias y Fitosanitarias Original:  inglés
NOTIFICACIÓN DE MEDIDAS DE URGENCIA
1. Miembro del Acuerdo que notifica:  HONG KONG, CHINA
Si procede, nombre del gobierno local de que se trate:      
2. Organismo responsable:  Departamento de Agricultura, Pesca y Conservación del Medio
Ambiente, Gobierno de la Región Admi nistrativa Especial de Hong Kong
3. Productos abarcados (indíquese el número de la(s) partida(s) arancelaria(s) según se
especifica en las listas nacionales deposi tadas en la OMC;  podrá indicarse además,
cuando proceda, el número de partida de la ICS).  Animales vivos de las especies
bovina, porcina, ovina y caprina.   Regiones o países que podrían verse afectados, en la
medida en que sea pertinente o factible:  Reino Unido
4. Título y número de páginas del documento notificado:  Suspensión de las importaciones
de ganado procedente del Reino Unido (disponible en inglés, 1 página)
5. Descripción del contenido:  Se ha informado al Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y
Alimentación del Reino Unido de que Hong Kong ha suspendido la importación de
animales vivos de las especies bovina, porcina, ovina y caprina.
6. Objetivo y razón de ser:  [    ] inocuidad de los alimentos, [  X ] sanidad animal,
[   ] preservación de los vegetales, [    ] protección de la salud humana contra las
enfermedades o plagas animales o vegetales, [    ] protección del territorio contra otros
daños causados por plagas  Evitar la introducción de nuevas cepas del virus de la fiebre
aftosa en Hong Kong.
7. Naturaleza del (de los) problema(s) urgente(s):  Brote de fiebre aftosa en el Reino Unido.
8. No existe una norma, directriz o recomendación internacional [    ].
Si existe una norma, directriz o recomendación internacional, facilítese la referencia
adecuada de la misma y señálense brevemente las diferencias con ella:  Código
Zoosanitario Internacional, Capítulo 2.1.1
9. Documentos pertinentes e idioma(s) en que están disponibles:  Carta enviada a las
autoridades del Reino Unido (disponible en inglés, 1 página)
10. Fecha de entrada en vigor/período de aplicación (según corresponda):  28 de febrero
de 2001.  Esta medida se mantendrá hasta que la Administración obtenga garantías sobre la
situación sanitaria de los animales.G/SPS/N/HKG/13
Página 2
11. Textos disponibles en/y organismo o autoridad designado para tramitar las
observaciones:  [    ] Autoridad nacional encargada de la notificación, [  X ] Servicio
nacional de información, o dirección y número de telefax y dirección de correo
electrónico (si la hay) de otro organismo:
Servicio de información:
Trade and Industry Department
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
17/F, Trade and Industr y Department Tower
700 Nathan Road, Hong Kong
Teléfono:  (852) 2398 5398
Telefax:  (852) 2789 2491
Correo electrónico:  mdiv1@tid.gov.hk
ORGANISATION MONDIALE
DU COMMERCEG/STR/N/6/HTI
13 avril 2000
(00-1481)
Groupe de travail des entreprises
commerciales d'ÉtatOriginal:  français
COMMERCE D'ÉTAT
Nouvelle notification complète et notification de mise à jour
conformément à l'article XVII:4 a) du GATT de 1994 et
au paragraphe 1 du Mémorandum d'accord sur
l'interprétation de l'article XVII
HAÏTI
La Mission permanente d'Haïti a fait parvenir au Secrétariat la communication ci-après, datée
du 10 mars 2000.
_______________
En référence au paragraphe 4 a) du Mémorandum d'accord sur l'interprétation de
l'article XVII du GATT de 1994, le Ministère du commerce et de l'industrie a l'honneur d'informer
l'OMC qu'il n'existe plus en Haïti d'entreprises commerciales d'État.
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ORGANISATION MONDIALE ORGANIZACI ÓNMUNDIAL
DUCOMMERCE DEL COMERCIO
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
Centre William Rappard Téléphone: (4122)7395111
RuedeLausanne 154 Ligne directe: (4122)7395252
Case postale Téléfax: (4122)7314206
CH-1211 Genève 21 Télex: 412324OMC/WTO CH
Télégramme: OMC/WTO, GENÈVE
Référence: WLI/200-3 25juillet 1997
ACCORD DEMARRAKECH INSTITUANT
L'ORGANISATION MONDIALE DUCOMMERCE
FAIT AMARRAKECH LE15AVRIL 1994
QUATRIEME PROTOCOLE ANNEXE AL'ACCORD GENERAL
SURLECOMMERCE DESSERVICES
FAIT AGENEVE LE15AVRIL 1997
NOTIFICATION D'ACCEPTATION
J'ail'honneur deporter àvotre connaissance queleGouvernement colombien a
accepté leProtocole susmentionné le23juillet 1997.
Laprésente notification vous estadressée conformément auparagraphe 4du
Protocole.
R.Ruggiero
Directeur général
97-3144 WT/Let/150
WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/687/Add.1
13 June 2003
(03-3094)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
Addendum
The following communication, dated 4 June 2003, has been received from the United States.
_______________
Title outlining what the SPS measure or product is:  Hot Water Dip Treatment for Mangoes
The USDA-APHIS is adopting as a final rule, the amendment of the Plant Protection and
Quarantine Treatment Manual, which is incorporated by reference into the Code of Federal
Regulations, by amending the hot water dip treatment schedule for round varieties of mangoes fromMexico, Central America, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, and the West Indies to provide for the
treatment of mangoes weighing up to 701 and 900 grams. Previously, the hot water treatment only
provided for the treatment of mangoes that weighed up to 700 grams, this action will provide for the
importation or interstate movement of larger rounded variety mangoes from Mexico, Central
America, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, and the West Indies.  APHIS is also making other
changes to the treatment schedule, including the extension of the treatment time if the mangoes are to
be hydrocooled within 30 minutes of the treatment.
This document can be obtained from – United States SPS Enquiry Point/Notification Point,
[USDA/FAS/ FSTD, ATTN: William Janis, R oom 5545 South Agriculture Building, Stop 1027,
1400 Independence Ave. S.W., Washingt on DC 20250, Phone 202 720 9047, Fax:  202 690 0677,
FSTSD@FAS.USDA.GOV.]
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. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/CHN/P/741
5 April 2002
(02-1767)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  State General Administration for Quality Supervision and Inspection
and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where
applicable).  Cloven-hoofed animal and animal products.  Regions or countries likely to
be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  Mongolia
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Public notice on prohibition of
import of coven-hoofed animal and animal products from the Mongolia, 1 page.
5. Description of content:  The import of cloven-hoofed animal and animal products from
Mongolia into China are forbidden due to the out breaks of the foot and mouth disease.  All
designated products posted, carried or smuggled shall be returned or destroyed if found andpunishment be made to the violators.  The above products transported in ships, airplanes
and trains engaged in international transportation by way of or stopover in China shall be
sealed without any exception.
6. Objective and rationale: [    ] food safety,  [  X ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [     ] protect territory from
other damage from pests           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [    ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  The action taken by AQSIQ is in accordance
with standards set by the Office International des Epizooties (OIE).
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Public notice of
Ministry of Agriculture and State General Administration for Entry-Exit Inspection and
Quarantine of the People's Republic of China, No.156 of 2001, available in Chinese and
English.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Not applicable
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  Not applicable
                                                     
1 Notification submitted pursuant to Section 14 of the Protocol of Accession of the People's Republic of
China (document WT/L/432).G/SPS/N/CHN/P/74
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11. Final date for comments:  Not applicable
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  State General Administration for
Quality Supervision and Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China
[    ] National notification authority, [    ] National enquiry point, or address, fax
number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
12. Texts available from: [     ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
SPS Enquiry Point of China
SRRC, AQSIQ
No.15 Fang Cao Di West Street, Chao Yang District, Beijing 100020
Phone:  +86-10-65952460
Fax:  +86-10-65068143
E-mail:  srrc@aqsiq.gov.cn
WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/ADP/IG/W/46
9 July 2002
(02-3814)
Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices
Informal Group on Anti-CircumventionOriginal:  English
QUESTION BY HONG KONG, CHINA CONCERNING
THE PAPER SUBMITTED BY PERU1
The following communication, dated 5 July 2002, has been received from the Hong Kong
Economic and Trade Office.
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1. During discussion of the paper (ref: G/ADP/IG/ W/43) at the last meeting of the Informal
Group on Anti-Circumvention, Hong Kong, China sought clarification on the empirical case
regarding the investigations conducted by Peru in to imports of footwear from Chinese Taipei and
Indonesia.  The delegates of Peru requested that questions be provided in writing so that they could
follow up and revert at the next meeting of the Informal Group.  In connection with this ‘footwear’
case, Hong Kong, China would like to put forth the following questions -
1. It is noted that the Peruvian investigating authority has conducted new investigations into
goods originating in Chinese Taipei and Indonesia, which were not covered by the original
determination.  We are interested to know whet her the investigating authority has applied to
the new investigations the same procedures as those for the original investigation into
footwear from the People's Republic of China.
2. In the investigations into footwear from Chinese Taipei and Indonesia, were there any
separate findings to show that dumping had taken place and caused injury to the domesticindustry?
3. It is noted that the Peruvian National Customs Administration has separately investigated into
problems concerning tariff classification and declarations of origin for imports of footwear
from Chinese Taipei and Indonesia.  What are the findings of these investigations?  To whatextent could the problem be addressed by way of investigations under the relevant customs
rules?   What does Peru conclude as the major cause of the problem?
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1 G/ADP/IG/W/43
ORGANISATION MONDIALE
DU COMMERCEG/SPS/N/NZL/247/Add.1
22 décembre 2003
(03-6688)
Comité des mesures sanitaires et phytosanitaires Original:  anglais
NOTIFICATION
Addendum
La communication ci-après, datée du 17 décembre 2003, est distribuée à la demande de la
délégation néo-zélandaise.
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Importation de sperme de taureaux en provenance d'Australie
Le 11 juillet 2003, la Nouvelle-Zélande a notifié aux Membres de l'OMC un projet de norme
sanitaire d'importation concernant le sperme de taureaux en provenance d'Australie
(G/SPS/N/NZL/247).  La date limite pour la présentation d'observations sur ce projet de normesanitaire d'importation était fixée au 8 août 2003.
Un petit nombre d'observations ont été reçues durant la période prévue à cet effet et la norme
a été modifiée en conséquence.   Les modifications suivantes ont été apportées:
- la collecte de sperme doit avoir été effectuée au cours des 60 derniers jours;
- le traitement de l'animal donneur contre la leptospirose n'est plus requis, toutefois le
dilueur de sperme doit contenir des antibiotiques;
- les prescriptions relatives aux tests de dépistage de la fièvre catarrhale du mouton
(blue tongue ) ont été actualisées conformément au Code sanitaire pour les animaux
terrestres de l'Office international des épizooties (Code de l'OIE);
- les prescriptions relatives aux tests de dépistage de la maladie hémorragique
épizootique ont été actualisées conformément aux prescriptions du Code de l'OIE
relatives à la fièvre catarrhale du mouton ( blue tongue ).
Les demandes de renseignements ou d'exemplaires du document notifié peuvent être
adressées à: Ms Sally Griffin, Coordinator, SPS New Zealand, PO Box 2526, Wellington
(Nouvelle-Zélande)  Téléphone:  +64 4 474 4140;  Téléfax:  +64 4 470 2730;  Courrier électronique:
sps@maf.govt.nz.  Le document notifié est également disponible sur:www.maf.govt.nz/biosecurity/sps/transparency/notifications/index.htm.
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. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/PER/22
5 February 2001
(01-0550)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  PERU
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  National Agrarian Health Service
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where
applicable).  Plantain and banana (Musa spp.) propagating material and fruit.   Regions or
countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: Countries which
export such material to Peru.
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Regulations and Phytosanitary
Requirements for the Import of Plantain and Banana Propagating Material or Fruit (1 page)
5. Description of content:  Regulates the entry into Peru of plantain and banana fruit or
propagating material, in accordance with the legal rules laid down by the General
Secretariat of the Andean Community, to prev ent the entry of quarantine pests of economic
significance.
6. Objective and rationale: [     ] food safety,  [     ] animal health,  [  X   ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  X ] protect territory from
other damage from pests           
7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [     ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  Rules laid down by the General Secretariat of
the Andean Community in its capacity as a regional organization (phytosanitary
requirements for the Andean area and pest risk analysis), WTO Agreement on the
Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, International Plant Protection
Convention.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Published in the
Official Journal "El Peruano" (available in Spanish)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  18 January 2001
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  18 January 2001G/SPS/N/PER/22
Page 2
11. Final date for comments:           
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [  X ] National notification
authority, [     ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria (National Agrarian Health Service)
Tel:  +(511) 433 8026
Fax:  +(511) 433 7802
E-mail:  ecarbonell@senasa.minag.gob.pe
Dirección General de Sanidad Vegetal (Directorate-General of Plant Health)
Fax:  +(511) 433 8048/433 2851
E-mail: adelarosa@senasa.gob.pe
jbarrenechea@senasa.gob.pe
12. Texts available from: [  X ] National notification authority, [     ] National enquiry point
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:           
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria (National Agrarian Health Service)
Tel:  +(511) 433 8026
Fax:  +(511) 433 7802
E-mail: ecarbonell@senasa.minag.gob.pe
odominguez@senasa.gob.pe
Dirección General de Sanidad Vegetal (Directorate-General of Plant Health)
Fax:  +(511) 433 8048/433 2851
E-mail:  adelarosa@senasa.gob.pe
ORGANIZACI ÓNMUNDIAL G/TBT/Notif.98.101
10demarzo de1998
DEL COMERCIO
(98-0954)
Comité deObstáculos Técnicos alComercio
NOTIFICACI ÓN
Sedatraslado delanotificación siguiente deconformidad conelartículo 10.6.
1. Miembro delAcuerdo quenotifica: BÉLGICA
Siprocede, nombre delgobierno localdequesetrate(artículos 3.2y7.2):
2. Organismo responsable:
Ministerio deHacienda
Administración Central deAduanas eImpuestos Especiales
División deProcedimientos enmateria deImpuestos Especiales
CAE -Tour Finances -Bte37
Boulevard duJardin Botanique 50
1010 Bruselas
Teléfono: 2103334
Seindicará elorganismo oautoridad responsable delatramitación deobservaciones
sobre lanotificación, encasodequesetratedeunorganismo oautoridad diferente:
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): Impuestos deprotección delmedio ambiente
5. Título, número depáginas eidioma(s) deldocumento notificado: Orden ministerial
relativa alrégimen fiscal delosproductos sometidos aunimpuesto sobre elmedio
ambiente.
6. Descripción delcontenido: Elproyecto sustituye alaOrden ministerial de2demayo
de1996, relativa alrégimen fiscal delosproductos sometidos aunimpuesto sobre el
medio ambiente, modificada porOrden ministerial de4deoctubre de1996.
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7. Objetivo yrazón deser,incluida, cuando proceda, laíndole delosproblemas urgentes:
Losimpuestos deprotección delmedio ambiente sonunaherramienta introducida enla
legislación belga como unodelosinstrumentos principales delapolítica deprevención
enmateria demedio ambiente. Presentan doscaracterísticas esenciales:
-tienen uncarácter incitativo;
-sonlosúnicos impuestos queesposible evadir contodalegalidad, siempre queel
consumidor pueda encontrar fácilmente unproducto sustitutivo nosometido a
impuestos deestaíndole.
8. Documentos pertinentes:
9. Fecha propuesta deadopción:
Fecha propuesta deentrada envigor:60días
10. Fecha límite paralapresentación deobservaciones:
11. Textos disponibles en: Servicio nacional deinformación [X],odirección, correo
electrónico ynúmero detelefax deotrainstitución: CIBELNOR
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ORGANIZACI ÓNMUNDIAL WT/REG/W/24
26defebrero de1998
DEL COMERCIO(98-0778)
Original: inglés Comité deAcuerdos Comerciales Regionales
COMUNICACI ÓNDEHONG KONG, CHINA
Análisis delaexpresión "loesencial delosintercambios comerciales"
conarreglo alasnormas usuales deinterpretación delderecho
internacional público (artículo 31delaConvención
deViena sobre elDerecho delosTratados)
Elanálisis sellevaacabomediante elexamen delossiguientes métodos interpretativos:
i) Sentido corriente delostérminos
Laspalabras "loesencial" indican inequívocamente queelacuerdo comercial regional notiene
queabarcar latotalidad delosintercambios comerciales entre losmiembros deunaunión aduanera
odeunazona delibre comercio paraquepueda considerarse compatible conelpárrafo 8del
artículo XXIV.
Elacento recae enprincipio enunenfoque estricto según elcual, entérminos cuantitativos,
deberesultar abarcado unporcentaje muyelevado delosintercambios comerciales entre laspartes
constitutivas deunaunión aduanera odeunazonadelibrecomercio.
ii) Contexto
a) Enelcontexto delartículo XXIV
Enlosdemás párrafos delartículo XXIV noseobserva ninguna disposición queprecise más
laexpresión "loesencial delosintercambios comerciales".
b) Elartículo XXIV enelcontexto delGATT
Elexamen delartículo XXIV enelcontexto delGATT noaporta ninguna aclaración quepermita
darsignificado máspreciso alaexpresión "loesencial delosintercambios comerciales".
iii) Finyobjeto delAcuerdo
[Finyobjeto delGATT: liberalización delcomercio internacional.]
Elanálisis delfinydelobjeto delGATT tampoco nosdaunsignificado preciso delaexpresión
"loesencial delosintercambios comerciales". Noobstante, estaexpresión, parasercompatible con
elfinyelobjeto delGATT, debeinterpretarse deforma queabarque tanto como seaposible los
intercambios comerciales entre losmiembros constitutivos deunacuerdo comercial regional.
./.WT/REG/W/24
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iv) Decisiones ulteriores
EntodalahistoriadelGATT/OMCnosehaadoptadonuncaunainterpretacióndeestaexpresión.
v) Práctica seguida ulteriormente
[Enlosgrupos detrabajo anteriores sehaformulado unaamplia gama deopiniones. Seobserva
unaopinión representativa quepuede resumir lapráctica anterior enelinforme delGrupo deTrabajo
queseocupó delosAcuerdos delasComunidades Europeas conPortugal (IBDD 20S/189, párrafo 16),
donde sedicequelasComunidades Europeas hicieron notar "quenohabía ninguna definición exacta
deesaexpresión", enreferencia alaexpresión "loesencial delosintercambios comerciales".]
Laexpresión "loesencial delosintercambios comerciales" queesobjeto denuestro análisis
nohasidodefinida claramente porningún grupo detrabajo.
Conclusión
- Noexiste unadefinición precisa delaexpresión "loesencial delosintercambios comerciales".
- Por"loesencial delosintercambios comerciales" debería entenderse unaproporción tangrande
comoseaposibledelosintercambioscomercialesentrelosterritoriosconstitutivosdeunacuerdo
comercial regional.
- Unainterpretación másprecisa deestaexpresión permitirá queelComité deAcuerdos
Comerciales Regionales desempeñe susfunciones conmayor eficacia yproporcionará una
orientación másclara alosmiembros potenciales deunacuerdo comercial regional.
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WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/LIC/Q/ARG/2 
15 September 2004 
 
 (04-3884) 
Committee on Import Licensing Original:   Spanish 
  
 
IMPORT LICENSING SYSTEM OF ARGENTINA 
 
Reply by ARGENTINA to the Questions from the UNITED STATES
1 
  
 The following communication, dated 14 September 2004, is being circulated at the request of 
the delegation of Argentina.  
_______________ 
 
 
 I hereby refer to the questions posed by the United States in document G/LIC/Q/ARG/1 
concerning Ministry of Economy and Production (MEP) Resolution No. 56/2004 (published in the Official Journal of 26 January 2004), which establi shed a non-automatic import licensing system for 
certain goods.  
 It should be noted that this Resolution was re pealed by Secretariat of Industry, Trade and 
Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SICyP) R esolution No. 51/2004 (published in the Official 
Journal of 15 February 2004), in so far as it elimin ated the tariff item numbers listed in the Annex to 
Ministry of Economy and Production (MEP) Resolution No. 56/2004.  
__________ 
 
                                                     
 
1 G/LIC/Q/ARG/1.
. /.ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL
DEL COMERCIOG/SPS/N/ARG/57
29 de agosto de 2000
(00-3388)
Comité de Medidas Sanitarias y Fitosanitarias Original:  español
NOTIFICACIÓN
1. Miembro del Acuerdo que notifica:   REPUBLICA ARGENTINA
Si procede, nombre del gobierno local de que se trate:           
2. Organismo responsable:  Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria
(SENASA).
3. Productos abarcados (número de la(s) partida(s) arancelaria(s) según se especifica en
las listas nacionales depositadas en la  OMC;  podrá indicarse además, cuando
proceda, el número de partida de la ICS).  Regiones o países que podrían verse
afectados, en la medida en que sea pertinente o factible:  Maderas de embalaje, soporte y
acomodación usadas para transportar todo tipo de mercaderías que ingresen al país.  Países
exportadores a la Argentina.
4. Título y número de páginas del documento notificado:  Proyecto de Resolución del
SENASA, Procedimiento General de Inspección Fitosanitaria de los Embalajes de Madera
(6 (seis) páginas.)
5. Descripción del contenido:  Las maderas de embalaje, soporte y acomodación, cuyo
detalle forma parte del ANEXO I del Proyecto de Resolución, usadas para transportar todotipo de mercaderías que ingresen al país, deberán encontrarse libres de corteza, insectos y
daños producidos por éstos.
6. Objetivo y razón de ser:  [     ] inocuidad de los alimentos, [     ] sanidad animal,
[ X ] preservación de los vegetales, [     ] protección de la salud humana contra las
enfermedades o plagas animales o vegetales, [  X ] protección del territorio contra otros
daños causados por plagas.           
7. No existe una norma, directriz o recomendación internacional [  X ].
Si existe una norma, directriz o recomendación internacional, facilítese la referencia
adecuada de la misma y señálense brevemente las diferencias con ella:           
8. Documentos pertinentes e idioma(s) en que están disponibles:  Proyecto de Resolución
del SENASA (en español).
9. Fecha propuesta de adopción:  16 de octubre de 2000.
10. Fecha propuesta de entrada en vigor:  16 de octubre de 2000.
11. Fecha límite para la presentación de observaciones:  29 de septiembre de 2000.
Organismo o autoridad encargado de tramitar las observaciones:  [     ] Organismo
nacional encargado de la notificación, [  X  ] Servicio nacional de información
o dirección, número de telefax y dirección de correo electrónico de otro organismo:  G/SPS/N/ARG/57
Página 2
12. Textos disponibles en: [     ] Autoridad nacional encargada de la notificación,
[ X   ] Servicio nacional de información, o dirección y número de telefax y dirección de
correo electrónico (si la hay) de otro organismo:
Secretaría de Agricultura, Ganadería, Pesca y Alimentación
Av. Paseo Colón 922 (1063), P.B. oficina No. 40Tel:  (5411) 4349-2242/3
Fax:  (5411) 4349-2244
E-mail:  cbasco@sagyp.mecon.gov.ar
. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/CHL/127
17 March 2003
(03-1535)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  CHILE
If applicable, name of local government involved:
2. Agency responsible:  Agriculture and Livestock Service (SAG)
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where
applicable):  Quarantine pests for Chile
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:  All
regions and countries.
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Regionalization Criteria
in Relation to Quarantine Pests in Chile  (26 pages, in Spanish).
6. Description of content:  Establishes regionalization criteria for certain quarantine pests and a
list of the quarantine pests not found in Chile to support the establishment of phytosanitary
regulations.
7. Objective and rationale: [    ] food safety,  [     ] animal health,  [   X ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [    ] protect territory from
other damage from pests
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission,  [   ] Office International des Epizooties,
[  X ] International Plant Protection Convention,  [   ] None
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:
9. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Draft Agriculture
and Livestock Service Resolution  (available in Spanish).
10. Proposed date of adoption:  Upon publication in the Official Journal.
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  21 April 2003
12. Final date for comments:  7 April 2003
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [     ] National notification
authority, [  X ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:G/SPS/N/CHL/127
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13. Texts available from:  [     ] National notification authority, [  X ] National enquiry
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:
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WORLD TRADE S/WPPS/M/16
17March 1998
ORGANIZATION
(98-1074)
Working Party onProfessional Services
NOTE ONTHE MEETING HELD ON5-6MARCH 1998
Note bytheSecretariat
1. TheWorking Party onProfessional Services helditssixteenth meeting on5-6March 1998.
Theagenda forthemeeting wascontained inairgram WTO/AIR/780.
Work Pursuant toParagraph 2(a)oftheDecision onProfessional Services
2. Themeeting quickly moved toinformal discussion, returning toformal session onlyatthe
conclusion. Upon returning toformal session, theChairman stated thatthere hadbeenathorough
discussionofthetext,andMemberswereabletoadvancethedebateandimprovecommonunderstanding.
Onthebasisofthediscussions, theSecretariat wasasked toprepare arevised version oftheinformal
note,Disciplines onDomestic Regulation intheAccountancy Sector, fordiscussion atthenextmeeting.
Itwasalsoagreed thattherevised Secretariat note,Disciplines onAccountancy -Legal Form andEntry
intoForce, which wasnotdiscussed duetolackoftime, would bethefirstitemontheagenda ofthe
nextmeeting.
Other Business
3. Members asked theSecretariat toarrange datesforthenextmeeting, preferably inearlyApril.
4. TheSecretariat asked Members interested ine-mail distribution ofWPPS documents toprovide
theire-mail addresses.
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WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TMB/N/357
17 November 2000
(00-4886)
Textiles Monitoring Body Original:  Spanish
AGREEMENT ON TEXTILES AND CLOTHING
Notification under Articles 2.8(b) and 2.11
ARGENTINA
The Textiles Monitoring Body has received a notification from Argentina pursuant to
Articles 2.8(b) and 2.11.
The TMB, in accordance with Article 2.11, is circulating this notification to WTO Members.G/TMB/N/357
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Permanent Mission of the Argentine Republic
to the International Organizations in Geneva
Geneva 26 October 2000
World Trade Organization (WTO)
154 rue de Lausanne
Geneva
Pursuant to Article 2, paragraph 11 of the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing, I have the
honour to notify to the Textiles Monitoring Body the Argentine Republic's programme for the thirdstage of integration under Article 2, paragraph 8 of the Agreement.
Herewith the list of products corresponding to the third stage.
Yours faithfully,
[signed]
Alberto J. Dumont
Minister
Alternate Permanent RepresentativeG/TMB/N/357
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Detailed Information Concerning the Products Included by the Argentine Republic
in the Third Stage of its Integration Programme
Product HS Line
according to
ATC AnnexImports
1990 (kg.)Percentage
of total in kg.
1990Integration
percentage
Tops and yarns 5503.20
5505.10
5506.20
5607.213,142,784
315,707
468,623
91,19713.88
1.39
2.07
0.4075.31
7.57
11.23
2.19
Fabrics 6502.00 1,840 0.01 0.01
Made-up textile
articles6601.10 148,310 0.65 3.55
Clothing 6505.90 4,525 0.02 0.11
Total 4,172,986 18.42 100.00
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WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/THA/36
13 September 1999
(99-3743)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification concerning the use of special safeguard provisions (Table MA:5)
for 1998  was received from the delegation of Thailand  on 31 August 1999.
_______________
In accordance with Article 18:2 of the Agreement on Agriculture and the notification
requirements and formats adopted by the Committee on Agriculture, Thailand hereby notifies that thespecial safeguard provisions were not invoked during the year 1998.
__________
. /.RESTRICTEDORGANISATION MONDIALE
DU COMMERCEG/C/W/365
18 avril 2002
(02-2156)
Conseil du commerce des marchandises
INTRODUCTION DES MODIFICATIONS DU SYSTÈME HARMONISÉ DE 1996
DANS LES LISTES DE CONCESSIONS TARIFAIRES DE L'OMC
PAKISTAN – LISTE XV
Projet de décision portant octroi d'une dérogation
Le Conseil général,
Considérant  que, par leurs Décisions des 13 décembre 1995, 18 juillet 1996, 24 avril 1997,
22 octobre 1997, 24 avril 1998, 14 octobre 1998, 15 juin 1999, 4 novembre 1999, 3 mai 2000,
8 décembre 2000 et 8 mai 20011, les Membres de l'OMC, agissant conformément aux dispositions du
paragraphe 3 de l'article IX de l'Accord sur l'OMC, ont suspendu l'application des dispositions de
l'article II du GATT de 1994 jusqu'au 30 avril 2002, pour permettre aux Membres énumérés dans lesannexes de mettre en application les amendements recommandés à la nomenclature du Système
harmonisé,
Considérant  que, par leur Décision du 8 mai 2001, les Membres de l'OMC sont aussi
convenus que ce serait la dernière fois qu'une prorogation de la dérogation pour le SH96 serait
accordée sur une base collective mais que cela n'empêcherait toutefois pas les Membres de demander
des dérogations sur une base individuelle,
Notant  que le Pakistan a demandé une dérogation pour les raisons exposées dans sa
demande
2,
Considérant  que le Pakistan aurait besoin de plus de temps pour procéder aux consultations
ou aux éventuelles négociations au titre de l'article XXVIII,
Agissant conformément aux dispositions du paragraphe 3 de l'article IX de l'Accord sur
l'OMC,
Décide , compte tenu des circonstances exceptionnelles, de suspendre l'application des
dispositions de l'article II du GATT de 1994 jusqu'au 30 avril 2003, pour permettre au Pakistan de
mettre en application les amendements recommandés à la nomenclature du Système harmonisé, sous
réserve des conditions suivantes:
                                                     
1 WT/L/124 + Corr.1, WT/L/173, WT/L/216, WT/L/243, WT/L/268, WT/L/281, WT/L/303,
WT/L/338, WT/L/351, WT/L/379 et WT/L/400.
2 G/L/526.G/C/W/365
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i) dans les cas où cela sera nécessaire, le Pakistan engagera dans les moindres délais des
négociations et des consultations avec les Membres intéressés conformément aux
paragraphes 1 à 3 de l'article XXVIII du GATT de 1994;
ii) les négociations et consultations susmentionnées devront être terminées pour le
30 avril 2003 au plus tard;
iii) en attendant l'entrée en vigueur des résultats des négociations ou des consultations
susmentionnées, les autres Membres auront la faculté, conformément à
l'article XXVIII:3, de suspendre des concessions initialement négociées avec le
Pakistan dans la mesure où ils considéreront que celui-ci n'offre pas une
compensation suffisante.
__________
. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/BRA/93
30 January 2003
(03-0625)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   BRAZIL
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   National Institute of Metrology, Standardization and Industrial
Quality-INMETRO
Telephone: +(55) 21 2563.2824
Telefax: +(55) 21 2502.6542Email: barreirastecnicas@inmetro.gov.br
Web-site: www.inmetro.gov.br/barreirastecnicas
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, 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 [     ], 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):   Tables and chairs as
school furniture for children (HS: 94.03)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Ministerial
Act number 249, 26 December 2002 (Portaria  no. 249 de 26 de agosto de 2002), issued by
Inmetro, on the conformity assessment procedures of tables and chairs employed as school
furniture for children. (10 pages, in Portuguese).
6. Description of content:   This Ministerial Act lays down the requirements for the
conformity assessment procedures of  tables and chairs employed as school furniture for
children. It refers to Ministerial Act number 177, September 9th 2002, issued by Inmetro
(Portaria Inmetro no. 177 de 9 de setembro de 2002), which lays down the technical
requirements concerning ergonomic, finishing and identification aspects, as well as stabilityand resistance aspects of the above mentioned furniture. It does not cover the furniture
destined to users with special needs.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Consumer’s safety.
8. Relevant documents:   Ministerial Act number 177, 9 September 2002, issued by Inmetro
(Portaria Inmetro no. 177 de 9 de setembro de 2002), Resolution and Annex of the National
metrology Council number 02/97 (Resolu ção CONMETRO no. 02/97 e seu anexo);
Brazilian Standard NBR ISO 9001:2001; ABNT  ISO/IEC Guide 2:1 998; NBR 5426:1985 –
Sampling Plan and Procedure for Attribute Inspection (Plano de Amostragem e
Procedimento na Inspeção por Atributos); Industrial Property Law number 9,279/96 (Lei de
Propriedade Industrial no. 9.279/96)G/TBT/N/BRA/93
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9. Proposed date of adoption:  30 December 2002
Proposed date of entry into force:  30 December 2002
10. Final date for comments:   Not stated
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:
http://www.inmetro.gov.br/barreirastecnicas