WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/MA/IDB/2/Rev.4*
5 March 1999
(99-0879)
Committee on Market Access
STATUS OF SUBMISSIONS TO THE INTEGRATED DATA BASE (IDB)
Note by the Secretariat
Revision
Pursuant to the General Council Decision circulated on 16 July 1997 (WT/L/225), and at the
request of the Members of the Committee, the attached tables1 indicate the status of submissions to
the Integrated Data Base (IDB) received by the Secretariat.
                                                     
1 For an explanation of the columns' headings see "Modalities and Operation of the Integrated Data
Base" (G/MA/IDB/1/Rev.1).
* English onlyStatus of PC IDB submissions as of 3 March 1999
WTO Members (52 Members)
Members Year Imports Current Tariffs Descriptions
Bound AppliedNational
CorrelationsOther
ReferencesDate of
submissionComments
1996 Yes No No No Yes No 06.01.99
1997 Yes1No Yes Yes No No 12.02.99Argentina
1998 --- No Yes Yes No No 24.09.98/07.10.98
1996 Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 16.06.98/19.06.98 2nd submission
1997 Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 25.03.98/16.06.98 2nd submission
1998 --- No Yes Yes Yes No 3.12.97/25.03.98 2nd submissionAustralia
1999 --- Yes Yes Yes Yes No 11.01.99
1996 Yes1No No No No No 20.01.99
1997 Yes1No No No No No 20.01.99Bolivia
1998 --- No Yes Yes No No 20.01.99
1997 No No Yes Yes No No 22.10.98 Bulgaria
1998 --- No Yes Yes No No 23.10.98
1996 Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 10.12.97/04.03.98
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 10.12.97/25.09.98Canada
1998 --- No Yes Yes No No 23.03.98
1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 14.08.98 Chile
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 14.08.98
1996 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 04.02.98
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 04.02.98Colombia
1998 --- No Yes Yes No No 19.06.98
1996 Yes1No No No No Yes 30.10.98
1997 Yes1Yes Yes Yes No Yes 27.10.98Costa Rica
1998 --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 27.10.98
1996 Yes No Yes  Yes No Yes 31.3.98 Cyprus
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 31.3.98
                                                     
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Page 2Members Year Imports Current Tariffs Descriptions
Bound AppliedNational
CorrelationsOther
ReferencesDate of
submissionComments
Cyprus (cont'd) 1998 --- No Yes Yes No No 31.3.98
1996 Yes No Yes No No Yes 17.06.98/ 17.12.98
1997 Yes No Yes No No Yes 17.12.98Czech Rep.
1998 --- No Yes No No Yes 31.3.98
Ecuador 1997 Yes No No No No Yes 04.11.98
1997 No Yes No Yes No No 06.04.98/26.05.98 Egypt
1998 --- No Yes Yes No No 22.12.98
1996 Yes No Yes Yes No No 02.02.99
1997 Yes1No No No No No 02.02.99El Salvador
1998 --- No Yes Yes No No 02.02.99
1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 28.01.98 2nd submission
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 28.01.98/15.10.98 2nd submission
1998 --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 02.06.98/ 15.12.98European Union
1999 --- Yes Yes Yes Yes No 11.01.99
1996 Yes1No No No No No 03.02.99 Grenada
1997 Yes1No No No No No 03.02.99
1996 Yes No Yes Yes No No 17.09.98/ 05.12.98
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No No 17.09.98/ 05.12.98Guatemala
1998 --- No Yes Yes No No 17.09.98/ 05.12.98
1996 Yes No No Yes No No 12.02.98/18.05.98 Honduras
1997 Yes1Yes Yes Yes No No 12.02.98/18.05.98
1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 23.12.97
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 23.12.97/30.09.98Hong Kong, China
1998 --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 30.3.98
1996 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 08.06.98
1997 Yes No Yes No No No 08.06.98/10.06.98Hungary
1998 --- No Yes No No No 08.06.98
                                                     
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Page 3Members Year Imports Current Tariffs Descriptions
Bound AppliedNational
CorrelationsOther
ReferencesDate of
submissionComments
1996 Yes No No No No No 14.08.98
1997 Yes No No No No No 26.08.98Iceland
1998 --- No Yes Yes No Yes 22.09.98
India 96/97 Yes No No No No No 10.12.97
1996 Yes No Yes1 Yes No Yes 02.03.98 Indonesia
1997 Yes No Yes1Yes No Yes 02.07.98
1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No 24.03.98
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No 24.03.98/21.08.98Japan
1998 --- Yes Yes Yes Yes No 21.08.98
1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 2.12.97
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 21.04.98Korea Rep.
1998 --- Yes Yes Yes No No 21.04.98
1997 Yes ---2No No No Yes 01.03.99
1998 --- ---2Yes No No Yes 01.03.99Latvia
1999 --- Yes Yes No No Yes 01.03.99
1996 Yes No Yes No No No 11.06.97 Macao
1997 Yes No Yes No No No 22.04.98
1996 Yes1Yes Yes No No No 17.02.99
1997 Yes1Yes Yes No No No 17.02.99Madagascar
1998 --- Yes Yes Yes No No 18.02.99
1996 Yes No No Yes No Yes 03.12.98 Malaysia
1997 Yes No No Yes No Yes 03.12.98
1996 Yes No No No No Yes 18.02.99 Maldives
1997 Yes No No No No Yes 18.02.99
1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes No No 23/30.01.98
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes No No 23.01.98Malta
1998 --- Yes Yes Yes No No 30.3.98
                                                     
1 Revised submissions to come.
2 Was not a Member at that time.G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.4
Page 4Members Year Imports Current Tariffs Descriptions
Bound AppliedNational
CorrelationsOther
ReferencesDate of
submissionComments
Mauritania 1997 Yes1No No No No No 03.12.98
1996 Yes1No Yes1Yes1No No 08.05.98 Mauritius
1997 Yes1No Yes1Yes1No No 08.05.98
Mongolia 1997 Yes1No No No No No 09.02.99
1996 Yes No No No No Yes 03.12.97 Morocco
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No No 04.12.98/ 05.01.99
1996 Yes No No No No No 20.11.97
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No No 10.07.98/21.10.98New Zealand
1998 --- No Yes Yes No No 10.07.98
1996 Yes No Yes Yes No No 01.12.98
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No No 01.12.98Nicaragua
1998 --- No Yes Yes No No 01.12.98
1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes No No 23.01.98
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes No No 23.01.98/ 10.12.98Norway
1998 --- Yes Yes Yes No No 01.05.98
Pakistan 1997 Yes3No No No No No 07.05.98
1996 Yes ---2No No No Yes 20.07.98
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 20.07.98Panama
1998 --- Yes No No No Yes 20.07.98
Paraguay 1996 No No Yes No No No 03.03.99
1996 Yes No No Yes No No 02.03.98
1997 Yes No No Yes No No 02.03.98/25.05.98Peru
1998 --- No Yes Yes No No 23.03.98/25.05.98
1996 Yes No Yes Yes No No 02.06.98/08.07.98
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes No No 02.06.98/08.07.98Philippines
1998 --- Yes Yes Yes No No 25.09.98
                                                     
1 Revised submissions to come.
2 Was not a Member at that time.
3 SITC Rev.3.G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.4
Page 5Members Year Imports Current Tariffs Descriptions
Bound AppliedNational
CorrelationsOther
ReferencesDate of
submissionComments
1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 18.09.98
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 18.09.98Singapore
1998 --- Yes Yes Yes No Yes 18.09.98
Slovak Rep. 1998 --- No Yes Yes No No 25.05.98
1996 Yes No No No No No 05.06.98 South Africa
1997 Yes No No No No No 05.06.98
1996 Yes No Yes Yes No No 05.02.97/16.07.98 2nd submission
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 25.03.98/24.09.98 2nd submission.Switzerland
1998 --- Yes Yes Yes No Yes 10.03.98/16.09.98 2nd submission.
1996 Yes No No No No No 12.06.98 Thailand
1997 Yes No No No No No 12.06.98
1996 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 25.05.98/26.08.98 3rd submission Turkey
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 25.05.98/26.08.98 3rd submission
1996 Yes No Yes No Yes Yes 2.12.97
1997 Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 2.12.97/29.9.98United States
1998 --- No Yes Yes No No 30.3.98
1996 Yes No No No No No 03.03.99
1997 Yes No No No No No 03.03.99Uruguay
1998 --- Yes Yes No No No 03.03.99
19961Yes No No No No No 16.10.98 Venezuela
19971Yes No No No No No 16.10.98
19961Yes No No No No No 30.07.98 Zambia
19971No No Yes Yes No No 30.07.98/15.09.98 2nd submission
Yes =  information received.
No =  information not received.--- =  not applicable.
In the column National Correlations, "No" may also indicate that the information is not required.
                                                     
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Countries Requesting Accession
Year Imports Current Tariffs Descriptions National Other Date of Comments Countries requesting
accession Bound Applied Correlations References submission
1996 Yes --- Yes Yes No No 24.03.98 China
1997 Yes --- Yes Yes No No 24.03.98/18.05.98
1996 Yes --- Yes Yes Yes No 28.01.98/30.09.98
1997 Yes --- Yes Yes No Yes 30.09.98Estonia
1998 --- --- Yes Yes No Yes 25.03.98/29.05.98
1996 Yes --- Yes Yes No Yes 04.08.98
1997 Yes --- Yes Yes No Yes 19.06.98/ 15.02.99Separate Customs
Territory of Taiwan,
Penghu, Kinmen
and Matsu1998 --- --- Yes Yes No No 04.08.98/06.08.98
Yes =  information received.
No =  information not received.--- =  not applicable.
In the column National Correlations, "No" may also indicate that the information is not required.
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