PleIAs/WTO-Text huggingface dataset:
RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SG/Q1/FJI/2
5 November 1998
(98-4322)
Committee on Safeguards Original:  English
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER
ARTICLE 12.6 OF THE AGREEMENT
Replies to Questions Posed by the UNITED STATES1
Regarding the Notification of FIJI2
The following communication, dated 3 November 1998, has been received from the
Permanent Representation of Fiji to the WTO.
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Q.1. Please confirm that Fiji has not taken any safeguard actions.
Reply
Since Fiji acceded to GATT in 1993, it has not taken any safeguard actions.  The same
prevails since the coming into force of the WTO Safeguards Agreement.
Q.2. Please confirm that Fiji will not take  any safeguard actions in a manner that is
inconsistent with its obligations under the WTO Safeguards Agreement and Article XIX of the
GATT 1994.
Reply
Fiji will take safeguard actions in the future, only in ways consistent with its national policy
and obligations under the WTO Safeguards Agreement.
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1 G/SG/Q1/FJI/1
2 G/SG/N/1/FJI/1
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL
DEL COMERCIOG/AG/N/HKG/5
27 de julio de 1998
(98-2951)
Comité de Agricultura Original:  inglés
NOTIFICACIÓN
El 14 de julio de 1998 se recibió de la delegación de Hong Kong, China  la siguiente
notificación relativa a los compromisos en materia de subvenciones a la exportación correspondientesa 1997 (cuadro ES.1).
_______________
De conformidad con las prescripciones en materia de notificación aprobadas por el Comité
(G/AG/2), me complace informar al Comité de que al 31 de diciembre de 1997 no existían en
Hong Kong, China subvenciones a la exportación en el sentido del párrafo 1 del artículo 9 del
Acuerdo sobre la Agricultura.
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WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/USA/277/Add.1
5 November 2001
(01-5428)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
Addendum
The following communication, dated 21 August 2001, has been received from the
United States.
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Mexican Hass Avocado Import Program
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is amending the regulations governing the
importation of fruits and vegetables to increase the number of States in which fresh avocado fruit
grown in approved orchards in approved municipalities in Michoacan, Mexico, may be distributed.We are also lengthening the shipping season during which the Mexican Hass avocados may be
imported into the United States. We are taking this action in response to a request from the
Government of Mexico and after determining that expanding the current Mexican avocado import
program would present a negligible risk of introducing plant pests into the United States.
EFFECTIVE DATE: November 1, 2001.
The full text of this 24 page addendum (final rule) is available from the address below.
United States SPS Enquiry Point/Notification Authority
USDA/FAS/FSTSD
ATTN:  Carolyn F. WilsonRoom 5545 South Agriculture Building
Stop 1027
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20250
Tel:  (202) 720-2239Fax:  (202) 690-0677
     E-mail Address:  ofsts@fas.usda.gov
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RESTRICTEDORGANISATION MONDIALE
DU COMMERCEG/C/W/185
18 février 2000
(00-0605)
Conseil du commerce des marchandises Original:  anglais
MEXIQUE, CHILI, ROUMANIE, MALAISIE, PAKISTAN ET ARGENTINE
– DEMANDES PRÉSENTÉES CONFORMÉMENT AUX DISPOSITIONS
DE L'ARTICLE 5:3 DE L'ACCORD SUR LES MESURES
CONCERNANT LES INVESTISSEMENTS
ET LIÉES AU COMMERCE
Questions écrites du Japon
1. Veuillez décrire en détail et en utilisant des termes concrets quelle action votre gouvernement
a menée en vue d'éliminer les MIC pour décembre 1999 au plus tard, y compris les calendriers établispar voie législative pour l'élimination de ces mesures.
2. Veuillez décrire en détail les facteurs qui ont empêché votre gouvernement d'éliminer les MIC
dans les délais prévus.
3. Veuillez décrire en détail les MIC pour lesquelles votre gouvernement demande une
prorogation de la période de transition.  En outr e, prière de nous indiquer le fondement juridique
interne sur lequel repose l'adoption de ces mesures.
4. Toute prorogation doit être limitée au minimum requis pour éliminer progressivement les
MIC.  Veuillez indiquer pourquoi votre gouver nement a estimé que la durée spécifique de la
prorogation demandée était nécessaire.
5. En partant de l'hypothèse qu'une prorogation de la période de transition sera accordée,
veuillez exposer en détail le calendrier d'élimination (y compris les mesures juridiques qui s'imposent)
qui, à terme, conduira à la suppression des MIC.  À cet égard, veuillez noter que, pour le Japon, mêmesi une prorogation était accordée cette fois-ci, il ne devrait y en avoir aucune autre.
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ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL  
DEL COMERCIO   
G/SPS/N/EEC/242/Add.1 
13 de mayo de 2004 
 (04-2131) 
Comité de Medidas Sanitarias y Fitosanitarias  Original:   inglés 
  
NOTIFICACIÓN  
 
Addendum 
 
  La siguiente comunicación, de fecha 10 de ma yo de 2004, se distribuye a petición de la 
delegación de las Comunidades Europeas. 
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 Minicápsulas de gelatina que cont engan los aditivos E 400, E 401, E 402, E 403, E 404, E 405, E 406, 
E 407, E 407a, E 410, E 412, E 413, E 414, E 415, E 417 y/o E 418 (ICS:  67.220) 
 
 La propuesta notificada en G/SPS/N/EEC/242 (de 7 de abril de 2004) ha sido adoptada como 
Decisión de la Comisión de 13 de abril de 2004 por  la que se suspende la comercialización y la 
importación de minicápsulas de gelatina que contengan los aditivos alimentarios E 400, E 401, E 
402, E 403, E 404, E 405, E 406, E 407, E 407a, E 410, E 412, E 413, E 414, E 415, E 417 y/o E 418 (Diario Oficial de la Unión Europea, L118, volumen 47, 23 de abril de 2004, páginas 70 y 71).  
 
 El texto completo puede descargarse de las siguientes direcciones de Internet:  Versión en español:   http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/pri/es/o j/dat/2004/l_118/l_118 20040423es00700071.pdf    
Versión en francés:   
http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/pri/fr/o j/dat/2004/l_118/l_118 20040423fr00700071.pdf    
Versión en inglés:  
http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/pri/en/o j/dat/2004/l_118/l_118 20040423en00700071.pdf    
 
 El documento notificado también puede solicita rse al Servicio de información de las CE. 
 
 
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RESTRICTEDORGANISATION MONDIALE
DU COMMERCES/C/W/19/Rev.2
18 février 2000
(00-0604)
Comité du commerce des services
DEMANDES DE STATUT D'OBSERVATEUR AU CONSEIL
DU COMMERCE DES SERVICES
Révision
Organisations internationales intergouvernementales dont les demandes n'ont pas encore été
examinées par le Conseil1
Association européenne de libre-échange (AELE)
Banque européenne pour la reconstruction et le développement (BERD)Centre du Sud
Communauté du développement de l'Afrique australe (SADC)
Fonds monétaire arabe
Groupe des États d'Afrique, des Caraïbes et du Pacifique (Groupe ACP)
Organisation de coopération et de  développement économiques (OCDE)
Organisation de la Conférence islamique
Organisation des États américains (OEA)
Programme de financement du commerce arabe
Secrétariat du Traité général d'intégration économique de l'Amérique centrale (SIECA)
Système économique latino-américain (SELA)
Union du Maghreb arabe
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1Les Membres désireux de consulter les communications adressées au Secrétariat par les organisations
internationales intergouvernementales sont invités à s'adresser à M. Carlo Gamberale (Division du commerce
des services), bureau 3119, tél. interne 5871.
WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.98.205
22April 1998
ORGANIZATION
(98-1621)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: BRAZIL
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: National Institute ofMetrology, Standardization andIndustrial
Quality -INMETRO
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification shall be
indicated ifdifferent from above: Ministério daSaúde
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): Polyethylene fluoride
packages andequipment
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: MERCOSUR
Technical Regulation forPolyethylene Fluoride Packages andEquipment which will
Come intoContact with Foodstuffs (4pages, fulltextavailable inPortuguese and
Spanish)
6. Description ofcontent: Thisdocument applies topolyethylene fluoride packages and
equipment which willcome intocontact withfoodstuffs orrawmaterials forfoodstuffs
andpackages made upofdifferent types ofmaterials; thelayer which willcome into
contact withthefood, willalways bemade ofpolyethylene fluoride.
7. Objective andrationale, including thenature ofurgent problems where applicable:
Harmonization oftheRegulation
8. Relevant documents:
9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: Notstated
10. Final dateforcomments: 6May1998
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, e-mail andtelefax number
ofother body:
RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SCM/Q2/MEX/13
25 January 1999
(99-0262)
Committee on Subsidies
and Countervailing MeasuresOriginal:  English
SUBSIDIES
Questions from the UNITED STATES Regarding the
New and Full Notification of MEXICO1
The following communication, dated 19 January 1999, has been received from the Permanent
Mission of the United States.
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The following are questions regarding the notification of Mexico made pursuant to
Article XVI of the GATT 1994 and Article 25 of  the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing
Measures, in document G/SCM/N/38/MEX.
1. On 14 November 1998, SECOFI published a decree to establish various programmes for
sectoral promotion, beginning with the electric and electronics industry.  The sectoral promotion
programme will reduce duties for manufacturers of certain goods, but does not make the tariff
reductions available to all importers.  Is this a new programme, or does it represent a change in an
existing programme?  Based on our understanding, this programme appears to be specific within the
meaning of Article 2.1(a) of the Agreement.  Is our understanding correct?
2. Based upon the information available to us, the following programmes appear to meet the
notification requirements of Article 25 of the SCM Agreement.  Please explain why these
programmes were not included in your subsidy notification.
Technology Transfer Unit (UTT) (administered by the Ministry of Trade and Industrial
Development (SECOFI)) – provides certain industries with processed and customized
solutions needed to solve technological and production problems.
IMIS Research and Development – the Instituto Mexicano de Investigaciones Siderurgicas
(IMIS), a government-owned research and development organization, performs
independent and joint venture research with the iron and steel industry.
Fund for the Promotion of Exports of Mexican Manufactured Products (FOMEX) – FOMEX
is a trust of the Mexican Treasury Department, with the National Bank of Foreign
Trade acting as trustee for the programme.  The National Bank of Foreign Trade,
through financial institutions, makes FOMEX loans available at preferential rates to
Mexican manufacturers and exporters for two purposes:  pre-export financing and
export financing.
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1 G/SCM/N/38/MEX
ORGANISATION MONDIALE
DU COMMERCEG/SG/N/10/USA/2/Suppl.1/Corr.2
G/SG/N/11/USA/2/Suppl.1/Corr.2
13 décembre 1999
(99-5417)
Comité des sauvegardes Original:  anglais
NOTIFICATION AU TITRE DE L'ARTICLE 12:1 C) ET DE
L'ARTICLE 9, NOTE DE BAS DE PAGE 2 DE
L'ACCORD SUR LES SAUVEGARDES
ETATS-UNIS
Corrigendum
La Mission permanente des États-Unis a notifié la modification ci-après à apporter au
document G/SG/N/10/US A/2/Suppl.1 - G/SG/N /11/USA/2/Suppl.1:
"La quantité de gluten de froment produit dans les Communautés
européennes qui est entrée aux États-Unis en sus du contingent attribué aux
Communautés européennes pendant la première année d'application de la mesure de
sauvegarde (1er juin 1998-31 mai 1999) était de 5 402 000 kg et non de 4 402 000 kg
comme il est indiqué dans le documentG/SG/N/10/USA/2/Suppl.1 - G/ SG/N/11/USA/2/Suppl.1, (daté du 9 juin 1999).  Pour
maintenir le niveau global de la restriction quantitative et compte tenu de la moyenne
pour la première année, les États-Unis ont ajusté de 5 402 000 kg le contingent
attribué aux Communautés européennes pour la deuxième année d'application de la
mesure (1
er juin 1999-31 mai 2000)".
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ORGANISATION MONDIALE
DU COMMERCEG/SG/37/Suppl.7
24 août 2001
(01-4104)
Comité des sauvegardes Original:  espagnol
DEMANDE DE CONSULTATIONS PRÉSENTÉE PAR LES COMMUNAUTÉS
EUROPÉENNES AU TITRE DE L'ARTICLE 12:3 DE
L'ACCORD SUR LES SAUVEGARDES
Imposition par l'Argentine d'une mesure de sauvegarde
concernant les importations de pêches
Supplément
La Mission permanente de l'Argentine a fait parvenir au Secrétariat la communication
ci-après, datée du 21 août 2001.
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Je me réfère à votre note du 14 août 2001, dans laquelle les Communautés européennes
demandent la tenue de consultations au titre de l'article 12:3 de l'Accord sur les sauvegardes au sujet
de la décision d'appliquer des mesures de sauvegarde à l'importation de pêches conservées dans de
l'eau additionnée d'édulcorants, y compris les pêches au sirop, et de pêches conservées d'une autre
manière ou dans de l'eau.
J'ai l'honneur de vous faire savoir que l'Argentine accepte la demande de consultations
susmentionnée présentée par les Communautés européennes et propose que ces consultations se
tiennent en un lieu et à une date que nos autorités fixeront d'un commun accord par l'intermédiaire de
nos représentations respectives.
Il convient de signaler en outre que la République argentine a notifié au Comité des
sauvegardes, par une note datée du 17 juillet 2001, son intention d'appliquer une mesure de
sauvegarde définitive, comme il est indiqué dans  le document G/SG/N/8/ARG/4, G/SG/N/10/ARG/3,
G/SG/N/11/ARG/3.  Dans ce document, distribué par l'OMC le 23 juillet 2001, la République
argentine a fait savoir aux Membres de l'OMC qu'elle était disposée à tenir des consultations
conformément à l'article 12:3 de l'Accord sur les sauvegardes, c'est-à-dire avant la date prévue pourl'application de la mesure (8 août 2001).  Elle estime par conséquent pertinent de signaler que
l'affirmation contenue dans l'avant-dernier paragraphe de votre note est inexacte étant donné que ce
sont les Communautés européennes qui ont décidé de demander les consultations le 14 août 2001.
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WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.495
15 October 1999
(99-4194)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   SLOVENIA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Ministry of Economic Relations and Development, Kotnikova 5,
Sl - 1000 Ljublijana          
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):   Products of the textile
industry, leather technology, clothes (ICS:  59.080, 59.140, 61.020)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Regulation on
Minimal Quality of Textiles and Leather Products (11 pages, in Slovenian and English)
6. Description of content:   Regulation gives limits for the acceptable content of formaldehyde
in textile, criteria for the burning behaviour of textiles, recommends the absence of
azo-colorants.  Labelling and designation of  dimensional changes, burning behaviour and
formaldehyde content under the acceptable limit will be mandatory.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:   
Consumer protection;   consumer information
8. Relevant documents:   The rule is partly connected to Directive 96/74/EC of the
European Parliament and the Council on Textile Names.  There are no relevant internationaldocuments available.  Reference to ISO and EN standards for designation and testing
methods for textiles.  As a base for preparation of this regulation was a Norwegian
regulation on chemicals in textiles (98/901/N)and the German regulation on the use of
particular azo-colorants for textile products (dated 17 April 1997).
9. Proposed date of adoption:  15 October 1999
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 November 1999        
  
10. Final date for comments:  15 November 1999          
./.G/TBT/Notif.99.495
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11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:
SMIS, WTO/TBT Enquiry Point
Kotnikova 6Sl-1000 Ljublijana
E-mail:  smis@usm.mzt.si
Tel:  +386 61 178 3041
Fax:  +386 61 178 31 96
WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/SWE/8
21 December 2001
(01-6458)
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:   SWEDEN
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   National Gaming Board
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:   National Board of
Trade
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):   Video lottery terminals,
HS: 95 04 30
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Technical Conditions
for Video Lottery Terminals (7 pages, text available in English)
6. Description of content:   Technical conditions for Video Lottery Terminals concerning
central computer, control units, data communication, machine equipment etc., and software.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
The conditions aim to secure that the gaming machines fulfil the requirements of the
Swedish Lotteries Act concerning consumer protection against fraud and other crimes,
protection against problem gaming and to guarantee incomes to the Swedish government.
8. Relevant documents:   Swedish Lotteries Act (SFS 1994:100)
9. Proposed date of adoption:  1 July 2002
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 August 2002
10. Final date for comments:   25 March 2002
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:
RESTRICTEDORGANISATION MONDIALE
DU COMMERCEWT/REG34/4/Corr.1
26 janvier 2000
(00-0308)
Comité des accords commerciaux régionaux
ACCORD DE LIBRE-ÉCHANGE ENTRE LA RÉPUBLIQUE DE SLOVÉNIE
ET LA RÉPUBLIQUE DE LETTONIE
Questions et réponses
Corrigendum
II. DISPOSITIONS COMMERCIALES7. Aides gouvernementales et mesures compensatoires
À la page 5, la première phrase du troisième paragraphe doit se lire comme suit:
"L'article 24 de l'Accord ne contient pas d'autres critères spécifiques."
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WORLD TRADE WT/L/180
10October 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-4171)
Original: English
UNITED STATES -BUSINESS PRACTICES AFFECTING
CONSUMER PHOTOGRAPHIC FILM AND PAPER
Request forconsultations byJapan pursuant totheDecision on
"Restrictive Business Practices: Arrangements forConsultations"
Thefollowing communication, dated 3October1996, from thePermanent Mission ofJapan
tothePermanent Mission oftheUnited States iscirculated totheMembers.
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Myauthorities instructed metorequest, pursuant totheDecision on"Restrictive Business
Practices: Arrangements forConsultations" assetforth inBISD 9S/28, consultations withthe
Government oftheUnited States concerning theUSconsumer photographic filmandpaper markets.
Ourrequest forconsultations isbased upon ourstrong belief thatcertain business practices
intheUSmarkets restrict andadversely affect competition intheinternational trade ofconsumer
photographic filmandpaper. Furthermore, weconsider itisnecessary, aswesuggested inourproposal
toconduct acomparative study attheOECD Trade Committee lastFebruary, toholdconsultations
bothontheUSandJapanese markets, which share significant similarities, sothatwewillbeableto
haveconstructive discussions inthecomparative perspective when appropriate.
Welookforward toreceiving yourpositive reply andfixing amutually convenient datefor
consultations.
ORGANISATION MONDIALE
DU COMMERCEG/SPS/N/SVN/15/Add.1
26 avril 2002
(02-2428)
Comité des mesures sanitaires et phytosanitaires Original:  anglais
NOTIFICATION
Addendum
La communication de la Slovénie reproduite ci-après est distribuée.
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Loi sur les matériels forestiers de reproduction
La date limite pour la présentation des observations est reportée au 30 mai 2002.
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RESTRICTEDORGANISATION MONDIALE
DU COMMERCEWT/ACC/KAZ/38
4 décembre 2002
(02-6705)
Groupe de travail
de l'accession du Kazakhstan
ACCESSION DU KAZAKHSTAN
État de la documentation
Les documents ci-après concernent l'accessi on du Kazakhstan à l'Organisation mondiale du
commerce:
WT/ACC/KAZ/1 Demande d'accession conformément à l'article XII;
WT/ACC/KAZ/2 et Révisions 1-16 Composition et mandat;
WT/ACC/KAZ/3 Aide-mémoire sur le régime de commerce extérieur;WT/ACC/KAZ/4 Communication du Kazakhstan;WT/ACC/KAZ/5 Tarif douanier;
WT/ACC/KAZ/6 et Addenda 1-2 Questions et réponses;
WT/ACC/KAZ/7 et Révisions 1-3 État de la documentation;
WT/ACC/KAZ/8 Tarif douanier d'importation;WT/ACC/KAZ/9 Liste des représentants;WT/ACC/KAZ/10 Questions et réponses additionnelles;
WT/ACC/KAZ/11 Questions et réponses additionnelles;
WT/ACC/KAZ/12 Renseignements sur le commerce des services;WT/ACC/KAZ/13 Législation;WT/ACC/KAZ/14 Questions et réponses additionnelles;WT/ACC/KAZ/15 Négociations sur l'accès au marché pour les
marchandises;
WT/ACC/KAZ/16 Négociations sur l'accès au marché;WT/ACC/KAZ/17 Textes normatifs et législatifs;WT/ACC/KAZ/18 Législation;WT/ACC/KAZ/38
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WT/ACC/KAZ/19 Rapport sur la situation économique;
WT/ACC/KAZ/20 Législation;
WT/ACC/KAZ/21 Législation;
WT/ACC/KAZ/22 Questions et réponses additionnelles;WT/ACC/KAZ/23 Législation;WT/ACC/KAZ/24 Mise en œuvre de l'Accord de l'OMC sur les ADPIC;WT/ACC/KAZ/25 Renseignements sur les MIC;WT/ACC/KAZ/26 Renseignements sur les ADPIC;
WT/ACC/KAZ/27 et Révision 1 Liste exemplative de questions relatives aux
obstacles techniques au commerce;
WT/ACC/KAZ/28 Renseignements sur les obstacles techniques au
commerce;
WT/ACC/KAZ/29 Aide-mémoire sur le régime fiscal;WT/ACC/KAZ/30 Aide-mémoire sur la privatisation;
WT/ACC/KAZ/31 Renseignements sur les mesures sanitaires et
phytosanitaires;
WT/ACC/KAZ/32 et Révision 1 Liste exemplative de questions relatives aux mesures
sanitaires et phytosanitaires;
WT/ACC/KAZ/33 Communication du Kazakhstan;WT/ACC/KAZ/34 et Révision 1 Aide-mémoire sur la législation relative au
commerce extérieur;  modifications de la législation
relative au commerce extérieur intervenues depuis la
dernière réunion du Groupe de travail enoctobre 1998;
WT/ACC/KAZ/35 Communication du Kazakhstan - Résumé des
tendances économiques actuelles;
WT/ACC/KAZ/36 et Addenda 1-2 Législation;
WT/ACC/KAZ/37 et Addenda 1-2 Questions et réponses additionnelles;WT/ACC/SPEC/KAZ/1 Offre concernant l'accès aux marchés -
Marchandises;
WT/ACC/SPEC/KAZ/2 Communication du Kazakhstan;WT/ACC/KAZ/38
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WT/ACC/SPEC/KAZ/3 Communication du Kazakhstan;
WT/ACC/SPEC/KAZ/4 et Add.1 et Offre concernant l'accès aux marchés pour les
WT/ACC/SPEC/KAZ/4/Rev.1 marchandises;
WT/ACC/SPEC/KAZ/4/Add.2 Note explicative sur l'offre tarifaire relative aux
marchandises;
WT/ACC/SPEC/KAZ/5 et Révisions 1-2 Négociations sur l'accès aux marchés - Services;
et WT/ACC/SPEC/KAZ/5/Add.1
WT/ACC/SPEC/KAZ/6 Soutien interne et subventions à l'exportation;  etWT/ACC/SPEC/KAZ/7 Questions et réponses concernant le soutien interne
et les subventions à l'exportation dans le secteur de
l'agriculture.
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RESTRICTED
ORGANISATION MONDIALE WT/TPR/D/6
7novembre 1996
DUCOMMERCE(96-4710)
Organe d'examen despolitiques commerciales
MECANISME D'EXAMEN DESPOLITIQUES COMMERCIALES
Examen delapolitique commerciale desEtats-Unis
Communication desprésentateurs
Conformément auxdispositions duparagraphe Civ)del'Annexe 3del'Accord surl'OMC,
ontrouvera ci-après unaperçudes principaux points que S.E.M.l'Ambassadeur
Nacer Benjelloun-Touimi (Maroc) etS.E.M.l'Ambassadeur Akao (Japon) seproposent desoulever
àl'occasion del'examen delapolitique commerciale desEtats-Unis quiaura lieules11
et12novembre 1996.
Ilestrappelé quelesprésentateurs remplissent leurs fonctions àtitrepersonnel.
a) M.l'Ambassadeur Nacer Benjelloun-Touimi
1. Efficience del'économie desEtats-Unis -importance dumaintien del'ouverture desmarchés
desEtats-Unis.
2. Lecommerce sertdemécanisme régulateur anticyclique pourl'économie desEtats-Unis.
3. Contrastes entrelesniveaux deproductivité danslesecteur manufacturier etdanslesservices:
pourtant,lesservicesreprésententlesdeuxtiersdelaproductiondesEtats-Unisetlaproductivité
danscesecteur estdoncessentielle pourlesniveaux devieauxEtats-Unis. Ilfautdoncque
lesmarchés desservices soient ouverts etconsolidés, notamment pour lesservices
d'infrastructures.
4. Mise enoeuvre duCycle d'Uruguay comme élément positif delapolitique commerciale des
Etats-Unis.
5. Rapport entrelesrelations commerciales multilatérales, régionales, bilatérales, unilatérales -
évolution enfaveur desrelations multilatérales/régionales, audétriment desrelations
bilatérales/unilatérales.
b) M.l'Ambassadeur Nobutoshi Akao
1. Mesures depolitique commerciale desEtats-Unis, notamment crêtes tarifaires etmesures
antidumping.
2. ADPIC.
3. PolitiquescommercialessectoriellesdesEtats-Unis,notammentagriculture,textilesetvêtements.
4. Services.
Note: Laprésente communication faitl'objet d'unedistribution restreinte etd'unembargo pourlapresse jusqu 'à
lafindelaréunion del'Organe d'examen despolitiques commerciales consacrée auxEtats-Unis.
RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/REG69/M/5/Corr.1*
8 October 2001
(01-4867)
Committee on Regional Trade Agreements
Twenty-Ninth Session
EXAMINATION OF THE EURO-MEDITERRANEAN AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES AND TUNISIA
Corrigendum
The title in the top left hand corner of page 1 should be replaced with "Committee on
Regional Trade Agreements, Twenty-Ninth Session".
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* In English only.
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:     WLI/100         23 January 2001   
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
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 XCIII –SLOVAK REPUBLIC  
 
 
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 XCIII –Slo vak Republic, effective 18 February 1999.  
  
 
  
 
  
 
      M i k e  M o o r e  
      D i r e c t o r - G e n e r a l  
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
  
 
  
0 1 - 0 4 8 8           W T / L e t / 3 7 3   
 
 
 
  
 
  
 
SCHEDULES OF TARIFF CONCESSIONS TO THE 
GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE 1994 
 
CERTIFICATION OF MODIFICATIONS AND RECTIFICATIONS 
 
SCHEDULE XCIII – SLOVAK REPUBLIC 
 
 
 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 rect ifications to Schedule XCIII – Slovak  Republic was co mmunicated to 
all Members of the World Trade Organization in document G/SECRET/HS96/6 on 10 January 1996 
and G/SECRET/HS96/6/Corr.1; 
  
 IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that the modifi cations and rectifications to Schedule XCIII – 
Slovak Republic are established in conf ormity with the above-mentioned Decision. 
 
 The annexed Schedule is effective as of 18 February 1999.  
 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 twenty-third  day of January two thousand and one. 
 
  
 
 
         M i k e  M o o r e  
  
 
  
 
  
Certified true copy: 
  
 
  
 
 Director-General  
 
 
PP 3 - 131 Offset
WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/REG113/N/1
21 November 2000
(00-4947)
Committee on Regional Trade Agreements Original:  English
TRADE, DEVELOPMENT AND CO-OPERATION AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND SOUTH AFRICA
Notification from the Parties to the Agreement
The following communication, dated 2 November 2000, has been received from the
Permanent Delegation of the European Commission and the Permanent Mission of South Africa with
the request that it be circulated to Members.
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The delegations of the European Communities and the Republic of South Africa have the
honour to inform the Members of the WTO that a Trade, Development and Co-operation Agreement
between the European Community and the Republic of South Africa was signed on 11 October 1999. 1
Pending the completion of ratification procedures in all the parties, the parties agreed to apply certainprovisions of the Agreement, including those relating to trade in goods, on a provisional basis from
1 January 2000.
2
The Agreement contains provisions relating to trade in goods that are of relevance to the
Members of the WTO.
The Agreement establishes a free trade area between the European Communities and South
Africa in the sense of Article XXIV of the GATT 1994.  This free trade area will be established over a
maximum period of 12 years, at the end of which duties and other restrictive regulations of commerce
will have been eliminated on substantially all the trade between the parties.
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1 The text of the Agreement is circulated in document WT/REG113/1.
2 That was made through an Exchange of Letters, the relevant part of which reads as follows: "Pending
the entry into force of the said Agreement, I have the Honour to propose to you that the European Communityand South Africa apply provisionally as from 1 January 2000, Articles 1 to 3, 5 to 28, 65 to 82, 93 to 97 and 99
to 109, Annexes I to VII and X and Protocols I and II of the Agreement."
ORGANIZACI ÓNMUNDIAL G/TBT/Notif.97.231
2dejunio de1997
DEL COMERCIO
(97-2290)
Comité deObstáculos Técnicos alComercio
NOTIFICACI ÓN
Sedatraslado delanotificación siguiente deconformidad conelartículo 10.6.
1. Miembro delAcuerdo quenotifica: DINAMARCA
Siprocede, nombre delgobierno localdequesetrate(artículos 3.2y7.2):
2. Organismo responsable: Organismo Nacional deTelecomunicaciones
Holsteinsgade 63
2100 Copenhague O/
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): 85.13.390
5. Título, número depáginas eidioma(s) deldocumento notificado: Reglamento técnico
aplicable alequipo deradio paraelcontrol demodelos ydarlaalerta. Disponible en
danés, 3páginas
6. Descripción delcontenido: Normas técnicas ycondiciones decomprobación aquedebe
ajustarse dicho equipo paraobtener lahomologación.
7. Objetivo yrazón deser:Utilización eficiente delespectro deradiofrecuencias
8. Documentos pertinentes: Orden ejecutiva Nº738de13deagosto de1994 (leybásica)
9. Fecha propuesta deadopción yentrada envigor: 1ºdeoctubre de1997
10. Fecha límite paralapresentación deobservaciones: 1ºdejuliode1997
11. Textos disponibles en:Servicio nacional deinformación [X],odirección ynúmero de
telefax deotrainstitución:
RESTRICTEDORGANISATION MONDIALE
DU COMMERCEWT/ACC/ARM/3/Rev.11
13 août 2001
(01-3994)
GROUPE DE TRAVAIL DE L'ACCESSION DE L'ARMÉNIE
Président:  S.E. M. D. Kenyon (Australie)
Composition:
Australie
Bulgarie
Canada
ColombieCommunautés européennes
    et États membres
Corée
Croatie
CubaÉgypte
Estonie
États-Unis
Géorgie
Hongrie
IndeJapon
Lettonie
Lituanie
MalaisieMexique
Moldova
Paraguay
Pologne
République kirghizeRépublique slovaque
République tchèque
Suisse
Thaïlande
Turquie
Mandat:
Examiner la demande d'accession du gouverne ment arménien 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 ORGANIZATION RESTRICTED
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DUCOMMERCEWT/ACC/DZA/5
28January 1998
ORGANIZACI ÓNMUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO(98-0295)
Working Party ontheAccession ofAlgeria
ACCESSION OFALGERIA
Communication from Algeria
ThePermanent Mission ofAlgeria hassubmitted totheSecretariat thefollowing document
which isavailable forconsultation intheAccessions Division (Room 1126):
- INAPI: Catalogue ofAlgerian Standards (1997).
Groupe detravail del'accession del'Algérie
ACCESSION DEL'ALGERIE
Communication del'Algérie
LaMission permanente del'Algérie afaitparvenir auSecrétariat ledocument ci-après qui
peutêtreconsulté àlaDivision desaccessions (bureau 1126):
- INAPI: catalogue desnormes algériennes (1997).
Grupo deTrabajo sobre laAdhesión deArgelia
ADHESI ÓNDEARGELIA
Comunicación deArgelia
LaMisión Permanente deArgelia hahecho llegar alaSecretaría eldocumento siguiente, que
puede consultarse enlaDivisión deAdhesiones (despacho 1126):
- INAPI: catálogo denormas argelinas (1997).
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ORGANIZACI ÓNMUNDIAL G/TBT/CS/N/64
18demarzo de1997
DEL COMERCIO(97-1089)
Comité deObstáculos Técnicos alComercio Original: inglés
Atenor delodispuesto enelpárrafo CdelCódigo deBuena Conducta paralaElaboración,
Adopción yAplicación deNormas quefigura enelanexo 3delAcuerdo delaOMC sobre Obstáculos
Técnicos alComercio "lasinstituciones conactividades denormalización quehayan aceptado o
denunciado elpresente Código notificarán estehecho alCentro deInformación delaISO/CEI en
Ginebra". Sedistribuye alosMiembros, parasuinformación, lasiguiente notificación, enviada a
laSecretaría porelCentro deInformación delaISO/CEI.
NOTIFICACI ÓNDECONFORMIDAD CON ELPÁRRAFO CDEL
CÓDIGO DEBUENA CONDUCTA ANEXO ALACUERDO DELA
OMC SOBRE OBST ÁCULOS TÉCNICOS ALCOMERCIO
(Notificación deaceptación delCódigo deBuena Conducta anexo al
Acuerdo delaOMC sobre Obstáculos Técnicos alComercio)
País/Territorio Aduanero/Acuerdo regional: REINO UNIDO
Nombre delainstitución conactividades denormalización: Instituto Británico de
Normalización
Dirección delainstitución conactividades denormalización:
389Chiswick High Road
London W44AL
Reino Unido
Teléfono: +441819969000 Telefax: +441819967400 Télex:
Correo electrónico: X400:c=gb;a=gold 400;p=bsi;o=bsi;s=standards;g=enquiries
Internet: standards_enquiries@bsi.org.uk
Tipo deinstitución conactividades denormalización:
[]delgobierno central []pública local [X]nogubernamental
Ámbito delasactividades actuales yprevistas denormalización: Institución nacional de
normalización delReino Unido -miembro delaISO,laCEI, elCEN, elCENELEC yelETSI
NSO. Susesferas deactividad sonlassiguientes: tecnología ydocumentación sobre sistemas
deinformación; tecnología defabricación avanzada ytelecomunicaciones; construcción e
ingeniería civil; materiales yproductos químicos; sistemas degestión; ingeniería; productos
deconsumo yservicios alconsumidor; salud ymedio ambiente; equipos deprotección contra
incendios yprotección individual; electrotecnia.
Fecha: 11demarzo de1997
./.RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SCM/Q2/CYP/8
28 January 2000
(00-0351)
Committee on Subsidies
and Countervailing MeasuresOriginal:  English
SUBSIDIES
Questions from the Republic of KOREA
Regarding the New and Full Notification of CYPRUS1
The following communication, dated 25 January 2000, has been received from the Permanent
Mission of Korea.
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1. By whom is the Resource Centre for the Clothing Industry (v) established and operated?  And
what are the main functions of the Centre?
2. With regard to the encouragement of establishment or expansion of manufacturing industries
in rural areas (vi), what are the criteria for determining the subsidy amount provided to individual
companies?
3. Regarding the subsidy, "Establishment of Industrial Estates" (vii), lease of land and provision
of infrastructure at reasonable prices cannot be considered as a subsidy.  What are the reasons for
classifying them as a subsidy and what are the crit eria for determining the recipients of the subsidy?
4. What are the specific contents of the tax incentives provided as a part of the subsidy for
Industrial Free Zone (viii)?  What are the criteria for determining the recipient companies?
5. In (ix), the assistance to manufacturing industries to establish pollution control systems,
30 per cent of the value of the pollution control systems installed is provided under the subsidy.
According to Article 8-2(c) of the SCM Agreemen t, the limit for environmental subsidy amount is
20 per cent of the total cost of a project.  The Government of Korea would like your comments on
this.
6. What are the specific criteria for determining the recipient companies of the subsidy (xii),
Industrial Restructuring and Technical Upgrading?
7. Please describe specific kinds of investments eligible for the grant for technological
upgrading of the manufacturing sector (xiv).
8. Please describe specific kinds of investments eligible for the subsidization of loan interest for
technological upgrading of the manufacturing industry (xv).
                                                     
1 G/SCM/N/38/CYPG/SCM/Q2/CYP/8
Page 2
9. In relation to drawback on exported goods (xvi), as far as the Government of Korea
understands, drawback on import duty is considered as an export subsidy under the SCM Agreement
only in cases where it exceeds the import duty amount actually paid (refer to Annex 1 of the SCM
Agreement).  Does the notification of this subsid y mean that the drawback amount exceeds the import
duty actually paid?
10. Regarding the exemption from taxation of profits derived from the exportation of locally
manufactured/produced goods (xvii),
• Tax exemption for profits derived from exportation is an export subsidy provided in
Article 3.1 of the SCM Agreement.  The Gove rnment of Korea would like your comments on
this.
• In 1997 the exemption was provided in 24 cases and the amount provided was insignificant,
implying that strict eligibility criteria is applied.  What are the specific criteria for thissubsidy?
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WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONGPA/W/224
20 November 2002
(02-6433)
Committee on Government Procurement Original:  English
IMPROVEMENT OF ACCESSION PROCEDURES
Communication from the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu
The following communication, dated 13 November 2002, has been received from the
Permanent Mission of the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu with
the request that it be circulated to the Committee on Government Procurement.
_______________
1. GPA Parties shall treat the offers provided by acceding countries fairly and reasonably.
Where an acceding country prepares its offer as that  of any GPA Party, the GPA Parties shall not take
advantage of the consultation procedures to object the offer or block the accession procedures.
2. A GPA Party shall not request any acceding countries to make offers which exceed those of
most of the existing GPA Parties.
3. There shall be a time-limit for interested GPA Pa rties to follow with respect to submission of
their written requests to an offer provided by an acceding country.  The written requests should clearly
indicate which part of the offer is requested to be improved.  After the time-limit, any Party not
having done so shall be deemed as waiver of its rights.  Moreover, it shall not be permitted by merely
indicating in the request that more time is needed for study in case of a lapse of a reasonable period oftime.
4. There shall be a time-limit for interested GPA Pa rties to follow with respect to conclusion of
bilateral consultations.  After the time-limit, pending issues of bilateral consultations shall be taken
over by plurilateral consultations.  GPA Parties shall not take advantage of the plurilateral
consultations to raise new issues.
5. Any pending issues that cannot be resolved during bilateral and plurilateral consultations shall
be set aside for further consultations, provided that the issues are related to a specific Party only.  The
acceding country's offer may be adopted by setting such pending issues aside.
6. Review of procurement regime and negotiation of appendices may be proceeded
simultaneously.
7. Bilateral consultations may be held either in Geneva or capitals of requesting Parties and
acceding countries.
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WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/MIN(99)/S T/154/Corr.1∗
3 January 2000
(00-0013)
MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE
Third SessionSeattle, 30 November - 3 December 1999Original:  French
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
Corrigendum
The subtitle should read as follows:
"Statement Circulated by H.E. Mr. B. D. Mulumba
Minister for Planning and Trade "
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∗ English and French only.
WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/DS60/10
1 October 1998
(98-3843)
Original:  English
GUATEMALA – ANTI-DUMPING INVESTIGATION
REGARDING PORTLAND CEMENT FROM MEXICO
Communication from the Appellate Body
The following communication, dated 1 October 1998, from the Chairman of the Appellate
Body addressed to the Chairman of the Dispute Settlement Body, is circulated in accordance withArticle 17.5 of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes .
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I am writing to you pursuant to Article 17.5 of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures
Governing the Settlement of Disputes , which stipulates that, as a general rule, the Appellate Body will
circulate its report no later than 60 days after the appellant has formally notified its decision to appeal.
Article 17.5 states, furthermore, that when the Appellate Body considers that it cannot provide its
report within 60 days, it shall inform the DSB in wr iting of the reasons for the delay together with an
estimate of the period within which it will submit its report.
Guatemala notified the Dispute Settlement Body of its decision to appeal certain issues of law
covered in the Panel Report and legal interpretations developed by the Panel on 4 August 1998, with
the result that the 60-day period will expire on Monday, 5 October 1998.  Due to the time required for
completion and translation of the Report, the Appellate Body will not be able to circulate its Report
by 5 October 1998.  We estimate that the Appellate Body Report in this appeal will be circulated toWTO Members by 2 November 1998.
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ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL
DEL COMERCIOG/SPS/N/CHE/28
1º de febrero de 2002
(02-0506)
Comité de Medidas Sanitarias y Fitosanitarias Original:  inglés
NOTIFICACIÓN
1. Miembro del Acuerdo que notifica:  SUIZA
Si procede, nombre del gobierno local de que se trate:      
2. Organismo responsable:  Oficina Federal de Agricultura, Berna
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:  Plantas, partes de plantas para
plantar
4. Título y número de páginas del documento notificado:  Proyecto de Orden del
Departamento Federal de Economía relativa a plantas prohibidas (2 páginas, disponible en
francés, alemán e italiano)
5. Descripción del contenido:  Prohibición de la importación, producción y puesta en el
mercado de determinadas plantas muy vulnerables al ataque de la niebla o fuego bacteriano
del peral ( Erwinia amylovora  [Burr.] Winsl. et al.)
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, [    ] protección del territorio contra otros
daños causados por plagas      
7. 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:  Se adopta esta
disposición de conformidad con las medidas sanitarias y fitosanitarias en el marco de la
Convención Internacional de Protección Fitosanitaria (CIPF).
8. Documentos pertinentes e idioma(s) en que están disponibles:  Orden de fecha 28 de
febrero de 2001 relativa a la preservación de los vegetales (RS 916.20)  disponible enfrancés, alemán, italiano)  http://www.admin.ch/ch/f/rs/c916_20.html
9. Fecha propuesta de adopción:  Por determinar.
10. Fecha propuesta de entrada en vigor:  Abril de 2002
11. Fecha límite para la presentación de observaciones:  30 de marzo de 2002
Organismo o autoridad encargado de tramitar las observaciones:  [ X ] Organismo
nacional encargado de la notificación,  [   ] Servicio nacional de información
o dirección, número de telefax y dirección de correo electrónico de otro organismo:      
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: