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ORGANIZATIONG/IT/1/Rev.27
11 April 2003
(03-2002)
Committee of Participants on the Expansion of Trade in
Information Technology Products
STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION
Note by the Secretariat1
Revision
1. As of 10 April 2003, the ITA had 42 participants (covering 57 Members and States or
separate customs territories in the process of acceding to the WTO) representing approximately
93 percent of world trade in information technology products.
Albania Georgia Lithuania Romania
Australia Hong Kong, China Macao, China Separate Customs Territory
Bulgaria Iceland Malaysia   of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen,Canada India Mauritius   and Matsu
Costa Rica Indonesia Moldova Singapore
Croatia Israel New Zealand Slovak Republic
Cyprus Japan Norway Slovenia
Czech Republic Jordan Oman Switzerland
2
El Salvador Korea Panama Thailand
Estonia Kyrgyz Republic Philippines Turkey
European Communities3Latvia Poland United States
2. If the participant was a WTO Member at the time of their participation in the ITA, they were
required to follow the procedures for the formal rectification and modification of schedules (Decision
of 26 March 1980 on Procedures for Modification and Rectification of Schedules of TariffConcessions, BISD 27S/25) pursuant to paragrap h 2 of the Annex to the Ministerial Declaration.
Thus, documents from the following 30 participants have been received and circulated pursuant to
these procedures:
                                                     
1 This document has been prepared under the Secretariat's own responsibility and without prejudice to
the positions of Members and to their rights and obligations under the WTO.
2 On behalf of the customs union Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
3 The schedule of the European Communities comprises the commitments of the 15 member states.G/IT/1/Rev.27
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Australia India Philippines
Bulgaria Indonesia Poland4
Canada Israel Romania5
Costa Rica Japan Singapore
Cyprus Korea Slovak Republic4
Czech Republic4Macao, China Slovenia
El Salvador Malaysia4Switzerland5
European Communities Mauritius Thailand4
Hong Kong, China New Zealand Turkey
Iceland Norway United States
Of the above, El Salvador has indicated that implementation would begin after the completion
of domestic procedural requirements.6  Panama has not yet submitted its formal documentation.
3. Albania, Croatia, Estonia, Georgia, Jordan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova,
Oman, and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu incorporated their
commitments in their schedules annexed to their Protocols of Accession, and therefore it was notnecessary to follow the procedures for rectification and modification of tariff schedules.
4. Letters of acceptance, in accordance with the provision of paragraph 10 of the Annex to the
Declaration, have been received from all participants except eight.
5. The following documentation, noted as being submitted under paragraph 2 above, has been
formally certified by the Director-General:
Australia; Bulgaria; Canada; Costa Rica; Cyprus; Czech Republic; European Communities;
Hong Kong, China; Iceland; India; Indonesia; Israel; Japan; Korea; Macao, China; Malaysia;
Mauritius; New Zealand; Norway; Philippi nes; Poland; Romania; Singapore; Slovak
Republic; Slovenia; Switzerland; Thailand; Turkey; United States.
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4 First rate reduction occurred on 1 January 1998.
5 First rate reduction occurred on 31 December 1997.
6Bulgaria, India, Israel, Philippines, Poland, Slovenia, Switzerland, and Turkey which had also made
such a notification, have subsequently notified that  these procedural requirements have been completed.