WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/MA/IDB/W/5/Rev.2
2 October 2000
(00-3990)
Committee on Market Access
REVIEW OF THE IDB AND IDB RELATED TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES
Note by the Secretariat
Revision
As background for the discussions of the Committee on Market Access, an update of
G/MA/IDB/W/5/Rev.1 reflecting the situation as of 27 September 2000, has been prepared by the
Secretariat and is contained in the present document.
A. INTRODUCTION
1. The purpose of this note is to provide factual information to assist Members in their review of
the operation of the Integrated Data Base (IDB) and related technical assistance activities in
accordance with paragraph 19 of the document on IDB dissemination policy (Dissemination of the
Integrated Data Base, G/MA/IDB/3 of 1 June 1999).
2. Paragraph 19 of the Dissemination document states "In light of the need to assure the broadest
possible participation of Members in the IDB and full compliance with the 16 July 1997 Decision of
the General Council (WT/L/225) concerning supply of information to the IDB, Members agreed that
the Market Access Committee would undertake prior to 1 June 2000 a review of the operation of the
IDB and of IDB related technical assistance activities.  If, at the time of the review, participation of
Members in the IDB falls substantially below the current level of participation, access to the IDB data
will be temporarily suspended until adequate participation is secured again, unless other stepsconsidered appropriate by Members are agreed".
3. The document is in two parts.  The first part , dealing with the operation of the IDB, focuses
on the participation in the IDB and includes a brief reference to timeliness. The second part describes
IDB technical assistance activities from the beginning of the IDB technical assistance policy up to27 September 2000.
B. OPERATION OF THE IDBParticipation
4. In June 1999, 59 Members had submitted information to the IDB in compliance with the
General Council Decision of 16 July 1997 (W/T/L/225 refers).  By 27 September 2000, a further
15 Members had submitted information, bringing total participation1 in the IDB to 74 Members out of
the total 122 Members2 required to respond to the Council Decision.
                                                     
1 It should be noted that unofficial submissions from four Members plus information submitted by two
countries in accession, are not included in the participation figures.
2  The Member states of the European Union are co unted as one, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein are
also counted as one.G/MA/IDB/W/5/Rev.2
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5. Table 1 sets out the status of responses to the IDB as at 27 September 2000 by Member.  On a
numerical basis, over 60 per cent of all Members have responded to the IDB notification
requirements.  However, when the value of responding Members' imports is taken into consideration,
they account for 95 per cent of the imports of all Members.  The 48 Members who have not yet
responded to the IDB account for five per cent of the total imports of all Members.  It should be notedthat 45 of these non-respondents are developing Members, of which 21 are classified as least
developed countries;  the remaining three non-respondents are economies in transition.  More than
half (28 Members) of the non-respondents, are found in Africa.
6. The Statistics Division tries to make informal contacts with delegations in conjunction with
Geneva-based seminars and workshops, to follow up on processing problems and also to encourage
participation.  It will also be recalled that Member s have been encouraged to give their agreement so
that tariff information supplied to other WTO Divisions could be used for the IDB.   Following a letter
by the Chairman of the Committee on Market Access to ten Member countries that had recently
completed their Trade Policy Review but that were late in their submissions, five communications
were received authorizing the Secretariat to use these data for the IDB.
Timeliness
7. As set out in G/MA/IDB/Rev.1/Add.1 of 4 December 1997, the deadline for submitting tariffs
is 30 March of the current year, and for imports, 30 September for the previous year.  Current
requirements are tariff information 1996-2000, and import statistics for 1996-1999.
8. Tables 2a and 2b are overview tables on th e status of submissions by date, basically
summarizing the information contained in Table 3.  For tariffs and imports, the number of
submissions (based on the first date of submission) is counted on a quarterly basis starting in 1998.
The quarters for which submissions have been submitt ed according to the deadlines have been shaded
in grey.  Table 2b presents the same information but weighted by the three year average of imports
(1996-1998) of each country and is expressed as a percentage of total imports of all WTO Member
countries.
9. Overall, by end-September 2000, Members have made for both imports and applied tariffs,
about 200 submissions covering the years 1996-2000.  Of those, 58 submissions have been received
over the last 12 months for imports and 71 submissions for applied tariffs.  Only a few Members havecomplied with the deadlines.  For each year during 1998-2000, less than ten Members have submitted
their tariff schedules within the required time-frame. However, if one looks at tariff submissions
received during the first three quarters of each reporting year, one can observe an upward trend, from
22 in 1998 to 23 in 1999 and reaching 25 submissions in the year 2000.  For imports, 30 Members
submitted their import data within the deadlines in 2000, up from 28 Members in 1999 and 27 in1998.  Submissions of tariff data for the year 2000 cover 83 per cent of all WTO Members' imports,
the corresponding coverage for this year's submissions of 1999 imports is 63 per cent. Compared with
the situation in April 2000, one can observe an improvement in IDB submissions.  However, only a
minority of Members provide their submissions within the deadlines, especially for tariffs.
10. Table 3 presents the detailed status of the submissions of the 74 Members currently
participating in the IDB.  Members' names in bold denote new participants over the last year, i.e. since
September 1999.  The detailed records show that:
- fourteen Members have supplied tariffs and imports for all years as required;
- forty-four Members have supplied both tariffs and imports for at least one year;
- eight Members have submitted only tariffs;
- eight Members have submitted only import data.G/MA/IDB/W/5/Rev.2
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C. IDB RELATED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ACTIVITES
11. The Integrated Data Base (IDB) technical assistance activities were launched in April 1998,
following the adoption by the Committee on Market Access of document "IDB Technical Assistance
Programme" (G/MA/IDB/W/3/Rev.1, dated 11 March 1998).  They can be grouped by activities inthe field and those that have taken place in Geneva.
Technical assistance in the field
12. During the first year, covering the period up until the Market Access Meeting of 11 June 1999,
13 technical assistance missions in relation to the IDB took place.  Details are as follows:
- Eight regional seminars on various topics , including the IDB (four in Africa, two in
Asia, one in Central America and one in the Caribbean), during which the IDB
presentation was attributed between half a day and a full day;
- one regional seminar exclusively on the IDB for 18 APEC economies;
- one national technical assistance mission to Venezuela;  and- three missions to follow the progress of the data entry software developed jointly with
the SIECA secretariat and the Inter-American Development Bank.
13. Between June 1999 and September 2000, a further 11 technical assistance missions in relation
to the IDB were undertaken, as follows:
- Two regional seminars on various topics (both of them in Africa) where the IDB was
attributed between half a day and a full day for its presentation;
- one regional seminar exclusively on the IDB for ten ASEAN countries;
- five national technical assistance missions (Argentina, Barbados , Guatemala, Mali
and Togo);  and
- three missions to present the data entry software, developed jointly with the SIECA
secretariat and the Inter-American Development Bank, to member countries of the
Free-Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA).  Two of these missions were undertaken in
conjunction with the national missions to Argentina and Guatemala.  The third
SIECA mission was to Peru.
14. The national and regional technical assistance missions have been highly productive in terms
of improving IDB participation and the coverage of the information.  For example:
- The seminar in Malaysia resulted in eight new submissions;
- seven of the ten countries participating in the seminar in Thailand have submitted
information.  The remaining three are acceding countries;  and
- all but one of the national technical assistance missions have resulted in submissions
to the IDB, either directly to the IDB officer on mission or soon after the mission,
including two African least developed Members. The exception was a Member who
had already submitted data, but where the need for assistance was principally focusedon technical expertise in order to improve the quality of the data.
15. Currently seven official requests for technical assistance are being processed.  Three of them
concern regional seminars.  The first one will be held in Namibia before end-2000.  Nine
English-speaking countries are targeted.  The two ot her regional seminars will be held in China for
APEC countries and in the Czech Republic for Central and Eastern European countries during 2001.
The remaining four follow requests from Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Qatar and Chad.  The mission to Qatar
is expected to be held early next year while the other three will be carried out as soon after asG/MA/IDB/W/5/Rev.2
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possible.  The request from Chad concerned the training of its Brussels based staff in order for them to
better instruct its capital regarding the IDB notification requirements.
Technical assistance in Geneva
16. The Statistics Division participates in WTO Trade Policy Courses for developing countries,
which take place three times a year. and in other occasional WTO Short Trade Policy Courses.
Participants in these courses are now also offered the possibility to attend hands-on IDB workshops as
a supplement to the general lectures.  The Statistics Division will also make a presentation at the 3rd
Short Trade Policy Course for LDC's between 16 October and 3 November 2000.
17. Over the last five months at the request of delegations, the Statistics Division has organized a
series of seminars and workshops for Geneva-based delegations in the three official languages. Three
general seminars were held in May and June 2000, followed in July by a seminar organized for
Turkish officials.
18. The first hands-on workshop was held in July 2000 and was followed by three other sessions
in August 2000.  Due to the large number of delegates that registered, another three hands-on
workshops were held in September 2000.
19. In addition, a workshop for the Indian delegation and one for Swiss Government officials
were held in September 2000.  A further workshop is planned for Swiss officials in October.Provisions have been made to offer non-resident missions the possibility of attending a workshop at
the end of October during 'Geneva Week';  a week that has been set aside in order to brief these
missions on all aspects of the WTO.
20. Further workshops or seminars for individual Member countries or country groups can be
arranged by the Secretariat in any of the official languages on request.G/MA/IDB/W/5/Rev.2
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Table 1
Integrated Data Base - Status of Respon ses of WTO Members as at 27 September 2000
Respondents (total 74) Non-respondents (total 48)
Argentina Norwa y Albania
Australia Pakista n Angola
Bahrai n Panama Anti gua and Barbuda
Barbados Para guay Bangladesh
Bolivia Per u Belize
Brazil Phili ppines Beni n
Brunei Darussala m Poland Botswana
Bulgaria Romania Burundi
Burkina Faso Sin gapore Cameroo n
Canada Slovak Re public Central African Re public
Chile Slovenia Chad
Colombia South Africa Con go
Costa Rica Sri Lanka Con go, Democratic Re public o f
Cuba SwitzerlandaCôte d'Ivoire
Cyprus Thailand D jibouti
Czech Re public To go Dominican Re public
Dominica Trinidad and Tobago Fiji
Ecuado r Tunisia Gabo n
Egypt Turke y Gambia
El Salvado r United States Georgia
Estonia Uru guay Ghana
Euro pean Unio n Venezuela Guinea
Grenada Zambia Guinea-Bissa u
Guatemala Gu yana
Honduras Haiti
Hong Kong, China Jorda n
Hungary Kuwai t
Iceland K yrgyz Republic
India Lesotho
Indonesia Malawi
Israel Mozambi que
Jamaica Niger
Japan Nigeria
KenyaP a pua New Guinea
Korea, Republic o f Qata r
Latvia Rwanda
Macau, China Sene gal
Madagasca r Sierra Leone
Mala ysia Solomon Islands
Maldives St. Kitts and Nevis
Mali St. Lucia
Malta St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Mauritania Suriname
Mauritius Swaziland
Mexico Tanzania, United Re public o f
Mon golia U ganda
Morocco United Arab Emirates
Myanma r Zimbabwe
Namibia
New Zealand
Nicara gua
(a)  Includes Liechtenstein
Note:  The information excludes unofficial submissions from four Members and submissions from two acceding c ountries.G/MA/IDB/W/5/Rev.2
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Table 2a
IDB submissions – number of Members
Tariffs
Tariffs for year
Submission date
by quarter1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
up to1998 - 1. 16 13 9
1998 - 2. 3 5 6
1998 - 3. 2 8 7
1998 - 4. 3 5 4
1999 - 1. 4 2 5 9
1999 - 2. 2 1 5 10
1999 - 3. 2 2 4 4
1999 - 4. 3 3 4 4
2000 - 1. 2 2 2 2 7
2000 – 2. 1 1 4 10
2000 – 3. 1 3 2 11 8
All submissions up to 27
September 200038 45 49 44 25
Imports
Imports for year
Submission date
by quarter1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
up to1998 - 1. 23 3
1998 - 2. 4 11
1998 - 3. 6 13
1998 - 4. 4 11
1999 - 1. 6 9 3
1999 – 2. 7 10 11
1999 – 3. 2 2 14
1999 – 4. 1 2 8
2000 – 1. 3 3 4 2
2000 – 2 2 13
2000 – 3. 3 15
All submissions up to 27
September 200056 64 45 30
Note: Quarters showing submissions according to  deadlines have been shaded in grey.G/MA/IDB/W/5/Rev.2
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Table 2b
IDB submissions – import-weighted
(in per cent)
Tariffs
Tariffs for year
Submission date
by quarter1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
up to1998 - 1. 73 70 33
1998 - 2. 24 2 6
1998 - 3. 45 1 4
1998 - 4. 111
1999 - 1. 115 57
1999 - 2. 0067
1999 - 3. 1129
1999 - 4. 0000
2000 - 1. 0002 33
2000 – 2. 001 3 7
2000 - 3. 0 2 0 11 13
All submissions up to 27
September 200082 85 88 89 83
Imports
Imports for year
Submission date
by quarter1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
up to1998 - 1. 77 0
1998 - 2. 3 12
1998 - 3. 4 48
1998 - 4. 22 6
1999 - 1. 11 6
1999 - 2. 35 29
1999 - 3. 00 22
1999 - 4. 004
2000 - 1. 00 2 3 5
2000 - 2. 1 42
2000 - 3. 3 16
All submissions up to 27
September 200091 93 88 63
Note: Quarters showing submissions according to  deadlines have been shaded in grey.
Figures may not add up to totals due to rounding.G/MA/IDB/W/5/Rev.2
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Table 3
Status of PC IDB submissions as of 27 September 2000
Current Tariffs Date of submission
Members Year Imports
Bound AppliedProduct
DescriptionsNational
CorrelationsOther
References Imports Tariffs
Argentina 1996 Yes No Yes Yes Yes No 01-99 03-99
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No No 02-99 02-99
1998 Yes No Yes Yes No No 01-99 09-98
1999 Yes No Yes Yes No No 07-00 07-00
2000 --- No Yes Yes No No 01-00 07-00
Australia 1996 Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 12-97 06-98
1997 Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 06-98 12-97
1998 Yes No Yes Yes Yes No 10-99 12-97
1999 Yes No Yes Yes Yes No 08-00 01-99
2000 --- No Yes Yes No No 01-00 06-00
Bahrain 1996 Yes No No No No No 09-99 01-00
1997 Yes No No No No No 09-99 01-00
1998 Yes No No No No No 09-99 01-00
1999 Yes No No No No No 03-00 01-00
Barbados 1996 Yes No No No No Yes 06-99 01-00
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 06-99 04-00
1998 Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 06-99 04-00
1999 Yes No Yes Yes Yes No 04-00 06-99
2000 --- No Yes Yes No No 01-00 06-00
Bolivia 1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes No No 01-99 08-00
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes No No 01-99 08-00
1998 No Yes Yes Yes No No 01-00 01-99
1999 --- Yes Yes Yes No No 01-00 08-00
Brazil 1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes No No 04-99 09-00
1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 11-99 04-99
1999 Yes No Yes Yes No No 09-00 09-00
2000 --- No Yes Yes No No 01-00 09-00
Brunei Darussalam 1996 No No Yes Yes No No 01-00 06-99
Bulgaria 1997 No No Yes Yes No No 01-00 10-98
1998 No No Yes Yes No No 01-00 10-98
1999 --- No Yes Yes No No 01-00 04-99
2000 --- No Yes Yes No Yes 01-00 05-00
Burkina Faso 1998 No No Yes No No No 01-00 07-00
Canada 1996 Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 12-97 03-98
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 09-98 12-97
1998 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 03-99 03-98
1999 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 03-00 03-99
2000 --- No Yes Yes Yes Yes 01-00 03-00G/MA/IDB/W/5/Rev.2
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Current Tariffs Date of submission
Members Year Imports
Bound AppliedProduct
DescriptionsNational
CorrelationsOther
References Imports Tariffs
Chile 1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 08-98 08-98
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 08-98 08-98
1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes No No 08-99 08-99
1999 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 07-00 08-99
2000 --- Yes Yes Yes No No 01-00 07-00
Colombia 1996 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 02-98 02-98
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 06-98 02-98
1998 Yes No Yes Yes No No 07-99 06-98
1999 Yes No Yes Yes No No 06-00 06-00
2000 --- No Yes Yes No No 01-00 06-00
Costa Rica 1996 Yes No No No No Yes 10-98 01-00
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 10-98 10-98
1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 10-99 10-98
1999 --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 01-00 04-99
2000 --- No Yes Yes No Yes 01-00 05-00
Cuba 1996 Yes No Yes No No No 06-99 03-99
1997 Yes No Yes No No No 06-99 10-99
1998 No No Yes No No No 01-00 10-99
Cyprus 1996 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 03-98 03-98
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 03-98 03-98
1998 No No Yes Yes No No 01-00 03-98
Czech Republic 1996 Yes No Yes No No Yes 12-97 12-98
1997 Yes No Yes No No Yes 12-98 12-98
1998 No No Yes No No Yes 01-00 03-98
Dominica 1996 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 04-99 02-00
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 04-99 02-00
1998 No No Yes Yes No No 01-00 04-99
Ecuador 1996 Yes No Yes No No No 07-99 07-99
1997 Yes No Yes No No Yes 11-98 07-99
1998 No No Yes No No No 01-00 07-99
1999 --- No Yes No No No 01-00 07-99
Egypt 1997 No Yes No Yes No No 01-00 0 02-98
1998 No No Yes Yes No No 01-00 12-98
El Salvador 1996 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 02-00 02-00
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 02-00 02-00
1998 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 02-00 02-00
Estonia 1996 Yes No Yes Yes Yes No 01-98 03-98
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 09-98 09-98
1998 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 09-99 03-98
1999 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 09-00 03-00
2000 --- Yes Yes Yes No No 01-00 03-00
European Union 1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 12-97 12-97
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 10-98 01-98
1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 05-99 06-98
1999 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 04-00 01-99
2000 --- Yes Yes Yes Yes No 01-00 01-00G/MA/IDB/W/5/Rev.2
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Current Tariffs Date of submission
Members Year Imports
Bound AppliedProduct
DescriptionsNational
CorrelationsOther
References Imports Tariffs
Grenada 1996 Yes No No No No No 02-99 01-00
1997 Yes No No No No No 02-99 01-00
Guatemala 1996 Yes No Yes Yes No No 09-98 12-98
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No No 09-98 09-98
1998 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 10-99 09-98
1999 --- No Yes Yes No No 01-00 10-99
Honduras 1996 Yes No No Yes No No 02-98 01-00
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes No No 02-98 05-98
Hong Kong, China 1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 12-97 12-97
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 09-98 12-97
1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 08-99 03-99
1999 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 06-00 03-99
2000 --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 01-00 03-00
Hungary 1996 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 05-97 06-98
1997 Yes No Yes No No No 06-98 10-97
1998 Yes No Yes No No No 06-99 06-98
1999 Yes No Yes No No No 05-00 06-99
2000 --- No Yes Yes No No 01-00 05-00
Iceland 1996 Yes No No No No No 08-98 01-00
1997 Yes No No No No No 08-98 01-00
1998 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 05-99 09-98
1999 Yes No Yes Yes No No 06-00 07-00
India 1996 Yes Yes Yes No No No 12-97 09-99
1997 No No Yes No No No 01-00 09-99
Indonesia 1996 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 03-98 03-98
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 07-98 07-98
1998 Yes No Yes Yes No No 06-99 06-99
1999 Yes No Yes Yes No No 09-00 09-00
Israel 1999 --- No Yes Yes No No 01-00 05-00
Jamaica 1999 --- No Yes Yes No No 01-00 04-99
Japan 1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No 03-98 03-98
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No 08-98 03-98
1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 09-99 08-98
1999 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 06-00 09-99
2000 --- No Yes Yes No No 01-00 06-00
Kenya 1996 Yes No No No No Yes 03-00 01-00
1997 Yes No No No No Yes 03-00 01-00
1998 Yes No No No No Yes 03-00 01-00
1999 Yes No Yes Yes No No 09-00 06-00
Korea, Rep. Of 1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 12-97 12-97
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 04-98 04-98
1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes No No 06-99 04-98
1999 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 07-00 06-99
2000 --- Yes Yes Yes No No 01-00 07-00G/MA/IDB/W/5/Rev.2
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Current Tariffs Date of submission
Members Year Imports
Bound AppliedProduct
DescriptionsNational
CorrelationsOther
References Imports Tariffs
Latvia 1997 Yes No No No No Yes 03-99 01-00
1998 Yes No Yes No No Yes 08-99 03-99
1999 Yes Yes Yes No No Yes 08-00 03-99
Macau, China 1996 Yes Yes Yes No No Yes 06-97 06-97
1997 Yes Yes Yes No No Yes 04-98 04-98
1998 Yes Yes Yes No No Yes 07-99 09-00
1999 --- Yes Yes No No Yes 01-00 09-00
2000 --- Yes Yes No No Yes 01-00 09-00
Madagascar 1996 Yes No Yes Yes No No 02-99 02-99
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No No 02-99 02-99
1998 Yes No Yes Yes No No 12-99 02-99
Malaysia 1996 Yes No No Yes No Yes 12-98 01-00
1997 Yes No No Yes No Yes 12-98 01-00
1999 --- Yes Yes Yes No No 01-00 08-00
2000 --- Yes Yes Yes No No 01-00 08-00
Maldives 1996 Yes No No Yes No Yes 02-99 01-00
1997 Yes No No Yes No Yes 02-99 01-00
Mali 1996 Yes No Yes Yes No No 12-99 12-99
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No No 12-99 12-99
1998 Yes No Yes Yes No No 12-99 12-99
1999 --- No Yes Yes No No 01-00 12-99
Malta 1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes No No 01-98 01-98
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes No No 08-98 01-98
1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes No No 07-99 03-98
1999 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 06-00 03-99
Mauritania 1997 Yes No No No No No 12-98 01-00
1998 Yes No No No No No 08-00 01-00
1999 Yes No No No No No 08-00 01-00
Mauritius 1996 Yes No Yes Yes No No 05-98 05-98
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No No 05-98 05-98
Mexico 1996 Yes No No No No Yes 04-99 01-00
1997 Yes No No No No Yes 04-99 01-00
1998 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 08-00 04-99
1999 Yes No Yes Yes No No 08-00 08-00
2000 --- No Yes Yes No No 01-00 08-00
Mongolia 1997 Yes No No No No No 02-99 01-00
Morocco 1996 Yes No No No No Yes 12-97 01-00
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No No 12-98 12-98
1998 Yes No No No No No 09-00 01-00
1999 Yes No No No No No 09-00 01-00
Myanmar 1996 No No Yes Yes No No 01-00 06-99
Namibia 1996 Yes No Yes Yes No No 06-99 11-99
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No No 06-99 06-99
1998 Yes No Yes Yes No No 06-99 06-99G/MA/IDB/W/5/Rev.2
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Current Tariffs Date of submission
Members Year Imports
Bound AppliedProduct
DescriptionsNational
CorrelationsOther
References Imports Tariffs
New Zealand 1996 Yes No No No No No 11-97 01-00
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No No 10-98 07-98
1998 Yes No Yes Yes No No 07-99 07-98
1999 --- No Yes Yes No No 01-00 08-99
Nicaragua 1996 Yes No Yes Yes No No 12-98 12-98
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No No 12-98 12-98
1998 No No Yes Yes No No 01-00 12-98
1999 --- No Yes Yes No No 01-00 07-00
Norway 1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes No No 01-98 01-98
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes No No 12-98 01-98
1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes No No 04-00 05-98
1999 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 08-00 03-99
2000 --- Yes Yes Yes Yes No 01-00 03-00
Pakistan 1997 Yes No No No No No 05-98 01-00
1998 Yes No No No No No 06-99 01-00
1999 Yes No No No No No 04-00 01-00
Panama 1996 Yes No No No No Yes 07-98 01-00
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 07-98 07-98
1998 No Yes No No No Yes 01-00 01-00
Paraguay 1996 No No Yes No No No 01-00 03-99
1997 Yes No No No No No 07-99 01-00
1998 Yes No Yes Yes No No 07-99 07-99
Peru 1996 Yes No No Yes No No 03-98 01-00
1997 Yes No No Yes No No 03-98 01-00
1998 Yes No Yes Yes No No 10-98 03-98
Philippines 1996 Yes No Yes Yes No No 06-98 04-96
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes No No 06-98 06-98
1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes No No 06-99 09-98
1999 Yes Yes Yes Yes No No 06-00 06-99
2000 --- Yes Yes Yes No No 01-00 02-00
Poland 1999 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 07-00 07-00
2000 --- Yes Yes Yes No No 01-00 07-00
Romania 1997 Yes No No No No Yes 05-99 01-00
1999 --- No Yes No No Yes 01-00 05-99
Singapore 1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 09-98 09-98
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 09-98 09-98
1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 09-99 09-98
1999 Yes No No Yes No Yes 04-00 01-00
Slovak Rep. 1998 No No Yes Yes No No 01-00 05-98
1999 --- No Yes Yes No No 01-00 03-99
2000 --- No Yes No No No 01-00 02-00
Slovenia 1997 Yes No No No No Yes 11-99 01-00
1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 11-99 11-99
1999 --- Yes Yes Yes No No 01-00 11-99
South Africa 1996 Yes No No No No No 06-98 01-00
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No No 06-98 07-00G/MA/IDB/W/5/Rev.2
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Current Tariffs Date of submission
Members Year Imports
Bound AppliedProduct
DescriptionsNational
CorrelationsOther
References Imports Tariffs
Sri Lanka 1996 Yes No No No No Yes 03-00 01-00
1997 Yes No No No No Yes 03-00 01-00
1998 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 03-00 03-00
Switzerland 1996 Yes No Yes Yes No No 06-97 02-98
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 06-98 03-98
1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 08-99 03-98
1999 Yes Yes Yes No No Yes 06-00 01-00
2000 --- Yes Yes No No Yes 01-00 05-00
Thailand 1996 Yes No No No No No 06-98 01-00
1997 Yes No No No No No 06-98 01-00
1998 Yes No No No No Yes 06-99 01-00
1999 --- Yes Yes Yes No Yes 01-00 06-99
Togo 1996 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 05-99 12-99
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 05-99 12-99
1998 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 12-99 12-99
1999 --- No Yes Yes No No 01-00 12-99
Trinidad & Tobago 1997 Yes No No No No No 06-99 01-00
Tunisia 1996 Yes No No No No No 05-99 01-00
1997 Yes No No No No No 05-99 01-00
1998 Yes No No No No No 05-99 01-00
1999 --- No Yes No No No 01-00 05-99
Turkey 1996 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 01-98 01-98
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 08-98 01-98
1998 Yes No Yes No No Yes 09-99 09-99
1999 Yes No Yes No No No 07-00 07-00
United States 1996 Yes No Yes No Yes Yes 12-97 12-97
1997 Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 09-98 12-97
1998 Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 03-00 03-98
1999 --- No Yes Yes No Yes 01-00 03-99
2000 --- No Yes Yes No No 01-00 04-00
Uruguay 1996 Yes No No No No No 03-99 01-00
1997 Yes No No No No No 03-99 01-00
1998 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 06-00 03-99
1999 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 06-00 06-00
2000 --- No Yes Yes No Yes 01-00 06-00
Venezuela 1996 Yes No No No No No 10-98 01-00
1997 Yes No No No No No 10-98 01-00
Zambia 1996 Yes No No No No No 07-98 01-00
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No No 03-99 07-98
Yes =  information received.
No =  information not received.--- =  not applicable.
In the column National Correlations, "No"  may also indicate that the information is not required.  Changes in the
status of submissions since September 1999 appear in bold.G/MA/IDB/W/5/Rev.2
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Status of PC IDB submissions as of 27 September 2000
Countries Requesting Accession
Current Tariffs Date of submission Countries requesting
accessionYear Imports
Bound AppliedProduct
DescriptionsNational
CorrelationsOther
ReferencesImports Tariffs
China 1996 Yes Yes No Yes No No 10-97 03-98
1997 Yes Yes No Yes No No 05-98 03-98
1998 Yes No No No No No 05-99 01-00
1999 Yes No No No No No 05-00 01-00
1996 Yes Yes No Yes No Yes 08-98 08-98
1997 Yes Yes No Yes No Yes 06-98 06-98
1998 Yes Yes No Yes No No 01-00 08-98
1999 Yes Yes No Yes No No 07-00 04-99Separate Customs
Territory of Taiwan,
Penghu, Kinmen
and Matsu
2000 --- Yes No Yes No No 01-00 05-00
Yes =  information received.
No =  information not received.--- =  not applicable.
In the column National Correlations, "No"  may also indicate that the information is not required.  Changes in the
status of submissions since September 1999 appear in bold.
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