WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/MA/TAR/2/Rev.18
9 March 1999
(99-0934)
Committee on Market Access
SUBMISSION OF HS96 DOCUMENTATION
Note by the Secretariat
Revision
With reference to the Decision on the Introduction of HS changes into WTO Schedules of Tariff
Concessions on 1 January 1996 (WT/L/124 + Corr .1, WT/L/173, WT/L/216, WT/L/243, WT/L/268 and
WT/L/281) and according to the provisions of this Decision, Members have submitted to the Secretariat
the documentation described on the following pages.G/MA/TAR/2/Rev.18
Page 2
1. Consolidated Schedules in Loose-leaf Format including HS96 changes
Member Document Date Certification Electronic  Waiver status1
format
ARGENTINA G/SECRET/HS96/302 16.10.1996 Excel WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281
BRAZIL G/SECRET/HS96/362 + Corr.1-2 31.07.1997 Excel WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281
COLOMBIA G/SECRET/HS96/32+ Corr.1 19.12.1996 WT/Let/267 Excel WT/L/124+173+216+243
CUBA G/SECRET/HS96/21 + Rev.1 11.03.1996 WT/Let/192 + Lotus WT/L/124+173+216
Corr.1
EGYPT G/MA/TAR/RS/50/Rev.1*2 18.08.1998 Excel WT/ L/173+216+243+268+281
GUATEMALA G/SECRET/HS96/412 17.12.1998 Excel                                            WT/L/268+281
HONG KONG, CHINA G/SECRET/HS96/1 23.06.1995 WT/Let/76 Lotus -
HUNGARY G/SECRET/HS96/22+ Corr.1-2 04.04.1996 WT/Let/264 Word.6 WT/L/124+173+216+243+268ICELAND G/SECRET/HS96/38
2 + Corr.1 + 10.06.1996 Excel WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281
Add.1 29.01.1999 Excel
INDIA G/SECRET/HS96/82 + Corr.1 10.01.1996 Lotus WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281
INDONESIA G/SECRET/HS96/33 + Corr.1 16.10.19963 Lotus WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281
JAPAN G/SECRET/HS96/2 + Corr.1 26.07.1995 WT/Let/67 Lotus -KOREA G/SECRET/HS96/4
2 + Corr.1-2/Rev.1 20.11.1995 yes4 WT/L/173+216+243+268+281
+ Add.1
MACAU G/SECRET/HS96/35 19.12.1996 WT/Let/269 Excel -
MALTA G/SECRET/HS96/39+Rev.12 07.08.1998 Excel+Word WT/L/243+268+281
+ Rev.2 12.02.1999 Excel+Word
NORWAY G/SECRET/HS96/112 24.01.1996 Excel WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281
PAKISTAN G/SECRET/HS96/402 10.12.1998 Lotus WT/L/216+243+268+281
PHILIPPINES G/SECRET/HS96/16 + Corr.1-2 + Add.1 16.01.19963 Excel WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281
SLOVENIA G/SECRET/HS96/232 + Corr.1 30.04.1996 - WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281
SWITZERLAND G/SECRET/HS96/102 16.01.1996 Excel
/LIECHTENSTEIN WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281
THAILAND G/SECRET/HS96/172 + Rev.1 18.10.1996 Excel WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281
TUNISIA G/SECRET/HS96/252 12.09.1996 - WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281
VENEZUELA G/SECRET/HS96/122 +Rev. 1 07.11.1996 Excel WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281
* in addition to HS96 changes, the documentation contains also rectifications to the scheduleG/MA/TAR/2/Rev.18
Page 32. List of tariff items affected by HS96 changes
Member Document Date Certification Electronic Waiver status
format
AUSTRALIA G/SECRET/HS96/192 + Corr.1 21.02.1996 Excel WT/L/173+216+243+268+281
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM G/SECRET/HS96/142 + Rev.1 26.09.1997 Excel WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281
CANADA G/SECRET/HS96/72 10.01.1996 - WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281
COSTA RICA G/SECRET/HS96/372 31.07.1997 Excel WT/L/173+216+243+268+281
CZECH REPUBLIC G/SECRET/HS96/5 + Corr.1 10.01.19963 MS Word WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES G/SECRET/HS96/32 01.09.1995 Access WT/L/124+173+216+243+268
ISRAEL G/SECRET/HS96/262 + 08.10.1996 Excel WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281
Add.1 05.03.1999
MALAYSIA G/SECRET/HS96/312 + Rev.1 31.07.1997 Lotus WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281
NEW ZEALAND G/SECRET/HS96/202 + Corr.1 21.02.1996 Excel WT/L/281
PARAGUAY G/SECRET/HS96/292 23.10.1996 - WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281
POLAND G/SECRET/HS96/34 19.12.1996 WT/Let/268 WT/L/124+173+216+243
ROMANIA G/SECRET/HS96/24 27.08.1996 WT/Let/265 WP WT/L/216+243
SINGAPORE G/SECRET/HS96/13 + Add.1+Corr.1 12.01.1996 - WT/L/124+173+216
+ Rev.1 19.12.1997 WT/Let/263
SLOVAK REPUBLIC G/SECRET/HS96/6 + Corr.1 10.01.19963 - WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281
TURKEY G/SECRET/HS96/27+ Corr.1 08.10.1996 WT/Let/266 Excel WT/L/124+173+216+243+268
UNITED STATES G/SECRET/HS96/92 16.01.1996 ASCII5 WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281
URUGUAY G/SECRET/HS96/282 08.10.1996 Excel WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281
3. Preliminary information only
Member Document Date Certification Electronic Waiver status
 format
SOUTH AFRICA G/SECRET/HS96/152 22.01.1996 - WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281G/MA/TAR/2/Rev.18
Page 4
4. Members which have not submitted HS96 documentation
Member Waiver status
BOLIVIA WT/L/268+281
BULGARIA WT/L/243+268+281
EL SALVADOR WT/L/173+216+243+268+281
HONDURAS WT/L/173+216+243+268+281
MEXICO  (1996 tariff only) WT/L//124+173+216+243+268+281
MOROCCO WT/L/268+281
PANAMA WT/L/268+281
ZIMBABWE WT/L/124+173+216+243+268
                                                     
1 WT/L/124 refers to those Members covered under the waiver Decision of 13 December 1995; WT/L/173 refers to those Members cover ed under the Decision of 18 July 1996
(extension of time-limit); WT/L/216 refers to those Members covered under the Decision of 24 April 1997 (extension of time-limi t); WT/L/243 refers to those Members covered
under the Decision of 22 October 1997 (extension of time-limit); WT/L/268 refers to those Members covered under the Decision of  24 April 1998 (extension of time-limit); and
WT/L/281 refers to those Members covered under the Decision of 14 October 1998 (extension of time-limit).
2 Reservations received on the submission.
3 Certification in progress.
4 Submitted, but not able to read file.
5 Concordance tables only.
__________