WORLD TRADE WT/BOP/N/25
3July1997
ORGANIZATION(97-2774)
Original: French Committee onBalance-of-Payments Restrictions
NOTIFICATION UNDER PARAGRAPH 9OFTHE UNDERSTANDING
ONTHE BALANCE-OF-PAYMENTS PROVISIONS OFTHE
GENERAL AGREEMENT ONTARIFFS AND TRADE 1994
Thefollowing communication, dated 25June1997, hasbeenreceived from thePermanent
Mission ofTunisia.
_______________
ThePermanent Mission ofTunisia inGeneva presents itscompliments totheSecretariat of
theWorld Trade Organization andhasthehonour tosubmit herewith thefour(4)listsofproducts
subject torestrictions forbalance-of-payments reasons.
These restrictions willbedismantled infourstages overaperiod ofthree(3)years, beginning
on1July1997 andending on1July2000, according tothefollowing timetable:
1stlist: 1July1997
2ndlist: 1July1998
3rdlist: 1July1999
4thlist: 1July2000WT/BOP/N/25
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FIRST LIST
Dismantling ofQuantitative Restrictions Applied toImports ofMotor Cars
Tariff
headingNGP tariff
item No.Description ofgoods
87.03 Motor carsandother motor vehicles principally designed forthe
transport ofpersons (other than those ofheading No.87.02), including
station wagons andracing cars:
#Other vehicles, withspark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston
engine:
##Of acylinder capacity exceeding 1,500 ccbutnotexceeding 3,000 cc:
8703239 *Other
870323951 **2,000 cc<cylinder capacity<2,200 cc;Fiscal horsepower =10hp
870323952 **2,200 cc<cylinder capacity<2,300 cc;Fiscal horsepower =10hp
870323953 **2,300 cc<cylinder capacity<2,400 cc;Fiscal horsepower =10hp
870323954 **2,400 cc<cylinder capacity<3,000 cc;Fiscal horsepower =10hp
870323955 **1,700 cc<cylinder capacity<2,000 cc;Fiscal horsepower =11hp
870323956 **2,000 cc<cylinder capacity<2,200 cc;Fiscal horsepower =11hp
870323957 **2,200 cc<cylinder capacity<2,300 cc;Fiscal horsepower =11hp
870323958 **2,300 cc<cylinder capacity<2,400 cc;Fiscal horsepower =11hp
870323959 **2,400 cc<cylinder capacity<3,000 cc;Fiscal horsepower =11hp
870323964 **1,700 cc<cylinder capacity<2,000 cc;Fiscal horsepower =12hp
870323965 **2,000 cc<cylinder capacity<2,200 cc;Fiscal horsepower =12hp
870323966 **2,200 cc<cylinder capacity<2,300 cc;Fiscal horsepower =12hp
870323967 **2,300 cc<cylinder capacity<2,400 cc;Fiscal horsepower =12hp
870323968 **2,400 cc<cylinder capacity<3,000 cc;Fiscal horsepower =12hp
870323969 **1,700 cc<cylinder capacity<2,200 cc;Fiscal horsepower =13hp
870323970 **2,200 cc<cylinder capacity<2,300 cc;Fiscal horsepower =13hp
870323971 **2,300 cc<cylinder capacity<2,400 cc;Fiscal horsepower =13hp
870323972 **2,400 cc<cylinder capacity<3,000 cc;Fiscal horsepower =13hp
870323973 **1,700 cc<cylinder capacity<2,000 cc;Fiscal horsepower =14hp
870323974 **2,000 cc<cylinder capacity<2,300 cc;Fiscal horsepower =14hp
870323975 **2,300 cc<cylinder capacity<2,400 cc;Fiscal horsepower =14hp
870323976 **2,400 cc<cylinder capacity<3,000 cc;Fiscal horsepower =14hp
##Of acylinder capacity exceeding 3,000 cc:
8703249 *Other
870324917 **Fiscal horsepower =17hp
#Other:
8703901 *Four-wheel drive vehicles
870390110 **4-door
870390120 **2-door
8703909 *Other
870390905 **Other thanwithcompression-ignition orspark-ignition internal combustion
piston engine; Fiscal horsepower =12hpWT/BOP/N/25
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SECOND LIST
Dismantling ofQuantitative Restrictions Applied toImports ofMotor Cars
Tariff
headingNGP tariff
item No.Description ofgoods
87.03 Motor carsandother motor vehicles principally designed forthe
transport ofpersons (other than those ofheading No.87.02), including
station wagons andracing cars:
#Other vehicles, withspark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston
engine:
##Of acylinder capacity notexceeding 1,000 cc:
8703211 *Four-wheel drive vehicles
870321110 **4-door
870321120 **2-door
##Of acylinder capacity exceeding 1,000 ccbutnotexceeding 1,500 cc:
8703221 *Four-wheel drive vehicles
870322110 **4-door
870322120 **2-door
##Of acylinder capacity exceeding 1,500 ccbutnotexceeding 3,000 cc:
8703231 *Four-wheel drive vehicles
870323110 **4-door
870323120 **2-door
8703239 *Other
870323950 **1,700 cc<cylinder capacity<2,000 cc;Fiscal horsepower =10hp
##Of acylinder capacity exceeding 3,000 cc:
8703241 *Four-wheel drive vehicles
870324110 **4-door
870324120 **2-door
#Other vehicles, withcompression-ignition internal combustion piston engine
(diesel orsemi-diesel):
##Of acylinder capacity exceeding 2,500 cc:
8703339 *Other
870333930 **2,500 cc<cylinder capacity<2,700 cc;Fiscal horsepower =10hp
870333931 **2,700 cc<cylinder capacity<2,800 cc;Fiscal horsepower =10hp
870333935 **2,500 cc<cylinder capacity<2,700 cc;Fiscal horsepower =11hp
870333936 **2,700 cc<cylinder capacity<2,800 cc;Fiscal horsepower =11hp
8870333937 **2,800 cc<cylinder capacity; Fiscal horsepower =11hp
870333940 **2,500 cc<cylinder capacity<2,700 cc;Fiscal horsepower =12hp
870333941 **2,700 cc<cylinder capacity<2,800 cc;Fiscal horsepower =12hp
870333942 **2,800 cc<cylinder capacity; Fiscal horsepower =12hpWT/BOP/N/25
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THIRD LIST
Dismantling ofQuantitative Restrictions Applied toImports ofMotor Cars
Tariff
headingNGP tariff
item No.Description ofgoods
87.03 Motor carsandother motor vehicles principally designed forthetransport
ofpersons (other than those ofheading No.87.02), including station
wagons andracing cars:
#Other vehicles, withspark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston
engine:
##Of acylinder capacity exceeding 1,000 ccbutnotexceeding 1,500 cc:
8703229 *Other
870322908 **1,300 cc<cylinder capacity<1,500 cc;Fiscal horsepower =8hp
870322909 **1,300 cc<cylinder capacity<1,500 cc;Fiscal horsepower =9hp
870322910 **1,300 cc<cylinder capacity<1,500 cc;Fiscal horsepower =10hp
##Of acylinder capacity exceeding 1,500 ccbutnotexceeding 3,000 cc:
8703239 *Other
870323935 **1,500 cc<cylinder capacity<1,700 cc;Fiscal horsepower =8hp
870323936 **1,700 cc<cylinder capacity<2,000 cc;Fiscal horsepower =8hp
870323937 **2,000 cc<cylinder capacity<2,200 cc;Fiscal horsepower =8hp
870323940 **1,500 cc<cylinder capacity<1,700 cc;Fiscal horsepower =9hp
870323941 **1,700 cc<cylinder capacity<2,000 cc;Fiscal horsepower =9hp
870323942 **2,000 cc<cylinder capacity<2,200 cc;Fiscal horsepower =9hp
870323943 **2,200 cc<cylinder capacity<2,300 cc;Fiscal horsepower =9hp
870323944 **2,300 cc<cylinder capacity<2,400 cc;Fiscal horsepower =9hp
870323949 **1,500 cc<cylinder capacity<1,700 cc;Fiscal horsepower =10hp
#Other vehicles, withcompression-ignition internal combustion piston engine
(diesel orsemi-diesel):
##Of acylinder capacity notexceeding 1,500 cc:
8703311 *Four-wheel drive vehicles
870331110 **4-door
870331120 **2-door
##Of acylinder capacity exceeding 1,500 ccbutnotexceeding 2,500 cc:
8703329 *Other
870332950 **2,300 cc<cylinder capacity<2,500 cc;Fiscal horsepower =11hp
870332954 **2,100 cc<cylinder capacity<2,300 cc;Fiscal horsepower =12hp
870332955 **2,300 cc<cylinder capacity<2,500 cc;Fiscal horsepower =12hpWT/BOP/N/25
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FOURTH LIST
Dismantling ofQuantitative Restrictions Applied toImports ofMotor Cars
Tariff
headingNGP tariff
item No.Description ofgoods
87.03 Motor carsandother motor vehicles principally designed forthetransport
ofpersons (other than those ofheading No.87.02), including station
wagons andracing cars:
#Other vehicles, withspark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston
engine:
##Of acylinder capacity notexceeding 1,000 cc:
8703213 *Equal toorlessthan4hpandwhose agedoes notexceed 3years
870321304 **New; age<3 years; age>3 years
8703219 *Other
870321905 **5hp
##Of acylinder capacity exceeding 1,000 ccbutnotexceeding 1,500 cc:
8703223 *Other, ofacylinder capacity ofmore than1,000 ccbutnotexceeding
1,200 cc,andwhose agedoes notexceed 3years
870322304 **4hp
870322305 **5hp
870322306 **6hp
8703224 *Other, ofacylinder capacity exceeding 1,200 ccbutnotexceeding 1,300 cc
870322405 **Fiscal horsepower =< 5hp
870322406 **Fiscal horsepower =5hp
870322407 **Fiscal horsepower >= 7hp
8703229 *Other
870322905 **1,300 cc<cylinder capacity<1,500 cc;Fiscal horsepower =5hp
870322906 **1,300 cc<cylinder capacity<1,500 cc;Fiscal horsepower =6hp
870322907 **1,300 cc<cylinder capacity<1,500 cc;Fiscal horsepower =7hp
##Of acylinder capacity exceeding 1,500 ccbutnotexceeding 3,000 cc:
8703239 *Other
870323920 **1,500 cc<cylinder capacity<1,700 cc;Fiscal horsepower =5hp
870323925 **1,500 cc<cylinder capacity<1,700 cc;Fiscal horsepower =6hp
870323926 **1,700 cc<cylinder capacity<2,000 cc;Fiscal horsepower =6hp
870323930 **1,500 cc<cylinder capacity<1,700 cc;Fiscal horsepower =7hp
870323931 **1,700 cc<cylinder capacity<2,000 cc;Fiscal horsepower =7hp
#Other vehicles, withcompression-ignition internal combustion piston engine
(diesel orsemi-diesel):
##Of acylinder capacity notexceeding 1,500 cc:
8703319 *Other
870331904 **Fiscal horsepower =< 4hp
870331905 **Fiscal horsepower =< 5hp
870331906 **Fiscal horsepower =< 6hp
##Of acylinder capacity exceeding 1,500 ccbutnotexceeding 2,500 cc:
8703321 *Four-wheel drive vehicles
870332110 **4-door
870332120 **2-doorWT/BOP/N/25
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Tariff
headingNGP tariff
item No.Description ofgoods
8703329 *Other
870332919 **1,500 cc<cylinder capacity<1,700 cc;Fiscal horsepower =4hp
870332920 **1,700 cc<cylinder capacity<1,900 cc;Fiscal horsepower =4hp
870332921 **1,500 cc<cylinder capacity<1,700 cc;Fiscal horsepower =5hp
870332922 **1,700 cc<cylinder capacity<1,900 cc;Fiscal horsepower =5hp
870332923 **1,900 cc<cylinder capacity<2,100 cc;Fiscal horsepower =5hp
870332925 **1,500 cc<cylinder capacity<1,700 cc;Fiscal horsepower =6hp
870332926 **1,700 cc<cylinder capacity<1,900 cc;Fiscal horsepower =6hp
870332927 **1,900 cc<cylinder capacity<2,100 cc;Fiscal horsepower =6hp
870332928 **2,100 cc<cylinder capacity<2,300 cc;Fiscal horsepower =6hp
870332929 **2,300 cc<cylinder capacity<2,500 cc;Fiscal horsepower =6hp
870332930 **1,500 cc<cylinder capacity<1,700 cc;Fiscal horsepower =7hp
870332931 **1,700 cc<cylinder capacity<1,900 cc;Fiscal horsepower =7hp
870332932 **1,900 cc<cylinder capacity<2,100 cc;Fiscal horsepower =7hp
870332933 **2,100 cc<cylinder capacity<2,300 cc;Fiscal horsepower =7hp
870332934 **2,300 cc<cylinder capacity<2,500 cc;Fiscal horsepower =7hp
870332935 **1,700 cc<cylinder capacity<1,900 cc;Fiscal horsepower =8hp
870332936 **1,900 cc<cylinder capacity<2,100 cc;Fiscal horsepower =8hp
870332937 **2,100 cc<cylinder capacity<2,300 cc;Fiscal horsepower =8hp
870332938 **2,300 cc<cylinder capacity<2,500 cc;Fiscal horsepower =8hp
870332940 **1,900 cc<cylinder capacity<2,100 cc;Fiscal horsepower =9hp
870332941 **2,100 cc<cylinder capacity<2,300 cc;Fiscal horsepower =9hp
870332942 **2,300 cc<cylinder capacity<2,500 cc;Fiscal horsepower =9hp
870332943 **1,900 cc<cylinder capacity<2,100 cc;Fiscal horsepower =10hp
870332944 **2,100 cc<cylinder capacity<2,300 cc;Fiscal horsepower =10hp
870332945 **2,300 cc<cylinder capacity<2,500 cc;Fiscal horsepower =10hp
870332949 **2,100 cc<cylinder capacity<2,300 cc;Fiscal horsepower =11hp
##Of acylinder capacity exceeding 2,500 cc:
8703331 *Four-wheel drive vehicles
870333110 **4-door
870333120 **2-door