WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/MA/IDB/2/Rev.8
15 June 2000
(00-2398)
Committee on Market Access
STATUS OF SUBMISSIONS TO THE INTEGRATED DATA BASE (IDB )
Note by the Secretariat
Revision
Pursuant to the General Council Decision circulated on 16 July 1997 (WT/L/225), and at the
request of the Members of the Committee, the attached tables1 indicate the status of submissions to
the Integrated Data Base (IDB) received by the Secretariat.
                                                     
1 For an explanation of the columns' headings see "Modalities and Operation of the Integrated Data
Base" (G/MA/IDB/1/Rev.1).G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.8
Page 2Status of PC IDB submissions as of 9 June 2000
WTO Members (72 Members)
Members Year Imports Current Tariffs Product
Bound Applied DescriptionsNational
CorrelationsOther
ReferencesDate of
submissionComments
1996 Yes No Yes Yes Yes No 06.01.99/05.03.99
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No No 12.02.99/05.03.99 2nd submissionArgentina
1998 Yes No Yes Yes No No 07.10.98/06.01.99
1996 Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 16.06.98/19.06.98 2nd submission
1997 Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 25.03.98/16.06.98 2nd submission
1998 Yes No Yes Yes Yes No 25.03.98/15.10.99
1999 --- No Yes Yes Yes No 11.01.99Australia
2000 --- No Yes Yes No No 02.06.00
1996 Yes3No No No No Yes 02.09.99
1997 Yes1No No No No Yes 02.09.99
1998 Yes1No No No No Yes 02.09.99 /24.03.00 2nd submissionBahrain
1999 Yes1No No No No Yes 24.03.00
1996 Yes No No No No Yes 17.06.99
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 17.06.99/ 06.04.00
1998 Yes No Yes No Yes Yes 17.06.99/ 06.04.00Barbados
1999 Yes No Yes Yes Yes No 17.06.99/ 06.04.00
1996 Yes1No No No No No 20.01.99
1997 Yes1No No No No No 20.01.99Bolivia
1998 --- No Yes Yes No No 20.01.99
1997 Yes1Yes No No No No 08.07.99/30.11.99
1998 Yes1Yes Yes Yes No Yes 08.07.99/30.11.99Brazil
1999 --- Yes No No No No 08.07.99
Brunei Darussalam 1996 --- No Yes Yes No No 14.06.99
1997 No No Yes Yes No No 22.10.98
1998 --- No Yes Yes No No 23.10.98
1999 --- No Yes Yes No No 19.04.99Bulgaria
2000 --- No Yes Yes No Yes 04.05.00
                                                     
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Page 3Members Year Imports Current Tariffs Product
Bound Applied DescriptionsNational
CorrelationsOther
ReferencesDate of
submissionComments
1996 Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 10.12.97/04.03.98
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 10.12.97/25.09.98
1998 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 23.03.98/22.03.99
1999 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 22.03.99/ 23.03.00Canada
2000 --- No Yes Yes Yes Yes 23.03.00
1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 14.08.98
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 14.08.98/07.01.00 2nd submission
1998 Yes No Yes Yes No No 17.08.99/07.01.00 2nd submissionChile
1999 --- No Yes Yes No No 17.08.99
1996 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 04.02.98/ 10.03.00
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 04.02.98/ 10.03.00Colombia
1998 Yes No Yes Yes No No 10.07.99/ 10.03.00
1996 Yes1No No No No Yes 30.10.98
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 27.10.98/08.04.99
1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 04.05.99/08.10.99
1999 --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 04.05.99Costa Rica
2000 --- No Yes Yes No Yes 12.05.00
1996 Yes3No Yes No No No 09.03.99/30.06.99
1997 Yes3No Yes No No No 30.06.99/26.10.99Cuba
1998 No No Yes No No No 26.10.99
1996 Yes No Yes  Yes No Yes 31.03.98
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 31.03.98Cyprus
1998 --- No Yes Yes No No 31.03.98
1996 Yes No Yes No No Yes 17.06.98/17.12.98
1997 Yes No Yes No No Yes 17.12.98Czech Rep.
1998 --- No Yes No No Yes 31.03.98
1996 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 11.05.99/09.02.00 2nd submission
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 11.05.99/09.02.00 2nd submissionDominica
1998 --- No Yes Yes No No 29.04.99/09.02.00 2nd submission
1996 Yes No Yes No No No 02.07.99/03.07.99 Ecuador
1997 Yes No Yes No No Yes 04.11.98/03.07.99
                                                     
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Page 4Members Year Imports Current Tariffs Product
Bound Applied DescriptionsNational
CorrelationsOther
ReferencesDate of
submissionComments
1998 --- No Yes No No No 03.07.99 Ecuador (cont'd)
1999 --- No Yes No No No 03.07.99
1997 No Yes No Yes No No 06.04.98/26.05.98 Egypt
1998 --- No Yes Yes No No 22.12.98
1996 Yes1No Yes Yes No Yes 22.02.00
1997 Yes1No Yes Yes No Yes 22.02.00El Salvador
1998 Yes1No Yes Yes No Yes 22.02.00
1996 Yes ---2Yes Yes Yes No 28.01.98/30.09.98
1997 Yes ---2Yes Yes No Yes 30.09.98
1998 Yes ---2Yes Yes No Yes 29.05.98/20.09.99
1999 --- No Yes Yes No No 29.03.00Estonia
2000 --- Yes Yes Yes No No 29.03.00
1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 28.01.98 2nd submission
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 28.01.98/15.10.98 2nd submission
1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 03.03.99/17.05.99
1999 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 03.03.99/ 26.04.00European Union
2000 --- Yes Yes Yes Yes No 19.01.00
1996 Yes1No No No No No 03.02.99 Grenada
1997 Yes1No No No No No 03.02.99
1996 Yes No Yes Yes No No 17.09.98/05.12.98
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No No 17.09.98/05.12.98
1998 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 05.12.98/26.10.99Guatemala
1999 --- No Yes Yes No No 17.09.98/26.10.99
1996 Yes No No Yes No No 12.02.98/18.05.98 Honduras
1997 Yes1Yes Yes Yes No No 12.02.98/18.05.98
1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 23.12.97
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 23.12.97/30.09.98
1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 30.03.99/25.08.99
1999 --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 30.03.99Hong Kong, China
2000 --- Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 31.03.00
Hungary 1996 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 08.06.98
                                                     
1 Revised submission to come.
2 Was not a Member at that time.G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.8
Page 5Members Year Imports Current Tariffs Product
Bound Applied DescriptionsNational
CorrelationsOther
ReferencesDate of
submissionComments
1997 Yes No Yes No No No 08.06.98/10.06.98
1998 Yes No Yes No No No 08.06.98/22.06.99
1999 Yes No Yes No No No 22.06.99/ 19.05.00Hungary (cont'd)
2000 --- No Yes No No No 19.05.00
1996 Yes No No No No No 14.08.98
1997 Yes No No No No No 26.08.98Iceland
1998 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 22.09.98/21.05.99
96/97 Yes Yes Yes No No No 10.12.97/15.09.99 India
97/98 --- No Yes No No No 15.09.99
1996 Yes No Yes1 Yes No Yes 02.03.98
1997 Yes No Yes1Yes No Yes 02.07.98Indonesia
1998 Yes No Yes Yes No No114.06.99/20.10.99
Israel 1999 --- No Yes No No No 12.05.00
Jamaica 1999 --- No Yes Yes No No 21.04.99
1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No 24.03.98
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No 24.03.98/21.08.98
1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 21.08.98/15.09.99Japan
1999 --- Yes Yes Yes Yes No 15.09.99
1996 Yes No No No No Yes 28.03.00
1997 Yes No No No No Yes 28.03.00Kenya
1998 Yes No No No No Yes 28.03.00
1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 02.12.97
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 21.04.98
1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes No No 21.04.98/11.06.99Korea Rep.
1999 --- Yes Yes Yes No Yes 11.06.99
1997 Yes ---2No No No Yes 01.03.99
1998 Yes ---2Yes No No Yes 01.03.99/06.08.99Latvia
1999 --- Yes Yes No No Yes 01.03.99
1996 Yes No Yes No No No 11.06.97
1997 Yes No Yes No No No 22.04.98Macau, China
1998 Yes No No No No Yes 15.07.99
                                                     
1 Revised submission to come.
2 Was not a Member at that time.G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.8
Page 6Members Year Imports Current Tariffs Product
Bound Applied DescriptionsNational
CorrelationsOther
ReferencesDate of
submissionComments
1996 Yes1No Yes Yes No No 03.12.99/09.02.00 3rd submission
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No No 17.02.99/26.07.99Madagascar
1998 Yes No Yes Yes No No 03.12.99/09.02.00 3rd submission
1996 Yes No No Yes No Yes 03.12.98 Malaysia
1997 Yes No No Yes No Yes 03.12.98
1996 Yes No No Yes No Yes 18.02.99 Descr. from import file Maldives
1997 Yes No No Yes No Yes 18.02.99 Descr. from import file
1996 Yes No Yes Yes No No 22.12.99
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No No 22.12.99
1998 Yes No Yes Yes No No 22.12.99Mali
1999 --- No Yes Yes No No 22.12.99
1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes No No 23/30.01.98
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes No No 23.01.98
1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes No No 30.03.98/15.07.99Malta
1999 --- Yes Yes Yes No No 29.03.99
Mauritania 1997 Yes1No No No No No 03.12.98
1996 Yes1No Yes1Yes1No No 08.05.98 Mauritius
1997 Yes1No Yes1Yes1No No 08.05.98
1996 Yes No No No No Yes 30.04.99
1997 Yes No No No No Yes 30.04.99Mexico
1998 --- No Yes Yes No Yes 30.04.99
Mongolia 1997 Yes1No No No No No 09.02.99
1996 Yes No No No No Yes 03.12.97 Morocco
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No No 04.12.98/05.01.99
Myanmar 1996 No No Yes Yes No No 14.06.99
1996 Yes1No No Yes No No 25.06.99
1997 Yes No No Yes No No 25.06.99Namibia
1998 Yes No No Yes No No 25.06.99
1996 Yes No No No No No 20.11.97
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No No 10.07.98/21.10.98New Zealand
1998 Yes1No Yes Yes No No 10.07.98/26.07.99
                                                     
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Page 7Members Year Imports Current Tariffs Product
Bound Applied DescriptionsNational
CorrelationsOther
ReferencesDate of
submissionComments
New Zealand (cont'd) 1999 --- No Yes Yes No No 13.08.99
1996 Yes No Yes Yes No No 01.12.98
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No No 01.12.98Nicaragua
1998 --- No Yes Yes No No 01.12.98
1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes No No 23.01.98
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes No No 23.01.98/10.12.98
1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes No No 01.05.98/ 11.04.00
1999 --- Yes Yes Yes No No 16.03.99Norway
2000 --- Yes Yes Yes Yes No 07.03.00
1997 Yes3No No No No No 07.05.98
1998 Yes3No No No No No 18.05.99Pakistan
1999 Yes1No No No No No 05.04.00
1996 Yes ---2No No No Yes 20.07.98
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 20.07.98Panama
1998 --- Yes No No No Yes 20.07.98
1996 No No Yes No No No 03.03.99
1997 Yes No No No No No 26.07.99Paraguay
1998 Yes1No Yes Yes No No 26.07.99
1996 Yes No No Yes No No 02.03.98
1997 Yes No No Yes No No 02.03.98/25.05.98Peru
1998 Yes1No Yes Yes No No 25.05.98/12.04.99
1996 Yes No Yes Yes No No 02.06.98/08.07.98
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes No No 02.06.98/08.07.98
1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes No No 25.09.98/14.06.99
1999 Yes Yes Yes Yes No No 14.06.99/ 01.06.00Philippines
2000 --- Yes Yes Yes No No 24.02.00
1997 Yes No No No No Yes 26.05.99 Romania
1999 --- No Yes No No Yes 26.05.99
1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 18.09.98 Singapore
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 18.09.98
                                                     
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Page 8Members Year Imports Current Tariffs Product
Bound Applied DescriptionsNational
CorrelationsOther
ReferencesDate of
submissionComments
1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 18.09.98/30.09.99 Singapore (cont'd)
1999 Yes No No Yes No Yes 06.04.00
1998 --- No Yes Yes No No 25.05.98
1999 --- No Yes Yes No Yes 09.03.99Slovak Rep.
2000 --- No Yes No No No 29.02.00
1997 Yes1No No No No Yes 17.11.99
1998 Yes1Yes Yes Yes No Yes 17.11.99Slovenia
1999 --- Yes Yes Yes No No 17.11.99
1996 Yes No No No No No 05.06.98 South Africa
1997 Yes No No No No No 05.06.98
1996 Yes1No No No No Yes 31.03.00
1997 Yes No No No No Yes 31.03.00Sri Lanka
1998 Yes1No Yes1No No Yes 31.03.00
1996 Yes No Yes Yes No No 05.02.97/16.07.98
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 25.03.98/24.09.98
1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes 16.09.98/11.08.99
1999 --- Yes Yes No No Yes 14.01.00/ 18.04.00Switzerland
2000 --- Yes Yes No No Yes 04.04.00/23.05.00
1996 Yes No No No No No 12.06.98
1997 Yes No No No No No 12.06.98
1998 Yes No No No No Yes 14.06.99Thailand
1999 --- Yes Yes Yes No Yes 14.06.99
1996 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 04.05.99/22.12.99 2nd submission
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 04.05.99/22.12.99 2nd submission
1998 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 22.12.99Togo
1999 --- No Yes Yes No No 22.12.99
Trinidad and Tobago 1997 Yes1No No No No No 23.06.99
1996 Yes No No No No No 19.05.99
1997 Yes No No No No No 19.05.99Tunisia
1998 Yes1No No No No No 19.05.99
Turkey 1996 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 25.05.98/26.08.98 3rd submission
                                                     
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Page 9Members Year Imports Current Tariffs Product
Bound Applied DescriptionsNational
CorrelationsOther
ReferencesDate of
submissionComments
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 25.05.98/26.08.98 3rd submission Turkey (cont'd)
1998 Yes No Yes No No Yes 16.09.99/11.01.00 2nd submission
1996 Yes No Yes No Yes Yes 02.12.97
1997 Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 02.12.97/29.09.98
1998 Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 30.03.98/ 30.03.00
1999 --- No Yes Yes No Yes 15.03.99United States
2000 --- No Yes Yes No No 06.04.00
1996 Yes No No No No Yes 03.03.99
1997 Yes1No No No No Yes 03.03.99/26.07.99
1998 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 11.06.99/ 09.06.00
1999 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes 09.06.00Uruguay
2000 --- No Yes Yes No No 09.06.00
1996 Yes1No No No No No 16.10.98/29.03.99 2nd submission Venezuela
1997 Yes1No No No No No 16.10.98/29.03.99 2nd submission
1996 Yes No No No No No 30.07.98/16.03.99 2nd submission Zambia
1997 Yes No Yes Yes No No 15.09.98/16.03.99 2nd submission
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 since the last versi on of the document "Status of Submissions
to the Integrated Data Base (IDB)" (G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.7) appear in bold.
                                                     
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Countries Requesting Accession
Year Imports Current Tariffs Product National Other Date of Comments Countries requesting
accession Bound Applied Descriptions Correlations References submission
1996 Yes --- Yes Yes No No 24.03.98
1997 Yes --- Yes Yes No No 24.03.98/18.05.98
1998 Yes --- No No No No 21.05.99China
1999 Yes --- No No No No 22.05.00
1996 Yes --- Yes Yes No Yes 04.08.98
1997 Yes --- Yes Yes No Yes 19.06.98/15.02.99
1998 Yes --- Yes Yes No No 06.10.99/12.01.00 2nd submission
1999 --- --- Yes Yes No No 13.04.99Separate Customs
Territory of Taiwan,
Penghu, Kinmen
and Matsu
2000 --- --- Yes Yes No No 17.05.00
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 since the last versi on of the document "Status of Submissions
to the Integrated Data Base (IDB)" (G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.7) appear in bold.
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