WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/MA/TAR/2/Rev.23
28 September 2000
(00-3935)
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 + Co rr.1, WT/L/173, WT/L/216, WT/L/243, WT/L/268,
WT/L/281, WT/L/303, WT/L/338 and WT/L/351) and acco rding to the provisions of this Decision,
Members have submitted to the Secretariat the documentation described on the following pages.G/MA/TAR/2/Rev.23
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1. Schedules in Loose-leaf Format including HS96 changes
Member Document Date Certification Electronic  Waiver status1
format
ARGENTINA G/SECRET/HS96/302 + Corr.1 16.10.1996 Excel WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281+ 303+338+351
BOLIVIA G/SECRET/HS96/42 29.09.19994 WT/L/268+281+ 303+338+351
BRAZIL G/SECRET/HS96/362 + Corr.1-2 31.07.1997 Excel WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281+ 303+338+351
BULGARIA G/SECRET/HS96/46 (to be issued) WT/L/243+268+281+ 303+338+351
COLOMBIA G/SECRET/HS96/32+ Corr.1 19.12.1996 WT/Let/267 Excel WT/L/124+173+216+243CUBA 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+ 303+338+351
EL SALVADOR G/SECRET/HS96/442 01.05.2000 Excel WT/L/173+216+243+268+281+ 303+338+351
GUATEMALA G/SECRET/HS96/412 17.12.1998 Excel                     WT/L/268+281+351
HONDURAS G/SECRET/HS96/432 + Corr.1+Corr.2 20.03.2000 Excel WT/L/173+216+243+268+281+ 303+338+351
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+ 303+338+351
Add.1 29.01.1999 Excel
INDIA G/SECRET/HS96/8 + Corr.1 10.01.1996 WT/Let/340 Lotus WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281+ 303+338
INDONESIA G/SECRET/HS96/33 + Corr.1 16.10.1996 WT/Let/318 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 + Corr.1-2/Rev.1 20.11.1995 WT/Let/339 yes3WT/L/173+216+243+268+281
+ Add.1 + 2
MACAU, CHINA G/SECRET/HS96/35 19.12.1996 WT/Let/269 Excel -
MALTA G/SECRET/HS96/39+Rev.1 07.08.1998 WT/Let/315 Excel+Word WT/L/243+268+281+ 303
+ Rev.2 12.02.1999 Excel+Word
NORWAY G/SECRET/HS96/112 24.01.1996 Excel WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281+ 303+338+351
PAKISTAN G/SECRET/HS96/402 10.12.1998 Lotus WT/L/216+243+268+281+ 303+338+351
PHILIPPINES G/SECRET/HS96/16 + Corr.1-2 + Add.1 16.01.19964 Excel WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281
SLOVENIA G/SECRET/HS96/23 + Corr.1-2 30.04.1996 WT/Let/352 - WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281+ 303+338
SWITZERLAND G/SECRET/HS96/102 16.01.1996 Excel
/LIECHTENSTEIN WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281+ 303+338+351
THAILAND G/SECRET/HS96/172 + Rev.1 18.10.1996 Excel WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281+ 303+338+351
TUNISIA G/SECRET/HS96/25 12.09.1996 WT/Let/338 - WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281+ 303+338G/MA/TAR/2/Rev.23
Page 3BOLIVARIAN REP. G/SECRET/HS96/122 +Rev. 1 07.11.1996 Excel WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281+ 303+338+351
OF VENEZUELA
* in addition to HS96 changes, the documentation contains also rectifications to the schedule
2. List of tariff items affected by HS96 changes
Member Document Date Certification Electronic Waiver status
format
AUSTRALIA G/SECRET/HS96/19 + Corr.1+ Add.1 21.02.19964 Excel WT/L/173+216+243+268+281+ 303+338
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM G/SECRET/HS96/142 + Rev.1 26.09.1997 Excel WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281+ 303+338+351
CANADA G/SECRET/HS96/7 + Add.1 10.01.1996 WT/Let/329 - WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281
COSTA RICA G/SECRET/HS96/37 31.07.19974 Excel WT/L/173+216+243+268+281+ 303+338+351
+ Add.1 +  Add.1/Corr.1 25.02.2000 Excel
CZECH REPUBLIC G/SECRET/HS96/5 + Corr.1 10.01.19964 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+ 303+338+351
Add.1+Add.1/Corr.1 05.03.1999
MALAYSIA G/SECRET/HS96/312 + Rev.1 31.07.1997 Lotus WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281+ 303+338+351
MEXICO G/SECRET/HS96/45 11.07.2000 - WT/L//124+173+216+243+268+281+ 303+338+351
NEW ZEALAND G/SECRET/HS96/202 + Corr.1 21.02.1996 Excel WT/L/281+ 303+338+351
PARAGUAY G/SECRET/HS96/292 23.10.1996 - WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281+ 303+338+351
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+243SINGAPORE 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 10.01.1996
4 - 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 ASCII5WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281+ 303
URUGUAY G/SECRET/HS96/282 08.10.1996 Excel WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281+ 303+338+351
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+281+ 303G/MA/TAR/2/Rev.23
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4. Members which have submitted to the Secretariat documentation for verification
ZIMBABWE WT/L/124+173+216+243+268
5. Members which have not submitted HS96 documentation
Member Waiver status
MALDIVES WT/L/303+338+351
MOROCCO WT/L/268+281+ 303+338+351
PANAMA WT/L/268+281+ 303+338+351
                                                     
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-limit); 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 tim e-limit); WT/L/303 refers to those
Members covered under the Decision of 15 June 1999, granted with retroactive effect to 30 April 1999 (extension of time-limit);  WT/L/338, refers to those Members
covered under the Decision of 4 November 1999 (extension of time-limit); and WT/L/351 refers to those Members covered under the  Decision of 3 May 2000 (extension
of time-limit).
2 Reservations received on the submission.
3 Submitted, but not able to read file.
4 Documentation being pr epared for certification.
5 Concordance tables only.
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