G/MA/W/123/Rev. 11 
 
 
11 March  2024 
(24-2197) Page: 1/11 
Committee on Market Access    
 
 
FACTUAL REPORT ON THE STATUS OF RENEGOTIATIONS  
UNDER ARTICLE XXVIII OF THE GATT 1994  
REPORT BY THE SECRETARIAT1 
Revision  
1  INTRODUCTION  
1.1.  WTO Members are allowed to modify or withdraw concessions from their schedules through 
negotiation and agreement with other Members. Article XXVIII of the GATT 1994, entitled 
"Modification of Schedules", is the main provision dealing with the renegotiation of a tariff 
concession, which may be initiated under Article XXVIII itself or as a res ult of Article XXIV:6 
procedures.2 As of the date of this report, Members have initiated or concluded 57 renegotiations 
since the WTO Agreement entered into force, some of which have been ongoing for a  number of 
years.  
1.2.  The procedural steps and requirement s for undertaking Article XXVIII renegotiations are 
contained, inter alia , in the Interpretative Notes to Article XXVIII, the Guidelines on "Procedures for 
Negotiations under Article XXVIII"3, and the " Understanding on the Interpretation  of Article  XXVIII  
of the GATT  1994" . Once Article XXVIII procedures are concluded, and i n order to introduce the 
changes to the authentic text of the Schedule, the renegotiating Member must submit, within three 
months after the action has been completed, a draft with the results of the renegotiation under the 
1980 Procedures for Modification and Rectification of Schedule s (1980  Procedures ).4 
1.3.  At the informal session of the Committee on Market Access that took place on 17  March  2016, 
the Chairperson drew Members' attent ion to the status of such renegotiations. She noted that, 
although some information was being provided by the WTO Secretariat in the annual report entitled 
"Current Situation of Schedules"5, no information was provided on other relevant aspects. This made  
it difficult for Members to have a comprehensive overview of the status of these renegotiations and 
may have contributed to the lack of completion of some of these procedures.  
1.4.  With a view to enhancing transparency and Members' ability to monitor the statu s of 
Article  XXVIII renegotiations, it was agreed at the informal session of 17  March  2016 that the 
Secretariat would produce a draft report compiling the relevant information.6 Members were invited 
to provide inputs and comments.  At its formal meeting of 19 April 2016, the Committee took note 
of comments made on the draft and agreed that additional comments should be submitted to the 
Secretariat no later than 3  May 2016. This re vised version takes account of all comments received , 
as well as of subsequent  developments up to 11 March 2024 . 
 
1 This document has been prepared under the Secretariat's own responsibility and is without prejudice 
to the positions of Members or to their rights and obligations under the WTO . 
2 Article XXIV:6 of the GATT 1994 provides that in case a Member forming a customs union proposes to 
increase a rate of duty inconsistently with the provisions of Article II (e.g. to align the bound duty with the 
common external tariff of that customs union), "the procedure set forth in Article XXVIII shall apply".  
3 Guidelines adopted on 10  November  1980 (GATT BISD  27S/26) . 
4 Paragraph 1 of the Decision of 26 March 1980 (BISD 27S/25).  
5 G/MA/W/23/Rev  series.  
6 The draft report was circulated in document JOB/MA/122 . G/MA/W/123/Rev.1 1 
 
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  2  CURRENT STATUS OF RENEGOTIATIONS  
2.1.  The Annex seeks to provide a comprehensive overview of the status of renegotiations under 
Article XXVIII of th e GATT 1994 . It consists of a table with the following columns:  
Column 1 : Indicates the item number in the table.  
 
Column 2 : Lists the WTO Members which have requested to initiate  procedures under 
Article  XXVIII of the GATT 1994 since the WTO Agreement entered into force on 
1 January 1995 , as well as procedures that were initiated prior to that date, under 
the GATT 1947 , and concluded under the WTO .7 The table is sorted in alphabetical 
order, in accordance with document WT/INF/43/Rev. 22. 
 
Column 3 : Lists the specific paragraph of Article XXVIII that was invoked by the Member 
initiating the procedures (i.e. paragraphs 1 or 5 ) or requesting authorization to 
initiate (paragraph. 4), as well as those cases where Article XXIV:6 or other 
procedures have been invoked by the Member concerned.  
 
Column 4 : Provides an indication of the types of products covered by the request, as well as 
the approximate number of national tariff lines. As the calculation is based on the 
information provided in th e notifications, which is typically at the national tariff 
line level, the data is not standardized. This means that the figures are not 
comparable across notifications.  
 
Column 5 : Indicates the number of Members that have submitted a claim of interest in  the 
concessions subject to renegotiation and is based on  the Secretariat's records . 
Paragraph 4 of the Guidelines on "Procedures  for Negotiations under 
Article  XXVIII" provides that Members considering themselves to have "principal" 
or a "substantial supp lying" interest in a concession that is the subject of 
negotiation and consultation should communicate their claim in writing to the 
initiating Member and, at the same time,  inform the Secretariat. Although 
Members holding "initial negotiating rights" are not required to submit  a claim, in 
practice, they have occasionally done so . The column reflects the total number of 
communications in the Secretariat's record.  
 
Column 6 : Provides information on the conclusion of bilateral negotiations and consultations 
under  Article XXVIII , including the submission of joint letters and final report s to 
the Secretariat. The " Procedures  for Negotiations under Article  XXVIII" provide 
that the Member following the procedures should submit to the Secretariat: 
(i) a report and a joint letter upon completion of each bilateral negotiation and 
(ii) a final report upon completion of all its bilateral negotiations .  
 
Column 7 :  Provides information on the draft changes that have been submitted pursuant to 
the 1980 Procedures . Paragraph 1 provides inter alia  that changes in the 
authentic texts of Schedules resulting from action under Article  XXVIII shall be 
certified by means of Certifications. To initiate this final step of the procedures, a 
draft of such changes shall be communicated to the Director -General within three 
months after the action has been completed. The column provides information on 
the draft modifications submitted pursuant to these procedures8, as well as the 
relevant certification by the Director -General9, if any.  
 
Column 8 :  Indicates the latest status known to the WTO Secretariat.  
 
 
7 A number of renegotiations were initiated under the GATT 1947 which have an unclear status. 
See report by the Secretariat entitled "Situation of Schedules of WTO Members" for more information 
(G/MA/W/23/Rev . document series).  
8 These documents are c irculated under the  G/MA/TAR/RS  document series.  
9 These documents are c irculated under the  WT/Let/  document series.   
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- 3 - ANNEX  
No. Member 
initiating 
renegotiation 
procedures  Provision(s) invoked, 
document symbol, and 
year Products  
(No. of 
national tariff 
lines)  No. of 
claims of 
interest  
on 
record  Submission of joint 
letters and final 
reports  Modification of the Schedule  
(1980 Procedures ) Current status  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
1.  Armenia  Arts. XXIV:6 and 
XXVIII  
 
G/SECRET/37  (2014)  Various 
agricultural and 
non-agricultural 
products  
(7036 TLs)  7   Ongoing  
2.  Bangladesh  HS introduction  
 
GATT doc. SECRET/HS/29 
(1990)  n.a. 5 Joint letters  and final 
report in 
G/SECRET/HS/12  Results were part of a full new 
schedule in HS96 that was 
circulated in G/MA/TAR/RS/452  
and certified in WT/Let/1249  Concluded  and certified  
3.  Benin  Art. XXVIII:5  
 
G/SECRET/46  (2023)  Various  
agricultural and 
non-agricultural 
products  
(851 TLs)     Ongoing  
4.  Brazil  Art. XXVIII:5  
 
G/SECRET/7  (1996)  and 
G/SECRET/7/Add.1  Wheat  
(1 TL)  3   The request was withdrawn in 
G/SECRET/7/Add.2  
5.  Bulgaria  Art. XXVIII:5  
 
G/SECRET/13  (2001)  Active bakers' 
yeast  
(2 TLs)  1   Schedule was withdrawn in the 
context of GATT Article  XXIV:6 
procedures for the enlargement 
to EU -27. See item 23. 
6.  Burkina Faso  Art. XXVIII:5  
 
G/SECRET/47  (2023)  Various  
agricultural and 
non-agricultural 
products  
(763 TLs)     Ongoing  
7.  Cabo Verde  Art. XXVIII:5  
 
G/SECRET/48  (2023)  Various  
agricultural and 
non-agricultural 
products  
(507 TLs)     Ongoing   
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- 4 - No. Member 
initiating 
renegotiation 
procedures  Provision(s) invoked, 
document symbol, and 
year Products  
(No. of 
national tariff 
lines)  No. of 
claims of 
interest  
on 
record  Submission of joint 
letters and final 
reports  Modification of the Schedule  
(1980 Procedures ) Current status  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
8.  Canada  Art. XXVIII:5  
 
G/SECRET/10  (1998) and 
G/SECRET/10/Add.1  Various 
agricultural and 
non-agricultural 
products  
(418 TLs)  4 Final report in 
G/SECRET/10/Add.2  Results were circulated in 
G/MA/TAR/RS/97  and certified 
in WT/Let/487  Concluded  and certified  
9.  Canada  Art. XXVIII:5  
 
G/SECRET/29  (2007) and  
G/SECRET/29/Corr.1  Milk protein 
substances  
(1 TL)  5 Joint letters and final 
reports in 
G/SECRET/29/Add.1  Results were circulated in 
G/MA/TAR/RS/277  and certified 
in WT/Let/819  Concluded  and certified  
10.  Chile Art. XXVIII:5  
 
G/SECRET/12  (2000)  Sugar  
(4 TLs)  6 Joint letters and final 
reports in 
G/SECRET/12/Add.1  Results were circulated in 
G/MA/TAR/RS/82  and certified 
in WT/Let/415  Concluded  and certified  
11.  Côte D'Ivoire  Art. XXVIII:5  
 
G/SECRET/49  (2023)  Various  
agricultural and 
non-agricultural 
products  
(1130 TLs)     Ongoing  
12.  Croatia  Art. XXVIII:5  
 
G/SECRET/24  (2006)  Bovine meat  
(15 TLs)  2   Schedule was withdrawn in the 
context of GATT Article  XXIV:6 
procedures for the enlargement 
to EU -28. See item 24. 
13.  Dominican 
Republic  Requested a waiver  for 
the renegotiation and 
transposition of its pre -UR 
Schedule into the HS. See 
G/L/4  (1995)  n.a. n.a.   Following consultations, the 
request was withdrawn  
(See G/C/M/3 ) 
14.  El Salvador  Art. XXVIII:5  
 
G/SECRET/27  (2007)  Chicken meat  
(2 TLs) None Final report in 
G/SECRET/27/Add.1  Results were circulated in 
G/MA/TAR/RS/124/Rev.1  and 
certified in WT/Let/595  Concluded  and certified  
15.  El Salvador  Art. XXVIII:5  
 
G/SECRET/28  (2007)  Processed 
chicken meat  
(1 TL) 1 Final report in 
G/SECRET/28/Add.1  
and 
G/SECRET/28/Add.1/
Corr.1  Results were circulated in 
G/MA/TAR/RS/138  and certified 
in WT/Let/613  Concluded  and certified  
16.  European 
Union  Art. XXVIII:5  initiated 
during the GATT and 
concluded in the WTO  
 
SECRET/347 (1994)  Live cattle  
(3 TLs)  4 Joint letters in 
SECRET/347  Results were incorporated as 
part of G/L/65  and 
G/L/65/Rev.1  plus addenda. 
The EC -15 Schedule was 
certified in WT/Let/666  Renegotiation was continued as 
part of the EU enlargement to 
15. See item 21 below.  
Concluded  and certified   
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- 5 - No. Member 
initiating 
renegotiation 
procedures  Provision(s) invoked, 
document symbol, and 
year Products  
(No. of 
national tariff 
lines)  No. of 
claims of 
interest  
on 
record  Submission of joint 
letters and final 
reports  Modification of the Schedule  
(1980 Procedures ) Current status  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
17.  European 
Union  Art. XXVIII:5  
 
G/SECRET/11  (2000)  Garlic  (1 TL)  1 Joint letter in 
G/SECRET/11/Add.1  Results were circulated in 
G/MA/TAR/RS/80  and certified 
in WT/Let/668  Concluded  and certified  
18.  European 
Union  Art. XXVIII:5  
 
G/SECRET/15  (2002)  Cereals  
(6 TLs)  5 Two joint letters were 
circulated in 
G/SECRET/15/Add.1  Results were circulated in 
G/MA/TAR/RS/90  and certified 
in WT/Let/669  Concluded  and certified  
19.  European 
Union  Art. XXVIII:5  
 
G/SECRET/18  (2003)  Rice (2 TLs)  4 Final report and  joint 
letters were 
circulated in 
G/SECRET/18/Add.3  Results were included as part of 
G/MA/TAR/RS/3571 and 
certified in WT/Let/1220  Concluded  and certified  
20.  European 
Union  Art. XXVIII:5  
 
G/SECRET/22  (2004)  Bananas  
(1 TL)  10 G/SECRET/22/Add.12 Results were circulated in 
G/MA/TAR/RS/297  and certified 
in WT/Let/868  Concluded  and certified  
21.  European 
Union  Art. XXVIII:5  
 
G/SECRET/25  (2006)  Poultry meat  
(3 TLs) 4 Final report and joint 
letters were 
circulated in 
G/SECRET/25/Add.1  Results were included as part of 
G/MA/TAR/RS/3573 and 
certified in WT/Let/ 1220 Concluded  and certified  
22.  European 
Union  Art. XXVIII:5  
 
G/SECRET/30  (2007)  Butter  (3 TLs)  1 Final report and a 
joint letter were 
circulated in 
G/SECRET/30/Add.1  Results were included as part of 
G/MA/TAR/RS/357 ,4 and 
certified in WT/Let/ 1220 Concluded  and certified  
23.  European 
Union  Art. XXVIII:5  
 
G/SECRET/32  (2009)  Processed 
poultry meat   
(7 TLs)  4 Final report and joint 
letter s were 
circulated in 
G/SECRET/32/Add.1  Results  were included5 as part 
of G/MA/TAR/RS/506 . 
Reservations were raised.  Article XXVIII negotiations 
concluded.  Draft changes 
submitted under the 1980 
Procedures . Not yet certified.  
 
1 See documentation submitted with G/MA/TAR/RS/357 : page 2 of the "Technical Note" and the correlation table of agricultural products.  
2 G/SECRET/22/Add.1  relates to special procedures included in Annex to WT/MIN(01)/15 . See the "Geneva Agreement on Trade in Bananas " (WT/L/784 ). 
3 See documentation submitted with G/MA/TAR/RS/357 : page 2 of the "Technical Note" and the correlat ion table of agricultural products.  
4 See documentation submitted with G/MA/TAR/RS/357 : correlation table of tariff rate quotas for agricultural products.  
5 G/MA/TAR/RS/506  states the draft "incorporates the more recent EU commitments resulting from, amongst others:  … Article XXVIII:  agreement on processed poultry 
products and the corresponding ch ange of duties (see WTO doc. G/SECRET/32/Add.1 )".  
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- 6 - No. Member 
initiating 
renegotiation 
procedures  Provision(s) invoked, 
document symbol, and 
year Products  
(No. of 
national tariff 
lines)  No. of 
claims of 
interest  
on 
record  Submission of joint 
letters and final 
reports  Modification of the Schedule  
(1980 Procedures ) Current status  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
24.  European 
Union  Article XXVIII :5 
 
G/SECRET/42  and 
G/SECRET/42/Add.2  
(2018)  
G/SECRET/42/Add.3  
(2020)  All agricultur al 
and non-
agricultural  
TRQs 27   Ongoing6 
25.  European 
Union 
enlargement to 
15 Art. XXIV:6 initiated 
during the GATT and 
concluded in the WTO  
 
GATT doc. L/7614 (1994)  Schedule LXXX 
was withdrawn.7 15  The results of several bilateral 
negotiations were circulated in 
document G/L/65  and 
G/L/65/Rev.1  plus addenda. 
The new schedule was certified 
in WT/Let/666 . Concluded  and certified  
26.  European 
Union 
enlargement to 
25 Arts. XXIV:6 and 
XXVIII  
 
G/SECRET/20  (2004)  Schedule CXL 
was withdrawn8 16 Final report and joint 
letters were 
circulated in 
G/SECRET/20/Add.8  Results were included as part of 
G/MA/TAR/RS/357  and 
G/MA/TAR/RS/357/Ad d.1. 
Certified in WT/Let/ 1220. Concluded  and certified  
 
6 On 21 December 2020, the European Union informed Members that it was necessary to invoke Article XXVIII:3 of the GATT, and mo dify the TRQ concessions from 1  January 
2021, as a result of the end of the transition period of the Withdrawal Agreement and the fact that the European Union and the United Kingdom would operate separate import 
regimes from that date.  The European Union indicated further that it was nevertheless keen to continue negotiations and consultations under Article X XVIII:1, 2 and 5 with a v iew 
to finding agreement on the modification of its concessions. Also, if necessary, it would take action in the first semester o f 2021 to effectively extend the six -month timelines of 
Article XXVIII:3 so as to allow Members to finalize the ongoing negotia tions and consultations through agreement also after 1 July 2021.  See G/SECRET/42/Add.3 . In that regard, 
the European Union communicated the extension  until 30 June 2024 of the timelines provided under the above referenced provision  in document  G/L/1385 /Add. 5. 
7 GATT document L/7614  indicates inter alia  that "pending completion of the Article XXIV procedures and the creation of a new schedule valid for the Union of 15, the tariff 
commitments in the previous Schedule LXXX of t he Community of 12, together with the commitments resulting from the Uruguay Round, will be fully respected. " 
8 Document G/SECRET/20  indicates inter alia  that " Pending the completion of the Article XXIV and XXVIII GATT 1994 procedures and the creation of a new schedule valid for 
the European Communities of 25, the commitments in the European Communities Schedule CXL will be fully respected."   
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- 7 - No. Member 
initiating 
renegotiation 
procedures  Provision(s) invoked, 
document symbol, and 
year Products  
(No. of 
national tariff 
lines)  No. of 
claims of 
interest  
on 
record  Submission of joint 
letters and final 
reports  Modification of the Schedule  
(1980 Procedures ) Current status  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
27.  European 
Union 
enlargement to 
27 Arts. XXIV:6 and 
XXVIII  
 
G/SECRET/26  (2006)  Schedule was 
modified in 
order to cover 
two additional 
members of the 
European 
Union9 12 Final report and joint 
letters were 
circulated in 
G/SECRET/26/Add.1  Results were included10 as part 
of G/MA/TAR/RS/506 . 
Reservations were raised.  Article XXVIII negotiation 
concluded. Draft changes 
submitted under the 1980 
Procedures. Not yet certified.  
28.  European 
Union 
enlargement to 
28  Arts. XXIV:6 and 
XXVIII  
 
G/SECRET/35  (2013)  Schedule to be 
modified in 
order to cover 
one additional 
member of the 
European 
Union11  13 Joint letters  were 
circulated in 
G/SECRET/35/Add.1  
and 
G/SECRET/35/ Add.2 . 
The final report was 
circulated in 
G/SECRET/35/Add.2  Results were included12 as part 
of G/MA/TAR/RS/506  and 
G/MA/TAR/RS/506/Ad d.2. 
Reservations were raised.  Article XXVIII negotiation 
concluded. Draft changes  
submitted under the 1980 
Procedures. Not yet certified.  
29.  Gabon  Arts. XXIV:6 and 
XXVIII:4 request to enter 
into renegotiations was 
authorized by the Council 
for Trade in Goods on 
18 October 2013 (see 
G/C/M/116 , paragraph 
3.20)  
 
G/SECRET/36  and 
G/SECRET /36/Corr.1  
(2013)  Various non -
agricultural 
products  
(4785 TLs)  5 Final report and a 
joint letter were 
circulated in 
G/SECRET/36/Add.3  Results were circulated in 
G/MA/TAR/RS/446 . Following 
comments by one Member, 
modifications were circulated in 
G/MA/TAR/RS/446/Add.1 . 
Certified in WT/Let/1261 . Concluded and certified  
 
9 Document G/SECRET/26  indicates inter alia  that " the European Communities hereby notifies, within the framework of pro cedures  laid down in Articl e XXIV GATT  1994, and 
in particular paragraph 6 thereof, the modification of the Schedule of the European Communities in order to cover these new m embers of the European Union ." 
10 G/MA/TAR/RS/506  states the draft "incorporates the more recent EU commitments resulting from, amongst others:  … Article XXIV:6 agreements  resulting from the last 
two enlargements to EU -27 to include Romania and Bulgaria (see WTO doc. G/SECRET/20/Add.8 ) and subsequently to EU -28 to include Croatia (see WTO doc. 
G/SECRET/35/Add.1 )". 
11 Document G/SECRET/35  states, inter alia, that " The new member of the European Union will be subject to the Schedules of the European Union on 1  July 2013." 
12 See footnote 10.   
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- 8 - No. Member 
initiating 
renegotiation 
procedures  Provision(s) invoked, 
document symbol, and 
year Products  
(No. of 
national tariff 
lines)  No. of 
claims of 
interest  
on 
record  Submission of joint 
letters and final 
reports  Modification of the Schedule  
(1980 Procedures ) Current status  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
30.  Grenada  Art. XXVIII:4 request  to 
enter into ren egotiations 
was submitted . 
See G/C/M/59 . 
 
G/SECRET/14  (2002)  Chicken meat 
and beer  (8 
TLs) 1   The request was withdrawn 
and replaced by G/SECRET/16 . 
See item 2 7. 
31.  Grenada  Art. XXVIII:1  
 
G/SECRET/16  (2002). 
G/SECRET/16/Corr.1  and 
G/SECRET/16/Add.1  Chicken meat 
and beer  (9 
TLs) 1 A report was 
circulated in 
G/SECRET/16/Add.2  Results were circulated in 
G/MA/TAR/RS/91  and certified 
in WT/Let/445  Concluded and certified  
32.  Guinea  Art. XXVIII:5  
 
G/SECRET/50  (2023)  
 Various  
agricultural and 
non-agricultural 
products  
(705 TLs)     Ongoing  
33.  Haiti Arts. XXIV:6 and 
XXVIII:5  
 
G/SECRET/39  (2017)  Various 
agricultural and 
non-agricultural 
products  
(895 TLs)  5   Ongoing  
34.  Honduras  Art. XXVIII:5  
 
G/SECRET/21  (2004)  Chicken meat  
(3 TLs)  1 Final report and a 
joint letter were 
circulated in 
G/SECRET/21/Add.1  Results were circulated in 
G/MA/TAR/RS/104  and certified 
in WT/Let/540  Concluded and certified  
35.  Hungary  Art. XXVIII:5  
 
G/SECRET/3  (1995)  Paper and 
cardboard  
(2 TLs)  1   Schedule was withdrawn in the 
context of GATT Article  XXIV:6 
procedures for the enlargement 
to EU -25. See item 22. 
36.  India  Art. XXVIII:1  
 
G/SECRET/8  (1996)  Various 
agricultural 
products  
(19 TLs)  5 Final report and joint 
letters  were 
circulated in 
G/SECRET/8/Add.1  Results were circulated in 
G/MA/TAR/RS/66  and certified 
in WT/Let/440  Concluded and certified  
37.  Kyrgyz 
Republic  Arts. XXIV:6 and 
XXVIII:5  
 
G/SECRET/38  (2015)  Various 
agricultural and 
non-agricultural 
products  
(3300 TLs)  6   Ongoing   
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- 9 - No. Member 
initiating 
renegotiation 
procedures  Provision(s) invoked, 
document symbol, and 
year Products  
(No. of 
national tariff 
lines)  No. of 
claims of 
interest  
on 
record  Submission of joint 
letters and final 
reports  Modification of the Schedule  
(1980 Procedures ) Current status  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
38.  Mali Art. XXVIII:5  
 
G/SECRET/51  (2023)  Various  
agricultural and 
non-agricultural 
products  
(762 TLs)    Ongoing  
39.  Moldova, 
Republic of Art. XXVIII:5  
 
G/SECRET/31  (2007)  Sugar  
(12 TLs)  2 Final report and joint 
letters were 
circulated in 
G/SECRET/31/Add.1  Results were circulated in 
G/MA/TAR/RS/150  and certified 
in WT/Let/655  Concluded and certified  
40.  Netherlands 
(Netherlands 
Antilles)  Art. XXVIII:5 and 
MTN.TNC/4313 
 
G/SECRET/23  and 
G/SECRET /23/Corr.1  
(2005)  Various 
agricultural and 
non-agricultural 
products  
(2493 TLs)  1   Ongoing. Reservations were 
raised  
41.  Niger  Art. XXVIII:5  
 
G/SECRET/52  (2023)  Various  
agricultural and 
non-agricultural 
products  
(704 TLs)     Ongoing  
42.  Panama  Art. XXVIII:5  
 
G/SECRET/33  (2012)  Maize and 
processed 
tomatoes   
(6 TLs)  2 Final report was 
circulated in 
G/SECRET/33/Add.1  Results were circulated in 
G/MA/TAR/RS/304  and certified 
in WT/Let/891  Concluded and certified  
43.  Panama  Art. XXVIII:1  
 
G/SECRET/45  (2020) Liquid and 
evaporated milk  
(9 TLs)  4   Ongoing  
44.  Philippines  Art. XXVIII:5  
 
G/SECRET/9  (2000)  Sugar  
(2 TLs)  3 Final report was 
circulated in 
G/SECRET/9/Add.3  Results were circulated in 
G/MA/TAR/RS/93 . Reservations 
were raised.  Draft changes submitted under 
the 1980 Procedures. Not yet 
certified.  
 
13 At the end of the Uruguay Round, the Kingdom of Netherlands submitted schedules for the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba. Howev er, these Schedules were not presented 
in the required format and were in Dutch.   
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- 10 - No. Member 
initiating 
renegotiation 
procedures  Provision(s) invoked, 
document symbol, and 
year Products  
(No. of 
national tariff 
lines)  No. of 
claims of 
interest  
on 
record  Submission of joint 
letters and final 
reports  Modification of the Schedule  
(1980 Procedures ) Current status  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
45.  Senegal  Requested a waiver  in 
the GATT to renegotiate 
its Schedule  
 
SECRET/341 (1 993) and 
SECRET/341/Add.1. 
See also L/7352  Various 
agricultural and 
non-agricultural 
products  
(No. of TLs  
not available)  n.a. Joint letters were 
circulated in 
G/SECRET/6  and 
addenda 1 -3 Results were circulated in 
G/MA/TAR/RS/677  and certified 
in WT/Let/1583 .  Concluded and certified  
46.  Senegal  Art. XXVIII:5  
 
G/SECRET/53  (2023)  
 Various  
agricultural and 
non-agricultural 
products  
(137 TLs)     Ongoing  
47.  Sri Lanka  HS introduction  
 
GATT doc. SECRET/HS/26 
(1990)  
 
UR Schedule noted the 
procedures as pending  Various 
agricultural and 
non-agricultural 
products  
(44 TLs) 5 Final report and joint 
letters were 
circulated in 
G/SECRET/HS/11  Results were circulated in 
G/MA/TAR/RS/106  and c ertified 
in WT/Let/549 . Concluded and certified  
48.  Suriname  Art. XXVIII:1  
 
G/SECRET/17  (2002)  Various 
agricultural and 
non-agricultural 
products  
(431 TLs)  5   Request was withdrawn in 
G/SECRET/17/Add.2  
49.  Suriname  Arts. XXIV:6 and 
XXVIII:5  
 
G/SECRET/41  (2018)  Various 
agricultural and 
non-agricultural 
products  
(716 TLs)  5   Ongoing  
50.  Switzerland -
Liechtenstein  Art. XXVIII:5  
 
G/SECRET/4  (1995)  Apricots  
(1 TL)  1 Final report was 
circulated in 
G/SECRET/4/Add.1  
and 
G/SECRET/4/Add.2  Results were circulated in  
G/MA/TAR/RS/579  and 
G/MA/TAR/RS/579/Add.1 . 
Certified in WTT/Let/1456  Concluded and certified  
51.  Switzerland -
Liechtenstein  Art. XXVIII:5  
 
G/SECRET/5  (1995)  Wine 
(3 TLs)  2 Final report and joint 
letters were 
circulated in 
G/SECRET/5/Add.1  Results were circulated in 
G/MA/TAR/RS/483  and Corr.1. 
Certified in WT/Let/1333 . Concluded and certified   
  G/MA/W/123/Rev.1 1 
 
- 11 - No. Member 
initiating 
renegotiation 
procedures  Provision(s) invoked, 
document symbol, and 
year Products  
(No. of 
national tariff 
lines)  No. of 
claims of 
interest  
on 
record  Submission of joint 
letters and final 
reports  Modification of the Schedule  
(1980 Procedures ) Current status  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
52.  Switzerland -
Liechtenstein  Art. XXVIII:5  
 
G/SECRET/19  (2003)  Live horses, 
assess, mules 
and hinnies  
(2 TLs)  n.a.   Request was withdrawn in 
G/SECRET/19/Add.1  
53.  Switzerland -
Liechtenstein  Art. XXVIII:5  
 
G/SECRET/40  and 
G/SECRET /40/Corr.1  
(2018)  Seasoned meat, 
not further 
prepared   
(2 TLs)  2 Final report and joint 
letters were 
circulated in 
G/SECRET/40/Add.1  Results were circulated in  
G/MA/TAR/RS/594  and 
G/MA/TAR/RS/594/Add.1 . 
Certified in WT/Let/1569 . Concluded and certified  
54.  Trinidad and 
Tobago  Art. XXVIII: 4 request  to 
enter into renegotiations 
was submitted . 
See G/C/M/133 . 
 
G/SECRET/43  (2018)  Other Hydraulic 
cements   
(1 TLs)  n.a.   The request has not been 
approved (see 
G/C/M/133/Add.1 ) 
55.  Ukraine  Art. XXVIII:5  
 
G/SECRET/34  Various 
agricultural and 
non-agricultural 
products  
(371 TLs)  30   Request was withdrawn at the 
meeting of the General Council 
of 21 October 2014  
(see WT/GC/M/153 ) 
56.  United 
Kingdom  Art. XXVIII:5  
 
G/SECRET/44  (2018)  All agricultural 
and non -
agricultural 
TRQs 21   Ongoing14 
57.  United States  Art. XXVIII:5  
 
G/SECRET/2  (1995)  Tobacco 
products  
(9 TLs)  1 Final report and joint 
letters were 
circulated in 
G/SECRET/2/Add.1 .  Ad referendum  agreement was 
reached with a number of 
Members, but reservations are 
maintained by one Member.  
No additional information.  
Source :  WTO Secretariat based on notifications by WTO Members and bilateral communications in which the Secretariat has been copied.  
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14 On 31 December 2020, the United Kingdom issued a communication ( WT/GC/226 ), which informed Members that from 23.00 GMT on 31 December 2020, the United 
Kingdom would fully respect the concessions and commitments laid out in its Goods Schedule G/MA/TAR/RS/570  (and subsequent addenda), as a result of t he conclusion of the 
transition period under the Withdrawal Agreement agreed between the European Union and the United Kingdom.  The United Kingdom indicated further that nothing in its 
communication was intended to have the effect of impeding the course of  discussions under Article XXVIII or interfering with their successful conclusion, and that it recognised the 
practical mechanisms available to WTO Members to extend the timelines envisaged under Article XXVIII:3 in case it proved nece ssary.  In that regard , the United Kingdom 
communicated the extension, until 1 July 2024, of the timelines provided under the above referenced provision. See G/L/1386/Add.6 .