G/STR/10  
 
14 October 2013  
(13-5568)  Page: 1/6  
Working Party on State Trading Enterprises    
 
 STATUS OF NOTIFICATIONS SUBMITTED BY WTO MEMBERS UNDER  
ARTICLE XVII:4(A) OF THE GATT 1994 AND PARAGRAPH 1  
OF THE UNDERSTANDING ON THE INTERPRETATION  
OF ARTICLE XVII OF THE GATT 1994  
 
1.  This listing does not address the qualitative aspe cts of these notifications, that is, the extent to 
which the content of the submissions satisfies the informational requirements of the notification 
obligations or affects the rights and obligations of Members. 
2.  The abbreviations and symbols used in the table are as follows: 
a. "N&F Notif." in the column heading indicates new and full notification. 
b. "Upd. Notif." in the column heading indicates updating notification. 
c. "X" denotes that a notification has been received by the WTO. Subsequent addenda or 
corrections to notifications are not counted as additional notifications. 
d. "N" indicates that a nil notification has been made. 
e. A blank indicates that no notification has been received by the WTO. 
f. "*" indicates that the country/customs territory was not yet a Member of the WTO. 
g. "A" indicates the year in which the WTO Agreement entered into force for that Member 
(see also document WT/INF/43/Rev.15 for detailed information). 
h. "§" indicates that the country in question is currently a member of the European Union. 
The shaded boxes indicate that the corresponding notification was submitted by the 
European Union (formerly the EC). 
i. The letters in parentheses next to the Member's name indicates the abbreviation used in 
the notification for that Member. 
3.  With respect to the number of Members, the European Union and its 28 member States (EU) 
provide one notification for each notification period. However, the 10 member States1 that joined 
the European Union on 1 May 2004, the two member States2 that joined the European Union on 
1 January 2007, and the one Member State that joined the European Union on 1 July 20133 are 
considered separately in order to provide informat ion on the period preceding the enlargements of 
the European Union. 
 
                                               
1 Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latv ia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, the Slovak Republic 
and Slovenia. 
2 Bulgaria and Romania. 
3 Croatia.  
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- 2 - NOTIFICATIONS SUBMITTED BY WTO MEMBERS UNDER ARTICLE XVII:4(A)  
OF THE GATT 1994 AND PARAGRAPH 1 OF THE UNDERSTANDING ON THE  
INTERPRETATION OF ARTICLE XVII OF THE GATT 1994 
STATUS AS OF 10 OCTOBER 2013 
 
Member N&F 
Notif. 
(1995) 
N/1 Upd. 
Notif. 
(1996) 
N/2 Upd. 
Notif. 
(1997) 
N/3 N&F 
Notif. 
(1998) 
N/4 Upd. 
Notif. 
(1999) 
N/5 Upd. 
Notif. 
(2000) 
N/6 N&F 
Notif. 
(2001) 
N/7 Upd. 
Notif. 
(2002) 
N/8 Upd. 
Notif. 
(2003) 
N/9 N&F 
Notif. 
(2004) 
N/10 N&F 
Notif. 
(2006) 
N/11 N&F 
Notif. 
(2008) 
N/12 N&F 
Notif. 
(2010) 
N/13 N&F 
Notif. 
(2012) 
N/14 
Albania (ALB) * * * * * A    N N N   
Angola (AGO) * A              
A n t i g u a  a n d  B a r b u d a  ( A T G )  A               
Argentina (ARG) A N  N N N N N N N N N N N N 
Armenia (ARM) * * * * * * * * A N N N N N 
Australia (AUS) A X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
Bahrain, Kingdom of (BHR) A   X X X N N N N N N N  
Bangladesh (BGD) A              
B a r b a d o s  ( B R B )  A  X           X  X   
B e l i z e  ( B L Z )  A               
Benin (BEN) * A              
Bolivia, Plurinational State of 
(BOL) A    N N N        
B o t s w a n a  ( B W A )  A  N               
Brazil (BRA) A X  X            
B r u n e i  D a r u s s a l a m  ( B R N )  A               
Bulgaria (BGR) § *N A     N N  N     
Burkina Faso (BFA) A              
B u r u n d i  ( B D I )  A       N         
Cambodia (KHM) * * * * * * * * * A     
C a m e r o o n  ( C M R )  A               
Canada (CAN) A X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
Cape Verde (CPV) * * * * * * * * * * * A   
Central African Republic (CAF) A              
Chad (TCD) * A  N N N N         
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- 3 - Member N&F 
Notif. 
(1995) 
N/1 Upd. 
Notif. 
(1996) 
N/2 Upd. 
Notif. 
(1997) 
N/3 N&F 
Notif. 
(1998) 
N/4 Upd. 
Notif. 
(1999) 
N/5 Upd. 
Notif. 
(2000) 
N/6 N&F 
Notif. 
(2001) 
N/7 Upd. 
Notif. 
(2002) 
N/8 Upd. 
Notif. 
(2003) 
N/9 N&F 
Notif. 
(2004) 
N/10 N&F 
Notif. 
(2006) 
N/11 N&F 
Notif. 
(2008) 
N/12 N&F 
Notif. 
(2010) 
N/13 N&F 
Notif. 
(2012) 
N/14 
Chile (CHL) A X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
China (CHN) * * * * * * A X X X      
Colombia (COL) A X X  X   X X X X X X X X 
Congo (COG) * * A             
Costa Rica (CRI) A X X X X X X X X       
Côte d'Ivoire (CIV) A X              
Croatia (HRV) § * * * * * A  N N N N N N N 
C u b a  ( C U B )  A               
Cyprus (CYP) § A X      N N N      
Czech Republic (CZE) § A X N N N N N N N N N     
Democratic Republic of the Congo 
(COD) * * A             
D j i b o u t i  ( D J I )  A               
Dominica (DMA) A   X X X         
D o m i n i c a n  R e p u b l i c  ( D O M )  A               
Ecuador (ECU) * AN N N N N N N N N N N N N 
Egypt (EGY) A   N         N  
El Salvador (SLV) A N N N N N N N N N N N N N N 
Estonia (EST) § * * * * A  N N N      
European Union  (EU) A X X X X X X X N N N N N X X 
Fiji (FJI) * A   X            
G a b o n  ( G A B )  A               
The Gambia (GMB) *N  A              
Georgia (GEO) * * * * * A N N N N N N N N 
Ghana (GHA) A      N   N     
Grenada (GRD) * A            X  
Guatemala (GTM) A N N N N N N N N N N N N N N 
Guinea (GIN) A N      N N N      
G u i n e a - B i s s a u  ( G N B )  A               
G u y a n a  ( G U Y )  A               
Haiti (HTI) *N A N N N N N         
Honduras (HND) A N N N N N N N N N N N N N N  
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- 4 - Member N&F 
Notif. 
(1995) 
N/1 Upd. 
Notif. 
(1996) 
N/2 Upd. 
Notif. 
(1997) 
N/3 N&F 
Notif. 
(1998) 
N/4 Upd. 
Notif. 
(1999) 
N/5 Upd. 
Notif. 
(2000) 
N/6 N&F 
Notif. 
(2001) 
N/7 Upd. 
Notif. 
(2002) 
N/8 Upd. 
Notif. 
(2003) 
N/9 N&F 
Notif. 
(2004) 
N/10 N&F 
Notif. 
(2006) 
N/11 N&F 
Notif. 
(2008) 
N/12 N&F 
Notif. 
(2010) 
N/13 N&F 
Notif. 
(2012) 
N/14 
Hong Kong, China (HKG) A N N N N N N N N N N N N N N 
Hungary (HUN) §  A N N N N N N N N N      
Iceland (ISL) A X   X X          
India (IND) A X      X X X X X X X X 
Indonesia (IDN) A X X  N   X X  X X X   
I s r a e l  ( I S R )  A  X               
Jamaica (JAM) A X  X    N     X   
Japan (JPN) A X X X X   X   X X X X X 
Jordan (JOR) * * * *X *X A X X X X      
K e n y a  ( K E N )  A           N     
Korea, Republic of (KOR) A X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
Kuwait, the State of (KWT) A N N N N  N N N N N N N N N N 
Kyrgyz Republic (KGZ) * * * A            
Latvia (LVA) § * * * *X A X N N N N N     
L e s o t h o  ( L S O )  A               
Liechtenstein (LIE) A X X X X X X X X X X  X X X 
Lithuania (LTU) § * * * * * * A X        
Macao, China (MAC) A N N N N N N N N N N N N N N 
M a d a g a s c a r  ( M D G )  A               
M a l a w i  ( M W I )  A               
Malaysia (MYS) A X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
M a l d i v e s  ( M D V )  A               
Mali (MLI) A N N N N N N N N N N N N N N 
Malta (MLT) § A X   X X X X X       
M a u r i t a n i a  ( M R T )  A               
Mauritius (MUS) A X X X     X       
Mexico (MEX) A N N N N N N         
Moldova, Republic of (MDA) * * * * * * A N N N N N N N N 
Mongolia (MNG) * * A N N N N        
Montenegro (MNE) * * * * * * * * * * * * * A 
M o r o c c o  ( M A R )  A  X               
M o z a m b i q u e  ( M O Z )  A            N    
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- 5 - Member N&F 
Notif. 
(1995) 
N/1 Upd. 
Notif. 
(1996) 
N/2 Upd. 
Notif. 
(1997) 
N/3 N&F 
Notif. 
(1998) 
N/4 Upd. 
Notif. 
(1999) 
N/5 Upd. 
Notif. 
(2000) 
N/6 N&F 
Notif. 
(2001) 
N/7 Upd. 
Notif. 
(2002) 
N/8 Upd. 
Notif. 
(2003) 
N/9 N&F 
Notif. 
(2004) 
N/10 N&F 
Notif. 
(2006) 
N/11 N&F 
Notif. 
(2008) 
N/12 N&F 
Notif. 
(2010) 
N/13 N&F 
Notif. 
(2012) 
N/14 
M y a n m a r  ( M Y N )  A               
Namibia (NAM) A X   X X X N N N N N N N  
Nepal (NPL) * * * * * * * * * A     
New Zealand (NZL) A X X X X X X X   X X X X X 
N i c a r a g u a  ( N I C )  A               
Niger (NER) * A              
Nigeria (NGA) A N N N N N N N N N N N N N N 
Norway (NOR) A X X X X X X X X X X X X X N 
Oman (OMN) * * * * * A X  X      
Pakistan (PAK) A N  N N N N N N N N N N N  
Panama (PAN) * * A N N N N N N N N N N N 
Papua New Guinea (PNG) * A              
Paraguay (PRY) A   X           
Peru (PER) A X X X N N N N N N N N N N N 
Philippines (PHL) A X X  X X X X        
Poland (POL) § A X   N N N N N N      
Qatar (QAT) *N A   N     N N N N  
Romania (ROU) § A N N N N N N N N N N N    
Russian Federation (RUS) * *  * * * * * * * * * * * A 
Rwanda (RWA) * A              
Saint Kitts and Nevis (KNA) * A              
Saint Lucia (LCA) A              
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 
(VCT) A   X X X         
Samoa (WSM) * * * * * * * * * * * * * A 
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of (SAU) * * * * * * * * * * N N N  
S e n e g a l  ( S E N )  A               
Sierra Leone (SLE) A              
Singapore (SGP) A N N N N N N N N N N N N N N 
Slovak Republic (SVK) § A X X X X X N N N N      
Slovenia (SVN) § A X X X X X N N N N      
Solomon Islands (SLB) * A               
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- 6 - Member N&F 
Notif. 
(1995) 
N/1 Upd. 
Notif. 
(1996) 
N/2 Upd. 
Notif. 
(1997) 
N/3 N&F 
Notif. 
(1998) 
N/4 Upd. 
Notif. 
(1999) 
N/5 Upd. 
Notif. 
(2000) 
N/6 N&F 
Notif. 
(2001) 
N/7 Upd. 
Notif. 
(2002) 
N/8 Upd. 
Notif. 
(2003) 
N/9 N&F 
Notif. 
(2004) 
N/10 N&F 
Notif. 
(2006) 
N/11 N&F 
Notif. 
(2008) 
N/12 N&F 
Notif. 
(2010) 
N/13 N&F 
Notif. 
(2012) 
N/14 
South Africa (ZAF) A X X X N N N N N N N N N N N 
Sri Lanka (LKA) A              
Suriname (SUR) A         N N N   
S w a z i l a n d  ( S W Z )  A               
Switzerland (CHE) A X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
Chinese Taipei (TPKM) * * * * * * * A X X X X X X X 
T a n z a n i a  ( T Z A )  A               
Thailand (THA) A X X X    X X X X X X X X 
The former Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedonia (MKD) * * * * * * * * A N     
T o g o  ( T G O )  A               
Tonga (TON) * * * * * * * * * * *    
Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) A   X      X X X X  
Tunisia (TUN) A X  X X X X X X X X     
Turkey (TUR) A X  X X X X X X   X X X X 
Uganda (UGA) A   N N N    N     
Ukraine (UKR) * * * * * * * * * * * A X X X 
United Arab Emirates (ARE) *N  A              
United States of America (USA) A X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
Uruguay (URY) A X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
Vanuatu (VUT) * * * * * * * * * * * * * A 
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 
(VEN) A X X X X X X X        
Viet Nam (VNM) * * * * * * * * * * *    
Zambia (ZMB) A N N N N N N N N N N N N N N 
Z i m b a b w e  ( Z W E )  A           N  N   
Number of Notifying 
Members/ Number of Members  60/97 39/113 43/117 58/118  54/120 52/125 64/128 55/ 129 50/131 51/123 49/124 51/126 45/126 38/130
 
 
  
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