WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/STR/9 
2 November 2012  
 
(12-6048) 
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 aspects of these notifications, that is, the extent to 
which the content of the submissions satisfies th e 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 headi ng indicates new and full notification. 
(b) "Upd. Notif." in the column heading indicates updating notification. 
(c) "X" denotes that a notification has been r eceived 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.13 for detailed information). 
(h) "§" indicates that the country in question is currently a member of the 
European Union. The shaded boxes indicat e that the corresponding notification was 
submitted by the European Union (formerly the EC). 
With respect to the number of Members, the Eur opean Union and its 27 member States (EU) provide 
one notification for each notification pe riod. However, the 10 member States
1 that joined the 
European Union on 1 May 2004 and the two member States2 that joined the European Union on 
1 January 2007 are considered sepa rately in order to provide info rmation 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.  
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OF THE GATT 1994 AND PARAGRAPH 1 OF  THE UNDERSTANDING ON THE  
INTERPRETATION OF ARTICLE XVII OF THE GATT 1994 
 
Status as of 22 October 2012 
 
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              
Antigua and Barbuda (ATG) A              
Argentina (ARG) A N  N N N N N N N N N N N N 
Armenia (ARM) * * * * * * * * A 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  
B a n g l a d e s h  ( B G D )  A               
Barbados (BRB) A 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               
B r a z i l  ( B R A )  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     
B u r k i n a  F a s o  ( B F A )  A               
Burundi (BDI) A      N        
Cambodia (KHM) * * * * * * * * * A     
Cameroon (CMR) 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        
Chile (CHL) A X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  
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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 
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         
Dominican Republic (DOM) A              
Ecuador (ECU) * AN 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           
Gabon (GAB) 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      
Guinea-Bissau (GNB) A              
Guyana (GUY) 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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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  
Indonesia (IDN) A X X  N   X X  X X X   
Israel (ISR) 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  
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     
M a l d i v e s  ( M D V )  A               
M a l i  ( M L I )  A               
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  
Mongolia (MNG) * * A N N N N        
Montenegro (MNE) * * * * * * * * * * * * * A  
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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 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   
Myanmar (MYN) 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              
P a r a g u a y  ( P R Y )  A    X            
Peru (PER) A X X X 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              
S a i n t  L u c i a  ( L C A )  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               
S i e r r a  L e o n e  ( S L E )  A               
Singapore (SGP) A N N N N N N   N N N N N   
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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 
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              
South Africa (ZAF) A X X X N N N N N       
S r i  L a n k a  ( L K A )  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   
The former Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedonia (MKD) * * * * * * * * A N     
Togo (TGO) 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 
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 38/113 42/117 57/118 52/120 50/1 25 61/128 52/129 47/131 49/123 43/124 45/126 39/126 27/130 
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