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Working Party on the Accession of Kazakhstan   
 
  ACCESSION OF KAZAKHSTAN  
DRAFT SCHEDULE OF CONCESSIONS AND COMMITMENTS ON GOODS 
Revision 
This document: WT/ACC/SPEC/KAZ/10/Rev.5, co ntains the Fifth Revision of the Draft 
Schedule of Concessions and Commitments on Goods on the Accession of Kazakhstan.  It was prepared by the WTO Secretariat.   
The preparation of the Draft Schedule of Concessions and Commitments on Goods on the 
Accession of Kazakhstan has been cumulative.  This Fifth Revision (WT/ACC/SPEC/KAZ/10/Rev.5) builds on WT/ACC/SPEC/KAZ/10/Rev.4 of 26 August 2014.  It also takes full account of subsequent negotiated outcomes to date.  WT/ACC/SPEC/KAZ/10/Rev.5 reflects the 
"understanding" at the Fourth Technical Verification Meeting on 24 September 2014 with the 
Acceding Government of Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation and the 29 Signatory Members,
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negotiated and signed Bilateral Market Acce ss Agreements on Goods, deposited with the 
Director-General, at the close of bilateral market access agreements on the Accession of 
Kazakhstan in 2012.  This Fifth Revision also takes account of the results of dedicated tariff negotiations and associated technical exchanges by the Acceding Government of Kazakhstan with 
Signatory Members and the Russian Federation, conveyed to the Secretariat, since 
24 September 2014 to date.  The most recent were the consultations on TRQs, Tariffs and related matters convened by the Acceding Government of  Kazakhstan with all Signatory Members and the 
Russian Federation, with the Secretariat in atte ndance and participating, on 5 March 2015.   
 In this documentation, the attached files (in English only) contain the information, as follows:  
1) KAZ10R5-02.mdb: The revised Draft Schedule of  Concessions and Commitments on Goods of 
Kazakhstan in HS 2007 (Schedule CLXXII) comprising: 
 
i. Schedule headnotes; 
ii. Tariffs for agricultural and non-agricultural products resulting from the application of the 
understanding contained in the Chairman's Proposal on Ordinary Customs Duties 
(detailed in paragraphs 305 to 314 of the Draft Report of the Working Party on the 
Accession of Kazakhstan to be circulated  in document: WT/ACC/SPEC/KAZ/9/Rev.14);  
iii. Tariff Rate Quotas;  
iv. Domestic Support: Total AMS Commitments and Export Subsidies; 
v. Export Duties;  
vi. Attachment B on Trade in Information Technology Products (ITA); and,  
vii. Tariff Implementation Matrix.    
2) KAZ10R5-03.xls: The revised table comparing the Draft Schedule of Concessions and 
Commitments on Goods of Kazakhstan in HS 2007 (Schedule CLXXII) with the Schedule of 
Concessions and Commitments on Goods of the Russian Federation (Schedule CLXV) in HS 
2007 and tariff duty rates resulting from the app lication of the understanding contained in the 
C h a i r m a n ' s  P r o p o s a l  o n  O r d i n a r y  C u s t o m s  D u t i e s .   A l s o  i n c l u d e d  i n  t h i s  f i l e  a r e  t h e  A d  
                                               
1 Argentina; Australia; Brazil; Canada; China; Cuba; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; Egypt; El Salvador; 
European Union; Georgia; Guatemala;  Honduras; India; Israel; Japan; Korea, Republic of; Kyrgyz Republic; 
Malaysia; Mexico; Norway; Oman; Pakistan; Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of; Switzerland; Chinese Taipei; Turkey; and United States.   WT/ACC/SPEC/KAZ/10/Rev.5 
 
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  Valorem Equivalents (AVEs), for both Initial Bound Rates and Final Bound Rates, necessary to 
enable the application of the understanding cont ained in the Chairman's Proposal on Ordinary 
Customs Duties.   
 
 Technical comments and questions, and/or requests for clarification or factual corrections, if 
any, should be addressed to the following: Mr. Eric Ng Shing (Eric.NgShing@wto.org), Ms. Maika Oshikawa (Maika.Oshikawa@wto.org); and, Mr. Mustapha Sekkate (Mustapha.Sekkate@wto.org), 
no later than Friday, 27 March 2015.   
 The Technical Verification process of the Draft Schedule of Concessions and Commitments on 
Goods on the Accession of Kazakhstan was initiated in April 2012.  In accordance with WTO Accession practice, the Fifth Technical Veri fication Meeting (TVM) will be convened on 
Tuesday, 31 March 2015, at 10:00 am.  The continuing objective of the process would be for 
29 Signatory Members, the Acceding Government of Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation to 
undertake a technical review of the Fifth Revision of the Draft Schedule of Concessions and 
Commitments on Goods on the Accession of Kazakhstan, with a view to finalization as soon as 
possible.  A Convening Notice will be issued by  the Director of the Accessions Division, who will 
chair this meeting.   
 
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