G/STR/12  
 
13 October 2015  
(15-5355)  Page: 1/7  
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 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 Members. 
With respect to the number of Members, the Eu ropean 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 1 October 2015 
 
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 N&F 
Notif. 
(2014) 
N/15 
Albania (ALB) * * * * * A    N N N 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 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 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             
Brunei Darussalam 
(BRN) A                
Bulgaria (BGR) § *N A     N N  N      
Burkina Faso (BFA) A N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N 
B u r u n d i  ( B D I )  A       N          
Cabo Verde (CPV) * * * * * * * * * * * 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 X  
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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 N&F 
Notif. 
(2014) 
N/15 
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 X 
China (CHN) * * * * * * A X X X X X X X X X 
Colombia (COL) A X 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 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 N X 
Egypt (EGY) A   N         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 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 N 
Ghana (GHA) A      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 N&F 
Notif. 
(2014) 
N/15 
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         N 
Honduras (HND) A N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N 
Hong Kong, China 
(HKG) A N 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 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 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 X 
Kuwait, the State of 
(KWT) A N N N N  N N N N N N N N N N N 
Kyrgyz Republic (KGZ) * * * A N N N N N N N N N N N 
Lao People's 
Democratic Republic 
(LAO) * * * *  * * * * * * * * * *A N 
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 X 
Lithuania (LTU) § * * * * * * A X         
Macao, China (MAC) A N N N N N N N N N N N N N N 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 N&F 
Notif. 
(2014) 
N/15 
M a d a g a s c a r  ( M D G )  A                
Malawi (MWI) A N N N N N N N N N N N N N N 
Malaysia (MYS) A X 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 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      X X 
Mexico (MEX) A N N N N N N          
Moldova, Republic of 
(MDA) * * * * * * A N N N N N N N N N 
Mongolia (MNG) * * A N N N N         
Montenegro (MNE) * * * * * * * * * * * * * A N 
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    
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 X 
Nicaragua (NIC) A N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N 
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 N 
Oman (OMN) * * * * * A X  X X X X X 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 N  
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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 N&F 
Notif. 
(2014) 
N/15 
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 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   
Senegal (SEN) A N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N 
Seychelles, Republic of 
(SYC) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 
Sierra Leone (SLE) A               
Singapore (SGP) A N 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               
South Africa (ZAF) A X X X N N N N N N N N N N N N 
Sri Lanka (LKA) A               
S u r i n a m e  ( S U R )  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 X  
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- 7 - 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 N&F 
Notif. 
(2014) 
N/15 
Chinese Taipei (TPKM) * * * * * * * A X X X X X X X X 
Tajikistan (TJK) * * * * * * * * * * * * * *A  
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 N N
 N N  
Togo (TGO) A N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N 
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 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 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) * * * * * * * * * * *     
Yemen (YEM) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * A 
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  65/97 45/113 48/117 64/118  60/120 58/125 70/128 61/ 129 57/131 61/123 59/124 61/126
 59/126  52/130  44/133 
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