G/LIC/N/1/TTO/3  
 
20 January 2014  
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Committee on Import Licensing  Original: English  
 
  AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES 
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 1.4(A) i AND/OR 8.2(B)iiO F THE AGREEMENT 
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO  
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 The following notification, dated 10 January 2013, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Trinidad and Tobago. 
 
1. Notification under Article 1.4(a) [X];  Article 8.2(b) [X] (If the notification is made 
under both Articles please mark both with an X)  
2. Source(s) where the Import Licensin g Procedure(s) has(ve) been published 
(Official Gazette, publication, website, etc.): 
 Trinidad and Tobago Gazette Vol. 52 No. 95, 24 July 2013: Legal Supplement Part B  
3. Date of publication:i  
24/07/2013 (Legal Notice No. 151 of 2013) 
Effective date of requirement:   
15/07/2013 (Legal Notice No. 151 of  2013)  
4. Copy(ies) of publication (in case of Art. 1.4(a)) iii  and/or legislation (in case of 
Art. 8.2(b))iv is(are) available for consultation by Members: 
[X] at the WTO Secretariat (Market Access Division)  (In this case please attach 
copies of the publication and/or legislation, if possible in electronic format:  Microsoft 
Word or compat ible software) 
and/or 
[] by request at the following addre ss and fax numbers, and/or e-mail and 
website:  
5. In the case that they are not in one of the three WTO official languages, 
(English, French or Spanish)  a SUMMARY of the publication (in case of Art. 
1.4(a)) and/or the legislatio n (in case of Art. 8.2(b)):iv 
N/A G/LIC/N/1/TTO/3 
 
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  6. Other pertinent data or information (i.e. title of the proposed or adopted 
law/regulation establishing th e Import Licensing Procedure):   
1) Legal Notice No. 69 – The Trade Ordinance (No. 19 of 1958) 
Negative List Notice to Importers No. 1 of 1999 dated April 29th, 1999 
2) Amendments to the above notice: 
Legal Notice No. 151 – The Trade Ordinance (No. 19 of 1958) 
Category No. 37 Ministry Code 37001; and 
Category No. 38 Ministry Code 38001 deleted and substituted with new items.  
 
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i "[...] Publication shall take place, whenever prac ticable, 21 days prior to the effective date of the 
requirement but in all events not later than such effective date.  Any exception, derogations or changes in or from the rules concerning licensing procedures or the list of products subject to impo rt licensing shall also be 
published in the same manner and with in the same time-periods as specified above."  See Article 1.4(a) of the 
Agreement. 
ii "Each Member shall inform the Committee of any changes in its laws and regulations relevant to this 
Agreement and in the administration  of such laws and regulations." 
iii "The rules and all information concerning procedures  for the submission of applications, including the 
eligibility of persons, firms and institutions to make such applications, the admini strative body(ies) to be 
approached, and the lists of products subject to the li censing requirement shall be published, in the sources 
notified to the Committee on Import Li censing [...] Copies of th ese publications shall also  be made available to 
the Secretariat."  See Art. 1.4(a) of the Agreement and document G/LIC/3 "Proce dures for Notification and 
Review under the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures". 
iv See document G/LIC/3 "Procedures for Notificati on and Review under th e Agreement on Import 
Licensing Procedures".