G/L/223/Rev.21  
 
25 March 2014  
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Council for Trade in Goods    
 
UPDATING OF THE LISTING OF NOTIFICATION OBLIGATIONS AND THE 
COMPLIANCE THEREWITH AS SE T OUT IN ANNEX III OF THE 
REPORT OF THE WORKING GROUP ON NOTIFICATION 
OBLIGATIONS AND PROCEDURES 
Revision 
At its meeting on 15 October 1996, the Council for Trade in Goods (CTG) considered the report of 
the Working Group on Notification Obligations and Procedures (G/L/112) and decided, inter alia, 
that the listing of notification obligations and the compliance therewith, contained in its Annex III, should be maintained on an on-going basis and circulated to all Members. 
Accordingly, Annex III of document G/ L/112 has been repeatedly updated.
1 The present document 
updates the information, including the explanatory no tes, and the listing of notifications to include 
all notifications of a regular or periodic nature up to 31 December 2013. However, in the case of the notifications made under the Agreement on Agriculture, the information reflected in the 
annexes has been extracted from the document "Compliance with Notification Obligations", 
considered at the January 2014 meeting of the Committee on Agriculture (G/AG/GEN/86/Rev.16, with a cut-off date of 15 January 2014). 
It should be noted that this listing does not addr ess the qualitative aspects of these notifications, 
that is, the extent to which the content of the submissions satisfies the informational requirements of the various obligations or affects the rights and obligations of Members. 
The present revision also incorporates the technical changes to the document which were 
circulated to Members for comment on 27 April 2004. As noted by the Chairman
2, the suggested 
changes were purely of a technical nature, intend ed to take account of developments that had 
occurred since the notifications document was first circulated. This understanding was formalized 
at the meeting of the CTG on 5 July 2004. 
                                               
1 Previous updates have been circulated in G/L/112/Add.1, G/L/112/Add.2; G/L/223 and  
G/L/223/Corr.1; G/L/223/Rev.1, G/L/223/Rev.2, G/L/223/Rev.3, G/L/223/Rev.4, G/L/223/Rev.5, G/L/223/Rev.6, G/L/223/Rev.7,  G/L/223/Rev.8, G/L/223/Rev.8/Corr.1, G/L/223/Rev.9, G/L/223/Rev.9/Corr.1, G/L/223/Rev.10, G/L/223/Rev.10/Corr.1, G/L/223/Rev.11, G/L/223/Rev.12, G/L/223/Rev.12.Corr.1, G/L/223/Rev.13, G/L/223/Rev.14, G/L/223/Rev.14/Corr.1, G/L/223/Rev.15, G/L/223/Rev.16, G/L/223/Rev.16/Corr.1 G/L/223/Rev.17, G/L/223/Rev.18, G/L/223/Rev.18/Corr.1, 
G/L/223/Rev.19, G/L/223/Rev.19/Corr.1, G/L/223/Rev.19/Corr.2, and G/L/223/Rev.20. 
2 In the cover note to the amended document, date d 27 April 2004, and in his statement to Members in 
the CTG meeting of 27 April 2004 under Other Business (G/C/M/73). G/L/223/Rev.21 
 
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  1  EXPLANATORY NOTES 
1.1.  This table sets out notification obligations of a regular/periodic nature (i.e. semi-annual, 
annual, biennial or triennial) and notifications required on a "one-time only" basis. It does not include ad hoc notifications, that is, those which must be provided only if a certain action is taken. 
It also does not include those regular/periodic or "one-time" notification obligations listed in 
document G/NOP/W/2/Rev.1, relating to Marks of Origin, Regional Arrangements, Balance of Payments and the Integrated Database. 
1.2.  The symbols used, in general, are as follows.  There may be additional specifications provided 
in the notes pertaining to the specific agreements: 
a. "X" denotes that a notification has been received in the WTO. Subsequent addenda or 
corrections to notifications are not counted as additional notifications. 
b. A blank indicates that this is a requirement ap plicable to the Member concerned, but that 
no notification has been received up to the cut-off date. 
c. "NA" indicates that the requirement is not applicable at all or that it was not applicable 
for this Member during the period covered by the Note. 
d. "0" indicates that no notification was received from the Member and that this is a 
requirement which is: 
i. applicable only to those Members maintaining the type of measure or taking the 
action in question, but for which it was not possible to determine whether the Member maintained that type of measure or took the action in question; 
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ii. permitting certain Members to take advantage of special treatment. 
1.3.  The abbreviations for the Agreements and Un derstandings shown in the column headings and 
their full titles are as follows: 
Column Heading Agreement/Understanding Title 
Agriculture Agreement on Agriculture 
Anti-Dumping Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the GATT 1994 
Subsidies and Countervailing 
Measures Agreement on Subsidies an d Countervailing Measures 
Safeguards Agreement on Safeguards 
State Trading Understanding on the Interp retation of Article XVII of the GATT 1994 
Customs Valuation Agreement on Implementa tion of Article VII of the GATT 1994 
Import Licensing Agre ement on Import Licensing Procedures 
Rules of Origin Agreement on Rules of Origin 
PSI Agreement on Preshipment Inspection 
Quantitative Restrictions 
(QRs) Decision on Notification Procedures for Quantitative Restrictions (G/L/59/Rev.1) 
SPS Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures 
TRIMs Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures 
TBT Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade 
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  1.4.  With respect to Members, the European Union3 and its 28 Member States (EU) provide 
one notification for each of the respective requirements. However, the 10 Member States4 that 
joined the EU on 1 May 2004 and the two Member  States that joined the EU on 1 January 20075 
are considered separately in certain tables in order to provide information on the period preceding 
the EU enlargement. 
1.5.  More detailed information on notifications relevant to specific CTG subsidiary bodies can be 
found as follows: 
Committee on Agriculture:  Annual Report (G/L/1044) 
Committee on Anti-Dumping Prac tices: Annual Report (G/L/1053) 
Committee on Customs Valuatio n: Annual Report (G/L/1012) 
Committee on Import Licensin g: Annual Report (G/L/1011) 
Committee on Market Access : Annual Report (G/L/1049) 
Committee on Rules of Origin: Annual Report (G/L/1016) 
Committee on Safeguards: Annual Report (G/L/1054) 
Committee on Sanitary an d Phytosanitary Measures: 
 Annual Report (G/L/1039/Rev.1) 
G/SPS/7/Rev.3 http://spsims.wto.org 
Committee on Su bsidies and Countervailing Measur es: Annual Report (G/L/1052 and 
G/L/1052/Corr.1) 
Committee on Tech nical Barriers to Trade: Annual Report (G/L/1017) 
Committee on TRIMs: A nnual Report (G/L/1045) 
Working Party on State Trading Ente rprises: Annual Report (G/L/1046) 
 
1.6.  The following notes apply to specific agreements: 
2  AGREEMENT ON AGRICULTURE 
2.1.  The Members' compliance to the notification requirements are shown in seven annexes 
referring to the distinct notification requirements (Annexes 1 to 7). The information reflected in 
these annexes has been extracted from the docume nt "Compliance with Notification Obligations", 
considered at the January 2014 meeting of the Committee on Agriculture (G/AG/GEN/86/Rev.16, with a cut-off date of 15 January 2014). The annexes show only those Members to whom the notification requirement applies. 
2.2.  There are a total of twelve distinct notifi cation requirements applicable in the domain of 
agriculture. These notifications, referred to as tables because of their format, cover the following five areas: (i) Market access (Tables MA:1 to MA:5 ), (ii) Domestic support (Tables DS:1 to DS:2), 
(iii) Export subsidies (Tables ES:1 to ES:3), (iv) Export prohibitions or restrictions (Table ER:1), 
and (v) Follow-up to the Marrakesh NFIDC Decision (Table NF:1). The applicability of a notification requirement to a Member is largely dependent on the specific commitments it has assumed under 
the Agreement on Agriculture. Indeed, there are relatively few annual notification requirements 
that apply to all WTO Members (i.e. Tables DS:1 and ES:1). In most cases, only a limited number 
of notification requirements will apply for a particular Member. 
2.3.  The notifying Members and the notification frequency vary depending on the specific 
notification requirement and are indicated below in respect of 
'regular' or 'annual' notifications6: 
a. "Comprehensive one-off" Table MA:1 notifica tions (Administration of tariff and other 
quota commitments; Article 18.2 – 30 days) were required to have been submitted by all Members with tariff and other quota commitments, either in advance of, or within 
                                               
3 On 1 December 2009, the Treaty of Lisbon amendi ng the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty 
establishing the European  Community (done at Lisb on, 13 December 2007) en tered into force. On 
29 November 2009, the WTO received a Verbal Note (WT/L/779) from the Council of the European Union and the Commission of the European Communities stating that, by virtue of the Treaty of Lisbon, as of 
1 December 2009, the European Union replaces  and succeeds the European Community. 
4 Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, H ungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovak Republic, Slovenia. 
5 Bulgaria and Romania. 
6 For additional details refer to document G/AG/2. G/L/223/Rev.21 
 
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  30 days of, the first opening of the quotas concerned; any subsequent changes to the 
administration of quotas within 30 days. The "one-off" MA:1 notification requirement is shown in the "Tariff and Other Quota Commitments" Annex (Annex 1). Where the comprehensive Table MA:1 notifications have been revised or supplemented, this is 
indicated by an asterisk (*) in the relevant column. 
b. Table MA:2 notifications (Imports under tariff and other quotas; Article 18.2 – 60 days) 
are required to be submitted annually by Members with tariff and other quota 
commitments specified in Section I-B (or Section I-A) of Part I of their Schedules for the 
products concerned. Members' compliance with this notification obligation is shown in Annex 1. 
c. Table MA:5 notifications (Special Safeguard; Articles 5.7 and 18.2 – 30 days) are 
required to be submitted annually by Members having reserved the right to use the 
Special Safeguard provisions as indicated in Section I-A of Part I of their Schedules. Members' compliance with this notification obligation is shown in Annex 2. 
d. Table DS:1 notifications (Domestic Support; Article 18.2 – 90 days or 120 days if the 
initial notification is provisional) are required to be submitted annually by Members with base and annual commitment levels specified in Section I of Part IV of their Schedules. 
All other Members should submit an annual Table DS:1 notification, provided that in the 
c a s e  o f  a  d e v e l o p i n g  c o u n t r y  M e m b e r  o n l y  S u p p o r t i n g  T a b l e s  D S : 1  t o  D S : 3  m a y  b e  required to be submitted annually (see G/AG/2, page 11). Least-developed country Members should submit Supporting Tables DS:1 to DS:3 every other year only 
(indicated by the symbol (NA)). Members' compliance with this notification obligation is 
shown in Annex 3. 
e. Table ES:1 notifications (Export Subsidies – Article 18.2 – 60 days or 120 days if the 
initial notification is provisional) are required to be submitted annually by Members  with 
base and annual commitment levels specified in Section II of Part IV of their Schedules. Members with no such scheduled commitments  are required to submit a notification 
annually (30 days) in the form of a statement confirming that no export subsidies exist 
or, in the case of developing country Members using certain export subsidies pursuant to Article 9.4, in the form of Supporting Table ES:2. A superscripted "a" indicates that information concerning food aid (column 5 of Table ES:1) has not been provided. 
Members' compliance with this notification obligation is shown in Annex 4. 
f. Table ES:2 notifications (Total exports in the context of Export Subsidies – Articles 10 
and 18.2 – 120 days) are required to be su bmitted by Members with export subsidy 
reduction commitments shown in Section II of Part IV of Schedules and "significant 
exporters" as set out in G/AG/2/Add.1. Members' compliance with this notification obligation is shown in Annex 5. 
g. Table ES:3 notifications (Total Volume of Food Aid in the context of Export Subsidies – 
Articles 10 and 18.2 – 120 days) are requir ed to be submitted annually by all donor 
Members (unless this information must be notified under Table ES:1 above). No "nil return" is required from Members which do not provide food aid. Members' compliance 
with this notification obligation is shown in Annex 6. 
h. Table NF:1 notifications (Food and other aid in  the context of the Decision – Article 16.2 
– 60 days) are required to be submitted annually by all donor Members in respect of 
actions taken within the framework of the Decision on Measures concerning the Possible 
Negative Effects of the Reform Programme on the Least-Developed and Net-Food Importing Developing Countries. No "nil return" is required from Members which do not 
provide food aid or other assistance to the countries concerned. Members' compliance 
with this notification obligation is shown in Annex 7. 
2.4.  The time-limits for all notifications concerning the 1995-2011 implementation years have now 
passed hence outstanding notifications can be precisely identified. The column concerning the 
2012 implementation year is provided for information only and does not necessarily indicate that 
the notifications are now due. Due to their particular characteristics, the information on the G/L/223/Rev.21 
 
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  submission of Tables NF:1 and Tables ES:3 notifica tions are shown as positive listings only for the 
period 2005-2012. Switzerland's notifications, except for Table NF:1, are taken to cover Liechtenstein as these two Members have a joint Schedule. 
3  AGREEMENT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF ARTICLE VI OF THE GATT 1994 
(ANTI-DUMPING) 
3.1.  Each Member shall notify the Committee on  Anti-Dumping Practices ("the Committee") which 
of its authorities are competent to initiate and conduct investigations and its domestic procedures 
governing the initiation and conduct of such investigations (Article 16.5). 
3.2.  Notifications regarding all ad hoc preliminar y or final anti-dumping actions taken by Members 
must be submitted to the Committee without delay (Article 16.4). The Committee has adopted a revised minimum information format for that purpose in 2006, which was subsequently revised in 
2009 and circulated in document G/ADP/2/Rev.2 (21 October 2009). In addition, notifications 
pertaining to anti-dumping actions must be supplied semi-annually (Article 16.4). The Committee has adopted a revised format for such reports, in document G/ADP/1/Rev.1 (27 October 2008), to 
replace the original format as of the reporting period January-June 2009. The report for the period 
January-June of any given year is due by mid-August of that year. The report for the period July-December of any given year is due by mid- February of the following year. The Secretariat 
circulates, in January and July of each year, requests for the submission of these semi-annual 
reports, setting forth the applicable deadlines for reporting. Following such requests and shortly prior to such applicable deadlines, the Secretariat issues reminders to draw Members' attention to the approaching deadlines. It is to be note d that the Committee has also adopted a new 
notification format pursuant to Articles 16.4 and 16.5 of the Agreement, or what is known as the 
"one-time notification format" to be used by Members that never established an authority competent of initiating and conducting an invest igation, never taken any anti-dumping actions in 
the past, and do not intend to take such actions in the foreseeable future. This type of notification, 
once submitted by the Member concerned, would remain valid until further notice and such Member would not need to submit any other notifications pursuant to Articles 16.4 and 16.5 until 
such time when such circumstances change. 
3.3.  All Members must notify their laws, regulations and administrative procedures relevant to 
anti-dumping (Article 18.5). A decision of the Committee clarifies that Members should submit, in a working language of the WTO, the full text of  such laws and regulations, and Members which 
have no such laws or regulations should notify the Committee of that fact (G/ADP/N/1, 
30 January 1995). 
3.4.  The Committee has also adopted a decision on 21 October 2009 indicating that all Members 
shall submit all their anti-dumping notifications in an electronic form. 
4  AGREEMENT ON SUBSIDIES AND COUNTERVAILING MEASURES 4.1.  The annual notifications on subsidies are required not later than 30 June each year 
(Article 25.1). In May 2001, the Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures reached an 
understanding that new and full notifications wo uld be submitted and reviewed every two years, 
while de-emphasizing the review of updating notifications in the intervening years. Initially applied for a series of consecutive trial periods, in 2005 this understanding was extended indefinitely by 
the Committee. The Committee has adopted a revised format for subsidy notifications 
(G/SCM/6/Rev.1). Where a Member considers that there are no measures requiring such notification, a "nil" return is necessary (Article 25.6). 
4.2.  Each Member shall notify the Committee of its authorities competent to initiate and conduct 
countervailing duty investigations and of its domestic procedures governing the initiation and conduct of such investigations (Article 25.12). 
4.3.  Notifications of all ad hoc preliminary or final countervailing actions taken by Members must 
be submitted to the Committee without delay (Article 25.11). The Committee has adopted a revised format for the minimum information to be submitted in connection with such notifications (G/SCM/3/Rev.1, 2 November 2009). G/L/223/Rev.21 
 
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  4.4.  In addition, notifications pertaining to countervailing duty actions taken must be made 
semi-annually pursuant to Article 25.11. The Committee has adopted a revised format for such reports (G/SCM/2/Rev.1, 2 November 2009). The report for the period January-June of any given year is generally due in late August of that year. The report for the period July-December of any 
given year is generally due in late February of the following year. The Secretariat circulates, in 
January and July of each year, requests for the submission of these semi-annual reports, setting forth the applicable deadlines for reporting. 
4.5.  The Committee also has adopted a one-time notification format pursuant to Articles 25.11 
and 25.12 of the Agreement for those Members that have not established an investigating authority, have not taken a countervailing action and do not anticipate taking one in the foreseeable future. The format for such notifications is found in document G/SCM/129. Members 
submitting a one-time notification would not need  to submit notifications under Articles 25.11 and 
25.12 until circumstances justifying the use of the one-time notification change. 
4.6.  All Members must notify their laws, regulations and administrative procedures relevant to the 
SCM Agreement (Article 32.6). A decision of the Committee clarifies that Members should submit, 
in a working language of the WTO, the full text of such laws or regulations, and Members which have no such laws or regulations should notify the Committee of that fact (G/SCM/N/1, 
30 January 1995). 
5  AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS
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5.1.  All Members must notify their laws, regulations and administrative procedures (Article 12.6). 5.2.  All Members that take certain actions on sa feguards must "immediately" notify such actions 
to the Committee (Article 12.1). 
6  GATT 1994 ARTICLE XVII:4(A) AND THE UNDERSTANDING ON THE INTERPRETATION 
OF THIS ARTICLE (STATE TRADING) 
6.1.  Article XVII:4 of GATT 1994, and paragraph 1 of the Understanding on the Interpretation of 
Article XVII of GATT 1994 (the Understanding) require all Members to notify their state trading enterprises to the Council for Trade in Goods. New and full notifications were first required in 1995 
and, subsequently, every third year thereafter, whil e updating notifications were to be made in the 
intervening years. On 11 November 2003, the Working Party on State Trading Enterprises, recommended that the frequency of notifications be changed to new and full notifications on state trading every two years instead of every three years, and to eliminate the requirement for 
updating notifications. On 26 November 2003, the Council for Trade in Goods approved a four-year 
trial period for this change which was to take effect as of the year 2004. In 2008, the Working 
Party recommended that this trial period be exte nded two more years; this was approved by the 
Council for Trade on Goods on 18 November 2008. In 2010, the Working Party again 
recommended a two-year extension of the trial pe riod which was agreed by the Council for Trade 
in Goods on 5 July 2010. At its meeting on 23 June 2012, the Council for Trade in Goods approved 
the recommendation from the Working Party to maintain indefinitely that the frequency of new and 
full notifications be every two years. 
6.2.  Notifications of state trading enterprises are made in accordance with the format provided in 
the Questionnaire on State Trading (G/STR/3/Rev.1 ). Where a Member considers that there are no 
activities requiring such notification, a "nil" return is necessary. 
7  AGREEMENT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ARTICLE VII OF THE GATT 1994 (CUSTOMS 
VALUATION) 
7.1.  Members that have made notifications are shown with an "X". "NA" indicates that the 
requirement is not applicable to this WTO Member. 
                                               
7 Since any measures referred to in Articles 10 and 11.1 of the Safeguards Agreement should have 
expired by 1 January 2000, information concerning these items is no longer reported in this document. The relevant information was last reco rded in document  G/L/223/Rev.5. G/L/223/Rev.21 
 
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  7.2.  As special and differential treatment, Article 20.1 permits some developing country Members 
to delay the application of this Agreement for up to five years. In addition, Article 20.2 permits 
some developing country Members to delay application of certain provisions for a further three years. Annex III in its paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 provides developing countries with the 
possibility of notifying certain reservations. 
7.3.  The notification of laws and regulations und er Article 22.1 and the Decision on Notification 
and Circulation of National Legislation in Accordance with Article 22 of the Agreement (or a 
communication indicating that the legislation notified under the Tokyo Round Agreement on 
Customs Valuation remains valid under the WTO Agreement on Customs Valuation) and response to the checklist of issues are "one-time" requirements of all Members. 
7.4.  With regard to the notification requiremen t for the checklist of issues under the Agreement 
on Customs Valuation, Members who had notified the checklist under the Tokyo Round Agreement 
must notify the WTO Committee that this checklist is still valid.
8 Members which have not done so 
will have a blank space under this column. 
7.5.  The Decisions on the treatment of interest  charges in the customs value of imported goods 
and on the valuation of carrier media bearing software for data processing equipment are "one-time" notification obligations for those Members choosing to apply these Decisions. 
8  AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES 
8.1.  Those Members which have notified are shown with an "X". "NA" indicates that the 
requirement is not applicable to this WTO Member. More detailed information on notifications is contained in the latest annual report of the Committee on Import Licensing. 
8.2.  Certain developing country Members can defer the application of some provisions for not 
more than two years from the date of WTO Membership (footnote 5 to Article 2.2). 
8.3.  All Members are required to provide replies to the questionnaire on import licensing 
procedures by 30 September each year (Article 7.3). The table indicates the years in which 
notifications have been received. 
8.4.  All Members are required to notify the names of publications in which rules and information 
concerning import licensing procedures are publishe d and to submit copies of such publications. All 
Members are required to notify the full text of their relevant laws and regulations (Articles 1.4(a)/8.2(b)) and the legislation provided will be compiled in a new database which will be made available to the public. 
9  AGREEMENT ON RULES OF ORIGIN 
9.1.  There are two "one-time" notification obligations in this Agreement, on existing or new 
non-preferential rules of origin (Article 5.1) and on existing or new preferential rules of origin 
(Annex II, paragraph 4). "X" denotes that a notification has been received. 
10  AGREEMENT ON PRESHIPMENT INSPECTION 10.1.  Pursuant to Article 5, Members are required to notify the laws and regulations by which they 
put the Agreement into force, as well as other laws and regulations on this topic. 
11  DECISION ON NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES FOR QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS 
(QR DECISION) 
11.1.  On 1 December 1995, the Council for Trade in Goods agreed that "Members shall make 
complete notification of the quantitative restri ctions which they maintain by 31 January 1996 and 
at two-yearly intervals thereafter …" (G/L/59). With a view to improving notification compliance and to clarify the scope of the QR Decision, Members agreed on new procedures for the notification 
of quantitative restrictions, which replace  those established in G/L/59. The new procedures were 
                                               
8 See G/VAL/5, p.6, B.3(ii) which refe rs to G/VAL/M/1, paragraphs 36-39. G/L/223/Rev.21 
 
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  adopted by the Council for Trade in Goods on 22 June 2012 and they were circulated in 
document G/L/59/Rev.1. 
11.2.  Pursuant to the new QR decision (G /L/59/Rev.1), "Members shall make complete 
notifications of all quantitative restrictions in  force by 30 September 2012 and at two yearly 
intervals thereafter. They should also notify changes to those quantitative restrictions as soon as 
possible, but not later than six months from their entry into force." 
11.3.  The new QR Decision calls for Members to noti fy quantitative restrictions in accordance with 
the format in Annex 1 of G/L/59/Rev.1. Quantitative restrictions in force, and already notified 
pursuant to other WTO provisions shall be notified as provided for in section 2 of the notification format. All notifications submitted by Members are circulated in the document series G/MA/QR/N and the information provided will be compiled in a new database which will be made available to 
the public. 
11.4.  Under the new QR Decision, Members are not required to notify the fact that they do not 
apply quantitative restrictions. 
12  AGREEMENT ON THE APPLICATION OF SANITARY AND PHYTOSANITARY MEASURES 
12.1.  There are two "one-time" notification ob ligations in the SPS Agreement. All Members are 
required to notify an "enquiry point" as provided in paragraph 3 of Annex B and a "national 
notification authority" as provided in paragrap h 10 of Annex B. The updated table of Members 
meeting these obligations is available through the WTO's SPS web page ( http://www.wto.org ) and 
through the SPS Information Management System ( http://spsims.wto.org ). "X" denotes that a 
notification has been received. 
13  AGREEMENT ON TRADE-RELATED INVESTMENT MEASURES 
13.1.  Article 5.1 requires the notification of trade-related investment measures Members were 
applying that were not in conformity with the Ag reement on a "one-time" basis within 90 days of 
the date of entry into force of the WTO Agreement. An agreed standard format for the submission 
of these notifications appears in document G/TR IMS/1. Pursuant to a decision adopted by the 
General Council in April 1995 (WT/L/64), states and separate customs territories eligible to 
become original Members of the WTO that accepted the WTO Agreement after 1 January 1995, 
had a period of 90 days after the date of th eir acceptance of the WTO Agreement to make 
notifications under Article 5.1 of the TRIMs Agreement. 
13.2.  While there is no obligation to do so, some Members have submitted notifications indicating 
that they do not apply any TRIM inconsistent with the Agreement. 
13.3.  Article 5.5 requires the notification of th e application of trade-related investment measures 
notified under Article 5.1 to new investments during the transition period provided for in 
Article 5.2. A standard format for such notifi cations has been developed (G/TRIMS/3) but no 
notifications have been received so far under this provision. 
13.4.  Article 6.2 requires the notification of publications in which TRIMs may be found. A decision 
has been adopted on the procedure for the implem entation of this requirement (G/TRIMS/5) and 
semi-annual reminders are being sent to Members to remind them of this notification obligation. Documents G/TRIMS/N/2/Rev.20 and addenda 1-3, list the notifications received under this provision. 
13.5.  Pursuant to the Ministerial Declaration and Decision adopted on 18 December 2005 at the 
Sixth Session of the Ministerial Conference, Least-Developed Countries (LDCs) are allowed to maintain on a temporary basis existing measures that deviate from their obligations under the 
TRIMs Agreement. For this purpose, LDCs were requ ired to notify the CTG of such measures within 
two years, starting 30 days after the date of this Declaration. The Decision also allows LDCs to introduce new measures that deviate from their obligations under the TRIMs Agreement. These 
new TRIMs are required to be notified to the CTG no later than six months after their adoption 
(WT/MIN(05)/DEC. Annex F). No notifications have  been received so far under this Decision. G/L/223/Rev.21 
 
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  14  AGREEMENT ON TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE 
14.1.  All Members are required to notify on a "one-time" basis "measures in existence or taken to 
ensure the implementation and administration of this Agreement" (Article 15.2). 
14.2.  The notifications by standardizing bodies in the Member countries that have accepted the 
Code of Good Practice are indicated with "X". The obligation to notify applies to standardizing 
bodies directly. 
15  CENTRAL REGISTRY OF NOTIFICATIONS 
15.1.  The Central Registry of Notifications was established in 1995 under the Marrakesh 
Ministerial "Decision on Notification Procedures". Essentially an internal WTO computer database, the CRN records all notifications received by the organization from Members and provides descriptive information on each notification submitted. The CRN is also used to manage the annual 
calls for notifications from Members and to claim outstanding submissions of regular notifications 
for the current year (regular notifications are those for which the Secretariat is able to determine that an obligation exists to notify within a given period). 
15.2.  A specific procedure for the submission and processing of notifications has been established 
by the Secretariat and has been publicized in WT /INF/25 – Central Registry of Notifications (CRN), 
dated 8 June 2000. 
15.3.  WTO notifications data on the Internet: 
You can search for and consult all notifications in the trilingual web document dissemination 
facility, Documents online.  Since notification documents are unrestricted, Members can use 
either the public version of Documents online  on the WTO web site 
(http://docsonline.wto.org/ ) or the restricted version of the database, available by password 
only, on the WTO Members' site ( http://members.wto.org/members/ ). To facilitate the 
consultation of notification documents, a new search interface has been developed within 
Documents online  which permits the retrieval of documents by notification requirement and 
trade coverage. 
 
A special Notifications section on the Members' site provides detailed information on the 
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- 10 - Annex 1. Tariff and Other Quota Commitments (Tables MA:1 and MA:2) 
 MA:1 
(Art.18.2) MA:2  
(Art.18.2) 
One-off 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
1 Australia X* X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X X  
2 Barbados X* X X  X X X X             
3 Brazil X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X   
4 Canada X* X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X X  
5 Chile X* NA NA  NA NA NA NA X X X X  X X X X X X X X 
6 China X* NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA X X X  X X X X X X X  
7 Colombia X* X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X   
8 Costa Rica X* X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X X X 
9 Croatia X* NA NA  NA NA NA NA X X X X  X X X X X X   
10 Dominican Republic  X NA NA  NA NA X X X X X X  X X X X X X X X 
11 Ecuado r X* NA X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X X  
12 El Salvado r X* X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X X X 
13 European Union X* X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X X X 
14 Guatemala X* X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X      
15 Iceland X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X X  
16 India X* NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA X X  X X X X X    
17 Indonesia X* X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X X  
18 Israel X* X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X X X 
19 Japan X* X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X X  
20 Korea, Republic of  X* X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X X  
21 Malaysia X* X X  X X               
22 Mexico X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X   
23 Moldova, Republic of   NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA     
24 Morocco X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X      
25 New Zealand X* X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X X X 
26 Nicaragua X NA X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X X X 
27 Norway X* X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X X X 
28 Panama X* NA NA  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X X X 
29 Philippines X* X X  X X X X X X X X          
30 Russian Federation  X NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 
31 South Africa X* X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X   
32 Switzerland X* X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X X  
33 Chinese Taipei X* NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA X X X  X X X X X X X X  
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- 11 -  MA:1 
(Art.18.2) MA:2  
(Art.18.2) 
One-off 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
34 Thailand X* X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X   
35 The former Yugoslav 
Republic of Macedonia X NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA X X  X X X X X X X  
36 Tunisia X* X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X X X 
37 Ukraine X* NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA  X X X X 
38 United States of America  X* X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X X  
39 Venezuela, Bolivarian 
Republic of X* X X  X X X X X    X X X X     
40 Viet Nam X NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA  NA NA    X   
Annex 2. Special Safeguard (Table MA:5)  
  MA:5 (Art. 5.7/18.2)  
1995 1996 1997  1998  1999  2000  2001  2002  2003  2004 2005  2006  2007  2008  2009  2010  2011  2012 
1 Australia X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X  
2 Barbados X X X  X X X X X           
3 Botswana X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X  
4 Canada X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X  
5 Colombia X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X   
6 Costa Rica X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X X 
7 Ecuado r NA X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X  
8 El Salvado r X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X  
9 European Union X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X  
10 Guatemala X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X  
11 Iceland X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X      
12 Indonesia X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X  
13 Israel X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X X 
14 Japan X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X X 
15 Korea, Republic of X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X X 
16 Malaysia X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X  
17 Mexico X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X   
18 Morocco X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X      
19 Namibia X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X    
20 New Zealand X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X X  
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- 12 -   MA:5 (Art. 5.7/18.2)  
1995 1996 1997  1998  1999  2000  2001  2002  2003  2004 2005  2006  2007  2008  2009  2010  2011  2012 
21 Nicaragua X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X X 
22 Norway X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X X 
23 Panama NA NA X  X X X X X X X X  X X  X    
24 Philippines X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X    
25 South Africa X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X   
26 Swaziland                   
27 Switzerland X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X X 
28 Chinese Taipei NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA X X X X  X X X X X X X 
29 Thailand X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X     
30 Tunisia X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X  
31 United States of America  X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X  
32 Uruguay X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X X 
33 Venezuela, Bolivarian 
Republic of X X X  X               
Annex 3. Domestic Support (Table DS:1) 
 DS:1 (Art. 18.2) 
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
1 Albania NA NA NA  NA NA X X X X X X  X X X X X   
2 Angola NA NA (NA)   (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)   (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  
3 Antigua and Barbuda                    
4 Argentina X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X     
5 Armenia NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA X X X  X X X X X X  
6 Australia X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X   
7 Bahrain, Kingdom of  X X X          X X X X X X  
8 Bangladesh X X X  X X  (NA) X (NA) X (NA)  X (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  
9 Barbados X X X  X X X X X X X X  X       
10 Belize                   
11 Benin NA (NA) X  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA) 
12 Bolivia, Plurinational State of  X X X  X X X X X X X X         
13 Botswana X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X  
14 Brazil X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X X 
15 Brunei Darussalam                   
16 Burkina Faso NA (NA) X  (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X  (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) 
17 Burundi (NA) X (NA)  X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA)  X (NA) X X X X X  
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1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
18 Cambodia NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA X X  X X X X (NA)  (NA) 
19 Cameroon NA X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X   
20 Canada X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X   
21 Cape Verde NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA  NA NA      
22 Central African Republic  (NA)  (NA)   (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)   (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  
23 Chad NA (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA) 
24 Chile X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X  
25 China NA NA NA  NA X X X X X X X  X X X     
26 Colombia X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X   
27 Congo NA NA                 
28 Costa Rica X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X X 
29 Côte d'Ivoire                   
30 Croatia NA NA NA  NA NA NA X X X X X         
31 Cuba X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X  X X 
32 Democratic Republic of the 
Congo NA NA (NA)   (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)   (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  
33 Djibouti (NA)  (NA)   (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)   (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  
34 Dominica                   
35 Dominican Republic  X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X  X  X 
36 Ecuado r NA X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X  
37 Egypt X X X  X               
38 El Salvado r X X X  X X X X X           
39 European Union X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X   
40 Fiji NA X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X    
41 Gabon X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X  X X 
42 The Gambia NA (NA) X  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA) 
43 Georgia NA NA NA  NA NA X X X X X X  X X X X X X X 
44 Ghana                   
45 Grenada NA                  
46 Guatemala X  X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X X 
47 Guinea (NA)  (NA)   (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)   (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  
48 Guinea-Bissau (NA)  (NA)   (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)   (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  
49 Guyana X X X  X X X X X X X         
50 Haiti NA (NA) X  (NA) X (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA) 
51 Honduras X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X    
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- 14 -  DS:1 (Art. 18.2) 
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
52 Hong Kong, China X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X X 
53 Iceland X X X  X X X X X X          
54 India X X X  X X X X X X          
55 Indonesia X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X  
56 Israel X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X   
57 Jamaica X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X  
58 Japan X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X    
59 Jordan NA NA NA  NA NA X X X X X X  X X X X X   
60 Kenya X X                 
61 Korea, Republic of X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X     
62 Kuwait, the State of                    
63 Kyrgyz Republic NA NA NA  X               
64 Lao People's Democratic 
Republic NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 
65 Lesotho (NA)  (NA)   (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)   (NA)  (NA)  (NA) X 
66 Macao, China X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X X 
67 Madagasca r (NA) X (NA)  X (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)   (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  
68 Malawi (NA) X (NA)  X (NA) X (NA)  (NA)  X  X X X X X X  
69 Malaysia X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X      
70 Maldives X X X  X (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)   (NA)  (NA)    
71 Mali (NA)  (NA)   (NA)  (NA)  (NA) X X  X X X X X X X 
72 Mauritania (NA)  (NA)   (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)   (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  
73 Mauritius             X      
74 Mexico X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X      
75 Moldova, Republic of  NA NA NA  NA NA NA X X X X         
76 Mongolia NA NA X  X X              
77 Montenegro NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA  
78 Morocco X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X      
79 Mozambique (NA)  (NA)   (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)   (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  
80 Myanma r X X X  X X X (NA) X (NA) X (NA)   (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  
81 Namibia X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X    
82 Nepal NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA (NA) X  (NA) X (NA) X X X (NA) 
83 New Zealand X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X X 
84 Nicaragua X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X X 
85 Nige r NA NA (NA)   (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)   (NA)  (NA)  (NA)   
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- 15 -  DS:1 (Art. 18.2) 
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
86 Nigeria X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X  
87 Norway X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X X 
88 Oman NA NA NA  NA NA X X X X X X  X X X X X X  
89 Pakistan X X X  X X X X X X X X  X       
90 Panama NA NA X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X X 
91 Papua New Guinea NA                  
92 Paraguay X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X  
93 Peru X X X   X X X X X X X  X X X X X   
94 Philippines X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X   
95 Qata r NA  X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X    
96 Russian Federation NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA  
97 Rwanda NA (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA) 
98 Saint Kitts and Nevis  NA                  
99 Saint Lucia                   
100 Saint Vincent and the 
Grenadines X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X  
101 Samoa NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA (NA) 
102 Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of  NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA  X X X X X   
103 Senegal X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X  
104 Sierra Leone (NA)  (NA)   (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)   (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  
105 Singapore X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X X 
106 Solomon Islands NA (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA) 
107 South Africa X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X   
108 Sri Lanka X X X                 
109 Suriname                   
110 Swaziland                   
111 Switzerland X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X  
112 Chinese Taipei NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA X X X X  X X X X X   
113 Tajikistan NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 
114 Tanzania (NA)  (NA)   (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)   (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  
115 Thailand X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X      
116 The former Yugoslav Republic 
of Macedonia NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA X X X  X X      
117 Togo (NA) X (NA)  X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA)  X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X 
118 Tonga NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA  NA X X X     
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- 16 -  DS:1 (Art. 18.2) 
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
119 Trinidad and Tobago  X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X      
120 Tunisia X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X    
121 Turkey X X X  X X X X            
122 Uganda (NA) X (NA)  X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA)   (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  
123 Ukraine NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA  NA NA  X X   
124 United Arab Emirates  NA X X  X X X X            
125 United States of America  X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X  
126 Uruguay X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X X 
127 Vanuatu NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA (NA) 
128 Venezuela, Bolivarian 
Republic of X X X  X               
129 Viet Nam NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA  NA X X     
130 Zambia (NA) X (NA)  X (NA)  (NA)  (NA) X (NA)  X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X 
131 Zimbabwe X X X  X X              
Annex 4. Export Subsidies: Budgetary Outlays an d Quantity Reduction Commitments (Table ES:1) 
 ES:1 (Art. 18.2) 
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
1 Albania NA NA NA  NA NA X X X X X X  X X X X X   
2 Angola NA NA                 
3 Antigua and Barbuda                    
4 Argentina X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X    
5 Armenia NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA X X X  X X X X X X  
6 Australia X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X X 
7 Bahrain, Kingdom of   X                 
8 Bangladesh X X X  X X X X X X X X  X       
9 Barbados X X X  X X X X X X X X  X       
10 Belize                   
11 Benin NA                  
12 Bolivia, Plurinational State of  X X X  X X X X X X X X         
13 Botswana X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X  
14 Brazil X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X   
15 Brunei Darussalam                   
16 Burkina Faso NA X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X  
17 Burundi X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X X  
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1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
18 Cambodia NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA X X  X X X X    
19 Cameroon NA X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X   
20 Canada X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X   
21 Cape Verde NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA  NA NA X     
22 Central African Republic                    
23 Chad NA                  
24 Chile X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X X 
25 China NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA X X X X  X X X X X X  
26 Colombia X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X   
27 Congo NA NA                 
28 Costa Rica X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X X 
29 Côte d'Ivoire X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X X 
30 Croatia NA NA NA  NA NA NA X X X X X  X X X X X X  
31 Cuba X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X   
32 Democratic Republic of the 
Congo NA NA                 
33 Djibouti                   
34 Dominica X X X                 
35 Dominican Republic  X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X X 
36 Ecuado r NA X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X  
37 Egypt X X X  X               
38 El Salvado r X X X  X X X X X           
39 European Union X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X   
40 Fiji NA X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X  
41 Gabon X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X  X X 
42 The Gambia NA  X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X   
43 Georgia NA NA NA  NA NA X X X X X X  X X X X X X X 
44 Ghana X X X  X X X             
45 Grenada NA                  
46 Guatemala X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X X 
47 Guinea                   
48 Guinea-Bissau                   
49 Guyana X X X  X X X X X X X         
50 Haiti NA X X  X X              
51 Honduras X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X      
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- 18 -  ES:1 (Art. 18.2) 
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
52 Hong Kong, China X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X X 
53 Iceland X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X     
54 India X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X    
55 Indonesia X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X  
56 Israel X X X  X X X X X X X   X X X X X X 
57 Jamaica X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X     
58 Japan X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X X 
59 Jordan NA NA NA  NA NA X X X X X X  X X X X X X X 
60 Kenya X X X                 
61 Korea, Republic of X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X     
62 Kuwait, the State of  X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X   
63 Kyrgyz Republic NA NA NA                 
64 Lao People's Democratic 
Republic NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 
65 Lesotho  X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X X 
66 Macao, China X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X X 
67 Madagasca r X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X   
68 Malawi X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X X 
69 Malaysia X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X  
70 Maldives X X X  X               
71 Mali X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X X 
72 Mauritania                   
73 Mauritius             X      
74 Mexico X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X      
75 Moldova, Republic of  NA NA NA  NA NA NA X            
76 Mongolia NA NA X  X X X X X X X X  X       
77 Montenegro NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA X 
78 Morocco X  X  X X X X X X X X  X X      
79 Mozambique                   
80 Myanma r X X X  X X X X X X X         
81 Namibia X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X    
82 Nepal NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA X X  X X X X X X  
83 New Zealand X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X X 
84 Nicaragua X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X X 
85 Nige r NA NA                  
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- 19 -  ES:1 (Art. 18.2) 
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
86 Nigeria X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X  
87 Norway X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X X 
88 Oman NA NA NA  NA NA   X X X X  X X X X X X  
89 Pakistan X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X X 
90 Panama NA NA X  X X X X X X          
91 Papua New Guinea NA                  
92 Paraguay X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X  
93 Peru X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X X 
94 Philippines X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X   
95 Qata r NA X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X X 
96 Russian Federation NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA  
97 Rwanda NA                  
98 Saint Kitts and Nevis  NA                  
99 Saint Lucia  X X  X X X             
100 Saint Vincent and the 
Grenadines X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X  
101 Samoa NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA  
102 Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of  NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA  X X X X    
103 Senegal X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X  
104 Sierra Leone                   
105 Singapore X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X X 
106 Solomon Islands NA                  
107 South Africa X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X   
108 Sri Lanka X X X                 
109 Suriname X X X  X X X             
110 Swaziland  X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X  
111 Switzerland X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X  
112 Chinese Taipei NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA X X X X  X X X X X X X 
113 Tajikistan NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 
114 Tanzania                   
115 Thailand X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X     
116 The former Yugoslav Republic 
of Macedonia NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA X X X  X X      
117 Togo X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X X 
118 Tonga NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA  NA X X      
  G/L/223/Rev.21  
 
- 20 -  ES:1 (Art. 18.2) 
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
119 Trinidad and Tobago  X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X      
120 Tunisia X X X  X X X X X           
121 Turkey Xa Xa Xa Xa Xa Xa             
122 Uganda X X X  X X X X X X X         
123 Ukraine NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA  NA NA  X X X X 
124 United Arab Emirates  NA X X  X X X X            
125 United States of America  X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X   
126 Uruguay X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X X 
127 Vanuatu NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA  
128 Venezuela, Bolivarian 
Republic of X X X  X               
129 Viet Nam NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA  NA X X     
130 Zambia X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X   
131 Zimbabwe X X X  X X              
Annex 5. Export Subsidies: Notifica tion of Total Exports (Table ES:2) 
 ES:2 (Art. 10/18.2) 
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
1 Argentina X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X    
2 Australia X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X X 
3 Brazil X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X   
4 Canada X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X   
5 Chile X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X X 
6 Colombia X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X   
7 Costa Rica X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X X 
8 Cuba X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X    
9 European Union X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X   
10 Honduras X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X     
11 Iceland X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X     
12 Indonesia X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X  
13 Israel X X X  X X X X X X X   X X X X X X 
14 Malaysia X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X  
15 Mexico X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X      
16 New Zealand X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X X 
17 Norway X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X X  
  G/L/223/Rev.21  
 
- 21 -  ES:2 (Art. 10/18.2) 
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
18 Pakistan X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X X 
19 Philippines X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X   
20 South Africa X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X   
21 Switzerland X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X  
22 Thailand X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X     
23 Turkey X X X  X X X             
24 United States of America  X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X   
25 Uruguay X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X X X X X X 
26 Venezuela, Bolivarian 
Republic of X X X  X               
27 Zimbabwe X X X  X X X    X X  X X X X X   
 
Other Regular Notification Obligations Applicable  Only Upon Maintenance of Specific Measures 
 
Annex 6. Export Subsidies: Notification of the Total Vo lume of Food Aid (Table ES:3), 2005-2012 (Art. 10/18.2) 
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
Australia Australia  Australia Australia  Australia  Australia  Australia  Australia  
Brazil Brazil  Brazil Brazil  Brazil  Brazil  Brazil  Brazil  
Canada Canada  Canada Canada  Canada  Canada  Norway  Norway  
Cuba Cuba  Cuba Cuba  Cuba Cuba Switzerland    
European Union European Union European Union  European Union  European Union  Norway      
Japan Japan  Japan Japan  Japan  South Africa      
Korea, Republic of Korea, Republic of Korea, Republic of  Korea, Republic of  South Africa  Switzerland      
Norway Norway  Norway South Africa  Switzerland        
South Africa South Africa  South Africa  Switzerland          
Switzerland Switzerland  Switzerland             
  G/L/223/Rev.21  
 
- 22 - Annex 7. Notification under Article 16.2 of the Ag reement on Agriculture (Table NF:1), 2005-2012 
 
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
Australia Australia  Australia Australia  Australia  Cuba Cuba Cuba 
Canada Canada  Canada Canada  Canada  European Union  European Union  New Zealand  
Cuba Cuba  Cuba Cuba  Cuba Japan  New Zealand  Norway  
European Union European Union European Union  European Union  European Union  New Zealand  Norway    
Japan Japan  Japan Japan  Japan  Norway  Switzerland    
New Zealand New Zealand  New Zealand  New Zealand  New Zealand  Switzerland      
Norway Norway  Norway Norway  Norway  United States of 
America     
South Africa South Africa  South Africa  South Africa  Switzerland        
Switzerland Switzerland  Switzerland  Switzerland  United States of 
America       
United States of 
America United States of 
America United States of 
America United States of 
America         G/L/223/Rev.21 
 
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   ANTI-DUMPING  
16.4 18.5 
Semi-annual Legislative  
notifications 
July- 
Dec 
08 Jan-
June 
09 July-
Dec 
09 Jan- 
June 
10 July-  
Dec 
10 Jan- 
June 
11 July-  
Dec 
11 Jan- 
June 
12 July-
Dec 
12 Jan-
June 
13  
Albania X X  X X  X X X X X  X  
Angola X          X  
Antigua and Barbuda
1 2 2 OTN X 
Argentina X X  X X  X X X X X X X  
Armenia  X  X X  X X X X   X  
Australia X X  X X  X X X X X X X  
Bahrain, Kingdom of  
    X     X  
Bangladesh           X  
Barbados1 X X  OTN X 
Belize1 2 2 OTN X 
Benin           X  
Bolivia, 
Plurinational State of  
         X  
Botswana    X  X X X X X X X  
Brazil X X  X X  X X X X X X X  
Brunei 
Darussalam1 2 2 OTN X 
Burkina Faso1 2 2 OTN X 
Burundi1 2 2 OTN X 
Cambodia           X  
Cameroon1 2 2 OTN X 
Canada X X  X X  X X X X X X X  
Cape Verde1 2 2 OTN  
Central African  Rep.
1 2 2 OTN  
Chad1 2 2 OTN X 
Chile X X  X X  X X X X X X X  
China X X  X X  X X X X X X X  
Colombia X X  X X  X X X X X X X  
Congo1 2 2 OTN  
Costa Rica X X  X X  X X X X X X X  
Côte d'Ivoire           X  
Croatia3 X X  X X  X X X X X  X  
Cuba1 X X  OTN X 
Democratic Republic of the Congo  
          
Djibouti1 2 2 OTN  
                                               
1 This Member has submitted a "one-time notification" (OTN) in accordance with the format contained in 
document G/ADP/19, adopted by the Committee on Anti -Dumping Practices on 21 October 2009. Please note 
that this notification, submitted pursuant to Articles 16.4 and 16.5 of the Agreement, is being submitted by Members that never established an authority competent of initiating and conducting an investigation, never taken any anti-dumping actions in the past, and do not intend to take such actions in the foreseeable future. This type of notification, once subm itted by the Member concerned, would remain valid until further notice and 
such Member would not need to submit any other notifi cations pursuant to Articles 16.4 and 16.5 until such 
time when these circumstances change. 
2 Nil notification by virtue of the one-ti me notification subm itted by the Member. 
3 Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Re public, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithua nia, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovak 
Republic, and Slovenia are no longer listed separately. Upon their accession to the EU they were no longer subject to an individual notification obligati on. Croatia acceded to the EU on 1 July 2013. G/L/223/Rev.21 
 
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   ANTI-DUMPING  
16.4 18.5 
Semi-annual Legislative  
notifications 
July- 
Dec 
08 Jan-
June 
09 July-
Dec 
09 Jan- 
June 
10 July-  
Dec 
10 Jan- 
June 
11 July-  
Dec 
11 Jan- 
June 
12 July-
Dec 
12 Jan-
June 
13  
Dominica1 2 2 OTN X 
Dominican Republic X X
 X X  X X X X X X X  
Ecuado r X X  X X  X X X X X X X  
Egypt X X  X X  X X X X X X X  
El Salvado r X X  X X  X X X X X X X  
EU3 X X  X X  X X X X X X X  
Fiji X X  X X  X   X   X  
Gabon1 2 2 OTN X 
The Gambia1 2 2 OTN X 
Georgia1 2 2 OTN X 
Ghana1 2 2 OTN X 
Grenada1 2 2 OTN X 
Guatemala X X  X X  X X X X X X X  
Guinea Bissau            
Guinea, 
Republic of           X  
Guyana1 2 2 OTN X 
Haiti1 2 2 OTN X 
Honduras X X  X X  X X X X X  X  
Hong Kong, 
China1 X X  OTN X 
Iceland      X X    X  
India X X  X X  X X X X X X X  
Indonesia X X  X X  X X X X   X  
Israel X  X X  X X X X X X X  
Jamaica X  X X  X X X X X X X  
Japan X X  X X  X X X X X X X  
Jordan X X  X X  X X X X X X X  
Kenya1 2 2 OTN X 
Korea, 
Republic of X X  X X  X X X X X X X  
Kuwait, the 
State of X X  X X  X X X X   X  
Kyrgyz 
Republic X X  X X  X X X    X  
Lao, PD R4 NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA OTN X  
Lesotho    X  X X X X X X  
Liechtenstein1 X X  OTN X 
Macao, China1 X X  OTN X 
Madagasca r1 2 2 OTN X 
Malawi1 2 2 OTN X 
Malaysia X X  X X  X X X X X X X  
Maldives1 2 2 OTN X 
Mali1 2 2 OTN X 
Mauritania            
Mauritius1 2 2 OTN X 
Mexico X X  X X  X X X X X X X  
Moldova, 
Republic of   X X  X X X X X X X  
                                               
4 Lao People's Democratic Republic became a Member of the WTO on 2 February 2013. G/L/223/Rev.21 
 
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   ANTI-DUMPING  
16.4 18.5 
Semi-annual Legislative  
notifications 
July- 
Dec 
08 Jan-
June 
09 July-
Dec 
09 Jan- 
June 
10 July-  
Dec 
10 Jan- 
June 
11 July-  
Dec 
11 Jan- 
June 
12 July-
Dec 
12 Jan-
June 
13  
Mongolia1 2 2 OTN X 
Montenegro NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA  X X X  
Morocco X X  X X  X X X X X X X  
Mozambique1 2 2 OTN  
Myanma r           X  
Namibia    X  X X X X X X X  
Nepal1 2 2 OTN X 
New Zealand X X  X X  X X X X X X X  
Nicaragua X X  X X  X X X X X X X  
Niger            
Nigeria X X  X X  X X X X   X  
Norway X X  X X  X X X X X X X  
Oman X X  X X  X X X X   X  
Pakistan X X  X X  X X X X X X X  
Panama X X  X X  X X X X   X  
Papua New Guinea  
         X  
Paraguay X X  X X  X X X X X X X  
Peru X X  X X  X X X X X X X  
Philippines X X  X X  X X X X X X X  
Qatar X X  X X  X  X X X  X  
Russian 
Federation NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA X X X X  
Rwanda1 2 2 OTN  
Saint Kitts 
and Nevis1 2 2 OTN  
Saint Lucia           X  
Saint Vincent 
& the Grenadines X X
 X X  X X X     
Samoa NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA     
Saudi Arabia, 
Kingdom of X          X  
Senegal           X  
Sierra Leone            
Singapore X    X X X X X X X  
Solomon 
Islands            
South Africa X X  X X  X X X X X X X  
Sri Lanka1 2 2 OTN X 
Suriname1 2 2 OTN X 
Swaziland    X  X X X X X X X  
Switzerland1 X X  OTN X 
Chinese 
Taipei X X  X X  X X X X X X X  
Tajikistan5 NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA   
Tanzania1 2 2 OTN  
Thailand X X  X X  X X X X X X X  
The former 
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia  X
 X X  X X X X   X  
                                               
5 Tajikistan became a Member of the WTO on 2 March 2013. G/L/223/Rev.21 
 
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   ANTI-DUMPING  
16.4 18.5 
Semi-annual Legislative  
notifications 
July- 
Dec 
08 Jan-
June 
09 July-
Dec 
09 Jan- 
June 
10 July-  
Dec 
10 Jan- 
June 
11 July-  
Dec 
11 Jan- 
June 
12 July-
Dec 
12 Jan-
June 
13  
Togo           X  
Tonga1 2 2 OTN X 
Trinidad and Tobago X X
 X X  X X X X X X X  
Tunisia           X  
Turkey X X  X X  X X X X X  X  
Uganda           X  
Ukraine X X  X X  X X X X X X X  
United Arab 
Emirates     X     X X  
United States 
of America X X  X X  X X X X X X X  
Uruguay X X  X X  X X X X X X X  
Vanuatu NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA    
Venezuela, 
Bolivarian 
Republic of  X X  X X  X  X X   X  
Viet Nam     X X X X  X X  
Zambia      X X    X  
Zimbabwe  X  X X  X X X    X  
 
 G/L/223/Rev.21 
 
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   SUBSIDIES AND COUNTERVAILING MEASURES 
25.1 25.11 32.6  
N/155 N/186 N/220 N/253 Semi-annual 
Laws/ 
Regs New and full, 
due 30.06.07 
New and full, 
due 30.06.09 
New and full, 
due 30.06.11 
New and full, 
due 30.06.13 July 
Dec 
09 Jan- 
June 
10 July
Dec 
10 Jan-
June 
11 July
Dec 
11 Jan-
June 
12 July
Dec 
12 Jan-
June 
13 
Albania X X X  X X X X X X X  X 
Angola              
Antigua and 
Barbuda X X X X          X 
Argentina X X X     X X X  X  X 
Armenia X X X X  X X  X X X   X 
Australia X X X X  X X X X X X X X  X 
Bahrain, 
Kingdom of    X X     X     X 
Bangladesh              
Barbados1 X X X X  OTN X 
Belize1 X  X  OTN  
Benin             X 
Bolivia, 
Plurinational State of    
         X 
Botswana X X X X  X X X X X X X X   
Brazil X X X  X X X X X X X X  X 
Brunei 
Darussalam     X X       X 
Burkina Faso1  X X X  OTN X 
Burundi1   X X  OTN X 
Cambodia             X 
Cameroon1 X X X X  OTN X 
Canada X X X X  X X X X X X X X  X 
Cape Verde NA             
Central 
African Rep.              
Chad             X 
Chile X X X X  X X X X X X X X  X 
China X X X  X X X X X X X X  X 
Colombia  X X  X X X X X X X X  X 
Congo1     OTN  
Costa Rica X X X X  X X X X X X X X  X 
Côte d'Ivoire              
Croatia2  X X  X X X X X X X  X 
Cuba1 X X X X  OTN X 
Democratic 
Republic of 
the Congo              
Djibouti              
                                               
1 This Member has submitted a "one-time notification" ("OTN") of having no CVD investigating authority 
and of never having taken CVD action, in accordance with the format contained in document G/SCM/129. A 
one-time notification remains valid un til further notice and thus allows the Member concerned to maintain a 
"durable" nil notification under Article 25.11 of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures of no countervailing actions taken, in lieu of submitting n il notifications twice per year, unless and until the Member 
establishes a CVD investigating authority. 
2 Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Re public, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithua nia, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovak 
Republic, and Slovenia are no longer listed separately. Upon their accession to the EU they were no longer subject to an individual notification obligati on. Croatia acceded to the EU on 1 July 2013. G/L/223/Rev.21 
 
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   SUBSIDIES AND COUNTERVAILING MEASURES 
25.1 25.11 32.6  
N/155 N/186 N/220 N/253 Semi-annual 
Laws/ 
Regs New and full, 
due 30.06.07 
New and full, 
due 30.06.09 
New and full, 
due 30.06.11 
New and full, 
due 30.06.13 July 
Dec 
09 Jan- 
June 
10 July
Dec 
10 Jan-
June 
11 July
Dec 
11 Jan-
June 
12 July
Dec 
12 Jan-
June 
13 
Dominica1 X   X  OTN X 
Dominican Republic X X X 
 X X X X X X X  X 
Ecuado r X X X X  X X X X X X X X  X 
Egypt     X X X X X X X X  X 
El Salvado r X X X X  X X X  X X X X  X 
EU2 X X X X  X X X X X X X X  X 
Fiji             X 
Gabon 3 X3 X3 X          X 
The Gambia1     OTN X 
Georgia1 X X X X  OTN X 
Ghana1     OTN X 
Grenada X X X X          X 
Guatemala X X X X  X X X X X X X  X 
Guinea Bissau              
Guinea, 
Republic of             X 
Guyana1     OTN X 
Haiti1   X X  OTN X 
Honduras X X X X  X X       X 
Hong Kong, 
China1 X X X X  OTN X 
Iceland             X 
India X X X  X X X X X X X X  X 
Indonesia      X   X  X X  X 
Israel X X X  X X X X X X X X  X 
Jamaica X X X X  X X X X X X X X  X 
Japan X X X X  X X X X X X X X  X 
Jordan X X X X  X X X X X X X X  X 
Kenya1     OTN X 
Korea, 
Republic of X X X X  X X X X X X X X  X 
Kuwait, the 
State of   X X  X X X X X X X X  X 
Kyrgyz 
Republic  X           X 
Lao, PD R4 NA NA NA X NA NA NA NA NA NA NA OTN   
Lesotho  X5 5    X X X X X X   
Liechten-
stein1  X X X  OTN X 
Macao, China1 X X X X  OTN X 
Madagasca r  X X X     X X X X X   
Malawi  X           X 
Malaysia  X X  X X X X X  X X  X 
Maldives             X 
Mali   X X          X 
                                               
3 Notification in N/186 covers the period 2001-2010. 
4 Lao People's Democratic Republic became a Member of the WTO on 2 February 2013. 
5 Notification in N/186 covers the period 2008-2010. G/L/223/Rev.21 
 
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   SUBSIDIES AND COUNTERVAILING MEASURES 
25.1 25.11 32.6  
N/155 N/186 N/220 N/253 Semi-annual 
Laws/ 
Regs New and full, 
due 30.06.07 
New and full, 
due 30.06.09 
New and full, 
due 30.06.11 
New and full, 
due 30.06.13 July 
Dec 
09 Jan- 
June 
10 July
Dec 
10 Jan-
June 
11 July
Dec 
11 Jan-
June 
12 July
Dec 
12 Jan-
June 
13 
Mauritania              
Mauritius X X X          X 
Mexico X X X X  X X X X X X X X  X 
Moldova, Republic of   X X
 X X X X X X X X  X 
Mongolia1     OTN X 
Montenegro NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA    X 
Morocco     X X X X X   X  X 
Mozambique1     OTN  
Myanma r             X 
Namibia 6 X6   X X X X X X X X  X 
Nepal1     OTN X 
New Zealand X X X X  X X X X X X X X  X 
Nicaragua   X  X X X X X X X X  X 
Niger              
Nigeria X7 X           X 
Norway X X X X  X X X X X X X X  X 
Oman     X X X X X  X  X 
Pakistan      X X X X X X X  X 
Panama    X       X  X  X 
Papua New 
Guinea    X          X 
Paraguay X X    X X   X  X  X 
Peru X X X X  X X X X X X X X  X 
Philippines     X X X X X X X X  X 
Qatar X X X  X X X X X X X  X 
Russian 
Federation NA NA NA X  NA NA NA NA NA NA X X  X 
Rwanda              
Saint Kitts 
and Nevis1 X   X  OTN  
Saint Lucia X X X X          X 
Saint Vincent 
& the Grenadines X X  X
          
Samoa NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA     
Saudi Arabia, 
Kingdom of X X X          X 
Senegal1     OTN X 
Sierra Leone1     OTN  
Singapore X X X X    X X X X X X  X 
Solomon 
Islands              
South Africa     X X X X X X X X  X 
Sri Lanka1     OTN X 
Suriname1  X   OTN X 
Swaziland X X X    X X X X X X   
                                               
6 Notification in N/186 covers the period 2002-2009. 
7 Notification in N/155 covers the period up to 2006. G/L/223/Rev.21 
 
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   SUBSIDIES AND COUNTERVAILING MEASURES 
25.1 25.11 32.6  
N/155 N/186 N/220 N/253 Semi-annual 
Laws/ 
Regs New and full, 
due 30.06.07 
New and full, 
due 30.06.09 
New and full, 
due 30.06.11 
New and full, 
due 30.06.13 July 
Dec 
09 Jan- 
June 
10 July
Dec 
10 Jan-
June 
11 July
Dec 
11 Jan-
June 
12 July
Dec 
12 Jan-
June 
13 
Switzerland1 X X X X  OTN X 
Chinese Taipei X X X X  X X X X X X X X  X 
Tajikistan8 NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA NA   
Tanzania         X     
Thailand X X X X  X X X X X X X X  X 
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia  X X 
 X X X X X X   X 
Togo   X X          X 
Tonga   X          X 
Trinidad and 
Tobago X9 X   X X X X X X X X  X 
Tunisia             X 
Turkey X X X  X X X X X X X X  X 
Uganda             X 
Ukraine X X X X  X X X X X X X X  X 
United Arab 
Emirates       X X    X  X 
United States 
of America X X X  X X X X X X X X  X 
Uruguay X X X X  X X X X X X X X  X 
Vanuatu NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA    
Venezuela, 
Bolivarian Republic of     
 X X   X X   X 
Viet Nam X      X X X X    
Zambia X X X     X X    X 
Zimbabwe     X X X X X    X 
 
 
                                               
8 Tajikistan became a Member of the WTO on 2 March 2013. 
9 Notification in N/155 indicates no change from previous new and full notification. G/L/223/Rev.21 
 
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   SAFEGUARDS 
  SAFEGUARDS 
12.6 12.1   12.6 12.1  
Laws/regs Safeguard 
action1 Laws/regs Safeguard 
action1 
Albania X    Jamaica  X X  
Angola     Japan  X X  
Antigua and Barbuda     Jordan  X X  
Argentina X  X Kenya  X  
Armenia X    Korea, Republic of  X X  
Australia X  X Kuwait, the State of  X    
Bahrain, Kingdom of X
   Kyrgyz Republic  X  X  
Bangladesh X    Lao, PD R2 X  
Barbados X    Lesotho  X   
Belize     Liechtenstein  X  
Benin X    Macao, China  X   
Bolivia, 
Plurinational State of X
   Madagasca r X   
Botswana X    Malawi  X   
Brazil X  X Malaysia  X X   
Brunei 
Darussalam X   Maldives  X   
Burkina Faso X    Mali X  
Burundi X   Mauritania      
Cambodia X    Mauritius  X   
Cameroon X    Mexico  X X  
Canada X  X Moldova, Republic of  X X  
Cape Verde   Mongolia  X   
Central African 
Rep.    Montenegro  X  
Chad X    Morocco  X X  
Chile X  X Mozambique    
China X  X Myanma r X   
Colombia X  X Namibia  X   
Congo     Nepal  X   
Costa Rica X  X New Zealand  X   
Côte d'Ivoire X    Nicaragua  X   
Croatia X  X Niger     
Cuba X    Nigeria  X   
Democratic Republic of the Congo   Norway  X   
Djibouti     Oman  X   
Dominica X    Pakistan  X X  
Dominican 
Republic  X X Panama  X X  
Ecuado r X  X Papua New Guinea      
Egypt X  X Paraguay  X   
El Salvado r X  X Peru X X  
European Union X  X Philippines  X X  
Fiji X   Qatar X   
Gabon X   Russian Federation  X X  
The Gambia X   Rwanda      
Georgia X   Saint Kitts and Nevis      
Ghana X   Saint Lucia  X   
Grenada    Saint Vincent & the 
Grenadines   
Guatemala X    Samoa    
Guinea Bissau    Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of  X  
Guinea, Republic 
of X   Senegal  X   
Guyana X    Sierra Leone    
Haiti X    Singapore  X   
Honduras X    Solomon Islands      
       
                                               
1 In this column, "X" signifies that the Me mber has notified, between 1 January 1995 and 
31 December 2013, some action in accordance with Ar ticle 12.1 of the Agreement on Safeguards. A blank 
means that no notification has been received. If a Memb er has not taken any safeguar d action, a blank (i.e. no 
notification) is fully consistent with the notification obligation. 
2 Lao People's Democratic Republic became a Member of the WTO on 2 February 2013. G/L/223/Rev.21 
 
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   SAFEGUARDS 
  SAFEGUARDS 
12.6 12.1   12.6 12.1  
Laws/regs Safeguard 
action1 Laws/regs Safeguard 
action1 
Hong Kong, China X
 South Africa  X X  
Iceland X    Sri Lanka  X  
India X  X Suriname  X   
Indonesia X  X Swaziland      
Israel X  X Switzerland  X   
Chinese Taipei X  X Uganda  X   
Tajikistan3   Ukraine  X X  
Tanzania   United Arab Emirates  X   
Thailand X  X United States of America  X X  
The former 
Yugoslav 
Republic of 
Macedonia X  Uruguay  X   
Togo X     Vanuatu    
Tonga     Venezuela, Bolivarian 
Republic of  X X  
Trinidad and 
Tobago X   Viet Nam  X X  
Tunisia X  X Zambia  X  
Turkey X  X Zimbabwe  X  
 
 
                                               
3 Tajikistan became a Member of the WTO on 2 March 2013. G/L/223/Rev.21 
 
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   STATE TRADING1 
N/9 
Updating 
notification N/10  
New and full 
notification N/11  
New and full 
notification N/12  
New and full 
notification N/13 
New and full 
notification N/14  
New and full 
notification 
XVII:4(a) XVII:4(a)  XVII:4(a)  XVII:4(a)  XVII:4(a) XVII:4(a)  
State trading 
activities 
(notif, due 
30/6/03) State trading 
activities 
(notif, due 
30/6/04) State trading 
activities 
(notif, due 
30/6/06) State trading 
activities 
(notif, due 
30/6/08) State trading 
activities 
(notif, due 
30/6/10) State trading 
activities 
(notif, due 
30/6/12) 
Albania  X X  X   
Angola       
Antigua and Barbuda       
Argentina X  X X  X X X  
Armenia  X X  X X X  
Australia X  X X  X X X  
Bahrain, Kingdom 
of X X X  X X  
Bangladesh       
Barbados   X  X   
Belize       
Benin       
Bolivia, 
Plurinational State 
of       
Botswana       
Brazil       
Brunei 
Darussalam       
Bulgaria X2 X X2 X2 X2 X2 
Burkina Faso       
Burundi       
Cambodia NA  NA     
Cameroon       
Canada X  X X  X X X  
Cape Verde NA  NA NA  NA X  
Central African 
Rep.       
Chad       
Chile X  X X  X X X  
China X       
Colombia X  X X  X X X  
Congo       
Costa Rica       
Côte d'Ivoire       
Croatia X  X X  X X X  
Cuba       
Cyprus X  X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 
Czech Republic X  X X2 X2 X2 X2 
Democratic 
Republic of the 
Congo       
Djibouti       
Dominica       
Dominican 
Republic       
                                               
1 The information for 1995-2001 is not reflected here due to the large amount of data. However, this 
can be found in document G/L/223, G/L/223/Rev.1, G/L/223/Rev.2, G/L/223/Rev.3, G/L/223/Rev.4, 
G/L/223/Rev.5, G/L/223/Rev.6, G/L/223/Rev.7, G/L/223/Rev.8, G/L/223/Rev.9, G/L/223/Rev.10, 
G/L/223/Rev.11, G/L/223/Rev.12, G/L/223/Rev.13, G/L/223/Rev.14, G/L/223/Rev.15. 
2 The corresponding notification was submitted by the European Union. G/L/223/Rev.21 
 
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   STATE TRADING1 
N/9 
Updating 
notification N/10  
New and full 
notification N/11  
New and full 
notification N/12  
New and full 
notification N/13 
New and full 
notification N/14  
New and full 
notification 
XVII:4(a) XVII:4(a)  XVII:4(a)  XVII:4(a)  XVII:4(a) XVII:4(a)  
State trading 
activities 
(notif, due 
30/6/03) State trading 
activities 
(notif, due 
30/6/04) State trading 
activities 
(notif, due 
30/6/06) State trading 
activities 
(notif, due 
30/6/08) State trading 
activities 
(notif, due 
30/6/10) State trading 
activities 
(notif, due 
30/6/12) 
Ecuado r X  X X  X X X  
Egypt     X  
El Salvado r X  X X  X X X  
Estonia X  X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 
EU X  X X  X X X  
Fiji       
Gabon       
The Gambia       
Georgia X  X X  X X X  
Ghana  X     
Grenada     X  
Guatemala X  X X  X X X  
Guinea Bissau       
Guinea, Republic 
of X      
Guyana       
Haiti       
Honduras X  X X  X X X  
Hong Kong, China X  X X  X X X  
Hungary X  X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 
Iceland       
India X  X X  X X X  
Indonesia  X X  X   
Israel       
Jamaica    X   
Japan  X X  X X X  
Jordan X       
Kenya   X     
Korea, Republic of X  X X  X X X  
Kuwait, the State 
of X X X  X X X  
Kyrgyz Republic       
Latvia X  X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 
Lesotho       
Liechtenstein X  X  X X X  
Lithuania X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 
Macao, China X  X X  X X X  
Madagasca r       
Malawi       
Malaysia X  X X  X X X  
Maldives       
Mali X  X X  X X X  
Malta X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 
Mauritania       
Mauritius       
Mexico       
Moldova, Republic 
of X X X  X X X  G/L/223/Rev.21 
 
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   STATE TRADING1 
N/9 
Updating 
notification N/10  
New and full 
notification N/11  
New and full 
notification N/12  
New and full 
notification N/13 
New and full 
notification N/14  
New and full 
notification 
XVII:4(a) XVII:4(a)  XVII:4(a)  XVII:4(a)  XVII:4(a) XVII:4(a)  
State trading 
activities 
(notif, due 
30/6/03) State trading 
activities 
(notif, due 
30/6/04) State trading 
activities 
(notif, due 
30/6/06) State trading 
activities 
(notif, due 
30/6/08) State trading 
activities 
(notif, due 
30/6/10) State trading 
activities 
(notif, due 
30/6/12) 
Mongolia       
Montenegro NA  NA NA  NA NA  
Morocco       
Mozambique    X   
Myanma r       
Namibia X  X X  X X  
Nepal NA  NA     
New Zealand  X X  X X X  
Nicaragua       
Niger       
Nigeria X  X X  X X X  
Norway X  X X  X X X  
Oman X       
Pakistan X  X X  X X  
Panama X  X X  X X X  
Papua New Guinea       
Paraguay       
Peru X  X X  X X X  
Philippines       
Poland X  X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 
Qatar  X X  X X  
Romania X  X X  X2 X2 X2 
Russian Federation NA
 NA NA  NA NA  
Rwanda       
Saint Kitts and 
Nevis       
Saint Lucia       
Saint Vincent & 
the Grenadines       
Samoa NA  NA NA  NA NA  
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of NA
 NA X  X X  
Senegal       
Sierra Leone       
Singapore X  X X  X X X  
Slovak Republic X  X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 
Slovenia X  X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 
Solomon Islands       
South Africa X  X X  X X X  
Sri Lanka       
Suriname  X X  X   
Swaziland       
Switzerland X  X X  X X X  
Chinese Taipei X  X X  X X X  
Tanzania       
Thailand X  X X  X X X  
The former 
Yugoslav Republic 
of Macedonia  X     G/L/223/Rev.21 
 
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   STATE TRADING1 
N/9 
Updating 
notification N/10  
New and full 
notification N/11  
New and full 
notification N/12  
New and full 
notification N/13 
New and full 
notification N/14  
New and full 
notification 
XVII:4(a) XVII:4(a)  XVII:4(a)  XVII:4(a)  XVII:4(a) XVII:4(a)  
State trading 
activities 
(notif, due 
30/6/03) State trading 
activities 
(notif, due 
30/6/04) State trading 
activities 
(notif, due 
30/6/06) State trading 
activities 
(notif, due 
30/6/08) State trading 
activities 
(notif, due 
30/6/10) State trading 
activities 
(notif, due 
30/6/12) 
Togo      X  
Tonga NA  NA NA     
Trinidad and Tobago  X X  X X  
Tunisia X  X     
Turkey   X  X X X  
Uganda  X     
Ukraine NA  NA NA  X X X  
United Arab Emirates       
United States of America X
 X X  X X X  
Uruguay X  X X  X X X  
Vanuatu NA  NA NA  NA NA NA  
Venezuela, 
Bolivarian Republic of        
Viet Nam NA  NA NA     
Zambia X  X X  X X X  
Zimbabwe   X  X   
 
 G/L/223/Rev.21 
 
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   CUSTOMS VALUATION 
20.1 20.2 Annex 
III(I) ANNEX 
III (2) ANNEX 
III (3) ANNEX 
III (4) 22 DECISIONS  Deferred 
application 
Deferred 
application 
Deferred 
application 
Minimum 
values 
Reserv-ations 
art. 4 
Reserv-ations 
art.5.2 
Laws/ 
Regs 
Checklist 
Interest 
charges 
Carrier media 
Albania NA NA NA NA  NA NA X X X X  
Angola NA NA NA NA  NA NA     
Antigua and 
Barbuda NA NA NA NA  NA NA     
Argentina NA NA NA NA  X X X X X X  
Armenia NA NA NA NA  NA NA X X   
Australia NA NA NA NA  NA NA X X X X  
Bahrain, 
Kingdom of NA NA NA NA  X X X X   
Bangladesh NA NA NA NA  X X     
Barbados NA NA NA NA  NA NA     
Belize NA NA NA NA  NA NA X X   
Benin NA NA NA NA  NA X     
Bolivia, 
Plurinational 
State of NA NA NA NA  NA NA X    
Botswana NA NA NA NA  NA NA X    
Brazil NA NA NA NA  X X X X X X  
Brunei 
Darussalam NA NA NA NA  X X X X X X  
Burkina Faso NA NA NA NA  X X X    
Burundi NA NA NA NA  NA NA     
Cambodia NA NA NA NA  NA NA X X   
Cameroon NA NA NA NA  X X     
Canada NA NA NA NA  NA NA X X X X  
Cape Verde NA NA NA NA  NA NA X    
Central African 
Rep. NA NA NA NA  NA NA       
Chad NA NA NA NA  NA NA       
Chile NA NA NA NA  X X X    
China NA NA NA NA  NA NA X X X X  
Colombia NA NA NA NA  X X X X   
Congo NA NA NA NA  NA NA     
Costa Rica NA NA NA NA  X X X X X  
Côte d'Ivoire NA NA NA NA X X X    
Cuba NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X X  
Democratic 
Republic of the 
Congo NA NA NA NA  NA NA     
Djibouti NA NA NA NA  X X     
Dominica NA NA NA NA  NA NA X    
Dominican 
Republic NA NA NA NA X X X    
Ecuado r NA NA NA NA  X X X X X  
Egypt NA NA NA NA  X X X X   
El Salvado r NA NA NA NA  X X     
EU NA NA NA NA  NA NA X X X X  
Fiji NA NA NA NA  NA NA X X   
Gabon NA NA NA NA  X X X    
The Gambia NA NA NA NA  NA NA     G/L/223/Rev.21 
 
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   CUSTOMS VALUATION 
20.1 20.2 Annex 
III(I) ANNEX 
III (2) ANNEX 
III (3) ANNEX 
III (4) 22 DECISIONS  Deferred 
application 
Deferred 
application 
Deferred 
application 
Minimum 
values 
Reserv-ations 
art. 4 
Reserv-ations 
art.5.2 
Laws/ 
Regs 
Checklist 
Interest 
charges 
Carrier media 
Georgia NA NA NA NA  NA NA X    
Ghana NA NA NA NA  NA NA     
Grenada NA NA NA NA  NA NA     
Guatemala NA NA NA NA  X X X    
Guinea Bissau NA NA NA NA  NA NA     
Guinea, 
Republic of NA NA NA NA  NA NA     
Guyana NA NA NA NA  X X     
Haiti NA NA NA NA  X X     
Honduras NA NA NA NA  X X     
Hong Kong, 
China NA NA NA NA  NA NA X NA X X  
Iceland NA NA NA NA  NA NA X X   
India NA NA NA NA  X X X X   
Indonesia NA NA NA NA  X X X  X  
Israel NA NA NA NA  X X X  X X  
Jamaica NA NA NA NA  X X X X   
Japan NA NA NA NA  NA NA X X X X  
Jordan NA NA NA NA  NA NA X X X X  
Kenya NA NA NA NA  X X X X X X  
Korea, Republic 
of NA NA NA NA  NA NA X X X X  
Kuwait, the 
State of NA NA NA NA  NA NA X    
Kyrgyz 
Republic NA NA NA NA  NA NA X X X X  
Lao People's 
Democratic 
Republic NA NA NA NA  NA NA X    
Lesotho NA NA NA NA  NA NA X X X X  
Liechtenstein NA NA NA NA  NA NA X NA   
Macao, China NA NA NA NA  NA NA X X X X  
Madagasca r NA NA NA NA  X X X    
Malawi NA NA NA NA  X X X    
Malaysia NA NA NA NA  X X X X   
Maldives NA NA NA NA X X     
Mali NA NA NA NA  X X X    
Mauritania NA NA NA NA  NA NA     
Mauritius NA NA NA NA  NA NA X X   
Mexico NA NA NA NA  X X X X X X  
Moldova, 
Republic of NA NA NA NA  NA NA X X X X  
Mongolia NA  NA NA NA  NA NA     
Montenegro NA NA NA NA  NA NA     
Morocco NA NA NA NA  X X X X   
Mozambique NA NA NA NA  NA NA X    
Myanma r NA NA NA NA  X X     
Namibia NA NA NA NA  NA NA X    
Nepal NA NA NA NA  NA NA     
New Zealand NA NA NA NA  NA NA X X X X  G/L/223/Rev.21 
 
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   CUSTOMS VALUATION 
20.1 20.2 Annex 
III(I) ANNEX 
III (2) ANNEX 
III (3) ANNEX 
III (4) 22 DECISIONS  Deferred 
application 
Deferred 
application 
Deferred 
application 
Minimum 
values 
Reserv-ations 
art. 4 
Reserv-ations 
art.5.2 
Laws/ 
Regs 
Checklist 
Interest 
charges 
Carrier media 
Nicaragua NA NA NA NA  X X X X   
Niger NA NA NA NA  X X     
Nigeria NA NA NA NA  NA X X X   
Norway NA NA NA NA  NA NA X X X X  
Oman NA NA NA NA  NA NA X X X X  
Pakistan NA NA NA NA  X X X    
Panama NA NA NA NA  X NA X X X X  
Papua New 
Guinea NA NA NA NA  NA NA     
Paraguay NA NA NA NA  NA NA X    
Peru NA NA NA NA  X X X X X X  
Philippines NA  NA NA NA  X X X X   
Qatar NA NA NA NA  NA NA X X   
Russian 
Federation NA NA NA NA  NA NA X X X X  
Rwanda NA NA NA NA  NA NA X X   
Saint Kitts and 
Nevis NA NA NA NA  NA NA     
Saint Lucia NA NA NA NA  NA NA     
Saint Vincent & 
the Grenadines  NA NA NA NA  NA NA X X   
Samoa NA NA NA NA  NA NA     
Saudi Arabia, 
Kingdom of  NA NA NA NA  NA NA X X X X  
Senegal NA NA NA NA  X X X    
Sierra Leone NA NA NA NA  NA NA     
Singapore NA NA NA NA  NA NA X X X X  
Solomon 
Islands NA NA NA NA  NA NA       
South Africa NA NA NA NA  NA NA X X X X  
Sri Lanka NA NA NA NA  X X     
Suriname NA NA NA NA  NA NA X    
Swaziland NA NA NA NA  NA NA X X   
Switzerland NA NA NA NA  NA NA X NA   
Chinese Taipei NA NA NA NA  NA NA X X X X  
Tanzania NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X X  
Tajikistan NA NA NA NA NA NA     
Thailand NA NA NA NA  X X X X X X  
The former 
Yugoslav 
Republic of Macedonia NA NA NA NA
 NA NA X X X X  
Togo NA NA NA NA  X X     
Tonga NA NA NA NA  NA NA     
Trinidad and 
Tobago NA NA NA NA  NA NA X X   
Tunisia NA NA NA NA  X X X    
Turkey NA NA NA NA  X X X X X X  
Uganda NA NA NA NA  X NA X    
Ukraine 
 NA NA NA NA  NA NA X X X X  G/L/223/Rev.21 
 
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   CUSTOMS VALUATION 
20.1 20.2 Annex 
III(I) ANNEX 
III (2) ANNEX 
III (3) ANNEX 
III (4) 22 DECISIONS  Deferred 
application 
Deferred 
application 
Deferred 
application 
Minimum 
values 
Reserv-ations 
art. 4 
Reserv-ations 
art.5.2 
Laws/ 
Regs 
Checklist 
Interest 
charges 
Carrier media 
United Arab 
Emirates NA NA NA NA X NA     
United States 
of America NA NA NA NA  NA NA X X X X  
Uruguay NA NA NA NA  X X X X X X  
Vanuatu NA NA NA NA  NA NA     
Viet Nam NA NA NA NA  NA NA     
Venezuela, 
Bolivarian 
Republic of  NA NA NA NA  X X X X   
Zambia NA NA NA NA  X X X    
Zimbabwe NA NA NA NA  X X X X X X  
 G/L/223/Rev.21 
 
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   IMPORT LICENSING RULES OF 
ORIGIN 
7.3 
Replies to questionnaire received in1:  1.4(a)/ 
8.2(b) 5.1 Annex 
II(4) 
 
Publications/ 
laws, 
regulations 
Non-
preferential 
rules 
Preferential 
rules 
 00 01 02 03 04 05  06 07 08 09 10 11 12    
Albania     X           X X  X X X X X  
Angola                       X  X  
Antigua and 
Barbuda   X X                  X   
Argentina     X       X X X X X X X X X X  
Armenia NA NA NA X X X  X X X      X X X  
Australia     X       X        X X X X X  
Bahrain, 
Kingdom of X                     X X  X  
Bangladesh X         X  X X        X X X  
Barbados     X     X  X X   X   X X  X  
Belize                           X  
Benin                        X  X  
Bolivia, 
Plurinational 
State of X                      X X X  
Botswana                           X  
Brazil     X X X X  X X X   X X  X X X  
Brunei 
Darussalam                          X X  
Burkina Faso X                 X X X  X X X  
Burundi   X                    X X X  
Cambodia NA NA NA NA NA           X  X    X  
Cameroon         X     X   X    X  X  
Canada     X       X X X X X X X X X X  
Cape Verde NA NA NA NA NA NA  NA NA  X  X     X  
Central 
African Rep.                     X      X  
Chad X X                    X X X  
Chile             X X   X X X  X X X  
China NA NA NA X X X  X X X X X   X X X  
Colombia X       X X  X X X X X X  X X X  
Congo                           X  
Costa Rica X             X X X X  X X X X  
Côte d'Ivoire     X         X        X  X  
Croatia NA   X X   X        X X X X X X X  
Cuba   X     X         X    X X X  
Congo             X          X  X  
Djibouti                           X  
Dominica   X         X          X X X  
Dominican 
Republic       X X         X X X X X X X  
Ecuado r     X             X X   X  X  
Egypt                           X  
El Salvado r                        X X X  
EU X X X X X X  X X X X X X X X X X  
Fiji                        X X X  
Gabon                        X X X  
The Gambia               X     X     X X  
Georgia   X     X   X         X X X X  
Ghana   X     X         X    X X X  
Grenada             X X   X X   X  X  
Guatemala X       X   X X        X X X  
Guinea Bissau                           X  
Guinea, 
Republic of                           X  
Guyana     X X                X X X  
                                               
1 The information for 1995-99 is not reflected here due to the large amount of data. However, this can 
be found in document G/L/223, G/L/223/Rev.4, G/L/223/Rev.5, G/L/223/Rev.6, G/L/223/Rev.7, G/L/223/Rev.8, G/L/223/Rev.9, G/L/223/Rev.10, G/L/223/Rev.11, G/L/223/Rev.12. G/L/223/Rev.21 
 
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   IMPORT LICENSING RULES OF 
ORIGIN 
7.3 
Replies to questionnaire received in1:  1.4(a)/ 
8.2(b) 5.1 Annex 
II(4) 
 
Publications/ 
laws, 
regulations 
Non-
preferential 
rules 
Preferential 
rules 
Haiti X           X X   X    X X X  
Honduras               X X X X X X X X X  
Hong Kong, 
China X X X X X X  X X X X X X X X X X  
Iceland X       X              X X X  
India X   X X   X  X X X   X X  X X X  
Indonesia       X     X       X   X X X  
Israel             X         X X X X  
Jamaica X   X       X   X      X X X  
Japan     X   X X    X X X X X X X X X  
Jordan X                      X X X  
Kenya       X                X X X  
Korea, 
Republic of      X   X X  X X X X X X  X X X  
Kuwait, the 
State of                     X X    X  
Kyrgyz 
Republic X           X            X  
Lesotho                 X   X   X X X  
Liechtenstein X X X X               X X X X  
Macao, China   X X   X X  X X X X X X X X X X  
Madagasca r     X     X      X X X X  X X X  
Malawi     X       X        X  X  X  
Malaysia             X   X   X X  X X X  
Maldives     X                    X X  
Mali   X                   X X  X  
Mauritania                            
Mauritius     X           X X    X X X  
Mexico         X   X     X    X X X  
Moldova, 
Republic of NA   X                  X X X  
Mongolia       X                X X X  
Montenegro NA NA NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA     
Morocco       X X X  X X X  X    X X X  
Mozambique                           X  
Myanma r                           X  
Namibia X   X        X   X X X  
Nepal NA NA NA NA               X    X  
New Zealand                       X X X X  
Nicaragua                   X X X X X X X  
Niger                        X X X  
Nigeria               X X X X  X X  X  
Norway X               X X X X X X X X  
Oman   X   X   X      X X  X X X X X  
Pakistan                        X X X  
Panama         X             X X X X  
Papua New 
Guinea                          X X  
Paraguay                       X X X X  
Peru           X  X X     X X X X X X  
Philippines X X   X       X   X  X  X X X  
Qatar           X  X X X X X X X X X X  
Russian 
Federation NA NA NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA  X X X  
Rwanda             X        X    X X  
Saint Kitts 
and Nevis                   X    X  X  
Saint Lucia     X   X X  X   X      X  X  
Saint Vincent 
& the Grenadines     
                      X  
Samoa 
 NA NA NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA     G/L/223/Rev.21 
 
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   IMPORT LICENSING RULES OF 
ORIGIN 
7.3 
Replies to questionnaire received in1:  1.4(a)/ 
8.2(b) 5.1 Annex 
II(4) 
 
Publications/ 
laws, 
regulations 
Non-
preferential 
rules 
Preferential 
rules 
Saudi Arabia, 
Kingdom of NA NA NA NA NA NA  X        X    X X  
Senegal     X             X  X  X X X  
Sierra Leone                           X  
Singapore X     X     X   X X   X X X X  
Solomon 
Islands                           X  
South Africa X X X                 X   X X  
Sri Lanka       X                X  X  
Suriname                   X    X X X  
Swaziland                        X  X  
Switzerland X X X X             X X X X X X  
Chinese 
Taipei NA NA X X X         X  X X X X X  
Tanzania                           X  
Thailand               X   X X X X X X X  
The former 
Yugoslav 
Republic of 
Macedonia NA NA NA             X X X  X X X  
Togo       X              X  X X X  
Tonga NA NA NA NA NA NA  NA        X  X   X  
Trinidad and 
Tobago   X     X     X X X X  X X X X  
Tunisia X   X     X  X X      X  X X X  
Turkey   X   X     X X X X X X X X X X  
Uganda X         X             X X X  
Ukraine NA NA NA NA NA NA  NA NA X X X X X X X X  
United Arab 
Emirates X                      X X X  
United States 
of America X           X   X  X X X X X X X  
Uruguay     X     X        X  X  X X X  
Vanuatu NA NA NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA     
Venezuela, 
Bolivarian Republic of     X      
            X X X  
Viet Nam NA NA NA NA NA NA  NA        X  X X X  
Zambia       X X              X  X  
Zimbabwe X X           X     X   X X X  
 
 
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Albania X    
Angola      
Antigua and Barbuda      
Argentina X    
Armenia X    
Australia X X  NA  
Bahrain, Kingdom of X    
Bangladesh X    
                                               
29 Decision G/L/59 was replaced by a new Decision (G /L/59/Rev.1). Pursuant to the new procedures, the 
first complete notification obligation was due 30 September 2012, and the next will be due on 
30 September 2014. Notification compliance in accordance with the old procedures (G/L/59) can be found in G/L/223 and revisions 1-19. G/L/223/Rev.21 
 
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Barbados      
Belize      
Benin X    
Bolivia, Plurinational State of X    
Botswana      
Brazil X    
Brunei Darussalam X    
Burkina Faso X    
Burundi X    
Cambodia  X    
Cameroon      
Canada X X  NA  
Cape Verde      
Central African Rep. X    
Chad X    
Chile X    
China      
Colombia X    
Congo      
Costa Rica X X  NA  
Côte d'Ivoire X    
Croatia X   NA30 
Cuba X  X  
Democratic Republic of the 
Congo X    
Djibouti      
Dominica X    
Dominican Republic X    
Ecuado r X    
Egypt      
El Salvado r X    
EU X  X  
Fiji X    
Gabon X    
The Gambia X    
Georgia X   X31 
Ghana X    
Grenada X    
Guatemala X    
Guinea      
Guinea-Bissau X    
Guyana X    
Haiti X    
Honduras X    
Hong Kong, China X X  X32  
Iceland X    
                                               
30 Croatia became a Member of the European Union on 1 July 2013 
31 Notification was submitted and it is under review, it will be circulated to Members once finalized. 
32 Hong Kong, China notified a change to its complete  notification which introduced a new quantitative 
restriction as contained in G/MA/QR/N/HKG/2 G/L/223/Rev.21 
 
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India X   X33 
Indonesia X    
Israel X    
Jamaica X    
Japan X   X34 
Jordan X    
Kenya      
Korea, Republic of X X  NA  
Kuwait, the State of X    
Kyrgyz Republic X    
Lesotho X    
Liechtenstein X    
Macao, China X X  NA  
Madagasca r X    
Malawi      
Malaysia X    
Maldives X    
Mali X  X  
Mauritania      
Mauritius X    
Mexico X    
Moldova, Republic of X    
Mongolia X    
Montenegro     
Morocco      
Mozambique X    
Myanma r X    
Namibia X    
Nepal      
New Zealand X X  NA  
Nicaragua X    
Niger X    
Nigeria X    
Norway X    
Oman X    
Pakistan X    
Panama X    
Papua New Guinea X    
Paraguay X    
Peru X  X  
Philippines X    
Qatar X    
Romania X    
Russian Federation X X  NA  
Rwanda      
Saint Kitts and Nevis X    
Saint Lucia X    
Saint Vincent & the 
Grenadines      
                                               
33 Notification was submitted and it is under review, it will be circulated to Members once finalized. 
34 Notification was submitted and it is under review, it will be circulated to Members once finalized. G/L/223/Rev.21 
 
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Samoa     
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of X    
Senegal X    
Sierra Leone      
Singapore X  X  
Solomon Islands      
South Africa X    
Sri Lanka X    
Suriname X    
Swaziland      
Switzerland X   X35 
Chinese Taipei X    
Tanzania      
Thailand  X X  NA  
The former Yugoslav Republic 
of Macedonia     
Togo  X    
Tonga      
Trinidad and Tobago X    
Tunisia X    
Turkey X X  NA  
Uganda X    
Ukraine   X  X36  
United Arab Emirates X    
United States of America X X  NA  
Uruguay X   X37 
Vanuatu     
Venezuela, Bolivarian 
Republic of X    
Viet Nam      
Zambia X    
Zimbabwe X    
 
                                               
35 Notifications was submitted and it is under review, it will be circulated to Members once finalized. 
36 Ukraine notified changes to its notification whic h modified existing restrictions as contained in 
G/MA/QR/N/UKR/1/Add.1 and 2 and 3. 
37 Notification was submitted and it is under review, it will be circulated to Members once finalized. G/L/223/Rev.21 
 
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WTO Member SPS 
 
Annex B (3) 
Enquiry Point Annex B (10) 
National 
Notification Authority 
Albania  X X 
Angola  X X 
Antigua and Barbuda  X X 
Argentina  X X 
Armenia  X X 
Australia  X X 
Austria  X EU 
Bahrain, Kingdom of  X X 
Bangladesh  X X 
Barbados  X X 
Belgium  X EU  
Belize  X X 
Benin  X X 
Bolivia, Plurinational State of  X X 
Botswana  X X 
Brazil  X X 
Brunei Darussalam  X X 
Bulgaria  X EU 
Burkina Faso  X X 
Burundi  X X 
Cambodia     
Cameroon  X X 
Canada  X X 
Cape Verde  X X 
Central African Republic  X X 
Chad     
Chile  X X 
China  X X 
Colombia  X X 
Congo  X X 
Costa Rica  X X 
Côte d'Ivoire  X X 
Croatia  X X 
Cuba  X X 
Cyprus  X EU 
Czech Republic  X EU 
Democratic Republic of the Congo  X X G/L/223/Rev.21 
 
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  WTO Member SPS 
 
Annex B (3) 
Enquiry Point Annex B (10) 
National 
Notification Authority 
Denmark  X EU 
Djibouti  X X 
Dominica  X X 
Dominican Republic  X X 
Ecuador  X X 
Egypt  X X 
El Salvador  X X 
Estonia  X EU 
European Union  X X 
Fiji X X 
Finland  X EU  
France  X EU 
Gabon  X X 
The Gambia  X X 
Georgia  X X 
Germany  X EU  
Ghana  X X  
Greece  X EU 
Grenada  X X 
Guatemala  X X 
Guinea  X   
Guinea-Bissau      
Guyana  X X 
Haiti  X X 
Honduras  X X 
Hong Kong, China  X X 
Hungary  X EU 
Iceland  X X 
India  X X 
Indonesia  X X 
Ireland  X EU 
Israel  X X 
Italy  X EU 
Jamaica  X X 
Japan  X X 
Jordan  X X 
Kenya  X X 
Korea, Republic of  X X G/L/223/Rev.21 
 
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  WTO Member SPS 
 
Annex B (3) 
Enquiry Point Annex B (10) 
National 
Notification Authority 
Kuwait, the State of  X  
Kyrgyz Republic  X X 
Lao People's Democratic Republic X X 
Latvia  X EU 
Lesotho  X X 
Liechtenstein  X X 
Lithuania  X EU 
Luxembourg  X EU 
Macao, China  X X 
Madagascar  X X 
Malawi  X X 
Malaysia  X X 
Maldives  X X 
Mali  X X 
Malta  X EU 
Mauritania  X X 
Mauritius  X X 
Mexico  X X 
Moldova,  Republic of  X X 
Mongolia  X X 
Montenegro  X 
Morocco  X X 
Mozambique  X X 
Myanmar  X X 
Namibia  X X 
Nepal  X X 
Netherlands  X EU 
New Zealand  X X 
Nicaragua  X X 
Niger  X   
Nigeria  X X 
Norway  X X 
Oman  X X 
Pakistan  X X 
Panama  X X 
Papua New Guinea  X X 
Paraguay  X X 
Peru  X X G/L/223/Rev.21 
 
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  WTO Member SPS 
 
Annex B (3) 
Enquiry Point Annex B (10) 
National 
Notification Authority 
Philippines  X X 
Poland  X EU 
Portugal  X EU 
Qatar  X X 
Romania  X EU 
Russian Federation X X 
Rwanda  X X 
Saint Kitts and Nevis  X X 
Saint Lucia  X X 
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  X X 
Samoa X X 
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of  X X 
Senegal  X X 
Sierra Leone  X X 
Singapore  X X 
Slovak Republic  X  EU 
Slovenia  X  EU 
Solomon Islands  X X 
South Africa  X X 
Spain  X EU  
Sri Lanka  X X 
Suriname  X X 
Swaziland  X X 
Sweden  X  EU 
Switzerland  X X 
Chinese Taipei  X X 
Tajikistan X X 
Tanzania  X X 
Thailand  X X 
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia  X X 
Togo  X X 
Tonga  X   
Trinidad and Tobago  X X 
Tunisia  X X 
Turkey  X X 
Uganda  X X 
Ukraine  X X 
United Arab Emirates  X X G/L/223/Rev.21 
 
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  WTO Member SPS 
 
Annex B (3) 
Enquiry Point Annex B (10) 
National 
Notification Authority 
United Kingdom  X  EU 
United States of America  X X 
Uruguay  X X 
Vanuatu   
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of  X X 
Viet Nam  X X 
Zambia  X X 
Zimbabwe  X X 
TOTAL MEMBERS = 159 154 151 G/L/223/Rev.21 
 
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   TRIMS TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE 
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Trade-Related  
Investment measures Laws/Regs Acceptance of 
Code 
Albania 0  X X X 
Angola 0  X   
Antigua and Barbuda 0   X X 
Argentina X  X X X 
Armenia 0  X X X 
Australia 0  X X X 
Bahrain, Kingdom of 0  X X X 
Bangladesh 0   X X 
Barbados X   X X 
Belize 0   X  
Benin 0    X 
Bolivia, Plurinational State of X  X X X 
Botswana 0   X X 
Brazil 0  X X X 
Brunei Darussalam 0  X  X 
Burkina Faso 0  X  X 
Burundi 0  X   
Cambodia 0   X  
Cameroon 0  X  X 
Canada 0  X X X 
Cape Verde 0     
Central African Rep. 0     
Chad 0  X   
Chile X  X X X 
China 0  X X X 
Colombia X  X X X 
Congo 0     
Costa Rica X  X X X 
Côte d'Ivoire 0    X 
Croatia2 0  X X X 
Cuba X  X X X 
Democratic Republic of the Congo 0   X  
Djibouti 0     
Dominica 0  X X X 
Dominican Republic X  X X X 
Ecuado r X  X X X 
Egypt X   X X 
El Salvado r 0  X X X 
EU2 0  X X X 
Fiji 0  X X  
Gabon 0  X   
The Gambia 0     
Georgia 0  X X X 
                                               
1 This table indicates Members who have notified TRIM s under Article 5.1; it does not indicate Members 
which have notified that they do not apply any TRIM inco nsistent with the Agreement, as there is no obligation 
to submit such notifications. It should be noted that the notifications in this table were made in 1995 and that the transition periods for the elimination of notified measures expired at the end of 1999 and in some cases at the end of 2003. Thus, the list of notifications should not be interpreted as a list of measures in force. 
2 Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Re public, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithua nia, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovak 
Republic, and Slovenia are no longer listed separately. Upon their accession to the EU they were no longer subject to an individual notification obligati on. Croatia acceded to the EU on 1 July 2013. G/L/223/Rev.21 
 
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Trade-Related  
Investment measures Laws/Regs Acceptance of 
Code 
Ghana 0  X X X 
Grenada 0   X X 
Guatemala 0  X X X 
Guinea Bissau 0   X  
Guinea, Republic of 0     
Guyana 0    X 
Haiti 0  X   
Honduras 0  X X X 
Hong Kong, China 0  X X X 
Iceland 0  X X X 
India X  X X X 
Indonesia X  X X X 
Israel 0  X X X 
Jamaica 0  X X X 
Japan 0  X X X 
Jordan 0  X X X 
Kenya 0   X X 
Korea, Republic of 0  X X X 
Kuwait, the State of 0  X X X 
Kyrgyz Republic 0  X X X 
Lao, People's Democratic Republic3 0  X X X 
Lesotho 0  X   
Liechtenstein 0  X X  
Macao, China 0  X X  
Madagasca r 0  X X  
Malawi 0   X X 
Malaysia X  X X X 
Maldives 0  X   
Mali 0  X   
Mauritania 0     
Mauritius 0  X X X 
Mexico X  X X X 
Moldova, Republic of 0  X X X 
Mongolia 0  X X X 
Montenegro 0   X X 
Morocco 0   X X 
Mozambique 0   X X 
Myanma r 0     
Namibia 0  X X X 
Nepal 0     
New Zealand 0  X X X 
Nicaragua 0  X X X 
Niger 0   X X 
Nigeria X  X X X 
Norway 0  X X X 
Oman 0  X X X 
Pakistan X   X X 
Panama 0  X X X 
                                               
3 Lao People's Democratic Republic became a Member of the WTO on 2 February 2013. G/L/223/Rev.21 
 
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 5.11 6.2 15.2 Annex 3(c) 
Trade-Related  
Investment measures Laws/Regs Acceptance of 
Code 
Papua New Guinea 0   X X 
Paraguay 0  X X X 
Peru X  X X X 
Philippines X  X X X 
Qatar 0  X X X 
Russian Federation X  X X  
Rwanda 0   X X 
Saint Kitts and Nevis 0     
Saint Lucia 0   X X 
Saint Vincent & the Grenadines  0  X X 
Samoa 0     
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of 0  X X X 
Senegal 0  X  X 
Sierra Leone 0   X  
Singapore 0  X X X 
Solomon Islands 0     
South Africa X  X X X 
Sri Lanka 0  X X X 
Suriname 0  X   
Swaziland 0   X X 
Switzerland 0  X X X 
Chinese Taipei 0  X X X 
Tajikistan4 0     
Tanzania 0   X X 
Thailand X  X X X 
The former Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedonia 0  X X 
Togo 0     
Tonga 0     
Trinidad and Tobago 0  X X X 
Tunisia 0  X X X 
Turkey 0  X X X 
Uganda X  X X X 
Ukraine 0  X X X 
United Arab Emirates 0  X X X 
United States of America 0  X X X 
Uruguay X  X X X 
Vanuatu 0     
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of  X  X X X 
Viet Nam 0   X X 
Zambia 0  X X X 
Zimbabwe 0  X X X 
 
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4 Tajikistan became a Member of the WTO on 2 March 2013.