G/IT/1/Rev.48  
 
12 March 2013  
(13-1341)  Page: 1/3  
Committee of Participants on the Expansion of Trade in 
Information Technology Products   
 
 STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION 
NOTE BY THE SECRETARIAT1 
Revision 
1.1.  As of 8 March 2013, the ITA had 49 Participants (covering 76 Members and States or 
separate customs territories in the process of acceding to the WTO) representing approximately 
96% of world trade in information technology products. 
ITA PARTICIPANTS 
Albania Macao, China 
Australia Malaysia 
Bahrain, Kingdom of Mauritius 
Canada Moldova 
China Montenegro 
Colombia Morocco 
Costa Rica New Zealand 
Croatia Nicaragua 
Dominican Republic Norway 
Egypt Oman 
El Salvador Panama 
European Union2 Peru 
Georgia Philippines 
Guatemala Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of 
Honduras Singapore 
Hong Kong, China Switzerland3 
Iceland Chinese Taipei 
India Tajikistan 
Indonesia Thailand 
Israel Turkey 
Japan Ukraine 
Jordan United Arab Emirates 
Korea, Republic of United States 
Kuwait, the State of  Viet Nam 
Kyrgyz Republic  
 
1.2.  If the Participant was a WTO Member at the time of its participation in the ITA, it was 
required to follow the procedures for the formal rectification and modification of schedules 
(Decision of 26 March 1980 on Procedures for Modification and Rectification of Schedules of Tariff Concessions, BISD 27S/25) pursuant to paragraph 2 of the Annex to the Ministerial Declaration.  
Thus, documents from the following 36  participants have been received and circulated pursuant 
to these procedures: 
                                               
1 This document has been prepared under the Secret ariat's own responsibility and without prejudice to 
the positions of Members and to their rights and obligations under the WTO. 
2 The schedule of the European Union comprises the commitments of the 27 member States. 
3 On behalf of the customs union of Switzerland and Liechtenstein. G/IT/1/Rev.48 
 
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  Australia Kuwait, the State of 
Bahrain, Kingdom of Macao, China 
Canada Malaysia 
Colombia Mauritius 
Costa Rica Montenegro 
Dominican Republic New Zealand 
Egypt Nicaragua 
El Salvador Norway 
European Union Panama 
Guatemala Peru 
Honduras Philippines 
Hong Kong, China Singapore 
Iceland Switzerland 
India Chinese Taipei 
Indonesia Thailand 
Israel Turkey 
Japan United Arab Emirates 
Korea, Republic of United States 
 
1.3.  Of the above, El Salvador has indica ted that implementation would begin after the 
completion of domestic legal procedural requirements.4  Morocco has not yet submitted the 
formal documentation.   
1.4.  Albania, China, Croatia, Georgia, Jordan , Kyrgyz Republic, Moldova, Oman, Saudi Arabia 
Tajikistan, Ukraine and Viet Nam incorporated their commitments in their schedules annexed to their Protocols of Accession, and therefore it was not necessary to follow the procedures for 
rectification and modification of tariff schedules. 
1.5.  Letters of acceptance, in accordance with the provision of paragraph 10 of the Annex to the 
Declaration, have been received from all Participants except five. 
                                               
4Awaiting domestic approval (G/MA/TA R/RS/45 and G/MA/TAR/RS/45/Add.1).  G/IT/1/Rev.48 
 
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  1.6.  Documentation for the following Participan ts, noted as being submitted under paragraph 2 
above, has been formally certified by the Director-General: 
Australia Macao, China 
Bahrain, Kingdom of Malaysia 
Canada Mauritius 
Colombia Montenegro 
Costa Rica New Zealand 
Dominican Republic Nicaragua 
Egypt Norway 
European Union Panama 
Guatemala Peru 
Honduras Philippines 
Hong Kong, China Singapore 
Iceland Switzerland 
India Chinese Taipei 
Indonesia Thailand 
Israel Turkey 
Japan United Arab Emirates 
Korea, Republic of United States 
Kuwait, the State of  
 
 
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