G/L/223/Rev.23  
 
6 April 2016  
(16-1960)  Page: 1/55  
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 2015. 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 March 2016 meeting of the Committee on Agriculture (G/AG/GEN/86/Rev.23, with a cut-off date of 22 February 2016). 
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, G/L/223/Rev.20, G/L/223/Rev.21, 
G/L/223/Rev.21/Corr.1, G/L/223/Rev.21/Corr.2, and G/L/223/Rev.22. 
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.23 
 
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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, the two member Stat es that joined the EU on 1 January 2007, and 
the member State that joined the EU on 1 July 20135 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/1126) 
Committee on Anti-Dumping Prac tices: Annual Report (G/L/1134) 
Committee on Customs Valuatio n: Annual Report (G/L/1135) 
Committee on Import Licensin g: Annual Report (G/L/1132) 
Committee on Market Access : Annual Report (G/L/1131 and 
G/L/1131/Rev.1) 
Committee on Rules of Origin: Annual Report (G/L/1127) 
Committee on Safeguards: Annual Report (G/L/1130 and 
G/L/1130/Corr.1) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanit ary Measures: Annual Report (G/L/1129) 
Committee on Su bsidies and Countervailing Meas ures: Annual Report (G/L/1133) 
Committee on Tech nical Barriers to Trade: Annual Report (G/L/1138) 
Committee on TRIMs: A nnual Report (G/L/1123) 
Working Party on State Trading Ente rprises: Annual Report (G/L/1124) 
 
1.6.  Please note that, after these explanatory notes, the numbering of footnotes is specific to each 
agreement. 
1.7.  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 March 2016 meeting of the Committee on Agriculture (G/AG/GEN/86/Rev.23, 
with a cut-off date of 22 February 2016). 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' notifications
6: 
                                               
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 in January 2007, and Croatia in July 2013. 
6 For additional details refer to document G/AG/2. G/L/223/Rev.23 
 
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  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 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. An "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 document 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. G/L/223/Rev.23 
 
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  2.4.  The time limits for notifications covering the 1995-2014 implementation years have now 
passed. The last column on each table shows th e percentage of compliance by Member for the 
corresponding notification requirement during this period. The tables contain information pertaining to the last 16 years (2000-2015). The column concerning the 2015 implementation year 
is provided for information only and does not necessarily indicate that the notifications are now 
due. The full time series (1995-2015) of complian ce information is available in the "Compliance 
with notification obligations" section of the Agriculture Information Management System 
(http://agims.wto.org/ ). Due to their particular characteristics, the information on the submission 
of Tables NF:1 and Tables ES:3 notifications are shown as positive listings only for the period 
2005-2015. 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 December and June 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). G/L/223/Rev.23 
 
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  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). 
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 
December and June 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 in Goods on 18 November 2008. In 2010, the Working Party again recommended 
a two-year extension of the trial period 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. 
                                               
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.23 
 
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  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. 
7.2.  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. 
                                               
8 See document G/VAL/5, p.6, B.3(ii) which refers  to document G/VAL/M/ 1, paragraphs 36-39. G/L/223/Rev.23 
 
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  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 
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.  Transparency obligations are contained in Article 7 and Annex B of the SPS Agreement. 
There are two "one-time" notification obligations in the SPS Agreement: (1) Members are required 
to notify an "enquiry point" as provided in para graph 3 of Annex B; and (2) a "national notification 
authority" as provided in paragraph 10 of Anne x B. An updated table of Members meeting these 
obligations is available through the SPS Information Management System ( http://spsims.wto.org , 
click on Transparency table). 
12.2.  Additionally, there are two "ad-hoc" notification obligations under the SPS Agreement: 
(1) Members are required, as provided in paragrap h 5 of Annex B, to notify other Members at an 
early stage of any proposed SPS regulation when ever an international standard, guideline or 
recommendation does not exist or the content of the proposed SPS regulation is different from 
international standards, and if the regulation may have a significant effect on trade of other Members; and (2) Members are required, as provided in paragraph 6 of Annex B, immediately to 
notify other Members of any SPS regula tion adopted in urgent circumstances.
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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, 
                                               
9 The Recommended Procedures for Implementing the Transparency Provisions of the SPS Agreement, 
adopted by the SPS Committee in 2008 (G/SPS/7/Rev.3),  recommend that Members also notify measures 
which are based on the relevant international standard s. They also recommend th at in case a Member has 
made a determination recognizing the equivalence of SPS measures of another Member, this Member notify the 
measure(s) recognized to be equivalent. G/L/223/Rev.23 
 
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  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.25 and corrigendum 1, 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. 
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. 
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  A special Notifications section on the Members' site provides detailed information on the 
operation of the CRN and also gathers together basic sources of information on specific notification obligations and procedures (http://members.wto.org/WTO_resources/notifications/site_sources_e.htm ) 
 
The WTO web site also provides basic information on notification procedures under the respective trade topics for the general public, with the possibility of performing direct 
searches of Documents online  for specific notification documents. 
 
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- 11 - Annex 1. Agreement on Agriculture. Tariff and Other Quota Commitments (Tables MA:1 and MA:2) 
  MA:1  
(Art.18.2)  MA:2 
(Art.18.2)  
One-off 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Compliance (%)1 
1 Australia X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
2 Barbados X* X                               30 
3 Brazil X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
4 Canada X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
5 Chile X* NA X X X X X X X X X X X X X     93 
6 China X* NA NA X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
7 Colombia X* X X X X X X X X X X X           80 
8 Costa Rica X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 100 
9 Dominican Republic X X X X X X X X X X X X X X       88 
10 Ecuador X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
11 El Salvador X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
12 European Union X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
13 Guatemala X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
14 Iceland X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
15 India X* NA NA NA X X X X X X X             58 
16 Indonesia X* X X X X X X X X X X X X         85 
17 Israel X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X       90 
18 Japan X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
19 Kazakhstan   NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA N/A 
20 Korea, Republic of X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
21 Malaysia X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
22 Mexico X X X X X X X X X X X X X X       90 
23 Moldova, Republic 
of X NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X     83 
24 Morocco X X X X X X X X X X X X X         85 
25 New Zealand X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
26 Nicaragua X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
27 Norway X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
28 Panama X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
                                               
1 The percentage of compliance takes into account the period 1995-2014. Detailed information on all years (1995-2015) is availab le in the "Compliance with notification 
obligations" section of the Agriculture Information Management System ( http://agims.wto.org/ ).  
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- 12 -   MA:1  
(Art.18.2)  MA:2 
(Art.18.2)  
One-off 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Compliance (%)1 
29 Philippines X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X       90 
30 Russian Federation X* NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X   100 
31 South Africa X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
32 Switzerland X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
33 Chinese Taipei X* NA NA X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
34 Thailand X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
35 The former 
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia X NA NA NA X X X X X X X X X         75 
36 Tunisia X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X       90 
37 Ukraine X* NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA   X X X X X X X 86 
38 United States of 
America X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
39 Venezuela, 
Bolivarian Republic of X* X X       X X X X         X     60 
40 Viet Nam X NA NA NA NA NA NA NA       X           13 
Annex 2. Agreement on Agriculture.  Special Safeguard (Table MA:5) 
  MA:5 (Art. 5.7/18.2)  
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Compliance (%)2 
1 Australia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
2 Barbados X X X X X X X X X X             75 
3 Botswana X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
4 Canada X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
5 Colombia X X X X X X X X X X X           80 
6 Costa Rica X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 100 
7 Ecuador X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
8 El Salvador X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 100 
9 European Union X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
10 Guatemala X X X X X X X X X X X X         85 
11 Iceland X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
                                               
2 The percentage of compliance takes into account the period 1995-2014. Detailed information on all years (1995-2015) is availab le in the "Compliance with notification 
obligations" section of the Agriculture Information Management System ( http://agims.wto.org/ ).  
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- 13 -   MA:5 (Art. 5.7/18.2)  
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Compliance (%)2 
12 Indonesia X X X X X X X X X X X X         85 
13 Israel X X X X X X X X X X X X X       90 
14 Japan X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
15 Korea, Republic of X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
16 Malaysia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
17 Mexico X X X X X X X X X X X X X       90 
18 Morocco X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
19 Namibia X X X X X X X X X X             75 
20 New Zealand X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
21 Nicaragua X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
22 Norway X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
23 Panama X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
24 Philippines X X X X X X X X X X             75 
25 South Africa X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
26 Swaziland                                 0 
27 Switzerland X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 100 
28 Chinese Taipei NA NA X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
29 Thailand X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
30 Tunisia X X X X X X X X X X X X         85 
31 United States of America X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
32 Uruguay X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
33 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic 
of                                 20 
Annex 3. Agreement on Agriculture.  Domestic Support (Table DS:1) 
  DS:1 (Art. 18.2)  
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Compliance (%)3 
1 Albania X X X X X X X X X X X     X     80 
2 Angola   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA) 0 
3 Antigua and Barbuda                                 0 
4 Argentina X X X X X X X X X               70 
                                               
3 The percentage of compliance takes into account the period 1995-2014. Detailed information on all years (1995-2015) is availab le in the "Compliance with notification 
obligations" section of the Agriculture Information Management System ( http://agims.wto.org/ ).  
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- 14 -   DS:1 (Art. 18.2)  
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Compliance (%)3 
5 Armenia NA NA NA X X X X X X X X X X X     92 
6 Australia X X X X X X X X X X X X X       90 
7 Bahrain, Kingdom of X X X X X X X X X X X X   X     90 
8 Bangladesh   (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA) 62 
9 Barbados X X X X X X X                   60 
10 Belize                                 0 
11 Benin (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   11 
12 Bolivia, Plurinational State of X X X X X X                     55 
13 Botswana X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
14 Brazil X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
15 Brunei Darussalam                                 0 
16 Burkina Faso (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA)   100 
17 Burundi X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X X X X X (NA)   (NA) 92 
18 Cambodia NA NA NA NA X X X X X X (NA) X (NA) X (NA)   100 
19 Cameroon X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
20 Canada X X X X X X X X X X X X X       90 
21 Cape Verde NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA                 0 
22 Central African Republic   (NA)   (NA)   (N A)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA) 0 
23 Chad X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
24 Chile X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
25 China X X X X X X X X X X X           75 
26 Colombia X X X X X X X X X X X           80 
27 Congo X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 100 
28 Costa Rica X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
29 Côte d'Ivoire                           X     5 
30 Cuba X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
31 Democratic Republic of the 
Congo   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA) 0 
32 Djibouti   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA) 0 
33 Dominica                                 0 
34 Dominican Republic X X X X X X X X X X X X X       90 
35 Ecuador X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
36 Egypt                                 20 
37 El Salvador X X X                           40  
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- 15 -   DS:1 (Art. 18.2)  
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Compliance (%)3 
38 European Union X X X X X X X X X X X X X       90 
39 Fiji X X X X X X X X X X             74 
40 Gabon X X X X X X X X X X   X X       85 
41 The Gambia (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA)   100 
42 Georgia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
43 Ghana                                 0 
44 Grenada                                 0 
45 Guatemala X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   95 
46 Guinea   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA) 0 
47 Guinea-Bissau   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA) 0 
48 Guyana X X X X X                       50 
49 Haiti (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   22 
50 Honduras X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
51 Hong Kong, China X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
52 Iceland X X X X X X X X X X X X X       90 
53 India X X X X X X X X X X X           80 
54 Indonesia X X X X X X X X X X X X         85 
55 Israel X X X X X X X X X X X           80 
56 Jamaica X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
57 Japan X X X X X X X X X X X X X       90 
58 Jordan X X X X X X X X X X X X X       87 
59 Kazakhstan NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA N/A  
60 Kenya                                 10 
61 Korea, Republic of X X X X X X X X X X X X         85 
62 Kuwait, the State of                                 0 
63 Kyrgyz Republic                         P        6 
64 Lao People's Democratic 
Republic NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA (NA)   (NA) 0 
65 Lesotho   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA) X (NA)   (NA) 10 
66 Macao, China X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
67 Madagascar X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA)   (NA) 90 
68 Malawi X (NA)   (NA)   X X X X X X X (NA) P P   77 
69 Malaysia X X X X X X X X X X X X         85 
70 Maldives   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)             29  
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- 16 -   DS:1 (Art. 18.2)  
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Compliance (%)3 
71 Mali   (NA) X (NA) X X X X X X X X X X     80 
72 Mauritania   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA) 0 
73 Mauritius               X           X X   15 
74 Mexico X X X X X X X X X X X X X       90 
75 Moldova, Republic of NA X X X X X X X X X X X X X     93 
76 Mongolia                             P    17 
77 Montenegro NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA         0 
78 Morocco X X X X X X X X                 65 
79 Mozambique   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA) 0 
80 Myanmar X (NA) X (NA) X (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA) 62 
81 Namibia X X X X X X X X X X             75 
82 Nepal NA NA NA NA (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X X X (NA)   (NA)   83 
83 New Zealand X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
84 Nicaragua X X X X X X X X X X X X X       90 
85 Niger   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA) 0 
86 Nigeria X X X X X X X X X X X X         85 
87 Norway X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
88 Oman X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     93 
89 Pakistan X X X X X X X X X X X X         85 
90 Panama X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
91 Papua New Guinea                                 0 
92 Paraguay X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
93 Peru X X X X X X X X X X X           75 
94 Philippines X X X X X X X X X X X           80 
95 Qatar X X X X X X X X X X X X X       84 
96 Russian Federation NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X     67 
97 Rwanda (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   0 
98 Saint Kitts and Nevis                                 0 
99 Saint Lucia                                 0 
100 Saint Vincent and the 
Grenadines X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
101 Samoa NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA (NA) X     50 
102 Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X X         67 
103 Senegal X X X X X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA)   (NA) 93  
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- 17 -   DS:1 (Art. 18.2)  
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Compliance (%)3 
104 Seychelles NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA    N/A 
105 Sierra Leone   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA) 0 
106 Singapore X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 100 
107 Solomon Islands (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   0 
108 South Africa X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
109 Sri Lanka X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
110 Suriname                                 0 
111 Swaziland                                 0 
112 Switzerland X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
113 Chinese Taipei NA NA X X X X X X X X X           69 
114 Tajikistan NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA       0 
115 Tanzania   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA) 0 
116 Thailand X X X X X X X X X               70 
117 The former Yugoslav Republic 
of Macedonia NA NA NA X X X X X                 42 
118 Togo X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA)   (NA) 90 
119 Tonga NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X             38 
120 Trinidad and Tobago X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
121 Tunisia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
122 Turkey X X                             35 
123 Uganda X (NA) X (NA) X (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA) 50 
124 Ukraine NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA   X X X         43 
125 United Arab Emirates X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
126 United States of America X X X X X X X X X X X X X       90 
127 Uruguay X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
128 Vanuatu NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA (NA)   (NA)   0 
129 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic 
of                                 20 
130 Viet Nam NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X               25 
131 Yemen NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA (NA)    N/A 
132 Zambia   (NA)   (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA)   (NA) 70 
133 Zimbabwe                                 25  
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- 18 - Annex 4. Agreement on Agriculture. Expo rt Subsidies: Budgetary Outlays and Quan tity Reduction Commitments (Table ES:1) 
  ES:1 (Art. 18.2)  
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Compliance (%)4 
1 Albania X X X X X X X X X X X           73 
2 Angola                                 0 
3 Antigua and Barbuda                                 0 
4 Argentina X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
5 Armenia NA NA NA X X X X X X X X X X X     92 
6 Australia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
7 Bahrain, Kingdom of X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     90 
8 Bangladesh X X X X X X X                   60 
9 Barbados X X X X X X X                   60 
10 Belize                                 0 
11 Benin                                 0 
12 Bolivia, Plurinational State of X X X X X X                     55 
13 Botswana X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
14 Brazil X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
15 Brunei Darussalam                                 0 
16 Burkina Faso X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
17 Burundi X X X X X X X X X X X X X       90 
18 Cambodia NA NA NA NA X X X X X X X X X X     91 
19 Cameroon X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
20 Canada X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
21 Cape Verde NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X               14 
22 Central African Republic                                 0 
23 Chad X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   95 
24 Chile X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
25 China NA NA X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
26 Colombia X X X X X X X X X X X           80 
27 Congo X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 100 
28 Costa Rica X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
29 Côte d'Ivoire X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
30 Cuba X X X X X X X X X X X X         85 
                                               
4 The percentage of compliance takes into account the period 1995-2014. Detailed information on all years (1995-2015) is availab le in the "Compliance with notification 
obligations" section of the Agriculture Information Management System ( http://agims.wto.org/ ).  
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- 19 -   ES:1 (Art. 18.2)  
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Compliance (%)4 
31 Democratic Republic of the 
Congo                                 0 
32 Djibouti                                 0 
33 Dominica                                 15 
34 Dominican Republic X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
35 Ecuador X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
36 Egypt                                 20 
37 El Salvador X X X                           40 
38 European Union X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
39 Fiji X X X X X X X X X X X X         84 
40 Gabon X X X X X X X X X X   X X       85 
41 The Gambia X X X X X X X X X X X           74 
42 Georgia X X X X X X X X X X X X X       87 
43 Ghana X                               30 
44 Grenada                                 0 
45 Guatemala X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
46 Guinea                                 0 
47 Guinea-Bissau                                 0 
48 Guyana X X X X X                       50 
49 Haiti X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
50 Honduras X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
51 Hong Kong, China X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 100 
52 Iceland X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
53 India X X X X X X X X X X             75 
54 Indonesia X X X X X X X X X X X X         85 
55 Israel X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
56 Jamaica X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
57 Japan X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
58 Jordan X X X X X X X X X X X X X       87 
59 Kazakhstan NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA  N/A 
60 Kenya                                 15 
61 Korea, Republic of X X X X X X X X X               70 
62 Kuwait, the State of X X X X X X X X X X X           80 
63 Kyrgyz Republic                                 0  
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- 20 -   ES:1 (Art. 18.2)  
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Compliance (%)4 
64 Lao People's Democratic 
Republic NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X     50 
65 Lesotho X X X X X X X X X X X X X       85 
66 Macao, China X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
67 Madagascar X X X X X X X X X X X           80 
68 Malawi X X X X X X X X X X X X X   X   95 
69 Malaysia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
70 Maldives                                 20 
71 Mali X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
72 Mauritania                                 0 
73 Mauritius               X           X     10 
74 Mexico X X X X X X X X X X X X X       90 
75 Moldova, Republic of NA X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
76 Mongolia X X X X X X X                   56 
77 Montenegro NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X   100 
78 Morocco X X X X X X X X X X X X         80 
79 Mozambique                                 0 
80 Myanmar X X X X X                       50 
81 Namibia X X X X X X X X X X             75 
82 Nepal NA NA NA NA X X X X X X X X         73 
83 New Zealand X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
84 Nicaragua X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
85 Niger                                 0 
86 Nigeria X X X X X X X X X X X X         85 
87 Norway X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
88 Oman     X X X X X X X X X X X X     80 
89 Pakistan X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
90 Panama X X X X                         39 
91 Papua New Guinea                                 0 
92 Paraguay X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
93 Peru X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
94 Philippines X X X X X X X X X X X           80 
95 Qatar X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
96 Russian Federation NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X X 100  
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- 21 -   ES:1 (Art. 18.2)  
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Compliance (%)4 
97 Rwanda                                 0 
98 Saint Kitts and Nevis                                 0 
99 Saint Lucia X                               25 
100 Saint Vincent and the 
Grenadines X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
101 Samoa NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X     67 
102 Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X X X       78 
103 Senegal X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
104 Seychelles NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA    N/A 
105 Sierra Leone                                 0 
106 Singapore X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 100 
107 Solomon Islands                                 0 
108 South Africa X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
109 Sri Lanka X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
110 Suriname X                               30 
111 Swaziland X X X X X X X X X X X X         80 
112 Switzerland X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
113 Chinese Taipei NA NA X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 100 
114 Tajikistan NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA       0 
115 Tanzania                                 0 
116 Thailand X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
117 The former Yugoslav Republic 
of Macedonia NA NA NA X X X X X                 42 
118 Togo X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
119 Tonga NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X               25 
120 Trinidad and Tobago X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
121 Tunisia X X X                           40 
122 Turkey Xa                               0 
123 Uganda X X X X X                       50 
124 Ukraine NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA   X X X X X X X 86 
125 United Arab Emirates X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
126 United States of America X X X X X X X X X X X X X       90 
127 Uruguay X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
128 Vanuatu NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA         0  
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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Compliance (%)4 
129 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic 
of                                 20 
130 Viet Nam NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X X       75 
131 Yemen NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA     0 
132 Zambia X X X X X X X X X X X           80 
133 Zimbabwe X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
Annex 5. Agreement on Agriculture. Export Subsid ies: Notification of Total Exports (Table ES:2) 
  ES:2 (Art. 10/18.2)  
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Compliance (%)5 
1 Argentina X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
2 Australia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
3 Brazil X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
4 Canada X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
5 Chile X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
6 Colombia X X X X X X X X X X X           80 
7 Costa Rica X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
8 Cuba X X X X X X X X X X X X         85 
9 European Union X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
10 Honduras X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
11 Iceland X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
12 Indonesia X X X X X X X X X X X X         85 
13 Israel X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
14 Malaysia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
15 Mexico X X X X X X X X X X X X X       90 
16 New Zealand X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
17 Norway X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
18 Pakistan X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
19 Philippines X X X X X X X X X X X           80 
20 South Africa X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
21 Switzerland X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
                                               
5 The percentage of compliance takes into account the period 1995-2014. Detailed information on all years (1995-2015) is availab le in the "Compliance with notification 
obligations" section of the Agriculture Information Management System ( http://agims.wto.org/ ).  
  G/L/223/Rev.23  
 
- 23 -   ES:2 (Art. 10/18.2)  
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Compliance (%)5 
22 Thailand X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
23 Turkey X                               30 
24 United States of America X X X X X X X X X X X X X       90 
25 Uruguay X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
26 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic 
of                                 20 
27 Zimbabwe X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
Other Regular Notification Obligations Applicable  Only Upon Maintenance of Specific Measures 
Annex 6. Agreement on Agriculture. Export Subsidies: Notification of the Total Volume  of Food Aid (Table ES:3), 2005-2015 (Art.  10/18.2) 
 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 
Australia X X X X X X X X X -- -- 
Brazil X X X X X X X X X X -- 
Canada X X X X X X X X X -- -- 
Cuba X X X X X X X -- -- -- -- 
European Union X X X X X -- -- -- -- -- -- 
Japan X X X X X X X X -- -- -- 
Korea, Republic of X X X X -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 
Norway X X X -- -- X X X X X -- 
South Africa X X X X X X X X X -- -- 
Switzerland x X X X X X X X X -- -- 
Annex 7. Agreement on Agriculture. Notifi cation under Article 16.2 of the Agreement on Agriculture (Table NF:1), 2005-2015 
 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 
Australia X X X X X X X X -- -- -- 
Canada X X X X X X X -- -- -- -- 
Cuba X X X X X X X X X -- -- 
European Union X X X X X X X X X -- -- 
Japan X X X X X X X -- -- -- -- 
New Zealand X X X X X X X X -- -- -- 
Norway X X X X X X X X X X -- 
Russian Federation -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- X -- 
South Africa X X X X X X X X X -- -- 
Switzerland X X X X X X X -- -- -- -- 
United States of America X X X X X X X X X -- -- 
 
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   ANTI-DUMPING  
16.4 18.5 
Semi-annual Legislative  
notifications 
July- 
Dec 
10 Jan- 
June 
11 July- 
Dec 
11 Jan- 
June 
12 July-
Dec 
12 Jan-
June 
13 July-
Dec 
13 Jan-
June 
14 July-
Dec 
14 Jan-
June 
15  
Albania X X  X X  X  X  X  X  
Angola           X  
Antigua and Barbuda
1 OTN X 
Argentina X X  X 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  
Bahrain, 
Kingdom of  X      X    X  
Bangladesh           X  
Barbados1 OTN X 
Belize1 OTN  X 
Benin           X  
Bolivia, 
Plurinational State of  
         X  
Botswana X X  X X  X X X X X X X  
Brazil X X  X X  X X X X X X X  
Brunei 
Darussalam1 OTN X 
Burkina Faso1 OTN  X 
Burundi1 OTN  X 
Cambodia           X  
Cameroon1 OTN  X 
Canada X X  X X  X X X X X X X  
Cabo Verde1 OTN   
Central 
African  Rep.
1 OTN  
Chad1 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 OTN  X 
Costa Rica X X  X X  X X X X X X X  
Côte d'Ivoire1 OTN  X 
Croatia2 X X  X X  X X 2 2 2 2 X 
Cuba1 OTN  X 
Democratic 
Republic of the Congo  
          
Djibouti1 OTN   
Dominica1 OTN  X 
                                               
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 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.23 
 
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16.4 18.5 
Semi-annual Legislative  
notifications 
July- 
Dec 
10 Jan- 
June 
11 July- 
Dec 
11 Jan- 
June 
12 July-
Dec 
12 Jan-
June 
13 July-
Dec 
13 Jan-
June 
14 July-
Dec 
14 Jan-
June 
15  
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  
Gabon1 OTN  X 
The Gambia1 OTN  X 
Georgia1 OTN  X 
Ghana1 OTN  X 
Grenada1 OTN  X 
Guatemala X X  X X  X X  X X X X  
Guinea-
Bissau            
Guinea, 
Republic of1 OTN X 
Guyana1 OTN  X 
Haiti1 OTN  X 
Honduras X X  X X  X   X X X X  
Hong Kong, 
China1 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 X  
Israel X X  X X  X X X X X X X  
Jamaica X 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  
Kazakhstan3 NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA  
Kenya1 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  
Kyrgyz 
Republic X X  X X  X X X X   X  
Lao, PD R NA NA NA NA  NA OTN X 
Lesotho X X  X X  X X X X X X  
Liechtenstein1 OTN  X 
Macao, China1 OTN  X 
Madagasca r1 OTN  X 
Malawi1 OTN  X 
Malaysia X X  X X  X X X X X X X  
Maldives1 OTN  X 
Mali1 OTN  X 
Mauritania            
Mauritius1 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 X X  
                                               
3 Kazakhstan became a Member of the WTO on 30 November 2015. G/L/223/Rev.23 
 
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16.4 18.5 
Semi-annual Legislative  
notifications 
July- 
Dec 
10 Jan- 
June 
11 July- 
Dec 
11 Jan- 
June 
12 July-
Dec 
12 Jan-
June 
13 July-
Dec 
13 Jan-
June 
14 July-
Dec 
14 Jan-
June 
15  
Mongolia1 OTN  X 
Montenegro NA NA NA  X X X X X  X  
Morocco X X  X X  X X X X X X X  
Mozambique1 OTN   
Myanma r           X  
Namibia X X  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  
Nicaragua X  X X  X X X X X X X  
Niger            
Nigeria 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 X  
Pakistan X X  X X  X X X X X X X  
Panama X X  X X     X X  X  
Papua New Guinea  
     X    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  
Russian 
Federation NA NA NA X  X X X X X X X  
Rwanda1 OTN   
Saint Kitts 
and Nevis1 OTN  
Saint Lucia1 OTN  X 
Saint Vincent 
& the Grenadines X X
 X         
Samoa NA NA NA         
Saudi Arabia, 
Kingdom of     X X X  X  X  
Senegal     X X X    X  
Seychelles4 NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA   
Sierra Leone            
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 X X  
Sri Lanka1 OTN  X 
Suriname1 OTN  X 
Swaziland X X  X X  X X X X X X X  
Switzerland1 OTN  X 
Chinese 
Taipei X X  X X  X X X X X X X  
Tajikistan NA NA NA NA  NA       
Tanzania1 OTN   
Thailand X X  X X  X X X X X X X  
The former 
Yugoslav 
Republic of X X  X X        X  
                                               
4 Seychelles became a Member of the WTO on 26 April 2015. G/L/223/Rev.23 
 
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16.4 18.5 
Semi-annual Legislative  
notifications 
July- 
Dec 
10 Jan- 
June 
11 July- 
Dec 
11 Jan- 
June 
12 July-
Dec 
12 Jan-
June 
13 July-
Dec 
13 Jan-
June 
14 July-
Dec 
14 Jan-
June 
15  
Macedonia 
Togo           X  
Tonga1 OTN  X 
Trinidad and Tobago X X
 X X  X X X X X  X  
Tunisia           X  
Turkey X X  X X  X X X X X X X  
Uganda1 OTN  X 
Ukraine X X  X X  X X X X X X X  
United Arab 
Emirates X    X X X  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         
Venezuela, 
Bolivarian Republic of  X 
 X X     X   X  
Viet Nam X X  X X   X X X X X X  
Yemen NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA     
Zambia  X  X        X  
Zimbabwe X X  X X  X X X X X X X  
 
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25.1 25.11 32.6  
N/186 N/220 N/253 N/284 Semi-annual 
Laws/ 
Regs New and full, 
due 30.06.09 
New and full, 
due 30.06.11 
New and full, 
due 30.06.13 
New and full, 
due 30.06.15 July 
Dec 
11 Jan-
June 
12 July 
Dec 
12 Jan-
June 
13 July 
Dec 
13 Jan-
June 
14 July 
Dec 
14 Jan-
June 
15 
Albania X X X X  X X X  X  X  X 
Angola              
Antigua and 
Barbuda X X X          X 
Argentina X X   X X X X X X X X  X 
Armenia X X 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  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   
Brazil X X X  X X X X X X X X  X 
Brunei 
Darussalam             X 
Burkina Faso1 X X X  OTN X 
Burundi1  X X  OTN X 
Cambodia             X 
Cameroon1 X X X  OTN X 
Canada X X X X  X X X X X X X X  X 
Cabo Verde              
Central 
African Rep.              
Chad             X 
Chile X X X  X X X  X  X X  X 
China X 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 X X X X  OTN X 
Costa Rica X X X X  X X X X X X X X  X 
Côte d'Ivoire1     OTN X 
Croatia2 X X   X X X X 2 2 2 2  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.23 
 
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25.1 25.11 32.6  
N/186 N/220 N/253 N/284 Semi-annual 
Laws/ 
Regs New and full, 
due 30.06.09 
New and full, 
due 30.06.11 
New and full, 
due 30.06.13 
New and full, 
due 30.06.15 July 
Dec 
11 Jan-
June 
12 July 
Dec 
12 Jan-
June 
13 July 
Dec 
13 Jan-
June 
14 July 
Dec 
14 Jan-
June 
15 
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  X 
EU2 X X X X  X X X X X X X X  X 
Fiji             X 
Gabon X3 X X          X 
The Gambia1     OTN X 
Georgia1 X X X  OTN X 
Ghana1     OTN X 
Grenada X X X          X 
Guatemala X X X  X X X      X 
Guinea-Bissau              
Guinea, 
Republic of1     OTN X 
Guyana1     OTN X 
Haiti1  X X  OTN X 
Honduras 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 X  X 
Israel 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 
Kazakhstan4 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA  
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 
Kyrgyz 
Republic X            X 
Lao, PD R NA NA X  NA NA NA OTN  
Lesotho X5 X X X X X X X X X X X  X 
Liechtenstein1 X X X X  OTN X 
Macao, China1 X X X X  OTN X 
Madagasca r1 X X X  OTN  
Malawi1 X    OTN X 
Malaysia X X X  X  X X X X X X  X 
Maldives             X 
                                               
3 Notification in N/186 covers the period 2001-2010. 
4 Kazakhstan became a Member of the WTO on 30 November 2015. 
5 Notification in N/186 covers the period 2008-2010. G/L/223/Rev.23 
 
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25.1 25.11 32.6  
N/186 N/220 N/253 N/284 Semi-annual 
Laws/ 
Regs New and full, 
due 30.06.09 
New and full, 
due 30.06.11 
New and full, 
due 30.06.13 
New and full, 
due 30.06.15 July 
Dec 
11 Jan-
June 
12 July 
Dec 
12 Jan-
June 
13 July 
Dec 
13 Jan-
June 
14 July 
Dec 
14 Jan-
June 
15 
Mali1  X X  OTN X 
Mauritania              
Mauritius1 X X  X  OTN 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  X  NA   X X X X  X 
Morocco     X   X X  X X  X 
Mozambique1     OTN  
Myanma r             X 
Namibia 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 X            X 
Norway X X X X  X X X X X X X X  X 
Oman X X X  X   X X X X X  X 
Pakistan     X X X X X X X X  X 
Panama   X  X X  X  X X  X 
Papua New 
Guinea   X      X    X 
Paraguay X    X X 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 
Russian 
Federation NA NA X  NA NA X X X X X X  X 
Rwanda              
Saint Kitts 
and Nevis1   X  OTN  
Saint Lucia1 X X X  OTN X 
Saint Vincent 
& the Grenadines X  X X
          
Samoa NA NA   NA NA        
Saudi Arabia, 
Kingdom of X X X    X X X  X  X 
Senegal1   X  OTN X 
Seychelles7 NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA NA   
Sierra Leone1     OTN  
Singapore X X 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 
                                               
6 Notification in N/186 covers the period 2002-2009. 
7 Seychelles became a Member of the WTO on 26 April 2015. G/L/223/Rev.23 
 
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25.1 25.11 32.6  
N/186 N/220 N/253 N/284 Semi-annual 
Laws/ 
Regs New and full, 
due 30.06.09 
New and full, 
due 30.06.11 
New and full, 
due 30.06.13 
New and full, 
due 30.06.15 July 
Dec 
11 Jan-
June 
12 July 
Dec 
12 Jan-
June 
13 July 
Dec 
13 Jan-
June 
14 July 
Dec 
14 Jan-
June 
15 
Suriname1 X    OTN X 
Swaziland X X   X X X X X X X X   
Switzerland1 X X X X  OTN X 
Chinese Taipei X X X X  X X X X X X X  X 
Tajikistan 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 
Togo  X X          X 
Tonga  X           X 
Trinidad and 
Tobago X    X X X X X X X  X 
Tunisia             X 
Turkey X X X X  X X X X X X X X  X 
Uganda1     OTN X 
Ukraine X X X X  X X X X X X X X  X 
United Arab 
Emirates       X X X  X X  X 
United States 
of America X X 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        
Venezuela, 
Bolivarian 
Republic of      X X       X 
Viet Nam   X   X    X  X   
Yemen NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA    
Zambia X X   X        X 
Zimbabwe     X X X X X X X X  X 
 
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   SAFEGUARDS   SAFEGUARDS 
12.6 12.1   12.6 12.1  
Laws/regs Safeguard  
action1 Laws/regs Safeguard 
action1 
Albania X   Jordan  X X  
Angola     Kazakhstan2   
Antigua and Barbuda     Kenya  X  
Argentina X X  Korea, Republic of  X X  
Armenia X X  Kuwait, the State of  X    
Australia X X  Kyrgyz Republic  X X  
Bahrain, Kingdom of X   Lao, PD R X  
Bangladesh X   Lesotho  X   
Barbados X   Liechtenstein  X  
Belize X   Macao, China  X   
Benin X   Madagasca r X   
Bolivia, Plurinational 
State of X   Malawi  X   
Botswana X   Malaysia  X X  
Brazil X X  Maldives  X   
Brunei Darussalam X   Mali X  
Burkina Faso X   Mauritania      
Burundi X  Mauritius  X   
Cambodia X   Mexico  X X  
Cameroon X   Moldova, Republic of  X X  
Canada X X  Mongolia  X   
Cabo Verde   Montenegro  X  
Central African Rep.    Morocco  X X  
Chad X   Mozambique    
Chile X X  Myanma r X   
China X X  Namibia  X   
Colombia X X  Nepal  X   
Congo X   New Zealand  X   
Costa Rica X X  Nicaragua  X   
Côte d'Ivoire 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  X   
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   Seychelles3    
Haiti X   Sierra Leone  X  
Honduras X   Singapore  X   
Hong Kong, China X   Solomon Islands      
Iceland X   South Africa  X X  
India X X  Sri Lanka  X  
Indonesia X X  Suriname  X   
Israel X X  Swaziland      
Jamaica X X  Switzerland  X   
Japan X X  Chinese Taipei  X X  
Tajikistan   Ukraine  X X  
                                               
1 In this column, "X" signifies that the Member has notified, between 1 January 1995 and 
31 December 2015, 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 safeguard action, a blank (i.e. no 
notification) is fully consistent with the notification obligation. 
2 Kazakhstan became a Member of the WTO on 30 November 2015. 
3 Seychelles became a Member of the WTO on 26 April 2015. G/L/223/Rev.23 
 
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   SAFEGUARDS   SAFEGUARDS 
12.6 12.1   12.6 12.1  
Laws/regs Safeguard  
action1 Laws/regs Safeguard 
action1 
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  Yemen    
Turkey X X  Zambia  X X  
Uganda X   Zimbabwe  X  
 
 G/L/223/Rev.23 
 
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   STATE TRADING1 
N/10 
Updating 
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 N/15  
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 
30/6/04) 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) State trading 
activities 
(notif, due 
30/6/14) 
Albania X  X X  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   
Bangladesh       
Barbados  X X     
Belize       
Benin       
Bolivia, 
Plurinational State of       
Botswana       
Brazil       
Brunei 
Darussalam       
Bulgaria X  X2 X2 X2 X2 
Burkina Faso X  X X  X X X  
Burundi       
Cambodia NA       
Cameroon       
Canada X  X X  X X X  
Cabo Verde NA  NA NA  X   
Central African 
Rep.       
Chad       
Chile X  X X  X X X  
China X  X X  X X X  
Colombia X  X X  X X X  
Congo       
Costa Rica X  X X  X X X  
Côte d'Ivoire       
Croatia X  X X  X X X2 
Cuba       
Cyprus X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 
Czech Republic X  X2 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.23 
 
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   STATE TRADING1 
N/10 
Updating 
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 N/15  
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 
30/6/04) 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) State trading 
activities 
(notif, due 
30/6/14) 
Ecuado r X  X X  X X X  
Egypt    X  X  
El Salvado r X  X X  X X  
Estonia X2 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  
Guinea-Bissau       
Guinea, Republic 
of       
Guyana       
Haiti      X  
Honduras X  X X  X X X  
Hong Kong, China X  X X  X X X  
Hungary X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 
Iceland       
India X  X X  X X  
Indonesia X  X X  X X X  
Israel       
Jamaica   X     
Japan X  X X  X X X  
Jordan       
Kazakhstan3 NA  NA NA  NA NA NA  
Kenya  X      
Korea, Republic of X  X X  X X X  
Kuwait, the State of X
 X X  X X X  
Kyrgyz Republic X  X X  X X X  
Lao, PD R NA  NA NA  NA NA X  
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 X  X X  X X X  
Malaysia X  X X  X X X  
Maldives       
Mali X  X X  X X X  
Malta X2 X2 X2 X2 X2  
Mauritania       
                                               
3 Kazakhstan became a Member of the WTO on 30 November 2015. G/L/223/Rev.23 
 
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   STATE TRADING1 
N/10 
Updating 
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 N/15  
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 
30/6/04) 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) State trading 
activities 
(notif, due 
30/6/14) 
Mauritius     X X  
Mexico       
Moldova, Republic of X
 X X  X X X  
Mongolia       
Montenegro NA  NA NA  NA  X  
Morocco      X  
Mozambique   X     
Myanma r       
Namibia X  X X  X   
Nepal       
New Zealand X  X X  X X X  
Nicaragua X  X X  X X X  
Niger       
Nigeria X  X X  X X  
Norway X  X X  X X X  
Oman X  X X  X X X  
Pakistan X  X X  X   
Panama X  X X  X X  
Papua New Guinea       
Paraguay       
Peru X  X X  X X X  
Philippines       
Poland X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 
Qatar X  X X  X X X  
Romania X  X X2 X2 X2 X2 
Russian 
Federation NA NA NA  NA   
Rwanda       
Saint Kitts and 
Nevis       
Saint Lucia       
Saint Vincent & 
the Grenadines       
Samoa NA  NA NA  NA   
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of NA
 X X  X   
Senegal X  X X  X X X  
Seychelles4 NA  NA NA  NA NA NA  
Sierra Leone       
Singapore X  X X  X X X  
Slovak Republic X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 
Slovenia X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 X2 
Solomon Islands       
South Africa X  X X  X X X  
Sri Lanka       
Suriname X  X X     
                                               
4 Seychelles became a Member of the WTO on 26 April 2015. 
 G/L/223/Rev.23 
 
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   STATE TRADING1 
N/10 
Updating 
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 N/15  
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 
30/6/04) 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) State trading 
activities 
(notif, due 
30/6/14) 
Swaziland       
Switzerland X  X X  X X X  
Chinese Taipei X  X X  X X X  
Tajikistan NA  NA NA  NA NA  
Tanzania       
Thailand X  X X  X X  
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia X
 X X  X X  
Togo X  X X  X X X  
Tonga NA  NA     
Trinidad and 
Tobago X X X  X   
Tunisia X       
Turkey  X X  X X  
Uganda X       
Ukraine NA  NA X  X X X  
United Arab 
Emirates       
United States of America X
 X X  X X X  
Uruguay X  X X  X X  
Vanuatu NA  NA NA  NA NA  
Venezuela, 
Bolivarian Republic of        
Viet Nam NA  NA     
Yemen NA  NA NA  NA NA  
Zambia X  X X  X X  
Zimbabwe  X X     
 
 G/L/223/Rev.23 
 
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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 
Reservations 
art. 4 
Reservations 
art.5.2 
Laws/ 
Regs 
Checklist of 
issues 
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     
Cabo Verde NA NA NA NA  NA NA X    
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  
Central African 
Rep. NA NA NA NA  NA NA     
Chad NA NA NA NA  NA NA     
Chile NA NA NA NA  X X X X X X  
China NA NA NA NA  NA NA X X X X  
Colombia NA NA NA NA  X 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 X    G/L/223/Rev.23 
 
- 39 - 
 
   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 
Reservations 
art. 4 
Reservations 
art.5.2 
Laws/ 
Regs 
Checklist of 
issues 
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 X    
Guyana NA NA NA NA  X X     
Haiti NA NA NA NA  X X     
Honduras NA NA NA NA  X X X X   
Hong Kong, 
China NA NA NA NA  NA NA X X 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  
Kazakhstan           
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, PD R 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 X X X  
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 X    
New Zealand NA NA NA NA  NA NA X X X X  G/L/223/Rev.23 
 
- 40 - 
 
   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 
Reservations 
art. 4 
Reservations 
art.5.2 
Laws/ 
Regs 
Checklist of 
issues 
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    
Seychelles           
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 X X 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  
Tajikistan NA NA NA NA NA NA     
Tanzania NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X X  
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.23 
 
- 41 - 
 
   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 
Reservations 
art. 4 
Reservations 
art.5.2 
Laws/ 
Regs 
Checklist of 
issues 
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     
Venezuela, 
Bolivarian 
Republic of  NA NA NA NA  X X X X   
Viet Nam NA NA NA NA  NA NA     
Yemen1 NA NA NA NA  NA NA     
Zambia NA NA NA NA  X X X    
Zimbabwe NA NA NA NA  X X X X X X  
 
                                               
1 As a result of its Accession to the WTO, Yemen will start fully implementing the Agreement by 
31 December 2016. See paragraphs 108-115 of the Report of the Working Party on the Accession of Yemen to the WTO, document WT/ACC/YEM/42. G/L/223/Rev.23 
 
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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 13 14 15    
Albania     X           X X  X X X X  X X  X 
Angola                          X  X 
Antigua and Barbuda   X X                     X  X 
Argentina     X       X  X X X X X X X   X X  X 
Armenia N
A N
A N
A X X X X  X X         X X  X 
Australia     X       X         X X X X X X X  X 
Bahrain, Kingdom of X                     X    X  X 
Bangladesh 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  X 
Brunei Darussalam                             X  X 
Burkina Faso X                 X X X  X X  X X  X 
Burundi   X                       X X  X 
Cabo Verde N
A N
A N
A N
A N
A N
A N
A N
A  X  X  X     X 
Cambodia N
A N
A N
A N
A N
A           X  X X     X 
Cameroon         X     X   X    X  X X  X 
Canada     X       X  X X X X X X X X  X X  X 
Central African Rep.                     X        X 
Chad X X                    X   X X  X 
Chile             X  X   X X X  X X  X X  X 
China N
A N
A N
A X X X X  X X X X X X X X  X X  X 
Colombia X       X X X  X X X X X  X  X X X  X 
Congo                  X  X 
Costa Rica X         X X X X  X X X X X X  X 
Côte d'Ivoire     X         X        X   X  X 
Croatia N
A   X X   X       X X X X    X N/A  N/A 
Cuba   X     X         X    X X X X X  X 
Democratic Republic of 
the Congo             X              X  X 
Djibouti                              X 
Dominica   X         X              X X  X 
Dominican Republic       X X         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 X X  X 
Fiji                           X X  X 
Gabon                           X  X 
The Gambia               X     X    X    X  X 
Georgia   X     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 
Haiti X           X  X   X    X X X X X  X 
Honduras               X X X X X X X X  X X  X 
                                               
1 The information for 1995-1999 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.23 
 
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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 13 14 15    
Hong Kong, China X X X 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 X X  X 
Indonesia       X     X        X X X X X X X X  X 
Israel             X          X X   X X  X 
Jamaica X   X       X    X       X  X X  X 
Japan     X   X X   X X X X X X X X X X X  X 
Jordan X                        X X X  X 
Kazakhstan                    
Kenya       X                   X X  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 
Kyrgyz Republic X           X              X  X 
Lao, PD R              X   X X  X 
Lesotho                 X   X     X X X  X 
Liechtenstein X X X X               X X X  X X  X 
Macao, China   X X   X 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  X 
Malaysia             X    X   X X  X X X X X  X 
Maldives     X                       X  X 
Mali   X                   X X X X X X  X 
Mauritania                               
Mauritius     X           X X     X X X X  X 
Mexico         X   X      X    X   X X  X 
Moldova, Republic of N
A   X                  X  X X X  X 
Mongolia       X                   X X  X 
Montenegro N
A N
A N
A N
A N
A N
A N
A N
A N
A N
A N
A N
A    X X X   
Morocco       X X X X  X X  
X       X X  X 
Mozambique                              X 
Myanma r                              X 
Namibia X   X        X      X X  X 
Nepal N
A N
A N
A N
A               X   X    X 
New Zealand                       X X X X X X  X 
Nicaragua                   X X X 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  X 
Oman   X   X   X     X X  X X  X  X X  X 
Pakistan                           X X  X 
Panama         X             X X X 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 
Philippines X X   X       X   X  X  X X X X X  X 
Qatar           X X  X X X X X X X X  X X  X 
Russian Federation N
A N
A N
A N
A N
A N
A N
A N
A N
A N
A N
A N
A   X X X X  X 
Rwanda             X         X       X  X 
Saint Kitts and Nevis                   X       X  X 
Saint Lucia     X   X X X    X      X   X  X 
Saint Vincent & the Grenadines              
            X    X 
Samoa N
A N
A N
A N
A N
A N
A N
A N
A N
A N
A N
A N
A     X X   
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of N
A N
A N
A N
A N
A N
A X
        X       X  X 
Senegal     X             X  X  X   X X  X 
Sierra Leone                              X G/L/223/Rev.23 
 
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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 13 14 15    
Singapore X     X     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  X 
Suriname                   X       X X  X 
Swaziland                           X  X 
Switzerland X X X X             X X X X X X X X  X 
Chinese Taipei N
A N
A X X X         X  X X X X X X X  X 
Tajikistan               X  X X  X 
Tanzania                     X 
Thailand               X   X X X X X   X X  X 
The former Yugoslav 
Republic of Macedonia N
A N
A N
A             X X X   X  X X  X 
Togo       X              X     X X  X 
Tonga N
A N
A N
A N
A N
A N
A N
A        X     X   X 
Trinidad and Tobago   X     X     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 X  X 
Uganda X         X               X X  X 
Ukraine N
A N
A N
A N
A N
A N
A N
A N
A 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  X 
Uruguay     X     X       X  X  X X X X X  X 
Vanuatu N
A N
A N
A N
A N
A N
A N
A N
A N
A N
A N
A N
A        
Venezuela, Bolivarian 
Republic of     X                     X X  X 
Viet Nam N
A N
A N
A N
A N
A N
A N
A        X  X X  X X  X 
Yemen                   X 
Zambia       X X                 X  X 
Zimbabwe X X           X     X    X  X X  X G/L/223/Rev.23 
 
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   PSI QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS (G/L/59/Rev.1) –  
Biennial notification1 
 ART.5 Laws/Regulations  2012-2014  2014-2016  
Albania X    
Angola     
Antigua and Barbuda     
Argentina X    
Armenia X    
Australia X  X X 
Bahrain, Kingdom of X    
Bangladesh X    
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 X 
Cabo Verde    
Central African Rep. X    
Chad X    
Chile X    
China2  X  X 
Colombia X    
Congo    
Costa Rica X  X X 
Côte d'Ivoire X   X 
Croatia X  NA3  
Cuba X  X X 
Democratic Republic of the 
Congo X   
Djibouti    
Dominica X    
Dominican Republic X    
Ecuado r X    
Egypt    
El Salvado r X    
European Union X  X X 
Fiji X    
Gabon X    
The Gambia X    
Georgia X   X 
Ghana X    
Grenada X    
                                               
1 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 Se ptember 2012. The next notification will be due on 
30 September 2016. Notification compliance in accordance with the old procedures (G/L/59) can be found in 
G/L/223 and revisions 1-22. 
2 China has submitted annual notifications for 2012, 2013, and 2014. 
3 Croatia became a Member of the European Union on 1 July 2013. G/L/223/Rev.23 
 
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   PSI QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS (G/L/59/Rev.1) –  
Biennial notification1 
 ART.5 Laws/Regulations  2012-2014  2014-2016  
Guatemala X    
Guinea    
Guinea-Bissau X    
Guyana X    
Haiti X    
Honduras X    
Hong Kong, China X  X X 
Iceland X    
India X  X  
Indonesia X    
Israel X    
Jamaica X    
Japan X  X X 
Jordan X    
Kenya    
Korea, Republic of X  X  
Kuwait, the State of X    
Kyrgyz Republic X    
Lao People's Democratic 
Republic   X 
Lesotho X    
Macao, China X  X X 
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 X 
Nicaragua X   X 
Niger X    
Nigeria X    
Norway X    
Oman X    
Pakistan X    
Panama X    
Papua New Guinea X    
Paraguay X    
Peru X  X  
Philippines X   X 
Qatar X    G/L/223/Rev.23 
 
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   PSI QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS (G/L/59/Rev.1) –  
Biennial notification1 
 ART.5 Laws/Regulations  2012-2014  2014-2016  
Romania X    
Russian Federation X  X X 
Rwanda    
Saint Kitts and Nevis X    
Saint Lucia X    
Saint Vincent & the 
Grenadines    
Samoa    
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of X    
Senegal X    
Sierra Leone    
Singapore X  X X 
Solomon Islands    
South Africa X    
Sri Lanka X    
Suriname X    
Swaziland    
Switzerland-Liechtenstein X   X 
Chinese Taipei X   X 
Tanzania    
Thailand X  X  
The former Yugoslav Republic 
of Macedonia    
Togo X    
Tonga    
Trinidad and Tobago X    
Tunisia X    
Turkey X  X  
Uganda X    
Ukraine  X  X 
United Arab Emirates X    
United States of America X  X X 
Uruguay X   X 
Vanuatu    
Venezuela, Bolivarian 
Republic of X   
Viet Nam    
Zambia X    
Zimbabwe X    
 G/L/223/Rev.23 
 
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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 
Cabo Verde  X X 
Central African Republic  X X 
Chad   X  
Chile  X X 
China  X X 
Colombia  X X 
Congo  X X 
Costa Rica  X X 
Côte d'Ivoire  X X 
Croatia  X EU 
Cuba  X X 
Cyprus  X EU 
Czech Republic  X EU 
Democratic Republic of the Congo  X X G/L/223/Rev.23 
 
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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 
Kazakhstan X X 
Kenya  X X G/L/223/Rev.23 
 
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  WTO Member SPS 
 
Annex B (3) 
Enquiry Point Annex B (10) 
National 
Notification Authority 
Korea, Republic of  X X 
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 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 G/L/223/Rev.23 
 
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  WTO Member SPS 
 
Annex B (3) 
Enquiry Point Annex B (10) 
National 
Notification Authority 
Peru  X X 
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 
Seychelles   
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 G/L/223/Rev.23 
 
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  WTO Member SPS 
 
Annex B (3) 
Enquiry Point Annex B (10) 
National 
Notification Authority 
Ukraine  X X 
United Arab Emirates  X X 
United Kingdom  X  EU 
United States of America  X X 
Uruguay  X X 
Vanuatu   
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of  X X 
Viet Nam  X X 
Yemen X X 
Zambia  X X 
Zimbabwe  X X 
TOTAL MEMBERS = 162 158 153 
 
 G/L/223/Rev.23 
 
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   TRIMS TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE 
 5.11 6.2 15.2 Annex 3(c) 
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 
Cabo 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  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    X 
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.23 
 
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   TRIMS TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE 
 5.11 6.2 15.2 Annex 3(c) 
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 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    X 
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.23 
 
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   TRIMS TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE 
 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     
Seychelles   X  
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of 0  X X X 
Senegal 0  X 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 
Tajikistan 0   X  
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 
Yemen4     
Zambia 0  X X X 
Zimbabwe 0  X X X 
 
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4 Yemen became a Member of the WTO on 26 June 2014.