PleIAs/WTO-Text huggingface dataset:
G/SPS/N/CHL/518/Add.1  
 
27 de abril de 2016  
(16-2348)  Página: 1/1  
Comité de Medidas Sanitarias y Fitosanitarias  Original: español  
 
  NOTIFICACIÓN 
Addendum 
La siguiente comunicación, recibida el 27 de abril de 2016, se distribuye a petición de la 
delegación de Chile. 
 
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 Establece requisitos fitosanitarios para la importación de durmientes de madera de quebracho 
colorado ( Schinopsis balansae ), procedentes de Argentina 
La República de Chile comunica con relación al Proyecto de Resolución del Servicio Agrícola y 
Ganadero, que "Establece requisitos fito sanitarios para la importación de durmientes de madera de quebracho colorado ( Schinopsis balansae ), procedentes de Argentina", notificado el 20 de enero 
de 2016 por la Organización Mundial del Comercio mediante el documento identificado con la 
signatura G/SPS/N/CHL/518, que ésta ha sido expedida el 15 de abril de 2016 mediante la Resolución N° 1.867 y que su fecha de entrada en vigor será a partir del 22 de abril de 2016. 
Este addendum se refiere a: 
[ ] la modificación de la fecha límite para la presentación de observaciones 
[X] la notificación de la adopción, publicación o entrada en vigor del reglamento 
[ ] la modificación del contenido y/o ámbito de aplicación de un proyecto de 
reglamento previamente notificado 
[ ] el retiro del reglamento propuesto 
[ ] la modificación de la fecha propuesta de adopción, publicación o entrada en vigor  
[ ] otro aspecto:   
Plazo para la presentación de observaciones: (Si el addendum amplía el ámbito de 
aplicación de la medida anteriormente notifi cada en cuanto a los productos abarcados 
y/o los Miembros a los que puede afectar, de berá preverse un nuevo  plazo para recibir 
observaciones, normalmente de 60 días natura les como mínimo. En otros casos, como el 
aplazamiento de la fecha límite anunciada inicialmente para la presentación de 
observaciones, el plazo previsto  en el addendum podrá variar.)  
[ ] Sesenta días a partir de la fecha de distribución del addendum a la notificación y/o 
(día/mes/año) : No se aplica. 
Organismo o autoridad encargado de tram itar las observaciones: [X] Organismo 
nacional encargado de la notificación, [X] Se rvicio nacional de información. Dirección, 
número de fax y dirección de correo electrón ico (en su caso) de otra institución: 
Correo electrónico: sps.chile@sag.gob.cl  
Texto(s) disponible(s) en: [X] Organismo nacional encargado de la notificación, 
[X] Servicio nacional de información. Dire cción, número de fax y dirección de correo 
electrónico (en su caso) de otra institución: 
Correo electrónico: sps.chile@sag.gob.cl  
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RESTRICTED
G/MA/TAR/RS/321/Add.1
7 de noviembre de 2013
(13-6174)  Página: 1/2
Comité de Acceso a los Mercados  
 
  RECTIFICACIONES Y MODIFICACIONES DE LAS LISTAS 
LISTA CXXXIII - ECUADOR 
COMUNICACIÓN DE LA SECRETARÍA1 
Addendum 
 Se adjunta la información2 sobre la sección I-B de la Lista CXXXIII - Ecuador relativa a los 
contingentes arancelarios, que fue omitida in voluntariamente del documento G/MA/TAR/RS/321. 
 
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 Si en el plazo de tres meses contados a partir de la fecha del presente documento no se 
notifica a la Secretaría ninguna objeción, las rectificaciones y modificaciones de la Lista CXXXIII - Ecuador se considerarán aprobadas y serán formalmente certificadas. 
 
 
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1 El presente documento ha sido elaborado bajo la re sponsabilidad de la Secretar ía y sin perjuicio de las 
posiciones de los Miembros ni de sus derechos y obligaciones en el marco de la OMC. 
2 En español solamente.   
  G/MA/TAR/RS/321/Add.1
- 2 - Apéndice 5  
Cambios del SA1996 relativos a los contingentes arancelarios 
LISTA CXXXIII - ECUADOR 
Esta Lista es auténtica únicamente en idioma español 
PARTE I - ARANCEL DE LA NACIÓN MÁS FAVORECIDA 
SECCIÓN I - Productos agropecuarios 
SECCIÓN I - B - Contingentes arancelarios 
Designación de 
los productos Número de la(s) 
partida(s) 
arancelaria(s) 
(SA1996) Volumen del 
contingente Arancel dentro de 
contingente Período de 
aplicación Derecho de 
primer 
negociador Otros 
términos y 
condiciones Volumen 
inicial Volumen 
final Tipo de 
base del 
derecho Tipo 
consolidado 
del derecho Desde Hasta 
1 2 3.A 3.B 4.A 4.B 5.A 5.B 6 7 
Pavos sin trocear, 
congelados 020725*  200 
toneladas 250 
toneladas 25% 25% 1995 2001 US (4) 
Trozos y despojos 
congelados 02071490*  2.000 
toneladas 2.500 
toneladas 40% 30% 1995 2001 US (1) (4) 
          
 
1) En esta partida se ofrece un arancel dent ro del contingente al inicio de 40% y al fi nal de 30% (entrará en vigor sólo en el séptimo año correspondiente a 2001). 
4) El incremento en volumen será en cantidades iguales anuales en el período establecido. 
 
 
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JOB/SERV/258/Rev.2  
28 juin 2017 
(17-3494) Page: 1/1 
Groupe de travail de la réglementation intérie ure Original:  anglais  
 
  COMMUNICATION PRÉSEN TÉE PAR L'A RGENTINE , LE CANADA,  LE CHILI,  
LA COLOMBIE, L' ISLANDE, L'UNION EUR OPÉENNE  ET L'URUGUAY  
RÉGLEMENTATION INTÉRIEURE – ÉLABORATION DES MESURES,  
ÉGALITÉ ENTRE HOMMES ET FEMMES  
Révision1 
La communication ci -après, datée du 27 juin 2017, est distribuée aux membres du Groupe de 
travail de la réglementation intérieure, à la demande des délégations  de l'Argentine,  du Canada, 
du Chili, de la Colombie, de l' Islande, de l'Union européenne  et de l'Uruguay.  
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La présente prop osition d'article sur l' égalité entre hommes et femmes , qui est soumise pour 
négociation au sein du Groupe de travail de la réglementation intérieure, concerne les éléments de 
la réglementation intérieure relevant de l'article VI:4 de l'AGCS . 
_____________ __ 
 
 
[…] ÉGALITÉ ENTRE HOMMES ET FEMMES  
Lorsqu'un Membre adopte ra ou maintien dra des mesures liées aux prescriptions et procédures en 
matière de licences ou aux prescriptions et procédures en matière de qualifications, il veillera à ce  
que ces mesures n'établissent pas une discrimination à l'égard des personnes sur la base du sexe .2 
 
 
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1 La présente r évision modifie la communication précédente  (JOB/SERV/258 /Rev.1 ), datée du 
14 juin 2017, en ajo utant l'Union européenne  à la liste des coauteurs.  
2 Il est précisé que cette disposition ne s'applique pas aux cas de discrimination raisonnable et de bonne 
foi, ni aux politiques volontaristes visant les personnes défavorisées.
WT/DS397/23  
12 novembre 2015  
(15-5985)  Page: 1/1  
  
 
  COMMUNAUTÉS EUROPÉENNES – MESURES ANTIDUMPING DÉFINITIVES VISANT  
CERTAINS ÉLÉMENTS DE FIXATION EN FER OU EN ACIER  
EN PROVENANCE DE CHINE 
RECOURS DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE DE CHINE À L'ARTICLE 21:5 DU MÉMORANDUM D'ACCORD  
SUR LE RÈGLEMENT DES DIFFÉRENDS 
COMMUNICATION DE L'ORGANE D'APPEL 
La communication ci-après, datée du 6 novembre 2015 et adressée par le Président de l'Organe 
d'appel au Président de l'Organe de règlement des différends, est distribuée aux Membres conformément à l'article 17:5 du Mémorandum d'accord sur les règles et procédures régissant le 
règlement des différends. 
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 Je vous adresse la présente notification conformément à l'article 17:5 du Mémorandum d'accord 
sur les règles et procédures régissant le règlement des différends, qui dispose qu'en règle 
générale, l'Organe d'appel distribuera son rapport dans les 60 jours suivant la date à laquelle l'appelant a notifié formellement à l'Organe de règlement des différends (l'"ORD") sa décision de 
faire appel. L'article 17:5 dispose en outre que, lo rsque l'Organe d'appel estimera qu'il ne peut pas 
présenter son rapport dans les 60 jours, il informera l'ORD par écrit des raisons de ce retard et lui 
indiquera dans quel délai il estime pouvoir présenter son rapport. 
L'Union européenne a notifié le 9 septembre 2015 à l'ORD sa décision de faire appel de certaines 
questions de droit couvertes par le rapport du Groupe spécial et de certaines interprétations du 
droit données par celui-ci dans cette affaire, de sorte que le délai de 60 jours vient à expiration le 
dimanche 8 novembre 2015. En raison du délai nécessaire pour l'achèvement du rapport et sa 
traduction, l'Organe d'appel n'est pas en mesure de distribuer son rapport pour cette date. 
L'Organe d'appel a fait face à une charge de travail considérable en 2015 avec plusieurs 
procédures d'appel en parallèle, et il y a eu chevauchement dans la composition des sections 
connaissant de ces différents appels pendant cette période. Compte tenu des problèmes de 
calendrier découlant de ces circonstances, du fait que les communications déposées dans cet appel sont 2,5 fois plus longues (en nombre de mots) que le rapport du Groupe spécial, du nombre et de 
la complexité des questions soulevées dans la présente procédure et les procédures d'appel 
concomitantes, ainsi que de la charge que cette situation représente pour les services de traduction du Secrétariat de l'OMC et d'un manque de personnel au secrétariat de l'Organe 
d'appel, l'Organe d'appel ne sera pas en mesure de distribuer son rapport dans le présent différend 
dans le délai de 90 jours prévu à l'article 17:5 du Mémorandum d'accord. 
Pour ces raisons, nous estimons que le rapport de l'Organe d'appel concernant cet appel sera 
distribué aux Membres de l'OMC le 18 janvier 2016. 
 
 
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G/TBT/N/USA/1328  
 
9 January 2018  
(18-0172) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member: UNITED STATES OF AME RICA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), 
Department of Justice [1349]  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or  authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Please submit comments to: USA WTO TBT Inquiry Point  
Email: usatbtep@nist.gov  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Machinegun 
stocks ; Other firearms and similar d evices which operate by the firing of an explosive 
charge (for example, sporting shotguns and rifles, muzzle -loading firearms, Very pistols 
and other devices designed to project only signal flares, pistols and revolvers for firing 
blank ammunition, captive - Bolt humane killers, line -throwing guns). (HS 9303). MILITARY 
ENGINEERING (ICS 95), Vocabularies (ICS 01.040).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Application of the 
Definition of Machinegun to "Bump Fire" Stocks and Othe r Similar Devices (4 page(s), in 
English)    
6. Description of content: The Department of Justice anticipates issuing a Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would interpret the statutory definition of "machinegun" 
in the National Firearms Act of 1934 and Gun Control Act of 1968 to clarify whether certain 
devices, commonly known as "bump fire" stocks, fall within that definition. Before doing 
so, the Department and ATF need to gather information and comments from the public and 
industry regarding the na ture and scope of the market for these devices.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection  
8. Relevant documents:  82 Federal Register (FR) 60929, 26 December 2017; Title 27 Code 
of Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 478 and 479. Will appear in the Federal Register when 
adopted.  
9. Proposed date of adoption: To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force: To be dete rmined  
10. Final date for comments: 25 January 2018  G/TBT/N/USA/1328  
 
- 2 - 
 
  11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [  ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/TBT/USA/18_0177_00_e.pdf
G/TBT/N/CHL/299  
 
31 de marzo de 2015  
(15-1779)  Página: 1/2  
Comité de Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio  Original: español  
 
  NOTIFICACIÓN 
Se da traslado de la notificación siguiente de conformidad con el artículo 10.6. 
 
1. Miembro que notifica: CHILE 
Si procede, nombre del gobierno local de que se trate (artículos 3.2 y 7.2):    
2. Organismo responsable:  Superintendencia de Electricidad y Combustibles (SEC) 
Nombre y dirección (incluidos los números de teléfono y de fax, así como las 
direcciones de correo electrónico y siti os Web, en su caso) del organismo o 
autoridad encargado de la tramitación de observaciones sobre la notificación, en 
caso de que se trate de un or ganismo o autoridad diferente:  Ministerio de 
Relaciones Exteriores 
3. Notificación hecha en virtud del artículo 2. 9.2 [  ], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [  ], 
o en virtud de:   
4. Productos abarcados (partida del SA o de la NCCA cuando corresponda; en otro 
caso partida del arancel nacional. Podrá indicarse además, cuando proceda, el 
número de partida de la ICS):  Hornos microondas 
5. Título, número de páginas e idioma(s) del documento notificado:  PE Nº 1/18/2-2 
Proyecto protocolo de análisis y/o ensayos de eficiencia energética de producto eléctrico 
para Hornos Microondas (3 páginas, en español) 
6. Descripción del contenido:  El presente protocolo establece el procedimiento para la 
realización de ensayos para la certificación de eficiencia energética del siguiente producto eléctrico: horno microondas de uso doméstico. 
Excepciones: hornos microondas los cuales no pueden aceptar cargas con diámetros 
≥ 200 mm o con una altura ≥ 120 mm. 
7. Objetivo y razón de ser, incluida, cuan do proceda, la naturaleza de los problemas 
urgentes:  Información al consumidor y protección al medioambiente. 
8. Documentos pertinentes:  IEC 60705:2014-06. Hornos microondas de uso doméstico – 
Métodos para medición de desempeño 
9. Fecha propuesta de adopción: - 
Fecha propuesta de entrada en vigor: - 
10. Fecha límite para la presentación de observaciones:  60 días a partir de la fecha de 
notificación G/TBT/N/CHL/299 
 
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  11. Textos disponibles en: Servicio nacional  de información [X], o dirección, números 
de teléfono y de fax y direcciones de corr eo electrónico y sitios Web, en su caso, 
de otra institución:  
Departamento Regulatorio 
Dirección General de Relaciones Económicas Internacionales Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores 
Teatinos 180, piso 11 
Teléfono: (+56)-2-22827 5491 Fax: (+56)-2-22380 9494 
Correo electrónico: mailto:tbt_chile@direcon.gob.cl   
http://www.sec.cl/portal/page?_pageid= 33,3397597,33_4 085504&_dad=portal&_schema
=PORTAL   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/TBT/CHL/15_1385_00_s.pdf
. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TRIMS/W/105 
20 September 2012 
 (12-5053) 
Committee on Trade-Related Investment Measures Original:   English 
  
 
INDIA – CERTAIN PREFERENCES TO DOMESTICALLY  
MANUFACTURED ELECTRONIC GOODS 
 
Follow-Up Questions from the UNITED STATES 
 
 
 The following communication, dated 18 September 2012, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of the United States.  
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  In document G/TRIMS/W/94 (20 April 2012) the United States posed questions to India regarding certain policies reflected in a notice of policy published by India's Department of 
Information Technology (DIT) requiring the purch ase of domestically manufactured electronic 
products (Published in the Gazette of India on 15 Fe bruary 2012).  India provided responses to those 
questions in document G/TRIMS/W/97 (10 May 2012). 
  The United States poses the following follow-up qu estions to the responses provided by India 
in G/TRIMS/W/97:  Question 1 
 
 India states that the decision as to which products are considered to have "security" 
implications will be taken by the "concerned Minist ry/Department".  Will the decisions of individual 
Ministries/Departments be reviewed by security-rela ted agencies to evaluate whether those products 
do in fact raise security concerns?  Or will individual Ministries/Departments make the final 
determination on the security-relate d nature of a given product? 
 
Question 2 
 
 What is the standard that will be used to determine whether a given product has "security 
implications"?  For example, will "security impli cations" be ascribed to a product based on the degree 
of its connectivity to critical networks?  Or coul d a product have "security implications" if, through 
the normal use of the product (such as a mob ile phone), it facilitates communication between 
potentially bad actors?  Question 3  
 Have individual Ministries/Departments been provided guidance on how to  evaluate "security 
implications" or products within their purview?  G/TRIMS/W/105 
Page 2  
 
  Question 4 
 
 Will India develop separate lists of products s ubject to (i) the domestic purchase requirements 
for government procurement, and (ii) domestic  purchase requirements on security grounds?  Does 
India have a notional timeframe in which it expects to produce these lists? 
 
 
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G/TFA/N/MOZ/3  
 
2 April 2019  
(19-2052) Page: 1/1 
Committee on Trade Facilitation  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION OF CATE GORY COMMITMENTS  UNDER  
THE AGREEMENT ON TRA DE FACILITATION  
COMMUNICATION FROM M OZAMBIQUE  
The following communication , dated 29 March 2019,  is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Mozambique for Members' information.  
 
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Following up on the notification dated 10 April 2017  (G/TFA/N/MOZ/1) , in which Mozambique 
indicated its commitments on categories B and C  in accordance with Articles 15 and 16 of the Trade 
Facilitation Agreement  (WT/L/931) , Mozambique her eby notifies that in accordance with Article 19.1 
of the same agreement the following provision ha s been shifted between categories:  
 
Provision  Heading/Description  Category previously 
notified as  Category shifted 
to 
Art. 7.6  Establishment and 
publication of average 
release time  
 B C 
 
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WT/DS436/4  
 
20 de febrero de 2013  
(13-0913)  Página: 1/1  
    
 
   ESTADOS UNIDOS - MEDIDAS COMPENSATORIAS SOBRE DETERMINADOS 
PRODUCTOS PLANOS DE ACERO AL CARBONO LAMINADO 
EN CALIENTE PROCEDENTES DE LA INDIA 
CONSTITUCIÓN DEL GRUPO ESPECIAL ESTABLECIDO 
A PETICIÓN DE LA INDIA 
NOTA DE LA SECRETARÍA 
1.1.  En su reunión de 31 de agosto de 2012, el Órgano de Solución de Diferencias (OSD) 
estableció, en respuesta a la solicitud presentada por la India en el documento WT/DS436/3, un Grupo Especial de conformidad con el artículo 6 del Entendimiento relativo a las normas y procedimientos por los que se rige la solución de diferencias (ESD).
1 
1.2.  El mandato del Grupo Especial es el siguiente: 
Examinar, a la luz de las disposiciones pertinentes de los acuerdos abarcados 
invocados por las partes en la diferencia, el asunto sometido al OSD por la India en 
el documento WT/DS436/3 y formular conclusiones que ayuden al OSD a hacer las 
recomendaciones o dictar las resoluciones previstas en dichos acuerdos. 
1.3.  El 7 de febrero de 2013, la India solicitó al Director General que estableciera la composición 
del Grupo Especial de conformidad con el párrafo 7 del artículo 8 del ESD. Dicho párrafo dispone lo 
siguiente: 
Si no se llega a un acuerdo sobre los integrantes dentro de los 20 días siguientes a 
la fecha del establecimiento del grupo especial, a petición de cualquiera de las 
partes, el Director General, en consulta con el Presidente del OSD y con el 
Presidente del Consejo o Comité correspondiente, establecerá la composición del grupo especial, nombrando a los integrantes que el Director General considere más 
idóneos con arreglo a las normas o procedimientos especiales o adicionales 
previstos al efecto en el acuerdo o acuerdos abarcados a que se refiera la diferencia, después de consultar a las partes en ella. El Presidente del OSD 
comunicará a los Miembros la composición del grupo especial así nombrado a más 
tardar 10 días después de la fecha en que haya recibido dicha petición.  
1.4.  El 18 de febrero de 2013, el Director General procedió en consecuencia a establecer la 
composición del Grupo Especial, que es la siguiente: 
 Presidente: Sr. Hugh McPhail 
 Miembros: Sr. Anthony Abad 
   Sr. Hanspeter Tschaeni 
1.5.  Australia, el Canadá, China, el Reino de la Arabia Saudita, Turquía y la Unión Europea se han 
reservado el derecho de participar como terceros en las actuaciones del Grupo Especial. 
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1 Véase el documento WT/DSB/M/321.
G/TFA /N/TON/2/Rev.1  
25 février  2019 
(19-1077) Page: 1/2 
Comité de la facilitation des échanges  Original:  anglais  
 
  
NOTIFICATION AU TITRE DE L'ARTICLE 22:3  DE L'ACCORD  
SUR LA FACILITATION DES ÉCHANGES  
COMMUNICATION PRÉSENTÉE PAR LES TONGA  
Révision  
La communication ci -après, datée du  21 février 2 019, est distribuée à la demande de la délégation 
des Tonga pour l'information des Membres . 
 
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Article 22, paragraph e 3 
 
Les points de contact du (des) services(s) chargé(s) de coordonner l'assistance et le 
soutien pour le renforcement des capac ités en matière de facilitation des échanges et d'en 
établir les priorités sont les suivants : 
 
Nom M. Heiloni Latu  
Titre Sous-Directeur général adjoint principal  - Douanes  
Type de contact  Fonctionnaire gouvernemental  chargé  de la coordination avec 
les donateurs  
Agence/ministère/autre  Ministère des impôts et des douanes  
Adresse Port Authority Building  
Nuku'alofa  
Royaume des Tonga  
Téléphone  +676 23651/+676 8787434  
Fax +676 22108  
Courriel  heilonil@customs.gov.to  
 
Nom Mme  Balwyn Fa'otusia  
Titre Directrice générale  
Type de contact  Fonctionnaire gouvernementale chargée de la coordination 
avec les donateurs  
Agence/ministère/autre  Ministère des finances et de la planification nationale  
Adress e St George Government Building,  
Nuku'alofa  
Royaume des Tonga  
Téléphone  +676 23066  
Fax +676 24040  
Courriel  bfaotusia@finance.gov.to  
 G/TFA/N/TON/2/Rev.1  
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  Nom  
Titre Directeur général  
Type de contact  Coordonnateur du Comité national de la facilitation des 
échanges  
Agence/ministère/autre  Minist ère du c ommerce, de la consommation , de l'innovation  
et du travail  
Adress e P.O. Box 110  
Nuku'alofa  
Royaume des Tonga  
Téléphone  +676 7400105  
Fax +676 23887  
Courriel  ceo@mcctil.gov.to  
 
Nom M. Kelemete Vahe  
Titre Directeur général  
Type de contact  Coordonnateur du Comité national de la facilitation des 
échanges  
Agence/ministère/autre  Ministère des impôts et des douanes  
Adress e Port Authority Building  
Hala Vuna  
Nuku'alofa  
Royaume des Tonga  
Téléphone  +676 26009  
Fax +676 22108  
Courriel  kelemetev@customs.gov.to  
 
Nom S.E. M me Titilupe Fanetupouvava'u TU'IVAKANO  
Titre Ambassadrice  
Type de contact  Représentante permanente désignée  
Agence/ministère/autre  Ambassade du Royaume des Tonga  
Adress e 36 Molyneux Street  
GB-London W1K 5BQ  
Téléphone  +44 207 724 5828  
Fax +44 207 723 9074  
Courriel  office@tongahighcom.co.uk  
 
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G/STR/N/1/BFA, G/STR/N/4/BFA  
G/STR/N/7/BFA, G/STR/N/10/BFA  
G/STR/N/11/BFA, G/STR/N/12/BFA  
9 de septiembre de 2014  
(14-5097)  Página: 1/1  
Grupo de Trabajo sobre las Empresas 
Comerciales del Estado  Original: francés  
 
  COMERCIO DE ESTADO 
NOTIFICACIÓN NUEVA Y COMPLETA PR ESENTADA DE CONFORMIDAD CON EL 
PÁRRAFO 4 A) DEL ARTÍCULO XVII DEL GATT DE 1994 Y EL PÁRRAFO 1 DEL 
ENTENDIMIENTO RELATIVO A LA INTERPRETACIÓN DEL ARTÍCULO XVII 
BURKINA FASO 
La siguiente comunicación, de fecha 24 de julio de 2014, se distribuye a petición de la delegación 
de Burkina Faso. 
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De conformidad con el párrafo 4 a) del artículo XVII del GATT de 1994 y con el Entendimiento 
relativo a la interpretación del mencionado artículo, y en respuesta a la solicitud del Registro Central de Notificaciones relativa a las empresas comerciales del Estado, el Gobierno de 
B u r k i n a  F a s o  n o t i f i c a  a l  C o m i t é  d e  N o r m a s  q u e no tiene ninguna empresa comercial que esté 
abarcada por las disposiciones sobre comercio de Estado. 
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G/SCM/Q2/NIC/4  
29 April 2013  
(13-2240)  Page: 1/1  
Committee on Subsidies and 
Countervailing Measures  Original: Spanish  
 
  SUBSIDIES 
RESPONSE TO THE QUESTION POSED BY THE UNITED STATES1 REGARDING THE 
NEW AND FULL NOTIFICATION OF NICARAGUA2 
The following communication, dated 24 April 2013, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Nicaragua. 
 
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Programmes Not Included in the Notification  
In its latest notification, Nicaragua indicate s that it has no subsidies subject to the 
notification obligations under Article 25 of the Subsidies Agreement. However, publicly 
available information indicates that Nicara gua maintains various business incentive 
measures that appear to meet these notification obligations. 
 Free Zone, Forestry and Renewable Energy Incentives Laws  
Question 1 
 
Under Nicaragua's Free Zone Incentives Law of 1991, as amended, and Laws 462 
and 532 pertaining to the forestry and renewa ble energy sectors, respectively, eligible 
companies receive full exemptions from in come, property, municipal and other taxes 
or duties. The tax savings to companies under these incentives represent government 
revenue foregone within the meaning of Article 1 of the Subsidies Agreement, which 
may be specific within the meaning of Arti cle 2 of the Subsidies Agreement. Please 
submit a notification of these incentive prog rams or explain why these programs are not 
subject to the notification obligations und er Article 25 of the Subsidies Agreement. 
 
Response 
 
Under Nicaragua's Free Zone Incentives Law of 1991, as amended, Nicaragua confers benefits 
within the meaning of Article 1 of the Agreemen t on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, which 
may be specific within the meaning of Article 2 of  the SCM Agreement. Nicaragua is in the process 
of updating the notification on these incentive programmes in accordance with the models 
established by the WTO Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures and the WTO Technical Cooperation Handbook on Notification Requirements.  
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1 G/SCM/Q2/NIC/3 and Corr.1 (in Spanish only). 
2 G/SCM/N/220/NIC.
G/AG/N/SGP/24  
8 January 2015  
(15-0114)  Page: 1/1  
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
 NOTIFICATION 
The following submission, dated 16 December 2014, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Singapore . The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1 ) 
for the calendar year 2014 . 
 
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 In accordance with the notification re quirements adopted by the Committee on 
Agriculture (G/AG/2 refers), Singapore wishes to inform the Committee that Singapore did not 
grant or maintain any domestic support within the meaning of Article 6 of the WTO Agreement on 
Agriculture for the calendar year 2014.  
 
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WT/CFMC/40  
30 April 2013  
(13-2293)  Page: 1/1  
 Original: French  
 
  DIRECTOR-GENERAL'S CONSULTATIVE FRAMEWORK 
MECHANISM ON COTTON 
COMMUNICATION FROM MALI 
 The following communication, dated 29 April 2013, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Mali.  
 
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1  COMMENTS FROM MALI ON DOMESTIC COTTON SECTOR REFORMS 
1.1.  Following the breakdown in the negotiations with the provisional contractor, the call for 
tenders for the sale of the subsidiaries of the Mali Textile Development Company (CMDT) issued 
on 22 February 2010 was declared unsuccessful on  18 July 2012 by the Chief of the Mission for 
Reorganization of the Cotton Sector (MRSC), with the agreement of the authorities. 
1.2.  Discussions are under way to reactivate the process, taking due account of the shortcomings 
observed the first time round as well as the expe riences of other countries of the subregion in 
privatizing their cotton sectors. 
1.3.  The MRSC's mandate has been extended to 31 December 2013. The engagement letter dated 
5 March 2013 from the Prime Minister to the MRSC states that after declaring the call for tenders 
unsuccessful in July 2012, the Government decided to postpone a new call. However, it noted that 
despite the positive results achieved, the cotton sector reform process could be improved. To this end, the MRSC will complete the process by focusing on the following key actions: 
a. finalize the implementation of the Cotton Industry Association (IPC); 
b. clarify the relationship between the CMDT and the National Union of Cotton 
Producers Cooperatives, which has acquired 20% of CMDT subsidiary shares; 
c. review the CMDT Privatization Plan; 
d. analyse the different reform experiences in neighbouring countries so as to learn 
from them; and 
e. improve the accounting and management of CMDT subsidiaries. 
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G/SPS/N/BRA/867  
21 February 2013  
(13-0933)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original: Spanish  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member: BRAZIL 
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible: Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento , MAPA 
(Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Bovine and bubaline animals, HS codes: 01061, 010210. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners 
[X] Specific regions or countries: MERCOSUR States Parties  
5. Title of the notified document: Instrução Normativa  (Normative Instruction)  No. 4  of 
the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock an d Food Supply (MAPA) of 7 February 2013  
Language(s): Portuguese Number of pages: 8 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2013/sps/BRA/13_0796_00_x.pdf 
6. Description of content: Adoption of animal health requirements established 
by MERCOSUR States Parties for the impo rtation of bovine and bubaline animals 
for breeding purposes, and model animal health and shipping certificates. Repeal of Normative Instruction No. 69 of the Secretariat of Agricultural 
Protection (SDA) of 15 September 2004. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests. 
8. Is there a relevant international st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
standard or related text) 
[X] World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to  the relevant international standard? 
 [X] Yes [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible,  how and why it deviates from the 
international standard: G/SPS/N/BRA/867 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
Diário Oficial da União  (Official Journal), Section 1, of 13 February 2013 (available 
in Portuguese) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 13 February 2013 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 13 February 2013 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 13 February 2013 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure 
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable. 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body: 
13. Texts available from: [ ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:
G/L/1229  
G/SG/172  
 
9 April 2018  
(18-2129) Page: 1/1 
Council for Trade in Goods  
Committee on Safeguards  Original: English  
 
IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATI ON TO THE COUNCIL FO R TRADE IN GOODS OF THE RESULTS OF 
THE CONSULTATIONS UN DER ARTICLE 12.3  
JOINT COMMUNICATION OF THE PHILIPPINES AND THE UNITED STATE S 
Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells  
(Whether or Not Partially or Fully Assembled into Other Products)  
The following communication, dated 9 April 2018, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegations of the Philippines and the United States . 
 
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Pursuant to Article 12.5 of the WTO Agreement on Safeguards ( Safeguards Agreement), the 
Philippines and the United States are notifying the results of the consultations conducted under 
Article 12.3 of the Safeguards Agreement . Documents G/SG/N/8/USA/9 (dated 4 October 2017), 
G/SG/N/8/USA/9/Suppl.3 (dated 8 January 2018), and G/SG/N/8/USA/9/Suppl.4 –
G/SG/N/10/USA/7 –G/SG/N/11/USA/6 (dated 26 January 2018) contain notifications from the 
United States concerning measures taken under the Safeguards Agreement concerning crystalline 
silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or no t partially or fully assembled into other products (solar 
products).  
 
On 15 March 2018, the Philippines and the United States conducted consultations with a view to 
discussing the information provided in the above -mentioned documents related to the safegua rd 
measure on solar products, exchanging views on the safeguard measure, and reaching an 
understanding on ways to achieve the objective set out in paragraph 1 of Article 8 of the 
Safeguards Agreement . The Philippines and the United States discussed the rel evant information 
and exchanged views on the measure . They have agreed to continue these discussions and that 
their reciprocal rights and obligations under the Safeguards Agreement and the General 
Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 will be maintained . For this purpose, they have further 
agreed that the 90 -day period set forth in Article 8.2 of the S afeguards Agreement and 
Article  XIX:3(a) of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 shall be considered to expire 
as between them on 6 February 2021.  
 
 
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G/SPS/N/CHN/815
27 January 2015
(15-0579)  Page: 1/2
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English
 
  NOTIFICATION 
1. Notifying Member: CHINA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible: National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People's 
Republic of China (NHFPC) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Food additive Benzyl alcohol 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: National Food Safety Standard: Food additive Benzyl 
alcohol  Language(s): Chinese  Number of pages: 5 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/CHN/15_0445_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: This standard applies to food additive benzyl alcohol made 
from benzaldehyde or benzyl chloride as raw materials by chemical reactions. It specifies 
the technical requirements and test methods for benzyl alcohol. 
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) CAC (JECFA 25) 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] Yes   [X] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard: The different indexes of this standard are as follow: In this 
standard, relative density (25°C/25°C) is changed from 1.040~1.050 to 1.042~1.047. This standard is consistent with the actual condition of Chinese products.  
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: None   G/SPS/N/CHN/815 
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 28 March 2015 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
13. Text(s) available from: [ ] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:
IP/N/1/KGZ/11  
IP/N/1/KGZ/P/10  
 
12 November  2018 
(18-7089)  Page: 1/2 
Council for Trade -Related Aspects  
of Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS  AND REGULATIONS  
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 O F THE TRIPS AGREEMENT  
KYRGYZ REPUBLIC : THE LAW OF THE KYRGY Z REPUBLIC (BISHKEK,  JULY 20, 2015, NO. 178) -  
ON THE INTRODUCTION OF AMENDMENTS AND AD DITIONS TO THE LAW O F THE  
KYRGYZ REPUBLIC "ON THE PROTECTION OF TRADIT IONAL KNOWLEDGE"  
Notifying Member  KYRGYZ REPUBLIC  
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title The Law of t he Kyrgyz Republic (Bishkek, July 20, 2015, No. 178) - On the 
Introduction of Amendments and Additions to the Law of the Kyrgyz Republic 
"On the Protection of Traditional Knowledge"  
Subject matter  Patents (including plant variety protection)  
Nature of 
notification  [X] Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation  
[  ] Other law or regulation  
Link to legal text  https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/IP/KGZ/18_4939_00_e.pdf   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/IP/KGZ/18_4939_00_x.pdf  
Notification status  [X] First notification  
[  ] Amendment or revision to notified legal text  
[  ] Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)  
Previous 
notification(s) 
referred to  Not applicable  
Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
The above -mentioned draft law is developed within the activities of Interdepartmental Commission 
under the Ministry of Justice on inventory of normative legal acts and directed to eliminate 
contradictions with laws of the Kyrgyz Republic.  
 
Language(s) of 
notified legal text English, Russian  
Entry into force  10 days after official publication – Published in "Erkin Too" on 28 July 2015, 
No. 68  
Other date    IP/N/1/KGZ/11 • IP/N/1/KGZ/P/10  
 
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Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  8 May  2018 
Other information  http://cbd.minjust.gov.kg/act/view/ru -ru/111222  
 
Agency or 
authority 
responsible  The State Service of Intellectual Property and  Innovation under the 
Government of the Kyrgyz Republic
WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/USA/756/Add.3 
11 January 2013  
 (13-0195) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
Addendum 
  
 The following communication, dated 9 January 2013,  is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America.  
 
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TITLE:  Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: M odifications to the Transmix Provisions Under the 
Diesel Sulfur Program  AGENCY:  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)  
ACTION:  Final Rule 
 SUMMARY:   EPA is amending the requirements unde r EPA's diesel sulphur program related to the 
sulfur content of locomotive and marine (LM) di esel fuel produced by transmix processors and 
pipeline facilities. These amendments will reinstate the ability of locomotive and marine diesel fuel 
produced from transmix by transmix processors and pipeline operators to meet a maximum 500 parts 
per million (ppm) sulphur standard outside of the Northeast Mid-Atlantic Area and Alaska and expand this ability to within the Northeast Mid-Atlan tic Area provided that: the fuel is used in older 
technology locomotive and marine engines that do not require 15 ppm sulphur diesel fuel, and the fuel 
is kept segregated from other fuel.  These amendm ents will provide significant regulatory relief for 
transmix processors and pipeline operators to allo w the petroleum distribution system to function 
efficiently while continuing to transition the market  to virtually all ultra-low sulphur diesel fuel 
(ULSD, i.e. 15 ppm sulphur diesel fuel) and the environmental benefits it provides. 
 DATES: This rule is effective on 25 February 2013 without further notice.  
URLs:  
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-12-26/html/2012-30960.htm  
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2012-12-26/pdf/2012-30960.pdf  
 
 
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RESTRICTED  
 
G/MA/TAR/RS/323  
3 September 2013  
(13-4545)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Market Access  Original: Spanish  
 
  RECTIFICATION AND MODIFICATION OF SCHEDULES 
SCHEDULE XCV – HONDURAS 
Communication from Honduras 
The following communication, dated 7 June 2013 and amended by a communication dated 
30 July 2013, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of Honduras.  
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  Honduras submits herewith a draft rectification in  connection with Schedule XCV, Honduran tariff 
concessions and commitments, as annexed to the GATT 1994, and in accordance with 
the Procedures for Modification and Rectification of Schedules of Tariff Concessions contained in the Decision of 26 March 1980 (BISD 27S/25). 
 
Within the framework of the Central American  Customs Union, the Council of Ministers 
for Central American Economic Integration (COMIECO) will be considering the tariff liberalization 
of "Quartz reactor tubes and holders designed for insertion into diffusion and oxidation furnaces 
for production of semiconductor wafers", classified under tariff subheading 7020.00. It should be noted that this product is included in Attachment A, Section 2, of the Information Technology Agreement (ITA) under which Honduras made a commitment in respect of tariff 
subheading 7017.10.00. In the light of the above an d in view of its commitment with regard to the 
above product, Honduras hereby requests a modificati on of its Schedule in order to reclassify this 
product under tariff subheading 7020.00.91. 
 
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If no objection is notified to the Secretariat within three months from the date of this document, the rectifications and modifications to Schedule XCV - Honduras will be deemed to be approved 
and will be formally certified. 
   
  G/MA/TAR/RS/323  
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SCHEDULE XCV - HONDURAS 
This Schedule is authentic in Spanish only 
PART I - MOST-FAVOURED-NATION TARIFF 
SECTION II - Other products 
 
Central 
American 
Harmonized 
System 
(SAC) 2002 ex Description of product 
 Bound rate Present 
concession 
established Other duties 
and charges  
7020  Other articles of glass    
7020.00.9  - Other:    
7020.00.91   - - Quartz reactor tubes and holders designed for 
insertion into diffusion and oxidation furnaces for 
production of semiconductor wafers  0 WT/Let/511  0 
 
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G/SG/181  
19 avril 2018 
(18-2453) Page: 1/1 
Comité des sauvegardes  Original:  anglais  
 
  
IMPOSITION PAR LES ÉTATS -UNIS D'UNE MESURE DE SAUVEGARDE  
À L'IMPORTATION DE PRODUITS  EN ACIER ET EN ALUMINIUM  
DEMANDE DE CONSULTATIONS AU TITRE DE L'ARTICLE 12:3  
DE L'ACCORD SUR LES SAUVEGARDES  
FÉDÉRATION DE RUSSIE 
La communication  ci-après , datée du  19 avril 2018, est distribuée à la demande de la délégation 
de la Fédération de Russie . 
 
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Le 8 mars 2018, les États -Unis d'Amérique ("États -Unis") ont adopté des mesures de sauvegarde 
sur les importations de certains produits en acier et en aluminium . Ces mesures sont sous forme 
d'une augmentation des droits de douane de 25 % pour les produits en acier et de 10 % pour les 
produits en aluminium . Elles prennent effet  à compter  du 23 mars 2018 pour une durée illimitée . 
Même si les États -Unis ont présenté  les mesures  en cause comme étant adoptées pour répondre à 
la menace que représentent les importations d'acier et d'aluminium pour la sécurité nationale des 
États-Unis, il s'agit  essentiellement de mesures de sauvegarde, et l'Accord sur les sauvegardes et 
l'article XIX de l'Accord général sur les tarifs douaniers et le commerce de 1994 (GATT de 1994) 
leur sont applicables.  
Les États-Unis n'ont pas notifié  au Comité des sauvegardes  de l'OMC, au titre du paragraphe 1  c) 
de l'article  12 de l'Accord sur les sauvegardes, leur décision  d'appliquer des mesure s de 
sauvegarde.  
La Fédération de Russie est un Membre de l'OMC qui a un intérêt substantiel en tant 
qu'exportateur des produits sou mis aux mesures de sauvegarde . Par conséquent, la Fédération de 
Russie demande l'ouverture de consultations avec les États -Unis en vertu du paragraphe 3 de 
l'article 12 de l'Accord sur les sauvegardes et du paragraphe 2 de l'article XIX du GATT de 1994.  
Les consultations visent, entre autres, à échanger des vues sur les mesures et à s'entendre sur les 
moyens de réaliser l 'objectif défini au paragraphe 1 de  l'article  8 de l'Accord sur les sauvegardes . 
La Fédération de Russie  suggère que les consultations se  tiennent dès que possible . Elle attend 
une réponse prompte des États -Unis afin que la date et le lieu des consultations puissent être fixés 
d'un commun accord . 
La Fédération de Russie réserve tous ses droits au titre de l'Accord instituant l'Organisation 
mondiale du commerce et de ses Annexes, y compris l'Accord sur les sauvegardes  et le GATT de 
1994. 
 
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