G/TRIMS/N/2/Rev.25  
 
25 September 2015  
(15-4976)  Page: 1/40  
Committee on Trade-Related Investment Measures  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 6.2 OF THE TRIMS AGREEMENT 
OF PUBLICATIONS IN WHICH TRIMS MAY BE FOUND 
Revision 
The decision of the Committee in document G/TRIM S/5 regarding notifications under Article 6.2 of 
the TRIMs Agreement provides for the submission  of such notifications by 1 February 1997. 
Reproduced below is a list of communications received so far pursuant to this decision. In this 
revision, notifications from Lao People's Democr atic Republic, The Gambia, Togo and Congo have 
been added.  
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 Albania 
 With reference to Article 6.2 of the TRIMs Agreement, the Government of Albania has the honour to notify the Committee on Trade-Related Investment Measures that it does not maintain trade-
related investment measures for the time being and, accordingly, does not have any publication in 
this regard.  Angola 
 Pursuant to Article 6.2 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures, the Government of Angola wishes to notify that Angola has no specific mechanism for the publication of investment 
measures. All national laws, decrees and regulatory measures are published in the Official Gazette 
of the Republic ( Diário da República ). 
 
Antigua and Barbuda 
 
Argentina 
 
Pursuant to Article 6.2 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures, I have the 
pleasure of submitting herewith a list of addresses from the Boletines Oficiales (Official Journals) of 
different provinces of Argentina. 
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  ADDRESSES FROM THE BOLETIN OFICIAL 
 
Province Address – Postal code Telephone 
Federal Capital  Suipacha 767 – 1008 - Capital 
Federal 01 322 3788/3949 
Buenos Aires Calle 3 y 523 - La Plata - Tolosa 021 833044 
Córdoba Santa Rosa 740 - 5000 – Córdoba 051 224760/215560 
Mendoza Palacio de Gobierno 1er Suelo -  
5500 – Mendoza 061 492207/08/09 
Catamarca Gral. Roca 1ª cuadra – Dirección de 
Impuesto - Boletín Oficial - 4700 –  
Catamarca 0833 37529 
San Juan Felix Aguilar y 25 de Mayo - 5400 –  
San Juan 064 221987 
Tucumán 25 de Mayo 90 - Casa de Gobierno 
- 4000 – Tucumán 081 211515/223703 
Santa Fe Av. Peñaloza 5385 - 3000 - Santa 
Fe 042 890414 
San Luis 9 de Julio 934 – 5700 - San Luis 0652 22197 
La Rioja 9 de Julio 259 - 5300 - La Rioja 0822 26916 
 
 
Armenia 
 
Pursuant to Article 6.2 of the TRIMs Agreement, the Government of Armenia wishes to inform that 
no publications in Armenia contain information on TRIMs, as Armenia does not operate, nor intends to introduce, any TRIMs.  
Australia 
 
Australian laws are essentially in the forms of st atutes and implementing regulations. Statutes are 
printed separately while regulations are pub lished in the Commonwealth Gazette. Ministers, 
Departments and other agencies issue media releases and other forms of public notice. Bills before Parliament usually have explanatory memoranda as  well as being elaborated upon in debate, in 
particular in Second Reading speeches. Parliamentary debate is published in Hansard. Similar 
arrangements hold for State and Territory governments.  G/TRIMS/N/2/Rev.25 
 
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  Bahrain, Kingdom of 
 
The following submission, dated 24 August 2004,  is being submitted in accordance with the 
Agreement on TRIMs by the Kingdom of Bahrain.  
 
The notification concerns law and regulations related to foreign investment in the Kingdom of Bahrain as required by the GATT rules of national treatment and related rules.
1 
 
The existing laws related to (domestic and foreign) investments are attached2, as follows: 
  - Commercial companies law. 
 - Implementation rules of commercial companies law. 
- Legislative Decree No. 8 of 1998 with respect to amending certain provisions of 
Legislative Decree No. 10 of 1992 with respect to the commercial agency and 
Ministerial Order Nos. 3 and 4 of 1998. 
 - Legislative Decree No. 49 of 2002 with respect to amending certain provisions of 
Legislative Decree No. 10 of 1992 with respect to the commercial agency. 
 
Bangladesh 
 Barbados 
 Belize 
 
Benin 
 
Bolivia, Plurinational State of 
 Pursuant to Article 6.2 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures and the Decision of the TRIMS Committee of 30 September 1996, Bolivia does not maintain any measure that is not in conformity with the Agreement. 
 
Botswana 
 
As per Article 6.2 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures, Botswana would like 
to notify the following publication in which TRIMS may be found.  
1. The Ministry of Trade and Industry Laws and Policies 
Website: http://www.mti.gov.bw/content/botswan a-investment-and-trade-center-act . 
 
2. Publications can be obtained from the above mentioned website and the Botswana 
Government Gazette. 
 Brazil 
 Pursuant to Article 6.2 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures, the Government of Brazil wishes to notify that Brazil has no specific mechanisms for the publication of measures 
related to investments. All federal laws, decrees and regulatory measures are published in the 
Official Journal of the Union (Diário Oficial da União). State governments have similar instruments for the publication of their legal acts.  
Brunei Darussalam 
 
Pursuant to Article 6.2 of the TRIMs Agreement, any new laws or regulations pertaining to TRIMs 
will be gazetted in the Brunei Government Gazette. 
 
                                               
1 All of the rules are available at our website http://www.commerce.gov.bh .  Some are in Arabic;  a 
translation into English will be submitted as soon as it becomes available. 
2 A copy of this Decree is available at the Secretaria t for inspection by interested delegations (Trade and 
Finance Division). G/TRIMS/N/2/Rev.25 
 
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  Burkina Faso 
 
Pursuant to Article 6.2 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures, the Government of Burkina Faso hereby notifies the Committee that  there has been no publication in which TRIMS 
may be found. 
 Burundi 
 With reference to Article 6.2 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures, Burundi hereby notifies the WTO Secretariat that there are no publications in which trade-related investment measures are shown. However, a book let entitled "Guide d'Entreprise" is currently 
being drawn up.  
 Copies can be obtained from the following address: 
 
 Cellule de Coordination des Politiques  BP 6138 – Bujumbura 
  
 Tel: (257) 21 34 47 / 34 48  Fax: (257) 21 34 46  
There are a number of possibilities for commercial operators wishing to invest in Burundi. More 
information can be obtained from the "Code des Investissements" (Investment Code) which can be requested at the following address: 
 
 Ministère du Plan  BP 224 – Bujumbura 
  
 Fax: (257) 22 41 93  Cabo Verde 
 Cambodia 
 
Cameroon 
 
With reference to Article 6.2 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures, the 
Government of Cameron hereby notifies the following laws and regulations to the WTO Secretariat 
in relation to provisions of the Agreement:   - Ordinance No. 90/001 of 29 January 1990 creating the Cameroon Free Zone; 
 - Ordinance No. 90/007 of 8 November 1990 enacting the Cameroon Investment Code; 
 - Ordinance No. 94/003 of 24 January 1994 amending certain provisions of the 
Investment Code; 
 - Decree No. 91/215 of 2 May 1991 implementing the Investment Code; 
 - Order No. 51/MINDIC/IG1 of 28 December 1990 implementing the Cameroon    Industrial Free Zone regime. 
 
Canada 
 In accordance with Article 6.2 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures, Canada is 
notifying the WTO Secretariat of the publications in which TRIMs may be found. The following list 
includes the names and websites of publications  produced by the Government of Canada and 
Provincial and Territorial authorities.  
 
 Government of Canada  Official publication: Canada Gazette 
 website: http://www.gazette.gc.ca/  
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  1.  Provinces 
 
 Government of Alberta 
 Official publication: Alberta Queen's Printer 
http://www.qp.alberta.ca/  
 
 Government of British Columbia  Official source: Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 
http://www.legis.gov. bc.ca/legislation 
  New regulations can be found in the Provincial Gazette Part II, which can be ordered from:   
 Crown Publications Inc. 
 521 Fort St.  Victoria BC 
 V8W 1E7 
http://www.crownpub.bc.ca/  
 
 Government of Manitoba 
 Official publication: Manitoba Gazette  website: http://www.gov.mb.ca/queensprinter/  
 
 Government of New Brunswick 
 Official publication: Royal Gazette  website: http://www.gnb.ca /0062/gazette/index-e.asp 
 
 Government of Newfoundland and Labrador  Official publication: Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette 
 website: http://www.assembly.nl.ca/  
 
 Government of Nova Scotia  Official publication: Royal Gazette 
 website: http://www.gov.ns.ca/just/regulations/rg2/  
 
 or for additional information visit the Government of Nova Scotia website:  
 http://www.gov.ns.ca/legislature/legc/  
 
 Government of Ontario 
 Official publication: Ontario Gazette 
 website: http://www.ontario.ca/en/ ontgazette/S TEL01_033657  
 
 Government of Prince Edward Island 
 Official publication: Royal Gazette 
 website: http://www.gov.pe.ca/roya lgazette/index.php3  
 
 Government of Quebec 
 Official publication: Investissement Quebec 
 website: http://www.investquebec.com/en/index.aspx  
 
 Government of Saskatchewan  Official publication: Saskatchewan Gazette  website: http://www.qp.gov.sk.ca/  
 
2.  Territories 
 
 Government of Northwest Territories 
 Official source: Business in the Northwest Territories website 
 website: http://www.gov.nt.ca/agen das/business/index.html  
 
 Government of Nunavut 
 Official source: Nunavut Court of Justice 
 website: http://www.nucj.ca/library/  G/TRIMS/N/2/Rev.25 
 
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 Government of Yukon  Official publication: Yukon Gazette  website: http://gazette.gov.yk.ca/home.html  
 
 Central African Republic 
 Chad 
 Pursuant to Article 6.2 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures, the Secretariat is 
hereby informed that Chad does not apply any TRIMs. 
 Chile 
 Pursuant to Article 6.2 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures, Chile notifies that it does not have any publications on trade-related investment measures. 
 
China 
 With reference to Article 6.2 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures, the 
publication in which TRIMs may be found is the Gazette of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and 
Economic Cooperation of the People's Republic of China . 
 
Colombia 
 
Pursuant to Article 6.2 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures, Colombia hereby 
notifies that provisions regarding trade-related investment measures can be consulted in the 
"Diario Oficial de Colombia". This publication can be found at the following internet addresses: http://www.minjusticia.gov.co and http://www.banrep.gov.co.  
Congo 
 
Pursuant to Article 6.2 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures, the Government 
of Congo hereby notifies that it has no specific publication on the subject and that the relevant 
laws and regulations do not contain any measures inconsistent with this Agreement. 
 
The only regulatory instruments in force in Co ngo are Law No. 6-2003 of 18 January 2003 on the 
Investment Charter and Decree No. 2004-30 of 18 February 2004 establishing the procedures for 
the approval of enterprises eligible for concessi ons under the Investment Charter. These texts can 
be obtained at the following addresses: 
 
 Journal Officiel du Congo 
(Official Journal) 
 
Address: Rue Lastour, face Cour des comptes 
BP 2087 - Brazzaville Tel./Fax: +242 2281 52 42 
Email: journal.officiel@sgg.cg  
Website: http://www.sgg.cg  
Website: http://www.congo-site.com  
 
 Ministère de l'économie, des finances, du plan, du portefeuille public et de l'intégration 
(Ministry of the Economy, Finance, Planning, Public Portfolio and Integration) 
Address: Boulevard Denis Sassou Nguesso, Rond-Point Foch 
BP 2083 - Brazzaville Tel.: +242 2281 45 24 Fax: +242 2281 43 69 
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  Costa Rica 
 
The Government of the Republic of Costa Rica noti fies, pursuant to Article 6.2 of the Agreement on 
Trade-Related Investment Measures, that trade-re lated investment measures are published in the 
official journal "La Gaceta". 
 Côte d'Ivoire 
 Pursuant to Article 6.2 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures (TRIMs), all investment-related information may be found in Ordinance No. 2012-487 of 7 June 2012 establishing the Investment Code, Ordinance No. 2012-369 of 18 April 2012 establishing the 
Petroleum Code, and Law No. 2014-138 of 24 March 2014 establishing the Mining Code. 
 The above-mentioned texts are available in the Offi cial Journal of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire 
and on the following websites: http://www.cepici.g ouv.ci/investir , http://www.cnitie.ci , 
http://www.eauxetforets.gouv.ci . 
 
 
Cuba 
 The Permanent Mission of the Republic of Cuba to the United Nations Office and other International 
Organizations Accredited in Switzerland presents its compliments to the Secretariat of the World 
Trade Organization (WTO) and informs it, pursua nt to Article 6.2 of the Agreement on Trade-
Related Investment Measures, that the Government of the Republic of Cuba hereby notifies the 
Committee on Trade-Related Investment Measures th at laws, regulations and measures of a more 
specific nature are published in the Gaceta Oficial de la República de Cuba.  
Democratic Republic of the Congo 
 
Djibouti 
 
Dominica 
 
In accordance with Article 6.2 of the Agreemen t on Trade-Related Investment Measures and the 
Decision of the Committee of 30 September 1996, I have the honour to notify that the official 
source which contains relevant laws, regulations or measures with respect to the TRIMs Agreement is the Official Gazette of the Commonwealth of Dominica. 
 
Dominican Republic 
 The Government of the Dominican Republic wishes to notify the Committee on Trade-Related 
Investment Measures that all national laws, decrees and regulatory measures concerning trade-
related investment measures are published in the Official Journal of the Dominican Republic (Gaceta Oficial ) established on 2 June 1851, which is available at the following Internet address: 
http://www.consultoria.gov.do. 
 Ecuador 
 In conformity with Article 6.2 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Investme nt Measures, I have the 
honour to inform you that Ecuador has no new publications in which TRIMs appear. These types of measures are published in the Official Register. 
 
Egypt 
 
El Salvador 
 
Pursuant to Article 6.2 of the TRIMs Agreement, trade-related investment measures can be found 
in the "Diario Oficial de la República de El Salvador". 
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  European Union 
 
European Union 
Publication's official name (name in English/French 
or Spanish): Official Journal of the European Union 
Journal Officiel de l'Union Européenne 
Diario Oficial de la Unión Europea 
Address from which copies may be obtained: Office des Publications de s Communautés Européennes 
2, rue Mercier L 2985 Luxembourg 
Telephone: + 352 2929-1 
Fax: +352 2929-44498 
Website: http://publications.europa.eu/  
 
 
Austria 
Publication's official name (name in English/French 
or Spanish): Federal Law Gazette 
Law Gazettes of the Länder 
Address from which copies may be obtained:  
Telephone:  
Fax:  
Website: http://www.ris.bka.gv.at/  
 
 
Belgium 
Publication's official name  (name in English/French 
or Spanish): "Le Moniteur Belge-Belgisch Staatsblad" 
Address from which copies may be obtained: R. de Louvain 40-42 
1000 Bruxelles 
Telephone: +32 2 552 22 11 
Fax: +32 2 511 01 84 
Website: http://www.moniteur.be 
http://www.staatsblad.be  
 
 
Bulgaria 
Publication's official name  (name in English/French 
or Spanish): State Gazette of the Republic of Bulgaria 
Address from which copies may be obtained: 1, Kniaz Aleksandar I Square, 1169 Sofia 
Telephone: +359 2 939 33 32 
Fax: +359 2 939 36 50 
Website: http://dv.parliament.bg  
 
 
Croatia 
Publication's official name (name in English/French 
or Spanish): "Narodne novine"  
Address from which copies may be obtained:  
Telephone:  
Fax:  
Website: http://www.nn.hr  
 
 
Cyprus 
Publication's official name (name in English/French 
or Spanish): Official Gazette of the Republic of Cyprus 
Address from which copies may be obtained: Michael Karaoli street, Nicosia, Cyprus 
Telephone: +357 22405850 
Fax: +357 22303175 
Website: http://www.cygazette.com  
 
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  Czech Republic 
Publication's official name (name in English/French 
or Spanish): "Sbírka zákon ů" (Collection of Laws) 
Address from which copies may be obtained: Ministerstvo vnitra 
Nad Štolou 3 Poštovni schránka 21 170 34 Praha 7 
Telephone: +420 974 811 111 
Fax: +420 974 833 582 
Website: http://www.sbcr.cz/  
 
 
Denmark 
Publication's official name (name in English/French 
or Spanish): "Retsinformation" (Official gazette) 
Address from which copies may be obtained: By 1 January 2008 the Gazette is only published in 
electronic form. 
Telephone:  
Fax:  
Website: http://www.retsinformation.dk   
 
 
Estonia 
Publication's official name  (name in English/French 
or Spanish): "Riigi Teataja" (O fficial gazette) 
Address from which copies may be obtained: Riigi Teataja Kirjastus 
Lossi plats 1A 15163 Tallinn 
Telephone: +372 693 5872 
Fax: +372 693 5871 
Website: http://www.riigiteataja.ee  
 
 
Finland 
Publication's official name  (name in English/French 
or Spanish): "Virallinen Lehti" (Official gazette) 
Address from which copies may be obtained: Edita Publishing Oy 
Virallinen lehti PB 745 00043 Edita 
Telephone: +358 20 450 2370 
Fax: +358 20 450 2353 
Website: http://www.virallinenlehti.fi/  
 
 
France 
Publication's official name (name in English/French 
or Spanish): "Journal Officiel de la République Française" 
Address from which copies may be obtained: Direction des Journaux Officiels 
26 Rue Desaix 
75727 Paris Cedex 15 
Telephone: +33 1 40 58 75 00 
Fax: +33 1 40 58 77 99 
Website: http://www.journal -officiel.gouv.fr   
 
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  Germany (Federal) 
Publication's official name (name in English/French 
or Spanish): Bundesgesetzblatt (Federal Law Gazette) 
Bundesanzeiger (Federal  Official Gazette) 
Elektronischer Bundesanzeiger (Electronic Federal Official Gazette)  
Address from which copies may be obtained: For all Federal Gazettes: 
Bundesanzeiger Verlagsgesellschaft mbH Amsterdamer Str. 192 50735 Köln Germany 
Telephone: +49 (0) 221 9 76 68-0 
Fax: +49 (0) 221 9 76 68-278 
Website: http://www.bundesgesetzblatt.de  
http://www.bundesanzeiger.de  
http://www.ebundesanzeiger.de   
 
 
Greece 
Publication's official name  (name in English/French 
or Spanish): National Gazette of Government 
Address from which copies may be obtained: Kapodistriou 34, 104 32, Athens – Greece 
Telephone: +30 210 527 9000 
Fax: +30 210 522 1004 
Website: http://www.et.gr  
 
 
Hungary 
Publication's official name (name in English/French 
or Spanish): Official Gazette of the Repu blic of Hungary ("Magyar 
Közlöny") 
Address from which copies may be obtained: Magyar Közlöny Lap- és Könyvkiadó 
Pf. 357 Budapest 62. 1394 
Telephone: +36-1- 266-9290 
Fax: +36-1-318-6668 
Website: http://www.magyarkozlony.hu  
 
 
Ireland 
Publication's official name  (name in English/French 
or Spanish):  
Address from which copies may be obtained: Iris Oifigiúil, 
Government Publications, 
Unit 20, 
Lakeside Retail Park, Claremorris, Co Mayo. 
Telephone: 01-6476636 
Fax: 01-6476843 or 094-9378964 
Website: (E-mail): irisoifigiuil@opw.ie  
 
 
Italy 
Publication's official name  (name in English/French 
or Spanish): "Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repu bblica Italiana" (Journal 
Officiel de la République Italienne) 
Address from which copies may be obtained: Istituto Poligrafico e Ze cca dello Stato - Gazzetta 
Ufficiale Piazza G. Verdi, 10 00198 Roma Italy 
Telephone: +39 6 85 08 25 99 
Fax: +39 6 85 08 21 49 
Website: http://www.ipzs.it  
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Latvia 
Publication's official name  (name in English/French 
or Spanish): Official Gazette "Latvijas V ēstnesis" (Latvian Herald) 
Address from which copies may be obtained: Bru ņinieku iela 41, R īga, LV-1011 
Telephone: +371 67310675 
Fax: +371 67312190 
Website: http://www.lv.lv   
(email) info@lv.lv  
 
 
Lithuania 
Publication's official name  (name in English/French 
or Spanish): "Valstybes zinios" (State Gazette) 
Address from which copies may be obtained: "Valstybes Ziniu" redakcija 
Gedimino pr. 53 
LT-2002 Vilnius 
Telephone: (+370 2) 39 63 00, (+370 2) 39 63 01 
Fax: (+370 2) 39 63 04 
Website: (e-mail) vzinios@lrs.lt  
 
 
Luxembourg 
Publication's official name  (name in English/French 
or Spanish): "Mémorial A (Receuil de Législation)" 
(Journal Officiel du Gr and-Duché du Luxembourg) 
Address from which copies may be obtained: Service Central de Législation 
43, bd F. D. Roosevelt L-2450 Luxembourg 
Telephone: +352 247 82 960 
Fax: +352 46 74 58 
Website: http://www.legilux.lu  
 
 
Malta 
Publication's official name (name in English/French 
or Spanish): The Malta Government Gazette 
Address from which copies may be obtained: Department of Information 
3, Castille Place Valletta VLT 2000 Malta  
Telephone: +356 2200 1700 
Fax: +356 2200 1775 
Website: http://www.doi.gov.mt  
 
 
The Netherlands 
Publication's official name (name in English/French 
or Spanish): "De Nederlandse Staatscourant" 
(Official gazette) 
Address from which copies may be obtained: De Nederlandse Staatscourant 
Postbus 20020 
Telephone:  
Fax:  
Website: http://www.staatscourant.nl   
 
 
Poland 
Publication's official name  (name in English/French 
or Spanish): 1. Dziennik Ustaw Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej 
2. Monitor Polski, Dziennik Urz ędowy Rzeczypospolitej 
Polskiej 
Address from which copies may be obtained: ul. Powsi ńska 67/71 
02-903 Warszawa 
Telephone: (00 48 22) 694 67 50 
Fax: (00 48 22) 694 62 06 
Website:  
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Portugal 
Publication's official name  (name in English/French 
or Spanish): Diário da Républica 
(Official gazette) 
Address from which copies may be obtained: Diário da Républica Electrónico 
http://www.dre.pt/ 
Telephone: Serviço de Apoio 
+351 217 810 870 
Fax: Publicações oficiais 
+351 217 810 745 
Website: http://www.dre.pt  
Helpdesk Email: dre@incm.pt  
 
 
Romania 
Publication's official name  (name in English/French 
or Spanish): "Monitorul Oficial al Romaniei" (the Official Gazette of 
Romania 
Address from which copies may be obtained: Monitorul Oficial 
Centrul pentru Rela ţii cu Publicul ( Sales and  
Information Centre)  
Şos. Panduri nr. 1, bl. P33, parter, sector 5,  
Bucureşti 
Romania 
Telephone: +40 21 411.58.33, +40 21 410.47.30, 
 +40 21411.97.54, +40 21410.77.31,  +40 21 410.45.92, +40 21 410.45.93 
Fax: +40 21 410.77.36, +40 21 410.47.23. 
Website: http://www.monitoruloficial.ro  
 
 
Slovakia 
Publication's official name  (name in English/French 
or Spanish): "Zbierka zákonov" (o fficial gazette) 
Address from which copies may be obtained:  
Telephone:  
Fax:  
Website: http://www.zbierka.sk  
 
 
Slovenia 
Publication's official name (name in English/French 
or Spanish): "Uradni list Republike Slovenije" 
(Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia) 
Address from which copies may be obtained: Javno podjetje Urad ni list Republike 
Slovenije d.o.o. Slovenska cesta 9 1001 Ljubljana 
Telephone: 00396 (0) 1 200 18 66 
Fax:  
Website: http://www.uradni-list.si/  
 
 
Spain 
Publication's official name  (name in English/French 
or Spanish): Boletín Oficial del Estado 
Address from which copies may be obtained: La Librería del BOE  
c/ Trafalgar, 27 28010 Madrid Spain 
Telephone: +34 902 365 303 
Fax: tienda@boe.es  
Website: http://www.boe.es/diario_boe/  
 
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  Sweden 
Publication's official name (name in English/French 
or Spanish): "Svensk författningssamling" 
(Official gazette) 
Address from which copies may be obtained: Sveriges Riksdag, 100 
12 Stockholm 
Telephone: +46 8 786 40 00 
Fax:  
Website: "http://www.riksdagen.se/W ebbnav/index.aspx?nid=39
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United Kingdom (England and Wales) 
Publication's official name (name in English/French 
or Spanish): The London Gazette 
Address from which copies may be obtained: The London Gazette 
PO Box 7923 
London 
SE1 5ZH 
Telephone: +44 870 600 55 22 
Fax: +44 20 7394 4572 
Website: http://www.london-gazette.co.uk  
 
 
United Kingdom (Scotland) 
Publication's official name  (name in English/French 
or Spanish): The Edinburgh Gazette 
Address from which copies may be obtained: The Edinburgh Gazette 
TSO Scotland 26 Rutland Square Edinburgh EH1 2BW   
Telephone: +44 870 600 55 22 
Fax: +44 131 659 7039 
Website: http://www.edinburgh-gazette.co.uk/  
 
 
United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) 
Publication's official name (name in English/French 
or Spanish): The Belfast Gazette 
Address from which copies may be obtained: The Belfast Gazette 
TSO Ireland 16 Arthur Street Belfast BT1 4GD 
Telephone: +44 870 600 55 22 
Fax: +44 28 9023 5401 
Website: http://www.belfast-gazette.co.uk  
 
 
Fiji 
 Fiji does not have any recent publications in which TRIMs may be found. 
 
Gabon 
 
In accordance with Article 6.2 of the TRIMs Agre ement, in conjunction with the Decision of the 
TRIMs Committee of 30 September 1996, the Government of Gabon does not recognize having adopted any trade-related investment restrictions. 
 
The Gambia 
 1. The Gambia Investment and Export Promotion Agency (GIEPA) Act 2010 
 
GIEPA Regulations 2012 
 
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GIEPA Website: http://www.giepa.gm/  
 
2. All above mentioned sources of publication are in conformity with ARTICLES III and XI of the 
GATT 1994 
 
3. Publications can be obtained from GIEPA Website and The Gambia Gazette.  
Georgia 
 
In accordance with Article 6.2 of the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures 
(TRIMs), and with the Decision of the TRIMs Committee of 30 September 1996, Georgia has the 
honour to notify that it does not maintain an y trade-related investment restrictive measures. 
 
Ghana 
 
Ghana does not maintain any of the prohibited TRIMs.  
Grenada 
 
Guatemala 
 Pursuant to Article 6.2 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures, the Government of the Republic of Guatemala notifies as follows: Guatemala has 
no specific mechanism for the publication of investment measures, given that all national laws, 
regulations and other legal provisions are published in the Diario de Centro América (Official Journal of the Republic of Guatemala). This publication is available from the National Printing Office and can be viewed at: http://www.dca.gob.gt . 
 
Guinea 
 
Guinea-Bissau 
 
Guyana 
 Haiti 
 With respect to Article 6.2 of the TRIMs Agreemen t in conjunction with the Decision of the TRIMs 
Committee of 30 September 1996 (G/TRIMS/5), the Mi nistry of Trade and Industry has the honour 
to inform the WTO that it does not apply any TRIMs measures that are not in conformity with the provisions of the TRIMs Agreement. 
 
Honduras 
 
Pursuant to Article 6.2 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures (TRIMs), the 
Government of Honduras hereby notifies that all of its laws, decrees and regulations concerning trade-related investment are published in the Official Journal of the Republic of Honduras (La Gaceta ). 
 
Hong Kong, China 
 
Hong Kong does not have any publications related to TRIMs. 
 Iceland 
 With reference to document G/TRIMS/5, the Perm anent Mission of Iceland hereby notifies the 
following publication under Article 6.2 of the TRIMs Agreement:  
 Stjórnartidindi (The Law and Ministerial Gazette) 
 Sidumula 29  108 Reykjavík 
 Telephone: 354 560 9050 
 Telefax: 354 568 7646 G/TRIMS/N/2/Rev.25 
 
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India 
 I am directed to refer to Article 6.2 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures and 
to say that India does not have any special publications in which trade-related investment 
measures can be found. Indian laws are mainly in the forms of statutes, and regulations made thereunder. These are published in the Gazette of India. Public Notices are also released to the 
media. 
 Similar Gazettes are published by the Governments of the States of India.  
Indonesia 
 
In accordance with Article 6.2 of the Agreement on TRIMs, on behalf of the Government of the 
Republic of Indonesia, I would like to notify th e Committee on TRIMs that Indonesia, at present, 
does not have any publication concerning TRIMs matters.  
Israel 
 
With reference to Article 6.2 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures, the Government of the State of Israel wishes to inform that it has no trade-related investment 
measures in force. 
 Jamaica 
 Jamaica's investment measures can be found in the following publications:  
 - Investment in Jamaica, published by KPMG Peat, Marwick, Victoria Mutual Building, 6 
Duke Street, P.O. Box 76, Kingston 
  - Doing Business in Jamaica, published by Price Waterhourse, Scotia Bank Centre, Duke 
Street, Kingston, Telefax: (1876) 967 02 81. 
Japan 
 
All Japan's national legislative and regulatory measures concerning investment are published in 
"Kanpo" (official national gazette) and/or "Horeizensho" (Japan's Comprehensive Statute Book), and all its prefectural regulatory measures concerning investment are published in "Kenpo" 
(prefectural gazette) or its equivalent. 
 Japan does not have any special publications in which trade-related investment measures (TRIMs) can be found. 
 
Jordan 
 
In accordance with Article 6.2 of the TRIMs Agre ement, the Government of Jordan has the honour 
to notify the Committee on Trade-Related Investment Measures that it does not maintain trade-related investment measures for the time being and, accordingly, does not have any publication in 
this regard. 
 Kenya 
 
Korea, Republic of 
 
Pursuant to Article 6.2 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures, my Government 
has instructed me to notify that Korea's legislative and regulatory measures concerning investment 
are published in the Official National Gazette.  
Kuwait, the State of 
 
With reference to Article 6.2 of the TRIMs Agreemen t, the State of Kuwait would like to notify to 
the Committee on Trade-Related Investment Measures that all laws, decrees and regulatory 
measures are published in the Al-Kuwait Al-Yawm which is the Official Gazette of the State of G/TRIMS/N/2/Rev.25 
 
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  Kuwait established on 11 December 1954, availa ble at the following internet address: 
http://www.ipd.gov.kw.  Kyrgyz Republic 
 The Kyrgyz Republic does not apply any trade-related investment measures (TRIMs) not consistent with the provisions of Article III or Article XI of GATT 1994. 
 
The information related to TRIMs may be found in the following publications:  1. Website of the State Committee on Foreign Investment and Economic Development 
(Gosinvest Committee) of the Kyrgyz Republic on the internet 
(http://www.Kyrgyzinvest.org) where information about legislation regu lating investments 
as well as other spheres related to it is placed. The information on investment is updated 
every week. 
 2. Investment guide issued by the State Investment Committee (section "Trade, Investment 
Climate"). Copies of the guide can be obtained at the following address:  
  58-a Erkindik boulevard  Room 304 
 The Gosinvest Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic 
 Bishkek 720874  
 Tel:  (996-312) 22.66.44 / 22.35.16 
 Fax: (996-312) 66.10.75  
3. The republican gazette "Slovo Kyrgystana". Copies of the gazette can be obtained at the 
following address: 
  193 Abdymomunov St. 
 Bishkek 720040 
  Tel: (996-312) 22.33.09 
 
Lao People's Democratic Republic 
 
The Foreign Trade Policy Department, Ministry of Industry and Commerce, as the World Trade 
Organization focal point of Lao PDR, has the honour to notify the Committee on TRIMs that Lao PDR does not have any publication concerning TRIMs matters. 
 
Legislations related to investment could be obtained in the trade portal website: 
http://www.laotradeportal.gov.la/  
 
Lesotho 
 
The Kingdom of Lesotho hereby notifies, pursuant to Article 6.2 of the Agreement on 
Trade-Related Investment Measures that the Kingdom of Lesotho has no specific mechanism for the publication of investment measures and does not apply any trade-related investment 
measures that are not in conformity with the Agreement. 
 
Liechtenstein 
 With reference to the decision of the Committee on Trade-Related Investment Measures of 
30 September 1996 I would like to inform you, that the publication in which laws, regulations or 
measures of more specific character ca n be found is the LIECHTENSTEINISCHES 
LANDESGESETZBLATT. However, Liechtenstein laws and regulations do not contain measures that 
are not in conformity with the Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures. 
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  Copies can be ordered at the following office: 
  Regierungskanzlei  Regierungsgebaude 
 9490 Vaduz 
  Telephone: +41/75/236 60 30 
 
Macao, China 
 Pursuant to Article 6.2, the Government of Maca o has the honour to inform the WTO Secretariat 
that Macao has not issued any publication which contains relevant laws, regulations or measures 
on trade-related investment within the working definition of the Agreement.  
Madagascar 
 
Pursuant to Article 6.2 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures, the Government 
of Madagascar hereby notifies the Secretariat of the publications in which TRIMs can be found and 
the addresses from which copies can be obtained.  1. Publication: Recueil de textes sur le Régime de Zone Franche 
 (presently under review) 
  Address: Ministère de l'Industrialisation et de l'Artisanat 
   B.P. 527 – Antananarivo 101 
      Tel:  (261-20) 22.255-15 
 Fax:  (261-20) 22.280-24 
 2. Publication: Journal Officiel de la République de Madagascar 
No. 2381 du 26 Août 1996  
(Law No. 96-015 of 13 August 1996 repealing Law No. 89-028 of 29 December 1989 on the 
Investment Code and laying down general investment guarantees in Madagascar).  
 
 Address: Ministère des Finances et de l'Economie – Direction de  
   l'Imprimerie National    B.P. 38 – Antananarivo 101 
 
 Tel:  (261-20) 22.236-75  Fax:  (261-20) 22.226-29  
Malawi 
 
Malaysia 
 In accordance with Article 6.2 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures, Malaysia 
notifies that it has no specific publications in which trade-related investment measures may be 
found. 
 All federal laws, decrees and other regulatory measures are published in Malaysia's Attorney General Chambers' website ( https:/www.agc.gov.my ) and Malaysia does not apply any 
trade-related investment measures that are not in compliance with the Agreement. 
 This notification covers the period of 2011 to 2014. 
 
Maldives 
 
The Republic of Maldives would like to notify the Secretariat that there are no trade-related 
investment measures in existence and also that there are no publications pertaining to trade-related investment measures.  G/TRIMS/N/2/Rev.25 
 
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  Mali 
 
Referring to Article 6.2 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures and to the Decision of the TRIMs Committee of 30 September 1996 (G/TRIMS/5), I have the honour to inform 
the Secretariat that the Government of Mali does not apply any TRIMs which are inconsistent with 
the TRIMs Agreement.  
Mauritania 
 
Mauritius 
 
Pursuant to Article 6.2 of the TRIMs Agreement, any new laws or regulations pertaining to TRIMs 
will be published in the Government Gazette of Mauritius.  
Mexico 
 
Pursuant to Article 6.2 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures, Mexico notifies 
that trade-related investment measures can be found in the "Diario Oficial de la Federación" 
(http://www.gobernacion.gob.mx ). 
 
Moldova, Republic of 
 All laws, regulations and rulings relating to the implementation of the Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures, including those applied by regional and local governments and authorities 
within their territories, are published in the Official Gazette (Monitorul Oficial) of the Republic of 
Moldova. These are available upon request from th e Multilateral Trade Relations and WTO Division 
of the Ministry of Economy and the Customs Department of the Republic of Moldova. 
 
Mongolia 
 In accordance with Article 6.2 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures, Mongolia 
has the honour to inform the Secretariat that information on TRIMs can be found in the official 
bulletin of the Government of Mongolia "Turiin Medeelel". Mongolia does not apply any TRIMs 
which are inconsistent with the WTO Agreement. 
 
Montenegro 
 
In accordance with Article 6.2 of the Agreem ent on Trade-Related Investment Measures, the 
Government of Montenegro notifies that Montenegro has no specific publications in which trade-related investment measures may be found. All national laws and implementing regulations regulating investment can be found in  the Official Gazette of Montenegro. 
 
Morocco 
 
Mozambique 
 
Myanmar 
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  Namibia 
 
With reference to Article 6.2 of the TRIMs Agreem ent, the Government of the Republic of Namibia 
notifies the Committee on Trade-Related Investment Measures of the publication in which TRIMs 
may be found: 
  Publication:  The Government Gazette 
 
 Address:  Permanent Secretary     Ministry of Works, Transport and Communication     Private Bag 13341 
    Windhoek 
  Telephone:  00 264 61 208 81 11 
 
 Fax:   00 264 61 208 88 22  
Nepal 
 
New Zealand 
 
With reference to Article 6.2 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures, the 
Government of New Zealand wishes to inform Me mbers that it has no trade-related investment 
measures in force. Accordingly, this notificati on requirement does not apply to New Zealand. 
 
Nicaragua 
 
Regarding the commitment to meet the transparency  and notification requirements contained in 
Article X of GATT 1994, as provided in Article 6. 2, the Government of Nicaragua notifies the WTO 
Secretariat that the legal basis for the application of trade-related investment measures is Decree Law No.127 of 12 April 1991, on the Foreign Investment Law, amended by Decree 2-92 of 
6 January 1992, and its regulations set out in Decree Law No. 30-92 of 10 June 1992. 
 Niger 
 Nigeria 
 
With reference to Article 6.2 of the TRIMs Agreement, the Government of the Federal Republic of 
Nigeria wishes to notify the Committee that Nigeria does not provide any TRIMs nor does it enact any TRIMs legislation. The notification covers the period up to 2006.  
Norway 
 
The Norwegian Industrial and Regional Development Fund (SND) has published a publication 
named "SND Financing" in which TRIMs may be found. The Fund is currently working on a new 
publication that will contain an overview of all types of investment measures, including TRIMs. The publication "SND Financing" can be obtained at this address:  
 
 The Norwegian Industrial and Regional Development Fund (SND)  Akersgaten 13  P.O. Box 448 Sentrum 
 N - 0104 Oslo 
 Oman 
 Pursuant to Article 6.2 of the Agreement on Trad e-Related Investment Measures, the Sultanate of 
Oman hereby notifies that it does not apply any TRIMs. 
 
Pakistan 
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  Panama 
 
In compliance with Article 6.2 of the Agreemen t on Trade-Related Investment Measures, Panama 
has the honour to notify to the Committee on Trade-Related Investment Measures the publication 
in which TRIMs may be  found, as follows: 
  Publication:  Gaceta Oficial 
 
 Address:  Avenida Norte y Calle 3a. Casa No.3-12     Edificio Casa Amarilla, San Felipe Ciudad de Panamá     Apartado Postal 2189 
    P a n a m á  
  Telephone:  (00 507) 228 86 31 
 
Papua New Guinea 
 
Paraguay 
 
All government measures applied in the territory of  the Republic of Paraguay are published in the 
Official Journal: 
 
 Gaceta Oficial de la Republica del Paraguay 
 
 Management: Gabinete Civil de la Presidencia – Palacio de Gobierno 
 Administration: Ministerio de Hacienda. Dpto. De Impresiones  Avenida Stella Maris c/Hernandarias 
 Asunción 
  Telephone/Fax: (59521) 497 855  
Peru 
 
The Government of Peru hereby notifies, pu rsuant to Article 6.2 of the Agreement on 
Trade-Related Investment Measures, that it does not apply any measures that are not in 
conformity with the Agreement.  
All national laws and implementing regulations regulating investments and investment promotion 
can be found in the Official Journal "El Peruano" ( http://www.elperuano.pe ). 
 
Philippines 
 Pursuant to Article 6.2 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures in conjunction with the Decision of the TRIMs Committee of 30 September 1996, I wish to notify that the 
Philippine laws related to investment are in the form of statutes and their implementing rules and 
regulations. These are published in the Official Gazette and newspapers of general circulation. 
 
Qatar 
 
In accordance with the notification requiremen t under Article 6.2 of the TRIMs Agreement in 
conjunction with the Decision of the TRIMs Committee of 30 September 1996, the State of Qatar 
notifies that it does not maintain any measures that are inconsistent with the Agreement and that 
all legislations are published in the Official Gazette issued by the Ministry of Justice.  G/TRIMS/N/2/Rev.25 
 
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  Russian Federation 
 
In accordance with Article 6.2 of the Agreem ent on Trade-Related Investment Measures, the 
Government of the Russian Federation notifies that the Russian Federation has no specific 
publications in which trade-related investment measures may be found. All federal laws, decrees 
and other regulatory measures are published in the Russian Newspaper (" Российская  газета ") and 
in the Digest of Legislation of the Russian Federation (" Собрание  законодательства  Российской  
Федерации "). Regulations of the federal authorities are published in the Bulletin of the Normative 
Acts of the Federal Authorities (" Бюллетень  нормативных  актов  федеральных  органов  
исполнительной  власти "). 
 
In addition legislation of the Russian Federation can be found at the following official websites: 
www.pravo.gov.ru (national legislation), www.tsou z.ru (Customs Union le gislation). Regional 
governments have similar instruments for the publication of their legal acts. 
 
Rwanda 
 
Saint Kitts and Nevis 
 
Saint Lucia 
 
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 
 
Samoa 
 Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of 
 
Pursuant to Article 6.2 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures, and in response 
to the request for notifications contained in document G/TRIMS/5, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia wishes to notify that it does not apply any TRIMs. As such there are no publications to that effect. 
 
Senegal 
 
Pursuant to Article 6.2 of the TRIMs Agreement, and in response to the WTO Secretariat's 
notification request, I have the honour to inform you that all trade-related investment measures 
may be found in the Investment Code of Senegal. The Investment Code of Senegal is available in electronic form at the following address:  
 
http://www.finances.gouv.sn/backoffice /pdf/code_des_inve stissements.pdf. 
 Sierra Leone 
 Singapore 
 
Pursuant to Article 6.2 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures, Singapore 
wishes to notify that since it does not maintain any TRIMs, this notification requirement does not apply.  
 
Solomon Islands 
 South Africa 
 With reference to the notification reminder of the Committee on Trade-Related Investment Measures contained in WTO document G/TRIMS/W/101 of 7 August 2012, and in accordance with 
the Decision of the Committee of 30 September 1996 (document G /TRIMS/5 of 30 October 1996, 
South Africa is pleased to inform the Committee, without prejudice to South Africa's rights under the WTO Agreements, where the publications in which possible TRIMs, including those that may be 
applied by regional and local governments, may be found. 
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  National Government  
 The National Government of South Africa publishes all public information in the Government Gazette. 
 
Publication South African Government Gazette 
Contact Address Government Printing Works 
Private Bag X85  PRETORIA 
 0001 
South Africa Tel: +27 12 334 4500 / 4508 / 4509 / 4510 
Websites where government gazettes are available from: http://www.gpwonline.co.za/Pages/default.aspx 
http://www.greengazette.co.za 
http://www.gpwonline.co.za 
http://www.sabinet.co.za/south-african-government-gazettes-and-provincial-
gazettes 
 
Provincial Government 
 
South Africa has 9 provinces, namely, Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZuku-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West, Northern Ca pe and Western Cape. Provincial Government 
Departments publish their laws and regulations in the provincial government gazette and on 
provincial government websites.  
Websites where Provincial Governme nt Gazettes are available from:  
 
 Province Provincial website 
1 Eastern Cape http://www.eclegislature.gov.za 
2 Free State http://www.fs.gov.za/ 
3 Gauteng http://www.gautengonline.gov.za/Pages/default.aspx 
4 KwaZulu Natal http://www.kznonline.gov.za/ 
5 Limpopo http://www.limpopo.gov.za/ 
6 Mpumalanga http://www.mpumalanga.gov.za/ 
7 North West http: //www.nwpg.gov.za/ 
8 Northern Cape http:// www.northern-cape.gov.za/ 
9 Western Cape http:// www.westerncape.gov.za/ 
10 Other sources: http://www.greengazette.co.za 
http://www.gpwonline.co.za http://www.sabinet.co.za/south-african-government-gazettes-and-provincial-gazettes 
 
Local Government 
 
South Africa has 283 municipalities or local governments: The six major Metropolitan municipalities with legislative power are; Cape Town, eThekwini (Durban), Ekurhuleni (East Rand), 
Johannesburg, Tshwane (Pretoria) and Nelson Mandela Bay (Port Elizabeth). Local governments in 
South Africa publish their by-laws and regulations in municipal newsletters and on their respective websites.  
 
Major South African local governments (Metropolitan areas ) 
 
 Metropolitan municipality Website 
1 Cape Town http://www.capetow n.gov.za/en/Pages/default.aspx 
2 eThekwini (Durban) http://www.durban.gov.za/ 
3 Ekurhuleni (East Rand) http://www.ekurhuleni.gov.za/ 
4 Johannesburg http://www.joburg.org.za/ 
5 Tshwane (Pretoria) http://www.tshwane.gov.za 
6 Nelson Mandela Bay (Port 
Elizabeth) http://www.nelsonmandelabay.gov.za/ 
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  Sri Lanka 
 
In terms of Article 6.2 of the TRIMS Agreement, the Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the World 
Trade Organisation would like to notify herewith an updated list of publications/laws, which govern 
the investment regime of Sri Lanka. To the best  of our knowledge, none  of them provide any 
measures that are inconsistent with the provisions of the TRIMS Agreement.  
1.  Board of Investment Law No. 4 of 1978 and its following amendments
3 
 Amendment No. 43 of 1980 Amendment No. 21 of 1983 
Amendment No. 49 of 1992 
Amendment No. 9 of 2002  
Amendment No. 36 of 2009
4 
Amendment No. 3 of 20122 
 
2.  Strategic Development Projects Act No. 14 of 2008 and its amendments 
 Amendment Act No. 12 of 2011 Amendment Act No. 16 of 2013 
 
These Acts are accessible through the offi cial website of the Government Press of 
Sri Lanka  http://documents.gov.lk  
 
3.  Finance Act No. 12 of 2012 (Hub operations) as amended in 2013  
Amendment Act No. 12 of 2013 
 These Acts are accessible through the offi cial website of the Government Press of 
Sri Lanka  http://documents.gov.lk  
 
4.  The Exchange Control Regulation No. 1232/14 dated 19/04/2002 as amended by No. 1248/19 
dated 08/08/2002 
 
5.  Inland Revenue Act No. 10 of 2006  
Amendment Act No. 08 of 2012 
Amendment Act No. 08 of 2014  These Acts are accessible through the offi cial website of the Government Press of 
Sri Lanka  http://documents.gov.lk  
 
6.  Industrial Promotion Act 46 of 1990 
 
This Act is accessible through the official we bsite of the Government Press of Sri Lanka  
http://documents.gov.lk   
 
An updated list of relevant contact addresses is also sent herewith.  1.  Research & Policy Advocacy Department 
Board of Investment of Sri Lanka 
19
th Floor, West Tower, World Trade Centre 
Colombo 01 - Sri Lanka 
Tel/Fax: 00 94 11 254 3406 
Website: http://www.investsrilanka.com  
 
                                               
3 A soft-copy of the consolidated Act was submitted (in English only) in electronic form. To consult 
this document, please contact Ms Richards ( anne.richards@wto.org ) in the Rules Division. 
4 A soft-copy was submitted (in English only) in electronic form. To consult this document, please 
contact Ms Richards ( anne.richards@wto.org ) in the Rules Division. G/TRIMS/N/2/Rev.25 
 
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  2.  Inland Revenue Department 
No. 81, Sir Chiththampalam A. Gardinar Mawatha Colombo 02 - Sri Lanka Tel: 00 94 11 213 5400 
Fax: 00 94 11 233 7777 
Website: http://www.ird.gov.lk  
 
3.  Government Publications Bureau 
No. 163, Kirulapana Road Polhengoda Colombo 05 - Sri Lanka 
Tel: 00 94 11 251 2759 
 Suriname 
 Pursuant to the Investment Act (Official Gazette 1960, No. 17, valid text Official Gazette 1989, No. 5, as last amended by State Decree 1989, No. 103) investors are eligible for investment 
facilities. 
 Such investment facilities include:  
A. Temporary exemption from income tax for new undertakings 
 This facility means that the profits of new undertakings are exempt from income tax during the 
first six years. The exemption is subject to a maximum. The term of six years may be extended 
with no more than five years if the conditions laid down in the act are met.  
B. Free depreciation of the first investment for new undertakings  
  This facility means that in respect of assets which form part of the first investment in the period during which, according to good business practice, depreciations may be effected without 
restrictions. The overall depreciation is bound to a maximum which is set in accordance with good 
business practice.  
C. Depreciation facilities in respect of th e first investment for business expansion  
 This facility is not applicable to new undertakings. It comprises two parts, namely: 
 
 - In respect of buildings: if buildings are purchased as part of the first investment the 
depreciation rate may be increased to 30 (thirty) per cent. 
 
 - In respect of other assets: If assets other than buildings are concerned which have 
been purchased as part of the first investment, the depreciation allowance may be set freely, however, in accordance with good business practice, in the period during which 
depreciations may be implemented. 
  D. Temporary exemption from import duti es for new undertakings and business 
expansions  
 The investor may file a petition for temporary (full or partial) exemption from import duties for:  
 operating assets which will be used to pursue activities and which form part of the first 
investment; 
 
 materials and goods used to generate oper ating assets as intended under item 1; 
 
 raw material and auxiliary materials and packing materials intended for use in a new 
undertaking c.q. in an undertaking after business expansion. 
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  The investment Act further contains facilities for the following undertakings: 
 
 securities, investment and holding companies, for instance a reduced tariff of one twelfth of 
the valid income-tax rate for bodies; 
 
 patent operating companies, for instance here as well a reduced tariff is applicable to income 
tax; 
 
 ocean-shipping companies and international airlines, for instance a cost-levelling reserve for 
the maintenance of ocean-going vessels c.q. airplanes. 
 
The general condition of eligibility for the facilities is a regular bookkeeping with regular annual 
closings.  
The other facilities are laid down by order of th e Minister of Finance. There is an Investment 
Committee to which the request for investment facilities should be addressed in writing.  
Swaziland 
 
Switzerland 
 
Switzerland has notified (document G/TRIMS/N/1/CHE/1 of 20 September 1995) that Swiss laws 
and regulations do not contain measures that are not in conformity with the Agreement on Trade-
Related Investment Measures. Pursuant to Article 6.2 of the Agreement and the Decision of 
30 September 1996 of the Committee on Trade-Related Investment Measures, Switzerland 
communicates below the publications in which all the relevant laws, regulations or measures can be found, including those of the Confederation and the cantons. Switzerland does not have any 
special publications in which trade-related investment measures can be found. 
 
 Systematic compilation of Federal legislation 
 
Official compilation of Federal legislation. Systematic compilation of Federal law. 
 
 Systematic compilation of cantonal law 
 
 Canton of Zurich 
 
 Zürcher Gesetzessammlung (LSD) 
  Canton of Berne 
 
 Recueil systématique des lois bernoises (RSB) 
  Canton of Lucerne 
  Systematische Rechtssammlung des Kantons Luzern (SRL)  
 Canton of Uri 
 
 Urner Rechtsbuch (RB)  
 Canton of Schwyz 
 
 Schwyzer Gesetzessammlung (NGS) 
 
 Canton of Obwalden 
 
 Obwaldnerisches Landbuch (LB) 
  Canton of Nidwalden 
 
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 Canton of Glarus 
  Gesetzessammlung (GS) 
 
 Canton of Zug 
 
 Bereinigte Gesetzessammlung (BGS) 
  Canton of Fribourg 
 
 Recueil systématique de la législation fribourgeoise (RSF) 
  Canton of Solothurn 
  Solothurnische Gesetzessammlung (BGS)  
 Canton of Basel 
 
 Systematische Gesetzessammlung (SG; dès 1962: SGS)  
 Canton of Schaffhausen 
 
 Schaffhauser Rechtsbuch 
 
 Canton of Appenzell Outer Rhoden 
 
 Ausserrhodische Gesetzessammlung (B ereinigte Gesetzessammlung) (bGs) 
  Canton of Appenzell Inner Rhoden 
 
 Gesetzessammlung Appenzell I. Rh. 
  Canton of St-Gallen 
  Gesetzessammlung (sGs)  
 Canton of Graubünden 
 
 Bündner Rechtsbuch (BR) (available in German)  
 Canton of Aargau 
 
 Systematische Sammlung des Aargauischen Rechts (SAR) 
 
 Canton of Thurgau 
 
 Thurgauer Rechtsbuch 
  Canton of Ticino 
 
 Raccolta delle Legi 
  Canton of Vaud 
  Recueil systématique de la législation vaudoise  
 Canton of Valais 
 
 Recueil des lois de la République et canton du Valais (RS/VS)  
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 Recueil systématique de la législation neuchâteloise (RSN)   Canton of Geneva 
 
Recueil officiel systématique de la législation genevoise en vigueur (Législation genevoise) (RSG) 
 
 Canton of Jura 
  Recueil systématique du droit jurassien (RSJ) 
 
Further information can be obtained from the l'Office fédéral des affaires économiques extérieures, Division du commerce mondial - OMC, CH-3003 Berne. 
 
Chinese Taipei 
 
With reference to document G/TRIMS/5, dated 30 October 1996, and pursuant to Article 6.2 of the 
WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Meas ures, we hereby wish to notify the Committee 
on Trade-Related Investment Measures (TRIMs) that since it has no trade-related investment measures in force, the Separate Customs Territory  of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu does not 
have any publications related to TRIMs matters. However, information concerning its investment 
measures can be found in the following publication:  
 Government Gazette of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 
 Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA)  15 Foochow Street 
 Taipei 
  Tel: 886-2-23 21 22 00  
Tajikistan 
 
Tanzania 
 Thailand 
 
In compliance with Article 6.2 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures, Thailand 
would like to notify to the Committee on Trade-Related Investment Measures the publication in which TRIMs may be found, as follows:  
 Publication: "A Guide to the Board of Investment" 
  Website: http://www.boi.go.th/en glish/about/boi_policies.asp 
 
 Address: Office of the Board of Investment    555 Vipavadee-Rangsit Road 
   Chatuchak 
   Bangkok 10900    Thailand  
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 
 
Togo 
 The Government of Togo hereby notifies the Secretariat of the World Trade Organization (WTO) that trade-related investment measures are included in Law No. 2012-001 of 20 January 2012 
on the Investment Code of the Togolese Repu blic, Law No. 2011-018 of 24 June 2011 on industrial 
free zone status and Decree No. 2013-092/PR of 27 December 2013 on the functions, organization and operation of the National Investment Promotion Agency and the Free Zone (API-ZF). All of these texts were published in the Official Journal of the Togolese Republic (JORT). 
 G/TRIMS/N/2/Rev.25 
 
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  Tonga 
 
Trinidad and Tobago 
 
With reference to Article 6.2 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures, the 
Government of the Republic of Trinidad and To bago notifies the Secretariat of the list of 
publications in which TRIMs may be found as follows: 
 
 Publication:  the Investment Guide of Trinidad and Tobago    - the Investment and Export Promotion INFOPAK    - Trinidad and Tobago Export Directory 
   - Trinidad and Tobago reprint from Corporate Location, 
September/October 1996 
   - Trinidad and Tobago, Plants sites and Parks 1998 
 
 Address: Investment Facilitation Department    Tourism and Industrial Development Company of Trinidad  
   and Tobago Limited (TIDCO) 
   P.O. Box 222    10-14 Phillip Street    P o r t  o f  S p a i n  
 
 Telephone: (00 868) 623 6022/3    (00 868) 623 1932/4 
 Fax:  (00 868) 625 0837 
 E:mail: invest-info@tidco.co.tt  
   http://www.tidco.co.tt  
   http://www.visitTNT.com  
 
Tunisia 
 
Pursuant to Article 6.2 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures, all legislative and 
regulatory measures concerning investment are pub lished in the Official Journal of the Republic of 
Tunisia. 
 
Turkey 
 
The Government of Turkey hereby notifies, purs uant to Article 6.2 of the Agreement on Trade-
Related Investment Measures, that all national laws and implementing regulations regulating investments and investment promotion can be found in the Official Gazette "T.C. Resmi Gazete" (http://rega.basbakanlik.gov.tr/ ). The Government of Turkey does not apply any trade-related 
investment measures that are not in conformity with the Agreement. 
 Uganda 
 In accordance with Article 6.2 of the Agreem ent on Trade-Related Investment Measures, the 
Republic of Uganda notifies and attaches hereto the following documents:
5 
 
a. The Investment Code; Statute No. I of 1991; 
b. Article 25 of the Finance Bill 1995; which in effect is an amendment to Statute No. I of 
1991. 
Ukraine 
 
With reference to document G/TRIMS/5, dated 30 October 1996, and pursuant to Article 6.2 of the 
WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Me asures, the Government of Ukraine hereby 
notifies the Committee on TRIMs of the publications in which its investment measures may be found: 
                                               
5 Copies of the documents are available for inspec tion by interested delegations in the Trade and 
Finance Division. G/TRIMS/N/2/Rev.25 
 
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 " Ofitsiyniy Visnyk Ukrajiny " (Official Bulletin of Ukraine) 
 http://www.gdo.kiev.ua  Copies of the publications (in Ukrainian) are available at the following address: 
 8-a Rylskiy Lane, Kyiv, Ukraine 01025 
 Tel:  (+38044) 271 1661  Fax:  (+38044) 271 1662 
 E-mail:  info@gdo.kiev.ua  
 
 " Uryadoviy Courier " (Governmental Courier) 
 Copies of the publications (in Ukrainian) are available at the following address: 
 1 Sadova str., Kyiv, Ukraine 01008 
 Tel: (+38044) 253 1295  Fax: (+38044) 253 3950 
 E-mail:  letter@ukcc.com.ua  
  
 " Investycii ta innovatsciyniy rozvytok " (Investment and Innovation Development) 
 Bulletin of the State Agency of Uk raine for investments and innovations 
 http://www.in.gov.ua  Copies of the publications (in Ukrainian) are available at the following address:  11 Velyka Zhytomyrska str., Kyiv, Ukraine 01025 
 Tel: (+38044) 278 7783 
 Fax: (+38044) 278 7783  E-mail:  info@in.gov.ua  
 
United Arab Emirates 
 
The Government of the United Arab Emirates hereby notifies, pursuant to Article 6.2 of the 
Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures, that all national laws and implementing regulations regulating investments and investment promotion may be found in the following Official Gazettes: 
 
Department of Justice, Department of the Official Gazette Mr. Ibrahim Nasser, Head of the department 
Tel: 009712 4492467 – 009712 6921012 
Fax: 009712 4492601 PO. Box: 260 – Abu Dhabi 
E-mail: officialgazette@mog.gov.ae  
Website: http://www.ejustice.gov.ae  
 
Emirate of Abu Dhabi Executive Council, General Secretariat, 
Department of the Official Gazette 
Tel: 009712 6688846 Fax: 009712 66888940 
Website: http://www.gsec.abud 
 Ruler's Court in the Emirate of Dubai 
Department of the Official Gazette  
Contact person: Mr. Saleh Canaan Tel: 009714 5075574 Fax: 009714 5357544 
E-mail: saleh.kanan@legal.dubai.gov.ae  
Website: http://www.dghr.gov.ae  
 
Ruler's Court in the Emirate of Sharjah 
Ruler's Office, Department of the Official Gazette Contact person: Mr. Ayman Awad  
Tel:  0097150 7879447 - 009716 566222 
Fax: 009716 5674141 PO. BOX: 101 – Sharjah  G/TRIMS/N/2/Rev.25 
 
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  Ruler's Court Ajman 
Executive Board, Department of Statistics Contact person: Dr. Yasmin Jody Tel: 009716 7474441 Ext: 88 
Fax: 009716 7474443 
PO. BOX: 6556 – Ajman E-mail: yjudi@ajman.ae  
 
Ruler's Court in the Emirate of Umm Al Quwain Department of the Official Gazette Contact person: Dr. Hassan Allob – Legal Adviser to the Government 
Ms. Manal Jassim – Legal Assistant 
Tel: 009716 7656125 (Ext: 205 – Ext: 202) Fax: 009716 7650055 
PO. BOX: 255 – Umm Al Quwain 
E-mail: dewanlegal@emirates.net.ae  
  Manal.jasim@hotmail.com  
 
Ruler's Court in the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah Department of the Official Gazette Contact person: Mr. Jihad Abdul Qadir Quzmar – Legal Adviser to the Government of  
Ras Al Khaimah 
Tel: 009717 2285888 Fax: 009717 2272217 
PO. BOX: 1 – Ras Al Khaimah 
E-mail: rak.diwan@emirates.net.ae  
 
Ruler's Court in the Emirate of Fujairah 
Department of the Official Gazette Administrator: Mr. Saber Shehadeh – Legal Advisor to the Government of Fujairah Tel: 009719 2224522 
Fax: 009719 2224522 – 2223399 (General) 
PO. Box: 1 – Fujairah E-mail: sabermahmoud@hotmail.com  
 
United States of America 
 
Pursuant to Article 6.2 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures, the 
United States hereby makes the following notification.  The United States is not aware of any special publications in which Federal or State trade-related 
investment measures (TRIMs) can be found. Howeve r, generally, all US Federal Laws are in the 
forms of statutes and implementing regulations. Federal statutes are printed separately and can be found in the United States Code , published by the United States Government Printing Office in 
Washington D.C. Federal regulations are first published in the Federal Register , and later compiled 
in the Code of Federal Regulations , published by the Office of the Federal Register, National 
Archives and Record Administration in Washington D.C. 
 
Information concerning sub-federal laws and regulations, if any, relating to investment of individual states may be obtained from the Attorneys General of each state. Below is a listing of the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of th e Attorneys General for each of the 50 states. 
Many states also have development agencies located in the state capitals which may be able to 
provide information concerning investment. In addition, many states maintain offices in cities overseas to better facilitate the foreign investors access to information about investment 
opportunities. A listing of the relevant states and the location of their foreign offices is also to be 
found below. The National Association of State Development Agencies in Washington D.C., telephone number (202) 898 1302, is another source of information about investment laws and 
programmes at the state level. The National Association publishes numerous items for investors on 
these issues. It and the state Attorneys General may also be able to provide information regarding pertinent laws or programmes, if any, applicable at a local level.   G/TRIMS/N/2/Rev.25 
 
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  National Association of Attorneys General 
 
Alabama Honourable Bill Pryor 
Attorney General of Alabama Office of the Attorney General State House 11 South Union Street Montgomery, AL 36130 Tel: (334) 242 7300 
Alaska Honourable Bruce M. Botelho 
Attorney General of Alaska Office of the Attorney General Post Office Box 110300 Diamond Courthouse Juneau, AK 99811-0300 Tel: (907) 465 3600 
American Samoa Honourable Toetagata Albert Mailo 
Attorney General of  American Samoa 
Office of the Attorney General Post Office Box 7 Pago Pago, AS 96799 Tel: (684) 633 4163 
Arizona Honourable Grant Woods 
Attorney General of Arizona Office of the Attorney General 1275 West Washington Street Phoenix, AZ 85007 Tel: (602) 542 4266 
Arkansas Honourable Winston Bryant 
Attorney Genera l of Arkansas 
Office of the Attorney General 200 Tower Building 323 Center Street Little Rock, AR 72201-2610 Tel: (501) 682 2007 
California Honourable Daniel E. Lungren 
Attorney General of California 
Office of the Attorney General 1300 I Street, Suite 1740 Sacramento, CA 95814 Tel: (916) 324 5437 
Colorado Honourable Gale A. Norton 
Attorney General of Colorado Office of the Attorney General 
Department of Law 
1525 Sherman Street Denver, CO 80203 Tel: (303) 866 3052 
Connecticut Honourable Richard Blumenthal 
Attorney General of Connecticut Office of the Attorney General 55 Elm Street Hartford, CT 06141-0120 Tel: (860) 566 2026 G/TRIMS/N/2/Rev.25 
 
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  Delaware Honourable M. Jane Brady 
Attorney General of Delaware Office of the Attorney General Carvel State Office Building 820 North French Street 
Wilmington, DE 19801 Tel: (302) 577 3838 
District of Columbia Honourable Jo Anne Robinson 
Acting District of Columbia Corporation Counsel Office of the Corporation Counsel 441 4th Street NW Washington, D.C. 20001 Tel: (202) 727 6248 
Florida Honourable Robert A. Butterworth 
Attorney General of Florida Office of the Attorney General The Capitol PL 01 Tallahassee, FL 32399-1050 Tel: (904) 487 1963 
Georgia Honourable Michael J. Bowers 
Attorney General of Georgia Office of the Attorney General 40 Capitol Square, SW Atlanta, GA 30334-1300 Tel: (404) 656 4585 
Guam Honourable Calvin E. Holloway Sr. 
Attorney General of Guam Office of the Attorney General Judicial Center Building 120 West O'Brien Drive Agana, GU 96910 Tel: (671) 475 3324 
Hawaii Honourable Margery S. Bronster 
Attorney General of Hawaii Office of the Attorney General 425 Queen Street Honolulu, HI 96813 Tel: (808) 586 1282 
Idaho Honourable Alan G. Lance 
Attorney General of Idaho Office of the Attorney General Statehouse Boise, ID 83720-1000 Tel: (208) 334 2400 
Illinois Honourable Jim Ryan 
Attorney General of Illinois Office of the Attorney General State of Illinois Center 100 West Randolph Street Chicago, IL 60601 Tel: (312) 814 2503 G/TRIMS/N/2/Rev.25 
 
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  Indiana Honourable Jeffrey A. Modisett 
Attorney General of Indiana Office of the Attorney General Indiana Government Center South Fifth Floor 402 West Washington Street Indianapolis, IN 46204 Tel: (317) 233 4386 
Iowa Honourable Tom Miller 
Attorney General of Iowa Office of the Attorney General Hoover State Office Building Des Moines, IA 50319 Tel: (515) 281 3053 
Kansas Honourable Carla J. Stovall 
Attorney General of Kansas Office of the Attorney General Judicial Building 301 West Tenth Street Topeka, KS 66612-1597 Tel: (913) 296 2215 
Kentucky Honourable Albert Benjamin "Ben"  
Chandler III Attorney General of Kentucky Office of the Attorney General State Capitol, Room 116 Frankfort, KY 40601 Tel: (502) 564 7600 
Louisiana Honourable Richard P. Ieyoub 
Attorney Genera l of Louisiana 
Office of the Attorney General Department of Justice Post Office Box 94095 Baton Rouge, LA 70804-4095 Tel: (504) 342 7013 
Montana Honourable Joseph P. Mazurek 
Attorney General of Montana Office of the Attorney General Justice Building, 215 North Sanders Helena, MT 59620-1401 Tel: (406) 444 2026 
Nebraska Honourable Don Stenberg 
Attorney General of Nebraska 
Office of the Attorney General 
State Capitol Post Office Box 98920 Lincoln, NE 68509-8920 Tel: (402) 471 2682 
Nevada Honourable Frankie Sue Del Papa 
Attorney General of Nevada Office of the Attorney General Old Supreme Court Building 198 South Carson Carson City, NV 89710 Tel: (702) 687 4170 G/TRIMS/N/2/Rev.25 
 
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  New Hampshire6 Honourable Jeffrey R. Howard 
Attorney General of New Hampshire Office of the Attorney General 
State House Annex, 25 Capitol Street 
Concord, NH 03301-6397 Tel: (603) 271 3658 
New Jersey Honourable Peter Verniero 
Attorney General of New Jersey Office of the Attorney General Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex 25 Market Street, CN 080 
Trenton, NJ 08625 Tel: (609) 292 4925 
New Mexico Honourable Tom Udall 
Attorney General of New Mexico Office of the Attorney General Post Office Drawer 1508 Santa Fe, NM 87504-1508 Tel: (505) 827 6000 
New York Honourable Dennis C. Vacco 
Attorney General of New York Office of the Attorney General Department of Law – The Capitol 2
nd Floor 
Albany, NY 12224 Tel: (518) 474 7330 
North Carolina Honourable Michael F. Easley 
Attorney General of North Carolina 
Office of the Attorney General Department of Justice Post Office Box 629 Raleigh, NC 27602-0629 Tel: (919) 733 3377 
North Dakota Honourable Heidi Heitkamp 
Attorney General of North Dakota 
Office of the Attorney General State Capitol 600 East Boulevard Avenue Bismarck, ND 58505-0040 Tel: (701) 328 2210 
N. Mariana Islands Honourable Robert B. Dunlap II 
Acting Attorney General of the    Northern Mariana Islands Office of the Attorney General Administration Building Saipan, MP 96950 Tel: (670) 664 2341 
Ohio Honourable Betty D. Montgomery 
Attorney General of Ohio 
Office of the Attorney General 
State Office Tower 30 East Broad Street Columbus, OH 43266-0410 Tel: (614) 466 3376 
                                               
6 In New Hampshire, the governor will soon appoint a new Attorney General. G/TRIMS/N/2/Rev.25 
 
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  Oklahoma Honourable W.A. Drew Edmondson 
Attorney General of Oklahoma Office of the Attorney General State Capitol, Room 112 2300 North Lincoln Boulevard 
Oklahoma City, OK 73105 Tel: (405) 521 3921 
Oregon Honourable Hardy Myers 
Attorney Genera l of Oregon 
Office of the Attorney General Justice Building 1162 Court Street NE Salem, OR 97310 Tel: (503) 378 6002 
Pennsylvania Honourable Mike Fisher 
Attorney General of Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General Strawberry Square Harrisburg, PA 17120 Tel: (717) 787 3391 
Puerto Rico Honourable José A. Fuentes-Agostini 
Attorney General of Puerto Rico 
Office of the Attorney General Post Office Box 192 San Juan, PR 00902-0192 Tel: (787) 721 7700 
Rhode Island Honourable Jeffrey B. Pine 
Attorney General of Rhode Island 
Office of the Attorney General 150 South Main Street Providence, RI 02903 Tel: (401) 274 4400 
South Carolina Honourable Charlie Condon 
Attorney General of South Carolina 
Office of the Attorney General Rembert C. Dennis Office Building Post Office Box 11549 Columbia, SC 29211-1549 Tel: (803) 734 3970 
South Dakota Honourable Mark Barnett 
Attorney General of South Dakota 
Office of the Attorney General 500 East Capitol Pierre, SD 57501-5070 Tel: (605) 773 3215 
Tennessee Honourable John Knox Walkup 
Attorney Genera l of Tennessee 
Office of the Attorney General 500 Charlotte Avenue Nashville, TN 37243 Tel: (615) 741 6474 G/TRIMS/N/2/Rev.25 
 
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  Texas Honourable Dan Morales 
Attorney General of Texas Office of the Attorney General Capitol Station Post Office Box 12548 
Austin, TX 78711-2548 Tel: (512) 463 2191 
Utah Honourable Jan Graham 
Attorney General of Utah Office of the Attorney General State Capitol, Room 236 Salt Lake City, UT 84114-0810 Tel: (801) 538 1326 
Vermont Honourable Wallace Malley 
Acting Attorney General of Vermont Office of the Attorney General 109 State Street Montpelier, VT 05609-1001 Tel: (802) 828 3171 
Virginia Honourable James S. Gilmore III 
Attorney General of Virginia Office of the Attorney General 900 East Main Street Richmond, VA 23219 Tel: (804) 786 2071 
Virgin Islands Honourable Julio A. Brady 
Attorney General of the Virgin Islands Office of the Attorney General Department of Justice G.E.R.S. Complex 48B-50C Kronprinsdens Gade St. Thomas, VI 00802 Tel: (809) 774 5666 
Washington Honourable Christine O. Gregoire 
Attorney General of Washington 
Office of the Attorney General P.O. Box 40100 1125 Washington Street, SE Olympia, WA 98504-0100 Tel: (360) 753 6200 
West Virginia Honourable Darrell V. McGraw Jr. 
Attorney General of West Virginia Office of the Attorney General State Capitol Charleston, WV 25305 Tel: (304) 558 2021 
Wisconsin Honourable James E. Doyle 
Attorney Genera l of Wisconsin 
Office of the Attorney General State Capitol Post Office Box 7857 Suite 114 East Madison, WI 53707-7857 Tel: (608) 266 1221 G/TRIMS/N/2/Rev.25 
 
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  Wyoming Honourable William U. Hill 
Attorney General of Wyoming Office of the Attorney General 
State Capitol Building 
Cheyenne, WY 82002 Tel: (307) 777 7841 
 
Table 16 
 
State Foreign Office Locations 
(Source: NASDA 1994 State Export Program Database) 
 
STATE Japan Mexico Chinese 
Taipei Germany  Korea  Canada  Belgium Hong 
Kong UK China Other 
ALABAMA X   Y X       
ALASKA X  X  X       
ARIZONA X X X         
ARKANSAS X  X     X    X 
CALIFORNIA X X X X    X X  XX 
COLORADO X Y       X   
CONNECTICUT  XYY X     X  YYY  
DELAWARE            
FLORIDA X X X X X X   X  X 
GEORGIA X X Y  X X X     
HAWAII X  X         
IDAHO X Y X  X       
ILLINOIS X X     X X   XX 
INDIANA X X X  X X    X X 
IOWA X X  X    X    
KANSAS X      X    X 
KENTUCKY X      X     
LOUISIANA  X X        X 
MAINE            
MARYLAND Y  X    X     
MASSACHUSETTS    Y      Y X 
MICHIGAN X X    X X X   X 
MINNESOTA            
MISSISSIPPI   X X X Y     X 
MISSOURI X Y X Y X       
MONTANA Y  X         
NEBRASKA            G/TRIMS/N/2/Rev.25 
 
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  STATE Japan Mexico Chinese 
Taipei Germany  Korea  Canada  Belgium Hong 
Kong UK China Other 
NEVADA            
NEW HAMPSHIRE            
NEW JERSEY X        X  X 
NEW MEXICO  X          
NEW YORK X   X  XY   X   
NORTH CAROLINA X X  Y    X    
NORTH DAKOTA            
OHIO X X    X X X    
OKLAHOMA  X  X X      X 
OREGON X  X   X       
PENNSYLVANIA X   X  X X     
PUERTO RICO  X         XXX 
RHODE ISLAND            
SOUTH CAROLINA X   X     Y   
SOUTH DAKOTA            
TENNESSEE  X          
TEXAS X X X X        
UTAH X X X  XX  Y     
VERMONT            
VIRGIN ISLANDS            
VIRGINIA X   X       X 
WASHINGTON X  X        XX 
WEST VIRGINIA Y           
WISCONSIN X X  X X X  X    
WYOMING            
TOTAL 32 25 18 15 13 10 10 8 6 5 20 
% w/OFFICES 62% 48% 35% 29%  25% 19% 19% 15% 12% 10% 38% 
 
X" - State office in standard city location 
Y" - State office in a non-standard  city location (see following page) 
- See following page for "Other" office locations 
 G/TRIMS/N/2/Rev.25 
 
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  Standard city office locations (X) 
 
JAPAN:   Tokyo MEXICO:   Mexico City 
CHINESE TAIPEI:  Taipei 
GERMANY:   Frankfurt KOREA:   Seoul 
CANADA:   Toronto 
BELGIUM:   Brussels UNITED KINGDOM: London CHINA:   Beijing 
 
State offices in cities other than standard (Y) 
 
Alabama:   Hanover, Germany 
Colorado:   Guadalajara, Mexico Connecticut:  Guadalajara & Monterrey, Mexico 
    Shanghai, Tinjin, & Xiamen, China 
Georgia:   Haln Chu City, Chinese Taipei Idaho:   Guadalajara, Mexico Maryland:   Yokohama, Japan 
Massachusetts:  Guangdong, China 
    Berlin, Germany Mississippi:   Mississagua, Canada 
Missouri:   Dusseldorf, Germany 
    Guadalajara, Mexico Montana:   Kumamoto, Japan 
New York:   Montreal, Canada 
North Carolina:  Dusseldorf, Germany South Carolina:  Sawley, United Kingdom Utah:    Waterloo, Belgium 
West Virginia:  Nagoya, Japan 
 "Other" state office locations 
 Arkansas:   Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia California:   Johannesburg, South Africa 
    Jerusalem, Israel 
Florida:   Sao Paulo, Brazil Illinois:   Budapest, Hungary     W a r s a w ,  P o l a n d  
Indiana:   Amsterdam, Netherlands 
Kansas:   Sydney, Australia Louisiana:   Breda, Netherlands 
Massachusetts:  Jerusalem, Israel 
Michigan:   Harare, Zimbabwe Mississippi:   Santiago, Chile 
New Jersey:   Raanana, Israel 
Oklahoma:   Singapore Puerto Rico:   San Jose, Costa Rica     Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 
    Panama City, Panama 
Virginia:   Botswana, South Africa Washington:  Paris, France 
    Vladivostok, Russia 
 Uruguay 
 Pursuant to Article 6.2 of the TRIMs Agreement, th e Permanent Delegation of Uruguay notifies that 
trade-related investment measures are published in the Diario Oficial del Uruguay.  G/TRIMS/N/2/Rev.25 
 
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  All national laws approved by Parliament, Decrees  issued by the Executive branch and Decrees of 
the Departmental Councils (the local government legislative bodies) are published in the Diario Oficial.  
It should also be mentioned that owing to the division of powers between the National Government 
and local Governments (Departments), the latter do not have powers relating to investment policy, although they do have powers relating to tax exemptions in connection with the territorial and 
local taxes that they collect. 
Vanuatu 
 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 
 Pursuant to the Decision adopted by the Committee on Trade-Related Investment Measures (TRIMs) on 30 September 1996, I have the pleasure to communicate herewith the name of the 
national publication in which the TRIM notified by Venezuela in communication No. 407 of 
31 March 1995, concerning the Complementarity Agreement for the Automotive Sector, appears.  
The notified TRIM is contained in the Gaceta Oficial (Official Gazette) of the Republic of Venezuela. 
The legal provisions applied are: (i) Decree 3,303 of 22 December 1993 (Official Gazette No. 35,386 of 21 January 1994); (ii) Decree 121 of 13 April 1994 (Official Gazette No. 35,455 of 6 May 1994); and ( iii) Resolution 0001 issuing rules for the development of the automotive 
industry, of 2 January 1995 (Official Gazette No. 35,624 of 4 January 1996). The Official Gazette is 
published by the National Printing Office, at th e following address: Esquina San Lázaro a Puente 
Victoria No. 89, Parroquia La Candelaria, Caracas 1010. 
 
Viet Nam 
 
Yemen 
 
Zambia 
 
Pursuant to Article 6.2 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures, the Government 
of the Republic of Zambia wishes to notify that Zambia does not maintain any trade-related investment measures in accordance with the illustrative list contained in the Annex to the 
Agreement. 
 Zimbabwe 
 The Government of Zimbabwe notifies that the publication in which TRIMs applied within the country are listed is titled "Incentives for Local Investors" and this publications is produced by the Zimbabwe Investment Centre (ZIC). ZIC's address is 109 Rotten Row, Box 5950, Harare. 
 
 
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