G/TRIMS/W/126  
 
23 September 2013  
(13-5067)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Trade-Related Investment Measures   
 
NOTIFICATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 6.2  
OF THE TRIMS AGREEMENT 
REMINDER 
1. Article 6.2 of the Trade-Related Investment Measures ("TRIMs Agreement") provides: 
 
Each Member shall notify the Secretariat of the publications in which TRIMs may be 
found, including those applied by regional  and local governments and authorities 
within their territories. 
2. This provision does not envisage notifications of particular laws, regulations or measures but 
of publications. It applies to all WTO Members, covers all levels of government and refers to any 
TRIM, whether or not  in conformity with Articles  III and XI of the GATT 1994. 
 
3. At its meeting on 30 September 1996, the Committee on TRIMs adopted the Decision 
contained in document G/TRIMS/5 (attached) pertaining to the procedures for notifications to be 
submitted by all Members pursuant to Article 6.2 of the TRIMs Agreement. The attached Decision 
specifies, in its paragraphs 3 and 4, the information which should be contained in such 
notifications and indicates that these notifications would be without prejudice to the legal 
consistency of any TRIMs  which may be found in these publications notified. The Secretariat 
consolidates all notifications received pursuant to this Article in one single document, the latest of 
which was circulated in G/TRIMS/N/2/Rev.23 dated 9 September 2013. 
 
4. Members that have never submitted the required  notifications are reminded to do so without 
delay. 
 
5. Members that have submitted the required notifications and have not updated them, as 
necessary, to reflect any changes that may have occurred, are reminded to update such 
notifications without delay. 
 6. Members that have submitted nil notifications indicating that they have no TRIMs inconsistent with the TRIMs Agreement, are also re minded that the obligation to notify names and 
publications where TRIMs may be found pertains to any TRIM without prejudice to its legal 
consistency . Members that have submitted such nil notifications are also reminded to submit the 
required notifications without delay. 
 
7. All Members are requested to include in their notifications any websites where relevant information could be found. G/TRIMS/W/126 
 
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  ATTACHMENT 
WORLD TRADE  G/TRIMS/5  
  30 October 1996 
ORGANIZATION  
  (96-4565) 
 
  
Committee on Trade-Related Investment Measures  
  
NOTIFICATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 6.2 OF THE TRIMS AGREEMENT 
 
Decision of the Committee of 30 September 1996 
 
 
1) Article 6.2 of the TRIMs Agreement provides:  
 Each Member shall notify the Secretariat of the publications in which TRIMs may be found, 
including those applied by regional and local governments and authorities within their territories.  
2) This provision does not envisage notifications of particular laws, regulations or measures but 
of publications. It applies to all WTO Members, covers all levels of government and refers to any TRIM, whether or not in conformity with Articles III and XI of the GATT 1994.  
3) The Committee decides that each Member impl ement Article 6.2 by providing the Secretariat 
with the name(s) of publication(s) in which TRIMs may be found, where such publications exist, including those applied by regional and local governments and authorities within their territories, 
and the addresses from which copies can be obtain ed. Members are not expected to submit copies 
of such publications. The notification would be without prejudice to the legal consistency of any 
TRIMs which may be found in these publications notified. 
 
4) The "publications", notification of which is envisaged under Article 6.2, are official sources which would contain relevant laws, regulations or measures of more specific character. Such sources may include official gazettes, but it might be more helpful if Members included references 
to specific publications of relevant agencies (e.g. bulletins or periodicals of a relevant ministry or 
foreign investment board).  
5) Members are invited to submit lists of such  publications by 1 February 1997 and to update 
these lists as appropriate. The Secretariat will consolidate notifications under Article 6.2 in a single 
document which will be updated as the need arises. 
 
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