WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.21 
22 March 2005 
 (05-1205) 
Committee on Market Access  
  
 
STATUS OF SUBMISSIONS TO THE INTEGRATED DATA BASE (IDB) 
 
Note by the Secretariat
1 
 
Revision  
 
 Pursuant to the General Council Decision circ ulated on 16 July 1997 (WT/L/225), and at the 
request of the Members of the Comm ittee, the attached tables indicate the status of submissions to the 
Integrated Data Base (IDB) received by the Secretariat.  Submissions received since the last version of the document "Status of Submissions to the Integrated Data Base (IDB)" (G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.20) 
appear in bold. 
  As of 10 March 2005, 12 Members had not  yet made any submissions to the IDB.
2 
                                                      
1 This document has been prepared under the Secret ariat's own responsibility and without prejudice to 
the positions of Members and to their rights and obligations under the WTO. 
2 The information provided by the European Communities covers its 25 member States as of 1 May 
2004; the information provided by Switzerland covers Liechtenstein. G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.21 
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A description of the column headings used in the tables is given below: 
 
Column heading Description 
Members/Countries 
requesting accession WTO Member or Acceding country. 
Year Reference year of the tariff and/or the imports. 
Imports Import values and volumes by country of origin at the tariff line level. 
Applied MFN applied customs duties for a ll tariff lines in the reference year. Current Tariffs 
Bound MFN current bound customs duties for all tariff lines in the reference year. 
Product Descriptions Product descriptions for a ll tariff lines, provided in English, French or 
Spanish. 
National Correlations Tables correlating the tariff lines for the reference y ear with those of the 
previous year and/or with those of th e import statistics, in cases where the 
tariff nomenclature has changed. 
Other References Reference information to standardize certain data from national submissions 
and/or preferential duties. 
Imports Date of reception of impor ts by the Secretariat (month-year). Date of  
submission Tariffs Date of reception of tariffs  by the Secretariat (month-year). 
 
   
The following symbols are used in the tables: 
 
Yes =  submission received and disseminated. 
Yes* =  submission received but not yet disseminated. 
- =  no submission received; in the column "Nationa l Correlations", may also indicate that the Secretariat 
     has not yet been able to ascertain the need for such a correlation table. -
a =  was not a Member at that time. 
n.a. =  not applicable.  G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.21 
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 Status of IDB submissions as of 10 March 2005  
  
Current Tariffs Date of 
submission Members Year Imports 
Applied Bound Product 
Descriptions National 
Correlations Other 
References Imports Tariffs 
2000 Yes* - - - - - 06-01 01-00 Albania 
  2001 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 06-01 
Angola no submission received   
Antigua and 
Barbuda 2001 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 11-02 
1996 Yes Yes - Yes n.a. - 01-99 03-99 
1997 Yes Yes - Yes - - 02-99 02-99 
1998 Yes Yes - Yes - - 01-99 09-98 
1999 Yes Yes - Yes - - 07-00 07-00 
2000 Yes Yes - Yes - - 07-01 07-00 Argentina  
2001 Yes Yes Yes Yes - - 07-02 04-01 
2003 Yes* Yes Yes Yes - Yes 12-04 11-04 Armenia 
  2004 - Yes Yes Yes - Yes 01-00 04-04 
1996 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 12-97 06-98 
1997 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 06-98 12-97 
1998 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* - 10-99 12-97 
1999 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* - 08-00 01-99 
2000 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* - 02-03 06-00 
2001 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* - 02-03 04-01 
2002 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 02-03 09-02 
2003 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 02-04 03-03 
2004 Yes* Yes* - Yes* Yes* Yes* 01-05 01-05 Australia  
2005 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - Yes* 01-00 01-05 
1996 Yes* - - - n.a. - 09-99 01-00 
1997 Yes* - - - - - 09-99 01-00 
1998 Yes* - - - - - 09-99 01-00 
1999 Yes* - - - - - 03-00 01-00 
2000 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 12-04 
2001 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 03-01 
2002 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 12-04 
2003 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 12-04 Bahrain  
2004 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 12-04 
1998 - Yes - - - - 01-00 10-01 Bangladesh  
1999 - Yes - - - - 01-00 10-01 
1996 Yes - - - n.a. Yes 06-99 01-00 
1997 Yes Yes* - Yes* - Yes 06-99 04-00 
1998 Yes* Yes* - Yes* Yes* Yes* 06-99 04-00 
1999 Yes* Yes - Yes Yes* - 04-00 06-99 
2000 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 07-01 06-00 
2001 Yes Yes - Yes - - 06-02 07-01 
2002 Yes Yes - Yes - - 07-03 07-03 
2003 Yes Yes - Yes - - 06-04 06-04 Barbados  
2004 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 06-04 
Belize no submission received  
Benin 2003 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 05-04 
1996 Yes* Yes Yes Yes n.a. - 01-99 08-00 
1997 Yes* Yes Yes Yes n.a. - 01-99 08-00 
1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes n.a. - 08-01 01-99 
1999 Yes Yes Yes Yes n.a. - 08-01 08-00 
2000 Yes - - - n.a. - 08-01 01-00 
2001 - Yes Yes Yes n.a. - 01-00 04-01 Bolivia  
2002 - Yes - Yes n.a. - 01-00 11-02 
Botswana 2002 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 10-02 G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.21 
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Current Tariffs Date of 
submission Members Year Imports 
Applied Bound Product 
Descriptions National 
Correlations Other 
References Imports Tariffs 
1996 Yes Yes* Yes* - n.a. Yes 03-01 07-99 
1997 Yes Yes Yes* - - Yes 04-99 09-00 
1998 Yes Yes Yes* - - Yes 11-99 04-99 
1999 Yes Yes Yes* - - Yes 09-00 09-00 
2000 Yes Yes - - - Yes 03-01 09-00 
2001 Yes Yes - - - - 11-02 03-01 
2002 - Yes - - - - 01-00 04-02 
2003 Yes* - - - - - 10-04 01-00 
2004 - Yes - - - - 01-00 03-04 Brazil  
2005 n.a. Yes* - - - - 01-00 03-05 
1996 Yes Yes - Yes n.a. - 06-01 06-99 
1997 Yes Yes - Yes - - 10-00 06-01 
1998 Yes Yes - Yes - - 10-00 06-01 
1999 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 10-00 06-01 
2000 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 03-03 06-01 Brunei 
Darussalam  
2001 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 03-03 06-01 
1997 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 10-98 
1998 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 03-03 10-98 
1999 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 03-03 04-99 
2000 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 03-03 05-00 
2001 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 03-03 05-01 
2002 - Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 01-00 05-02 
2003 - Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 01-00 04-03 Bulgaria  
2004 - Yes Yes Yes - Yes 01-00 10-04 
Burkina Faso 2003 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 05-04 
2002 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 10-02 Burundi  
2003 - Yes - - - - 01-00 10-03 
Cambodia no submission received  
Cameroon 2001 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 12-02 
1996 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 12-97 03-98 
1997 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 09-98 12-97 
1998 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 03-99 03-98 
1999 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 03-00 03-99 
2000 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 03-01 03-00 
2001 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 03-02 03-01 
2002 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 04-03 03-02 
2003 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 03-04 04-03 Canada  
2004 - Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* 01-00 03-04 
Central 
African 
Republic no submission received 
Chad no submission received  
1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes n.a. Yes 08-98 08-98 
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes n.a. Yes 08-98 08-98 
1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes n.a. - 08-99 08-99 
1999 Yes Yes Yes Yes n.a. Yes 07-00 08-99 
2000 Yes Yes Yes* Yes n.a. - 09-01 07-00 
2001 Yes Yes Yes* Yes n.a. - 05-02 09-01 
2002 Yes Yes - Yes n.a. - 12-03 06-04 Chile  
2003 Yes* Yes - Yes n.a. - 09-04 03-03 
1996 Yes Yes -a Yes n.a. - 10-97 03-98 
1997 Yes Yes -a Yes - - 05-98 03-98 
1998 Yes - -a - - - 05-99 01-00 
1999 Yes - -a - - - 05-00 01-00 
2000 Yes - -a - - - 06-01 01-00 
2001 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 07-02 10-02 
2002 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* - 08-03 09-02 
2003 Yes Yes Yes Yes - - 06-04 06-04 China  
2004 - Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 01-00 01-05  G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.21 
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 Current Tariffs Date of 
submission Members Year Imports 
Applied Bound Product 
Descriptions National 
Correlations Other 
References Imports Tariffs 
1996 Yes Yes - Yes n.a. Yes 02-98 02-98 
1997 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 06-98 02-98 
1998 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* - 07-99 06-98 
1999 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* - 06-00 06-00 
2000 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* - 04-02 06-00 
2001 Yes Yes Yes Yes - - 12-03 03-01 
2002 Yes Yes - Yes - - 03-03 03-03 
2003 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 07-04 03-03 Colombia  
2004 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 07-04 
Congo no submission received  
1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes n.a. Yes 10-98 03-01 
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 10-98 10-98 
1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 10-99 10-98 
1999 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 12-00 04-99 
2000 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 10-01 05-00 
2001 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 09-02 04-01 
2002 Yes* Yes Yes Yes - Yes 02-05 06-02 
2003 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - Yes* 02-05 02-05 Costa Rica  
2004 - Yes* - Yes* - Yes* 01-00 02-05 
2000 Yes - - - - - 03-02 01-00 Côte d'Ivoire  
2002 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 03-02 
2000 Yes - - - - - 06-01 01-00 
2001 Yes Yes - Yes - - 12-02 05-01 
2002 Yes Yes - Yes - - 08-03 12-02 
2003 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 04-04 08-03 
2004 - Yes* - Yes* - Yes* 01-00 04-04 Croatia  
2005 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - Yes* 01-00 02-05 
1996 Yes* Yes - Yes n.a. - 06-99 03-99 
1997 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 06-99 10-99 
1998 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 10-99 
1999 Yes Yes - Yes - - 02-04 07-01 
2000 Yes Yes - Yes - - 10-02 07-01 
2001 Yes Yes - Yes - - 10-02 05-02 
2002 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 05-02 
2003 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 05-03 Cuba  
2004 - Yes* - Yes* - - 01-00 03-05 
Democratic 
Republic of 
the Congo no submission received 
1998 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 02-02 Djibouti  
1999 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 02-02 
1996 Yes Yes* Yes* Yes*  n.a. Yes 04-99 02-00 
1997 Yes Yes* Yes* Yes* - Yes 04-99 02-00 
1998 - Yes Yes* Yes - Yes 01-00 04-99 
1999 - Yes Yes* Yes Yes* Yes 01-00 07-02 
2000 - Yes Yes* Yes Yes* Yes 01-00 11-00 Dominica  
2001 Yes Yes Yes* Yes Yes* Yes 11-02 07-02 
1996 - Yes - Yes n.a. - 01-00 10-00 
1997 Yes* Yes - Yes n.a. - 07-02 10-00 
1998 Yes* Yes - Yes n.a. - 07-02 10-00 
1999 Yes* Yes - Yes n.a. Yes 07-02 10-00 
2000 Yes* Yes - Yes n.a. Yes 07-02 10-00 
2001 - Yes - Yes n.a. Yes 01-00 07-02 Dominican 
Republic  
2002 Yes Yes - Yes n.a. Yes 12-03 07-02 G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.21 
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Current Tariffs Date of 
submission Members Year Imports 
Applied Bound Product 
Descriptions National 
Correlations Other 
References Imports Tariffs 
1996 Yes Yes Yes* - n.a. - 07-99 07-99 
1997 Yes Yes Yes* - - Yes 11-98 07-99 
1998 Yes Yes Yes* - - - 03-01 07-99 
1999 Yes Yes Yes* - - - 03-01 07-99 
2000 Yes Yes Yes* Yes - - 03-01 03-01 
2001 Yes Yes Yes* Yes - - 05-02 11-03 Ecuador  
2002 - Yes Yes* Yes - - 01-00 05-02 
1997 - - Yes Yes - - 01-00 01-00 
1998 - Yes* - Yes* - - 01-00 12-98 
1999 - Yes* - Yes* - - 01-00 06-04 
2000 Yes Yes* Yes* Yes* - - 09-02 06-04 
2001 Yes Yes* - Yes* - - 09-02 06-04 
2002 Yes Yes* Yes* Yes* - - 09-03 06-04 Egypt  
2003 - Yes* Yes* Yes* - - 01-00 06-04 
1996 Yes* Yes - Yes n.a. Yes 02-00 02-00 
1997 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 02-00 02-00 
1998 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 02-00 02-00 
1999 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 02-02 02-02 
2000 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 02-02 02-02 
2001 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 01-04 01-04 
2002 Yes* Yes - Yes - Yes 09-04 06-02 
2003 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - Yes* 09-04 09-04 El Salvador  
2004 - Yes* - Yes* - Yes* 01-00 09-04 
1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes n.a. Yes 12-97 12-97 
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 10-98 01-98 
1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 05-99 06-98 
1999 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 04-00 01-99 
2000 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 04-01 01-00 
2001 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 07-02 02-01 
2002 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 04-03 12-01 
2003 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 07-04 11-02 
2004 - Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 01-00 12-03 European 
Communities  
2005 n.a. Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 01-00 11-04 
2001 Yes - - - - - 08-04 01-00 
2002 Yes* - - - - - 08-04 01-00 
2003 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 08-04 08-04 Fiji  
2004 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 03-04 
1998 Yes - -a - - - 04-01 01-00 
1999 Yes - -a - - - 04-01 01-00 
2000 Yes - -a - - - 04-01 01-00 
2001 - Yes -a Yes - - 01-00 04-01 Former 
Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedonia  
2002 Yes* - -a - - - 05-04 01-00 
1996 Yes - - - n.a. - 02-99 01-00 
1997 Yes - - - - - 02-99 01-00 
1998 Yes* - - - - - 06-01 01-00 
1999 Yes* - - - - - 03-01 01-00 
2000 Yes* Yes - - - - 06-01 03-01 Gabon  
2001 Yes - - - - - 12-02 01-00 
Gambia 2003 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 10-03 
2000 Yes - - - - - 08-01 01-00 
2001 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 02-04 02-04 
2002 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 02-04 02-04 
2003 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 11-03 09-03 Georgia  
2004 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 03-04 
2000 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - Yes* 03-01 07-00 
2001 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 10-03 10-03 Ghana  
2002 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 10-03 10-03  G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.21 
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 Current Tariffs Date of 
submission Members Year Imports 
Applied Bound Product 
Descriptions National 
Correlations Other 
References Imports Tariffs 
1996 Yes* - - - n.a. - 02-99 01-00 
1997 Yes* - - - - - 02-99 01-00 
2000 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 11-00 Grenada  
2001 - Yes* - Yes* - - 01-00 11-02 
1996 Yes* Yes* - Yes* n.a. - 09-98 12-98 
1997 Yes Yes* - Yes* - - 09-98 09-98 
1998 Yes Yes Yes* Yes - Yes 10-99 09-98 
1999 Yes Yes Yes* Yes - Yes 10-02 10-99 
2000 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 10-02 10-02 
2001 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 12-03 10-02 
2002 Yes* - - - - Yes* 12-03 01-00 Guatemala  
2003 - Yes - Yes - Yes 01-00 12-03 
1998 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 06-00 
2001 Yes - - - - - 12-02 01-00 Guinea  
2004 - Yes* - Yes* - - 01-00 01-05 
Guinea Bissau no submission received  
1997 Yes* - - - - - 11-02 01-00 
1998 Yes* - - - - - 11-02 01-00 
1999 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 11-02 11-02 
2000 Yes* Yes - Yes n.a. - 11-02 11-02 
2001 Yes* Yes - Yes n.a. - 11-02 11-02 Guyana  
2002 Yes* Yes - Yes n.a. - 12-04 11-02 
Haiti no submission received  
1996 Yes - - Yes n.a. - 02-98 01-00 
1997 Yes* Yes Yes* Yes - - 02-98 05-98 
1998 Yes Yes - Yes - - 03-01 03-01 
1999 Yes Yes - Yes - - 03-01 03-01 
2000 Yes Yes - Yes - - 10-03 03-01 
2001 Yes Yes - Yes - - 10-03 10-03 
2002 Yes Yes - Yes - - 10-03 10-03 Honduras  
2003 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 06-03 
1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 12-97 12-97 
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 09-98 12-97 
1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 08-99 03-99 
1999 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 06-00 03-99 
2000 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 06-01 03-00 
2001 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 04-02 03-01 
2002 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 03-03 06-02 
2003 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 04-04 03-03 Hong Kong, 
China  
2004 - Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 01-00 04-04 
1996 Yes - - - n.a. - 08-98 01-00 
1997 Yes - - - - - 08-98 01-00 
1998 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 05-99 09-98 
1999 Yes Yes* - Yes* - - 06-00 07-00 
2000 Yes Yes - Yes - - 07-01 02-02 
2001 Yes - - - - - 03-02 01-00 
2002 Yes - - - - - 05-03 01-00 
2003 Yes - - - - - 03-04 01-00 Iceland  
2004 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 02-05 10-04 
1996 Yes Yes - - n.a. - 12-97 09-99 
1997 Yes* Yes - Yes* - - 01-02 09-99 
1998 Yes Yes* - Yes* - - 11-00 08-03 
1999 Yes Yes* - Yes* - - 01-02 08-03 
2000 Yes Yes Yes Yes - - 01-02 08-02 
2001 Yes Yes Yes* Yes - Yes 07-03 08-02 
2002 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 11-04 03-02 India  
2003 Yes - - - - - 11-04 01-00 G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.21 
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Current Tariffs Date of 
submission Members Year Imports 
Applied Bound Product 
Descriptions National 
Correlations Other 
References Imports Tariffs 
1996 Yes Yes* - Yes n.a. Yes 03-98 03-98 
1997 Yes Yes* - Yes - Yes 07-98 07-98 
1998 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 06-99 06-99 
1999 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 09-00 09-00 
2000 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 04-02 04-02 
2001 Yes Yes - Yes - - 11-02 11-02 
2002 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 08-04 10-02 
2003 - Yes* - Yes* - - 01-00 10-04 Indonesia  
2004 - Yes* - Yes* - - 01-00 10-04 
1996 Yes* - - - n.a. Yes* 01-05 01-00 
1997 Yes* - - - - Yes* 01-05 01-00 
1998 Yes* - - - - Yes* 01-05 01-00 
1999 Yes* Yes - Yes* - Yes 01-05 05-00 
2000 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - Yes* 08-01 02-05 
2001 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - Yes* 01-05 02-05 
2002 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - Yes* 01-05 02-05 
2003 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - Yes* 01-05 02-05 
2004 - Yes* - Yes* - - 01-00 05-04 Israel  
2005 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - - 01-00 02-05 
1998 Yes* - - - - - 11-02 01-00 
1999 Yes Yes Yes* Yes - - 11-02 04-99 
2000 Yes Yes Yes* Yes - - 11-02 02-03 Jamaica  
2001 Yes Yes Yes* Yes - - 11-02 02-03 
1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* - 03-98 03-98 
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* - 08-98 03-98 
1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 09-99 08-98 
1999 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 06-00 09-99 
2000 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 10-01 06-00 
2001 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 02-03 10-01 
2002 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 11-03 02-03 
2003 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 10-04 11-03 Japan  
2004 - Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 01-00 10-04 
1999 Yes* - -a - - - 04-02 01-00 
2000 Yes Yes Yes* Yes - - 05-02 04-02 
2001 Yes Yes Yes Yes - - 08-03 04-02 
2002 Yes Yes Yes* Yes - - 10-03 04-02 
2003 Yes Yes Yes* Yes - - 03-04 07-03 Jordan  
2004 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 08-04 
1996 Yes* - - - n.a. Yes* 03-00 01-00 
1997 Yes* - - - - Yes* 03-00 01-00 
1998 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - Yes* 03-00 03-01 
1999 Yes* Yes - Yes - Yes 09-00 06-00 
2000 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 06-03 03-01 
2001 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 06-03 07-01 
2002 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 07-04 10-04 
2003 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 07-04 10-04 Kenya  
2004 - Yes* - Yes* - - 01-00 10-04 
1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes n.a. Yes 12-97 12-97 
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 04-98 04-98 
1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes - - 06-99 04-98 
1999 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 07-00 06-99 
2000 Yes Yes Yes Yes - - 08-02 07-00 
2001 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 09-02 03-01 
2002 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 06-03 04-02 
2003 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 12-04 04-03 Korea, 
Republic of  
2004 - Yes Yes Yes - Yes 01-00 03-04 
Kuwait no submission received   G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.21 
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 Current Tariffs Date of 
submission Members Year Imports 
Applied Bound Product 
Descriptions National 
Correlations Other 
References Imports Tariffs 
2000 - Yes - - - - 01-00 05-01 
2001 - Yes - - - - 01-00 05-01 Kyrgyz 
Republic  
2003 - Yes - - - - 01-00 04-03 
Lesotho no submission received  
1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes n.a. Yes 06-97 06-97 
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 04-98 04-98 
1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 07-99 09-00 
1999 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 03-01 09-00 
2000 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 06-01 09-00 
2001 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 06-02 06-01 
2002 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 03-03 06-02 
2003 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 05-04 03-03 Macao, China  
2004 - Yes Yes Yes - - 01-00 05-04 
1996 Yes* Yes - Yes n.a. - 02-99 02-99 
1997 Yes Yes - Yes - - 02-99 02-99 
1998 Yes Yes - Yes - - 12-99 02-99 
2000 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 01-01 01-01 Madagascar  
2002 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 12-02 
2000 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 03-01 
2002 Yes - - - - - 10-03 01-00 Malawi  
2003 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 10-03 
1996 Yes - - Yes n.a. Yes 12-98 01-00 
1997 Yes - - Yes - Yes 12-98 01-00 
1999 Yes Yes Yes* Yes - - 01-02 08-00 
2000 Yes Yes Yes* Yes - - 01-02 08-00 
2001 Yes Yes - Yes - - 04-03 01-02 Malaysia  
2002 Yes* - - - - - 04-03 01-00 
1996 Yes - - Yes n.a. Yes 02-99 01-00 
1997 Yes - - Yes - Yes 02-99 01-00 
1998 Yes - - - - - 04-03 01-00 
1999 Yes - - - - - 04-03 01-00 
2000 Yes - - - - - 04-03 01-00 
2001 Yes - - - - - 04-03 01-00 Maldives  
2002 Yes Yes - Yes - - 04-03 04-02 
1996 Yes* Yes - Yes n.a. - 12-99 12-99 
1997 Yes* Yes - Yes n.a. - 12-99 12-99 
1998 Yes* Yes - Yes n.a. - 12-99 12-99 Mali  
1999 - Yes - Yes n.a. - 01-00 12-99 
1999 Yes* - - - - - 08-00 01-00 Mauritania  
2001 Yes Yes - Yes - - 12-02 12-02 
1996 Yes Yes - Yes n.a. - 05-98 05-98 
1997 Yes Yes* - Yes* - - 05-98 05-98 
1998 Yes Yes - Yes - - 02-01 03-01 
1999 Yes Yes - Yes - - 02-01 03-01 
2000 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 03-01 02-01 
2001 Yes Yes - Yes - - 10-03 01-02 Mauritius  
2002 Yes Yes - Yes - - 10-03 10-03 
1996 Yes - - - n.a. Yes 04-99 01-00 
1997 Yes - - - - Yes 04-99 01-00 
1998 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 08-00 04-99 
1999 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 08-00 08-00 
2000 Yes Yes - Yes - - 04-02 08-00 
2001 Yes Yes - Yes - - 04-02 04-02 
2002 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 04-03 04-02 
2003 Yes* Yes - Yes - Yes 09-04 04-03 Mexico  
2004 - Yes* - Yes* - - 01-00 09-04 
Moldova 2002 - Yes* - Yes* - - 01-00 10-03 G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.21 
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Current Tariffs Date of 
submission Members Year Imports 
Applied Bound Product 
Descriptions National 
Correlations Other 
References Imports Tariffs 
1996 Yes* Yes* -a - n.a. Yes* 08-02 10-02 
1997 Yes* Yes* - - n.a. Yes* 02-99 10-02 
1998 Yes* Yes* - - n.a. Yes* 08-02 10-02 
1999 Yes Yes - - n.a. Yes 08-02 10-02 
2000 Yes Yes - - n.a. Yes 08-02 10-02 
2001 Yes Yes - - n.a. Yes 08-02 10-02 
2002 - Yes - - n.a. - 01-00 10-02 
2003 - Yes - - n.a. - 01-00 10-02 Mongolia  
2004 - Yes* Yes* Yes* n.a. - 01-00 01-05 
1996 Yes - - - n.a. Yes 12-97 01-00 
1997 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 12-98 12-98 
1998 Yes* - - - - - 09-00 01-00 
1999 Yes* - - - - - 09-00 01-00 Morocco 
2002 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 02-03 
Mozambique no submission received  
1996 - Yes - Yes n.a. - 01-00 06-99 
2002 Yes* Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 03-04 02-03 Myanmar  
2003 Yes* Yes* - Yes* Yes* - 03-04 03-04 
1996 Yes* Yes* - Yes* n.a. - 06-99 11-99 
1997 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 06-99 06-99 
1998 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 06-99 06-99 Namibia  
2002 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 10-02 
2002 - Yes -a Yes - - 01-00 04-03 Nepal  
2003 - Yes -a Yes - - 01-00 12-03 
1996 Yes Yes - Yes* n.a. - 11-97 11-97 
1997 Yes Yes - Yes - - 10-98 07-98 
1998 Yes Yes - Yes - - 07-99 07-98 
1999 Yes Yes - Yes - - 04-01 08-99 
2000 Yes Yes* - Yes* - - 04-01 07-01 
2001 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 06-02 07-01 
2002 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 10-02 02-02 New Zealand  
2004 - Yes* - Yes* - Yes* 01-00 11-04 
1996 Yes Yes - Yes n.a. - 12-98 12-98 
1997 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 12-98 12-98 
1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes - - 05-02 12-98 
1999 Yes Yes Yes Yes - - 05-02 07-00 
2000 Yes Yes Yes Yes - - 05-02 05-02 
2001 Yes Yes Yes Yes - - 01-04 05-02 
2002 - Yes Yes Yes - - 01-00 05-02 Nicaragua  
2003 - Yes Yes Yes - Yes 01-00 01-04 
Niger 2002 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 12-02 
1999 - Yes* - Yes* - - 01-00 01-05 
2001 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 01-05 
2002 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 01-05 Nigeria  
2003 - Yes* - Yes* - - 01-00 01-05 
1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes n.a. - 01-98 01-98 
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes - - 12-98 01-98 
1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes - - 04-00 05-98 
1999 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 08-00 03-99 
2000 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* - 10-01 03-00 
2001 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* - 01-02 02-01 
2002 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* - 06-03 03-02 
2003 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 01-04 02-03 
2004 - Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 01-00 02-04 Norway  
2005 n.a. Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* 01-00 02-05  G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.21 
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 Current Tariffs Date of 
submission Members Year Imports 
Applied Bound Product 
Descriptions National 
Correlations Other 
References Imports Tariffs 
1997 Yes* - -a - - - 03-03 01-00 
1998 Yes* - -a - - - 03-03 01-00 
1999 Yes* - -a - - - 03-03 01-00 
2000 Yes* - - - - - 03-03 01-00 
2001 Yes Yes - Yes - - 12-02 03-02 
2002 Yes* - - - - - 11-04 01-00 Oman  
2003 Yes - - - - - 08-04 01-00 
1997 Yes* - - - - - 05-98 01-00 
1998 Yes* - - - - - 06-99 01-00 
1999 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 04-00 02-05 
2000 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 04-01 02-05 
2001 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 02-02 02-02 
2002 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 10-03 02-05 Pakistan  
2003 Yes - - - - - 02-04 01-00 
1996 Yes - -a - n.a. Yes 07-98 01-00 
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 07-98 07-98 
1998 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - Yes* 12-02 12-02 
1999 Yes Yes - Yes - - 12-02 12-02 
2000 Yes Yes - Yes - - 12-02 12-02 
2001 Yes Yes - Yes - - 12-02 03-01 Panama  
2002 Yes Yes - Yes - - 01-04 12-02 
1999 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 10-99 
2000 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 06-04 
2001 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 06-04 
2002 Yes Yes - Yes - - 06-04 06-04 
2003 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 06-04 06-04 
2004 - Yes* - Yes* - - 01-00 06-04 Papua New 
Guinea  
2005 n.a. Yes* - Yes* - - 01-00 06-04 
1996 - Yes* - - n.a. - 01-00 03-99 
1997 Yes Yes* - Yes* - - 07-99 10-00 
1998 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 07-99 07-99 
1999 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 03-01 10-00 
2000 Yes Yes - Yes - - 04-03 10-00 
2001 Yes Yes - Yes - - 04-03 04-02 
2002 Yes Yes - Yes - - 10-03 04-02 
2003 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 07-03 Paraguay  
2004 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 05-04 
1996 Yes - - Yes n.a. - 03-98 01-00 
1997 Yes - - Yes - - 03-98 01-00 
1998 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 10-98 03-98 
1999 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 09-04 10-04 
2000 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 09-04 10-04 
2001 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 09-04 10-04 
2002 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 09-04 10-04 
2003 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 09-04 10-04 Peru  
2004 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 10-04 
1996 Yes Yes - Yes n.a. - 06-98 04-96 
1997 Yes Yes Yes* Yes - - 06-98 06-98 
1998 Yes Yes Yes* Yes - - 06-99 09-98 
1999 Yes Yes Yes Yes - - 06-00 06-99 
2000 Yes Yes Yes* Yes - - 08-01 02-00 
2001 Yes Yes Yes Yes - - 06-02 03-01 
2002 Yes Yes - Yes - - 10-03 05-02 
2003 Yes Yes - Yes - - 11-04 03-03 Philippines  
2004 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 06-04 
Qatar 2004 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 01-05 G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.21 
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Current Tariffs Date of 
submission Members Year Imports 
Applied Bound Product 
Descriptions National 
Correlations Other 
References Imports Tariffs 
1997 Yes - - - - Yes 05-99 01-00 
1998 Yes* Yes* - - Yes* Yes* 06-01 06-01 
1999 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 04-04 05-99 
2000 Yes* - - - Yes* Yes* 04-04 01-00 
2001 Yes* - - - Yes* Yes* 04-04 01-00 Romania  
2002 Yes* - - - Yes* Yes* 04-04 01-00 
1999 Yes - - - - - 01-04 01-00 
2000 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 01-04 
2001 Yes - - - - - 01-04 01-00 
2002 Yes Yes - Yes - - 01-04 09-03 Rwanda 
2003 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 09-03 
1998 Yes* - - - - - 06-04 01-00 
1999 Yes* - - - - - 06-04 01-00 
2000 Yes* - - - - - 06-04 01-00 
2001 Yes* - - - - - 06-04 01-00 
2002 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 06-04 04-04 Saint Kitts and 
Nevis 
2003 Yes* - - - - - 06-04 01-00 
2000 Yes Yes - Yes - - 11-02 11-02 
2001 Yes Yes - Yes - - 11-02 11-02 Saint Lucia  
2002 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 11-02 
Saint Vincent 
and the 
Grenadines 2002 - Yes* - Yes* - - 01-00 11-02 
2000 Yes - - - - - 12-02 01-00 
2001 Yes - - - - - 12-02 01-00 Senegal  
2002 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 03-04 12-02 
Sierra Leone 2004 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 01-05 
1996 Yes Yes Yes Yes n.a. Yes 09-98 09-98 
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 09-98 09-98 
1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 09-99 09-98 
1999 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 04-00 10-00 
2000 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 02-01 10-00 
2001 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 03-02 06-01 
2002 Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 08-04 08-02 
2003 Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 08-04 10-03 Singapore  
2004 - Yes Yes Yes Yes* - 01-00 03-04 
Solomon 
Islands 1998 - Yes - - - - 01-00 06-00 
1996 Yes* - - - n.a. - 06-98 01-00 
1997 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 06-98 07-00 
1999 Yes - - - - - 05-01 01-00 
2000 Yes Yes - Yes - - 03-01 03-01 
2001 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 05-01 South Africa  
2002 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 10-02 
1996 Yes - - - n.a. Yes 03-00 01-00 
1997 Yes - - - - Yes 03-00 01-00 
1998 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 03-00 03-00 
1999 Yes - - - - - 12-01 01-00 
2000 Yes - - - - - 12-01 01-00 
2001 Yes Yes - Yes - - 02-02 02-02 
2003 - Yes* - Yes* - - 01-00 10-03 Sri Lanka  
2004 - Yes* - Yes* - Yes* 01-00 03-04 
1996 Yes* - - - n.a. - 11-02 01-00 
1997 Yes* - - - - - 11-02 01-00 
1998 Yes* - - - - - 11-02 01-00 
1999 Yes* - - - - - 11-02 01-00 
2000 Yes* - - - - - 11-02 01-00 Suriname  
2001 Yes* - - - - - 11-02 01-00 
Swaziland 2002 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 10-02  G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.21 
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 Current Tariffs Date of 
submission Members Year Imports 
Applied Bound Product 
Descriptions National 
Correlations Other 
References Imports Tariffs 
1996 Yes Yes - Yes n.a. - 06-97 02-98 
1997 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 06-98 03-98 
1998 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 07-99 03-98 
1999 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 06-00 01-00 
2000 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 03-01 05-00 
2001 Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes 07-02 02-01 
2002 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes 03-03 03-02 
2003 Yes Yes Yes Yes - - 03-04 03-03 Switzerland  
2004 - Yes Yes Yes - - 01-00 02-04 
1996 Yes Yes -a Yes n.a. Yes 08-98 08-98 
1997 Yes* Yes* -a Yes* - Yes* 06-98 06-98 
1998 Yes Yes -a Yes - - 01-00 08-98 
1999 Yes Yes -a Yes - - 07-00 04-99 
2000 Yes Yes -a Yes - - 01-02 05-00 
2001 Yes Yes -a Yes - - 06-02 04-01 
2002 Yes Yes - Yes - - 07-03 05-02 
2003 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 05-03 Chinese 
Taipei 
2004 - Yes* - Yes* - - 01-00 04-04 
2000 Yes - - - - - 04-04 01-00 
2001 Yes - - - - - 04-04 01-00 
2002 Yes - - - - - 04-04 01-00 Tanzania 
2003 Yes Yes - Yes - - 04-04 10-03 
1996 Yes - - - n.a. - 06-98 01-00 
1997 Yes - - - - - 06-98 01-00 
1998 Yes - - - - Yes 06-99 01-00 
1999 Yes Yes Yes* Yes - Yes 01-01 06-99 
2000 Yes - - - - - 11-01 01-00 
2001 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 03-03 03-03 
2002 Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* - - 07-03 03-03 Thailand  
2003 - Yes* - Yes* - - 01-00 10-03 
1996 Yes Yes - Yes n.a. Yes 05-99 12-99 
1997 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 05-99 12-99 
1998 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - Yes* 12-99 12-99 
1999 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 12-02 12-99 
2000 Yes Yes - Yes - - 12-02 12-02 
2001 Yes Yes - Yes - - 12-02 12-02 
2002 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 02-03 12-02 Togo 
2004 - Yes* - Yes* - - 01-00 01-05 
1997 Yes* - - - - - 06-99 01-00 
1999 Yes* - - - - - 11-02 01-00 
2000 Yes* - - - - - 11-02 01-00 
2001 Yes - - - - - 11-02 01-00 Trinidad and 
Tobago 
2004 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 02-04 
1996 Yes - - - n.a. - 05-99 01-00 
1997 Yes - - - - - 05-99 01-00 
1999 Yes* Yes* - - - - 09-02 05-99 
2000 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 03-04 
2001 - Yes* - Yes* - - 01-00 03-04 
2002 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 03-04 
2003 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 03-04 Tunisia  
2004 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 03-04 G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.21 
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Current Tariffs Date of 
submission Members Year Imports 
Applied Bound Product 
Descriptions National 
Correlations Other 
References Imports Tariffs 
1996 Yes Yes - - n.a. Yes 01-98 01-98 
1997 Yes Yes - - - Yes 08-98 01-98 
1998 Yes Yes - - - Yes 09-99 09-99 
1999 Yes Yes - - - - 07-00 07-00 
2000 Yes Yes - - - - 04-01 06-01 
2001 - Yes - - - - 01-00 06-01 
2002 Yes Yes - - - Yes 06-03 04-03 Turkey  
2003 - Yes* - - - - 01-00 06-03 
Uganda 2001 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 03-01 
United Arab 
Emirates 2002 - Yes* - Yes* - - 01-00 07-04 
1996 Yes Yes - - Yes* Yes 12-97 12-97 
1997 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 09-98 12-97 
1998 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 03-00 03-98 
1999 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 10-00 03-99 
2000 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 09-01 04-00 
2001 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 10-02 03-01 
2002 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 02-04 03-02 
2003 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 04-04 05-03 United States  
2004 - Yes - Yes - Yes 01-00 04-04 
1996 Yes - - - n.a. - 03-99 01-00 
1997 Yes - - - - - 03-99 01-00 
1998 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 06-00 03-99 
1999 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 06-00 06-00 
2000 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 05-01 06-00 
2001 Yes Yes - Yes - - 08-02 03-01 Uruguay  
2002 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 02-02 
1996 Yes Yes* - Yes* n.a. - 10-98 02-03 
1997 Yes Yes - Yes - - 10-98 11-01 
1998 Yes Yes - Yes - - 05-01 11-01 
1999 Yes Yes - Yes - - 05-01 11-01 
2000 Yes Yes - Yes - - 07-01 11-01 
2001 Yes Yes - Yes - - 04-03 11-01 
2002 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 08-04 02-03 Venezuela 
  
2003 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 10-03 
1996 Yes* - - - n.a. - 07-98 01-00 
1997 Yes* Yes* - Yes* - - 03-99 07-98 
2001 - Yes - Yes - - 01-00 10-02 Zambia  
2002 - Yes* - Yes* - - 01-00 10-03 
1996 Yes* - - - n.a. - 03-01 01-00 
1997 Yes Yes - Yes - Yes 03-01 09-01 
1998 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 03-01 09-01 
1999 Yes Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 03-01 09-01 
2000 Yes* Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 03-01 03-01 
2001 Yes* Yes - Yes Yes* Yes 07-04 09-01 
2002 Yes* Yes - Yes - - 07-04 04-02 Zimbabwe  
2003 Yes* - - - - - 07-04 01-00 
 
  G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.21 
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 Status of IDB submissions as of 10 March 2005  
Countries Requesting Accession  
  
Current Tariffs Date of 
submission Countries 
requesting 
accession Year Imports 
Applied Bound Product 
Descriptions National 
Correlations Other 
References Imports Tariffs 
1999 Yes - n.a. - - - 10-02 01-00 
2000 Yes - n.a. - - - 10-02 01-00 
2001 Yes - n.a. - - - 10-02 01-00 Bahamas  
2002 - Yes n.a. Yes - - 01-00 10-02 
2000 Yes* Yes n.a. Yes - - 05-01 05-01 Belarus  
2001 - Yes n.a. Yes - - 01-00 05-01 
1999 Yes* - n.a. - - Yes* 06-01 01-00 
2000 Yes* - n.a. - - - 06-01 01-00 Russian 
Federation  
2001 - Yes n.a. Yes - - 01-00 06-01 
Serbia and 
Montenegro 2000 Yes - n.a. - - - 06-01 01-00 
2000 Yes* - n.a. - - - 03-03 01-00 Tonga 
2001 Yes* - n.a. - - - 03-03 01-00 
 
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