WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  TN/MA/W/46/Add.11 
9 March 2005 
 (05-0992) 
Negotiating Group on Market Access Original:   English 
  
 
NON -TARIFF BARRIER NOTIFICATIONS  
 
Addendum
 
 
 
 
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 In preparing the revised submission we have , to the extent possible, applied the form at for notifications laid down in TN/MA/S /5/Rev.1, including the 
revised inventory categorisation.  We have  added additional information received from our economic operators to the previous su bmission to the WTO 
Secretariat.  The revised notification should not be regarded as exhaustive but reflects the main trade restrictions as report by our economic operators to date. 
 
Main 
category of 
barrier 
 Maintaining 
Participant 
 
1 Products 
affected by the 
barrier 
2 Nature of the barrier 
 
 
3 Trade effects of the 
barrier 
 
 
4 Inventory 
category 
 
5 Relevant WTO 
provisions 
 
6 Treatment of the 
barrier 
 
7 
National regulations/ 
standards  Generic National 
regulations/standards more 
restrictive than international 
regulations/standards.  Additional time and cost. 
Potential exclusion from 
marketplace for product. 
Distortion of competition. Part III B / 
Part IV B Agreements on TBT / 
SPS a) or d)   
Testing and 
certification  Generic National testing and 
certification requirements. 
Comprehensive certification 
systems. Registration 
requirements. Additional time and cost. 
Potential exclusion from 
marketplace for product. Part III C / 
Part IV C Agreements on TBT / 
SPS a) or d)   
Labelling  Generic National requirements for 
labelling of products. Additional time and cost. 
Potential exclusion from 
marketplace for product. Part V K Agreements on TBT / 
SPS a) or d)   
Eco-labelling  Generic Different national systems for 
marking. Additional time and cost. 
Potential exclusion from 
marketplace for product. Part V K Agreements on TBT  / 
SPS a) or d)   
Import 
restrictions  Generic Comprehensive licensing 
system. Frequent changes of 
system. Quotas. Limited 
transparency. Limited 
notification of changes. Additional time and cost. 
Potential exclusion from 
marketplace for product 
or exporter. Uncertainty 
as to which regulations 
that apply. Part II H / 
Part V A Agreement on Import 
Licensing Procedures, 
GATT Art. XI a) or d) Import 
Licencing a) Art. XI 
Trade 
documents  Generic Extensive documentation 
requirements, as well as 
special invoice forms and 
certificates. Authentication of 
documents required (consular 
formalities).  Additional time and cost. 
Potential exclusion from 
marketplace for product. Part II D / G GATT Art. VIII and X b) Negotiating Group 
on Trade Facilitation  
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category of 
barrier 
 Maintaining 
Participant 
 
1 Products 
affected by the 
barrier 
2 Nature of the barrier 
 
 
3 Trade effects of the 
barrier 
 
 
4 Inventory 
category 
 
5 Relevant WTO 
provisions 
 
6 Treatment of the 
barrier 
 
7 
Customs procedures  Generic Complicated storage and 
customs procedures. Additional time and cost. Part II D / G Agreement on 
Implementation of Art. 
VII of GATT (customs 
valuation), GATT Art. 
VII and VIII a) or d) Art. VII b) 
Art. VIII - 
Negotiating Group on 
Trade Facilitation  
Additional fees  Generic Customs surcharges and fees. 
Statistic fee requirements. Additional cost. Part VI B Agreement on 
Implementation of Art. 
VII of GATT (customs 
valuation), GATT Art. 
VII and VIII a) or d) Art. VII b) 
Art. VIII - 
Negotiating Group on 
Trade Facilitation 
Preshipment 
inspection  Generic Preshipment inspection 
required for export of goods, 
often with a customs value 
above a certain threshold. 
"Clean report of findings" 
required. Additional time. Part II I Agreement on 
Preshipment 
Inspection a) or d) 
Currency 
restrictions  Generic Currency license required for 
shipments above certain 
thresholds. Additional time required 
prior to exports.  Part V D GATT Art. VIII and 
Art. XVIII b) Art. VIII - 
Negotiating Group on 
Trade Facilitation a) 
or d) Art. XVIII 
Taxation. 
Governmental 
assistance to 
economic 
development  Fish and fish 
products Taxation on imported 
products. Additional costs. 
Distortion of competition. Part VI B GATT Article III and 
GATT Article XVIII a) Art. III a) or d) 
Art. XVIII 
Rules of origin  Fish and fish 
products Restrictive and non-
transparent rules of origin. Additional  time and cost. Part II F Agreement on Rules of 
Origin. a) or d) 
Anti-dumping  Fish and fish 
products Unfair implementation of 
anti-dumping measures on 
imported products. Distortion of competition. 
Exclusion from the 
market place for the 
products concerned. Part II A GATT Art. VI, 
Agreement on 
Implementation of Art. 
VI of GATT  b) Negotiating Group 
on Rules  
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category of 
barrier 
 Maintaining 
Participant 
 
1 Products 
affected by the 
barrier 
2 Nature of the barrier 
 
 
3 Trade effects of the 
barrier 
 
 
4 Inventory 
category 
 
5 Relevant WTO 
provisions 
 
6 Treatment of the 
barrier 
 
7 
Subsidies  Fish and fish 
products Governmental aids to the 
fisheries sector. Distortion of competition Part I A Agreement on 
Subsidies and 
Countervailing Duties b) Negotiating Group 
on Rules 
Safeguards  Fish and fish 
products Restrictions on trade. Unfair competition, trade 
distortion Part I D Agreement on 
Safeguards a) or d) 
Health and 
phytosanitary 
certificates  Products or 
packaging made 
of wood. Fish 
and fish 
products. National attestation and 
health certificates required for 
products or packaging made 
of wood.   Additional time and cost. 
Potential exclusion from 
marketplace . Part III B / 
Part IV B Agreements on TBT / 
SPS a) or d) 
Transit  Fish and fish 
products Traffic in transit Extra time and cost. Pa rt II G GATT Art. V b) Negotiating Group 
on Trade Facilitation 
Insurance of transportation  Generic Compulsory use of domestic 
companies for insurance of 
transportation.  Potentially, additional 
time and cost. Part V L GATS b) Council for Trade 
in Services in SS 
 
 
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