WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/NIC/19 
11 October 2005 
 (05-4626) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
  The following submission, dated 17 August 2005, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of Nicaragua .  The notification concerns imports under tariff quotas ( Table MA:2 ) for 
2003 and 2004 .  
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Table MA:2 
MARKET ACCESS:  Nicaragua  
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2003  
 
Lists Relating to Tariff and Other Quota Commitments  
 
Tariff quota quantity for period in que stion In-quota imports during period Description of products Tariff item number(s) encompassed in 
product description   
1 2 3 4 
Maize (corn) 1 1005.90.20;  1005.90.30 193.2 thousand quintals  Not applicable 
Bovine meat 1 0201;  0202 3.33 million pounds Not applicable 
Chicken 1 0207.1000;  0207.3100 1.80 million pounds Not applicable 
Milk 2 0401;  0402;  0403 12.81 million litres 12.45 m illion litres 
Beans 1 0713.3 50.73 thousand quintals  Not applicable 
Rice 3 1006.10.90;  1006.30.00 104.73 thousand quintals  2,426.20 thousand quintals  
Sorghum 1 1007.00.90 134.91 thousand quintals  Not applicable 
Oil 1 1507;  1511;  1512.2 1.81 milli on litres Not applicable 
Sugar 1 1701 46.16 short tons Not applicable 
 
1 All imports of the above products are under the tariff currently in  force, which is below the levels bound in Part I, Section I -B, of Nicaragua's Schedule XXIX;  the 
tariff quotas are therefore not as yet in operation. 
2 A tariff quota was established for t ariff heading  0402 with a volume of approximately 12.81 million litres  and a tariff of 20 per cent, which is less than the bound 
in-quota tariff of 40 per cent.  Tariff headings 0401 and 0403 are under the 15 per cent tariff currently in force, which is be low the bound levels established for this 
quota in Part I, Section I-B, of Nicaragua's Schedule XXIX. 
3 A tariff quota was established with a volume exceeding that de termined by the WTO (approximately 2,426.20 thousand quintals), roughly what the volume of imports 
would be were no such restriction applied, and a tariff of 20 per cent, which is less than the bound in-quota tariff of 40 per cent. 
The combined method - historical and first in time, first in right - is used for the management of applied tariff quotas.   
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MARKET ACCESS:  Nicaragua  
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2004  
 
Lists Relating to Tariff and Other Quota Commitments  
 
Tariff quota quantity for period in que stion In-quota imports during period Description of products Tariff item number(s) encompassed in 
product description   
1 2 3 4 
Maize (corn) 1 1005.90.20;  1005.90.30 193.2 thousan d quintals Not applicable 
Bovine meat 1 0201;  0202 3.48 million pounds Not applicable 
Chicken 1 0207.1000;  0207.3100 1.88 million pounds Not applicable 
Milk 2 0401;  0402;  0403 13.41 million litres 12.09 m illion litres 
Beans 1 0713.3 53.1 thousand quintals  Not applicable  
Rice 3 1006.10.90;  1006.30.00 109.6 thousand quintals  3,155.05 thousand quintals  
Sorghum 1 1007.00.90 138.0 thousand quintals  Not applicable 
Oil 1 1507;  1511;  1512.2 1.89 milli on litres Not applicable 
Sugar 1 1701 48.3 short tons Not applicable 
1 All imports of the above products are under th e tariff currently in force, which is belo w the levels bound in Part I, Section I -B, of Nicaragua's Schedule XXIX;  the 
tariff quotas are therefore not as yet in operation. 
2 A tariff quota was established for tariff heading 0402 with a volume of approximately 13.41 million litres  and a tariff of 20 per cent, which is less than the bound 
in-quota tariff of 40 per cent.  Tariff headings 0401 and 0403 are under the 15 per cent tariff currently in force, which is be low the bound levels established for this 
quota in Part I, Section I-B, of Nicaragua's Schedule XXIX. 
3 A tariff quota was established with a volu me exceeding that determined by the WTO (app roximately 3,155.05 thousand quintals), roughly what the volume of 
imports would be were no such restriction applied, and a tariff of  20 per cent, which is less than the bound in-quota tariff of  40 per cent. 
The combined method - historical and first in time, first in right - is used for the management of applied tariff quotas. 
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