WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  TN/MA/NTR/3 
19 June 2006 
 (06-2977) 
Negotiating Group on Market Access  
  
 
MARKET ACCESS FOR NON-AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS 
 
Non-Tariff Barriers - Requests
 
 
Communication from the United States  
 
  The following communication, dated 15 June 2006, is being distributed at the request of the delegation of the United States. 
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  TN/MA/NTR/3 
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BILATERAL REQUEST ON PLASMA PROTEIN THERAPEUTICS (PPT) 
LABELING REQUIREMENT BY THE UNITED STATES1 
 
 
Member A 
 
No HS heading Product description Non-tariff barriers 
 Solution Comment 
1 3002.10 All plasma protein 
therapeutics.  
 Labeling requirements that 
discourage the use of 
imported plasma protein 
therapeutics. Remove the labeling 
requirements.  
 
                                                      
1 The requesting Members welcome co-sponsorship by any other WTO Members interested in the pursu it of these NTBs. These requests  are without 
prejudice to the existing rights of the re questing Members under the WTO Agreements.   
   TN/MA/NTR/3
 Page 3BILATERAL REQUEST ON LITHIUM CARBONATE AND LITHIUM HYDROXIDE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS 
BY THE UNITED STATES2 
 
Member B  
No HS heading 
 Product description Non-tari ff barriers Solution Comment 
1 2836.91 
2825.20 Lithium carbonate and 
lithium hydroxide 
 Restrictions on imports of 
lithium carbonate and 
lithium hydroxide and non-automatic import licensing procedures applied to these products.  (a) Eliminate all 
restrictions on 
imports of lithium carbonate and lithium hydroxide, including import 
quotas and non-
automatic import licenses, eliminate all non-automatic import licensing procedures that 
apply to these 
products, and publish any automatic import licensing procedures 
that apply to these 
products. 
 This issue has been 
raised with the WTO 
Import Licensing Committee.  
 
                                                      
2 The requesting Members welcome co-sponsorship by any other WTO Members interested in the elimination of these NTBs. These requ ests are without 
prejudice to the existing rights of the re questing Members under the WTO Agreements.   
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BILATERAL REQUEST ON DIAMMONIUM PHOSPHATE FERTILIZER SUBSIDY 
BY THE UNITED STATES3 
  
Member C 
 
No HS heading Product description Non-tariff barriers 
 Solution Comment 
1 31540 Diammonium phosphate 
fertilizer 
 Subsidy distributed 
unequally to imported and 
domestically produced 
diammonium phosphate fertilizer.   Final subsidy rates are announced months after the fact.   2. Provide any 
subsidy for diammonium 
phosphate (DAP) fertilizer 
to both imported and domestic DAP fertilizer at the same rate and in the same manner, and publish any rate or procedures 
applicable to DAP 
fertilizer subsidies at least 90 days before such measures take effect.  
 
                                                      
3 The requesting Members welcome co-sponsorship by any other WT O Members interested in the elimination of these NTBs. These 
requests are without prejudice to the existing rights of the requesting Members under the WTO Agreements.  
   TN/MA/NTR/3
 Page 5BILATERAL REQUEST ON EXPRESSWAY MOTORCYCLE TRAFFIC PROHIBITION  
BY THE UNITED STATES4 
 
 
Member D 
 
No HS heading Product description Non-tariff barriers Solution Comment 
 
1 871140 871150 Motorcycles with 
reciprocating internal combustion piston engine of a cylinder capacity exceeding 500 cc but not 
exceeding 800 cc and 
motorcycles with reciprocating internal combustion piston engine of a cylinder capacity exceeding 800 cc. 
 Regulation prohibiting 
motorcycle traffic on all expressways.  Amend the Traffic 
Regulations on Expressways, B.E.252, in section 139 of Land Traffic Act, B.E. 2522, to allow 
motorcycles with a cylinder 
capacity equal to or exceeding 500 cc to travel on expressways. Amendment recognizes that 
motorcycles with a cylinder capacity equal to or exceeding 500 cc are sufficiently powerful and 
intended for expressway 
travel and do not pose the same safety risk to other travelers as underpowered motorcycles.  
 
                                                      
4 The requesting Members welcome co-sponsorship by any other WTO Members interested in the elimination of these NTBs. These requ ests are without 
prejudice to the existing rights of the re questing Members under the WTO Agreements.   
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BILATERAL REQUEST ON LEATHER AND LEATHER FOOTWEAR TARIFF RATE QUOTA 
BY THE UNITED STATES5 
 
 
Member E  
No HS heading Product description Non-tariff barriers Solution Comment 
 
1 All HS items in 
Chapters 41 and 64 applicable to 
tariff-rate 
quotas. Leather and Leather 
Footwear  Tariff rate quota of 5 million 
square meters and 12.019 million pairs restricts 
imports of leather and 
leather footwear, respectively.   Eliminate tariff-rate quota 
on imports of leather and leather footwear.   The costs of importing 
leather and leather footwear subject to the out-of-quota 
duty are prohibitively high. 
 
 
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5 The requesting Members welcome co-sponsorship by any other WTO Members interested in the elimination of these NTBs. These requ ests are without 
prejudice to the existing rights of the re questing Members under the WTO Agreements.