WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/LIC/N/3/MUS/3/Corr.1 
9 October 2009 
 (09-4926) 
Committee on Import Licensing Original:   English 
  
 
REPLIES TO QUESTIONNAIRE ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES
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Notification under Article 7.3 of the  
Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures  
 
MAURITIUS 
 
Corrigendum  
  
 The following communication, dated 29 September 2009, has been received from the 
Delegation of Mauritius. 
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  The current status of the notification has been reviewed and the following sections have to be 
updated. 
 (a) The appellation of the Ministry wherever it appears should read Ministry of Business, 
Enterprise & Cooperatives instead of Ministry of Industry, Small & Medium Enterprise, 
Commerce & Cooperatives. 
 
(b) Paragraph 6   
 (viii)  Should read the total quantity of 1,050,000kgs inst ead of 750,000kgs. 
 (xi) The response should read: There are no specific products.  (c) Appendix I – First Schedule  
  
 (i) The following item has been removed  from the list: 
  3917.21  3917.22  PVC Pipes 
 917.23  
   (ii) The following item has been added  to the list 
  8407.2100 Outboard motors (above 15HP) 
 
(d) Appendix II – Second Schedule  
  The following items have been removed  from the list of prohibited goods 
  - Water scooters 
                                                     
 
1 See G/LIC/3, Annex, for the Questionnaire. G/LIC/N/3/MUS/3/Corr.1 
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   - Diamond including rough ones imported from Liberia 
 (e) Appendix III 
  - Quota should read 1,050 metric tons instead of 750 metric tons 
 
(f) Appendix V 
   (i) The following items have been added as follows: 
 
The specialized motor vehicle shall : 
(i) Be covered by an inspection 
certificate issued by a registered 
mechanical engineer prior to the 
shipment, certifying the 
suitability of the vehicle for embarkation and 
disembarkation of passengers in 
need of special support; (f) Specialised motor vehicle designed 
for passengers in need of special 
support for embarkation and 
disembarkation at Sir Seewoosagur 
Ramgoolam International Airport 
(ii) Be examined, on arrival, by a 
registered machinery inspector 
in conformity with the provisions of the Occupational 
Safety and Health Act 2005. 
The classic or vintage motor cars shall - (g) Classic or vintage motor cars 
(i) Have been registered on or 
before 31 December 1948; 
  (ii) Be consigned to the applicant 
whose name shall appear on the bill of lading/airway bill and the 
manifest as the consignee; 
  (iii) Be registered with the National 
Authority in the name of the 
importer except where the 
vehicle is imported by an 
authorized dealer; 
  (iv) Be in running condition. 
 
 (ii) The item PVC pipes and the conditions have been removed. 
 
 (iii) For item 20, Fine Gold for resale, the conditions as at paragraph © has been replaced 
by the following: 
   (c) A certificate of fineness from overseas, attesting that the gold is of 9, 14, 18, 
20, 22 or 24kt should be submitted to the Ministry prior to the clearance of 
the goods from the Customs. 
  (iv) The item 24. Rough diamonds (other than those imported from Liberia) should read 
only as follows: 
 
  24. Rough diamonds 
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   (v) The following item has been added to the list: 
  
26. Outboard motors (of 
above 15HP) (imported 
by traders other than those imported on 
account of the Police 
Department) - (a) Exhaust Emission Requirements 
Outboard motors shall be 
designed, constructed and assembled so that when in normal 
use, emissions shall not exceed 
the limit values obtained from the following table: 
Carbon Monoxide 
CO=A+B/P
Nn Hydrocarbons 
HC=A+B/P Nn Type 
A B n A B n Nitrogen 
Oxides 
No x 
Four-stroke  
Spark ignition 150,0 600,0 1,0 6,0 50,0 0,75 15,0 
Compression 
ignition 5,0 0 0 1,5 2,0 0,5 9,8 
  Where A,B and n are constants in 
accordance with the table, PN is the rated engine power in kW and 
the exhaust emissions are 
measured in accordance with the harmonized standards. 
 (b) Noise Emission Requirements 
 
Craft/Boats with outboard motor shall be designed, constructed and 
assembled so that the noise 
emissions shall not exceed the limit values in the following table: 
Single Engine Power 
InkW Maximum Sound Pressure 
Level = LpASmax In dB 
11,PN ≤ 40 72 
PN>40 75 
 Where PN=rated engine power in 
kW at rated speed and   LpASmax 
= maximum sound pressure level 
in dB. 
 
 
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