RESTRICTED  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/MA/SPEC/47 
5 May 2011 
 (11-2339) 
Committee on Market Access  
  
 
DRAFT 
 
PERIODIC REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE TO THE  
COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN GOODS 
  
1. The Committee met on 12 May 2011 and examined the following issues: 
 2. [The Committee took note of the factual informa tion provided by a Member requesting a waiver 
extension for the introduction of HS96 changes to its schedule. The information is summarized in the 
Annex to this report.] 
 3.  [The Committee took note of the status of su bmissions of HS96 documentation as set out in 
document G/MA/TAR/2/Rev.46.  It also took note of the report by the Chai rman on the multilateral 
review held to examine the schedul es of 64 Members pursuant to the decision on procedures leading to 
the verification and certification of HS96 changes re lating to the schedules of  64 Members (WT/L/756).]  
 
4. [The Secretariat reported on th e status of work concerning th e introduction of HS2002 changes 
to schedules of concessions using the CTS database.]  5. [The Committee reviewed the si tuation in relation to the exer cise to introduce HS2007 changes 
to schedules of concessions using the CT S database pursuant  to WT/L/673).]  
 6. [The Committee took note of the Harm onized System 2007/2012 Co rrelation Tables 
(G/MA/W/105).]  7. [With reference to the modalities and operation of the Integrated Data Base, the Committee 
examined the status of IDB submissions on the basis of the documents G/MA/IDB/2/Rev.33. The 
Committee also took note of the Secretariat report on inter alia  the use of IDB information, status of 
software development and technical assistance.]  8. [The Secretariat reported on the status of work  with respect to the Consolidated Tariff 
Schedules (CTS) Database.] 
 9. [The Committee took note of the report by the Ch airman on consultations taken in relation to 
the Decision on Notification Procedures for Quantitative Restrictions (G/L/59).]  G/MA/SPEC/47 
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  10. [Under other business, the Committee took note of: (1) a document entitled "Situation of 
Schedules of WTO Members" (G/MA/W/23/Rev.7); (2) th e current status of the process to derestrict 
certain bilateral negotiating docum entation relating to earlier GATT Rounds of negotiations; and (3) 
the date of the next meeting.]  
11. [The Committee elected its Chairman for 2011.]  
 
 [The report will be completed in light of the discussions that will take place at the 
Committee meeting on 12 May 2011.] 
 
  
   G/MA/SPEC/47
 Page 3ANNEX 
 
 
Member Date of 
original 
waiver Date of submission of 
HS documentation N° of 
extensions 
and dates N° of Members 
with which 
Article XXVIII 
negotiations 
have been 
initiated N° of Members 
with which 
Article XXVIII 
negotiations 
have been 
concluded 
 Status of 
outstanding 
Article XXVII
I negotiations Outlook for 
concluding the 
process Request for a 
waiver and 
draft decision 
1. Argentina 13.12.1995 G/SECRET/HS96/30  
(16.10.1996) 
 G/SECRET/HS96/30/
Corr.1  
(16.05.2000)  
G/SECRET/HS96/30/
Add.1 (28.02.2011) 
 Twenty: 
18.07.1996 
24.04.1997 22.10.1997 
24.04.1998 
14.10.1998 15.06.1999 
04.11.1999 
03.05.2000 08.12.2000 
08.05.2001 
13.05.2002 15.10.2003 
24.07.2003 
20.10.2004 
27.07.2005 
28.07.2006 27.07.2007 
31.07.2008 
27.05.2009 29.07.2010 
 Four Four - Following the 
withdrawal of the 
final pending comments concerning 
the transposition of 
Argentina's schedule into HS96, a 
proposed addendum 
to Schedule LXIV was circulated in 
February.  An 
extension of the waiver until 30 April 
2012 is requested to 
ensure that there is 
sufficient time to 
complete the official certification of the 
schedule.  G/L/956 
G/C/W/648 
 
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