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Table AI.1 
Merchandise exports by groups of products, 1994-04 
(US$ million and per cent) 
Description 1994 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 
  (US$ million) 
Total 1,473 1,931 2,010 1,901 2,019 2,229 2,381 2,821 
  (% of total) 
Total primary products 90.5 90.3 86.8 85.8 85.6 85.1 84.7 82.2 
   Agriculture 79.7 75.7 70.2 66.1 64.7 65.3 65.1 63.0 
      Food 79.1 75.1 69.6 65.2 63.7 64.4 64.1 62.1 
         0344 Fish fillets, fro zen 23.8 21.1 21.8 18. 6 17.6 17.7 17.1 15.8 
         0345 Fish fillets and fish meat, fresh or 
          chilled 2.2 3.4 4.3 4.5 4.5 5.8 6.0 7.8 
         0352 Fish salted or in brine 8.2 9.3 10.3 10.1 9.9 7.9 7.4 6.9 
         0342 Fish, frozen (excluding fillets and 
         minced fish) 12.5 8.3 6.7 7.0 6.0 5.9 6.1 6.3 
         0814 Flours etc. of meat, fish, etc., unfit for 
         human consumption 4.8 8.6 5.9 6.2 6.6 8.9 6.5 6.2 
         0372 Crustaceans, molluscs, etc., prepared 
         or preserved, n.e.s. 9.4 8.4 7.0 6.3 6.1 5.7 6.2 5.3 
      Agricultural raw material 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.9 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.9 
         2919 Other animal materials, n.e.s. 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.4 
         2121 Mink skins, raw, whole 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 
   Mining 10.9 14.6 16.5 19.7 20.9 19.8 19.5 19.2 
      Ores and other minerals 1.2 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 
      Non-ferrous metals 9.5 13.5 15.6 18.6 20.0 18.9 18.8 18.1 
         6841 Aluminium and aluminium alloys, 
        unwrought 9.5 13.5 15.6 18.6 20.0 18.9 18.8 18.0 
      Fuels 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.5 
         3341 Motor gasoline, light oil 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 
Manufactures 9.2 9.2 12.5 13.3 13.3 14.0 14.5 16.7 
   Iron and steel 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.6 2.6 2.4 3.3 3.1 
   Chemicals 0.1 0.5 0.5 1.4 2.5 3.7 3.6 5.1 
         5429 Medicaments, n.e.s. 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.8 1.8 3.0 2.8 4.3 
         5986 Organic chemical products, n.e.s. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.2 
         5989 Chemical products and preparations, 
         n.e.s. 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 
   Other semi-manufactures 1.3 1.2 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.9 
         6974 Household articles of iron, steel, 
         copper or aluminium 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 
         6131 Whole furskins, not assembled 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.2 
         6421 Packing containers, of paper, 
         paperboard, cellulose wadding etc. 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 
   Machinery and transport equipment 4.1 3.4 7.0 5.5 4.9 4.4 4.0 4.7 
      Power generating machines 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
      Other non-electrical machinery 1.0 1.5 2.2 2.5 2.7 2.4 2.4 2.9 
         Agricultural machinery and tractors 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
      Office machines & telecommunication 
     equipment 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 
      Other electrical machines 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.5 
      Automotive products 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.8 
      Other transport equipment 3.0 1.7 4.4 2.1 1.7 1.3 0.9 0.5 
   Textiles 0.3 0.5 0. 5 0.9 0.6 0. 6 0.6 0.5 
   Clothing 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 
   Other consumer goods 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.6 1.6 1.8 2.1 2.4 
Other 0.2 0.6 0.7 0.9 1.2 0.9 0.8 1.0 
         9310 Special transactions and commodities 
         not classified by type 0.2 0.6 0.7 0.9 1.1 0.9 0.8 1.0 
 
Source:  UNSD, Comtrade database (SITC Rev.3). WT/TPR/S/164 Trade Policy Review 
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Table AI.2 
Merchandise imports by groups of products, 1994-04 
(US$ million and per cent) 
Description 1994 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 
  (US$ million) 
Total 1,472.4 2,482.8 2,315.5 2,380.3 2,095.9 2,093.9 2,826.5 3,643.7 
  (% of total) 
Total primary products 25.0 21.7 21.4 24.4 25.6 28.0 25.3 25.7 
   Agriculture 13.1 12.0 11.5 10.3 11.2 12.6 12.2 11.5 
      Food 11.6 10.1 10.4 9.1 9.8 11.2 10.4 9.9 
         0361 Crustaceans, fro zen 0.1 0.8 1.8 1. 9 1.8 2.1 2.0 2.2 
         0989 Food preparations, n.e.s. 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 
         0484 Bread, baked goods 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 
      Agricultural raw material 1.5 1.9 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.8 1.6 
         2482 Wood, coniferous, sawn of 
         a thickness > 6 mm 0.9 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.7 
   Mining 11.9 9.7 9.9 14.2 14.5 15.4 13.1 14.1 
      Ores and other minerals 3.0 3.7 3.8 3.9 4.6 4.7 3.9 3.9 
         2852 Alumina (aluminium oxide) 2.1 3.2 3.4 3.5 4.3 4.3 3.3 3.3 
      Non-ferrous metals 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.9 2.1 1.4 1.1 
         6841 Aluminium and aluminium 
         alloys, unwrought 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.2 1.5 0.8 0.5 
         6842 Aluminium and aluminium 
        alloys, worked 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 
      Fuels 8.3 5.2 5.4 9.4 8.9 8.6 7.8 9.1 
         3341 Motor gasoline, light oil 1.8 1.0 1.1 2.0 1.8 0.0 7.0 8.3 
Manufactures 74.6 78.1 78.5 75.4 74.1 71.7 74.5 74.2 
   Iron and steel 1.8 2.1 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.8 2.1 
   Chemicals 9.2 7.9 8.0 7.9 10.4 11.4 10.4 9.5 
         5429 Medicaments, n.e.s. 1.6 1.8 2.1 2.1 2.6 2.9 2.8 2.5 
         5146 Oxygen-functions amino- 
         compounds 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.6 
         5986 Organic chemical products, 
         n.e.s. 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.9 0.8 0.5 0.4 
   Other semi-manufactures 11.9 10.3 9.4 9.0 9.9 9.2 9.8 9.7 
   Machinery and transport equipment 31.5 40.8 41.9 39.7 34.9 33.1 35.3 37.4 
      Power generating machines 0.9 1.4 2.0 1.4 0.9 0.6 0.7 0.6 
      Other non-electrical machinery 7.3 10.1 9.0 7.5 7.2 6.1 9.0 9.5 
         7232 Mechanical shovels, etc., 
         self-propelled 0.3 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.3 1.1 0.9 
         7233 Moving, grading, levelling, 
        machinery etc., self-propelled, 
        n.e.s. 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.8 
         7239 Parts n.e.s., of machinery of 
         723 and 744.3 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.5 
         7272 Other food-processing 
         machinery and parts 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.5 
         Agricultural machinery and 
         tractors 0.6 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 
      Office machines & telecom 
      equipment 7.1 7.5 8.2 9.3 7.4 7.4 7.1 6.5 
         7522 Digital automatic data 
         processing machines, containing a          CPU and input and output unit 1.0 0.9 1.2 1.6 1.2 1.5 1.6 1.5 
         7611 Colour television r eceivers 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.6 0. 7 0.7 0.7 
         7643 Radio or television 
         transmission apparatus 0.4 0.9 0.9 1.2 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.7 
      Other electrical machines 5.3 6.9 6.0 5.5 6.2 6.3 6.2 5.6 
      Automotive products 5.5 9.2 10.7 9.6 5.6 5.7 9.3 10.3 
         7812 Motor vehicles for the 
         transport of persons, n.e.s. 3.5 6.6 7.8 6.5 3.7 3.9 5.7 6.3 
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Description 1994 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 
         7821 Goods vehicles 0.8 1.3 1.4 1.6 0.8 0.7 2.1 1.9 
         7843 Other motor vehicle parts 
         and accessories of 722, 781 to 783 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 
      Other transport equipment 5.4 5.6 6.1 6.5 7.6 7.1 3.1 4.8 
         7924 Aeroplanes, etc. (excl. 
         helicopters), >15,000 kg unladen 0.0 2.0 2.0 2.1 3.2 3.8 0.5 1.9 
         7932 Ships, boats, etc. (excl. 
         pleasure craft, tugs, etc.) 3.9 2.4 2.7 3.0 3.0 2.0 1.2 1.3 
         7929 Parts, n.e.s., (excl. tyres, 
         engines, electrical parts) of 792 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 
   Textiles 2.7 2.2 2. 0 1.7 1.7 1. 7 1.6 1.4 
   Clothing 4.8 3.7 3.9 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.2 
   Other consumer goods 12.6 11.2 11.5 11.8 11.9 11.2 12.0 10.9 
Other 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 
   Gold 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
 
Source:  UNSD, Comtrade database (SITC Rev.3). WT/TPR/S/164 Trade Policy Review 
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Table AI.3  
Merchandise exports by trading partner, 1994-04 
(US$ million and per cent) 
Description 1994 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 
  (US$ million) 
Total 1,626.7 1,931.2 2,009.7 1,900.8 2,019.1 2,229.3 2,380.6 2,821.0 
  (% of total) 
  America 16.2 15.6 17.6 14.4 12.4 12.2 10.5 10.6 
    United States 14.5 13.2 15.1 12.4 10.5 10.9 9.5 9.4 
    Canada 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.9 
    Other America 0.4 0.8 1.0 0.4 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.4 
      Chile 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 
      Brazil 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 
          
  Europe 66.6 76.0 74.7 76.6 79.9 79.5 81.6 80.9 
    EC(25) 61.8 65.9 65.2 68.8 69.9 72.3 73.8 75.2 
      United Kingdom 20.3 19.0 19.7 19.3 18.2 17.5 17.5 19.0 
      Germany 12.8 15.0 13.1 16.4 14.9 18.5 17.4 17.7 
      Netherlands 1.6 4.1 6.0 7.7 10.9 10.8 11.2 10.7 
      Spain 4.6 5.0 5.2 4.5 5.4 5.2 6.3 6.9 
      Denmark 6.4 5.5 4.6 4.2 4.2 4.6 5.1 4.7 
      France 7.2 6.8 5.2 4.6 3.9 3.7 4.0 4.0 
      Portugal 1.3 3.8 4.8 5.7 5.5 4.3 3.8 3.4 
    EFTA 4.5 9.4 8.5 6.2 8.5 6.1 6.4 4.6 
    Other Europe 0.3 0.6 1.0 1.6 1.4 1.1 1.4 1.2 
      Faroe Islands .. 0.5 0.9 1.5 1.3 1.1 1.3 1.0 
          
  CISa 0.6 1.1 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.8 1.5 
      Russian Federation 0.6 1.1 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.6 1.1 
                  
  Africa 0.7 0.9 0.8 1.1 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.9 
      Nigeria 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 1.2 1.5 1.6 1.7 
      South Africa 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 
          
  Middle East 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 
      Israel 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 
          
  Asia 15.8 6.3 6.5 7.3 5.3 5.5 5.1 5.0 
    China, P.R. 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.6 
    Japan 14.1 4.8 5.0 5.2 3.5 3.3 3.2 3.0 
    Six East Asian Traders 1.5 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.2 0.9 1.0 
      Chinese Taipei 1.2 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.6 0.6 
      Korea, Rep. of 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 
      Singapore 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 
      Hong Kong, China 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 
      Malaysia 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
      Thailand 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
    Other Asia 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.4 
      Australia 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 
      New Zealand 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 
          
  Other 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
          
M e m o r a n d u m :          
    EC(15) 61.6 65.0 64.1 67.9 68.4 70.5 72.1 72.7 
 
.. Not available. 
 
a Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) includes Armenia, Az erbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, K azakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, 
 Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turk menistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. 
 
Source:  UNSD, Comtrade database (SITC Rev.3). Iceland WT/TPR/S/164 
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Table AI.4 
Merchandise imports by trading partner, 1994-04 
(US$ million and per cent) 
Description 1994 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 
  (US$ million) 
Total 1,472.4 2,482.8 2,315.5 2,380.3 2,095.9 2,093.9 2,826.5 3,643.7 
  (% of total) 
  America 10.7 13.1 13.1 14.3 16.8 14.3 10.4 13.4 
    United States 8.9 11.1 10.9 11.0 11.3 11.4 7.5 10.1 
    Canada 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.8 1.1 
    Other America 0.7 1.1 1.4 2.4 4.5 2.1 2.1 2.2 
      Suriname 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.9 1.6 1.4 1.0 1.0 
      Brazil 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.4 
      Mexico 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 
      Panama 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 
      Chile 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.8 1.8 0.1 0.1 0.1 
          
  Europe 75.2 70.7 70.9 70.4 68.6 67.6 73.4 73.3 
    EC(25) 59.3 59.1 58.7 60.6 59.0 58.0 63.8 60.9 
      Germany 11.2 11.5 11.9 11.9 12.3 10.7 11.8 12.6 
      Denmark 9.0 7.7 8.1 7.9 8.6 8.4 8.0 7.6 
      United Kingdom 9.9 9.7 9.2 9.0 7.6 7.5 7.4 6.8 
      Sweden 7.0 6.3 6.2 6.6 5.8 5.9 6.5 6.2 
      Netherlands 6.3 5.9 5.2 7.6 6.7 6.0 6.2 5.7 
    EFTA 15.5 10.7 11.6 9.1 8.9 8.8 8.1 10.7 
    Other Europe 0.3 0.9 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.9 1.4 1.7 
      Faroe Islands 0.1 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.9 
          
  CISa 2.3 2.2 2.0 1.8 1.7 4.0 2.9 1.1 
      Russian Federation 2.2 2.2 1.9 1.8 1.6 3.9 2.8 1.0 
          
  Africa 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 
      South Africa 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 
          
  Middle East 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 
      Israel 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 
          
  Asia 11.4 13.5 13.7 13.0 12.5 13.6 12.7 11.7 
      China 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.9 2.9 3.6 3.8 
      Japan 4.0 5.1 5.6 5.1 3.4 3.2 3.8 3.8 
    Six East Asian Traders 3.2 3.1 3.0 2.7 2.4 2.7 2.7 2.5 
      Korea, Rep. of 1.0 1.2 1.1 0.8 0.6 0.8 0.9 0.9 
      Chinese Taipei 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.6 
      Malaysia 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 
      Thailand 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 
      Singapore 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 
      Hong Kong, China 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 
    Other Asia 2.9 3.9 3.4 3.5 3.9 4.7 2.6 1.5 
      Australia 2.2 3.1 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 1.2 0.4 
      India 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.6 1.3 0.8 0.4 
         
  Other 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 
         
M e m o r a n d u m :          
    EC(15) 58.3 56.2 55.9 57.1 55.1 52.4 56.9 54.9 
 
a Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) includes Armenia, Az erbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, K azakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, 
 Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turk menistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. 
 
Source:  UNSD, Comtrade database (SITC Rev.3). WT/TPR/S/164 Trade Policy Review 
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Table AII.1 
Selected notifications to the WTO, 2000-05 
Legal provision Description of requirement Frequency Document 
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 
Article XVII:4(a) Products traded by state-trading 
enterprises Every three years 
(updating notifications 
in the two intervening 
years) No notification since 1999 
Article XXIV.7(a) Customs unions and free-trade 
areas Ad hoc WT/REG201/N/1, 7 June 2005 
WT/REG179/N/1-S/C/N/309, 10 December 2004 
WT/REG148/N/1-S/C/N/226,  24 January 2003 
WT/REG132/N/1, 22 January 2002 
WT/REG133/N/1, 22 January 2002 WT/REG126/N/1-S/C/N/166, 22 August 
2001 and WT/REG126/N/1/Corr.1, 
17 September 2001 WT/REG117/N/1, 31 January 2001 WT/REG91/N/1, 18 February 2000 
Decision of 28 November 1979 
WTO document L/4903 MFN derogation in favour of 
developing countries Ad hoc WT/COMTD/N/17, 10 October 2003 
WT/COMTD/N/17/Corr.1,  
20 January 2004 
Decision on Notification Procedures for Quantitative Restrictions 
WTO document G/L/59 Quantitative restrictions Biannual  G/MA/NTM/QR/1/Add.7, 16 June 2000a 
Agreement on Agriculture 
Article 18.2 Imports under tariff quotas  Annual G/AG/N/ISL/25, 22 November 2005a 
Article 5.7 Special safeguard Annual G/AG/N/ISL/23, 29 July 2003a 
Article 18.2 and 18.3 Domestic support Annual G/AG/N/ISL/26, 16 December 2005a 
Article 18.2 Export subsidies Annual G/AG/N/ISL/22/Rev.1, 26 August 2003a 
Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures 
Annex B, paragraph 3 Enquiry point Once;  then changes G/SPS/ENQ/17, 20 October 2004 
Annex B, paragraph 10 National notif ication authority Once;  then changes G/SPS/NNA/8, 20 December 2004 
Article 7 and Annex B, 
paragraph 5 Proposed SPS regulations Ad hoc G/SPS/N/ISL/2-7, 5 October 2005b 
Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade 
Articles 2, 3, 5 and 7 Proposed and adopted technical 
regulations Prior or, in the case of 
urgent problems, immediately after the 
measure is taken G/TBT/Notif.00/71, 15 February 2000 
Article 10.1 and 10.3 Enquiry point Once;  then changes G/TBT/ENQ/26, 7 March 2005 
Article 15.2 Implementation and 
administration measures Once, then changes G/TBT/2/Add.55/Suppl.1, 11 July 2000 
Paragraph J of the Code of 
Good Practice for the 
Preparation, Adoption and 
Application of Standards  Work programme of bodies that 
have accepted the Code  Semi-annual Not yet submitted 
Article 10.7 Bilateral or plurilateral 
agreements Ad hoc G/TBT/10.7/N/31, 28 May 2001 
Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the GATT 1994 (Anti-Dumping Agreement) 
Article 16.4 Anti-dumping actions Se mi-annual G/ADP/N/112/Add.1/Rev.1,  
20 October 2004a 
Agreement on Rules of Origin  
Annex II, paragraph 4  Preferential rules of or igin Ad hoc No notification since January 1997 
Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures 
Article 7.3 Questionnaire Annual G/LIC/N/3/ISL/3, 28 October 2004a 
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Legal provision Description of requirement Frequency Document 
Agreement on Subsidies a nd Countervailing Measures 
Article 25.2 Subsidies Every three years 
(updating notifications 
in the two intervening years) G/SCM/N/123/ISL, 16 November 2005a 
Article 25.11 Actions taken with respect to 
countervailing duties Semi-annual G/SCM/N/106/Add.1/Rev.1,  
25 October 2004 
General Agreement on Trade in Services 
Article III.4 and IV.2 Enquiry and contact  point Once S/ENQ/78/Rev.8, 3 November 2005 
Article V.7(a) Economic integration agreements Once WT/REG179/N/1-S/C/N/309, 
10 December 2004 
WT/REG148/N/1-S/C/N/226,  
24 January 2003 
S/C/N/207, 3 December 2002 and S/C/N/207/Corr.1, 7 February 2003 
WT/REG126/N/1-S/C/N/166,  
22 August 2001 and S/C/N/166/Corr.1, 
9 October 2001 
Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of  Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) 
Article 69 Contact points Once;  then  changes IP/N/3/Rev.4, 22 June 2000 
Agreement on Government Procurement 
Decision of the Committee 
on Government 
Procurement of 4 June 1996 (GPA/1/Add.1) National legislation checklist Once GPA/69, 7 October 2002 
WTO document GPA/1, 
Annex 3 National threshold Biannual Not yet submitted 
Article XIX.5 Procurement sta tistics Annual Not yet submitted 
 
a Regular notifications - refers onl y to the most recent notification. 
b Refers only to the most recent document. 
Source:  WTO Secretariat. WT/TPR/S/164 Trade Policy Review 
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Table AIII.1 
Technical regulations notifi ed by Iceland to the EFTA Surveillance Authority, 2000-05 
2000 Draft regulation concerning (3rd) change of Regulati on 398/1995 (00/9001/IS) 
Regulation No. 439/2000 on an amendment to  Regulation No. 588/1993 on the marking,  advertisement and promotion of food 
(00/9002/IS)a 
Draft regulation concerning exemptions from the concept of medicinal products and what v itamins and minerals are not 
regarded as medicinal products (nat ural products and food supplements)a 
2001 Draft notification on importation of specified fo ods from EC and the EFTA States (01/9004/IS)a 
Draft notification on importation of specified fo ods from the EC and EFTA States (01/9005/IS)a 
Draft notification on importation of specified fo ods from the EC and EFTA States (01/9006/IS)a 
Draft notification on importation of specified  foods from Great Britain (01/9015/IS) 
Draft notification on importation of specified  foods from Great Britain (01/9018/IS) 
Legislative Bill on Electronic Commerce and other Electronic Services (01/9020/IS)a 
2002 Draft regulation on preventing imports of contaminated animal  products and animal diseases  into Iceland (02/9001/IS)a 
Draft regulation on the Amendment of Regulation No. 260/1980 on the Equipment of Poultry Slaughterhouses, the Slaughter of 
Poultry, its Cleaning and Health Inspection (02/9009/IS)a 
Parliamentary bill on articles of  precious metals (02/9010/IS) 
Draft notification on import restriction due to  Newcastle disease in Denmark (02/9034/IS)a 
2003 Regulations on fireworks (emergency procedure) (03-9025-IS)a 
Draft regulation on exemptions from the concept of medicinal product (03-9026-IS) This notification was subsequently 
withdrawn 
Draft on the (1st) change of Regulation No. 416/2002 to prevent animal an d human diseases and infected animal products from 
being brought to Iceland (03-9018-IS)a 
2004 Parliamentary bill on an amendment of Act No. 162/2002, on a recycling fee with subsequent amendments (04-9036-IS)a 
Draft rules concerning the purchase and sales of alcoholic  beverages and trade terms with suppliers (04-9034-IS) 
Regulations on paintball guns (04-9026-IS) 
Bill respecting an Act on Measurement, Sta ndards and Official Weighers (04-9022-IS) 
Draft regulation on measures to prevent the introduction of anim al diseases and contaminated products in Iceland (04-9020-IS) 
Draft Regulation on temporary refund of 2/3 of value-adde d tax (VAT) on the purchase or  rental of motor coaches 
(04-9019-IS) 
Regulation on automatic wei ghing instruments (04-9017-IS) 
Draft to a bill of law amending Act No. 96/1995, concerni ng fees on alcohol, as subsequently amended (04-9016-IS) 
Regulation on meat and m eat products (04-9015-IS)a 
Regulation on the (13th) change on Regulation No. 340/2001 on f eed and feedingstuffs (04-9007-IS) 
Regulation on the safety of fishing vessels of 15 m in length overall and over (04-9001-IS)a 
2005 Draft regulation on claims on labels, advertisemen ts and presentation of foodstuffs (05-9055-IS) 
Draft proposal regulation on the addition of vitamins, mine rals, amino acids and fatty acids to foods (05-9054-IS) 
Regulation on parallel imported medicinal products (05-9052-IS) 
Bill for a legislative act amending the Tobacco Control Act No. 6/2002 (05-9051-IS) 
The surveillance and power rating of main  engines in Icelandic ships (05-9038-IS) 
Rules on cargo security (05-9022-IS) 
Draft regulation in respect of the collection, recycling and deposit on non-reusable beverage packaging (05-9016-IS) 
Draft parliamentary bill in re spect of measures against pollution caused by  non-reusable beverage packaging (05-9016-IS) 
Rule amending rules on the construction a nd equipment of boats with a length of  up to 15 m No. 592/1994, as amended 
(05-9014-IS) 
Rule amending rules on the construction a nd equipment of boats with a length of  up to 15 m No. 592/1994, as amended 
(05-9013-IS) 
Regulation on the design and c onstruction of juvenile shrimp excluders (05-9012-IS) 
Regulation on the design and construction of juvenile fish excluders (05-9011-IS) 
Regulation on microlights (05-9008-IS) 
Regulation on transfer of oil on the open sea (05-9008-IS) 
Regulation amending Regula tion No. 122/2004 on the safety of fishing vess els of 15 m in length overall and over (05-9007-IS)
Regulation on life boats opera ted from land (05-9005-IS) 
Draft regulations on the production, importing and wholesa ling of alcohol for commercial purposes (05-9004-IS) 
 
a Measures adopted. 
 
Source: EFTA Surveillance Authority online information.  Availabl e at:  www.eftasurv.int/fieldsofwork/fieldgoods/tbk/dtr/. 
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Table AIII.2  
Iceland’s participation in international IPR agreements 
Agreement, convention or treaty (latest Act to which Iceland is party) Date on which Iceland became 
party (date it became party to a subsequent Act) 
Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary  and Artistic Works (Paris) 1947 (1984, 1999) 
Brussels convention Relating to the Distributi on of Programme-Carrying Signals Transmitted by 
Satellite Not a member 
Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of  the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes 
of Patent Procedure 1995 
Convention Establishing the World In tellectual Property Organization 1986 
European Patent Convention  2004 
Geneva Convention for the Protection of Pr oducers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized 
Duplication of Their Phonograms Not a member 
Hague Agreement Concerning the International Deposit of Industrial Designs Not a member 
Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration 
(Stockholm) Not a member 
Locarno Agreement Establishing an Internati onal Classification for Industrial Designs 1995 
Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or De ceptive Indications of Source on Goods Not a member 
Madrid Protocol Concerning the Inte rnational Registration of Marks 1997 
Nairobi Treaty on the Protection of the Olympic Symbol Not a member 
Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classifi cation of Goods and Services for the Purposes 
of the Registration of Marks (Geneva) April 1995 
Paris Convention for the Protection of Indus trial Property (Stockholm) 1962 (1984, 1995) 
Patent Cooperation Treaty 1995 
Rome Convention for the Protection of Performe rs, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting 
Organisations 1994 
Strasbourg Agreement Concerning the Interna tional Patent Classification Not a member 
Trademark Law Treaty Not a member 
Treaty on the International Registration of Audiovisual Works Not a member 
Vienna Agreement Establishing an Inte rnational Classification of the Figura tive Elements of Marks Not a member 
International Convention for the Protection of Ne w Varieties of Plants (1978 Act) Not a member 
Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement Concerning the Intern ational Registration of Indu strial Designs December 2003 
Patent Law Treaty (not yet in force) Not a member 
WIPO Copyright Treaty  Not a member 
WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty Not a member 
 
Source:  WTO Secretariat, based on WIPO online information.  Available at :  http://www.wipo.in t/treaties/en. WT/TPR/S/164 Trade Policy Review 
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Table AIV.1 
Iceland's specific commitments under the GATS 
   Market access National treatment 
 Modes of supply:          
  Cross-border supply 1    1    
  Consumption abroad  2    2   
  Commercial presence   3    3  
  Presence of natural persons    4    4 
Commitments (■ full;  ◨partial;  □ unbound;  - not in the schedule) 
1.  Business Services         
A.  Professional services          
a.  Legal services ■ ■ ■ □ ◨ ■ ◨ ◨ 
    - legal advice activities on home country law ■ ■ ■ □ ◨ ■ ◨ ◨ 
    - legal advice on international law a nd foreign legal consultancy         
b.  Accounting, auditing and bookkeeping services ■ ■ ■ □ ■ ■ ■ ■ 
c.-g., k. Taxation services; architectural services; engineering 
services; integrated engineering services; and urban planning and 
landscape architectural services; and other professional services ■ ■ ■ □ ■ ■ ■ ■ 
i.  Veterinary services ■ ■ ■ □ ■ ■ ◨ ◨ 
B.  Computer and related services          
a. + b.  Consultancy services rela ted to the installation of computer 
hardware; software development including software 
implementation services ■ ■ ■ □ ■ ■ ■ ■ 
c.-e.  Data processing services; data base services and other 
computer and related services ■ ■ ■ □ ◨ ■ ■ ■ 
C.  Research and development services          
a. + b.  R&D services on natura l sciences and R&D services on 
social sciences and humanities ■ ■ ■ □ ◨ ◨ ◨ ◨ 
c.  Interdisciplin ary R&D services ■ ■ ■ □ ■ ■ ■ ■ 
D.  Real estate services          
a. + b.  Involving own or leased property; and on a fee or contract 
basis ■ ■ ◨ □ ■ ■ ◨ ◨ 
E.  Rental/leasing services without operators  ■ ■ ◨ □ ■ ■ ◨ ◨ 
a. + b.  Relating to ships; and relating to aircraft ■ ■ ◨ □ ■ ■ ■ ■ 
c.  Relating to other transport equipment ■ ■ ■ □ ■ ■ ◨ ◨ 
d. + e.  Relating to other m achinery and equipment; and other 
Rental/leasing services without operators ■ ■ ■ □ ■ ■ ■ ■ 
F.  Other business services          
b.  Market research and public opinion polling services ■ ■ ■ □ ◨ ■ ■ ■ 
r.  Printing, publishing ■ ■ ◨ □ ■ ■ ■ ■ 
a. + c. - f., i., k., m.-q., s.  Advertising services; management 
consulting services; services rela ting to management consulting; 
technical testing and analysis services; services incidental to 
agriculture, hunting and forestry; services incidental to manufacturing, placement and suppl y services of personnel; related 
scientific and technical consulting services; maintenance and repair 
of equipment not including mariti me vessels, aircraft or other 
transport equipment;  building-cleaning services; photographic services; packaging services; and convention services ■ ■ ■ □ ■ ■ ■ ■ 
2.  Communication Services          
A.  Postal services  - - - - - - - - 
B.  Courier services  - - - - - - - - 
C.  Telecommunication services          
a. - g., o.  voice telephony; pack et- and circuit-switched data 
transmission services; telex services; telegraph services; facsimile 
services; leased circuit services and other (mobile and personal 
communications services and systems) ■ ■ ■ □ ■ ■ ■ □ 
h. - k., m.  electronic mail, voice mail, online information and data 
base retrieval, EDI, and c ode and protocol conversion ■ ■ ■ □ ■ ■ ■ ■ 
Table AIV.1 (cont'd) Iceland WT/TPR/S/164 
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   Market access National treatment 
 Modes of supply:          
  Cross-border supply 1    1    
  Consumption abroad  2    2   
  Commercial presence   3    3  
  Presence of natural persons    4    4 
D.  Audiovisual services  - - - - - - - - 
E.  Other  - - - - - - - - 
3.  Construction and Related Engineering 
     Services          
A.  General construction work for buildings  
B. General construction work for civil engineering  
C. Installation and assembly work  
D. Building completion and finishing work  ■ ■ ■ □ ■ ■ ■ ■ 
E.  Other construction and related engineering services  - - - - - - - - 
4.  Distribution Services  (excluding trade in arms, 
     alcoholic beverages, tobacco and pharmaceutical products)         
A. Commissions agents' services  
B. Wholesale trade services  
C. Retailing services  
D. Franchising  
E.  Other distribution services  ■ ■ ■ □ ■ ■ ■ ■ 
5.  Educational Services  - - - - - - - - 
6.  Environmental Services          
A.  Sewage services  
B.  Refuse disposal services  
D.  Other  □ ■ ◨ □ □ ■ ■ ■ 
C.  Sanitation and similar services  □ ■ ■ □ □ ■ ■ ■ 
7.  Financial Services          
A.  Insurance and insurance related services  ◨ ■ ◨ □ ■ ■ ◨ ■ 
B.  Banking and othe r financial services  ■ ■ ◨ □ ◨ ■ ◨ ■ 
8.  Health Related and Social  Services  - - - - - - - - 
9.  Tourism and Travel Related Services          
A.  Hotels and restaurants (including catering)  ■ ■ ■ □ ■ ■ ◨ ◨ 
B.  Travel agencies and tour operators services  ■ ■ ◨ □ ■ ■ ◨ ◨ 
C.  Tourist guides services  ■ ■ ■ □ ■ ■ ■ ◨ 
D.  Other  - - - - - - - - 
10.  Recreational, Cultural and Sporting 
       Services  (other than audiovisual services)         
A. Entertainment services (including theatre, live bands and  
     circus services)  ■ ■ ■ □ ■ ■ ◨ ■ 
B.  News agency services  ◨ ◨ ◨ □ ■ ■ ■ ■ 
C.  Libraries , archives, museums and other cultural services  ■ ■ ■ □ ■ ■ ◨ ■ 
D.  Sporting and other recreational services  ■ ■ ◨ □ ■ ■ ◨ ■ 
E.  Other  ■ ■ ■ □ ■ ■ ◨ ■ 
11.  Transport Services          
A.  Maritime transport services          
a. + b. International transpor t (freight and passengers) and 
 including Cabotage transport ■ ■ ◨ □ ■ ■ ◨ □ 
Maritime Auxiliary Services:  maritime cargo handling services; 
maritime agency services; freight forwarding services; other 
supporting and auxiliary transport services ■ ■ ■ □ ■ ■ ■ ■ 
Storage and Warehousing services; customs clearance services; 
container station and depot □ ■ ■ □ ■ ■ ■ ■ 
B.  Internal waterways transport  - - - - - - - - 
C.  Air transport services          
d.  Maintenance and repair of  aircraft and parts thereof □ ■ ■ □ □ ■ ■ ■ 
Sales and marketing; and co mputer reservation systems ■ ■ ■ □ ◨ ■ ◨ □ 
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   Market access National treatment 
 Modes of supply:          
  Cross-border supply 1    1    
  Consumption abroad  2    2   
  Commercial presence   3    3  
  Presence of natural persons    4    4 
D.  Space transport  - - - - - - - - 
E.  Rail transport  - - - - - - - - 
F.  Road transport services          
a.  Passenger transportation ■ ■ ◨ □ ■ ■ ■ ■ 
b. + e. Freight transportation; rent al of commercial vehicles with 
operator; maintenance and repair  of road transport equipment; 
supporting services for road transport services ■ ■ ■ □ ■ ■ ■ ■ 
G.  Pipeline transport  - - - - - - - - 
H.  Services auxiliary to all modes of transport          
b.  Storage and warehousing services □ ■ ■ □ □ ■ ■ ■ 
c. + d. Freight transport agency services; and other services 
auxiliary to transport ■ ■ ■ □ ■ ■ ■ ■ 
I.  Other transport services  ■ ■ ■ □ ■ ■ ■ ■ 
Note: This table does not include Iceland's hor izontal commitments nor its MFN exemptions. 
Source:  WTO document GATS/SC/41, 15 April 1994;  WTO doc ument S/NGMTS/W/27, 24 J une 1996;  WTO document 
 S/L/29, 12 September 1996;  WT O document GATS/SC/41/Suppl.1, 14 April 1997;  WTO document GATS 
 SC/41/Suppl.2, 26 February 1998 . 
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