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Reference:     WLI/100        10 May 2006  
  
 
  
 
  
MARRAKESH AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING 
THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION 
DONE AT MARRAKESH ON 15 APRIL 1994 
 
GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE 1994 
 
CERTIFICATION OF MODIFICATIONS  AND RECTIFICATIONS TO  
SCHEDULE XLVII - GABON 
 
TRANSMISSION OF CERTIFIED TRUE COPY
 
 
 I have the honour to furnish herewith a certified tr ue copy of the Certification of Modifications 
and Rectifications to Schedule XLVII - Gabon, effective 24 April 1995 . 
 
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
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SCHEDULES OF TARIFF CONCESSIONS TO THE 
GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE 1994 
 
CERTIFICATION OF MODIFICATIONS AND RECTIFICATIONS 
 
SCHEDULE XLVII - GABON 
 
 
 
 WHEREAS the CONTRACTING PARTIES to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 
1947 adopted, on 26 March 1980, a Decision on Procedu res for Modification and Rectification of 
Schedules of Tariff Concessions (L/4962)1; 
  WHEREAS the CONTRACTING PARTIES to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 
1947 agreed on procedures for the finalization and verification of Uruguay Round schedules 
(MTN.TNC/W/131);  
 WHEREAS in accordance with the above-mentione d process, a draft containing modifications 
to Schedule XLVII - Gabon was communicated to al l Members of the World Trade Organization and 
verified on 24 April 1995 (G/C/M/3 and G/C/M/3/Corr.1); 
 
 WHEREAS the entry into force of these modi fications was dependent upon the entry into 
force of a Protocol Supplementary to the Marrakes h Protocol to the General Agreement on Tariffs and 
Trade 1994, which Protocol Supplementary did not come into being; 
  WHEREAS provision should now be made for the en try into force of these modifications by 
means of a Certification, as ag reed by the Council for Trade in Goods at its meeting on 10 November 
2005 (G/C/M/82); 
 
 IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that the modifi cations in the annexed Schedule are deemed 
established in conformity with  the above-mentioned Decision. 
 
 The annexed modifications enter into force as  of 24 April 1995, without prejudice to any 
modifications and rectifications made effective subsequent to that date. 
 
 This Certification is deposited with the Dire ctor-General of the Worl d Trade Organization, who 
shall promptly furnish a certified true copy to each  Member of the World Trade Organization.  It shall 
be registered in accordance with the provisions of  Article 102 of the Charter of the United Nations. 
  
 DONE at Geneva this thirtieth day  of March, two thousand and six. 
  
 
  
 
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Certified copy: 
 
 
  
 
  
 
Director-General 
                                                      
1 BISD 27S/25.   
  
  
 
     
 
 
LISTE XLVII – GABON 
 
 
   
 
  
24 avril 1995GABON 
  
AUTRES DROITS ET IMPOSITIONS 
 
AGRICULTURE 
 
  Nature de l'imposition   Produits concernés  Taux 
  T.V.A.   Tous les produits couverts par l'Annex 1 de  
l'Accord agricole à l'exception du chapitre 19  18% sauf produits du chapitre 19: 9% 
  Droit d'accise   Produits du chapitre 22  Produits du chapitre 22: 30% sauf pour 2203 (bière): 10%,  
2204.21.10 et 2204.29.11 (vins): 20% 
      Chapitre 24  Produits du chapitre 24: 25% 
  Surtaxe temporaire   Certains produits sont passibles d'une surtaxe 
temporaire  1101.00.10 (farine de froment): 30% 
1501, 1508, 1509 et 1511 (huiles raffinées): 30% 
 
 
PRODUITS INDUSTRIELS INDIQUES DANS  LA SECTION II DE LA LISTE DU GABON 
 
Les autres droits et impositions s ont de 18% pour les produits inclus da ns la Section II de la Liste du Gabon. 
 
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