RESTRICTED  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/ACC/YEM/31/Rev.1 
31 March 2010 
 
 (10-1754) 
Working Party on the 
Accession of Yemen Original:   English 
 
 
 
ACCESSION OF YEMEN 
 
Action Plan for Bringing Ad Valorem  Fees in Compliance  
with Article VIII of GATT 1994  
 
Revision  
  
 The following submission, dated 28 March 2010, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the Republic of Yemen. 
 
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  WT/ACC/YEM/31/Rev.1 
Page 2 Name of the authority Good Fee Work required to be done Time frame 
Supreme Board for Drugs and 
Medial Appliances Pharmaceuticals 
and medical 
appliances 1% of every imports 
request - Preparation of a draft amendment to Republican 
Decree No. 44 of 1971 on  the formation of the 
higher board for drugs an d Medical Appliances in 
order to cancel the ad valorem  fee and replace it 
with a new specific fees that is commensurate 
with the cost of the service rendered in accordance with Article VIII of GATT 1994 (service fee for 
analyzing and control of imported medicine or 
manufactured locally US$200 for batch whose value equals or accedes US$10,000, an d US$100 
for every Batch less than US$10,000.  And the 
sum of US$100 service f ees for issuing an import 
licence for medical applia nces for every invoice 
bill; 
-  Follow up legislative procedures aiming to 
finalize the issuance of the Decree; 
-  Begin adopting the new specific fees in 
accordance with the Decree. - June-December 2010 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 - January-June 2011 
 
- January 2012 
Ministry of Agriculture and 
Irrigation  Plant pesticides 2/1000 
2 per thousand of the 
importation and exportation value- Fees 
for import and export 
permit - Begin preparations of amendment of paragraph 
(b) of Article (15) of Law (25) of 1999 on 
organizing of handling of plant pesticides in order to cancel the ad valorem  fees and replace it with 
the specific fees in accordance with Article VIII 
of GATT 1994 (fees of Yrls 20,000 for every permit that is issued); 
-  Follow up legislative procedures aiming to 
finalize the issuance of the law (Ministry of Legal Affairs, Cabinet, and House of Representatives); 
-  Begin adopting the new specific fees in 
accordance with the decree. - June-September 2010 
 
 
 
  
 
- October 2010-
December 2012 
 - January 2013  
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Ministry of Agriculture and 
Irrigation Drugs, vaccines, 
antiseptics, etc.  
  
 
  
 
  
 
Ornamental fish and birds 
 
 Dog and cat food 1% of the value of the 
invoice- fees  for health 
quarantine   
 
 
 
  
 
 2% of the value of the 
invoice  
 
 
1% of the value of the invoice – Begin preparations of a draft amendment to 
paragraph (d) of Article (50) of Law No. (17) of 
2004 on Protection and Organization of the Animal Wealth in order to cancel the ad valorem  
fee and replace it with a specific fees 
commensurate with the cost of the service 
rendered in accordance with Article VIII of 
GATT 1994 (Yrls 10,000 for each consignment of 
Drugs, vaccines, antiseptic s.  Yrls 7,000 for each 
consignment of ornamental fish and birds, Dogs 
and cats food); 
- Follow up legislative regulations necessary to 
make the necessary amendments of the law and its 
approval (Ministry of Legal Affairs, Cabinet, 
House of Representative); 
- Begin implementation of the new specific fees in 
accordance to law. - June-September 2010 
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
- October 2010-
December 2012 
 
 
- January 2013  
Ministry of Interior  Explosives and 
Fireworks 2% of the value of  
importation - Begin preparations for a draft decree to amend 
chapter (4) of Article (53) of Law No. (40) of 
1992 on Regulation of Possession of Weapons 
and Ammunitions and trading thereof, to cancel ad valorem  fees and replace them by a new 
specific fees that is compatible with the cost of 
service rendered in accordance with Article VIII of GATT 1994 (fees for import permit of 
explosives is Yrls 100,000); 
- Follow up of legislative procedures necessary to 
amend the law and approve it.  (Ministry of Legal 
Affairs, Cabinet and House of Representatives); 
-  Begin application of the new specific fees in 
accordance with the law. - June-September 2010 
 
 
  
 
  
 
- October 2010-
December 2012 
- January 2013  
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Customs Authority Goods in 
warehouses 3% of the value of 
warehoused goods  - Begin preparations for a draft decree to amend 
Minister of Finance Decree No. (399) of 2002 on 
standardization of supervision fees specified for Private and Real warehouses in order to cancel the 
ad valorem  fees and replace it by specific fees; 
- Follow up legislative procedures necessary to 
finalize the issuance of the Decree; 
- Begin application of the new specific fees in 
compliance with Article VIII of GATT 1994. – June- August 2010 
 
  
 
- September –
December 2010 
- January 2011 
Yemen Standardization and 
Meteorology and Quality Control 
Organization Goods subject to 
accredited 
standards  One per thousand of the 
value of consignment 
(minimum Yrls 10,000 -
Maximum Yrls 200,000) A Decree by the Minister of Industry and Trade, 
chairman of the Board of Di rectors of the Organization  
has been issued under No. 9 of 2009 on the "Regulation 
of Examination Services an d Inspection Fees" (Specific 
fees) that reflect the cost of the service rendered and 
replaces the ad valorem  fee (1 per thousand)   Done 
 
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