RESTRICTED  ORGANISATION MONDIALE  
DU COMMERCE  G/MA/TAR/RS/103 
1er décembre 2005 
 
 (05-5730) 
Comité de l'accès aux marchés Original:   anglais 
  
 
RECTIFICATIONS ET MODIFICATIONS DES LISTES 
 
Liste LXXIII – Singapour
 
  
 La communication ci-après, datée du 14 novembre  2005, est distribuée à la demande de la 
délégation de Singapour.  
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 Conformément aux procédures de modification et de rectification des listes de concessions tarifaires
1, Singapour communique ci-joint des projets de changements visant à corriger trois erreurs 
techniques qui se sont glissées dans la Liste LXX III à la suite de la transposition dans le SH962 et de 
l'introduction des engagements au titre de l'Acco rd sur les technologies de l'information (ATI).3  Ces 
changements d'ordre technique ne modifient pas les engagements pris par Singa pour dans le cadre de 
la Liste LXXIII. 
  La rectification vise à i) retirer "e x01" des positions tari faires 611593110ex01, 
611593120ex01;  ii) corriger la désignation du produit corres pondant à la position tarifaire 
720928000ex01 qui a été indiquée au moment de l'in troduction des modifications du SH 1996 dans la 
Liste;  et iii) corriger la désignation du produit corre spondant à la partie "ex01"  de la position tarifaire 
901720000ex01, qui a été indiquée lorsque Singapour a communiqué les engagements pris au titre de 
l'ATI.   Les annexes contiennent des notes explicatives dé taillées et un tableau présentant le projet de 
rectification.
4  Singapour note que ces corrections ne m odifient pas la portée de ses concessions. 
 
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  Si aucune objection n'est notifiée au Secrétaria t dans un délai de trois mois à compter de la 
date du présent document, les rectifications et m odifications apportées à la Liste LXXIII – Singapour 
seront considérées comme approuvées et seront formellement certifiées.  
                                                     
 
1 Décision du 26 mars 1980, document du GATT IBDD, S27/26. 
 
2 Les positions tarifaires visées par les modifications du SH96 ont été certifiées dans le document 
WT/Let/263. 
 
3 Les engagements pris par Singapour au titre de l'ATI ont été certifiés dans le document W/Let/175. 
 
4 En anglais seulement. 
  
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Page 2 ATTACHMENT 1 – EXPLANATORY NOTE 
  
i) Remove "ex01" from tariff item num bers 611593110ex01 and 611593120ex01 (HS 1996
) 
  As a result of the changes to the Schedule related to the in troduction of the 1996 version of the Harmonized System Nomenclatu re (HS96), 
HS1996 tariff item numbers ex611593110 and ex611593120 were tr ansposed from HS1992 tariff item numbers 611593118, 611593129, 61 1593131 
and 611593142.  A technical error was comm itted in this transposition as there should ha ve not been an "ex01" added to these HS 1996 tariff item 
numbers.  It should to be noted that these HS96 items have a pe rfect match, in terms of coverage, with the HS 1992 tariff item numbers, and there is no 
difference in the final bound rates.   
HS 1992 Product Description Final 
Bound 
Rate Existing HS96 
code Existing Product 
Description Final 
Bound 
Rate Proposed 
HS96 code Proposed Product 
Description Final 
Bound 
Rate 
611593118 Stockings socks 
sockettes etc knitted or 
crocheted not elastic of 
synthetic fibres for men and children 10 611593110ex01 Stockings socks 
sockettes etc knitted 
or crocheted of 
synthetic fibres for men (tpr) 10 611593110 Stockings socks 
sockettes etc knitted or 
crocheted of synthetic 
fibres for men (tpr) 10 
611593129 Stockings socks 
sockettes etc knitted or crocheted not elastic of 
synthetic fibres for 
women 10 611593120ex01 Stockings socks 
sockettes etc knitted or crocheted of 
synthetic fibres for 
women & children (tpr) 10 611593120 Stockings socks 
sockettes etc knitted or crocheted of synthetic 
fibres for women & 
children (tpr) 10 
611593131 Stockings socks 
sockettes etc knitted or crocheted elastic of 
synthetic fibres for men 10       
611593142 Stockings socks 
sockettes etc knitted or crocheted elastic of synthetic fibres for 
women and children 10       
* bold represents the revision  
  G/MA/TAR/RS/103
 Page 3ii) Correct the product description for tariff item number 720928000ex01 (HS 1996 ) 
 
 As a result of the changes to the Schedule related to th e introduction of the HS96, HS1996 tariff item 72092800 resulted from the merger of the 
following two HS 1992 item numbers:  720934004 and 720944008.  It is to be noted that HS92 item 720934004 was unbound; while 72 0944008 was 
bound at 0.  Existing HS96 item 720928000ex01 was intended only to represent HS92 item 720944008 and Singapore would, therefore , like to correct 
the product description to reflect this.  
HS 1992 Product Description Final 
Bound 
Rate Existing HS96 
code Existing Product 
Description Final 
Bound 
Rate Proposed HS96 
code Proposed Product 
Description Final 
Bound 
Rate 
720944008 Other flat-cold-rolled, 
not coils 0.6 m & more wide, below 0.5 mm thick, of iron or non-
alloy steel (TNE) 0 720928000ex01 Other flat - cold - 
rolled not coils 600mm or  more wide below 0.5 mm 
thick of iron non - 
alloy steel (tne) 0 720928000ex01 Flat - cold - rolled not 
coils 600mm or  more wide, below 0.5 mm thick, of iron non - alloy 
steel, does not have a 
minimum yielding pt 275 
MPA  (tne) 0 
720934004 Flat-cold-rolled not 
coils, 0.6 m & more wide, below 0.5 mm 
thick, yielding pt 275 
MPA, of iron or non-alloy steel (TNE) U       
* bold represents the revision 
  
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iii)  Correct product description of ITA item 181 contained in ex901720  
 
 Singapore would like to make a technical correction relating to its ITA commitments circulated in document G/MA/TAR/RS/20 and certified in 
WT/Let/175.  Item 181 under Attachment B of the ITA consists of an ex-out to subheading 901720 wh ich is described as "Pattern g enerating apparatus 
of a kind used for producing masks or reticles from photoresist  coated substrates". However, it currently appears in Singapore' s schedule as 
"ex90172000 Other drawing marking – out of mathematical calculati ng instruments".  That is, the current description corresponds  to the entire 
subheading instead of the ITA ex-out.  Given that Singapore's inte ntion in G/MA/TAR/RS/20 was solely to introduce ITA related c ommitments in its 
schedule of concessions, it would like to correct the product descr iption of ex901720000 accordingly.  This change does not alt er Singapore’s 
commitments under the ITA.  
HS 1996 Existing Product Description HS 1996 Proposed Product Description 
901720000ex01  Other drawing, marking – out or 
mathematical calculating 
instruments 901720000ex01 Pattern generating apparatus of a kind used for producing masks or 
reticles from photoresist coated substrates 
* bold represents the revision 
 
   
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 Page 5ATTACHMENT 2 – DRAFT MODIFICATIONS 
  
SCHEDULE LXXIII – SINGAPORE
 
This Schedule is authentic only in the English language  
 
PART I: MOST-FAVOURED-NATION TARIFF 
SECTION II:  Other Products 
 
 
HS96 Product Description Final Bound 
Rate 
611593110 Stockings socks sockettes etc knitted or cr ocheted of synthetic fibres for men (tpr) 10 
611593120 Stockings socks sockettes etc knitted or crocheted of synthetic fi bres for women & children (tpr) 10 
720928000ex01 Flat - cold - rolled not coils 600mm or  more wide, below 0.5 mm thick, of iron non - alloy steel, does not have a  
minimum yielding pt 275 MPA  (tne) 0 
901720000ex01 Pattern generating appa ratus of a kind used for producing masks or reticles from photoresist coated substrates 0 
 
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