RESTRICTED  ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL  
DEL COMERCIO  G/MA/TAR/RS/103 
1° de diciembre 2005 
 (05-5730) 
Comité de Acceso a los Mercados Original:   inglés 
  
RECTIFICACIONES Y MODIFICACIONES DE LAS LISTAS 
 
Lista LXXIII - Singapur
 
   La siguiente comunicación, de fecha 14 de noviem bre de 2005, se distribuye a petición de la 
delegación de Singapur. 
 De conformidad con los Procedimientos para la modificación o rectificación de las listas de 
concesiones arancelarias
1, Singapur comunica en el presente documento un proyecto de modificación 
para corregir tres errores técnicos contenidos en la  Lista LXXIII, ocasionados por la transposición al 
SA962 y la introducción de los compromisos contraídos en virtud del Acuerdo sobre Tecnología de la 
Información (ATI).3  Estas modificaciones técnicas no alteran los compromisos de Singapur 
configurados en la Lista LXXIII. 
 La presente rectificación tiene por objeto i)  suprimir "ex01" de los números de partida 
arancelaria 611593110ex01 y 611593120ex01;  ii) co rregir un error en la designación de producto 
correspondiente al número de partida 720928000ex 01 que se produjo al introducir los cambios del 
SA96 en la Lista;  y iii) corregir un error en la designación de producto correspondiente al "ex01" del 
número de partida arancelaria 901720000ex01 que se produjo al presentar Singapur los compromisos 
contraídos en virtud del ATI. 
 En los apéndices4 figuran notas explicativas detalladas y un cuadro que contiene el proyecto 
de rectificación.  Singapur desea señalar que est as correcciones no alteran el alcance de sus 
concesiones. 
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 Si en el plazo de tres meses contados a partir de la fecha del presente documento no se notifica a la Secretaría ninguna objeción, las rectificaciones y modificaciones de la Lista LXXIII – 
Singapur se considerarán aprobadas y serán certificadas oficialmente. 
 
                                                     
 
1 Decisión de 26 de marzo de 1980, IBDD 27S/25, GATT. 
2 En el documento WT/Let/263 se certifican la s partidas arancelarias af ectadas por los cambios 
del SA96. 
3 En el documento WT/Let/175 se  certifican los compromisos contra ídos por Singapur en virtud 
del ATI. 
4 En inglés solamente.  G/MA/TAR/RS/103 
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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 Schedul e related to the introduction of the 1996 ve rsion 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 perfe ct 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
 Página 3ii) Correct the product description for tariff item number 720928000ex01 (HS 1996)  
  As a result of the changes to the Schedule related to the 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; whil e 720944008 
was bound at 0.  Existing HS96 item 720928000ex01 was inte nded only to represent HS92 item 72094 4008 and Singapore would, there fore, 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 
  G/MA/TAR/RS/103 
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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 subhe ading 901720 which is described as “Pattern 
generating apparatus of a kind used for producing masks or retic les from photoresist coated substrates”. However, it currently appears in Singapore's 
schedule as “ex90172000 Other drawing marking – out of mathematical calculating instrume nts".  That is, the current description  corresponds to the 
entire subheading instead of the ITA ex-out.  Given that Singapor e's intention in G/MA/TAR/RS/20 was solely to introduce ITA re lated 
commitments in its schedule of concessions, it would like to corr ect the product description of ex901720000 accordingly.  This change does not alter 
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 
 
 
   G/MA/TAR/RS/103
 Página 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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