WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/C/W/504/Add.1 
25 February 2005 
 (05-0811) 
Council for Trade and Goods Original:   English 
  
 
REQUEST FOR A WAIVER 
 
Communication from Albania
 
 
Addendum  
 
 
 The following communication, dated 17 Febr uary 2005, has been received from the 
Delegation of Albania.  
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 Referring to the Communication from Albania
 “REQUEST FOR A WTO  WAIVER ”, document  
G/C/W/504,  dated 24 November 2004, presented to the Council for Trade in Goods, by H.E. 
Mr. Vladimir Thanati, Ambassador of the Republic of Albania in Geneva, Albania is expressing its 
willingness to submit the Revised Requ est on the above mentioned waiver. 
  This revised document consists of some improve ments related to the Annex attached that do 
not affect the substance of the initial request, as follows:  
• Eliminating some tariff lines from the request for a waiver, that were bound at 
accession at zero or at a different rate, and actually are in full conformity with the commitments, i.e. are already enforced;  
 
• Eliminating some typos in the final bound rate, i. e. instead of 6%, it is done at 6.5% 
as they were bound at accession, as well as some general typos occurred through transmitting the Annex electronically. 
 
 Within this context, the revised Anne x to the waiver refers to two aspects, one, a waiver for 
the interim with no change to the final implementation date, and second, a set of tariff lines for which 
Albania is requesting a waiver for the in terim and also the implementation date. In both cases the 
rate as negotiated at accession is not changing at all. 
 
 Through this revised document, Albania is assuring WTO Members once more of its 
readiness to have consultations and to give any fu rther explanation related to the request for such a 
waiver.   
 G/C/W/504/Add.1 
Page 2 ANNEX  
Part A  
 
 
SCHEDULE CXLVI 
  
STAGING OF REDUCTIONS OF TARIFFS, AS WAIVED    
 
HS Interim Final Bound rate, 
Implementation Interim 
 Final Bound rate, 
Implementation 
22051010 - 22060089 10 (2004) 0 (2007) 15 (2004) 10 (2005) 5 (2006) 0 (2007) 
22082012 - 22089099 10 (2004) 0 (2007) 15 (2004) 10 (2005) 5 (2006) 0 (2007) 
72131000 - 72179090 10 (2004) 0 (2009) 15 (2004) 10 (2006) 5 (2007) 0 (2009) 
72191100 - 72209090 10 (2004) 0 (2009) 15 (2004) 10 (2006) 5 (2007) 0 (2009) 
72210010 - 72223898  10 (2004) /  
5 (2005) 0 (2009) 15 (2004) 10 (2006) 5 (2007) 0 (2009) 
72224010 10 (2004) 0 (2009) 15 (2004) 10 (2006) 5 (2007) 0 (2009) 
72224030 - 72224099 
 10(2004) /  
5 (2005) 0 (2009) 15 (2004) 10 (2006) 5 (2007) 0 (2009) 
73230011 - 72230099 10(2004) 0 (2009) 15 (2004) 10 (2006) 5 (2007) 0 (2009) 
72249001 - 72249099 5 (2004) 0 (2009) 10 (2004) 5 (2007)  0 (2009) 
72251100 - 73042919 10 (2004) 0 (2009) 15 (2004) 10 (2006) 5 (2007) 0 (2009) 
73043191 - 73043910 10 (2004) 0 (2009) 15 (2004) 10 (2006) 5 (2007) 0 (2009) 
73043930 - 73043999 10 (2004) 0 (2009) 15 (2004) 10 (2006) 5 (2007) 0 (2009) 
73044190 - 73044910 10 (2004) 0 (2009) 15 (2004) 10 (2006) 5 (2007) 0 (2009) 
73044991 - 73045119 10 (2004) 0 (2009) 15 (2004) 10 (2006) 5 (2007) 0 (2009) 
73045191 - 73045939 10 (2004) 0 (2009) 15 (2004) 10 (2006) 5 (2007) 0 (2009) 
73045991 - 73045999 10 (2004) 0 (2009) 15 (2004) 10 (2006) 5 (2007) 0 (2009) 
73049090 - 73062000   10 (2004) 0 (2009) 15 (2004) 10 (2006) 5 (2007) 0 (2009) 
73063021 - 73063090 10 (2004) 0 (2009) 15 (2004) 10 (2006) 5 (2007) 0 (2009) 
73064091 - 73064099 10 (2004) 0 (2009) 15 (2004) 10 (2006) 5 (2007) 0 (2009) 
73065091 - 73065099 10 (2004) 0 (2009) 15 (2004) 10 (2006) 5 (2007) 0 (2009) 
73066031 - 73072100 10 (2004) 0 (2009) 15 (2004) 10 (2006) 5 (2007) 0 (2009) 
73072310 - 73079100 10 (2004) 0 (2009) 15 (2004) 10 (2006) 5 (2007) 0 (2009) 
73079311 - 73089099 10 (2004) 0 (2009) 15 (2004) 10 (2006) 5 (2007) 0 (2009) 
73121030 - 73121099 10 (2004) 0 (2009) 15 (2004) 10 (2006) 5 (2007) 0 (2009) 
73129090 - 73145000 10 (2004) 0 (2009) 15 (2004) 10 (2006) 5 (2007) 0 (2009) 
73170010 - 73170090 10 (2004) 0 (2009) 15 (2004) 10 (2006) 5 (2007) 0 (2009) 
94011090 10 (2004) 0 (2007) 15 (2004) 10 (2005)  0 (2007)  
  G/C/W/504/Add.1
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SCHEDULE CXLVI 
  
STAGING OF REDUCTIONS OF TARIFFS, AS WAIVED   
  
HS Interim Final Bound rate, 
Implementation Interim 
 Final Bound rate, 
Implementation 
94013010 - 94018000 10 (2004) 0 (2007) 15 (2004) 10 (2005)  0 (2007) 
94019030 - 94019080 10 (2004) 0 (2007) 15 (2004) 10 (2005)  0 (2007) 
94031010 - 94031099 10 (2004) 0 (2007) 15 (2004) 10 (2005)  0 (2007) 
94032091 - 94033099 10 (2004) 0 (2007) 15 (2004) 10 (2005)  0 (2007) 
94035000 - 94036090 10 (2004) 0 (2007) 15 (2004) 10 (2005)  0 (2007) 
94037090 - 94039090 10 (2004) 0 (2007) 15 (2004) 10 (2005)  0 (2007) 
95010010 - 95059000 10 (2004) 0 (2007) 15 (2004) 10 (2005)  0 (2007) 
 
 
Part B  
 
 
 
SCHEDULE CXLVI 
  
STAGING OF REDUCTIONS OF TARIFFS, AS WAIVED 
  
 
 
 HS Final Bound rate,  
Implementation Interim Final Bound rate, 
Implementation 
22030001, 22030009, 22030010 0 (2005) 10 (2005)   0 (2007) 
33030010 - 34011900 6.5 (2004) 15 (2004) 10 (2005) 8 (2006) 6.5 (2007) 
34013000 6.5 (2004) 15 (2004) 10 (2005) 8 (2006) 6.5 (2007) 
34031100 - 34070000 6.5 (2004) 15 (2004) 10 (2005) 8 (2006) 6.5 (2007) 
34060011 - 34060090 6.5 (2004) 10 (2004)   6.5 (2007) 
39172110 5 (2004) 15 (2004) 10 (2005) 8 (2006) 5 (2007) 
39172199 - 39172210 5 (2004) 15 (2004) 10 (2005) 8 (2006) 5 (2007) 
39172299 - 39172310 5 (2004) 15 (2004) 10 (2005) 8 (2006) 5 (2007) 
39172399 5 (2004) 15 (2004) 10 (2005) 8 (2006) 5 (2007) 
39172912 - 39172919 6.5 (2004) 15 (2004) 10 (2005) 8 (2006) 6.5 (2007) 
39172999 6.5 (2004) 15 (2004) 10 (2005) 8 (2006) 6.5 (2007) 
39173190 - 39173299 6.5 (2004) 15 (2004) 10 (2005) 8 (2006) 6.5 (2007) 
39173390 - 39173919 6.5 (2004) 15 (2004) 10 (2005) 8 (2006) 6.5 (2007) 
39173999 6.5 (2004) 15 (2004) 10 (2005) 8 (2006) 6.5 (2007) 
39174090 - 39202021 6.5 (2004) 15 (2004) 10 (2005) 8 (2006) 6.5 (2007)  
 G/C/W/504/Add.1 
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SCHEDULE CXLVI 
  
STAGING OF REDUCTIONS OF TARIFFS, AS WAIVED 
  
 
  
HS Final Bound rate,  
Implementation Interim Final Bound rate, 
Implementation 
39202029 6.5 (2004) 10 (2004)   6.5 (2007) 
39202061 - 39269099 6.5 (2004) 15 (2004) 10 (2005) 8 (2006) 6.5 (2007) 
44091011 - 44092099 0 (2004) 15 (2004) 10 (2005) 5 (2006) 0 (2007) 
44130000 - 44190090 0 (2004) 15 (2004) 10 (2005) 5 (2006) 0 (2007) 
44211000 - 44219010 0 (2004) 15 (2004) 10 (2005) 5 (2006) 0 (2007) 
44201011 - 44209099 0 (2004) 10 (2004)   0 (2007) 
48025610 0 (2004) 2 (2004)   0 (2007) 
48141000 - 48150000 0 (2004) 15 (2004) 10 (2005) 5 (2006)           0 (2007) 
48171000 - 48202000 0 (2004) 15 (2004) 10 (2005) 5 (2006) 0 (2007) 
48204010 - 48209000 0 (2004) 15 (2004) 10 (2005) 5 (2006) 0 (2007) 
48211010 - 48219090 0 (2004) 10 (2004)   0 (2007) 
48221000 - 48236090  0 (2004) 15 (2004) 10 (2005) 5 (2006) 0 (2007) 
48237010 0 (2004) 2 (2004)   0 (2007) 
48237090 0 (2004) 15 (2004)  10 (2006) 0 (2007) 
48239015 - 48239090 0 (2004) 15 (2004) 10 (2005) 5 (2006) 0 (2007) 
49090010 - 49100000 0 (2004) 10 (2004)   0 (2007) 
49111010 - 49119900 0 (2004) 10 (2004)   0 (2007) 
85365011 - 85365080 0 (2004) 10 (2004)   0 (2005) 
 
 
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