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ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO  
 
 
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Référence:   WLI/100         13 de abril de 2005 
 
 
  
 
  
 
ACUERDO DE MARRAKECH POR EL QUE SE ESTABLECE 
LA ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO 
HECHO EN MARRAKECH EL 15 DE ABRIL DE 1994 
 
ACUERDO GENERAL SOBRE ARANCELES 
ADUANEROS Y COMERCIO DE 1994 
 
CERTIFICACIÓN DE LAS MODIFICACIONES Y RECTIFICACIONES 
DE LA LISTA LX - REPÚBLICA DE COREA 
 
 
ENVÍO DE COPIA AUTENTICADA
 
 
 
 Tengo el honor de remitirle adjunta una copi a autenticada de la Certificación de las 
Modificaciones y Rectificaciones de la Lista LX - República de Corea, hecha en Ginebra el 12 de abril 
de 2005. 
  
 
  
 
  
 
 
       Supachai Panitchpakdi 
       D i r e c t o r  G e n e r a l  
  
 
 
 
  
 
  
 
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LISTAS DE CONCESIONES ARANCELARIAS ANEXAS 
AL ACUERDO GENERAL SOBRE ARANCELES 
ADUANEROS Y COMERCIO DE 1994 
 
CERTIFICACIÓN DE MODIFICACIONES Y RECTIFICACIONES 
 
LISTA LX - REPÚBLICA DE COREA  
 
  CONSIDERANDO que las PARTES CONTRATANTES del Acuerdo General sobre Aranceles 
Aduaneros y Comercio de 1947 adoptaron, el 26 de marzo de 1980, una Decisión sobre los 
Procedimientos para la Modificación o Rectificac ión de las Listas de Concesiones Arancelarias 
(IBDD S27/25); 
 
 CONSIDERANDO que, de conformidad con las disposiciones de la Decisión antes mencionada, el 6 de enero de 2005 se comunicó a todos los Miembros de la Organización Mundial 
del Comercio un proyecto que contiene las modificaci ones y rectificaciones de la Lista LX - República 
de Corea en el documento G/MA/TAR/RS/98, y que dicho proyecto ha sido aprobado el 7 de abril 
de 2005; 
 
 POR LA PRESENTE SE CERTIFICA que las m odificaciones y rectificaciones de la 
Lista LX - República de Corea se han establecido de conformidad con la Decisión antes mencionada; 
 
 Las modificaciones y rectificaciones de la Lista LX anexas entrarán en vigor de conformidad 
con la notificación que ha de presentar a tal efecto el Gobierno de la República de Corea al 
Director General cuando concluyan los procedimientos internos de Corea; 
 
 La presente Certificación queda depositada en p oder del Director General de la Organización 
Mundial del Comercio, quien remitirá sin dilación una copia autenticada a cada uno de los Miembros de la Organización Mundial del Comercio, y será registrada de conformidad con las disposiciones del 
Artículo 102 de la Carta de las Naciones Unidas. 
  HECHA en Ginebra el doce de abril de dos mil cinco. 
 
  
 
  
 
         Supachai Panitchpakdi  
 
  
 
  
Copia autenticada: 
 
 
  
 
  
 
Director General 
  
 
 
SCHEDULE LX - Republic of Korea 
This schedule is authentic only in the English Language 
      
 
7 April 2005            
1 SCHEDULE LX – REPUBLIC OF KOREA 
PART I: MOST-FAVOURED-NATION TARIFF 
SECTION I: Agricultural Products 
SECTION I-B: Tariff Quota 
 
1. The Minimum Market Access (MMA) specified in Columns 3 and 4 fo r the period of 2005/2014 shall increase in equal annual instalm ents. 
 2. Review of Special Treatment for rice  
 
 Special treatment for rice shall be extended fo r an additional 10 years until 2014. In the 5
th year, there shall be a multilateral review of its implementation.  
 3. Allocation of the MMA 
 3.1 Existing MMA volume of 205,228 metric tons, milled basis, shall be allocated to the following Members based on the historical t rade flows from 2001 to 
2003( Country-Specific Quotas (CSQs).  
  China  116,159 metric tons, milled basis 
  United States   50,076 metric tons, milled basis   Thailand    29,963 metric tons, milled basis   Australia      9,030 metric tons, milled basis 
 
3.2 Future growth in the MMA volume shall be administered on an MF N basis (global quota). A limited portion may be allocated for do mestic needs for specialty 
rice. 
 3.3 In the case of the cessation of special treatment during the implem entation period or after the completion of the implementatio n period, the entire volume of the 
CSQs shall be subject to global quota on an MFN basis. 
 
4. Cessation of Special Treatment during the Implementation Period 
 4.1 At the beginning of any year during the im plementation period of special treatment (2005/2014), the Republic of Korea may cease  to apply the special treatment. 
In such a case, the products concerned shall be subject to or dinary customs duties in accordan ce with the Agreement on Agricult ure. 
 
4.2 The tariff rate for the year 2005 established on the basis of a tariff equivalent, to be calculated in accordance with the guid elines prescribed in the Agreement on 
Agriculture, shall be applied until the en try into force of the outcome of the DDA  negotiations. In case the special treatment ceases to apply after the entry into 
force of the outcome of the DDA negotiations, the tariff rate shall be modified, reflecting such an outcome. 
2 4.3 After the cessation of special treatment, the Republic of Korea sh all maintain the MMA volume alrea dy in effect at such time. I n case such volume is not 
equivalent to the volume determined in acco rdance with the outcome of the DDA negotiatio ns, the greater of the two shall be app lied. 
 
5. Import Mark-up 
 
 The Republic of Korea may impose import mark-up acco rding to ‘*Note 4’ of the UR Country Schedule. 
 6. Utilization of Imported Rice 
  
6.1 The objective is to ensure that rice imported according to the above provisions shall have access to domestic marketing channel s for table and non-table rice. 
 6.2 The volume of imported rice distributed into the Korean market fo r table use (hereinafter “table  rice”) shall be phased in from  no less than 10 percent to no less 
than 30 percent of the total MMA volume by the sixth year of im plementation period, in equal increments over the six year perio d. Table rice including quality 
rice shall have access to normal marketing channels, wholesalers, distributors and end users. Table rice shall be marketed in a  timely fashion so that its quality 
for table use is not adversely affected by the storage time. 
 6.3 Separate from and in addition to the utilization of table rice as stipulated above, volume of imported rice distributed into th e Korean market for non-table use 
shall reflect recent patterns of distribution. 
  
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__________  
 Description of products Tariff item 
number(s) Initial quota quantity 
and in-quota tariff 
rate Final quota quantity 
and in-quota tariff 
rate Implementation 
period from/to Initial negotiating 
right Other terms and 
conditions 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
 
Rice in the husk(paddy or rough)  Rice(Hulled / Nonglutinous)  Rice(Hulled /Glutinous)  Rice(Milled or semi-milled  
/Non-glutinous) 
Rice(Milled or semi-milled 
 /Glutinous) Rice(Broken)  Rice flour  Rice(Groats and meal)  Rice(Pellets)  Rice(Rolled or flaked grains)  Other food preparations (Other)  Other food preparations (Other) 
 
Mixes and doughs for the preparation of baker’s wares (Of rice flour) Mixes and doughs for the preparation of baker’s wares (Other) Other food preparations (Of rice flour)  Other food preparations (Other)  
1006-10-0000 
* ST-Annex 5 
1006-20-1000 * ST-Annex 5 1006-20-2000 * ST-Annex 5 1006-30-1000 * ST-Annex 5 
1006-30-2000 
* ST-Annex 5 1006-40-0000 * ST-Annex 5 1102-30-0000 * ST-Annex 5 1103-19-3000 * ST-Annex 5 1103-20-2000 * ST-Annex 5 1104-19-1000 * ST-Annex 5 1806-90-2290 * ST-Annex 5 1806-90-2999 
* ST-Annex 5 
1901-20-1000 * ST-Annex 5 1901-20-9000 * ST-Annex 5 1901-90-9091 * ST-Annex 5 1901-90-9099 * ST-Annex 5  
51,307 M/T 
(5%) 
102,614 M/T 
(5%) 
225,575 M/T 
(5%)  
102,614 M/T 
(5%) 
205,228 M/T 
(5%) 
408,700 M/T 
(5%)  
1995/1999  2000/2004  2005/2014  
 
* Nonglutinous 
milled rice basis 
* Note 4