RESTRICTED  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/ACC/YEM/31/Rev.2 
15 June 2010 
 
 (10-3248) 
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 11 June 2010, is  being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the Republic of Yemen. 
 
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  WT/ACC/YEM/31/Rev.2 
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 draf t amendment to Republican  Decree No. 44 of 1971 
on the formation of the higher board for drugs and medical appliances in 
order to cancel the ad valorem  fee and replace it with a new specific fee 
that is commensurate w ith the cost of the service rendered in accordance 
with Article VIII of the GATT 1994 .  (Service fee for analyzing and 
control of imported medicine or manufactured locally US$200 for batch whose value equals or exeeds US$10,000, and US$100 for every batch 
less than US$10,000.  And the sum of US$100 service fees for issuing 
an import licence for medical appliances 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 
 
Two 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 No. 25 of 1999 on Organizing of Handling of Plant Pesticides in 
order to cancel the ad valorem  fees and replace it with the specific fee in 
accordance with Article VI II of the 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, Cabi net, and House of Representatives). 
- Begin adopting the new specific fees  in accordance with the decree. June-September 2010 
 
 
 
 
October 2010-
December 2012 
January 2013 
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 fee commensurate with the co st of the service rendered in 
accordance with Article VI II of the GATT 1994.  (Yrls 10,000 for each 
consignment of drugs, vaccines, an tiseptics.  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 tr ading thereof, to cancel ad valorem  
fees and replace them by a new specific fees that is compatible with the cost of service rendered in accor dance with Article VIII of the 
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 specifi c fees in accordance with the law. June-September 2010 
 
 
  
 
October 2010-
December 2012 
 
January 2013  
   WT/ACC/YEM/31/Rev.2
 Page 3Name of the Authority Good Fee Work Required to be Done Time Frame 
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 standardi zation of supervisio n fees specified 
for Private and Real warehous es in order to cancel the ad valorem  fees 
and replace it by specific fees;  (wareh ousing(Real)):  Yrls 500 daily per 
square meter of storage space, warehousing (Special):  20 YRls per 
kilogram, Duty Free storages:  YRls 6,000,000 annually). 
- Follow up legislative procedures necessary to finalize the issuance of 
the decree. 
- Begin application of the new sp ecific fees in compliance with 
Article VIII of the 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 Indust ry and Trade, Chairman of the Board 
of Directors of the Organization has been issued under No. 9 of 2009 on 
the Regulation of Examination Servi ces and Inspection Fees (Specific 
fees) that reflect the cost of the service rendered and replaces the 
ad valorem  fee (one per thousand). Done 
Ministry of Industry 
and Trade Fees for commercial 
registration for 
importers and 
exporters - Joint stock 
companies 
(YRls 50,000) 
- Limited 
partnership in shares 
(YRls 20,000) 
- Limited 
liability 
company 
(YRls 20,000) 
- Joint liability 
company 
(YRls 20,000) 
- Limited 
partnership 
(YRls 15,000) - Preparation of a draft decree to  amend Council of Representatives 
Decree No. 57 of 2009 on Approval to Amend the Fees for Registration 
Fees and Other Registration Fees through unifying the commercial 
registration fees for various forms of  companies to reflect the cost of 
service rendered (joint stock, limited partnership in shares, limited, joint liability, and limited partnership). 
- Follow up of legislative procedur es necessary to issue the decree. 
- Begin implementation of the new unified fees in accordance to the 
decree. June-December 2010 
 
 
 
  
January-June 2011 
January 2012 
 
 
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