WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
WT/GC/W/652 
7 December 2011 
 (11-6338) 
General Council  
  
 
WAIVERS - 2011 
 
Note by the Secretariat
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 The attached table has been prep ared for the information of dele gations.  It contains a list of 
waivers granted by the General Council in 2011, as well as waivers previously granted and still in 
force in 2011.  It should be noted that some of  these waivers expired during the course of the year. 
 
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1 This document has been prepared under the Secret ariat's own responsibility and without prejudice to 
the positions of Members and to their rights and obligations under the WTO. 
  
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WAIVER 
  
DECISION DATE of 
ADOPTION of 
DECISION  
GRANTED  
UNTIL  
REPORT in 
20112 
Granted in 2011 
Introduction of Harmonized System 2002 Changes into WTO Schedules of 
Tariff Concessions3 WT/L/832 30 November 2011 31 December 2012 - 
Introduction of Harmonized System 2007 Changes into WTO Schedules of 
Tariff Concessions4 WT/L/833 30 November 2011 31 December 2012 - 
Introduction of Harmonized System 2012 Changes into WTO Schedules of 
Tariff Concessions5 WT/L/834 30 November 2011 31 December 2012 - 
CARIBCAN WT/L/835 30 November 2011 31 December 2013 - 
European Union - Application of Autonomous Preferential Treatment to the 
Western Balkans WT/L/836 30 November 2011 31 December 2016 - 
Cape Verde – Implementation of Ar ticle VII of GATT 1994 and of the 
Agreement on Customs Valuation WT/L/812 3 May 2011 1 January 2012 - 
                                                      
2 Applicable if so stipulated in  the corresponding waiver Decision. 
3 The Members which have requested to be covered under this waiv er are: Argentina; Australia; Br azil; China; Croatia; European U nion; Iceland; India; Malaysia; Mexico; 
Thailand and Uruguay. 
4 The Members which have requested to be covered under this waiv er are:  Argentina; Australia; Brazil; Canada; China; Costa Rica ; Croatia; Dominican Republic; El Salvador; 
European Union; Guatemala;  Honduras; Hong Kong, China; India;  Israel; Korea; Macao, China; Ma laysia; Mexico; New Zealand; Nicar agua; Norway; Pakistan; Philippines; Singapore; 
Switzerland; Thailand; United States and Uruguay. 
5 The Members which have requested to be covered under this wa iver are: Australia; Brazil; Canada; China; Costa Rica; Dominican Republic;  El Salvador; European Union; 
Guatemala; Honduras; Hong Ko ng, China; India; Israel; Republic  of Korea; Macao, China; Malays ia; Mexico; New Zealand; Norway; P akistan; Singapore; Switzerland; Separate 
Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen  and Matsu; Thailand and United States.  
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WAIVER 
  
DECISION DATE of 
ADOPTION of 
DECISION  
GRANTED  
UNTIL  
REPORT in 
20112 
Previously granted – in force in 2011 
Introduction of Harmonized System 2007 Changes into WTO Schedules of 
Tariff Concessions6 WT/L/809 14 December 2010 31 December 2011 - 
Introduction of Harmonized System 2002 Changes into WTO Schedules of 
Tariff Concessions7 WT/L/808 14 December 2010 31 December 2011 - 
Argentina - Introduction of Harmonized System 1996 Changes into WTO 
Schedules of Tariff Concessions WT/L/801 29 July 2010 30 April 2011 - 
Preferential Tariff Treatment for Least-Developed Countries – Decision on 
Extension of waiver WT/L/759 27 May 2009 30 June 2019 - 
United States – Andean Trade Preference Act – Renewa l of waiver WT/L/755 27 May 2009 31 December 2014 WT/L/819 
and Corr.1 
United States – African Growth and Opportunity  Act  WT/L/754 27 May 2009 30 September 2015 WT/L/818 
and Corr.1 
United States - Caribbean Basin Ec onomic Recovery Act – Renewal of 
waiver WT/L/753 27 May 2009 31 December 2014 WT/L/817 
European Communities – Application of Autonomous Preferential 
Treatment to Moldova WT/L/722 7 May 2008 31 December 2013 WT/L/815 
Mongolia - Export duties on raw cashmere  WT/L/695 27 July 2007 29 January 2012 - 
                                                      
6 The Members which have requested to be covered under this waiv er are:  Argentina; Australia; Brazil; Canada; China; Costa Rica ; Croatia; El Salvador; European Union; 
Guatemala; Honduras; Hong Kong, China; India; Israel; Korea; M acao, China; Malaysia; Mexico; Ne w Zealand; Nicaragua; Norway; Pa kistan; Singapore; Switzerland; Thailand; 
United States and Uruguay. 
7 The Members which have requested to be covered under this wa iver are: Argentina; Australia; Brazil; China; Costa Rica; Croatia ; El Salvador; Europ ean Union; Iceland; 
India; Republic of Korea; Mexico; New Zealand; Norway; Thailand; United States and Uruguay.  
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WAIVER 
  
DECISION DATE of 
ADOPTION of 
DECISION  
GRANTED  
UNTIL  
REPORT in 
20112 
United States – Former  Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands  WT/L/694 27 July 2007 31 December 2016 WT/L/816 
Cuba – Article XV:6 of GATT 1994 WT/L/678 15 December 2006 31 December 2011 WT/L/826 
CARIBCAN WT/L/677 15 December 2006 31 December 2011 WT/L/828 
Kimberley Process Certification Scheme for rough diamonds8 WT/L/676 15 December 2006 31 December 2012 - 
European Communities' preferences fo r Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 
Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro, a nd the Former Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedonia WT/L/654 28 July 2006 31 December 2011 WT/L/814 
Implementation of Para. 6 of th e Doha Declaration on the TRIPS 
Agreement and Public Health WT/L/540 and 
Corr.1 30 August 2003 See WT/L/540 and 
Corr.1 IP/C/61 
Least-Developed Country Members – Obligations under Article 70.9 of the 
TRIPS Agreement with respect to Pharmaceutical Products WT/L/478 8 July 2002 1 January 2016 - 
 
  
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8 Annex: Australia; Botswana; Brazil; Canada; Croatia; India; Isra el; Japan; Korea; Mauritius; Mexico; Norway; Philippines; Sier ra Leone; Chinese Taipei; Thailand; United 
Arab Emirates; United States and Venezuela.