WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  TN/MA/W/46/Add.7/Rev.1 
5 July 2005 
 (05-2935) 
Negotiating Group on Market Access  
  
 
NON -TARIFF BARRIER NOTIFICATIONS  
 
Revision
 
  
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1  automobiles and their 
parts HS Chapters 84, 85 and 87 Non-transparency of cu stoms classification and 
customs valuation, inconsistent with classification by the WCO, e.g. non-transparency 
of customs classification of CKDs, arbitrary 
determined customs values  unstableness and 
unpredictability of trade II-B, 
II-C, II-G GATT Articles II, X 
Agreement on Implementation  of 
Article VII of The 
GATT 1994 c 
2  Mineral Resources 
(copper or copper concentrates /HS 
chapter 26) Price of raw copper material is soaring due to the 
refund of the internal tax on domestic raw copper material and to buying the material at a high 
price, e.g. a part of the value added tax VAT is 
refunded on raw copper material imported by the 
refinery trade distortive 
effects I-A Agreement on 
Subsidies and Countervailing 
Measures c 
3  chemical products 
(HS Chapters 28 to 
40) Registration of new and existing chemicals 
(REACH), e.g. under the REACH system; in the 
regulation for the protection of health, safety and the environment, there is a possibility that a 
greater burden could be imposed on importers 
than on the manufacturer s within the EU member 
states, and that the importers could be placed in a 
disadvantageous position in the competition. (This measure is under consideration by the EU 
member states concerned)  trade restrictive 
effect caused by 
excessive burden on importers III-B GATT Article 3  
TBT Articles 2.1 
and 2.2 c 
4  textiles HS Chapters 
50 to 63 Lack of enforcement for infringement of 
intellectual property rights, e.g. false 
representation on well-known brand names and designs, and free circulation of counterfeit goods 
Inappropriate and insufficient protection of 
intellectual property rights, e.g. lack of 
protection system on intellectual property rights trade restrictive 
effect VII-A TRIPS  
5  automobile parts (HS 
Chapters 84, 85 and 87) Local contents requirements, e.g. use of local 
contents is required for foreign companies trade restrictive 
effect V-F TRIMs c  
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6  automobile parts (HS 
Chapters 84, 85 and 
87) Trade balancing requirements, e.g. imposing 
export requirements on automobile companies in 
relation to the import value trade and 
investment 
restrictive effect VII-D TRIMs c 
7  automobile parts (HS 
Chapters 84, 85 and 
87), petroleum oils 
and their products (HS Chapter 27) Restriction on foreign investment (investment 
ratio, restriction on liaison offices, e.g. restriction 
on joint-venture investment, restriction on setting 
up liaison offices trade and 
investment 
restrictive effect VII-D GATS c 
8  information 
technology products (HS Chapters 84, 85 
and 90), base metals 
(HS Chapters 72 to 83), textiles (HS 
Chapters 50 to 63) 
cosmetics (HS 
Headings 3303 to 
3305, 3307, HS Subheading 3401.11) Discrimination by country in refunding of 
internal tax trade restrictive 
effect VI   
9  automobile (HS 
Chapter 87) prohibition of selling both imported cars and 
domestic cars trade distortive 
effect VII-C GATT Article III  
10  cabotage (HS 
Chapter 89) Measures taken by a Member under specific 
mandatory legislation, enacted by that Member before it became a contracting party to GATT 
1947, which prohibit the use, sale or lease of 
foreign-built or foreign-reconstructed vessels in commercial applications between points in 
national waters substantial 
import restriction I-C, 
V-B GATT 
Paragraph 3 a 
 
11  textiles HS Chapters 
50 to 63), machinery 
HS Chapters 84 to 85 Lack of preventive meas ures in the countries 
concerned for false country of origin marking, 
e.g. false country of origin marking of textile products trade distortive 
effect II-F, 
VII-E GATT Article IX   
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12  automobiles HS 
Chapter 87 Price registration system on import products, e.g. 
requirement to submit price registration form and 
difficulty in modifying the registered price trade restrictive 
effect V-H GATT Article VIII 
  
13  automobiles and their 
parts, machinery for 
building automobiles 
(HS Chapters 84, 85 and 87)  Customs procedure lacks transparency, is 
complicated and unstable - more time needed for 
procedures and import ports are limited, e.g. 
complicated customs procedures for imported cars unstableness and 
unpredictability 
of trade II-G, 
VII-E GATT Articles 
VIII, X a 
14  information 
technology products, 
electrical machinery 
(HS Chapters 84, 85 and 90) Inappropriateness, non-transparent and unstable 
customs classification, e.g. levying duties on 
camcorders, FPD (Flat Panel Display) based on 
inappropriate custom s classification  unstableness and 
unpredictability 
of trade II-C GATT  
Article II a 
15  mineral products (HS 
Heading 25.29,28.46 Export quantity restrictions and their 
untransparent quota allocation  
e.g. export quantity restrictions on fluorspar,rare 
earth by E/L. trade restrictive 
effect V-G GATT Articles X, 
XI, XX 
 a 
16  automobiles and their 
parts HS Chapters 
84, 85 and 87 Non-transparency and unfairness of 
implementation of issuing import licenses, e.g. 
import licensing process lacks transparency  unstableness and 
unpredictability 
of trade II-H, 
V-A GATT Articles X, 
XIII 
 Agreement on 
Import Licensing 
Procedures c 
17  forest products (HS 
Chapter 44) Export ban and export restriction trade distortive 
effect V-G GATT Articles XI, 
XX a 
18  textiles HS Chapters 
50 to 63  Import prohibition on used products, e.g. import 
ban on used textile products trade restrictive 
effect V-A GATT Articles XI, 
XX c 
19  forest products (HS 
Chapter 44) Export taxes and levies trade distortive 
effect V-J  a 
20  Generic Trading rights trade distortive 
effects VII-E    
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21  cosmetics (HS 
Chapter 33) Requirement of a production license from the 
government of an importing country, e.g. export 
is prohibited without a license issued by the 
government of an importing country  substantial 
import restriction III-C   
22  Generic Unstableness of refund of Value-Added Tax on 
imported goods, e.g. though it is the object of a refund, it is not refunded nor delayed, due to new 
regulations or for fiscal reasons. Also, there is a 
lack of a clear explanation prior to any change of regulations - it changes so often and it is not 
stable unpredictability 
of trade VII-E   
 
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