WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/GEN/1/Rev.3 
16 February 2006 
 (06-0668) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  
  
 
STATEMENTS ON IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION  
OF THE AGREEMENT UNDER ARTICLE 15.2 
 
Note by the Secretariat
 
 
Revision  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 Article 15.2 of the TBT Agreement provides that:   
"Each Member shall, promptly after the date on which the WTO Agreement 
enters into force for it, inform the Committee of measures in existence or 
taken to ensure the implementation and administration of this Agreement.  
Any changes of such measures thereaft er shall also be notified to the 
Committee."   
 The following table contains a list of  Members having submitted a Statement on 
implementation and administration of the Agreem ent under Article 15.2 since 1995.  In 2005, the 
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,  the Republic of Rwanda, and Kenya
1 have submitted their 
statements, and Colombia and the European Communities2 have submitted a revision to their 
statements.  To date, a total of 103  Members have submitted at least one such Statement. 
 
 
 
                                                      
1 G/TBT/2/Add.84,  G/TBT/2/Add.85 and G/TBT/2/Add.86 and Suppl.1, respectively. 
2 G/TBT/2/Add.18/Rev.1, Add.12/Rev.3, respectively. This document has been prepa red under the Secretariat's own 
responsibility and without prejudice to the positions of Members 
and to their rights and obligations under the WTO G/TBT/GEN/1/Rev.3 
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MEMBERS DOCUMENT  DATE 
Antigua and Barbuda G/TBT/2/Add.66 7 March 2003 
G/TBT/2/Add.21  4 September 1996 
G/TBT/2/Add.21/Suppl.1 9 February 1999 
G/TBT/2/Add.21/Suppl.2 20 April 1999 Argentina 
G/TBT/2/Add.21/Suppl.3 29 August 2003 
G/TBT/2/Add.75 6 August 2003 Armenia 
G/TBT/2/Add.75/Rev.1 10 August 2004 
G/TBT/2/Add.8 31 May 1996 
G/TBT/2/Add.8/Rev.1  29 May 2001 Australia 
G/TBT/2/Add.8/Rev.1/Suppl.1 21 June 2001 
Austria See "European Communities" See "European Communities" 
Bahrain G/TBT/2/Add.19 2 August 1999 
Barbados G/TBT/2/Add.48 24 September 1999 
Belgium See "European Communities" See "European Communities" 
G/TBT/2/Add.43  20 January 1998 Bolivia 
G/TBT/2/Add.43/Suppl.1 18 September 1998 
G/TBT/2/Add.26 29 October 1996 
G/TBT/2/Add.26/Rev.1 28 October 2002 
G/TBT/2/Add.26/Re v.1/Suppl.1 18 December 2002 
G/TBT/2/Add.26/Rev.2 26 June 2003 Brazil 
G/TBT/2/Add.26/Rev.2/Suppl.1 7 July 2003 
G/TBT/2/Add.32 23 May 1997 
G/TBT/2/Add.32/Rev.1 12 October 2001 Bulgaria 
G/TBT/2/Add.32/Rev.2 16 July 2003 
G/TBT/2/Add.6 4 June 1996 Canada 
 
G/TBT/2/Add.6/Rev.1 9 September 2002 
G/TBT/2/Add.16  22 July 1996 
G/TBT/2/Add.16/Suppl.1 19 April 1999 Chile 
G/TBT/2/Add.16/Suppl.2 24 November 2003 
China, People's Republic of G/TBT/2/Add.65 29 January 2002  G/TBT/GEN/1/Rev.3 
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MEMBERS DOCUMENT  DATE 
G/TBT/2/Add.18 29 August 1996 Colombia 
G/TBT/2/Add.18/Rev.1 5 July 2005 
G/TBT/2/Add.51  12 April 1999 Costa Rica 
G/TBT/2/Add.51/Suppl.1 10 March 2003 
Croatia G/TBT/2/Add.73 24 January 2003 
Cuba G/TBT/2/Add.13 27 June 1996 
G/TBT/2/Add.46 27 February 1998 Cyprus 
See "European Communities" See "European Communities" 
G/TBT/2  8 November 1995 
G/TBT/2 /Suppl.1 21 June 2002 Czech Republic 
See "European Communities" See "European Communities" 
Democratic Republic of the Congo G/TBT/2/Add.79 15 July 2004 
Denmark See "European Communities" See "European Communities" 
Dominica G/TBT/2/Add.62 28 February 2001 
Dominican Republic G/TBT/2/Add.74 30 June 2003 
Egypt G/TBT/2/Add.34 22 July 1997 
El Salvador  G/TBT/2/Add.78 22 March 2004 
G/TBT/2/Add.58 16 March 2000 
G/TBT/2/Add.58/Rev.1 1 March 2001 
G/TBT/2/Add.58/Rev. 2 10 December 2001 Estonia 
See "European Communities" See "European Communities" 
European Communities:  
Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, 
Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, 
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, 
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, The 
Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, 
Sweden, United Kingdom G/TBT/2/Add.12/ 
G/TBT/2/Add.12/Suppl.1 
G/TBT/2/Add.12/Rev.1 
G/TBT/2/Add.12/Rev.2 G/TBT/2/Add.12/Rev.3 27 June 1996 
4 March 1997 
1 July 1998 
5 November 1999 
18 October 2005 
Finland See "European Communities" See "European Communities" 
Former Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedonia (FYROM)  G/TBT/2/Add.84 22 February 2005 
France See "European Communities" See "European Communities" 
Georgia G/TBT/2/Add.81 15 October 2004 G/TBT/GEN/1/Rev.3 
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MEMBERS DOCUMENT  DATE 
Germany See "European Communities" See "European Communities" 
Ghana G/TBT/2/Add.76 29 October 2003 
Greece See "European Communities" See "European Communities" 
Grenada G/TBT/2/Add.67 12 March 2002 
Honduras G/TBT/2/Add.50 22 October 1998 
Hong Kong, China G/TBT/2/Add.1 29 January 1996 
G/TBT/2/Add.41 21 October 1997 Hungary 
See "European Communities" See "European Communities" 
G/TBT/2/Add.55  1 June 1999 Iceland 
G/TBT/2/Add.55/Suppl.1 11 July 2000 
India G/TBT/2/Add.56 22 October 1999 
G/TBT/2/Add.3 22 March 1996 Indonesia 
G/TBT/2/Add.3/Rev.1 18 May 2004 
Ireland See "European Communities" See "European Communities" 
Israel G/TBT/2/Add.72 23 January 2001 
Italy See "European Communities" See "European Communities" 
Jamaica G/TBT/2/Add.57 22 July 1999 
Japan G/TBT/2/Add.10 11 June 1999 
Jordan G/TBT/2/Add.61 18 October 2000 
G/TBT/2/Add.86 24 April 2005 Kenya 
G/TBT/2/Add.86/Suppl.1 02 June 2005 
Korea G/TBT/2/Add.28 12. November 1996 
Kyrgyz Republic G/TBT/2/Add.59 16 March 2000 
G/TBT/2/Add.52 13 April 1999 Latvia 
See "European Communities" See "European Communities" 
Liechtenstein G/TBT/2/Add.36 6 August 1997 
G/TBT/2/Add.64 4 October 2001 Lithuania 
See "European Communities" See "European Communities" 
Luxembourg See "European Communitie s" See "European Communities" 
Macao, China G/TBT/2/Ad d.30 23 December 1996  G/TBT/GEN/1/Rev.3 
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MEMBERS DOCUMENT  DATE 
Madagascar G/TBT/2/Add.80 3 August 2004 
G/TBT/2/Add.9 12 June 1996 Malaysia 
G/TBT/2/Add.9/Rev.1 29 October 2004 
Malta See "European Communities" See "European Communities" 
Mauritius G/TBT/2/Add.40 17 September 1997 
Mexico G/TBT/2/Add.14 19 July 1996 
Moldova G/TBT/2/Add.68 15 March 2002 
Mongolia G/TBT/2/Add.44 29 January 1998 
Morocco G/TBT/2/Add.39 6 August 1997 
Namibia G/TBT/2/Ad d.42 9 December 1997 
Netherlands See "European Communities" See "European Communities" 
New Zealand G/TBT/2/Add.24 11 October 1996 
Nicaragua G/TBT/2/Add.82 25 October 2004 
Nigeria G/TBT/2/Add.20 
 2 August 1996 
G/TBT/2/Add.15 15 July 1996 Norway 
G/TBT/2/Add.15/Rev.1 26 June 1997 
Oman G/TBT/2/Add.63 12 April 2001 
Pakistan G/TBT/2/Add.45 12 February 1998 
G/TBT/2/Add.53  7 May 1999 Panama 
G/TBT/2/Add.53/Corr.1 14 October 1999 
Papua New Guinea G/TBT/2/Add.77 5 March 2004 
Peru G/TBT/2/Add.29 23 December 1996 
Philippines G/TBT/2/Add.11 11 June 1996 
G/TBT/2/Add.31 18 February 1997 
G/TBT/2/Add.31/Rev.1 24 March 1997 Poland 
See "European Communities"  See "European Communities" 
Portugal See "European Communities" See "European Communities" 
G/TBT/2/Add.17 2 August 1996 Romania 
G/TBT/2/Add.17/Corr.1 11 September 1996 G/TBT/GEN/1/Rev.3 
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MEMBERS DOCUMENT  DATE 
Rwanda G/TBT/2/Add.85 24 February 2005 
Saint Lucia G/TBT/2/Add.37 6 August 1997 
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines G/TBT/2/Ad d.71 10 December 2002 
Sierra Leone G/TBT/2/Ad d.83 16 December 2004 
Singapore G/TBT/2/Add.25 29 October 1996 
G/TBT/2/Add.4 26 March 1996 Slovak Republic 
See "European Communities" See "European Communities" 
G/TBT/2/Add.5  28 March 1996 
G/TBT/2/Add.5/Suppl.1 18 August 1999 
G/TBT/2/Add.5/Suppl.2 1 November 2001 Slovenia 
See "European Communities" See "European Communities" 
South Africa G/TBT/2/Add.60 14 July 2000 
Spain See "European Communities" See "European Communities" 
Sri Lanka G/TBT/2/Add.27 8 November 1996 
Swaziland G/TBT/2/Add.35 22 July 1997 
Sweden See "European Communities" See "European Communities" 
Switzerland G/TBT/2/Add.7 14 June 1996 
Separate Customs Territory of 
Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu (Chinese Taipei) G/TBT/2/Add.69 11 July 2002 
Thailand G/TBT/2/Add.38 6 August 1997 
Trinidad and Tobago G/TBT/2/Add.47 13 July 1998 
Tunisia G/TBT/2/Add.22 26 November 1996 
Turkey G/TBT/2/Add.33 18 June 1997 
Uganda  G/TBT/2/Add.23 8 October 1996 
United Kingdom See "European Communities" See "European Communities" 
United States G/TBT/2/Add.2 19 February 1996 
Uruguay G/TBT/2/Add.54 26 May 1999 
Venezuela G/TBT/2/Add.70 10 September 2002 
Zimbabwe G/TBT/2/Add.49 28 September 1998 
 
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