WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/VAL/W/89/Rev.1 
15 October 2009 
 (09-5041) 
Committee on Customs Valuation  
  
 
SEVENTH ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE IMPLEMENTATION AND 
OPERATION OF THE AGREEM ENT ON IMPLEMENTATION 
OF ARTICLE VII OF THE GENERAL AGREEMENT 
ON TARIFFS AND TRADE 1994 
 
Background Working Document by the Secretariat
 
 
Revision  
  
 This revised working document is circulated by the Secretariat in preparation for the completion 
of the seventh annual review of the implementa tion and operation of the Ag reement on Implementation 
of Article VII of the General Agre ement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (the  Agreement).  This review was 
suspended at the Committee' s meeting on 25 October 2001.  This re vision is an updated version of the 
sixth review to include the work of the 25 Octobe r and 21 November 2001 meetings of the Committee.   
 
 
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  Article 23 of the Agreement provides that "the Committee shall review annually the 
implementation and operation of this Agreement taking into ac count the objectives thereof". 
  The main objectives of the Agr eement are those listed  in the General Introductory Commentary.  
The annual review of the Committee should cove r the implementation and ope ration of the Agreement 
in the light of its objectives and specific obligations.  G/VAL/W/89/Rev.1 
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   The contents of this document are as follows: 
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I. MEMBERS, DELAYED APPLICATIONS, RESERVATIONS AND 
OBSERVER STATUS..............................................................................................................3  
(a) WTO Members (143).............................................................................................................. ....3 
(b) Delayed Application and Reservations.......................................................................................4  
(i) Article 20.1 (delayed application of the provisions of the Agreement) (1).................................4  
(ii) Article 20.2 (delayed application of the computed value method) (46)......................................4  
(iii) Annex III, paragraph 1 (extension of the five-year delay period)(11)........................................4  
(iv) Annex III, paragraph 2 (reservation concerning minimum values) (11)....................................5  
(v) Annex III, paragraph 3 (reservation concerni ng reversal of sequential order of 
Articles 5 and 6) (52) ......................................................................................................... .........5  
(vi) Annex III, paragraph 4 (reservation concerning application of Article 5.2 whether or 
not the importer so requests) (50)............................................................................................. ..5 
II. OFFICERS OF THE WTO COMMITTEE ON CUSTOMS VALUATION......................6  
III. MEETINGS OF THE COMMITTEE ....................................................................................6  
IV. NATIONAL LEGISLATION PRESENTED .........................................................................6  
(a) Texts of national legislation.................................................................................................. ......6  
(b) Checklist of issues ............................................................................................................ ..........7  
(c) Examination of national legislation ............................................................................................ 7 
(d) Information on the application of the Committee Decisions ......................................................7  
V. AMENDMENTS, INTERPRETATIONS AND RECTIFICATIONS OF THE 
TEXT OF THE AGREEMENT ..............................................................................................7  
VI. OTHER DECISIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE .....................................................8  
VII. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ..................................................................................................8  
VIII.  ISSUES RELATING TO IMPLEMEN TATION OF THE AGREEMENT........................8  
IX. REPORTS BY THE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ON CUSTOMS 
VALUATION ...................................................................................................................... ......8  
X. CONSULTATION AND DISPUTE SETTLEMENT............................................................9  
XI. ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COUNCIL  FOR TRADE IN GOODS.................................9  
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  I. MEMBERS, DELAYED APPLICATIONS, RESERVATIONS AND OBSERVER 
STATUS 
(a) WTO Members (143) 
Albania Georgia New Zealand 
Angola Germany Nicaragua 
Antigua and Barbuda Ghana Niger 
Argentina Greece Nigeria Australia Grenada Norway Austria Guatemala Oman Bahrain Guinea Bissau Pakistan 
Bangladesh Guinea, Rep. of Panama 
Barbados Guyana Papua New Guinea Belgium Haiti Paraguay Belize Honduras Peru Benin Hong Kong, China Philippines 
Bolivia Hungary Poland 
Botswana Iceland Portugal Brazil India Qatar Brunei Darussalam Indonesia Romania Bulgaria Ireland Rwanda Burkina Faso Israel Saint Kitts and Nevis 
Burundi Italy Saint Lucia 
Cameroon Jamaica Saint Vincent & Grenadine 
Canada Japan Senegal Central African Republic Jordan Sierra Leone 
Chad Kenya Singapore 
Chile Korea Slovak Republic 
China Kuwait Slovenia Colombia Kyrgyz Republic Solomon Islands Congo Latvia South Africa Congo, Democratic Rep. of the  Lesotho Spain Costa Rica Liechtenstein Sri Lanka 
Côte d'Ivoire Lithuania Suriname 
Croatia Luxembourg Swaziland Cuba Macao, China Sweden Cyprus Madagascar Switzerland Czech Republic Malawi Tanzania 
Denmark Malaysia Thailand 
Djibouti Maldives Togo Dominica Mali Trinidad and Tobago Dominican Republic Malta Tunisia EC Mauritania Turkey Ecuador Mauritius Uganda 
Egypt Mexico United Arab Emirates 
El Salvador Moldova United Kingdom Estonia Mongolia United States Fiji Morocco Uruguay Finland Mozambique Venezuela, The Bolivarian Rep. of 
France Myanmar Zambia 
Gabon Namibia Zimbabwe Gambia Netherlands  G/VAL/W/89/Rev.1 
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  (b) Delayed Application and Reservations 
This table reflects the situation with respect to special and differential treatment provisions 
available for developing country Members as at 31 December 2001.  These provisions have been 
invoked as follows:  (i) Article 20.1 (delayed application of the provisions of the Agreement) (1) 
Niger  
 
(ii) Article 20.2 (delayed application of the computed value method) (46) 
Bahrain Kenya 
Bangladesh Kuwait 
Bolivia Madagascar Brunei Darussalam Malaysia Burkina Faso Mali Cameroon Malta 
Chile Mauritania 
Colombia Myanmar Costa Rica Nicaragua Côte d'Ivoire Nigeria Djibouti Pakistan Dominican Republic Peru
1 
Ecuador Philippines 
Egypt Senegal El Salvador Sri Lanka Gabon Tanzania Guatemala Thailand 
Guyana Togo 
Haiti Tunisia Honduras United Arab Emirates Indonesia Uruguay Israel Venezuela, The Bolivarian Rep. of Jamaica Zambia 
 
(iii) Annex III, paragraph 1 (extension of the five-year delay period)(11) 
Bolivia (G/VAL/37) Haiti (WT/L/439) 
Burundi (G/VAL/38) Maldives (G/VAL/35) Cameroon (WT/L/396) Mauritania (G/VAL29) 
Côte d'Ivoire (G/VAL/32) Myanmar (G/VAL/28) 
El Salvador (G/VAL/30)  Sri Lanka (G/VAL/23;  G/VAL/41;  G/VAL/42) Guatemala (G/VAL/33)   
 
                                                     
 
1 The invocation of the special provisions availabl e for developing country Member under the Customs 
Valuation Agreement 1979 shall continue to apply under the WTO Customs Valuation Agreement for the 
developing country Member concerned (WT/L/38).  G/VAL/W/89/Rev.1 
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  (iv) Annex III, paragraph 2 (reservation concerning minimum values) (11) 
Colombia (G/VAL/26) Hondur as (G/VAL/15 + Corr.1) 
Côte d'Ivoire  Jamaica (G/VAL/40) Dominican Republic (G/C/W/ 310) Madagascar (WT/L/408) 
El Salvador  Nicaragua (G/VAL/25) 
Gabon (G/VAL/14)   Pakistan 
Guatemala (G/VAL/43)  
 
(v) Annex III, paragraph 3 (reservation concerning reversal of sequential order of Articles 5 
and 6) (52) 
Argentina
1 Guyana Niger 
Bahrain Haiti Pakistan Bangladesh Honduras Peru
1 
Brazil1 India1 Philippines 
Brunei Darussalam Indonesia Senegal 
Burkina Faso Israel Sri Lanka 
Cameroon Jamaica Thailand Chile Kenya Togo Colombia Madagascar Tunisia Costa Rica Maldives Turkey
1 
Côte d'Ivoire Malawi1 Uganda 
Djibouti Malaysia United Arab Emirates 
Dominican Republic Mali Uruguay Ecuador Malta Venezuela, The Bolivarian Rep. of  Egypt Mexico
1 Zambia 
El Salvador Morocco1 Zimbabwe1 
Gabon Myanmar  
Guatemala Nicaragua  
 
(vi) Annex III, paragraph 4 (reservation concerning application of Article 5.2 whether or not the 
importer so requests) (50) 
Argentina1 Egypt Malaysia Thailand 
Bahrain El Salvador Mali Togo 
Bangladesh Gabon Malta Tunisia Brazil
1 Guatemala Mexico1 Turkey1 
Brunei Darussalam Guyana Morocco1 Uruguay 
Burkina Faso Haiti Myanmar Venezuela, The  
Cameroon Honduras Nicaragua   Bolivarian Rep. of 
Chile India1 Niger Zambia 
Colombia Indonesia Nigeria Zimbabwe1 
Costa Rica Israel Pakistan  Côte d'Ivoire Jamaica Peru
1  
Djibouti Kenya Philippines  
Dominican Republic Madagascar Senegal  
Ecuador Maldives Sri Lanka  
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  (c) Observer Governments (34) 
 
Algeria Lebanon Andorra Nepal Armenia Russian Federation 
Azerbaijan Samoa 
Bahamas San Marino Belarus São Tomé and Principe Bhutan Saudi Arabia Bosnia and Herzegovina Seychelles 
Cambodia Sudan 
Cape Verde Taipei, Chinese China, Peoples Rep.  Tonga Equatorial Guinea Ukraine Ethiopia  Uzbekistan 
Former Yugoslav  Rep.  of Macedonia Vanuatu 
Holy See Viet Nam Kazakhstan Yemen Laos, P.D.R. of  Yugos lavia, Fed. Rep. of 
 (d) Observer International Organizations (6)
2 
 
World Customs Organization IMF UNCTAD ACP 
IADB World Bank 
 II. OFFICERS OF THE WTO COMMITTEE ON CUSTOMS VALUATION 
 Chairperson:  Mr. K. J. Weerasinghe (Sri Lanka) 
 Vice-Chairperson: Mr. Toshio Onishi (Japan)   
III. MEETINGS OF THE COMMITTEE 
 During the reporting period, the Committee ha s held five formal meetings on 9 March 
(G/VAL/M/19) and on 11 April 2001 (G/VAL/M/20); under the Chairmanship of Mr. Remo Moretta 
(Australia); and on 24 July (G/VAL/M/21) , 2 October (G/VAL/M/22), 25 October 2001 
(G/VAL/M/23), and 21 November (G /VAL/M/24) under the Chairmanship  of Mr. K. J. Weerasinghe 
(Sri Lanka).     IV. NATIONAL LEGISLATION PRESENTED 
(a) Texts of national legislation 
 Article 22 of the Agreement requires each Member  to inform the Committee of any changes in 
its laws and regulations relevant to the Agreem ent and in the administration of such laws and 
regulations.  At its fi rst meeting, on 12 May 1995, the Comm ittee agreed on procedures for the 
notification of national legislation (G/V AL/M/1, paragraphs 29-35, 71 and 72). 
 
 During the reporting period, the following co mmunications and texts ha ve been submitted: 
 
                                                     
 
2These organizations now have official observer status following Agreement in the Committee 
(G/VAL/M/5) and Agreements between the World Bank and the IMF with the WTO (WT/L/195).  G/VAL/W/89/Rev.1 
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  Albania (G/VAL/N/1/ALB/1) 
Brazil (G/VAL/N/1/BRA/3) Colombia (G/VAL/N/1/COL/1) Cuba (G/AL/N/1/CUB/1) Dominica (G/VAL/N/1/DMA/1) 
Dominican Republic (G/VAL/N/1/DOM/1) 
Indonesia (G/VAL/N/1/IDN/1) Jamaica (G/VAL/N/1/JAM/1) Korea (G/VAL/N/1/KOR/2) Kyrgyz Republic (G/VAL/N/1/KGZ/1) Madagascar (G/VAL/N/1/MDG/1) 
Malaysia (G/VAL/N/1/MYS/1) Mauritius (G/VAL/N/1/MUS/1) Oman  (G/VAL/N/1/OMN/1) Pakistan (G/VAL/N/1/PAK/1) 
Philippines (G/VAL/N/1/PHL/1) 
Romania (G/VAL/N/1/ROM/2) Senegal (G/VAL/N/1/SEN/1) Uruguay (G/VAL/N/1/URY/1) 
 
(b) Checklist of issues 
 At its first meeting, on 12 May 1995, the Commit tee agreed on procedures for the submission of 
a checklist of issues (G/ VAL/M/1, paragraphs 36-39). 
 
 During the reporting period, the followi ng communications have been submitted: 
 
Colombia (G/VAL/N/2/COL/1) Costa Rica (G/VAL/N/2/CRI/1) Jamaica (G/VAL/N/2/JAM/1) Malaysia (G/VAL/N/2/MYS/1) Mauritius (G/VAL/N/2/MUS/1) 
Swaziland (G/VAL/N/2/SWZ/1) Turkey (G/VAL/N/2/TUR/1) Uruguay (G/VAL/N/2/URY/1) 
 
(c) Examination of national legislation 
 At its meeting of 11 April 2001, the Comm ittee pursued its examination of various 
communications and impl ementing legislations.  The Committee agreed to conclude the examination of 
the legislations of Brazil, Jama ica, Kyrgyz Republic, Oman and Romania; the examination of the 
legislations of Colomb ia and Urugua y were still underway.  The Committee noted that 47 Members 
which were applying the Agreement ha d not notified their legislation.  
  At the 25 October 2001 meeting, the Committee co ncluded the examination of the legislations 
of Albania, Colombia, Cuba, Dominica, Domini can Republic, Indonesia, Madagascar, Malaysia, 
Mauritius, Pakistan, the Philippines, Senegal, a nd Uruguay.  The Committee would revert to the 
examination of the legislation of Korea and the respon ses to the Checklist of Issues from Swaziland at 
its next meeting.    (d) Information on the application of the Committee Decisions 
 Information on the application of the Decision on the Treatment of Interest Charges in the 
Customs Value of Imported Goods and of paragrap h 2 of the Decision on the Valuation of Carrier 
Media Bearing Software for Data Processing Equipm ent (G/VAL/5), made available by Members, was 
summarized in documents G/VA L/W/5/Rev.9 and Rev.10.   
 
V. AMENDMENTS, INTERPRETATIONS AND RECTIFICATIONS OF THE TEXT OF 
THE AGREEMENT 
 At its first meeting on 12 May 1995, the Co mmittee adopted the de cision relating to the 
interpretation of the Agreement, which had prev iously been adopted by the Tokyo Round Committee 
(G/VAL/M/1, paragraphs 66-67).  The decisions we re reproduced in document G/VAL/5.  No new 
decisions relating to the interpre tation of the Agreement were a dopted during the reporting period. 
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  VI. OTHER DECISIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE 
  At its first meeting on 12 May 1995, the Committee adopted othe r decisions which are 
contained in document G/VAL/5.  The Committee also adopted decisi ons that were referred by the 
Ministers at Marrakech to the Committee for adopti on.  The texts of the de cisions are contained in 
document G/VAL/1.   
 
 At the meeting of 9 March, the Committee adopted a Decision granting Ja maica a reservation 
for minimum values in accordance w ith paragraph 2 of Annex III.   
  At the meeting of 25 October, the Committee adopt ed a Decision to grant a further extension to 
Sri Lanka of its delay period to apply the Agreement in accordance with paragraph 1 of Annex III of the 
Agreement.     At the meeting of 21 November, the Committ ee adopted a Decision to grant Guatemala a 
reservation for the use of minimum values in ac cordance with paragraph 2 of Annex III of the 
Agreement.   
 
VII. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 
 Technical assistance aimed at helping countries in their preparations for the application of the 
Agreement has continued to be a matter of high pr iority to Members, to the Committee and to the 
Technical Committee during the reporting period.  At the Apri l meeting, the Committee continued its 
discussion on the proposal from the European Communi ties to reinvigorate the Committee's work on 
technical assistance (G/VAL/W/82).  At the April meeting, the WTO Secretar iat briefed the Committee 
on the its technical assistance activities.  At th e July meeting, the Committee adopted the Work 
Programme designed to give the proposal structur e which was contained in  G/VAL/W/82/Rev.1.   
 VIII.  ISSUES RELATING TO IMPLEMEN TATION OF THE AGREEMENT  
 At the 11 April and 25 October meetings, discuss ion continued on India's concerns related to 
certain aspects of the European Communities' custom s valuation policy and practices. Also at the 11 
April meeting, the Committee took note of the General Council's agreement with the recommendation of the Working Party on Preshipment Inspection that future monitoring of the Agreement on 
Preshipment Inspection be undertaken initially by  the Customs Valuation Committee, where PSI 
would be a standing agenda item (G/L/300).  At  the 25 October and 12 November meetings, the 
Committee heard concerns from Thailand on Mexico's alleged use of minimum values for canned pineapple.  
IX. REPORTS BY THE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ON CUSTOMS VALUATION 
 At the April meeting, the representative of the World Customs Organization (WCO) presented a 
report on the current work of the Technical Committe e, and the technical assi stance programme of the 
Valuation Sub-Directorate.  At the October mee ting, the representative of the World Customs 
Organization (WCO) presented an oral report on the Tw elfth and Thirteenth Sessions of the Technical 
Committee on Customs Valuation, held on 28 May – 1 January 2001 and 15-19 October 2001 
respectively. 
 
 The Committee on Customs Valuation took note of these reports and expressed appreciation for the continued valuable work of the Technical Committee.    G/VAL/W/89/Rev.1 
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  X. CONSULTATION AND DISPUTE SETTLEMENT 
 During the reporting period, the United States and Romania notified the DSB that they had 
reached a mutually agreed solution (G/VAL/D/4/Add.1) .  Also, Brazil initiated consultations pursuant 
to, inter alia , Article 19 of the Agreement on Implementati on of Article VII of the General Agreement 
on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (the Customs Valuation Agreement), with Argentina on the definitive anti-
dumping duties imposed on imports of poultry from Brazil (G/VAL/D/6). 
 
XI. ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN GOODS  
 The Committee adopted its annual report to the Council for Trade in Goods in accordance with 
the requirements of Article 23 of the Agreement (G/L/488). 
 
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  ANNEX I 
 
Information on National Legislation
 
  Below are listed the references of the documents
1 containing national laws, regulations etc. and 
replies to the Checklist of I ssues received from Members. 
  
Member National legislation Replies to the Checklist of Issues 
Albania  G/VAL/N/1/ALB/1  
Argentina 
 VAL/1/Add.22 + Suppl. 1-4  
G/VAL/N/1/ARG/1 VAL/2/Rev.2/Add.4 +Suppl.2/Rev.1 
Australia VAL/1/Add.14 + Suppl.1-4 
G/VAL/N/1/AUS/1 VAL/2/Rev.1/Add.12 + Suppl.1 
Botswana VAL/1/Add.16 (not notified under 
WTO) Not received 
Brazil VAL/1/Add.20 + Suppl.1 
G/VAL/N/1/BRA/1,  2, and 3  VAL/2/Rev.2/Add.3 
Bulgaria G/VAL/N/1/BGR/1 and 2 G/VAL/N/2/BGR/1 
Canada VAL/1/Add.17 + Suppl.1-3 
G/VAL/N/1/CAN/1 and 2 VAL/2/Rev.1/Add.14 
G/VAL/N/2/CAN/1 
Colombia G/VAL/N/1/COL/1 and 2  G/VAL/N/2/COL/1 
Costa Rica G/VAL/N/1/CRI/1 G/VAL/N/2/CRI/1 
Cuba G/VAL/N/1/CUB/1  
Cyprus VAL/1/Add.26 
G/VAL/N/1/CYP/2 VAL/2/Rev.2/Add.7 
Czech Rep. VAL/1/Add.18 + Suppl.1/ Corr.1-2 
G/VAL/N/1/CZE/1, 2, and 3 VAL/2/Rev.1/Add.15 + Suppl.1 
G/VAL/N/2/CZE/1 
Dominica G/VAL/N/1/DMA/1  
Dominican Rep G/VAL/N/1/DOM/1  
EEC VAL/1/Add.2 + Suppl.1-13  
G/VAL/N/1/EEC/1/Rev.1 VAL/2/Rev.1/Add.6 + Suppl.1 
Estonia G/VAL/N/1/EST/1 
 G/VAL/N/2/EST/1 
G/VAL/N/2/EST/1/Corr.1 
Fiji G/VAL/N/1/FJI/1 and 2  G/VAL/N/2/FJI/1 
Gabon G/VAL/N/1/GAB/1  
Hong Kong China VAL/1/Add.9 
G/VAL/N/1/HKG/1 Not applicable 
Hungary VAL/1/Add.6 
G/VAL/N/1/HUN/1 VAL/2/Rev.1/Add.4 
Iceland G/VAL/N/1/ISL/1 G/VAL/N/2/ISL/1 
India VAL/1/Add.24 + Suppl.1 
G/VAL/N/1/IND/1 and 2  VAL/2/Rev.2/Add.6 
Indonesia G/VAL/N/IDN/1  
Israel G/VAL/N/1/ISR/1 + Corr.1  
Jamaica G/VAL/N/1/JAM/1 G/VAL/N/2/JAM/1 
                                                      
1 Documents beginning with "VAL" are documents issued under the Tokyo Round Committee on 
Customs Valuation. 
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  Member National legislation Replies to the Checklist of Issues 
Japan VAL/1/Add.7 
G/VAL/N/1/JPN/1 VAL/2/Rev.1/Add.8 
G/VAL/N/2/JPN/1 
Jordan G/VAL/N/1/JOR/1 G/VAL/N/2/JOR/1 
Korea, Rep.of VAL/1/Add.19 + Suppl.1-4+  
G/VAL/N/1/KOR/1 and 2  VAL/2/Rev.2/Add.1 + Suppl.1 
+ Suppl.2/Corr.1-2 + Suppl.3/Corr.1 
Kyrgyz Rep G/VAL/N/1/KGZ/1 G/VAL/N/2/KGZ/1 
Latvia G/VAL/N/1/LVA/1 G/VAL/N/2/LVA/1 
Lesotho VAL/1/Add.21 + Suppl.1 (not notified 
under WTO) VAL/2/Rev.2/Add.2 
Liechtenstein G/VAL/N/1/LIE/1  
Macao G/VAL/N/1/MAC/1  
Madagascar G/VAL/N/1/MDG/1  
Malawi VAL/1/Add.27  
G/VAL/N/1/MWI/1  
Malaysia G/VAL/N/1/MYS/1 G/VAL/N/2/MYS/1 
Malta G/VAL/N/1/MLT/1 G/VAL/N/2/MLT/1 
Mauritius G/VAL/N/MUS/1 G/VAL/N/2/MUS/1 
Mexico VAL/1/Add.25 + Suppl.1-3 
 VAL/2/Rev.2/Add.8 + Suppl.1/Rev.1 
(not notified under WTO) 
Morocco G/VAL/N/1/MAR/1/ Rev.1 G/VAL/N/2/MAR/1 
G/VAL/N/2/MAR/2 
Namibia G/VAL/N/1/NAM/1  
New Zealand VAL/1/Add.12 + Suppl.1 
G/VAL/N/1/NZL/1 VAL/2/Rev.1/Add.10 
Norway VAL/1/Add.11 +Corr.1 + Suppl.1-2 
G/VAL/N/1/NOR/1 VAL/2/Rev.1/Add.7 
Oman G/VAL/N/1/OMN/1  
Pakistan G/VAL/N/1/PAK/1  
Panama G/VAL/N/1/PAN/1 G/VAL/N/2/PAN/1 
Philippines G/VAL/N/1/PHI/1  
Poland VAL/1/Add.28 
G/VAL/N/1/POL/1 and 2  G/VAL/N/2/POL/1 
Romania VAL/1/Add.8 +  Suppl.1-2 
G/VAL/N/1/ROM/1 and 2  VAL/2/Rev.1/Add.9 
Senegal G/VAL/N/1/SEN/1  
Slovak Rep VAL/1/Add.18 + Suppl.1/ Corr.1-2 
G/VAL/N/1/SVK/1 VAL/2/Rev.1/Add.15+ Suppl.1 
Slovenia G/VAL/N/1/SVN/1 and 2  G/VAL/N/2/SVN/1 
Singapore G/VAL/N/1/SG P/1 G/VAL/N/2/SGP/1 
South Africa VAL/1/Add.15  + Corr.1 + Suppl.1-3 
G/VAL/N/1/ZAF/1 VAL/2/Rev.1/Add.13 
Suriname G/VAL/N/1/SUR/1  
Swaziland  G/ VAL/N/2/SWZ/1 
Switzerland VAL/1/Add.5  
G/VAL/N/1/CHE/1 Not applicable 
Trinidad and 
Tobago G/VAL/N/1/TTO/1 G/VAL/N/2/TTO/1 
Turkey VAL/1/Add.29 
G/VAL/N/1/TUR/1and 2  G/VAL/N/2/TUR/1 G/VAL/W/89/Rev.1 
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  Member National legislation Replies to the Checklist of Issues 
United States VAL/1/Add.1 +  Suppl.1-5 
G/VAL/N/1/USA/1 VAL/2/Rev.1/Add.1 
Uruguay G/VAL/N/1/URY/1 G/VAL/N/2/URY/1 
Zambia G/VAL/N/1/ZMB/1  
Zimbabwe VAL/1/Add.23 
G/VAL/N/1/ZWE/1 VAL/2/Rev.2/Add.5 
 
 
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