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PRESS/TPRB/254 
7 October 2005 
 
(05-4537) 
TRADE POLICY REVIEW:  TUNISIA 
The WTO encourages Tunisia to continue its reforms 
The second Trade Policy Review of Tunisia ende d successfully after a detailed analysis of its 
reforms since the first review in 1994.  The Tunisian delegation at the meeting was headed by 
H.E. Minister Mondher Zenaidi. 
 Members congratulated Tunisia on its sustained economic growth and its progress in improving the 
standard of living, achieved largely thanks to its macroeconomic reforms of the past decade.  
Some members also congratulated Tunisia for its efforts in the area of trade falicitation and the dismantling of quantitative import restrictions. 
 
In view of its high tariffs, Members encouraged T unisia to step up its trade reforms in order to 
adhere more closely to the principles of the WTO, to overcome the dualism within its economy, and to exploit its comparative advantages more effectively. 
 
The concluding remarks of the Chairperson of th e Trade Policy Review Body are attached.  The 
following documents are available in MS Word format on the WTO website.  They can be 
downloaded at http://www.wto.org/ english/tratop_e/tpr_e/tp252.htm 
 • Secretariat report 
> Contents and summary observations 
> Economic environment  
> Trade and investment regimes 
> Trade policies and practices by measure 
> Trade policies by sector 
> Appendix tables  
• Government report 
• Chairperson's concluding remarks 
• Minutes of the Meeting (available appr oximately six weeks after the meeting) 
Note 
 
Trade Policy Reviews are an exercise, mandated in the WTO agreements, in which member countries’ trade and related policies are examined and evaluated at regular intervals. Significant 
developments that may have an impact on the global trading system are also monitored. For each 
review, two documents are prepared: a policy stat ement by the government of the member under 
review, and a detailed report written independently by the WTO Secretariat. These two documents 
are then discussed by the WTO’s full membership in  the Trade Policy Review Body (TPRB). These 
documents and the proceedings of the TPRB’s meetings are published shortly afterwards.  
 
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Next reviews: 
Guinea : 12 and 14 October 2005 
Bolivia : 1 and 3 November 2005 
Romania : 28 and 30 November 2005 
 
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