N°________________ WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SECRET/20/Add.7 
10 January 2007 
 (07-0116) 
 Original:   Spanish 
  
 
ARTICLE XXVIII:3 NEGOTIATIONS 
 
Article XXVIII:3 – Notification by Colombia
 
 
Addendum  
 
  The following communication, dated 21 December 2006, is being circulated at the request of 
the delegation of Colombia.  
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  In its communication of 19 January 2004 (document G/SECRET/20), the European Communities notified the World Trade Organization and its Members of its intention to withdraw the 
tariff commitments in Schedule XCII Czech Re public, Schedule CXLIV Republic of Estonia, 
Schedule CVII Republic of Cyprus, Schedule CXLIII Republic of Latvia, Schedule CL Republic of 
Lithuania, Schedule LXXI Republic of Hungary, Schedule CXVII Republic of Malta, Schedule LXV 
Republic of Poland, Schedule XCVI Republic of  Slovenia, Schedule XCIII Slovak Republic and 
Schedule CXL of the European Communities of 15.   It further announced that "[p]ending the 
completion of the Article XXIV and XXVIII GA TT 1994 procedures and the creation of a new 
schedule valid for the European Communities of 25, the commitments  in the European Communities 
Schedule CXL would be fully respected".   The European Communities stated in its notifi cation that the withdrawal of commitments in 
the above Schedules would be effective as of 1 Ma y 2004.  As a result of the new duties and other 
trade regulations, access for bananas imports fro m Colombia – under item 08030019 of European 
Communities Schedule CXL – to the Czech Republic , Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, the 
Slovak Republic and Slovenia has been impaired.   As a Member with a substantial interest, Co lombia initiated negotiations with the European 
Communities under Articles XXIV:6 and XXVIII of the GATT 1994 in order to obtain compensatory 
adjustment on account of the withdrawal of tariff concessions on item 08030019.  These negotiations 
have not led to any compensatory adjustment to date.   Colombia therefore wishes to notify WTO Members that it will exercise its rights under 
Article XXVIII:3 to withdraw subs tantially equivalent concessions on  products of interest to the 
European Communities as outlined in  the attached table.  Unl ess Colombia issues a further 
notification to Members, the modifications in ques tion will take effect 30 days following circulation 
of this notification among WTO Members.   We take note of document G/L/695/Add.4, date d 19 December 2006, of the Council for Trade 
in Goods, whereby the European  Communities states that it believ es it desirable to provide for a 
further extension of six months of the period est ablished by GATT Article XXVIII for withdrawal of 
substantially equivalent concessions.  Should the Co uncil for Trade in Goods approve extension of the G/SECRET/20/Add.7 
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  time-limit for the withdrawal of the concessions re ferred to in Article XXVIII:3 of the GATT 1994, 
Colombia will suspend the action based on this notification.  G/SECRET/20/Add.7 
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Tariff Line DESCRIPTION 
2208300000 Whisky 
1509100000 Virgin olive oil 
1509900000 Other olive oils and their fracti ons, whether or not refined, but not 
chemically modified 
6215100000 Ties, bow ties and cravats – Of  silk or silk waste, not knitted 
2204100000 Sparkling wine 2208202900 Other spirits obtained by dis tilling grape wine:  cognac, brandy 
2208500000 Gin and geneva 
2001901000 Olives prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid 2201100000 Mineral waters and aerated waters , not containing added sugar or other 
sweetening matter or flavoured 
2005700000 Olives, prepared or preserved (other wise than by vinegar or acetic acid), not 
frozen 
1510000000 Other oils obtained solely from o lives, and their fractions, whether or not 
refined, but not chemically modified, including blends of these oils or fractions with oils or fractions of heading 1509 
6215900000 Ties, bow ties and cravats, of other textile materials, not knitted 
2204210000 Wine in containers of a capacity of 2l or less 
 Perfumes and toilet waters 
 
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