RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/LIC/W/14
26 September 2000
(00-3890)
Committee on Import Licensing
THIRD BIENNIAL REVIEW OF THE IMPLEMENTATION AND OPERATION
OF THE AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES
Background Document by the Secretariat
This working document is circulated by the Secretariat in preparation for the third biennial
review of the implementation and operation of th e Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures, to be
conducted at the meeting on 11 October 2000.  This document will have to be updated in light of the
discussion at that meeting in order to give a full pi cture of the developments in the Committee during the
period covered.  Members are invited to communicate to  the Secretariat any additional data they wish to
have included in this document.
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Article 7.1 of the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures requires the Committee to review
as necessary, but at least once every two years, the implementation and operation of the Agreement,
taking into account the objectives thereof, and the rights and obligations contained therein.  Article 7.2
states that as a basis for the Committee review, th e Secretariat shall prepare a factual report based on
information provided under Article 5, responses  to the annual Questionnaire on Import Licensing
Procedures and other relevant reliable information wh ich is available to it, and that this report shall
provide a synopsis of the aforementioned information, in particular indicating any changes or
developments during the period under review, and incl uding any other information as agreed by the
Committee.
The information contained in this document covers the period from 7 November 1998 to
26 September 2000.G/LIC/W/14
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The contents of this document are as follows:
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I. COMMITTEE ON IMPO RT LICENS ING...........................................................................3
A. OFFICERS , MEMBERS AND OBSERVERS ........................................................................................3
B. MAIN DEVELOPMENTS IN THE WORK OF THE COMMITTEE DURING THE PERIOD
COVERED ............................................................................................................................... ......4
II. NOTIFICATIONS............................................................................................................... .....5
A. INVOCATION OF DELAYED APPLICATION PROVISIONS BY DEVELOPING COUNTRY
MEMBERS (FOOTNOTE 5 TO ARTICLE 2.2) ...................................................................................5
B. N OTIFICATIONS OF PUBLICATIONS AND /OR LEGISLATION (ARTICLES 1.4( A) AND/OR
8.2( B)) ............................................................................................................................. ............5
C. N OTIFICATIONS OF IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES (ARTICLES 7.3 AND 5).............................7
III. CONSULTATION AND DI SPUTE SETTLE MENT..........................................................11
ANNEX I ........................................................................................................................ .. 13
ANNEX II ....................................................................................................................... ... 14G/LIC/W/14
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I. COMMITTEE ON IMPORT LICENSING
A. OFFICERS , MEMBERS AND OBSERVERS
1. Officers:
Chairperson (1999):  Mrs. Marie Gosset (Côte d'Ivoire)
Vice-Chairperson (1999):  Mr . Lars Andersen (Norway)
Chairperson (2000): [Mr. Albert Wright (Denmark)]
Vice-Chairperson (2000): [Ms. Fonny Shek (Honk Kong, China)]
2. Members (138)1
                                                     
1 Members on 26 September 2000.Albania
AngolaAntigua & Barbuda
Argentina
Australia
Austria
BahrainBangladesh
Barbados
Belgium
Belize
BeninBolivia
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei Darussalam
BulgariaBurkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Canada
Central African Rep.Chad
Chile
Colombia
Congo
Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire
CubaCyprus
Czech Rep.
Dem. Rep. of Congo
Denmark
DjiboutiDominicaDominican Rep.
ECEcuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Estonia
FijiFinland
France
Gabon
Georgia
GambiaGermany
Ghana
Greece
Grenada
GuatemalaGuinea Bissau
Guinea, Rep. of
Guyana
Haiti
HondurasHong Kong, China
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Ireland
IsraelItaly
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
KenyaKoreaKuwait
Kyrgyz Rep.Latvia
Lesotho
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Macau, ChinaMadagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
MaliMalta
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
MongoliaMorocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
NetherlandsNew Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Norway
Pakistan
PanamaPapua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
PolandPortugalQatar
RomaniaRwanda
St. Kitts & Nevis
St. Lucia
St. Vincent &
Grenadines
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovak Republic
SloveniaSolomon Islands
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
SurinameSwaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
TanzaniaThailandTogo
Trinidad & Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Uganda
United Arab
Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Venezuela
ZambiaZimbabweG/LIC/W/14
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3. Observers
Observer Governments (34)2
Algeria
AndorraArmenia
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Belarus
Bhutan
Bosnia & Herzegovina
CambodiaCape Verde
China
CroatiaEthiopia
Former Yugoslav Rep. of    Macedonia
Holy See
Kazakhstan
Lao Dem. Rep.
Lebanon
Lithuania
MoldovaNepal
Oman
Russian FederationSamoa
Saudi ArabiaSeychelles
Sudan
Chinese Taipei
Tonga
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
VanuatuVietnam
Yemen
Observer organizations
IMF
UNCTAD
World Bank
B. MAIN DEVELOPMENTS IN THE WORK OF THE COMMITTEE DURING THE PERIOD COVERED
4. During the reporting period, the Committee held its ninth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth
meetings on 29 April and 21 October 1999, and 11 April and [11 October 2000].  The minutes of
these meetings are contained in documents G/LIC/M/9-12, respectively.
5. During the period covered, the Committee received notifications of legislation and/or
publications submitted by 19 Members3, replies to the Questionnaire on Import Licensing Procedures
submitted by 34 Members3 and notifications relating to the institution of import licensing procedures
or changes in these procedures submitted by seven Members;  [carried out the third biennial review ofthe implementation and operation of the Agreement under Article 7.1 on the basis of a factual report
prepared by the Secretariat (G/LIC/W/14 & G/LI C/7);]  adopted its annual reports for 1999 [and
2000] to the Council for Trade in Goods in accord ance with Article 7.4 of the Agreement (G/L/336
and G/L/…); took note of the response of the Chairperson to the Chairman of the Council for Trade in
Goods summarizing the discussion held in this Committee at the request of the CTG on the subject of
trade facilitation (G/C/W/149, paragraph 7 and G/LIC/M/9);  heard concerns expressed by several
delegations regarding the compatibility with the Agreement of certain modifications introduced inAugust 1998 by Brazil to its non-automatic import licensing system which had not yet been notified
to the Committee (G/LIC/M/9-11);  [and addressed the situation with respect to the compliance of
Members with the transparency obligations of the Agreement and how this situation could be
improved (G/LIC/M/12)].
                                                     
2 Observers on 26 September 2000.
3  The European Communities and its member States counted as one Member.G/LIC/W/14
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II. NOTIFICATIONS
A. INVOCATION OF DELAYED APPLICATION PROVISIONS BY DEVELOPING COUNTRY MEMBERS
(FOOTNOTE 5 TO ARTICLE 2.2)
6. Pursuant to footnote 5 to Article 2.2 of th e Agreement, a developing country Member, other
than a developing country Member which was a party to the Agreement on Import Licensing
Procedures done on 12 April 1979, which  has specific difficulties complying with the requirementsof subparagraph (a)(ii) (which requires applications for automatic import licences to be accepted on
any working day prior to the customs clearance of the goods) and subparagraph (a)(iii) (which
requires applications for automatic import licences when submitted in appropriate and complete form
to be approved within a maximum of ten working days) may, upon notification to the Committee,
delay the application of these provisions by not more than two years from the date of entry into force
of the WTO Agreement for such Member.
7. The Committee did not receive any notifications under the above provision during the
reporting period. Listed below are the 24 developing country Members which had invoked the
delayed application provisions since the entry into force of the WTO Agreement and (in brackets) the
date of entry into force of the WTO Agreement for the Member concerned (G/LIC/1 and Adds.1-3).
8. The two-year period of delay allowed under the Agreement has expired for all these Members,
and accordingly the obligations of Article 2.2(a)(ii) a nd (a)(iii) apply to all current WTO Members.  It is
recalled that the invocation of the above provisi ons does not exempt Members from the obligation to
notify under Articles 1.4(a), 8.2(b) and 7.3 of the Agreement.
Developing country
MemberFootnote 5 to Article 2.2
Two-year delayed application
(date of WTO Membership)Developing country
MemberFootnote 5 to Article 2.2
Two-year delayed application
(date of WTO Membership)
Bangladesh G/LIC/1 (1.1.95) Honduras G/LIC/1 (1.1.95)
Bolivia G/LIC/1/Add.2 (13.9.95) Indonesia G/LIC/1 (1.1.95)
Brazil G/LIC/1/ (1.1.95) Kenya G/LIC/1 (1.1.95)
Burkina Faso G/LIC/1/Add.1 (3.6.95) Malaysia G/LIC/1 (1.1.95)
Cameroon G/LIC/1/Add.3 (13.12.95) Myanmar G/LIC/1 (1.1.95)
Colombia G/LIC/1 (30.4.95) Sri Lanka G/LIC/1 (1.1.95)
Costa Rica G/LIC/1 (1.1.95) Thailand G/LIC/1 (1.1.95)
Côte d’Ivoire G/LIC/1 (1.1.95) Tunisia G/LIC/1 (29.3.95)
Dominican Rep. G/LIC/1/Add.2 (9.3.95) Turkey G/LIC/1 (26.3.95)
El Salvador G/LIC/1 (7.5.95) United Arab Emirates G/LIC/1/Add.3 (10.4.96)
Gabon G/LIC/1 (1.1.95) Uruguay G/LIC/1 (1.1.95)
Guatemala G/LIC/1/Add.1 (21.7.95) Venezuela G/LIC/1 (1.1.95)
B. NOTIFICATIONS OF PUBLICATIONS AND /OR LEGISLATION (ARTICLES 1.4( A) AND/OR 8.2( B))
9. Paragraph 4(a) of Article 1 and paragraphs 3, 4, 5(b), 5(c) and 5(d) of Article 3 require
Members to publish certain information "for other Members and traders to know the basis for granting
and/or allocating licences", or "in such a manner as to enable governments and traders to becomeacquainted with them".  Article 1.4(a) requires Members to notify to the Committee the sources in
which the information concerning import licensing procedures are published, and to make copies of
these publications available to the Secretariat.
10. Paragraph 2(a) of Article 8 provides that "each Member shall ensure, not later than the date of
entry into force of the WTO Agreement for it, the conformity of its laws, regulations and
administrative procedures with the provisions of this Agreement";  paragraph 2(b) states that "each
Member shall inform the Committee of any changes in its laws and regulations relevant to this
Agreement and in the administration of such laws and regulations".G/LIC/W/14
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11. The Committee agreed that in cases where the publications or legislation were not in a WTO
official language, Members shall provide, together with such publications or legislation, a summary of
the notification in one of the WTO languages.  Other Members may ask for a full translation if they so
wish, or seek any additional information on a bilateral basis.  Any issues that cannot be solved on a
bilateral basis may be brought to the attention of the Committee.  It was also agreed that the first
notification under Article 8.2(b) shall contain the full text of relevant laws and regulations in effect onthe entry into force of the WTO Agreement for the Member concerned (G/LIC/M/2 and G/LIC/3).
12. Since the entry into force of the WTO Agreem ent, notifications pursuant to Articles 1.4(a)
and/or 8.2(b) have been received from 65 Members (European Communities and its member States
counted as one Member) and have been circulated in  the G/LIC/N/1/- series.  Copies of publications
and/or legislation submitted with these notifications are available for consultation in the Secretariat.
The current status of notifications is contained in the table below.
Member Art. 1.4(a) and/or 8.2(b)
publications and/or legislation
(date of latest communication)Member Art. 1.4(a) and/or 8.2(b)
publications and/or legislation
(date of latest communication)
Albania Not notified Kyrgyz Rep. G/LIC/N/1/KGZ/1 (6.1.00)
Angola Not notified Latvia G/LIC/N/1/LVA/1 (18.5.99)
Antigua & Barbuda Not notified Lesotho Not notified
Argentina G/LIC/N/1/ARG/1/Rev.1
 G/LIC/N/1/ARG/2 (19.12.97)Liechtenstein G/LIC/N/1/LIE/1 (18.4.97)
Australia G/LIC/N/1/AUS/1 & Add.1
(28.4.97)Macau, China Not notified
Bahrain G/LIC/N/1/BHR/1 (27.5.97) Madagascar G/LIC/N/1/MDG/1-2 (31.3.00)
Bangladesh G/LIC/N/1/BGD/1 (31.3.00) Malawi G/LIC/N/1/MWI/1 (10.5.99)
Barbados G/LIC/N/1/BRB/1 (4.10.96) Malaysia Not notified
Belize Not notified Maldives Not notified
Benin G/LIC/N/1/BEN/1 (18.12.96) Mali Not notified
Bolivia G/LIC/N/1/BOL/1 (29.5.97) Malta G/LIC/N/1/MLT/1 (29.5.96)
Botswana Not notified Mauritania Not notified
Brazil G/LIC/N/1/BRA/1 (24.4.98) Mauritius G/LIC/N/1/MUS/1 & Adds.1-3
(4.5.98)
Brunei Darussalam Not notified Mexico Not notified
Bulgaria G/LIC/N/1/BGR/1 (20.3.97) Mongolia Not notified
Burkina Faso G/LIC/N/1/BFA/1 (8.1.97) Morocco G/LIC/N/1/MAR/1 (3.7.96)
Burundi Not notified Mozambique Not notified
Cameroon Not notified Myanmar Not notified
Canada G/LIC/N/1/CAN/1 (29.1.96) Namibia Not notified
Central African Rep. Not notified New Zealand G/LIC/N/1/NZL/1 (2.8.96)
Chad G/LIC/N/1/TCD/1-2 (18.7.00) Nicaragua G/LIC/N/1/NIC/1 (18.7.96)
Chile G/LIC/N/1/CHL/1 (16.7.96) Niger G/LIC/N/1/NER/1 (10.12.97)
Colombia G/LIC/N/1/COL/1 (12.1.96) Nigeria G/LIC/N/1/NGA/1 (16.2.98)
Congo Not notified Norway G/L IC/N/1/NOR/1-2 (3.11.97)
Congo, Dem. Rep. of Not notified Pakistan G/LIC/N/1/PAK/1 (6.5.96)
Costa Rica G/LIC/N/1/CRI/1 (21.11.95) Panama G/LIC/N/1/PAN/1-2 (19.10.98)
Côte d’Ivoire Not notified Pap ua New Guinea Not notified
Cuba G/LIC/N/1/CUB/1 (11.1.96) Paraguay Not notified
Cyprus G/LIC/N/1/CYP/1 (30.5.96) Peru G/LIC/N/1/PER/1 (13.2.96)
Czech Re public G/LIC/N/1/CZE/1+Add.1
(24.1.00)Philippines G/LIC/N/1/PHL/1 (6.4.98)
Djibouti Not notified Poland Not notified
Dominica Not notified Qatar G/LIC/N/1/QAT/1 (24.3.98)
Dominican Republic Not notified Romania G/LIC/N/1/ROM/1-2 (1.3.99)
Ecuador Not notified Rwanda Not notified
Egypt Not notified St. Kitts & Nevis G/LIC/N/1/KNA/1 (17.7.98)
El Salvador Not notified St. Lucia Not notified
Estonia G/LIC/N/1/EST/1+Add.1
(10.5.00)St. Vincent & Gren. Not notifiedG/LIC/W/14
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Member Art. 1.4(a) and/or 8.2(b)
publications and/or legislation
(date of latest communication)Member Art. 1.4(a) and/or 8.2(b)
publications and/or legislation
(date of latest communication)
European Communities G/L IC/N/1/EEC/1/Rev.2 +
Adds.1-2 & EEC/2 + Adds.1-2(10.1.00)Senegal Not notified
Fiji G/LIC/N/1/FJI/1 (30.7.97) Sierra Leone Not notified
Gabon Not notified Singapore G/LIC/N/1/SGP/1-3 (23.2.00)
Gambia Not notified Slovak Republic Not notified
Georgia Not notified Slovenia G/LIC/N/1/SVN/1 (27.11.96)
Ghana Not notified Solomon Islands Not notified
Grenada Not notified South Africa Not notified
Guatemala G/LIC/N/1/GTM/1-2 (20.1.00) Sri Lanka Not notified
Guinea, Republic of Not notified Suriname Not notified
Guinea Bissau Not notified Swaziland G/LIC/N/1/SWZ/1 (19.8.96)
Guyana Not notified Switzerland G/LIC/N/1/CHE/1-2 (21.9.00)
Haiti G/LIC/N/1/HTI/1 (8.10.99) Tanzania Not notified
Honduras G/LIC/N/1/HND/1 (31.10.96) Thailand Not notified
Hong Kong, China G/LIC/N/1/HKG/1-4 (20.4.98) Togo Not notified
Hungary G/LIC/N/1/HUN/1-3 (7.3.00) Trinidad & Tobago G/LIC/N/1/TTO/1 (28.10.98)
Iceland G/LIC/N/1/ISL/1 (8.1.9 9) Tunisia G/LIC/N/1/TUN/1+Add.1
(21.1.99)
India G/LIC/N/1/IND/1/Rev.1
G/LIC/N/1/IND/2 (6.9.99)Turkey G/LIC/N/1/TUR/1-TUR/2/Rev.1
G/LIC/N/1/TUR/ 3 (29.6.99)
Indonesia G/LIC/N/1/IDN/1 (27.10.98) Uganda G/LIC/N/1/UGA/1 (16.8.96)
Israel Not notified United Arab Emirates G/LIC/N/1/ARE/1 (19.3.97)
Jamaica G/LIC/N/1/JAM/1 (1.7.96) Un ited States G/LIC/N/1/USA/1 & Rev.1
(1.10.96)
Japan G/LIC/N/1/JPN/1 &
JPN/2/Rev.1 (7.1.97)Uruguay G/LIC/N/1 /URY/1 (4.9.96)
Jordan Not notified Venezuela Not notified
Kenya G/LIC/N/3/KEN/1 (10.11.97) Zambia Not notified
Korea G/LIC/N/1/KOR/1-3 (3.4.98) Zimbabwe G/LIC/N/1/ZWE/1-2 (21.9.98)
Kuwait Not notified
TOTAL NOTIFIED 654
C. NOTIFICATIONS OF IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES (ARTICLES 7.3 AND 5)
13. Article 2.1 of the Agreement defines automatic import licensing as "import licensing where
approval of the application is granted in all cases, and in accordance with the requirements of
paragraph 2(a)".  Paragraph 2(a) of Article 2 states that "automatic import licensing procedures shall
not be administered in such a manner as to have restricting effects on imports subject to automatic
licensing ...".5 Article 3 defines non-automatic import licensing as "import licensing not falling within
the definition contained in paragraph 1 of Article 2".6
14. Pursuant to Article 7.3 of the Agreement, Members undertake to complete the annualQuestionnaire on Import Licensing Procedures
7 promptly and in full.  At its meeting in October 1995,
the Committee established a time-limit of 30 September each year to submit these notifications
(G/LIC/M/2 and G/LIC/3).
                                                     
4 The European Communities and its member States counted as one Member.
5 A concordance between the provisions the Agreement relating to automatic licensing procedures and the
Questionnaire on Import Licensing Procedures is contained in Annex I.
6 A concordance between the provisions of the Agreement relating to non-automatic licensing procedures
and the Questionnaire on Import Licensing Procedures is contained in Annex II.
7 The Questionnaire is annexed to document G/LIC/3.G/LIC/W/14
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15. Article 5.1 of the Agreement requires Members which institute licensing procedures or
changes in these procedures to notify the Committee of such within 60 days of publication.  Pursuant
to Article 5.2, the notifications shall include: the list of products subject to licensing procedures;
contact point for information on eligibility;  administrative body(ies) for submission of applications;
date and name of publication where licensing procedures are published;  indication of whether the
licensing procedure is automatic or non-automatic according to definitions contained in Articles 2 and3;  in the case of automatic licensing procedures, their administrative purpose;  in the case of
non-automatic licensing procedures, indication of the measure being implemented through the
licensing procedure;  and expected duration of the licensing procedure if this can be estimated with
some probability, and if not, reason why this information cannot be provided.  Article 5.4 requires
Members to notify the Committee of the publications in which the information required in Article 1.4
will be published.
16. In addition, pursuant to Article 5.5 any interested Member which considers that another
Member has not notified the institution of a licensing procedure or changes therein in accordance with
the provisions of Articles 5.1-5.3 may bring the matter to the attention of such other Member.  If
notification is not made promptly thereafter, such  Member may itself notify the licensing procedure or
changes therein, including all relevant and available information.
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17. During the period covered, 34 Members (European Communities and its member Statescounted as one Member) have submitted replies to the Questionnaire pursuant to Article 7.3 of the
Agreement and seven Members have notified the institution of import licensing procedures or changes
in these procedures pursuant to Article 5 (circulated in the G/LIC/N/3/- and G/LIC/N/2/- series,respectively).  The status of notifications under these two provisions since the entry into force of the
Agreement is as follows:
Member Article 7.3
Replies to Questionnaire - Annual
(date of latest communication)Article 5 - Ad hoc
(date of latest communication)
Albania Not notified
Angola Not notified
Antigua & Barbuda Not notified
Argentina G/LIC/N/3/ARG/1 + Corr.1 & ARG/2
(19.12.97)G/LIC/N/2/ARG/1-6 (26.11.99)
Australia G/LIC/N/3/AUS/1 & Rev.1 (28.4.97)
Bahrain G/LIC/N/3/BHR/1 (5.9.00)
Bangladesh G/LIC/N/3/BGD/1 (31.3.00)
Barbados G/LIC/N/3/BRB/1 (15.9.95)
Belize Not notified
Benin Not notified
Bolivia G/LIC/N/3/BOL/1-3 (20.6.00)
Botswana Not notified
Brazil G/LIC/N/3/BRA/1 (24.4.98) G/LIC/N/2/BRA/1 (24.4.98)
Brunei Darussalam G/LIC/N/3/BRN/1 (4.3.97)
Bulgaria G/LIC/N/3/BGR/1 (20.3.97)
Burkina Faso G/LIC/N/3/BFA/1 (8.1.97)
Burundi Not notified
Cameroon Not notified
Canada G/LIC/N/3/CAN/1-3 (2.9.99)
Central African Rep. Not notified
Chad G/LIC/N/3/TCD/1 (18.7.00)
Chile G/LIC/N/3/CHL/1 & Adds.1-2 (3.2.99)
Colombia G/LIC/N/3/COL/1 & Add.1 (2.11.96)
Congo Not notified
                                                     
 8So far, the Committee has not received any notifications under this provision.G/LIC/W/14
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Member Article 7.3
Replies to Questionnaire - Annual
(date of latest communication)Article 5 - Ad hoc
(date of latest communication)
Congo, Dem. Rep Not notified
Costa Rica G/LIC/N/3/CRI/1-2 (7.5.98)
Côte d'Ivoire Not notified
Cuba Not notified
Cyprus G/LIC/N/3/CYP/1+ Rev.1 & CYP/2
(28.8.98)
Czech Republic Not notified
Djibouti Not notified
Dominica Not notified
Dominican Rep. Not notified
Ecuador G/LIC/N/3/ECU/1 (1.8.95)
Egypt Not notified
El Salvador Not notified
Estonia Not notified
European Communities G/LIC/N/3/EEC/1+Add.1
 G/LIC/N/3/EEC/2+ Add.s.1-27 (28.9.99)G/LIC/N/2/EEC/1-2 (4.7.97)
Fiji G/LIC/N/3/FJI/1 (1.4.97)
Gabon Not notified
Gambia G/LIC/N/3/GMB/1 (31.10.97)
Georgia Not notified
Ghana G/LIC/N/3/GHA/1 (28.4.99)
Grenada Not notified
Guatemala G/LIC/N/3/GTM/1 (20.1.00)
Guinea, Rep. of Not notified
Guinea Bissau Not notified
Guyana Not notified
Haiti G/LIC/N/3/HTI/1-2 (27.4.00)
Honduras Not notified
Hong Kong, China G/LIC /N/3/HKG/1 + Rev.1-2,
G/LIC/N/3/HKG/2-3+Corr.1 (30.9.99)G/LIC/N/2/HKG/1-2 (27.1.98)
Hungary G/LIC/N/3/HUN/1-3 (7.3.00) G/LIC/N/2/HUN/1 (19.1.98)
Iceland G/LIC/N/3/ISL/1-2 (5.6.00)
India G/LIC/N/3/IND/1-3 (14.10.99) G/LIC/N/2/IND/1-2 (6.9.99)
Indonesia G/LIC/N/3/IDN/1 (27.10.98)
Israel Not notified
Jamaica G/LIC/N/3/JAM/1+Add.1 (14.3.00)
Japan G/LIC/N/3/JPN/1 + Corr.1 (2.4.98) G/LIC/N/2/JPN/1-2 (18.8.98)
Jordan Not notified
Kenya G/LIC/N/3/KEN/1 (10.11.97)
Korea G/LIC/N/3/K OR/1-2 (6.4.98)
Kuwait Not notified
Kyrgyz Rep. G/LIC/N/3/KGZ/1 (11.4.00)
Latvia G/LIC/N/3/LVA/1 (18.5.99)
Lesotho Not notified
Liechtenstein G/LIC/N/3/LIE/1+Add.1 (9.11.98) G/LIC/N/2/LIE/1 (18.4.97)
Macau, China G/LIC/N/3/MAC/1-2 (16.11.99)
Madagascar Not notified
Malawi G/LIC/N/3/MWI/1 (10.5.99)
Malaysia G/LIC/N/3/MYS/1 (4.12.97) G/LIC/N/2/MYS/1-2 (21.7.99)
Maldives Not notified
Mali G/LIC/N/3/MLI/1 (9.5.97)
Malta G/LIC/N/3/MLT/1-2+Corr.1&Add. 1
(6.6.00)
Mauritania Not notified
Mauritius G/LIC/N/3/MUS/1 (2.11.95)
Mexico Not notified G/LIC/N/2/MEX/1 (16.10.98)
Mongolia Not notified
Morocco G/LIC/N/3/MAR/1-2 +Add.1 (18.2.99)
Mozambique Not notifiedG/LIC/W/14
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Member Article 7.3
Replies to Questionnaire - Annual
(date of latest communication)Article 5 - Ad hoc
(date of latest communication)
Myanmar Not notified
Namibia G/LIC/N/3/NAM/1-3 (30.3.00)
New Zealand G/LIC/N/3/NZL/1 + Add.1 (24.3.98)
Nicaragua Not notified
Niger Not notified
Nigeria G/LIC/N/3/NGA/1-2 (16.2.98) G/LIC/N/2/NGA/1-2 (16.2.98)
Norway G/LIC/N/3/NOR/1 + Corr.1 & NOR/2 +
Adds.1-2 (7.4.00)
Pakistan Not notified G/L IC/N/2/PAK/1 (6.5.96)
Panama G/LIC/N/3/PAN/1 (22.1.99) G/LIC/N/2/PAN/1 (21.7.98)
Papua New Guinea Not notifie d G/LIC/N/2/PNG/1 (6.2.98)
Paraguay Not notified
Peru G/LIC/N/3/PER/1-2+Add.1 (4.10.99)
Philippines G/LIC/N/3/PHL/1-3+Corr.1 (11.1.00)
Poland G/LIC/N/3/POL/1 (7.10.97)
Qatar G/LIC/N/3/QAT/1 (24.3.98)
Romania G/LIC/N/3/ROM/1-2 (6.7.99) G/LIC/N/2/ROM/1-2 (6.7.99)
Rwanda Not notified
St. Kitts & Nevis Not notified
St. Lucia Not notified
St. Vincent & Grenadines Not notified
Senegal G/LIC/N/3/SEN/1 (20.1.97)
Sierra Leone Not notified
Singapore G/LIC/N/3/SGP/1-2 (17.11.97) G/LIC/N/2/SGP/1-2 (23.2.00)
Slovak Republic Not notified
Slovenia G/LIC/N/3/SVN/1 (6.6.97)
Solomon Islands Not notified
South Africa G/LIC/N/3/ZAF/1-2 ( 20.9.99) G/LIC/N/2/ZAF/1 (9.7.97)
Sri Lanka Not notified
Suriname Not notified
Swaziland Not notified
Switzerland G/LIC/N/3/CHE/1-3 (21.9.00) G/LIC/N/2/CHE/1-2 (21.9.00)
Tanzania Not notified
Thailand Not notified
Togo Not notified
Trinidad & Tobago G/LIC/N/3/TTO/1-2 (28.10.98)
Tunisia G/LIC/N/3/TUN/1-3 (23.11.99)
Turkey G/LIC/N/3/TUR/1-2 + Corr.1
G/LIC/N/3/TUR/3 (29.6.99)
Uganda G/LIC/N/3/UGA/1 (17.6.97)
United Arab Emirates G/LIC/N/3/ARE/1 (11.4..00)
United States G/LIC/N/3/USA/1-2 (1.10.98)
Uruguay G/LIC/N/3/URY/1+Add-1 (27.1.99)
Venezuela Not notified G/LIC/N/2/VEN/1 (28.2.00)
Zambia Not notified
Zimbabwe G/LIC/N/3/ZWE/1 (21.9.98)
TOTAL NOTIFIED965 19
                                                     
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Brazil – Measures on minimumimport prices30.5.00
United States
(WT/DS197)(G/LIC/D/131)European Communities
Brazil – Measures on import
licensing and minimum importprices14.10.99
European Communities(WT/DS183)(G/LIC/D/30)United States
Brazil – Measures affecting
payment terms for imports9.1.98
European Communities(WT/DS116)(G/LIC/D/17)Australia, Japan, Korea,
Switzerland, UnitedStates
Canada – measures affecting theimportation of milk and theexportation of dairy products8.10.97
United States(WT/DS103)
(G/LIC/D/13)25.3.98 17.5.99 15.7.99 13.10.99
European Communities –
Regime for the importation, saleand distribution of bananas II20.1.99
Guatemala, Honduras,Mexico,  Panama
United States
(WT/DS158)(G/LIC/D/27)Belize, Ecuador
European Communities –
Regime for the importation, saleand distribution of bananas24.10.97
Panama(WT/DS105)(G/LIC/D/15+Adds.1-2)Colombia, Costa Rica,
Côte d'Ivoire, DominicanRep., Ecuador,Guatemala, Honduras,
Mexico, United StatesRecourse to DSU Art.
21.5 on 31.8.98.
European Communities –Measures affecting butterproducts24.3.97
New Zealand(WT/DS72)
(G/LIC/D/4)11.11.99 18.11.97
European Communities –
Measures affecting import
duties on rice28.5.98
India
(WT/DS134)
(G/LIC/D/23+Corr.1)
India – Quantitative restrictionson imports of agricultural,
textile and industrial products15.7.99
United States
(WT/DS90)
(G/LIC/D/6)18.11.97 6.4.99 26.5.99 23.8.99G/LIC/W/14
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India – Quantitative restrictionson imports of agricultural,textile and industrial products16.7.97
New Zealand(WT/DS93)
(G/LIC/D/9)Australia, Canada, EC,
Japan, Switzerland,United States1.12.98
India- Import restrictions 28.10.98
European Communities
(WT/DS149)
(G/LIC/D/25)Australia, Japan,
Switzerland, United
States
Japan – Tariff quotas and
subsidies affecting leather8.10.98
European Communities
(WT/DS147)
(G/LIC/D/24)
Korea - Measures affecting
imports of fresh, chilled and
frozen beef1.2.99
United States
(WT/DS161)(G/LIC/D/28)Australia, Canada, New
Zealand26.5.99 31.7.00
Korea - Measures affecting
imports of fresh, chilled andfrozen beef13.4.99
Australia(WT/DS169)(G/LIC/D/29)Canada, New Zealand,
United States26.7.99 31.7.00
Slovak Republic – Measures
concerning the importation ofdairy products and the transit ofcattle11.5.98
Switzerland(WT/DS133)(G/LIC/D/22)United States
United States – Tariff rate quota
for imports of groundnuts19.12.97
Argentina(WT/DS111)
(G/LIC/D/16)Canada, JapanG/LIC/W/14
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ANNEX I
Generally, information concerning the administ ration of automatic import licensing procedures
can be found under the following headings of th e replies to the Questionnaire on Import Licensing
Procedures:
Relevant Article Relevant Question
in Agreement in Questionnaire
1. Purposes of maintaining automatic
import licensing procedures Article 2.2(b) No. 4
2. Product coverage Article 1.4(a) No. 2
3. Eligibility of importers to apply
for automatic licences Articles 2.2(a)(i) No. 9(b)
and 1.4(a)
4. Period of submission and processing
of applications Articles 2.2(a)(ii) Nos. 7(a), 7(b)
and 2.2(a)(iii) and 7(c)
5. Administrative body to be approached Article 1.6 No. 7(d)
6. Refusal of applications Article 1.7 No. 87. Application forms and other documents
required on application Article 1.5 No. 10
8. Availability of foreign exchange for
imports Article 1.9 No. 19G/LIC/W/14
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ANNEX II
Generally, information concerning the admi nistration of non-automatic import licensing
procedures can be found under the following headin gs of the replies to the Questionnaire on Import
Licensing Procedures:
Relevant Article Relevant Question
in Agreement in Questionnaire
1. Purpose Articles 3.1 No. 4
and 3.3
2. Product coverage under each
non-automatic licensing system Article 1.4(a) No. 2
3. Distribution of licences among
supplying countries Articles 3.5(a)(iii) No.3
and 3.5(c)
4. Size of quotas Articles 3.5(h), 3.5(i) Nos. 6(I), 6(II)
and 3.5(l) and 6(III)
5. Eligibility of importers to apply
for non-automatic licences Article 3.5(e) No. 9(a)
6. Allocation of licences to applicants Article 3.5(j) Nos. 6(III) and
6(VIII)
7. Period of processing of applic ations Article 3.5(f) Nos. 6(V) and
6(VIII)
8. Period of licence validity Article 3.5(g) Nos. 6(VI) and 149. Application forms and other documents
required on application Article 1.5 No. 10
10. Administrative body to be approached Article 1.6 No. 6(VII)
11. Refusal of applications Article 1.7 No. 812. Availability of foreign exchange for
imports Article 1.9 No. 19
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