WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/MA/TAR/2/Rev.16
20 November 1998
(98-4665)
SUBMISSION OF HS96 DOCUMENTATION
Note by the Secretariat
Revision
With reference to the Decision on the Introduction of HS changes into WTO Schedules of Tariff
Concessions on 1 January 1996 (WT/L/124 + Corr .1, WT/L/173, WT/L/216, WT/L/243, WT/L/268 and
WT/L/281) and according to the provisions of this Decision, Members have submitted to the Secretariat
the documentation described on the following pages.G/MA/TAR/2/Rev.16
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1. Consolidated Schedules in Loose-leaf Format including HS96 changes
Member Document Date Certification Electronic  Waiver status1
format
ARGENTINA G/SECRET/HS96/302 16.10.1996 Excel WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281
BRAZIL G/SECRET/HS96/362 + Corr.1 31.07.1997 Excel WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281
COLOMBIA G/SECRET/HS96/32+ Corr.1 19.12.19963 Excel WT/L/124+173+216+243
CUBA G/SECRET/HS96/21 + Rev.1 11.03.1996 WT/Let/192 Lotus WT/L/124+173+216
EGYPT G/MA/TAR/RS/50/Rev.1*2 18.08.1998-09-14 Excel WT/ L/173+216+243+268+281
HONG KONG, CHINA G/SECRET/HS96/1 23.06.1995 WT/Let/76 Lotus -
HUNGARY G/SECRET/HS96/22+ Corr.1-2 04.04.19963 Word.6 WT/L/124+173+216+243+268
ICELAND G/SECRET/HS96/382 + Corr.1 10.06.1996 Excel WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281
INDIA G/SECRET/HS96/82 + Corr.1 10.01.1996 Lotus WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281
INDONESIA G/SECRET/HS96/332 + Corr.1 16.10.1996 Lotus WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281
JAPAN G/SECRET/HS96/2 + Corr.1 26.07.1995 WT/Let/67 Lotus -
KOREA G/SECRET/HS96/42 + Corr.1-2/Rev.1 20.11.1995 yes4 WT/L/173+216+243+268+281
+ Add.1
MACAU G/SECRET/HS96/352 19.12.19963 Excel -
MALTA G/SECRET/HS96/39+Rev.12 07.08.1998 Excel+Word WT/L/243+268+281
NORWAY G/SECRET/HS96/112 24.01.1996 Excel WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281
PHILIPPINES G/SECRET/HS96/162 + Corr.1-2 + Add.1 16.01.1996 Excel WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281
SLOVENIA G/SECRET/HS96/232 + Corr.1 30.04.1996 - WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281
SWITZERLAND G/SECRET/HS96/102 16.01.1996 Excel
/LIECHTENSTEIN WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281
THAILAND G/SECRET/HS96/172 + Rev.1 18.10.1996 Excel WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281
TUNISIA G/SECRET/HS96/252 12.09.1996 - WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281
VENEZUELA G/SECRET/HS96/122 +Rev. 1 07.11.1996 Excel WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281
* in addition to HS96 changes, the documentation contains also rectifications to the schedule
2. List of tariff items affected by HS96 changes
Member Document Date Certification Electronic Waiver status
format
AUSTRALIA G/SECRET/HS96/192 21.02.1996 Excel WT/L/173+216+243+268+281
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM G/SECRET/HS96/142 + Rev.1 26.09.1997 Excel WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281G/MA/TAR/2/Rev.16
Page 3CANADA G/SECRET/HS96/72 10.01.1996 - WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281
COSTA RICA G/SECRET/HS96/372 31.07.1997 Excel WT/L/173+216+243+268+281
CZECH REPUBLIC G/SECRET/HS96/52 10.01.1996 MS Word WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES G/SECRET/HS96/32 01.09.1995 Access WT/L/124+173+216+243+268
ISRAEL G/SECRET/HS96/262 08.10.1996 Excel WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281
MALAYSIA G/SECRET/HS96/312 + Rev.1 31.07.1997 Lotus WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281
NEW ZEALAND G/SECRET/HS96/202 + Corr.1 21.02.1996 Excel WT/L/281
PARAGUAY G/SECRET/HS96/292 23.10.1996 - WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281
POLAND G/SECRET/HS96/34 19.12.19963 - WT/L/124+173+216+243
ROMANIA G/SECRET/HS96/24 27.08.19963 WP WT/L/216+243
SINGAPORE G/SECRET/HS96/13 + Add.1+Corr.1 12.01.19963 - WT/L/124+173+216
+ Rev.1 19.12.19973
SLOVAK REPUBLIC G/SECRET/HS96/62 10.01.1996 - WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281
TURKEY G/SECRET/HS96/27+Corr.1 08.10.19963 Excel WT/L/124+173+216+243+268
UNITED STATES G/SECRET/HS96/92 16.01.1996 ASCII5 WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281
URUGUAY G/SECRET/HS96/282 08.10.1996 Excel WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281
3. Preliminary information only
Member Document Date Certification Electronic Waiver status
 format
SOUTH AFRICA G/SECRET/HS96/152 22.01.1996 - WT/L/124+173+216+243+268+281
4. Members which have not submitted HS96 documentation
Member Waiver status
BOLIVIA WT/L/268+281
BULGARIA WT/L/243+268+281
EL SALVADOR WT/L/173+216+243+268+281
GUATEMALA WT/L/268+281
HONDURAS WT/L/173+216+243+268+281
MEXICO  (1996 tariff only) WT/L//124+173+216+243+268+281
MOROCCO WT/L/268+281
PAKISTAN WT/L/216+243+268+281
PANAMA WT/L/268+281
ZIMBABWE WT/L/124+173+216+243+268G/MA/TAR/2/Rev.16
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1 WT/L/124 refers to those Members covered under the waiver Decision of 13 December 1995; WT/L/173 refers to those Members cover ed under the Decision of
18 July 1996 (extension of time-limit); WT/L/216 refers to those Members covered under the Decision of 24 April 1997 (extension  of time-limit); WT/L/243 refers to those
Members covered under the Decision of 22 October 1997 (extension of time-limit); and WT/L/268 refers to those Members covered u nder the Decision of 24 April 1998
(extension of time-limit).
2 Reservations received on the submission.
3 Certification in progress .
4 Submitted, but not able to read file.
5 Concordance tables only.
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