WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/LIC/N/2/VEN/4
15 April 2002
(02-2040)
Committee on Import Licensing Original:  Spanish
AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES
Notification under Article 5
VENEZUELA
The following communication, dated 5 April 2002, has been received from the Permanent
Mission of Venezuela.
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I have the honour to notify herewith, pursuant to the provisions of Article 5.2 of the
Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures, the establishment of non-automatic import licences for
scraps from the clothing industry.G/LIC/N/2/VEN/4
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1. List and description of products  subject to licensing procedures
Licensing applies to imports of scraps from the clothing industry (national subheading
6310.10.00.10).
Once granted, licences remain valid for six months and may not be extended or transferred;
they may only be used to import the volume authorized, which must arrive in a single shipment, at a
single customs office.
2. Information concerning the requirements or criteria for obtaining licences
Applicants must meet the following requirements in order to obtain authorization for an
import license:
- Completion of the import licence application form issued by the Ministry of
Production and Trade.  Applications should contain: details of the importer, country
of origin of goods, point of entry through customs, trade description of product, tariffcode, unit, quantity and weight of goods to be imported.
- Revenue stamp equivalent to fifteen (15) tax units ( unidades tributarias ) (Article
10.4, Revenue Stamp Law, in accordance with Article 121.15 of the Institutional Tax
Code).
- Certification or authorization, on official company notepaper, the original being duly
stamped and signed by the legal representative, with the name of the person
authorized to take out the licence.
- Record of most recent import operation, indicating volume and value of goods, and
attaching copies of the relevant import declarations (forms A, B and C).
- Pro forma invoice.In addition, companies applying for an import licence for the first time are required to supply:
- A copy of the trade register of the company, and
- A sworn statement describing the intended use of the scraps of clothing.Documents should be sent to the Competition Development Directorate (which comes under
the control of the Directorate-General of Industrial Sectors, of the Ministry of Production and Trade)
at the following address: Torre Este de Parque Central, piso 19, after publication of the official notice.
3. Contact point for information on eligibility
Directorate-General of Industrial Sectors ( Dirección General de Sectores Industriales );
Torre Este de Parque Central, piso 19.G/LIC/N/2/VEN/4
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4. Date and name of publications where licensing procedures are published
Source Date of Publication Publication
Official Journal
Ordinary edition No. 37,37631 January 2002 Joint Resolution No. 855 of the
Ministry of Finance and
No. 977 of the Ministry of
Production and Trade
El UniversalVolume 2, page 718 March 2002 Official Notice
5. Indication of the measure being implemented through the non-automatic import licensing
procedure
The measure is designed to ensure that imports of scraps from the clothing industry meeting
specified characteristics are intended exclusively for the manufacture of yarn.
6. 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 4 of the Resolution provides for a period of no more than 21 working days, from the
date of the application.
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