RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/VAL/W/57
13 January 2000
(00-0123)
Committee on Customs Valuation Original:  English
COMMUNICATION FROM BAHRAIN CONCERNING PARAGRAPH 1
OF ANNEX III OF TH E AGREEMENT ON IMPLEMENTATION
OF ARTICLE VII OF THE GENERAL AGREEMENT
ON TARIFFS AND TRADE 1994
The following communication, dated 28 December 1999, has been received from the
Permanent Mission of Bahrain.
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With reference to the Agreement on Implementation of Article VII of the General Agreement
on Tariffs and Trade and to paragraph 1 of Annex III of the Agreement on Customs Valuation, I
would like to advise you that the Government of the State of Bahrain wishes to request an extension
for a three-year period of delay (up to 1 January 2003) in the application of the provisions of theAgreement.
This additional time is required to finalize the necessary legislation, to complete
computerization, training of the Bahrain customs personnel and to make them acquainted with the
provisions of this Agreement.
In the near future we would like to have technical assistance under the WTO Technical
Assistance Programme for the Bahrain Customs Directorate in relation to customs valuation hopefully
by the first half of the year 2000.
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