RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/SG/N/5/CYP/Rev.11
25July1995
ORGANIZATION(95-2149)
Original: English Committee onSafeguards
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 11.2OFTHE AGREEMENT ON
SAFEGUARDS ONTIMETABLES FOR PHASING OUT MEASURES
REFERRED TOINARTICLE 11.1(B) ORFOR BRINGING THEM
INTO CONFORMITY WITH THE AGREEMENT
CYPRUS
Revision
Thefollowing communication, dated 27June1995, hasbeenreceived from thePermanent
Mission ofCyprus.
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Onbehalf oftheGovernment oftheRepublic ofCyprus andpursuant toArticle 11.2ofthe
Agreement onSafeguards, Ihavethehonour toinform youthatimport restrictions currently maintained
byCyprus onaglobal basis andwhich were circulated toWTO Members on27March 1995
(G/SG/N/3/CYP) willbeeliminated by31December 1998.
Thelistofproducts subject toimport restrictions isherewith resubmitted.
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Notifications under Article 11.2oftheAgreement onSafeguards
25.20 Gypsum andplaster
25.22 Quick lime
25.23 Cement
28.04 Oxygen
28.11 Carbon dioxide (CO2)
29.05 Acyclic alcohol
29.15.21 Acetic acid
33.01 Essential oilsofroses androsewater
36.05 Matches
40.15 Rubber gloves (kitchen gloves)
44.02 Wood charcoal
44.09 } Parquet strips
44.18.30}
44.10 Reconstituted wood inboards orsheets other thanofathickness not
exceeding 6mm
44.11 Fibreboard ofwood (MDF)
44.12 Plywood
48.19 Two plyormore paper bags, carton boxes
64.01-64.05 Footwear
68.10 Tiles
69.05 Roofing tiles
70.13 Glass bowls forfishandplants
72.17 CO2welding wire
ex73.06 Tubes andpipes ofironandsteel
73.08 Scaffolding
73.10 Cans (forthepacking ofpaints only)
ex73.14 Netting ofironorsteel
73.17 Wire nails ofironorsteel, except nails ofsteel which arenailed by
useofspecial pistol
73.18 Woodscrews, chipboard screws
73.23 Buckets ofironorsteel
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76.04 Wrought bars, rods, angles, shapes andsections andwireof
aluminium
76.08 Aluminium tubes andpipes
83.09 Bottle stoppers
(a)screw type
(b)crown corks
83.11 Electrodes
84.13 Water pumps
(a)centrifugal deep-well turbine pumps
(b)centrifugal surface pumps
(c)centrifugal deep-submersible pumps
84.21 Air-and oilfilters formotor vehicles
84.74 Concrete mixers
85.07 Electric accumulators forvehicles
93.06 Empty cartridges
ex94.05 Ceiling lights andglobes
Note. Fortheabove products Cyprus applies quantitative andother restrictions (e.g. prohibitions) onaglobal
basis through asystem ofdiscretionary import licensing. These restrictions willbeabolished by
31December 1998.