RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/L/52
22November 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-3809)
Original: French COUNCIL FOR TRADE INGOODS
1December 1995
SENEGAL -RENEGOTIATION OFSCHEDULE XLIX
Extension ofTime-Limit
Thefollowing communication, dated 17November 1995, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Mission ofSenegal.
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Inthecontext oftherenegotiation ofitsSchedule ofGATT tariffconcessions, Senegal requested
andobtained from theCONTRACTING PARTIES on7December 1990 awaiver ofitsobligations
under Article IIoftheGeneral Agreement, which hasbeenrepeatedly renewed soastoenable itto
prepare anddistribute therequired documentation.
Consequently, thefollowing documents were distributed tothecontracting parties1:
Annex I: Existing Schedule inCCCN
Annex II: Proposed Schedule intheHarmonized System
Annex III: Concordance table: existing Schedule andproposed Schedule
Annex IV: Concordance table: proposed Schedule andexisting Schedule
Annex V: Listofwithdrawals
Thisdocumentation wassupplemented bystatistics onSenegal 'strade in1989-90 and1991,
which were transmitted tothecontracting parties on18November 1993.
Inorder toallow thecontracting parties tostudy thedocumentation andnegotiate withits
delegation,theGovernmentofSenegalrequestedafurthersix-monthextension,until31December1995.
However, thenegotiations havenotyetbeencompleted. Allthequestions ofthedelegations concerned
havebeenreferred tothecompetent Senegalese authorities whohavemade counter-proposals. Senegal
which hasbegun discussions withitspartners, hasreached apositive conclusion withoneofthemand
considers thatitcancomplete discussions withsome others within areasonable time-limit.
Meanwhile, Irequest afurther six-month extension ofthewaiver granted toSenegal under
Article IXoftheWTO Agreement.
1SECRET/341 +Add.1.