RESTRICTED
PREPARATORY COMMITTEE G/RS/10/Add.1
FOR THE 14December 1994
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
(94-2731)
Original: English
RECTIFICATIONS AND MODIFICATIONS OFSCHEDULES
ANNEXED TOTHE MARRAKESH PROTOCOL
Schedule LXXV -Philippines
Addendum
Thefollowing communication, dated 5December 1994, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Mission ofthePhilippines.
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IrefertoG/RS/10 circulated bytheGATT Secretariat on14October 1994 which proposed
technical corrections onliveswine, livepoultry, porkandpoultry meatrelative toSection 1Bofthe
above-mentioned Schedule.
Thetechnical correction onliveswine hasbeenaccepted byinterested trading partners leading
totheissuance ofaProcès-Verbal dated 30November 1994. However, requests for
clarification/objections weremade withrespect totheproposed corrections onlivepoultry, porkand
poultry meatwithin the30-day time-limit.
Inthisconnection, wewishtoaddress thereservations raised through thesubmission ofrevised
figures forporkandpoultry meat(Annex A)1which arebased onUSDA statistics. With respect to
livepoultry, theproposed corrections arethesame asthose reflected inG/RS/10. Onthislastitem,
wewishtoreiterate thatthefigures inSection 1Boftheabove-mentioned Schedule were incorrect
duetotheinclusion under livepoultry ofquantities thatlogically belong topoultry meat, hence the
newfigures forpoultry meatinAnnex A.
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Ifnoobjection isnotified totheSecretariat within 30daysfrom thedateofthisdocument,
therectifications toSchedule LXXV -Philippines willbedeemed tobeapproved andwillbeformally
issued asaProcès-Verbal.
1English only.ANNEX AG/RS/10/Add.1
Page2SCHEDULE LXXV -PHILIPPINES
SECTION IAgricultural Products
SECTION I-BTariff Quotas
Summary ofTechnical Corrections
Description of
ProductsApril 1994 Concession Technical Correction
RemarksTariff
item
number(s)Initial quota
quantity andin-
quota tariff rateFinal quota
quantity andin-
quota tariff rateTariff item
number(s)Initial quota
quantity andin-
quota tariff rateFinal quota
quantity andin-
quota tariff rate
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Livepoultry '000hd 0105 5,708.12 40 9,513.54 40'hd 0105 1,181,616 40 1,181,616 40Seepp.3to5
ofdocument
G/RS/10
Pork '000mt 0203 32.52 30 54.21 30'mt 0203 15,130 30 25,217 30SeeTable 1
Poultry meat '000mt 0207 14.09 50 23.49 40'mt 0207 6,710 50 11,183 40SeeTable 1G/RS/10/Add.1
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TABLE I
COMPUTATIONS FOR MINIMUM ACCESS OFFERS:
PORK AND POULTRY MEAT INMETRIC TONS
I. Pork Meat (HS0203): Carcass Weight Equivalent
A. Average Consumption During BasePeriod (1986-1988)1:
1986 477,000
1987 496,000
1988 540,000
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Total 1,513,000
Average 504,333
B. Minimum Access Offers:
Carcass Weight Equivalent:
Year %ofAverage Consumption Volume
1995 3 15,130
2004 5 25,217
II. Poultry Meat (HS0207): Ready-To-Cook (RTC) Equivalent
A. Average Consumption During BasePeriod (1986-1988)2:
1986 223,000
1987 216,000
1988 232,000
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Total 671,000
Average 223,667
B. Minimum Access Offers:
Ready-to-Cook Equivalent:
Year %ofAverage Consumption Volume
1995 3 6,710
2004 5 11,183
1Source: United States Department ofAgriculture-Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA-FAS),
1991. "World Livestock Situation" April, p.53.
2Source: United States Department ofAgriculture-Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA-FAS),
1991. "World Poultry Situation" April, p.9.