RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/L/7
23June1995
ORGANIZATION(95-1690)
Original: French Council forTrade InGoods
3July1995
SENEGAL -RENEGOTIATION OFSCHEDULE XLIX
Extension ofTime-Limit
Thefollowing communication, dated 31May1995, hasbeenreceived from thePermanent
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 parties:
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, theGovernment ofSenegal requested afurther six-month extension, until30June1995.
However, thenegotiations havenotyetbeencompleted. Allthequestions ofthedelegations concerned
havebeenreferred tothecompetent Senegalese authorities. Senegal hasbegun discussions withits
partners andconsiders thatitwillbeabletoconclude them within areasonable time-limit.
Meanwhile, Irequest afurther six-month extension ofthewaiver granted toSenegal under
Article XXV:5 oftheGeneral Agreement.