RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE WT/L/3
27January 1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-0105)
GENERAL COUNCIL
31January 1995
WAIVERS GRANTED UNDER ARTICLE XXV OFGATT 1947
(Asat1January 1995)
Asstated inthefootnote toAnnex IA,Section onGATT 1994, sub-paragraph 1(b)(iii) ofthe
AgreementestablishingtheWorldTradeOrganization,theMinisterialConferenceisrequiredtoestablish
atitsfirstsession arevised listofwaivers granted under Article XXV ofGATT 1947andstillinforce
onthedateofentry intoforce oftheWTO Agreement. Listed below arethese waivers.1
Country Waiver Expiry Reference
Argentina Establishment ofanewSchedule LXIV 30.6.1995 L/7592
Australia Basedates under Article I:4 Notimelimit BISD 9S/46
Australia Treatment ofproducts ofPapua NewGuinea Notimelimit BISD 8S/28
Australia Tariff preferences forlessdeveloped countries Notimelimit BISD14S/23
Bangladesh Establishment ofanewSchedule LXX 30.6.1995 L/7593
Bolivia Establishment ofanewSchedule LXXXIV 30.6.1995 L/7594
Canada CARIBCAN 15.6.1998 BISD33S/97
Cuba Provisions ofArticle XV:6 Notimelimit BISD13S/23
ElSalvador Establishment ofanewSchedule LXXXVII 30.6.1995 L/7595
Member states of Waiver granted inconnection withtheECSC Notimelimit BISD 1S/17
theEuropean Coal
andSteel Community
European Fourth ACP-EEC Convention ofLomé 29.2.2000 L/7604
Communities
European Transitional measures totakeaccount ofthe 31.12.1995 L/7605
Communities external economic impact ofGerman
unification
France Trading arrangements withMorocco Notimelimit BISD 9S/39
Guatemala Establishment ofanewSchedule LXXXVIII 30.6.1995 L/7596
Israel Establishment ofanewSchedule XLII 30.6.1995 L/7597
Jamaica Margins ofpreference Notimelimit BISD18S/33
Jamaica Establishment ofanewSchedule LXVI 30.6.1995 L/7598
Malawi Basedates under Article I:4 Notimelimit BISD 9S/46
Malawi Renegotiation ofSchedule LVIII 30.6.1995 L/7589
Morocco Establishment ofanewSchedule LXXXI 30.6.1995 L/7599
Nicaragua Establishment ofanewSchedule XXIX 30.6.1995 L/7600
Pakistan Establishment ofanewSchedule XV 30.6.1995 L/7601
Senegal Renegotiation ofSchedule XLIX 30.6.1995 L/7590
1Thisisanupdate ofthelistcontained inMTN/FA IIWT/L/3
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Country Waiver Expiry Reference
South Africa Basedates under Article I:4 Notimelimit BISD 9S/46
SriLanka Establishment ofanewSchedule VI 30.6.1995 L/7602
Trinidad &Tobago Establishment ofanewSchedule LXVII 30.6.1995 L/7603
Tunisia Temporary suspension ofbound duties 31.12.1996 L/7380
United Kingdom Items traditionally admitted freeofduty Notimelimit BISD 3S/25
from countries oftheCommonwealth
United Kingdom Special problems ofdependent overseas Notimelimit BISD 3S/21
territories
United States Waiver inrespect ofproducts oftheTrust Notimelimit BISDVol.II,p.9
Territory ofPacific Islands
United States Imports ofautomotive products Notimelimit BISD 14S/37
United States Caribbean Economic Recovery Act 30.9.1995 BISD 31S/20
United States Andean Trade Preference Act 4.12.2001 L/6961
Zaire Renegotiation ofSchedule LXVIII 30.6.1995 L/7591
Zambia Renegotiation ofSchedule LXXVIII 30.11.1995 L/7329
Zimbabwe Customs treatment forproducts ofUnited Notimelimit BISD 9S/47
Kingdom territories
Zimbabwe Basedates under Article I:4 Notimelimit BISD 9S/46
TheAnnex tothisdocument indicates:
(1) Waivers which havebeenadded tothelistcontained inMTN/FA II,pages 11and12,footnote 7.
(2) Waivers which wereincluded inthelistcontained inMTN/FA II,pages 11and12,footnote 7
andhavebeenextended.
(3) Waivers contained inMTN/FA II,pages 11and12,footnote 7,which expired andarenotincluded
inthedocument WT/L/3.WT/L/3
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ANNEX
(1) Waivers which havebeenadded tothelistcontained inMTN/FA II,pages 11and12,footnote 7
Country Waiver Expiry Reference
ElSalvador Establishment ofanewSchedule LXXXVII 30.6.1995 L/7595
European Fourth ACP-EEC Convention ofLomé 29.2.2000 L/7604
Communities
European Transitional measures totakeaccount ofthe 31.12.1995 L/7605
Communities* external economic impact ofGerman
unification
Guatemala Establishment ofanewSchedule LXXXVIII 30.6.1995 L/7596
Nicaragua Establishment ofanewSchedule XXIX 30.6.1995 L/7600
Tunisia Temporary suspension ofbound duties 31.12.1996 L/7380
*Note: Thewaiver on"transitional measures totakeaccount oftheexternal economic impact ofGerman
unification", requested bytheEuropean Communities, expired inDecember 1993, asindicated
inthelistcontained inMTN/FA II,pages 11and12,footnote 7.Thenewwaiver onthesame
subject doesnotrepresent anextension oftheprevious onesince thescope ofthatwaiver has
changed. Ithas,therefore, beenlisted asanewwaiver.
(2) Waivers which were included inthelistcontained inMTN/FA II,pages 11and12,footnote 7
andhavebeenextended
Country Waiver Expiry Reference
Argentina Establishment ofanewSchedule LXIV 30.6.1995 L/7592
Bangladesh Establishment ofanewSchedule LXX 30.6.1995 L/7593
Bolivia Establishment ofanewSchedule LXXXIV 30.6.1995 L/7594
Israel Establishment ofanewSchedule XLII 30.6.1995 L/7597
Jamaica Establishment ofanewSchedule LXVI 30.6.1995 L/7598
Malawi Renegotiation ofSchedule LVIII 30.6.1995 L/7589
Morocco Establishment ofanewSchedule LXXXI 30.6.1995 L/7599
Pakistan Establishment ofanewSchedule XV 30.6.1995 L/7601
Senegal Renegotiation ofSchedule XLIX 30.6.1995 L/7590
SriLanka Establishment ofanewSchedule VI 30.6.1995 L/7602
Trinidad &Tobago Establishment ofanewSchedule LXVII 30.6.1995 L/7603
Zaire Renegotiation ofSchedule LXVIII 30.6.1995 L/7591WT/L/3
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ANNEX (continued)
(3) Waivers contained inMTN/FA II,pages 11and12,footnote 7,which expired andarenotincluded
inthedocument WT/L/3
Country Waiver Expiry Reference
Brazil Establishment ofanewSchedule III 31.12.93 L/7273
Chile Establishment ofanewSchedule VII 31.12.93 L/7274
Egypt Renegotiation ofSchedule LXIII 31.12.93 L/7281
Mexico Establishment ofanewSchedule LXXVII 31.12.93 L/7276
Peru Establishment ofanewSchedule XXXV 31.12.93 L/7245
Uruguay Renegotiation ofSchedule XXXI 31.12.93 L/7280
Venezuela Establishment ofanewSchedule LXXXVI 30.06.94 L/7316