RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/VAL/2
28April 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-1093)
Committee onCustoms Valuation
AGREEMENT ONCUSTOMS VALUATION
INVOCATION OFSPECIAL PROVISIONS
AVAILABLE TODEVELOPING COUNTRY MEMBERS
Note bytheSecretariat
I. Article 20.1(delayed application oftheprovisions oftheAgreement), Article 20.2(delayed
application ofthecomputed value method), paragraph 2ofAnnex III(reservation concerning minimum
values), paragraph 3ofAnnex III(reservation concerning reversal ofsequential order ofArticles 5
and6),andparagraph 4ofAnnex III(reservation concerning application ofArticle 5.2whether or
nottheimporter sorequests) arespecial provisions available todeveloping country Members. Listed
below arethose developing country Member which haveinvoked some oralloftheabove provisions,
withthedateofentryintoforceoftheWTO Agreement fortheMember concerned indicated inbrackets:
Bangladesh (1.1.95)
Chile (1.1.95)
Colombia (30.4.95)
Costa Rica (1.1.95)
Côted'Ivoire (1.1.95)
DominicanRepublic(9.3.95)
ElSalvador (7.5.95)
Gabon (1.1.95)
Ghana (1.1.95)Honduras (1.1.95)
Indonesia (1.1.95)
Kenya (1.1.95)
Malaysia (1.1.95)
Malta (1.1.95)
Mauritius (1.1.95)
Myanmar (1.1.95)
Pakistan (1.1.95)
Paraguay (1.1.95)Philippines (1.1.95)
Senegal (1.1.95)
Singapore (1.1.95)
SriLanka (1.1.95)
Thailand (1.1.95)
Tunisia (29.3.95)
Uruguay (1.1.95)
Venezuela (1.1.95)
Forthetextofthecommunications received fromthese Members, please refertodocuments
WT/Let/1/Rev.1dated2March1995,WT/Let/10dated24March1995,WT/Let/12dated7April1995
andWT/Let/14 dated 24April 1995.
II. Pursuant totheDecision taken bytheGeneral Council atits31January 1995 meeting on
"Continued Application under theWTO Customs Valuation Agreement ofInvocations ofProvisions
forDeveloping Countries forDelayed Application andReservations under theCustoms Valuation
Agreement 1979" (WT/L/38), theinvocation fordelayed application andreservations under therelevant
provisions oftheCustoms Valuation Agreement 1979 continue toapply forthefollowing developing
country Members inaccordance withparagraphs 1,2and3oftheaforementioned Decision.
Argentina
Brazil
IndiaMexico
Morocco
PeruTurkey
Zimbabwe