RESTRICTED
PREPARATORY COMMITTEE G/RS/17
FOR THE 14November 1994
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
(94-2363)
Original: English
RECTIFICATIONS AND MODIFICATIONS OFSCHEDULES
ANNEXED TOTHE MARRAKESH PROTOCOL
Schedule LXXIX -Thailand
Thefollowing communication, dated 3November 1994, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Mission ofThailand.
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Iwould liketoinform youofcertain technical corrections Thailand wishes tomake toPartI,
Section I-AoftheSchedule LXXIX -Thailand. Theproposed corrections specifically address two
tariff lines, i.e.HS0905.00 Vanilla andHS1209.24 Kentucky bluegrass (PoaPratensis L.)seed,
andareintended forrectifying atypographical error andaninadvertent omission. Annexes Aand
Bprovide details onthese corrections andrelevant explanations1.
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Ifnoobjection isnotified totheSecretariat within 30daysfrom thedateofthisdocument,
therectifications toSchedule LXXIX -Thailand willbedeemed tobeapproved andwillbeformally
issued asaprocès-verbal.
1English only.ANNEX A
TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS
Schedule LXXIX -Thailand
PartISection I-ATariffG/RS/17
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Tariff item
numberDescription of
productsBaserateofduty Bound rateof
dutyImplementation
period from/toSpecial
safeguard
(y/n)Initial
negotiating
rightsOther duties
andcharges
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
0905 0905.00 Vanilla 30,16.50 B/kg 27,14.85 B/kg 1995/2004
1209.24 Kentucky blue
grass (Poa
Pratensis L.)seed40 30 1995/2004G/RS/17
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ANNEX B
PROPOSED TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS: PART I,SECTION I-AOF
SCHEDULE LXXIX -THAILAND
(1) HS0905.00
- Column 4:replacement of7%ad-valorem bound ratewith27%.
(2) HS1209.24
- Columns 3,4and5:insertion ofbase rateat40%, bound rateat30% and
implementation period of1995/2004 respectively.
EXPLANATION
(1) HS0905.00
Thailand 's14December 1993Draft Schedule, andits15February 1994Draft Final Schedule
which hadbeenverified inMarch 1994, bothindicate thelevelofbound rateofdutyat27,14.85 B/kg.
However, duetoatyping error, ourFinal Schedule asattached totheMarrakesh Protocol shows the
levelofad-valorem bound rateat7%where itshould havebeen27%. Therefore, rectification should
bemade byreplacing 7%ratewith27%.
(2) HS1209.24
With respect tothistariff item, ourSchedule of14December 1993 shows thebaserateof
dutyat40%andthebound rateat30%, thesame relevant figures asofother items under theproduct
group HS1209. However, inourDraft Schedule of15February 1994andourFinal Schedule, while
thesame level oftariff concessions areretained forthose other items, onlytheHSnumber and
description ofthisproduct itemareshown butother relevant columns areleftblank simply asaresult
ofanoversight.
Inorder tomaintain ourconcessions regarding thistariff item, wepropose toinstall thebase
rateof40%, thebound rateof30% andtheimplementation period from 1995 to2004 inthe
Schedule LXXIX -Thailand.