WORLD TRADE WT/L/123
16January 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-0131)
ZAMBIA -RENEGOTIATION OFSCHEDULE LXXVIII
Extension ofTime-Limit
Decision of13December 19951
Considering thattheCONTRACTING PARTIES toGATT 1947, bytheir Decision of
26November 19932,suspended theapplication oftheprovisions ofArticle IIofGATT 1947 tothe
extent necessary toenable theGovernment ofZambia toimplement theHarmonized Commodity
Description andCoding System (Harmonized System) on1January 1988 andcarry outnegotiations
subsequently;
Considering thatthefootnote toAnnex IA,Section onGATT 1994, sub-paragraph 1(b)(iii)
oftheAgreement establishing theWorld Trade Organization requires theMinisterial Conference to
establish atitsfirstsession arevised listofwaivers granted under Article XXV ofGATT 1947 and
stillinforce onthedateofentry intoforce oftheWTO Agreement;
Considering thatbyaDecision of31January 19953theGeneral Council established alistof
waivers existing atthetimeofentry intoforce oftheWTO Agreement, which included thewaiver
granted toZambia fortherenegotiation ofitsSchedule LXXVIII;
Considering thatparagraph 2oftheUnderstanding inRespect ofWaivers ofObligations under
theGeneral Agreement onTariffs andTrade 1994 provides thatanywaiver ineffect onthedateof
entryintoforceoftheWTOAgreementshallterminateunlessextendedinaccordancewiththeprocedures
setoutinparagraph 1oftheaforementioned Understanding andthose ofArticle IXofthe
WTO Agreement onthedateofitsexpiry ortwoyears from thedateofentry intoforce ofthe
WTO Agreement, whichever isearlier;
Taking intoaccount thattherelevant documentation necessary forrenegotiations under
Article XXVIII isunder preparation andwillbecompleted inthenearfuture withtheassistance of
theWTO Secretariat;
Considering thattheGovernment ofZambia, having fulfilled therequirements ofparagraph 1
oftheUnderstanding inRespect ofWaivers ofObligations under theGATT 1994, hasrequested a
further extension oftheexemption ofitsobligations under Article IIofGATT 19944;
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1Adopted inaccordance withtheProcedures onWTO Decision-Making under Articles IXandXIIoftheWTO Agreement
agreed bytheGeneral Council (WT/L/93).
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TheGeneral Council, acting pursuant totheprovisions ofArticle IXoftheWTO Agreement,
Decides, inviewoftheexceptional circumstances outlined above, toextend thewaiver granted
toZambia bytheDecision of26November 1993, until30June1996.