RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/C/W/8/Rev.1
11July1995
ORGANIZATION(95-1912)
COUNCIL FOR TRADE INGOODS
3July1995
SENEGAL -RENEGOTIATION OFSCHEDULE XLIX
Draft Decision onExtension ofTime-Limit
Revision
Considering thattheCONTRACTING PARTIES toGATT 1947, byDecision of
7December 19901andsuccessive decisions, suspended theapplication oftheprovisions ofArticle II
ofGATT 1947totheextent necessary toenable theGovernment oftheRepublic ofSenegal toimplement
itsnewtariff resulting from athorough reorganization ofthetableofduties andfeesinitscustoms
tariffandtheintroduction oftheHarmonized Commodity Description andCoding System (Harmonized
System), andthereafter toconduct negotiations;
Considering thatthefootnote toAnnex IA,Section onGATT 1994, subparagraph 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 19952theGeneral Council established alistof
waivers existing attheentry intoforce oftheWTO Agreement, which included thewaiver granted
toSenegal fortherenogtiation ofanewSchedule XLIX.
Considering thatparagraph 2oftheUnderstanding inRespect ofWaivers ofObligations under
theGeneral Agreement onTariffs andTrade 1994 provides thatanywaiver ineffect onthedateof
entryintoforceoftheWTOAgreementshallterminateunlessextendedinaccordancewiththeprocedures
setoutinparagraph 1oftheaforementioned Understanding andthose ofArticle IXoftheWTO
Agreement onthedateofitsexpiry ortwoyears from thedateofentry intoforce oftheWTO
Agreement, whichever isearlier:
TakingintoaccountthatSenegalhassubmittedthedocumentationnecessaryfortherenegotiations
under Article XXVIII inAugust andNovember 19933;
Noting thattherenegotiations havenotyetbeencompleted, butthattheGovernment considers
thatitwillbeabletoreach conclusions within areasonable time-limit;
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Considering thattheGovernment ofSenegal, having fulfilled therequirements ofparagraph 1
oftheUnderstanding inRespect ofWaivers ofObligations under theGATT 1994, hasrequested a
further six-month extension until 31December 19954,inorder tocomplete thenegotiations and
consultations provided forbytheprocedures under Article XXVIII;
TheGeneral Council, acting pursuant totheprovisions ofArticle IXoftheWTO Agreement;
Decides, inviewoftheexceptional circumstances outlined above, toextend thewaiver granted
toSenegal bytheDecision of7December 1990 until31December 1995.
4G/L/7.