World Trade
Organization WT/L/780
7 December 2009 (09-6281) General Council
17-18 December 2009 Original: English/ French


CANADIAN TARIFF TREATMENT FOR COMMONWEALTH
CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES

2009 Report of the Government of Canada on the
Trade-Related Provisions of CARIBCAN


The following communication, dated 27 November 2009, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of Canada.
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Introduction

CARIBCAN is an economic and trade development assistance program for the Commonwealth Caribbean countries and territories established as a result of a commitment by Canada at the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Nassau in October 1985.

The objectives of CARIBCAN are to enhance Commonwealth Caribbean trade and export earnings, improve the trade and economic development prospects of the region, promote new investment opportunities, and encourage enhanced economic integration and co-operation. The main feature of CARIBCAN

World Trade
Organization WT/L/868
16 November 2012 (12-6312) General Council
11 December 2012 Original: English/ French


CANADIAN TARIFF TREATMENT FOR COMMONWEALTH
CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES

2012 Report of the Government of Canada on the
Trade-Related Provisions of CARIBCAN


The following communication, dated 15 November 2012, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of Canada.
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Introduction

CARIBCAN is an economic and trade development assistance programme for the Commonwealth Caribbean countries and territories established as a result of a commitment by Canada at the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Nassau in October 1985.

The objectives of CARIBCAN are to enhance Commonwealth Caribbean trade and export earnings, improve the trade and economic development prospects of the region, promote new investment opportunities, and encourage enhanced economic integration and co-operation. The main feature of CARIBCAN

World Trade
Organization WT/L/804
23 November 2010 (10-6257) General Council
14-15 December 2010 Original: English/ French


CANADIAN TARIFF TREATMENT FOR COMMONWEALTHCARIBBEAN COUNTRIES

2010 Report of the Government of Canada on theTrade-Related Provisions of CARIBCAN


The following communication, dated 19 November 2010, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of Canada.
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Introduction

CARIBCAN is an economic and trade development assistance program for the Commonwealth Caribbean countries and territories established as a result of a commitment by Canada at the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Nassau in October 1985.

The objectives of CARIBCAN are to enhance Commonwealth Caribbean trade and export earnings, improve the trade and economic development prospects of the region, promote new investment opportunities, and encourage enhanced economic integration and co-operation. The main feature of CARIBCAN i

World Trade
Organization WT/L/828
17 November 2011 (11-5947) General Council
30 November 2011 Original: English/ French


CANADIAN TARIFF TREATMENT FOR COMMONWEALTHCARIBBEAN COUNTRIES

2011 Report of the Government of Canada on theTrade-Related Provisions of CARIBCAN


The following communication, dated 16 November 2011, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of Canada.
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Introduction

CARIBCAN is an economic and trade development assistance program for the Commonwealth Caribbean countries and territories established as a result of a commitment by Canada at the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Nassau in October 1985.

The objectives of CARIBCAN are to enhance Commonwealth Caribbean trade and export earnings, improve the trade and economic development prospects of the region, promote new investment opportunities, and encourage enhanced economic integration and co-operation. The main feature of CARIBCAN is t

World Trade
Organization WT/L/595
3 December 2004 (04-5273) General Council
13-14 December 2004 Original: English/ French


CANADA – TARIFF TREATMENT FOR COMMONWEALTH
CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES

2004 Report of the Government of Canada on the Trade-Related Provisions
of CARIBCAN under the Decision of 14 October 1996


The following communication, dated 1 December 2004, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of Canada.

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Introduction
CARIBCAN is an economic and trade development assistance program for the Commonwealth Caribbean countries and territories established as a result of a commitment by Canada at the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Nassau in October 1985.
The objectives of CARIBCAN are to enhance Commonwealth Caribbean trade and export earnings, improve the trade and economic development prospects of the region, promote new investment opportunities, and encourage enhanced economic integration and cooperati

World Trade
Organization WT/L/483
4 October 2002 (02-5413) General Council
15-16 October 2002 Original: English/ French

Canada  TARIFF TREATMENT FOR COMMONWEALTH
CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES

Report of the Government of Canada on the Trade-Related Provisions
of CARIBCAN Under the Decision of 14 October 1996

The following communication, dated 4 October 2002, has been received from the Permanent Mission of Canada.
The objectives of CARIBCAN are to enhance Commonwealth Caribbean trade and export earnings, improve the trade and economic development prospects of the region, promote new investment opportunities, and encourage enhanced economic integration and cooperation.
Country Coverage
The Customs Tariff lists 18 countries or dependent territories which are eligible to receive the duty-free benefits accorded under CARIBCAN: Anguilla, Antigua-Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Christopher (Saint Kitts) and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Statistical Annexes:
Annex I: Total Imports form CARIBCAN Beneficiaries 1991 - 2001

Annex II: Total Canadian exports to CARIBCAN Beneficiaries 1991- 2001

Annex III: 2001 Imports from CARIBCAN Beneficiaries by Tariff Treatment

Annex IV: Top 25 Merchandise Imports from CARIBCAN Beneficiaries which entered Canada under the CARIBCAN Duty Free Tariff Treatment (CCCT) in 2001

Total Canadian Imports from CARIBCAN Beneficiaries 1991 – 2001 Annex I
(thousands of Canadian dollars)

Country 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Anguilla - - - 5 - 11 41 7 8 9 10 Antigua - Barbuda 200 394 393 368 389 1,

Total Canadian Exports to CARIBCAN Beneficiaries 1991-2001 Annex II
(thousands of Canadian dollars)

Country 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Anguilla 308 331 272 127 548 588 881 1,007 673 651 2,802 Antigua - Barbuda 8,975 9,326 9,014 6,022 6,160 28,133 9,384 8,492 11,402 10,727 10,434 Bahamas 48,336 20,870 16,949 15,170 15,231 19,292 21,610 24,513 26,301 26,018 27,706 Barbados 35,385 20,469 20,490 33,459 31,554 35,872 37,193 36,396 41,087 33,783 29,104 Belize 3,067 3,532 12,543 4,776 4,232 2,586 9,847 3,760 3,332 2,598 3,505 Bermuda 27,208 38,472 41,891 22,004 34,302 33,453 39,177 40,165 42,973 34,540 34,715 British Virgin Islands 625 1,435 1,010 4,551 1,381 898 3,417 2,628 28,743 60,187 2,240 Cayman Islands 1,725 4,601 1,885 4,483 11,490 7,281 1,369 12,266 8,127 8,286 63,858 Dominica 1,027 1,368 1,672 1,613 1,891 2,238 1,840 3,236 5,560 4,436 2,671 Grenada 4,264 2,656 3,863 1,936 3,789 4,649 3,321 4,901 4,839 4,023 3,142 Guyana 13,592 6,034 9,118 5,517 8,144 11,171 10,671 9,968 14,655 8,073 8,068 Jamaica 73,259 64,940 85,549 89,578 96,645 90,784 86,937 98,032 96,699 99,815 121,933 Montserrat 312 301 248 208 128 185 149 81 83 289 214 Saint Lucia 7,229 6,811 7,400 10,425 12,521 5,426 8,729 11,493 12,524 9,683 7,375 Saint Christopher (Kitts) and Nevis 1,348 1,531 1,680 4,098 2,498 2,560 2,011 5,675 10,646 9,633 16,147 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2,357 3,277 2,630 3,015 2,815 3,116 4,063 3,676 4,633 4,906 3,941 Trinidad & Tobago 56,168 55,646 53,023 65,192 94,658 83,913 102,544 129,703 161,936 110,822 156,222 Turks & Caicos Islands 201 1,287 557 387 654 514 537 1,379 2,357 2,341 2,366 Total: 285,386 242,887 269,794 272,561 328,641 332,667 343,680 397,371 476,570 430,811 496,443 Source: Statistics Canada.
433,845 85369091 Other: Junction boxes;
Receptacle boxes of metal 1,408,206 22021000 Waters, including mineral waters and aerated waters, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured 981,576 19019020 Food preparations of flour, meal, starch or malt extract 945,064 07142000 Sweet potatoes 907,920 20059090 Other [Vegetables and mixtures of vegetables] 659,066 19059049 Other biscuits [Containing less than 25% by weight of wheat] 620,196 21039090 Other [Sauces and preparations] 541,169 22029049 Beverages containing milk: Other 440,973 21039020 Mixed condiments and mixed seasonings 329,634 04063010 Within access commitment [Processed cheese, not grated or powdered] 318,316 82054000 Screwdrivers 316,000 09109990 Other spices 276,892 HS Tariff Description Imports under CARIBCAN Treatment 19053092 Other: Wafers and frozen waffles containing 25% or more by weight of wheat, in packages of a weight not exceeding 454 g each, and sweet biscuits containing 25% or more by weight of wheat, in packages of a weight not exceeding 1.
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World Trade
Organization WT/L/414
17 September 2001 (01-4387) General Council
10 October 2001 Original: English/ French

canada – tariff treatment for commonwealth
caribbean countries

Report of the Government of Canada on the
Trade-Related Provisions of CARIBCAN
Under the Decision of 14 October 1996

The following communication, dated 5 September 2001, has been received from the Permanent Mission of Canada.
The objectives of CARIBCAN are to enhance Commonwealth Caribbean trade and export earnings, improve the trade and economic development prospects of the region, promote new investment opportunities, and encourage enhanced economic integration and cooperation.
Country Coverage
The Customs Tariff lists 18 countries or dependent territories which are eligible to receive the duty-free benefits accorded under CARIBCAN: Anguilla, Antigua-Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Christopher and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Statistical Annexes
Annex I: Total Imports form CARIBCAN Beneficiaries 1991 - 2000

Annex II: Total Canadian exports to CARIBCAN Beneficiaries 1991- 2000

Annex III: 2000 Imports from CARIBCAN Beneficiaries by Tariff Treatment

Annex IV: Top 25 Merchandise Imports from CARIBCAN Beneficiaries which entered Canada under the CARIBCAN Duty Free Tariff Treatment in 2000

Total Canadian Imports from CARIBCAN Beneficiaries 1991 – 2000 Annex I
(thousands of Canadian dollars)

Country 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Anguilla - - - 5 - 11 41 7 8 9 Antigua - Barbuda 200 394 393 368 389 1,
525 mm, for use in the manufacture of wire
2,964,596 20059020 Artichokes (globe or Chinese), bamboo shoots, cactus leaves (nopales), cardoons, chickpeas (garbanzos), cilantro (Chinese or Mexican parsley or Yen Sai), jicama, leaf chervils, malanga, okra, peas (Angola, catjang, no-eye, pigeon), spinach, tamarillos

2,532,523 07099090 Other 2,226,194 72139190 Other 2,155,317 22084010 Rum 1,885,349 20089930 Akalas, akees, anchovy pears, apple-pears, avocados, bananas, banana chips (thin banana slices fried or otherwise prepared whether or not salted, sweetened or otherwise flavoured), bread fruit, carambolas, chayotes, cherimoyas (Jamaica apples), dasheens

1,658,873 22071010 For use as a spirituous or alcoholic beverage or for use in the manufacture of spirituous or alcoholic beverages
1,261,807 85369091 Junction boxes;
Receptacle boxes of metal
1,244,022 07142000 Sweet potatoes 1,203,149 39233090 Other 1,092,202 21039020 Mixed condiments and mixed seasonings 1,009,559 22021000 Waters, including mineral waters and aerated waters, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured 975,802 07149090 Other 717,550 72143090 Other 650,923 19059049 Other 583,415 19019020 Food preparations of flour, meal, starch or malt extract 512,938 19059020 Bread, leavened with yeast;
Unleavened bread for sacramental purposes and communion wafers
370,306 19053099 Other 340,122 21039090 Other 327,683 21069099 Other 268,835 03062100 Rock lobster and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp.
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World Trade
Organization G/C/W/657
27 October 2011
(11-5390) Council for Trade in Goods Original: English


CARIBCAN



Request for Extension of Waiver




The following communication, dated 21 October 2011, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of Canada.
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REQUEST

By action of the CONTRACTING PARTIES of the GATT 1947 on 28 November 1986 (L/6102), Canada was granted a waiver of its obligations under paragraph 1 of Article I of the General Agreement, with respect to the establishment of dutyfree treatment to imports of eligible products into Canada from beneficiary Commonwealth Caribbean countries, as provided in Section 41 of the Customs Tariff, S.C., 1997 c. 36, in accordance with the CARIBCAN initiative (hereinafter referred to as "CARIBCAN"). This waiver was initially granted for the period 15 June 1986 until 15 June 1998. Paragraph 2 of the Understanding in Respect of Waivers of Obligations Under the General A

World Trade
Organization WT/L/323
22 October 1999 (99-4579) General Council
3, 4 and 8 November 1999 Original: English

CANADA - TARIFF TREATMENT FOR COMMONWEALTH
CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES

Report of the Government of Canada on the
Trade-Related Provisions of CARIBCAN
Under the Decision of 14 October 1996

The following communication, dated 18 October 1999, has been received from the Permanent Mission of Canada.
On November 28, 1986, a decision by the Contracting Parties to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) waived until June 15, 1998, the provisions of paragraph 1 of Article 1 of the General Agreement, "only to the extent necessary to permit the Government of Canada to provide duty-free treatment to eligible imports of Commonwealth Caribbean countries benefiting from the provisions of CARIBCAN,
Country Coverage:
The Customs Tariff lists 18 countries or dependent territories which are eligible to receive the duty-free benefits accorded under CARIBCAN: Anguilla, Antigua-Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, St.
Pursuant to the Proof of Origin Regulations, either a duly completed Certificate of Origin, Form A, or a written statement of origin signed by the exporter, must be presented to Customs at the time of release, accounting or refund.
Statistical Annexes:
Annex I: Total Imports form CARIBCAN Beneficiaries 1989 - 1998

Annex II: Total Canadian exports to CARIBCAN Beneficiaries 1989 - 1998

Annex III: 1998 Imports from CARIBCAN Beneficiaries by Tariff Treatment

Annex IV: Canadian Merchandise Trade Balance and Trade Turnover with CARIBCAN Beneficiaries 1989-1998

Annex V: Top 25 Merchandise Imports from CARIBCAN Beneficiaries which entered Canada under the CARIBCAN Duty Free Tariff Treatment in 1998
Total Canadian Imports from CARIBCAN Beneficiaries 1989 - 1998 Annex I
( thousands of Canadian dollars)
Country 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 Anguilla - - - - - 5 - 11 41 7 Antigua - Barbuda 366 177 200 394 393 368 389 1,
3 % Turks and Caicos Islands 207,825 0 0 207,825 30 % Total: 485,246,714 9,262,604 40,696,270 535,205,588 % Total: 96%
Source: Statistics Canada

 Annex III (ii)
Dutiable 1998 Imports from CARIBCAN Beneficiaries by Tariff Treatment
( in Canadian dollars)

Country MFN
General Preferential Tariff
CARIBCAN Total Dutiable Dutiable as % of Total Imports from each country (Annex 1) Anguilla 0 0 0 0 0 Antigua - Barbuda 28,786 0 0 28,786 1 % Bahamas 1,147,664 176,918 37,795 1,362,377 6.
6 % Turks & Caicos Islands 477,682 0 0 477,682 70 % Total: 18,964,931 2,420,472 1,016,624 22,402,027 % Total: 4 %
Source: Statistics Canada

Annex IV

Canadian Merchandise Trade with Anguilla 1989 - 1998
( thousands of Canadian dollars)

Year Canadian
Exports Canadian
Imports
Balance
Turnover 1989 879 - 879 879 1990 509 - 509 509 1991 308 - 308 308 1992 331 - 331 331 1993 272 - 272 272 1994 127 5 122 132 1995 548 - 548 548 1996 588 11 577 599 1997 881 41 840 922 1998 1,007 7 1,000 1,014

Canadian Merchandise Trade with Antigua - Barbuda 1989 - 1998
( thousands of Canadian dollars)

Year Canadian
Exports Canadian
Imports
Balance
Turnover 1989 8,826 366 8,460 9,192 1990 5,706 177 5,529 5,883 1991 8,975 200 8,775 9,175 1992 9,326 394 8,932 9,720 1993 9,014 393 8,621 9,407 1994 6,022 368 5,654 6,390 1995 6,160 389 5,771 6,549 1996 28,133 1,857 26,276 29,990 1997 9,384 1,256 8,128 10,640 1998 8,492 2,698 5,794 11,190 Canadian Merchandise Trade with Bahamas 1989 - 1998
( thousands of Canadian dollars)

Year Canadian
Exports Canadian
Imports
Balance
Turnover 1989 27,287 32,598 -5,311 59,885 1990 46,866 29,258 17,608 76,124 1991 48,336 38,769 9,567 87,105 1992 20,870 50,097 -29,227 70,967 1993 16,949 34,806 -17,857 51,755 1994 15,170 44,867 -29,697 60,037 1995 15,231 16,715 -1,484 31,946 1996 19,292 23,432 -4,140 42,724 1997 21,610 8,056 13,554 29,666 1998 24,513 22,002 2,511 46,515

Canadian Merchandise Trade with Barbados 1989 - 1998
( thousands of Canadian dollars)

Year Canadian
Exports Canadian
Imports
Balance
Turnover 1989 45,121 13,254 31,867 58,375 1990 33,102 15,145 17,957 48,247 1991 35,385 13,510 21,875 48,895 1992 20,469 6,025 14,444 26,494 1993 20,490 9,594 10,896 30,084 1994 33,459 14,098 19,361 47,557 1995 31,554 16,990 14,564 48,544 1996 35,872 15,703 20,169 51,575 1997 37,193 13,736 23,457 50,929 1998 36,396 11,722 24,674 48,118 Canadian Merchandise Trade with Belize 1989 - 1998
( thousands of Canadian dollars)

Year Canadian
Exports Canadian
Imports
Balance
Turnover 1989 5,114 8,861 -3,747 13,975 1990 3,552 10,639 -7,087 14,191 1991 3,067 7,447 -4,380 10,514 1992 3,532 6,634 -3,102 10,166 1993 12,543 11,419 1,124 23,962 1994 4,776 17,686 -12,910 22,462 1995 4,232 11,688 -7,456 15,920 1996 2,586 7,953 -5,367 10,539 1997 9,847 12,737 -2,890 22,584 1998 3,760 8,263 -4,503 12,023

Canadian Merchandise Trade with Bermuda 1989 - 1998
( thousands of Canadian dollars)

Year Canadian
Exports Canadian
Imports
Balance
Turnover 1989 36,916 3,113 23,803 40,029 1990 23,784 9,200 14,584 32,984 1991 27,208 6,366 20,842 33,574 1992 38,472 20,378 18,094 58,850 1993 41,891 4,315 37,576 46,206 1994 22,004 13,988 8,016 35,992 1995 34,302 4,173 30,129 38,475 1996 33,453 2,317 31,136 35,770 1997 39,177 3,751 35,426 42,928 1998 40,165 7,602 32,563 47,767 Canadian Merchandise Trade with British Virgin Islands 1989 - 1998
( thousands of Canadian dollars)

Year Canadian
Exports Canadian
Imports
Balance
Turnover 1989 1,596 70 1,526 1,666 1990 1,048 - 1,048 1,048 1991 625 16 609 641 1992 1,435 10 1,425 1,445 1993 1,010 44 966 1,054 1994 4,551 37 4,514 4,588 1995 1,381 91 1,290 1,472 1996 898 1,299 -401 2,197 1997 3,417 199 3,218 3,616 1998 2,628 615 2,013 3,343

Canadian Merchandise Trade with Cayman Islands 1989 - 1998
( thousands of Canadian dollars)

Year Canadian
Exports Canadian
Imports
Balance
Turnover 1989 2,868 35 2,833 2,903 1990 2,003 3 2,000 2,006 1991 1,725 321 1,404 2,046 1992 4,601 489 4,112 5,090 1993 1,885 1,628 257 3,513 1994 4,483 586 3,897 5,069 1995 11,490 638 10,852 12,128 1996 7,281 1,968 5,313 9,249 1997 1,369 624 745 1993 1998 12,266 1,070 11,196 13,336 Canadian Merchandise Trade with Dominica 1989 - 1998
( thousands of Canadian dollars)

Year Canadian
Exports Canadian
Imports
Balance
Turnover 1989 8,257 238 8,019 8,495 1990 2,488 53 2,435 2,541 1991 1,027 196 831 1,223 1992 1,368 67 1,301 1,435 1993 1,672 206 1,466 1,878 1994 1,613 423 1,190 2,036 1995 1,891 2,381 -490 4,272 1996 2,238 1,180 1,058 3,418 1997 1,840 1,390 450 3230 1998 3,236 1,910 1,326 5,146

Canadian Merchandise Trade with Grenada 1989 - 1998
( thousands of Canadian dollars)

Year Canadian
Exports Canadian
Imports
Balance
Turnover 1989 4,274 884 3,390 5,158 1990 3,809 85 3,724 3,894 1991 4,264 420 3,844 4,684 1992 2,656 321 2,335 2,977 1993 3,863 337 3,526 4,200 1994 1,936 440 1,496 2,376 1995 3,789 639 3,150 4,428 1996 4,649 559 4,090 5,208 1997 3,321 1,112 2,209 4,433 1998 4,901 1,067 3,834 5,968 Canadian Merchandise Trade with Guyana 1989 - 1998
( thousands of Canadian dollars)

Year Canadian
Exports Canadian
Imports
Balance
Turnover 1989 4,393 19,994 -15,601 24,387 1990 10,144 24,568 -14,424 34,712 1991 13,592 30,824 -17,232 44,416 1992 6,034 39,018 -32,984 45,052 1993 9,118 152,172 -143,054 161,290 1994 5,517 203,865 -198,348 209,382 1995 8,144 171,208 -163,064 179,352 1996 11,171 204,033 -192,862 215,204 1997 10,671 203,375 -192,704 214,046 1998 9,968 203,107 -193,139 213,075

Canadian Merchandise Trade with Jamaica 1989 - 1998
( thousands of Canadian dollars)

Year Canadian
Exports Canadian
Imports
Balance
Turnover 1989 126,075 188,643 -62,568 314,718 1990 107,120 157,055 -49,935 264,175 1991 73,259 150,509 -77,250 223,768 1992 64,940 166,546 -101,606 231,486 1993 85,549 181,495 -95,946 267,044 1994 89,578 211,328 -121,750 300,906 1995 96,645 199,952 -103,307 296,597 1996 90,784 239,135 -148,351 329,919 1997 86,937 257,507 -170,570 344,444 1998 98,032 256,384 -158,352 354,416

Canadian Merchandise Trade with Montserrat 1989 - 1998
( thousands of Canadian dollars)

Year Canadian
Exports Canadian
Imports
Balance
Turnover 1989 962 163 799 1,125 1990 646 63 583 709 1991 312 59 253 371 1992 301 120 181 421 1993 248 15 233 263 1994 208 78 130 286 1995 128 18 110 146 1996 185 203 -18 388 1997 149 341 -192 490 1998 81 28 53 109

Canadian Merchandise Trade with St.
712,643 04063010 Within access commitment (processed cheeze) 592,400 07142000 Sweet potatoes 509,809 08129010 Akalas, akees, anchovy pears, apple-pears, avocados, bananas, bread fruit, carambolas, chayotes, cherimoyas (Jamaica apples), citrus fruit, dates, durians… 492,251 20089210 Consisting of two or more of akalas, akees, anchovy pears, apple-pears, avocados, bananas, bread fruit, carambolas, chayotes, cherimoyas (Jamaica apples)… 443,722 19059049 Other (soda biscuits) 395,119 21039020 Mixed condiments and mixed seasonings 384,890 07149090 Other ( than sago pith, arrowroot, waterchestnuts) 343,083 22084010 Rum 340,390 21039090 Other sauces and preparations therof: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings, mustard flour and meal and prepared mustard, mayonnaise and sald dressing, suce based on fish products 337,996
Leading 25 entries under CARIBCAN Tariff Treatment 34,873,540
All other entries under CARIBCAN Tariff 6,389,798
All other Tariff Treatments 516,344,277
Total Imports from CARIBCAN 557,607,615

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World Trade
Organization G/C/W/558
22 September 2006
(06-4539) Council for Trade in Goods



CARIBCAN


Draft Decision of....2006




The General Council,

Having regard to paragraphs 3 and 4 of Article IX of the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization ("WTO Agreement");

Conducting the function of the Ministerial Conference in the interval between meetings pursuant to paragraph 2 of Article IV of the WTO Agreement;

Taking note of the request of the Government of Canada for a renewal of the waiver from its obligations under paragraph 1 of Article I of the General Agreement for provision of duty-free treatment for imports of eligible products originating in beneficiary Caribbean countries as provided for in Section 41 of the Customs Tariff, S.C., 1997 c. 36, in accordance with the CARIBCAN initiative (hereinafter referred to as "CARIBCAN"); such waiver having been initially granted by the CONTRACTING PARTIES of the GATT 1947

World Trade
Organization WT/L/835
5 December 2011 (11-6320)


CARIBCAN



Decision of 30 November 2011




The General Council,

Having regard to paragraphs 3 and 4 of Article IX of the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization ("WTO Agreement");

Conducting the function of the Ministerial Conference in the interval between meetings pursuant to paragraph 2 of Article IV of the WTO Agreement;

Taking note of the request of the Government of Canada for a renewal of the waiver from its obligations under paragraph 1 of Article I of the General Agreement for provision of duty-free treatment for imports of eligible products originating in beneficiary Caribbean countries as provided for in Section 41 of the Customs Tariff, S.C., 1997 c. 36, in accordance with the CARIBCAN initiative (hereinafter referred to as "CARIBCAN"); such waiver having been initially granted by the CONTRACTING PARTIES of the GATT 1947 on 28 November 1986 for the

7(a) OF THE
GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICES

The following notification has been received from the delegations of Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St.
7(a) of the General Agreement on Trade in Services

Date of entry into force: 1 July 1997
Duration: Indefinite

Agency responsible for enforcement of the measure:
The governments of Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St.
the basic principle is that all barriers affecting national treatment of service providers who are community nationals (natural and juridical) must be removed by 31 December 2005.
The texts are available from:
WTO Secretariat

CARICOM Secretariat

The governments of Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St.

World Trade
Organization WT/REG92/R/B/1G/L/359
12 April 2000 (00-1467) Original: English

CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AND COMMON MARKET

Biennial Report on the Operation of the Agreement

Communication from the Parties

The report below, dated 21 May 1999, presents the information received from the Permanent Mission of Jamaica, also on behalf of the other parties to the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) who are Members of the WTO (Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, St Lucia, St Kitts and Nevis, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago) and is organized in accordance to the Standard Formats for Information on Regional Trade Agreements and on Economic Integration Agreements on Services (WT/REG/W/6 and WT/REG/W/14, respectively).

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Overview

In keeping with the relevant provisions of Article XXIV of the General Agreement on Tariff and Trade (GATT), the report on the developments in the Caribbean Common Market is prepared for the consideration of the WTO Council for Trade in Goods and the Committee on Regional Trade Agreements.
Closer internal integration and liberalization have been paralleled by a reduction in barriers to trade with third countries, an increase in economic and trade cooperation with neighbouring countries and an expansion of trade with other countries.
In order to effectively implement the Single Market and Economy, new arrangements have been put in place, new institutions have been created and new rules established for internal consultation, coordination and cooperation in macro-economic policy and planning, monitoring of economic policy convergence, development of a common currency, harmonization of fiscal and other incentives, double taxation, capital market integration and legislative and administrative practices.
The Common Market has three objectives, namely:

(a) To strengthen coordination and regulation of the economic and trade relations among members;

(b) sustained expansion and continuing integration of the economies of members; and

(c) achievement of a greater measure of independence and effectiveness in dealing with states, groups of states and entities of whatever description.
Article 24 of the Treaty provided that the Agreement enter into force on 1 August 1973 if the instruments of ratification were deposited in accordance with Article 23 by Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago; if not, then entry into force would occur on such later date on which the fourth such instrument had been deposited.
Given the relative magnitude of total and intra-regional imports and the relative growth rates, it is clear that the CARICOM trade arrangements have not diverted import trade (see Table 2).
Viewed from the perspective of exports, CARICOM's total domestic exports increased in nominal terms from US$3.
while extraregional domestic exports are dominated by petroleum and petroleum products, traditional agricultural commodities (sugar, bananas and rice), minerals (bauxite and alumina, and gold).
0
Notes: 1991 excludes data from Guyana; 1992 excludes data for Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada and Guyana; 1993-1996 excludes data for Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada and Guyana; 1997 excludes data for Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada and Guyana.
ranging from Antigua and Barbuda with 88 per cent to Guyana at 28 per cent.

Table 4 - Services Sector Share of GDP for CARICOM Countries
at Current Market Prices, 1996-1997

CARICOM Countries Share % 1996 1997 Antigua and Barbuda 88.
It is difficult at this time to differentiate and compare Member States' trade with the rest of the world and trade with other CARICOM countries.
These special circumstances are embodied in different Articles, namely Article 13 (Exclusion from this Annex) and Schedule I (Products excluded from the Annex to the Treaty in pursuance of contractual obligations of Member States); paragraph 5 of Schedule III (Reserve list applying to the less developed countries); Article 19 (Dumped and Subsidized Imports); Article 23 (General Exceptions); Article 24 (Security Exceptions); Article 28 (Import Restrictions arising from Balance-of-Payment Difficulties); Article 29 (Difficulties in Particular Industries); Article 56 (Promotion of Industrial Development in the Less Developed Countries); and Schedule IX (Marketing of oils and fats products).
Further, the Conference decided in the Nassau Declaration of 1984 to jettison the use of regional QRs for affording protection against third-country goods and to encourage Member States to phase out the use of national QRs.
1999 remains the target year with the current status of implementation by Member States as follows:

Phase Implementation by Percentage of extra-regional import trade Phase IV Barbados, Jamaica, St.
Export Restrictions

Article 22 of the Annex to the CARICOM Treaty prohibits the application of QRs on exports by Member States to any other Member State of the Common Market, except where otherwise provided in the Annex.
Goods are treated as being of Common Market origin if they have been wholly produced within the Common Market, or if they have been produced within the Common Market wholly or partly from materials imported from third countries, provided substantial transformation has taken place within the Common Market.
SPS measures are provided for under Articles 21 and 22 of the Annex to the Treaty (Quantitative Import Restrictions and Quantitative Export Restrictions, respectively), and are applied to protect animal or plant life or health,
Special industry

Article 29 allows a Member State, in the event of serious threat to an industry or particular sector of an industry, due to a substantial decrease in internal demand for a domestic product as a result of an increase in imports consigned from other Member States, to take action to limit such inflows.
These include:

(a) The 1993 arrangement which offers the facility for companies in any Member State to list on any stock exchange in the region on the condition as national companies;

(b) the negotiation of a Protocol (Protocol II) on establishment, services and capital;

(c) the process of negotiations to amend the 1973 Treaty by replacing, in whole or in part, Articles 28, 35, 36, 37 and 43 of its Annex.
on a phased basis, for the free movement of skilled persons on the basis of mutual recognition or agreement on equivalency of educational qualifications; and

(e) a multilateral agreement concerning the operation of air services within the Caribbean Community of the CARICOM Multilateral Air Services Agreement.
A revision to this Agreement, effective 1 June 1999, provides that these four CARICOM Members grant duty-free or duty-reduced treatment to identified products from Colombia, while Colombia provides similar treatment to a different set of identified product from CARICOM Member States.
The COTED promotes trade and economic development of the Community and overseas the operations of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy;
The Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) determines relations with international organizations and third States;
The Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) promoted human and social development; and
The Council for Finance and Planning (COFAP) coordinates economic policy and financial and monetary integration of Member States.
namely:

- Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency (CDERA);
- Caribbean Meteorological Institute (CMI);
- Caribbean Meteorological Organization (CMO);
- Caribbean Food Cooperation (CFC);
- Caribbean Environment Health Institute (CEHI);
- Caribbean Agriculture Research and Development Institute (CARDI);
- Caribbean Regional Centre for the Education and Training of Animal Health and Veterinary Public Health Assistants (REPAHA);
- Association of Caribbean Community Parliamentarians (ACCP);
- Caribbean Centre for Development Administration (CARICAD); and
- Caribbean Food and Nutrition Institute (CFNI).
on request, services to Member States of the Community on matters relating to the achievement of its objectives;

(d) to collect, store and disseminate to Member States of the Community information relevant for the achievement of its objectives;

(e) to assist Community Organs in the development and implementation of proposals and programmes for the achievement of objectives of the Community;

(f) to co-ordinate in relation to the Community the activities of donor agencies, international, regional and national institutions for the achievement of objectives of the Community;

(g) to prepare the draft budget of the Community for examination by the Budget Committee;

(h) to provide, on request, technical assistance to national authorities to facilitate implementation of Community decisions;

(i) to conduct, as mandated, fact-finding assignments in Member States; and

(j) to initiate or develop proposals for consideration and decision by competent Organs in order to achieve Community objectives.
The main areas of authorized derogation from the requirements for full free-trade area treatment to give effect to this objective included: the right to apply duty and or QRs on identified products for a specific period (Article 56); the right to maintain duty on a limited number of goods for revenue purposes (Schedule III); a longer period to phase in the CET; and less rigorous origin requirements.
by Country: 1990-1997

(US$000)

YEAR
TRADE TYPE CARICOM MEMBER STATES CARICOM MDCs BRB GUY JAM SUR TTO LDCs BLZ OECs ATG DMA GRD MSR KNA LCA VCT 1990 A.

Table 2 - Value and Distribution of CARICOM's Imports by Principal Sources: 1990-1997

(US$000)

Principal Sources 1990 (a) 1991 (b) 1992 (a) 1993 (a) 1994 (a) 1995 (c) 1996 (d) 1997 (c) Value % Value & Value % Value & Value % Value % Value % Value % CARICOM'S TOTAL IMPORTS 5,
Table 3 - Value and Distribution of CARICOM's Exports by Principal Destinations: 1990-1997

(US$'000)

Principal Destinations 1990 (a) 1991 (b) 1992 (c) 1993 (d) Domestic
Export Re-
Export Total Exports Domestic
Export Re-
Export Total Exports Domestic
Exports Re-
Exports Total Exports Domestic
Exports Re-
Exports Total Exports Value % Value % Value % Value % TOTAL CARICOM EXPORTS 3,861,397 226,156 4,087,553 100.
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Table 3 (cont'd)

(US$'000)

Principal Destinations
1994 (d) 1995 (d) 1996 (d) 1997 (f) Domestic
Export Re-
Export Total Exports Domestic
Export Re-
Export Total Exports Domestic
Exports Re-
Exports Total Exports Domestic
Exports Re-
Exports Total Exports Value % Value % Value % Value % TOTAL CARICOM EXPORTS 3,832,314 200,136 4,032,450 100.
(f) Excludes data for Antigua & Barbuda, Guyana, Montserrat and Suriname which are not available.
(1) The SELECTED ASIAN COUNTRIES are: China, Hong Kong, India Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand.
… Means data not available

Source: Based on Data from the Trade Database in the CARICOM Secretariat's Statistics Section

Table 11 - Value and Percentage Change of Intra-Regional Domestic Exports by Country: 1990-1997

(US$000)

CARICOM
COUNTRIES Change: 1991
Over 1990 Change: 1992
Over 1991 Change: 1993
Over 1992 Change: 1994
Over: 1993 Change: 1995
Over: 1994 Change: 1996
Over: 1995 Change: 1997
Over: 1996 Value % Value % Value % Value % Value % Value % Value % CARICOM -58,091 -12.
… Means data not available

Source: Based on Data from the Trade Database in the CARICOM Secretariat's Statistics Section

Table 13 - Value of Percentage Change of Extra-Regional Domestic Exports by Country: 1990-1997

CARICOM
COUNTRIES Change: 1991
Over 1990 Change: 1992
Over 1991 Change: 1993
Over 1992 Change: 1994
Over: 1993 Change: 1995
Over: 1994 Change: 1996
Over: 1995 Change: 1997
Over: 1996 Value % Value % Value % Value % Value % Value % Value % CARICOM -313,693 -9.
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Table 17 - Agriculture Sector Share of GDP for CARICOM Countries
at Current Market Prices: 1996-1997

CARICOM Countries
% Share 1996 1997 Antigua & Barbuda 3.
Average growth was calculated using the formula @RATE {future value; present value; term} where future value is value for 1997, present value is value for 1990 and term is the number of years, 7.
7 For example, commercial banks from other jurisdictions account for the following share of the total banking system: Guyana (29 per cent), Antigua and Barbuda (11 per cent), Grenada (40 per cent), St.
The Prime Ministerial Sub-Committee on External Negotiations was established by the Conference of Heads of Government to ensure a common, coherent and coordinated external economic negotiations profile for the CARICOM Community, on behalf of the Community; and to facilitate the orderly coordinated and managed integration of the Community into the international economy.
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APPENDIX TABLES
Table AI.
1
Balance of payments, 1995-2000
(Can$ billion)
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 (1st quarter)a 2000 (2nd quarter)a Current account balance -6.
9 Foreign portfolio and other investment
in Canada 20.
0 Memorandum items: Total reserves except gold (position) 20.
b A minus sign denotes an outflow of capital resulting from an increase in claims on non-residents or a decrease in liabilities to non-residents.
2
Canada's inward and outward FDI stock, 1990-99, selected years
(Can$ billion and per cent)
1990 1997 1999 Total inward stock (Can$ billion) 130.
Not available
Source: Statistics Canada, Canada's International Investment Position, Ottawa.
3
Canada's trade by product, 1995-99 selected years
(US$ million)
1995 1997 1999 Description Total
value Share of U.
) 4,071 4,231 4,979 4,377 3,784 175 182 214 188 163 Mexico 846 923 959 980 1,094 163 178 185 189 210 Brazil 955 1,048 1,223 930 592 223 245 286 217 138 Venezuela 584 456 689 474 373 252 197 298 205 161 Chile 282 305 283 227 243 168 181 168 135 144 (less Mexico and Chile) 2,943 3,003 3,736 3,169 2,447 180 183 228 194 150 Europe 13,833 16,320 12,989 12,968 13,407 103 121 96 96 100 EU(15) 12,144 14,093 11,143 10,935 11,947 112 130 103 101 110 United Kingdom 2,835 5,504 2,794 2,975 5,411 94 183 93 99 180 Germany 2,417 2,448 1,974 1,830 1,620 121 123 99 92 81 France 1,448 1,293 1,211 1,141 1,266 130 116 109 102 113 Netherlands 1,230 1,223 1,227 1,260 1,045 95 94 94 97 80 Italy 1,341 1,007 1,112 1,033 963 133 100 111 103 96 Spain 459 384 431 390 426 139 116 130 118 129 EFTA 983 1,328 878 1,215 839 71 96 63 88 61 Norway 569 622 556 579 495 120 131 117 122 104 Switzerland 401 690 310 624 324 45 76 34 69 36 Eastern Europe 456 655 671 581 404 43 62 63 55 38 Former USSR 212 336 352 276 167 22 35 37 29 17 Other Europe 250 245 298 238 217 127 124 151 121 110 Asia 19,530 18,484 18,640 13,157 12,994 141 133 134 95 93 Middle East 1,195 1,378 1,459 902 1,024 126 145 153 95 108 Iran Islamic Rep.
) 6,894 7,703 8,703 8,746 9,986 175 196 221 222 254 Mexico 3,901 4,427 5,068 5,175 6,403 263 299 342 349 432 Brazil 757 832 953 929 914 112 123 141 137 135 Chile 203 251 235 243 283 132 163 153 158 184 (less Mexico and Chile) 2,790 3,025 3,400 3,329 3,300 121 132 148 145 144 Europe 19,782 20,996 23,699 22,990 25,218 114 121 137 132 145 EU(15) 16,482 17,280 19,430 19,189 21,405 111 117 131 130 145 United Kingdom 3,990 4,934 4,694 4,204 6,097 96 119 113 101 147 Germany 3,497 3,539 3,905 4,128 4,710 106 107 118 125 143 France 2,277 2,496 3,710 3,334 3,573 109 120 178 160 171 Italy 2,384 1,994 2,216 2,318 2,451 142 119 132 139 147 Sweden 950 881 950 923 1,001 123 114 123 120 130 Netherlands 728 680 764 785 823 118 110 124 127 133 EFTA 2,388 2,821 3,123 2,523 2,625 121 143 159 128 133 Norway 1,687 2,038 2,395 1,705 1,713 120 145 170 121 122 Switzerland 657 688 673 758 851 119 124 122 137 154 Eastern Europe 714 686 900 1,028 941 166 159 209 239 219 Former USSR 434 387 514 603 535 240 213 284 333 296 Other Europe 197 209 246 251 247 127 135 158 161 159 Asia 22,578 21,571 25,600 26,525 29,022 135 129 153 159 174 Middle East 662 898 1,224 742 817 79 107 145 88 97 Israel 176 196 227 282 298 165 184 213 264 279 East Asia 21,240 19,988 23,538 24,858 27,189 137 129 152 160 175 Japan 8,814 7,658 9,065 9,438 10,109 108 94 111 116 124 China 3,381 3,618 4,579 5,162 5,995 284 303 384 433 503 Chinese Taipei 2,034 2,092 2,509 2,718 3,082 113 116 139 150 171 Korea, Rep.
of 2,335 2,002 2,049 2,236 2,403 121 104 106 116 125 Malaysia 1,129 1,158 1,438 1,347 1,383 347 356 441 414 425 Thailand 739 767 851 859 1,014 212 220 245 247 292 Hong Kong, China 951 838 914 847 876 105 92 101 93 97 Singapore 955 875 848 797 842 202 185 179 168 178 South Asia 677 685 838 925 1,016 195 197 241 266 293 Oceania 1,187 1,204 1,144 1,156 1,098 139 141 134 136 129 Australia 935 947 853 865 814 142 144 130 132 124 Africa 1,299 1,519 1,515 1,363 1,370 137 160 160 144 145 Sub-Saharan Africa 636 535 618 510 406 92 77 89 74 59 Other Africa 663 984 898 853 965 258 383 350 333 376 Other 2,822 3,077 3,246 3,285 3,726 192 209 220 223 253 Special categories 2,822 3,077 3,246 3,285 3,726 192 209 220 223 253 Source: UNSD, Comtrade database (SITC Rev.
7
International transactions in services, by category, 1997 and 1999
(Can$ billion)
1997 1999 Category Receipts Payments Balance Receipts Payments Balance Total 43.
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Status of dispute-related WTO matters involving Canada, September 1998-September 2000
Subject Against/raised by Actions taken (date) WTO document Issues raised against Canada Certain measures concerning periodicals Canada/U.
WT/DS70/1-15; WT/DS70/R; WT/DS70/AB/R;
WT/DS70/RW; WT/DS70/AB/RW.
Canada as a complainant Import restrictions on salmon Australia/Canada Consultations requested (October 95); Panel established (April 97); Panel Report circulated (June 98); Appellate Body Report adopted (November 98); recourse to Article 21.
WT/DS46/1-24; WT/DS46/R; WT/DS46/AB/R; WT/DS46/AB/RW; WT/DS46/ARB.
/EU Consultations requested (July 98); Panel established (February 99) but Canada did not participate; Panel Report circulated (December 99).
WT/DS138/1-9; WT/DS138/R; WT/DS138/AB/R.
Measures affecting imports of fresh, chilled and frozen beef Korea/Australia Consultations requested (April 99); Panel established (July 99) but Canada did not participate; Panel Report circulated (July 2000).
Panel established (May 96); Panel Report circulated (May 97); adoption of Appellate Body Report (September 97); arbitration award (January 98).
1-11; WT/DS27/R; WT/DS27/AB/R; WT/DS27/ARB; WT/DS27/RW/EEC; WT/DS27/RW/ECU; WT/DS27/ARB/ECU Anti-dumping investigation regarding Portland cement Guatemala/Mexico Panel established (March 97); Panel Report circulated (June 98).
Taxes on alcoholic beverages Chile/EU Panel established (November 97); Panel constituted (July 98); Panel Report circulated (June 99); adoption of Appellate Body Report (January 2000).
/EU Consultations requested (November 97); Panel established (March 99), Panel Report circulated (December 99); Appellate Body Report adopted (March 2000).
September 2000
Agreement (entry into force)/Coverage Partners Amendments since 1998 CARIBCAN (1986)
Duty-free treatment to goods that originate in Caribbean countries covered by an economic and trade development assistance programme for the Commonwealth Caribbean countries and territories.
(See also WTO document WT/L/323, 22 October 1999) Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Christopher and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Cayman Islands.
Sectoral agreements (automotive, textiles and clothing, energy, and agri-food) Mexico, United States Rules of origin (Chapter III) Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement (January 1997)
Duty-free trade in industrial products and in agri-food products amounting to approximately 80% of agri-food and fish trade.
Palestinian Authority Signed in February 1999 CanadaChile Free Trade Agreement (July 1997)
Duty-free treatment on most goods, including a mutual exemption from the use of AD measures bilaterally, and a committee on subsidy disciplines and CVD measures.
available ad valorem equivalents of non-ad valorem lines and, if these are not available, ad valorem components of non-ad valorem lines.
c Includes both in-quota and out-of-quota tariffs.
MFN Most favoured nation
UST United States Tariff under NAFTA
MT Mexico Tariff under NAFTA
MUST Mexico-US Tariff under NAFTA
CT Chile Tariff under the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement
CIAT Canada-Israel Agreement Tariff
GPT Generalized Preferential Tariff
LDCT Least Developed Country Tariff
CCCT Commonwealth Caribbean Countries Tariff
AUT Australia Tariff
NZT New Zealand Tariff
Source: WTO Secretariat, based on data provided by the Government of Canada.
July 1998 to June 2000
Country Product (date of initiation) Preliminary determinationa Final determinationa Market shareb Argentina Cold-rolled steel sheet
(29.
98) No dumping No dumping .
Products are considered to be dumped when they are sold in Canada at prices lower than in the home market.
The margin of dumping is the amount by which an exporter's selling price in its home market (normal value) exceeds the selling price for exports to Canada (export price)
b Dumped imports as per cent of domestic consumption (12-month period prior to the initiation of an investigation).
3
Countervailing duty measures in force, September 2000
Country Product Countervailing duty payable Date of finding Denmark Canned ham 0.
Note: A subsequent date is shown in brackets if the injury finding was reviewed and re-affirmed.
Source: WTO document G/SCM/N/62/CAN, 29 August 2000, and information provided by the authorities.
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Exports subsidies and WTO commitments in the dairy sector, 1995-2000
(tonnes)
Product Marketing year Maximum subsidized exports under WTO commitments Total exports Subsidized exports Butter 1995/1996 9,464 14,845 4,429 1996/1997 8,271 10,987 666 1997/1998 7,079 10,894 0 1998/1999 5,886 4,423 0 1999/2000 4,693 .
a Total subsidized exports under "classes 5 (d) and (e)", as agreed with the United States and New Zealand (WTO document DS103/10, 7 January 2000).
Source: WTO notifications; and data provided by the Canadian Government.
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Regarding the latter, the Government announced its objective to reduce, within five years, the federal corporate income tax rate from 28% to 21% on business income not currently eligible for reduced tax treatment, with a one-percentage-point reduction (from 28% to 27%) taking effect in January 2001.
The Government has indicated that the announced personal and corporate tax reduction plan will be updated each year and that the tax reductions will be accelerated in the 2001 Budget and new options for further tax cuts will be contemplated.
by 1999, Canada ranked fourth among foreign direct investors in Mexico, and second in Chile, encouraged by the stable and secure investment framework provided by free-trade agreements covering investment (Chapter II(3)(i)).
The Third Protocol extends the AIT's procurement disciplines to municipalities, municipal organizations, school boards and publicly funded academic, health, and social service entities (see also Chapter IV(5)); all provinces and territories except British Columbia and the Yukon have subscribed to the new rules.
Canada also posts on its website background information on its positions on WTO disputes in which Canada is involved, and, upon request, makes available to the public Panel and Appellate Body submissions, to enhance the transparency of the WTO dispute settlement system.

WTO dispute settlement

The Canadian Government has participated intensively in consultations and dispute settlement available under the WTO Dispute Settlement Understanding (DSU), based on the conviction that Canada benefits from a system based on rules, norms, and procedures rather than on the unilateral exercise of economic leverage.
2000
Sector Level of government (legal base) Limitation Notification and review provisions All sectors Federal (Investment Canada Act (ICA)) All acquisitions of control of Canadian businesses by non-Canadians must be notified; those exceeding Can$192 million are reviewed.
Canada's support for the launching of negotiations on a WTO investment agreement hinges, in part, on the outcome of those consultations, reflecting public disquiet about the unfinished OECD negotiations on a Multilateral Agreement on Investment and lukewarm business interest.
as well as obligations respecting monopolies and state enterprises; and inter alia, that Canada gave more favourable treatment to Canada Post relative to private parcel and courier companies as regards custom treatment and failed to ensure that Canada Post did not engage in cross-subsidization of its courier business.
Among recent trade policy developments, Canada and Mexico have signed a commercial satellite services agreement and a Memorandum of Understanding on the acceptance of safety standards testing for telecommunications and information technology products, and have implemented an agreement on code-sharing in air transport services.
The reduction represents the implementation of the following WTO commitments:
reductions on textiles and clothing, which are being implemented on a ten-year schedule ending January 2005, and final reductions in January 1999 on other remaining industrial products, as provided by Canada's Market Access Schedule;
reductions implemented in January 1999 and January 2000 (final) under the Agreement on Agriculture;
reductions implemented in January 1999 and January 2000 (final) under the Information Technology Agreement; and
reductions implemented in July 1999 under the second product coverage review of the Agreement on Pharmaceuticals; these reductions added 639 products to the list of products imported MFN duty-free by participating Members.
Companies established under the Auto Pact, however, may import those vehicles duty free from any MFN source, under various remission orders, subject to certain performance requirements for domestic production-to-sales and Canadian value added.
In particular, 61% of the quota volume for butter is reserved for New Zealand; 66% of the quota for cheese is reserved for the European Union; nearly 85% of the beef quota is reserved for Australia and New Zealand; the entire quota for concentrated or condensed milk or cream is reserved for Australia; and the whole quota for powdered buttermilk is reserved for New Zealand.
During the January 1998 to June 2000 period, 17 review orders were continued, and 32 were rescinded; among the latter, in 21 cases there was no likelihood of resumed dumping; in two cases no likelihood of injury, and in nine cases industry did not provide sufficient data to justify review.
These quotas were under-utilized to such an extent that there was room within the quotas for such rapid growth in addition to the growth of quotas themselves.
The CEPA was amended in 1999, among other things, giving increased power to the Federal Government to control the transboundary movement of hazardous wastes and hazardous recyclable material, as well as new power to control the import, export, and transit of non-hazardous wastes for final disposal.
To maintain sales, despite the Asian financial crisis and foreign competition, the CWB offered Can$250 million in credit to Indonesia through the Credit Grain Sales Programme, and Can$15 million to Korea, to enable them to continue buying Prairie-grown wheat.
Although EDC will still consider and finance regional aircraft export sales under the Canada Account, the authorities have stated that all Canada Account transactions in all sectors will comply with the OECD Arrangement on Guidelines for Officially Supported Export Credits (the OECD Arrangement).
Other products whose exportation requires a permit include the following: (i) pancreas glands of cattle and calves (all destinations), to ensure adequate supply in Canada; (ii) human serum albumin (all destinations), to ensure domestic supply; (iii) logs and pulpwood of all species of wood (all destinations) to ensure that there is an adequate supply and distribution in Canada.
Assistance to agriculture and food processing
The authorities pointed out in the context of this Review that Canadian farm incomes have been hurt by depressed farm prices following several years of high world production, by reduced demand due to the crisis in Asia, and "by export subsidies and domestic support extended by some of our major trading partners".
In December 1998, the Bureau announced that the mergers of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and the Toronto-Dominion Bank, on the one hand, and of the Royal Bank of Canada and the Bank of Montreal, on the other, were likely to lead to a substantial lessening of competition that would cause higher prices and lower levels of service and choice for several key banking services in Canada.
Canada's position remains that the provinces, having reviewed the offers from other signatories, particularly that of the United States, are not prepared to commit coverage of their entities until such Members are prepared to improve market access in sectors of priority interest to Canadian suppliers.
MARKET ACCESS IN SELECTED SECTORS
Financial Sector Reform
Following the recommendations made by the Task Force on the Future of the Canadian Financial Services Sector, which reported in 1998, the Government announced, in June 1999, a reform of the financial sector, improving conditions for foreign market access to Canada's trade in financial services.
During
a two-year transition period that will end in 31 December 2001, no mergers among, or acquisitions of, demutualized insurers would be permitted; companies that had equity and surplus in excess of Can$5 billion prior to their demutualization will be required to meet a new widely held requirement in which no person may own greater than 20% of any class of voting shares or 30% of any class of non-voting shares.

Market and competition policy issues
The airline industry has undergone a continuous process of restructuring since 1987-88, when the market was deregulated and Air Canada was privatized, with subsequent strong competition on fares with Canadian Airlines, the other main airline.
Cultural Policy and Trade in Related Services
Cultural services, which include visual and performing arts, publishing, music, film, video and television production and programming, as well as some types of content distributed on the internet, continue to be subject to a number of specific production, trade, and investment measures designed to ensure the preservation and promotion of Canadian culture and identity.
The agreement amends the prohibition on foreign publishers selling advertising services aimed primarily at the Canadian market (C-55, the Foreign Publishers Advertising Services Act of June 1999), to allow two limited forms of access: (i) a de minimis exemption, which will allow foreign publishers to publish immediately up to 12% of advertisements aimed at the Canadian market, up to 15% in 18 months and 18% 36 months after the date of enactment of the Act; and (ii) an exemption that will enable foreign publishers to have access to a greater percentage of the Canadian advertising services market, providing they create majority Canadian content and establish a new periodical publishing business in Canada.
Canada's WTO commitments, similarly to those commitments made by other Members, are limited to skilled personnel: intra-corporate transferees (executives, managers,and specialists) are allowed to work in Canada for a maximum period of three years provided the foreign firm maintains a commercial presence in Canada; and business visitors may enter the country for up to 90 days to market or negotiate services contracts, but without making sales to the public or supplying services themselves in return for payment.
Specifically, the new rules state that an authorized foreign bank can establish only one of two types of bank branches: (i) a full service bank branch, which may take deposits above Can$150,000 or (ii) a lending bank branch, which may not take any deposits.
Data from Statistics Canada do not take into account the transhipment of products beyond the United States (DFAIT, 2000a, Box 2).
Double Taxation Agreements have been concluded with Algeria, Austria (Amending Protocol), Bulgaria, Chile, Indonesia, Japan (Amending Protocol), Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Portugal, and Uzbekistan.
The countries are: Bangladesh; Brazil; Bulgaria; Cambodia; China; Cost Rica; the Czech Republic; the Dominican Republic; Hong Kong, China; Hungary; India; Indonesia; Jamaica; Laos; Lebanon; Lesotho; Macau; Malaysia; Mauritius; Myanmar; Nepal; Oman; Pakistan; Democratic People's Republic of Korea; the Philippines; Poland; Qatar; Republic of Korea; Romania; Singapore; Slovak Republic; South Africa; Sri Lanka; Swaziland; Syria; Taiwan; Thailand; Turkey; United Arab Emirates; Uruguay; and Viet Nam.
The Protocol will enter into force once it has been ratified by 55 countries representing at least 55% of developed countries' emissions.
For a discussion of the effectiveness of export promotion activities (but not export finance), see the 1996 and 1999 Reports of the Auditor General of Canada [Online].
Article 11(1)(b) of the WTO Agreement on Safeguards stipulates that Members "shall not seek, take or maintain any voluntary export restraints, orderly marketing arrangements or any other similar measures on the export or import side.

De minimis in terms of the AMS includes product-specific support that does not exceed 5% of the value of production of the product concerned and non-product-specific support that does not exceed 5% of the value of total agricultural production.
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This report, prepared for the Trade Policy Review of Canada, has been drawn up by the WTO Secretariat on its own responsibility.
developments IN trade and investment POLicy 6
(1) Institutional and Policy Framework 6
(2) Participation in the WTO 7
(i) Trade policy priorities 8
(ii) WTO dispute settlement 10
(3) Developments in Investment Policies 11
(i) Foreign investment policy 11
(ii) International investment policy 13
(4) Developments in Preferential Trade and Investment Relations 14
(i) Preferential trade in the Americas 15
(ii) Other preferential relations 16
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and Countervailing Actions 22
(4) Quantitative Restrictions and Controls 24
(i) Agri-food products 25
(ii) Textiles and clothing 25
(5) Standards and Technical Regulations 27
(i) Recent international regulatory activities 27
(ii) Sanitary and phytosanitary measures 28
(iii) Environmental regulations and trade 29
(iv) Technical regulations at provincial level 30
(6) Local-content Requirements 30
(7) State Trading, Monopolies, and other Exclusivity Rights Affecting Trade 31
(i) The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) 31
(ii) The Canadian Dairy Commission (CDC) 31
(iii) The twelve provincial and territorial liquor boards 31
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OVERVIEW

Canada's trade and investment regime is amongst the world's most transparent and liberal notwithstanding persistent barriers in a few but important areas, including certain agri-food industries, textiles and clothing, and some service activities.
In services, Canada seeks to strengthen multilateral rules and improve market access, while ensuring that its public health and education systems are not jeopardized, and that new obligations do not run counter to its cultural policy objectives.
Other restrictions have come under close domestic scrutiny: in air transport, competition policy concerns led the competition authority to question existing barriers to foreign participation; in the cultural sectors, new instruments are being sought to promote Canadian culture in the face of an increasingly rigorous application of multilateral disciplines.
Canada is a signatory of the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement but it continues to condition market opening commitments under the Agreement to moves that it deems economically equivalent by the United States.
Federal financial transfers to non-agricultural sectors include grants and direct investment schemes, one of which was found by a panel to provided WTO-inconsistent subsidies to the regional aircraft industry.
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IV. STATEMENTS BY MEMBERS 9

V. REPLIES BY THE REPRESENTATIVE OF CANADA AND
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS 20

VI. CONCLUDING REMARKS BY THE CHAIRPERSON 27


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The eighth Trade Policy Review of Canada was held on 21 and 23 March 2007. The Chairperson H.E. Mr. Vesa Himanen (Finland), welcomed the delegation of Canada, headed by H.E. Mr. Gerry Salembier Director General of Multilateral Trade Policy from the Department Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Canada; H.E. Mr. Don Stephenson, Permanent Representative of Canada to the WTO, and the disc

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introductory remarks by the chairperson
The eighth Trade Policy Review of Canada was held on 21 and 23 March 2007. The Chairperson H.E. Mr. Vesa Himanen (Finland), welcomed the delegation of Canada, headed by H.E. Mr. Gerry Salembier Director General of Multilateral Trade Policy from the Department Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Canada; H.E. Mr. Don Stephenson, Permanent Representative of Canada to the WTO, and the discussant H.E. Mr.

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Notification pursuant to article 9, footnote 2, of the agreement on safeguards

South Africa

Supplement

(Lysine)


The following communication, dated 29 August 2008, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of South Africa.

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(L-Lysine HCI (scientific name) or commonly known as lysine powder and feed supplements containing by mass
40% or more lysine, whether or not containing added antibiotics or added melengestrol acetate (scientific name) or commonly known as L-Lysine sulphate and its byproducts from fermentation or
also known as Biolys or Protein Lysine)

1.-2. The measure and the products subject to the measure


This information was provided in previous notifications. See G/SG/N/8/ZAF/1/Suppl.2, G/SG/N/10/ZAF/1/Suppl.1 and G/SG/N/11/ZAF/1/Suppl.2 (21 December 2007).


3. Specify the de

trade policies and practices by measure 14
(1) Measures Directly Affecting Imports 14
(i) Procedures 14
(ii) Tariffs 14
(iii) Other levies and charges 18
(iv) Customs valuation and rules of origin 19
(v) Import prohibitions, restrictions, and licensing 19
(vi) Contingency measures 20
(vii) Government procurement 21
(2) Measures Directly Affecting Exports 21
(3) Measures Affecting Production and Trade 23
(i) Legal framework for business and taxation 23
(ii) Incentives 23
(iii) Standards and other technical requirements 25
(iv) Sanitary and phytosanitary measures 26
(v) State trading 26
(vi) Competition policy and regulatory issues 26
(vii) Price controls 27
(viii) Intellectual property rights 27
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Although efforts to rationalize banana production, under the Banana Recovery Plan (BRP) for the Windward Islands and the Certified Farmer Programme, have increased efficiency and improved quality, production levels are still insufficient to fill duty-free quotas to the European Union (EU).
This policy has been implemented through a number of actions, of which the most important are a programme of fiscal incentives including an income tax waiver for farmers, tax holidays for tourist projects, a 10 to 15 year income tax and import duty waiver for start-up manufacturers, and a discretionary duty waiver scheme (Chapter III(3)(ii)).
After experiencing a contraction in 1994 due to the poor performance of the banana industry, economic growth resumed at a brisk pace in 1995, boosted by a policy of strong public investment supported by Stabex grants provided by the European Union.
2
Basic macroeconomic indicators, 1996-2000
(Year to year percentage change, unless otherwise specified)
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000a Real sector GDP at market prices (EC$ million) 751.
The Government plans to increase employment through the promotion of offshore financial and other services and of microenterprises, by ensuring that the educational system responds to the requirements of export diversification, introducing computer technology in primary and secondary schools, and by offering on-the-job training programmes.
The main tax changes included: a reduction in the maximum external tariff rate; an increase in the customs services charge on imports; the abolition of the export tax on bananas; the introduction of a surcharge on the imports of used vehicles; the exemption from duty of vehicles imported by tour operators; and the exemption from consumption tax of small manufactures under the Industrial Incentive Credit Scheme.
Although banana exports dropped in 1997, due to quality problems and fruit disease, a number of measures put in place to deal with these problems led to a recovery in export volume and price in 1998 and 1999.
Trends and Patterns in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
Net foreign direct investment flows totalled some EC$181 (US$67 million) in 1995-99.
Magistrates courts deal with minor civil and criminal cases; high courts deal with the more serious cases, with cases falling under the different Acts of Parliament, and with matters related to interpretation of the Constitution.
The Government's main trade policy objectives, as presented in the Medium Term Economic Strategy Paper, are to increase the level of exports, to respond effectively to the requirements of international and regional trading arrangements, to develop a strategy to negotiate trade treaties and agreements, and to improve access to export markets.
Vincent and the Grenadines are eligible for the GSP schemes of Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, the Czech Republic, the European Union, Hungary, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Russia, the Slovak Republic, Switzerland, and the United States.
Unless granted an exemption under the Fiscal Incentives Act, foreign investment profits receive national treatment and are subject to a 40% tax rate, with the exception of manufacturing enterprises, which are subject to reduced rates: 35% for income from sales to the domestic and OECS markets; 30% for income to exports to Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago; and 25% for income from exports to other markets.
The vast majority of tariff rates are ad valorem; specific rates apply on 13 lines at the seven-digit level, which correspond to some alcoholic beverages, like whisky, rum, gin and others (HS 2208), and wine (HS 2204) and vermouth (HS 2205), where the tariff applied per gallon and per litre, respectively.
List C contains products that are highly revenue sensitive; most goods included in this list (automobiles, some electrical appliances, precious metals, tobacco products, beer, wine and spirits) as well as some general manufactures (e.

The simple average MFN tariff rate for final goods other than capital goods is considerably higher than the average, with some large import items, such as automobiles and electrical appliances, subject to a 30% tariff.
upon request by individuals or organizations, if it is considered to be in the public interest, in accordance with the Duties and Taxes (Exemption in the Public Interest) Act No.
291, 299, 30), vermouth and other wine flavoured with aromatic plants (HS 2205) EC$6 per litre Brandy and whisky (HS 2208.
(HS 0206); meat and edible offal of fowl (HS 0207); other meat and edible offal (HS 0208); fish, frozen (HS 0303); salmon, trout and other fish (HS Ex 0305); milk and cream not concentrated (HS 0401); ); milk and cream concentrated (HS 0402); honey, natural (HS 0409.

Permits are also required for imports of any live animal, poultry or bird or carcasses and parts thereof; plants and seeds from commercial houses; pesticides; controlled drugs; and arms, ammunition and explosives.
In all cases, however, tenders are open for international bidding, and no preferences are granted to local suppliers or companies or to those from other CARICOM countries, except for projects financed by the Caribbean Development Bank.
Incentives include: exemption from import and export licensing requirements; total income tax relief in respect of profits made in manufacturing operations; total income tax relief with respect to international trading activities; exemption from the payment of customs duties on the importation of capital goods, consumer goods, raw materials, component articles, or data to be used for an approved activity; duty free importation of articles included in the Third Schedule of the Export Free Zones Act for use in construction or repairs of premises inside a free zone; and exemption from the provisions of the Exchange Control Act.
The Companies Act provides for the establishments of three types of companies: companies limited by guarantee; companies limited by share capital and unlimited companies; and public and private companies.
For a share of between 10% and less than 21%, the maximum tax relief is 25%; for a share of export profits of between 21% and less than 41%, the maximum tax relief is 35%; for a share of between 41% and less than 61%, the maximum relief is 45%; and for a share of more than 61%, the maximum percentage of tax relief is 50%.
The development of standards is undertaken in technical committees, but in some cases standards may also be developed and proposed by other national organizations and institutions; for example, the authorities noted that the Ministry of Health had shown interest in developing standards for meat products.
Abuse of dominant position is assumed to exist if, among other things, an enterprise restricts entry to a market; deters competitive conduct; imposes unfair purchase or selling prices; limits production to the prejudice of consumers; or makes the conclusion of contracts dependent on supplementary obligations.
The price of petrol is also fixed, and adjusted only by Regulation; a buffer system is operated, by which the tax on petrol is adjusted as international prices change, while the domestic price remains fixed.
Applications must be accompanied by a certificate of the Comptroller-General of the United Kingdom Patent Office giving full particulars of issue; the Registry of the High Court issues a certificate of registration, conferring on the applicant the same rights as if the patent had been issued in the United Kingdom with an extension to St.
7% of GDP
Sector-specific commitments under the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), were taken in financial services, tourism and travel related services, and transport services (see below); commitments also covered health-related and social services (hospital services), and recreational, cultural and sporting services (entertainment services and sporting services).
Service providers are also subject to the requirements of other laws, such as the Exchange Control Act, which requires the Ministry of Finance to regulate all foreign exchange transactions, and to the withholding tax provisions contained in the Income Tax Ordinance.
The Minister is advised by a National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission, which is responsible for domestic technical regulations, for the regulation of tariffs of telecommunications services, for the review of licence applications, and for compliance with international obligations in the area of telecommunications.
In 2000, the Government was reviewing the legislation governing the operations of the offshore sector, focusing in particular on the Honorary Citizenship Programme, and the institution of measures to prevent money laundering activities.
In order to receive benefits, a hotel must be registered at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Consumer Affairs under the provisions of the Hotels Proprietor Act; however, a hotel is not required to be registered under the Act to carry on the usual business of a hotel.
Vincent and the Grenadines is a member of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and participates in a number of international maritime conventions, including the International Maritime Organization Convention of 1948 and its 1993 amendment; the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS); the Load Lines Convention; the Special Trade Passenger Ships Agreement; the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watch-keeping for Seafarers; the International Convention Relating to Intervention on the High Seas in Cases of Oil Pollution Casualties; the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage; and the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea.
1
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: bound tariff
(Percentage)
Product Base rate Final rate All items included in Annex I of the Agreement on Agriculture with the exception of the products specified hereunder: 100 0105 Ex Baby chicks, point of lay pullets; Chapter 2 Meat and edible meat offals; 0407 eggs in shell; 0409.
9 Christmas trees (live) 250 190 0801 Ex Coconuts, cashew nuts, fresh or dried whether or not shelled or peeled 280 213 0803 Ex Bananas, fresh or dried; 0804 Ex pineapple, avocados, mangoes, guavas fresh or dried 290 220 0805 Citrus fruits, fresh or dried 290 250 0910 Thyme, saffron, bay leaves, ginger, curry and other spices; 2202 aerated beverages, malt and other non- alcoholic carbonated drinks and orange squash 240 182 1508-1515 Edible oil 230 175 1517 Margarine, imitation lard and other prepared edible fats 205 156 1902 Pasta products 210 160 2203.
20 Cigarettes containing tobacco 180 120 Chapter 3 is bound at a ceiling level of 100% except for the following items: 0301-0304 Fish, fresh, frozen or chilled; 1605 crustaceans and molluscs,
5 Household bleach; 4012 Ex tyres, remould, recapped, retreated; 6302-6304 pillow cases, sheets, table cloths, table napkins, hand towels, bath towels, bath mats, beach towels, bed spreads, draped, kitchen towels; 7102.
9 other vehicles of cylinder capacity not exceeding 1500cc: other; 9113 watch straps, watch bands and watch bracelets, and parts thereof; 9113.
1
Summary of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines specific commitments in individual service sectors
Market access National treatment Mode of supply: Cross border 1 1 Consumption abroad 2 2 Commercial presence 3 3 Commitments (■ full; ◨ partial; □ none; − not in the Schedule) Sector-specific Commitments 7.
4 Dominica's trade 1997
Iron and steel
Office machines & telecommunication equipment
110100 Wheat or meslin flour
100620 Rice, husked (brown)
Other
Gold
Bananas
Other manufactures
Food
Other semi manufactures
Machinery
(US$ 000 and per cent)
America
United States
Canada
Other America
Jamaica
Antigua and Barbuda
Trinidad and Tobago
Guyana
Barbados
St Lucia
St Kitts and Nevis
Europe
EU(15)
United Kingdom
EFTA
Asia
Middle East
East Asia
South Asia
Oceania
Africa
Sub-saharan Africa
Netherlands
Eastern Europe
Former USSR
Other Europe
Japan
Other Africa
Source: UNSD, Comtrade database (HS 1992)
America
Europe
United States
Other Americas
UK
Other Europe
US
Trinidad and Tobago
Canad
Barbados
Other America
Table A.
4 Dominica's trade 1999
Exports + Reex
World ('000 US$)
Asia+ROW
Total a
080300 Bananas including plantains, fresh or dried
100630 Rice, semi-milled or wholly milled
071490 Arrowroot, salep etc fresh or dried
220290 Non-alcoholic beverages nes
230990 Animal feed preparations nes
071420 Sweet potatoes, fresh or dried
721041 Flat rolled
847439 Mixing or kneading machines nes
Total b
020741 Fowl cuts and offal, domestic, except livers
440910 Wood (lumber) continuously shaped, coniferous
252329 Portland cement, nes
730890 Structures & parts of structures,
850213 Generating sets with diesel/semi-diesel engines
890391 Sailboats, with or without auxiliary motor
711319 Articles of jewellery & parts therof
Wheat
Rice
Machinery & transport eqpt
Other agricultural products
Mining and Other manufactures
World
Grenada
Dominica
France
Brazil
Finland
Italy
Other areas, nes
St.

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Corrigendum
Page vii, paragraph 1, replace the second and third sentences with:
As a group, they had an average per capita income of about US$4,800 in 1999.
This is linked to their intensive participation in international trade, which, despite shortcomings in their trade regimes, has allowed services exports to grow and imports to meet most of their domestic needs.
However, the relatively high average per capita income disguises both wide disparities in and among the countries and the fact that with their low population levels the per capita cost of social and economic infrastructure is high in each of the OECS-WTO Members.
Page 2, paragraph 3, replace the first sentence with:
The individual economies of the OECS Members are small in absolute terms: in 1999, according to preliminary data by the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), GDP ranged from about US$261 million in Dominica to US$671 million in St.
Vincent and the Grenadines) together with Barbados, Cuba, Jamaica, Mauritius, and Trinidad and Tobago to draw attention to the difficulties that small island developing states (SIDS) face when liberalizing agriculture.
1
Basic economic and social indicators, 1995-1999
Area Km2 Capital Date of Independence Life Expectancy (years), 1998 Fertility rate (per woman), 1998 Urban population (% of total) Aid per capita (US$), 1998 Antigua and Barbuda 440 St.
World Bank; Population data: Association of Caribbean States (ACS); GDP data: ECCB; and GDP per capita data: WTO Secretariat calculations based on ECCB and ACS data.
WTO documents, WT/DS152/12, 6 April 1999, (United States–Sections 301-310 of the Trade Act of 1974) and WT/DS165/9/Corr.
1, 5 November 1999, (United States-Import Measures on Certain Products from the European Communities).
This correction is also relevant for page 14, paragraph 50 of WT/TPR/S/85/DMA, and page 12, paragraph 42 of WT/TPR/S/85/LCA.
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SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS

Report by the Secretariat

This report, prepared for the first Trade Policy Review of the Saint Kitts and Nevis, has been drawn up by the WTO Secretariat on its own responsibility.
trade policies and practices by measure 14
(1) Measures Directly Affecting Imports 14
(i) Procedures 14
(ii) Tariffs 15
(iii) Other levies and charges 19
(iv) Customs valuation and rules of origin 21
(v) Import prohibitions, restrictions, and licensing 22
(vi) Contingency measures 23
(vii) Government procurement 24
(viii) State-trading 24
(2) Measures Directly Affecting Exports 25
(3) Measures Affecting Production and Trade 26
(i) Legal framework for business and taxation 26
(ii) Incentives 26
(iii) Standards and other technical requirements 28
(iv) Sanitary and phytosanitary measures 28
(v) Competition policy and regulatory issues 29
(vi) Price controls and marketing boards 29
(vii) Intellectual property rights 31
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Closure of the sugar industry, on the other hand, would eliminate losses linked to production, but would entail severance payments to permanent workers, as well as the costs of maintaining fields to avoid erosion, servicing or clearing debts, and the establishment of a social safety net for workers unable to find suitable alternative employment.
Additionally, several public sector projects are under way or are expected to start in 2001, including two port projects, an airport project, and road improvements in Nevis, and hospital development, sport and housing facilities, in St.
Kitts and Nevis economy, 1995-99
Hurricanes Year Estimated damage
(EC$ million) Estimated damage
(EC$ million) Total GDP
(EC$ million) Luis and Marilyn 1995 531.

To reduce the fiscal deficit, the Government implemented a number of measures in 2000 to limit expenditure; these included freezing public sector employment, centralizing procurement of government supplies to enhance control and realize volume discounts, and limiting capital expenditure to projects already under way.
The current account deficit narrowed in 1997 owing to a large improvement in the merchandise trade balance (due to an increase in exports of sugar), it improved further in 1998 as a result of a particularly strong surge in travel receipts during the first half of the year (prior to Hurricane Georges) and higher transfers associated with hurricane relief in the second half of the year, but worsened in 1999 as transfers returned to more normal levels and tourism receipts dropped sharply following heavy hurricane damage to infrastructure and the temporary closure of a major resort in Nevis.
The current account deficit in the balance of payments is projected to widen further in 2001, due to higher imports associated with hotel expansion, before falling from 2002 onwards, to 22% of GDP by 2005, counting on a levelling-off of imports and an increase in exports of services.
The Nevis Island Assembly has a large degree of autonomy and is responsible for all matters relating to the administration of Nevis, with the exception of foreign affairs and national security, which fall under the ambit of the National Assembly.
Kitts and Nevis participates in a number of other preferential arrangements, namely, the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS); the ACP-EU Agreement; the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI); the Canadian Programs for Commonwealth Caribbean Trade, Investment and Industrial Cooperation (CARIBCAN); the Association of Caribbean States (ACS).
11) Legislation
No measure Ad hoc
Semi-annual G/SCM/N/38/KNA, 30 July 1998
G/SCM/N/40/Add.
Kitts and Nevis' exports also enjoy preferential access to the Canadian market through CARIBCAN; and are eligible for the GSP schemes of Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, the Czech Republic, the European Union, Hungary, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Russia, the Slovak Republic, Switzerland, and the United States.
The authorities indicated, however, that it was not their intention to bind other duties and charges at a general rate of 18%; it was their understanding that these rates were being requested for the purpose of transparency, and that it was the total charges on imports which could not exceed bound rates.
Other levies and charges
In addition to customs duties, a customs service charge is levied on all imports.
For domestically produced goods the consumption tax is levied when the good or service is supplied; it is calculated on the ex-factory price.
: cigarettes; cigars; manufactured tobacco; tobacco snuff and cheroots pipes
EC$10/litre: sparkling wine
EC$11/litre: whisky; brandy
EC$16/litre: vodka; gin
EC$40/litre: liquors Goods exempt from the consumption tax:
Live or freshly killed fish (HS chapter 3), poultry and animals (HS 01.
If none of the previous methods can be used for the determination of value, the computed value  consisting of the sum of the cost of materials and inputs as well as commissions, brokerage and others, and a margin of profit  is to be used.
Kitts and Nevis's import licensing requirements
Goods for which an import licence is required before the goods are imported from any country that is not a member of the Caribbean Common Market:
Fish, meat, poultry, cheese, margarine, apples, beans, biscuits, carrots, cashew nuts, cabbages, cauliflower, celery, cucumbers, garlic, grapes, canned or tinned herring, salmon or sardines, parsley, peanuts, peas, peaches, peppers, potatoes, poultry feed, pumpkin, tomatoes, strawberries, watermelon, eggs, certain nuts, cornmeal and wheat, coffee, cocoa and tea, food preparations of meat and fish, rice, edible oils, canned vegetables, beer, fruit juices, tomato ketchup, stout, aerated beverages, cigarettes and manufactured tobacco, malt, animal and poultry feed, semi-manufactured gold, rum, insecticides, television receivers and accessories, salt, petroleum and shale oil, motor vehicles and motor cycles, paints, varnishes, contraceptives, asphalt, radium, toilet paper, agricultural machinery and equipment, soap, fertilizers, beds and mattresses, tooth paste, galvanized steel, lumber, jewellery.

The importation of beer and malt requires an import licence, which is granted only under yearly quotas based on domestic production and import figures for the previous three years, once a domestic and sub-regional (OECS) volume of production has been decided.
which pre-dates Independence, and is of very limited scope, has not been amended following the adoption of the WTO Agreements on Anti-Dumping and on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, and was not been made available to the WTO Secretariat for this Review.

For supplies, local purchase orders are used in many cases and procurement is at ministry level; quotations from three different local suppliers are obtained, and the supplier is chosen on a price-competitive basis.
Export taxes are applied on live animals, lobster, and cotton, in accordance with the Export Duty Ordinance (Amendment) Act No.
Kitts and Nevis may also receive export promotion support from the OECS Export Development Unit (EDU), which is a subregional organization established by OECS members to provide technical and financial assistance to OECS manufacturers and exporters in their effort to become competitive.
There is also a house tax based on an annual rental value system: the rate is 5% of the assessed value, but a 25% reduction is allowed on houses occupied solely for residency.
In this respect, the Act classifies enterprises in four categories: (i) Group 1 enterprises, where local value is 50% or more of sales, may enjoy a tax holiday of up to 15 years; (ii) Group 2 enterprises, where local value is between 25% and 50% of sales, may enjoy a tax holiday of up to 12 years; (iii) Group 3 enterprises, where local value is between 10% and 25% of sales, may enjoy of a tax holiday of up to 10 years; and (iv) enclave enterprises, where production is exclusively for export, may enjoy a tax holiday of up to 15 years.
Enterprises may receive concessionary credits funded or guaranteed by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) for projects of between US$750,000 and US$5 million; they may also benefit from loans from the European Investment Bank (EIB), which may be used to cover both foreign currency and local expenditure, and carry a 4% subsidy.
Standards may be declared mandatory in the case of CARICOM standards adopted by the Bureau as national standards, or standards that are primarily intended to protect health and safety, ensure quality in goods for export, prevent fraud from misleading advertising, give information to the consumer, and ensure quality in cases of restrained supply.
These mark-ups are of 10% on the landed cost for the maximum wholesale price; 15% on the wholesale price for the maximum retail price in Basseterre, and 25% on the wholesale price for the maximum retail price in Special Districts.
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List of price controls, 2000
Products Maximum wholesale price (range) EC$/container Maximum retail price in Basseterre (range) EC$/unit Maximum retail price in Special Districts (range)/unit Animal Poultry feed 24.
The Supply Office of the Ministry of Commerce and Consumer Affairs has an import monopoly on wheat flour in bulk,
Also, approval from the authorities may be sought to exploit an invention in cases where, in negotiations between the owner of the patent and an interested party where a request for a contractual licence has been made, the applicant has been unable to obtain a licence within a reasonable time (not specified) and at reasonable commercial terms.
dollars must maintain at all times a minimum of US$1,000; if at any time the credit balance falls below that amount, the account is closed and may not be opened again within one year at the same bank.
Banks also require an authorization from the Ministry of Finance to undertake fundamental changes, such as a reduction in paid-up capital, transfer of assets, alteration of name, or a merger or consolidation.
Beneficiaries of a trust do not lose this exemption if trustees are active in the Federation, own or lease property for an office or residence for beneficiaries, hold meetings, conduct banking, sign employment contracts, and arrange for goods and services.
The package applies to both local and foreign investors for establishments of at least ten rooms, and offers a tax holidays on profits for a maximum of a ten years (for hotels of 30 or more rooms; five years for hotels of between 10 and 30 rooms), with exemptions from import duties on construction material and equipment.
Christopher Air and Sea Ports Authority Act, which came into effect on 1 September 1993, and the Nevis Air and Sea Ports Authority Act, which came into effect on 1 March 1995, grant each Authority the right to manage air and sea ports as well as to provide cargo-handling services, towage and dredging services.
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Saint Kitts and Nevis: Exports and re-exports by principal products, 1995-97
(Per cent)
Description 1995 1996 1997 Total (US$ '000) 18,785 21,519 41,073 Total primary products 54.
00 natural honey; 0709 vegetables, fresh or chilled; 0710 Vegetables (whether or not cooked) preserved by freezing; 0713 dried leguminous or vegetables, shelled whether or not skinned or split; 0714 arrowroot, sweet potatoes and other similar roots and tubers with high starch, fresh or dried, whole or sliced; 0904 pepper, pimento; 0905 vanilla; 0906 cinnamon; 0907 cloves; 0908 nutmeg, spice; 1006 Rice except: 1006.
0 plusm All items in Chapters 25-61 and 66-97 except the following and those products covered by Section I-A: 70 18.
0 6302-6304 Pillow cases, sheets, table cloths, table napkins, hand towels, bath towels, bath mats, beach towels, bed spreads, draped, kitchen towel 145/87 15.
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170111 Raw sugar, cane
220210 Waters including mineral & aerated, with sugar
151710 Margarine, excluding liquid margarine
850300 Parts of electric motors, generators
852990 Parts suitable for use solely with the apparatus
853650 Electrical switches for a voltage <= 60 v
853690 Electrical app for protecting electrical circuits
850511 Permanent magnets, of metal
870323 Automobiles 1500-3000 cc cylinder capacity
252329 Portland cement, nes
441299 Panels, with at least 1 outer ply coniferous wood nes
851730 Telephonic or telegraphic switching apparatus
854110 Diodes, other than photosensitive or LED
853321 Electrical resistors <= 20 w handling capacity
Sugar cane
Power generating machines
Other electrical machines
Other machinery & transport
Office machines
Other elec machines
Automotive prod
Other consumer goods
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St Lucia
Antigua and Barbuda
Netherlands Antilles
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TRADE POLICY REVIEW

OECS-WTO MEMBERS

Report by the Secretariat

This report, prepared for the first Trade Policy Review of the OECS-WTO Members, has been drawn up by the WTO Secretariat on its own responsibility.
The Secretariat has, as required by the Agreement establishing the Trade Policy Review Mechanism (Annex 3 of the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization), sought clarification from the Governments of the OECS Members on its trade policies and practices under review: Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
The administrative costs of such participation and the limited resources that these Members could deploy suggests, perhaps, the delegation of greater responsibilities to regional structures, building on their experience within the OECS on trade issues and the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank on monetary policy.
In this respect, as tariffs have been lowered in recent years, other duties and charges, such as the customs service charge, the consumption tax, and environmental taxes have been increased; this has countered the market-access improvements from the lower tariffs since, in a number of cases, Governments have attempted to make tariff reductions revenue-neutral.
Commercial presence is in general open to foreign investment in most service areas, but restrictions still exist for specific activities, either reserved for nationals or subject to additional requirements for foreigners.
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Basic economic and social indicators, 1995-2000
Area (km2) Capital Date of Independence Life expectancy (years), 1998 Fertility rate (per woman), 1998 Urban population (% of total) Aid per capita (US$), 1998 Antigua and Barbuda 440 St.
Also for fiscal reasons, in some cases tariff reductions have been offset by increases in other duties on imports, thus largely denying any market access improvements from the lower tariffs.
Only a handful of industries, such as soaps and detergents, have taken advantage of the expanded regional market; in most other cases, industries have catered only for the small national markets, concentrating on products like beverages and other food products.
A reduction of tariffs, for example, under the recent implementation of Phase IV of the Common External Tariff (CET) Schedule of Reductions, is in some cases offset by measures such as an increase in the consumption tax, as in Grenada, St.
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Taxes on international trade as a share of tax revenue and total imports, 1999
Customs duties Customs service charge Consumption tax on imports Foreign exchange tax Total (1) (2) (1) (2) (1) (2) (1) (2) (1) (2) Antigua and Barbuda 18.
07 billion or 39% of GDP: the most indebted country in the region was Antigua and Barbuda, where debt represented 59% of GDP, followed by Dominica, with debt close to 53% of GDP; the least indebted country was St.
The current account of the balance of payments in all countries is likely to remain under pressure, as imports of building materials, machinery and equipment, inputs for the tourism industry, and consumer goods expand significantly, and exports expand, at best, modestly.
In this respect, focusing policy coordination within the OECS and the rest of CARICOM more sharply on multilateral issues and commitments would help ensure that the consolidation of CARICOM's Single Market promotes, rather than hinders, multilateral liberalization and a more efficient allocation of resources.
they became GATT contracting parties under Article XXVI:5(c) with their rights and obligations under GATT retroactive to the date of Independence.
That position, submitted to the WTO by CARICOM, seeks, among other things:
cuts in the applied and bound agricultural tariffs of developed countries, particularly for products of export interest to developing countries, aiming to reduce tariff peaks and tariff escalation;
greater transparency on tariffs by eliminating specific, variable and complex tariffs and tariff dispersion;
bringing stricter disciplines and improved transparency to the administration of tariff rate quotas, and ensuring that "non-substantial" suppliers from small developing economies are provided with meaningful access to market opportunities within those quotas;
differential commitments and modalities for small developing economies, including the possibility of exemption from further tariff reductions;
greater stability, transparency and predictability in trade preferences to facilitate adjustment in developing countries;
larger reductions of domestic support by developed countries;
a special safeguard mechanism to facilitate the adjustment of small developing economies;
increased market access by curtailing the unjustified use of technical barriers and sanitary and phytosanitary measures;
introducing special provisions for products of interest to developing countries for inclusion in the disciplines in the area of geographical indications; and
establishing a technical assistance fund to support the compliance of developing countries with standards,
A number of ministerial councils exist and deal with policy in different areas; these include the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED), responsible for the promotion of trade and economic development in CARICOM; and the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR), responsible for relations between CARICOM, international organizations, and third countries.
The main objective of a Customs Valuation programme for OECS Members would be for a Customs expert to carry out a survey of its application throughout the six countries and to make appropriate recommendations for harmonized implementation, including harmonization with other CARICOM Members.
Assistance may require a WTO expert to carry out technical workshops in each of the countries concerned, in order to review their import licensing procedures, to suggest modifications for WTO-compatibility, and to train the officials responsible for their administration.
With regard to existing capabilities, three regional projects are in place, which the WTO might support:
an OECS Trade Policy Project based in the OECS Secretariat and financed by the Government of Canada;
a CARICOM Project on Implementation of WTO Agreements, with a contribution from the Inter-American Development Bank; and
the Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery, which has an important training and human resource development component.
A number of restrictions are also applied as safeguard measures; these are yet to be notified to the WTO
Tariffs and Other Price-Based Measures
Customs valuation
There is no harmonization between OECS Members with respect to customs valuation methods.
Under the CET, imports from CARICOM States, or those partially produced from extra-regional materials and transformed in a CARICOM State, are in principle exempt from tariffs; imports from third countries are subject to import duties ranging up to 35% for industrial products (according to the phase of implementation of the CET in each individual country) and to 40% for agricultural goods (Table III.
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Lists of exceptions to the CET
List A Items on which suspension of the CET rates of duty has been granted to Member States for an indefinite period subject to review by the CARICOM Council, with the rates to be applied by Member States under Article 32 of the Common Market Annex.
Thus, for example, average variations of 10 percentage points or more arise for certain product categories, notably beverages and spirits but also fish and fishery products, tobacco, fruit and vegetables, and textiles and clothing.
value plus tariff No Dominica The general tax rate is 25%, but many items are not taxable, including foodstuffs, health-related products, machinery, parts, books, government procurement goods, and products imported under the different incentive schemes.
These are generally goods that are hazardous to health or safety, such as drugs, and food unfit for human consumption, as well as counterfeit coins and stamps.
Generally, goods are divided between products that require an import licence when imported from any country that is not an OECS member and goods that require a licence when imported from any country that is not an OECS or CARICOM member.
The authorities noted that the procurement process is open to foreign suppliers; however, in practice, for supplies and small purchases, local purchase orders are generally used, and in the case of small local public works projects, tendering may be advertised at a local or regional level only, sometimes using lists of suppliers.

Incentives linked with exportation are, however, in place: some benefits under the respective Fiscal Incentives Acts are granted to enclave enterprises exporting all of their production; relief from income tax is granted to manufacturing enterprises on the profits accruing from exportation, provided that the enterprise is not enjoying another tax holiday.
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Standards and technical regulations adopted, 2000
Country Bureau/date of creation Number of standards Number of technical regulations Other activities of the bureau Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda Bureau of Standards 0 0 Certification and testing Dominica Dominica Bureau of Standards/2000 0 0 Certification and testing Grenada Grenada Bureau of Standards/1989 78 10 Certification and testing; calibration; metrology St.
5%)

Maximum wholesale and retail prices Aerated and mineral waters, poultry and parts, biscuits, bread and cakes, beer, butter, margarine, cheese, cocoa, coffee, tea, confectionery, fish, fruit, nuts, fruit juices, oats, rice, flour, pasta, jams, meats and preparations, milk, oil and fats, condiments, sauces, salt, starch, soaps, sugar, vegetables, school books, toothpaste, disinfectants, insecticides
Gasoline, diesel, kerosene, gas, LPG Dominica Maximum retail markup on landed cost (between 10% and 70%)
Maximum wholesale markup on landed cost (5% to 8%) and maximum retail markup on wholesale price (10% to 12%)
Fixed prices Steel and aluminium sheeting products for construction, cement, nails, plywood, tiles, sanitaries and kitchen sinks, pipes, electrical wires and sockets and plugs, glass sheeting
Milk, baby foods, flour, chicken, fish

Gasoline, diesel, kerosene, LPG Grenada Maximum retail markup on landed cost (between 20% and 36%)

Maximum wholesale markup on landed cost (5% to 20%) and maximum retail markup on wholesale price (10% to 40%)

Determined by regulation Fencing wire, paints, nails, iron and steel, pencils and pens, ladies and children underwear, hardware, school books, stationery, paints, lumber, cutlasses, agricultural implements, flash lights and bulbs

Sardines, bacon, ham, biscuits, butter, cooking oil, corned beef, salted fish, flour, cocoa, fruit juices, canned and pickled mackerel, pickled meats, powdered milk, rice, sugar, salted fish, baking powder, cheese, margarine and lard, canned meats, onions, potatoes, chicken, poultry feed, cement patent and proprietary medicines.
These Acts generally exempt approved tourist products from income tax for a period of 10, 15, or 20 years, depending on the country, and grant customs duty and consumption tax waivers for the importation of supplies, equipment, and materials needed for the construction of hotels.
Vincent and the Grenadines Trade marks As long as protected in UK 10 years As long as protected in UK 10 years 14 years As long as protected in UK Layout designs No legislation 10 years No legislation No legislation 10 years No legislation Plant varieties No legislation 20 or 25 years No legislation No legislation No legislation No legislation Industrial designs No legislation 5 years As long as protected in UK No legislation 5 years As long as protected in UK Patents As long as protected in UK 20 years As long as protected in UK 20 years 14 years As long as protected in UK Copyright As long as protected in UK Life + 50 years As long as protected in UK Life + 50 years Life + 50 years Life + 50 years Source: Information provided by the authorities.
CARICOM proposes also that: (a) the negotiations on services be based on the request and offer approach; (b) when negotiating subsidies in the GATS,
flexibility for developing country Members is granted; (c)
safeguard measures be
included
in the GATS, and extended to the four modes of supply; (d) MFN exemptions be continued; (e) further liberalization of the movement of natural persons be undertaken; (f) both
the level of development and the size of the economy be given due weight in negotiations.
Maritime Transport Services Yes No No Yes Yes Yes International passenger transportation services Yes No No No Yes Yes Freight transportation services No No No No Yes Yes Maintenance and repair of vessels Yes No No No No No Ship registration and control No No No Yes No No H.
Banks also require an authorization from the relevant Ministry of Finance to undertake "fundamental" changes, such as a reduction in paid-up capital, a transfer of assets and liabilities, or to enter into a merger or consolidation.
Market access is generally unrestricted for reinsurance in all modes of supply, subject to the provisions of the different Insurance Acts in the case of commercial presence, and to the obtention of work permits, as well as to immigration regulations in the case of the presence of natural persons.

Other Offshore Services
Besides financial institutions, the offshore industry consists of management companies, and other commercial companies, and providers of professional services, such as lawyers, resident agents, and accountants, all of which are generally referred to as International Business Companies (IBCs).
The gaming business must be strictly offshore and gaming companies must register as IBCs, hence enjoying the fiscal incentives and tax exemptions granted to offshore businesses in the country where they are registered (except in St.
tourism receipts accounted for 55% of total exports of goods and services, and for about three times the value of total exports of merchandise.
The incentives offered to investors in approved hotels and resorts include relief from income tax and import duties on building materials, machinery and equipment for hotel and resort developments, for periods ranging from 10 to 20 years, depending on the country.

The Directorate of Civil Aviation of the Eastern Caribbean States, headquartered in Antigua, provides safety oversight through a system of inspection, investigation, maintenance, monitoring, coordination and licensing, and is in charge of ensuring that all civil aviation activities in OECS ICAO contracting parties are in accordance with the applicable ICAO annexes.
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NOTIFICATION of regional trade agreement

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1. Member(s) notifying:
Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Christopher and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago and the European Communities. 2. Date of notification:
16 October 2008 3. Notification pursuant to
[X] Article XXIV:7(a) of GATT 1994
[X] Article V:7(a) of GATS
[] Paragraph 4(a) of the Enabling Clause 4. Parties to the Agreement:
Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Christopher and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, referred to as the 'CARIFORUM States', of the one part; and
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anglais/espagnol
inglés/español TRADE POLICY REVIEW
CANADA
Minutes of Meeting
Addendum
Chairperson: H.E. Mr. Vesa Himanen (Finland)
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Organe d'examen des politiques commerciales
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EXAMEN DES POLITIQUES COMMERCIALES
CANADA
Compte rendu de la réunion
Addendum
Présidente: S.E. M. Vesa Himanen (Finland)

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TRADE POLICY REVIEW

SAINT LUCIA

Report by the Secretariat

This report, prepared for the first Trade Policy Review of Saint Lucia, has been drawn up by the WTO Secretariat on its own responsibility.
trade policies and practices by measure 13
(1) Measures Directly Affecting Imports 13
(i) Procedures 13
(ii) Tariffs 14
(iii) Other levies and charges 17
(iv) Customs valuation and rules of origin 20
(v) Import prohibitions, restrictions, and licensing 20
(vi) Contingency measures 22
(vii) Government procurement 22
(2) Measures Directly Affecting Exports 23
(3) Measures Affecting Production and Trade 24
(i) Legal framework for business and taxation 24
(ii) Incentives 25
(iii) Standards and other technical requirements 27
(iv) Sanitary and phytosanitary measures 29
(v) State trading and state-owned enterprises 29
(vi) Competition policy and regulatory issues 29
(vii) Intellectual property rights 30
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The main manufacturing subsectors are: food, beverages and tobacco, which accounts for 36% of total output (of which 80% are beverages, both alcoholic and non-alcoholic); paper and paper products, which is linked to the banana industry; electrical products; wearing apparel; wood and wood products; chemicals; plastic and rubber products (particularly repair and retreading of car and truck tyres); and copra and coconut oil.
The improvement in economic performance in 1998 and 1999, unlike in the 1993-1997 period, was due to a significant expansion in construction, continued growth in tourism and strong growth in other services, and a decline in the rate of contraction of the banana and manufacturing industries.
The 1999/2000 Budget introduced a number of fiscal measures designed to enhance revenue collection, including: the restructuring of the consumption and excise tax regimes as a result of the full implementation of the Common External Tariff (CET), to yield an expected additional EC$10 million in revenue; the introduction of an environmental levy on a group of imported goods, expected to yield EC$7 million in revenue; a new property tax regime,
These deficits have been covered by large capital inflows, mainly in the form of foreign direct investment and official concessional assistance including grants, and the drawing down of foreign assets by commercial banks.
The composition of imports in recent years has favoured imports of capital goods, particularly machinery and transport equipment, which have gained share at the expense of semi-manufactures, particularly paper and cardboard, where imports have declined substantially reflecting the contraction of banana exports.
The Government has liberalized and fully privatized the banana industry, to increase efficiency and to enable the industry to receive one-time funds from STABEX and the Special Framework of Assistance (SFA) of the European Union, for irrigation and other on- and off-farm investments to enhance productivity and improve quality.
Lucia has made some progress in the process of incorporating the results of the Uruguay Round into domestic legislation, having amended most of its intellectual property legislation, and using valuation procedures based on the WTO Customs Valuation Agreement (Chapter III).
Lucia Bureau of Standards is the National Standards Body and the national enquiry point and notification body under the TBT Agreement G/TBT/N/2/Add.
Lucia, include:
distribution, both retail and, except where conducted ex-factory, wholesale;
import for the purpose of trading;
operation of agencies and distributorships;
operation of restaurants with the exception of top-class specialty types;
rental agencies for homes, villas, and apartments;
real estate;
construction (excluding ad hoc contracts), repair, and maintenance of buildings and other facilities);
landscaping;
services that nationals have the capability to provide, including secretarial, clerical, hairdressing services, laundry, internal hire, transportation, vehicle and other repairs;
advertising except where local technology is not sufficiently advanced;
entertainment on a protracted basis;
operation of guest houses of less than ten rooms or with an investment of less than EC$600,000;
operation of a manufacturing or processing plant in an area in which there is already adequate local production capacity and in which the investment in the plant is below EC$250,000 and employment is offered to less than ten nationals;
printing except where local technology is not sufficiently advanced;
production of agricultural goods, handicraft, furniture, soft drinks, bread and paste, quarrying, games of chance and lottery, warehousing where capital investment is below EC$500,000, hire and lease of heavy equipment, tyre retreading and repair, and road maintenance and repair, exclusively for the domestic market.
The charge may also be entirely waived; for example during fiscal year 1999-2000, it was waived for the importation of raw materials for the manufacturing sector (Chapter III(3)(ii)).
Lucia bound its tariffs on products included in headings HS 25-97 other than products included in Annex I of the WTO Agreement on Agriculture, at a general rate of 50%, with over 200 exceptions at the HS four, six or seven-digit levels for which the bound rates range between 73% and 220% (Table AIII.
Tariff concessions
Tariff reductions to rates below CET rates are applied on goods included in the List of Conditional Duty Exemptions to the CET when imported for approved purposes (generally for use in industry, agriculture, fisheries, forestry and mining).
This tax applies mostly to non-agricultural goods, and a large share of these goods are imported, thus, the revenue from the consumption tax on domestic goods is just one-tenth of the revenue generated by imports.
1010 Coaches, buses & mini-buses, of a seating capacity not exceeding 21 persons 60% 87021020 Other coaches, buses and mini-buses of a seating capacity < = 21 persons 34% 87021030 Coaches, buses and mini-buses of a seating capacity exceeding 21 persons 60% 87021040 Other coaches, bus and mini-buses, of a seating capacity > 21 persons 34% 87021050 Coaches, buses and mini-buses, of a seating capacity exceeding 29 persons 60% 87021060 Other coaches, buses & mini-buses, of a seating capacity > 29 persons 34% 87021090 Other motor vehicles with compression 34% 87029010 Other: coaches, buses & mini-buses, of a seating capacity <= 21 persons 60% 87029020 Other coaches, buses and mini-buses, of a seating capacity < = 21 persons 34% 87029030 Coaches, buses & mini-buses, of a seating capacity > 21 but < = 29 persons 60% 87029040 Other coaches, buses & mini-buses, of seating capacity > 21 but < = 29 persons 34% 87029050 Coaches, buses & mini-buses, of a seating capacity not exceeding 29 persons 60% 87029060 Other coaches, buses & mini-buses of a seating capacity exceeding 21 persons 81% 87029090 Other motor vehicles for transport of 10 or more persons 34% 87031000 Vehicles specially designed for travelling on snow; golf cars, etc.
Restricted imports are listed in Part II of the Third Schedule and include: narcotics; certain gold and silver articles; arms and ammunition; explosives; radio and television transmission equipment, except with a licence from the Ministry of Communications; solid rubber tyres; lefthand-drive motor vehicles; handcuffs; spirits, beer, and wine other than in glass or stone bottles; chain saws; animals or plants whose trade is regulated by CITES; goods bearing the coats of arms of St.
Third Schedule: Goods that require an import licence when imported from any OECS or CARICOM country:
Fish, fresh, frozen or chilled (HS 03.
For the purposes of the Ordinance imported goods are to be regarded as having been dumped if: (a) the export price from the country in which the goods originated is less than the fair market price of the goods in that country, or (b) in the case where the country from which the goods were exported to the Colony is different from the country in which they originated.
Imported merchandise entering a free zone for commercial purposes is duty free, and is not subject to quotas or any import restrictions such as the those maintained under Article 56 of the CARICOM Treaty.
Local value added is calculated by subtracting from total sales of an approved product over a continuous period of twelve months: (i) the value of imported raw materials, parts, fuel and services; (ii) wages and salaries paid during the twelve-month period to non-CARICOM nationals; (iii) profits distributed or remitted abroad; (iv) interest and other income payments to persons or companies other than banks abroad; (v) depreciation on the imports of plant, machinery and equipment.
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Classification of enterprises for the award of benefits under the Fiscal Incentives Act
Category Local value added Tax holiday (years) Group I 50% and over 15 Group II 25 to 49% 12 Group III 10 to 24% 10 Enclave no requirement 15 Capital intensive no requirement 15 Source: Information provided by the St.
The recommendation is sent to the Standards Council, which in turn sends the standard to the Minister for signature of an Order or technical regulation, which then makes the standard compulsory.
Lucia, 2000
Standard Number Year of adoption Description SLNS 13a 1992 Margarine and cooking margarine SLNS 14a 1992 Shortening SLNS 15 1992 Toilet soap and laundry soap SLNS 17a 1992 Biscuits SLNS 19 1992 Cosmetics part I: general requirements SLNS 20 1992 Paint: interior and exterior, emulsion type, flat SLNS 21 1992 Paint: interior and exterior, oil modified alkyd SLNS 22 1992 Methods of test for paints and surface coatings SLNS 23 Part 1 1992 Toilet tissue in roll form, single ply SLNS 23 Part 2 1992 Toilet tissue in roll form, two-ply SLNS 24a 1992 Wheat Flour SLNS 25a 1992 Coconut Oil SLNS 26a 1992 Rum SLNS 27a 1992 Requirements for labelling: labelling for retail packages of cigarettes SLNS 29a 1992 Bottled water SLNS 30 1992 Canned vegetables SLNS 41 1992 Gerberas SLNS 42 1992 Cotton SLNS 1 Part 1a 1993 Specification for the labelling of commodities: general requirements SLNS 1 Part 2a 1993 Specification for the labelling of commodities: labelling of prepackaged goods SLNS 32a 1995 Pasta products SLNS 34a 1995 Chocolate confectioners and cocoa products SLNS 35a 1995 Spices and sauces SLCP 1a 1995 General principles of food hygiene SLNS 100 1995 Standard for the accommodation sector SLNS 8 1996 Specification for brown sugar SLNS 11 1996 Specification for white sugar SLNS/ISO 8402 1997 Quality management and quality assurance-vocabulary SLNS/ISO 9000-1 1997 Quality management and quality assurance-standards.
Once the Protocol enters into force, it is expected that a National Competition Authority will be created to deal with domestic competition issues, while the CARICOM authority will deal with issues at the CARICOM level.
Goods and services with controlled prices listed in Section B include other imports and domestically produced goods; they are subject to maximum prices at the ex-factory, depot, warehouse, delivery vehicle or farm level; or at the wholesale and retail level.
Lucia's current trade mark legislation confers the right of assignment and transmission of a trade mark by the proprietor, but does not confer the right of assignment of the trade mark to a registered user other than the owner.
 Lucia became a member of the Patent Cooperation Treaty in 1996, 47 applications have been filed under the Treaty but none has been granted since the present legislation does not make provision for international applications filed according to the Patent Cooperation Treaty.
Section 51 of the Copyright Act provides that the owner of copyright in any published literary or musical work, film or sound recording may give notice to the Comptroller of Customs that he is the owner of the copyright in the work and that copies of the work are to be treated as prohibited goods.
Sector-specific commitments under the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), were taken in financial services (section (2) below), health related and social services (hospital services), tourism and travel related services (section (4)), recreational, cultural and sporting services, and transport services (section (5)).
Licensed institutions must maintain a reserve fund, to which they must transfer no less than 20% of their net profits in any year in which the amount of the reserve fund is less than 100% of the paid-up or assigned capital.
Individuals may transact business as intermediaries (insurance agents, brokers, and salesmen); they must be registered under the Act, with registration fees varying from EC$100 to EC$1,500 depending on the activity and whether, in the case of a broker, the partners holding the majority interest are citizens of St.
The Minister is advised by a National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission, which is responsible for domestic technical regulations, the regulation of tariffs of telecommunications services, the review of licence applications, and for compliance with St.
7 Stay-over visitors (by country) USA 56,379 77,928 84,728 75,622 73,446 81,161 83,575 Canada 12,096 12,310 11,073 11,734 16,043 15,439 13,159 Europe 76,295 76,983 81,988 84,376 96,398 88,642 98,555 UK 48,566 46,763 50,965 50,393 59,592 63,160 71,108 Germany 9,995 14,430 12,518 12,757 11,085 8,345 7,968 France 5,868 5,025 5,577 10,223 15,281 9,598 12,390 Rest of Europe 11,755 10,765 12,928 11,003 10,440 7,539 19,479 Caribbean 46,197 47,857 50,565 59,478 58,583 63,524 61,148 CARICOM 28,344 28,759 30,241 28,928 29,836 31,092 31,344 French West Indies 14,594 15,737 16,827 26,722 24,452 26,917 24,022 Other 3,259 3,361 3,497 4,098 4,322 5,515 5,782 Number of cruise ships calls 431 301 455 494 575 586 658 Total number of rooms 2,
The Directorate operates under the directive of the OECS Civil Aviation Regulatory Board, comprising the OECS ministers responsible for civil aviation, which sets aviation policy and reviews aviation legislation and regulations within the OECS.
1
Bound tariff
(Percentage)
HS coding and product description Base rate Final rate All manufactured products at 50% except 0301-0304 Fish,
4/5 Household bleach; 4012 Ex Tyres, remould, recapped, retreated; 6302 - 6304 Pillow cases, sheets, table cloths, table napkins, hand towels, bath towels, bath mats, beach towels, bed spreads, draped, kitchen towels; 7102.
90 Other; 9113 Watch straps, watch bands and watch bracelets, and parts thereof 170 113 7309 Ex & 7310 Ex (Of iron or steel), welded tanks (for any material except compressed gases) unlined and fabricated from steel, iron or aluminum; 7610.
009 Christmas tree (live) 250 190 0801 Ex Coconuts, cashew nuts, fresh or dried whether or not shelled or peeled 280 213 0803 Ex Bananas, fresh or dried; 0804 Ex Pineapple, avocados, mangoes, guavas fresh or dried; 0805 Citrus fruits 290 220 0910 Thyme, saffron, bay leaves, ginger, curry and other spices; 2202 Aerated beverages, malt and other non- alcoholic carbonated drinks 240 182 1508-1515 Edible oil 230 175 1601 Sausages and the like of meat,
1
Summary of Saint Lucia's specific commitments in individual service sectors
Market access National treatment Mode of supply: Cross border 1 1 Consumption abroad 2 2 Commercial presence 3 3 Commitments (■ full; ◨ partial; □ none; − not in the Schedule) Sector-specific Commitments 7.
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Chart
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255.
Lucia's trade 1998
Actual Total (000 US$)
080300 Bananas including plantains, fresh or dried
220300 Beer made from malt
090411 Pepper of the genus Piper, nes
081090 Fruits, fresh nes
151311 Coconut (copra) oil crude
220290 Non-acloholic beverages nes
350699 Glues or adhesives, prepared nes
310290 Mineral or chemical fertilizers nitrogenous,nes
380820 Fungicides, packaged for retail sale or formula
481910 Cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper
481810 Toilet paper
854110 Diodes, other than photosensitive …
853331 Wirewound variable resistors
840710 Aircraft engines, spark-ignition reciprocati
630260 Toilet & kitchen linen,of terry towelling …
630291 Toilet and kitchen linen, of cotton, nes
610421 Womens/girls ensembles, of wool …
960500 Travel sets for personal use
961511 Combs, hair-slides and the like of hard rubber
392640 Statuettes and other ornamental articles
Bananas
Other semi-manufactures
Machinery and transport
Clothing and textiles
Actual Total a
110100 Wheat or meslin flour
040291 Milk and cream unsweetened, nes
040690 Cheese nes
440710 Lumber, coniferous (softwood) 6 mm
380810 Insecticides, packaged for retail sale
340220 Surface-active prep, washing & cleaning preparation
480459 Paper, kraft, rolls or sheets, >= 225g/m2
252329 Portland cement nes
441299 Panels, 1 outer ply coniferous wood nes
850151 AC motors, multi-phase
847191 Digital process units
870323 Automobiles with reciprocating piston engine …
490199 Books, brochures, leaflets and similar printed articles
Total ('000 US$)
America
United States
Canada
Other America
Trinidad and Tobago
Barbados
Dominica
Grenada
Europe
EU(15)
United Kingdom
Germany
Belgium-Luxembourg
France
EFTA
Norway
Eastern Europe
Asia
Middle East
East Asia
Japan
South Asia
Oceania
Africa
Sub-saharian Africa
Other Africa
Other
Areas n.

World Trade
Organization WT/REG255/N/1S/C/N/469
20 October 2008 (08-5035) Committee on Regional Trade AgreementsCouncil for Trade in Services Original: English


NOTIFICATION of regional trade agreement


1. Member(s) notifying:
Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Jamaica, Saint Christopher and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago and the European Communities. 2. Date of notification:
16 October 2008 3. Notification pursuant to
[X] Article XXIV:7(a) of GATT 1994
[X] Article V:7(a) of GATS
[] Paragraph 4(a) of the Enabling Clause 4. Parties to the Agreement:
Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Jamaica, Saint Christopher and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, referred to as the 'CARIFORUM States', of the one part; and
Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany,

WT/TPR/G/112

WT/TPR/G/85/ATG

WT/TPR/G/85/LCA

WT/TPR/G/22

World Trade
Organization WT/L/327
22 October 1999 (99-4613) General Council
3, 4 and 8 November 1999 Original: English

UNITED STATES  Former Trust Territories of the Pacific Islands

Report of the Government of the United States
under the Decision of 14 October 1996

The following communication, dated 21 October 1999, has been received from the Permanent Mission of the United States.
_______________

Introduction
On 14 October 1996, the United States was granted a renewal of the waiver (WT/L/183) from its obligations under paragraph 1 of Article I of the GATT 1994 to the extent necessary to permit the United States Government to provide preferential treatment for eligible imports into the United States from the Marshall, Caroline and Mariana Islands (other than Guam), formerly part of the Trust Territories of Pacific Islands (TTPI).
US imports from the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Republic of Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands total about $1 billion or about one tenth of 1 per cent of US imports: about 20 per cent is eligible for tariff preferences.

The Commonwealth of the Mariana Islands, with a far larger economy than its three island neighbours, is far and away the largest exporter, responsible for more than 95 per cent of total exports to the United States from the former Trust Territories.

World Trade
Organization G/SCM/N/155/KNA/Suppl.1G/SCM/N/177/KNA
18 July 2008 (08-3473) Committee on Subsidies
and Countervailing Measures Original: English


SUBSIDIES

New and Full Notification Pursuant to Article XVI:1
of the GATT 1994 and Article 25 of the Agreement
on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures

Continuation of Extension under SCM Article 27.4 of the Transition Period forthe Elimination of Export Subsidies Pursuant to the Procedures Containedin the General Council Decision in Document WT/L/691

SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS


The following communication, dated 11 July 2008, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of Saint Kitts and Nevis.

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1. Title of the programme for which extension is requested pursuant to procedures in G/SCM/39

The Fiscal Incentives Act No. 17 of 1974. This is an Act to provide incentives to industry.

2. Period covered by the notification

The programme description is as

World Trade
Organization WT/L/594
3 December 2004 (04-5279) General Council
13-14 December 2004 Original: English



UNITED STATES  Former Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands

Report of the Government of the United States under the Decision of 14 October 1996


The following communication, dated 1 December 2004, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of the United States.

_______________


Introduction
On 14 October 1996, the United States was granted a renewal of the waiver (WT/L/183) from its obligations under paragraph 1 of Article I of the GATT 1994 to the extent necessary to permit the United States Government to provide preferential treatment for eligible imports into the United States from the Marshall, Caroline and Mariana Islands (other than Guam), formerly part of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (TTPI). This waiver was extended until 31 December 2006.
Under the terms of this waiver, the United States is requir