RESTRICTED GENERAL AGREEMENT ON MTN/3E/W/1 18 February 1974- TARIFFS AND TRADE Special Distribution
Multilateral Trade Negotiations
GROUP 3(o) - CHECK LIST OF BASIC DOCUMENTATION
Note by the Secretariat
1. The present note was prepared by the secretariat for the convenience of delegations, and in order to facilitate the discussion of the Group when it takes up the trogramne of Work assigned to it by the Trad~ Negotiations Committee on 7 February 1974. (document MTN/2, paragraph 3, dated 11 February 1974-).
2. The list is a selection cf the documentation established by the .agriculture Committee supplemented with recent notifications made pursuant to Articles XVI (Subsidies) and XVII (State trading). Some old documents which have been core or less completely superseded by core recent ones have been omitted in the present list.
3. The list shows the countries for which information is available, and indications are given of the time periods covered by the statistical information in the documents. For certain trade measures (e.g. tariffs, quantitative restrictions, health and sanitary regulations, etc.), the most recent date for which the situation has been reported is shown. The present list of documents is identical to the list circulated in document MTN/2 - Annex, .ugriculture Committee - B Basic Documentation.
Table of Contents Page i.. Documents relating to import measures 2
B. Documents relating to export measures 9
C. Documents relating to production measures 13 MTO/3E/W/1 Page 2
Symbol, Period covered Documentation or situation date of issue as of:
A. Documents relating to import measures:
(1) Summary
Import measures. Summary table C0M.AG/W/68 29 September 1971
- average tariff 1967 or 1968
- quantitative restrictions 1 September 1971
- average levy (or charge) 1968 and/or 1969
|(2) Tariffs
• (a) Import measures. Annex 1: Tariffs COM.AG/W/68/Add.l 24 September 1971
Detailed listings (not circulated)
- tariff rates and the status of those 1 January 1972 (post-Kennedy Round m.f.n. rates
- import values (in US dollars) by 1964, 1967 and/or tariff line 1968, and 1970 (in preparation)
Countries covered:
Australia Austria ! Canada Finland ! Japan New Zealand Norway / Sweden Switzerland United States European Communities MTN/3E/W/1 Pago 3
Period covered Symbol, Documentation or situation date of issue as of:
(3) Quantitative restrictions (including centralized trading)
(a) Import measures. Inventory of COM.AG/W/90/Rov.l quantitative restrictions applied 12 April 1973 by countries covered by the Joint Working Group
- Australia /Add.l 1 January 1973 29 January 1973
- Austria /Add.2 1 January 1973 12 February 1973
- Canada /Add.3 29 January 1973 a ni /Corr.l 1 April 1973 12 April 1973
- Japan Add. U 1 January 1973 2 February 1973
- Norway /Add.5 1 January 1973 12 February 1973
- Portugal /„dd.6 1 January 1973 6 February 1973 - - Sweden /Add.7 1 January 1973 6 February 1973
- Switzerland /Add.8 1 January 1973 6 February 1973
- United States /Add.9 1 January 1973 12 February 1973
- European Communities /Add 10 1 February 1973 (nine member countries) 6 .upril 1973 î-ffN/3E/w/l Page U
Symbol, Period covered Documentation date of issue cr situation as of:
(b) Joint Working Group on jCOM. IND/W/97 January/February 1973 Import Restrictions J COM. AG/W/92 (see A3(a) above) (summary of CCïi.AG/w/9C) [21 March 1973 /Corr.l 23 August 1973
(c) Import measures. CCM.AG/W/79/Rev.l Quantitative restrictions 1 February 197 A applied by countries ether than those covered by the Joint Working Sroup.
/Add.6 i 1 July 1972 - Argentina 10 October 1972
/Add. 10 ; 1 October 1971 - 3razil 16 November 1972
/Add.7 1 July 1972 - Czechoslovakia 10 October 1972
/Add. 11 1 June 1971 - Chile I10 November 1972
/Add.A 1 June 1972 - Finland .9 June 1972
/Add.9/Rev, 1 1 February 1973 - Greece 27 March 1973
/Add.5 1 July 1972 - Iceland 3 August 1972 / Add. 5/Corr.l , 1 October 1972 27 March 1973 i India /Add. 2 1 September 1971 10 November 1972 Israel Add. 18 i1A March 1973 /Add.l8/Corr.l 1 June 1973 22 Juno 1973 MTN/3E/W'A Page 5
Period covered Symbol-, or situation Dccur.ents.tion date of issue as cf : — - Jamaica Add. 16 1 May 1966 22 November 1972
- Korea, Rep. of. Add. 13 1 September 1971 ! 16 November 1972 i - Kuwait Add. 14 1 October 1971 i10 November 1972
- New Zealand A^dd.2/Rev.l 1 November 1973 '17 December 1973 < i - Peru Add.15 1 February 1972 16 November 1972 - Poland Add. 8 1 June 1972 10 October 1972
- South. x'J'rica i 28 ^pril 1972 Add.3/Corr.l 1 ^pril 1973 • 8 hay 1973
- Spain Add.19 1 Hay 1973 i 8 January 1974 - Trinidad and Tobago Aid .17 1 august 1967
- Yugoslavia Add.l/kev.l 1 ^pril 1972 ! 19 Ma7 1972
(d) State trading. Notifications pursuant to ijrticle XVTI:4(a)|
Basic notifications 1972 L/3653 11 January 1972 changes notified in 1973 L/3833 26 March 1973 MTN/3E/W/1 Page 6
Period covered Symbol, Documentation or situation date cf issue as cf :
1965/66 to 1970/71 - ..ustralia L/3653A-:d.6 1 august 1972 13 ^ugust 1972
- Austria L/3653/.i:d.l2 19 Jun^ 1972 1969 to 1971 L/3333/^id.5 1 July 1973 10 July 1973 1971/72
C zechcslcvakia L/3653/-dd.U 1 July 1973 27 July 1972
Finland L/3653A.dd.l 1968 to 1970 17 March 1972 L/3333/-dd.2 1 April 1973 3& -pril 1973
- Gabon L/3653/-dd.6 1 ..pril 1972 25 April 1972
- Japan L/3653/~dd.l3 1969 to 1971 16 February 1973 1 February 1973
- Norway L/3653/-dd.l7 1969 to 1971 26 September 1972 1 September 1972
- Poland L/3653/^dd.ll 1 June 1972 20 June 1972
- Romania L/3653/-dd.lO 1966 to 1970 16 June 1972 1 June 1972
- South ._frica L/3653Add.2 1965 to 1969 17 March 1972 L/3333/-dd.l 1 March 1973 31 May 1972 MTN/3E/W/1 Page 7
Period covered Symbol, or situation Documentation i date of issue as of:
- ùpaxn L/3653/Add.8 1969 to 1971 31 May 1972 1 May 1972 L/3653/Add.7 1969 to 1971 - Sweden 12 May 1972 L/3833/Add.6 1 July 1973 19 July 1973 L/3653/Add.9 - Switzerland 12 June 1972 1969 to 1970 e l/3833/Add.8 1 Seotemrer 1971 12 September 1973 1970 to 197?
- European Communities - France L/3653/-dd.3 1 March 1972 24. March 1972
- Goma r.y, Fûd. E^p. of L/3653Add.l5 11 July 1972 1968/69 to 1970/71 L/3833/;*dd.9 1 November 1973 27 November 1973 1971/72 - Italy l/3653Add,13 1 June 1972 30 June 1972
(e) .Replies to the questionnaire on , COM.DJD/w/55/Hev.2 licensing ! 0QM.AG/w/72/:Rev.2 1971/72 Addenda 1 to 54 (covering 54 countries)1 were issued during the period: ! Ju^e 197! to Ju^e '72
(f) Replies to the questionnaire on COM. BIO/w/74 licensing «FLAG/I.^ 1971/72 (nummary of C0*l.HW/w/55/Rev.2, j 19 May 197 CuM.AG/w/72/Kev.2 and Adds. 1 to 54) •
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Period covered Symbol, .Documentation or situation date of issue as of:
(4) Variable levies and other special charges
(a) Import measures, Annex 3. Variable levies and other special C0K.AG/lv/68/Add.3 charges 28 April 1971 - Austria 1968 - Finland 1968 - Greece (1968) - Spain (1968) - Sweden 1969 - Sv/itzerland 1968 - European Communities 1969 six original member countries 1 - Denmark /Gorr.l 1968 and 1969 8 September 1971 - United Kingdom /Suppl.l 1969 and 1970 U October 1971 :
(b) Import measures. Variable levies COM.AG/w/84 : and other special charges 8 May 1972
- Denmark /Add.l 1969 find 1970 8 May 1972 - Finland /Add.3 1971 20 November 1972 - Norway /Add.4 1971 20 November 1972 - Switzerland /Add.2 1969, 1970 and 16 June 1972 1971 /Add.5 1972 15 November 1973 MTN/3E/W/1 Page 9
Period covered Symbol, or situation Documentation date of issue as of:
(5) Health and sanitary regulations notified
(a) Import measures. Annex 4-, Health and COM.AG/w/68/Add.4. 1 June 1970 sanitary regulations notified 10 December 1970 (Countries which participated in the work of the Agriculture Committee)
(b) Import measures, nimex 4-« Health and /Corr.l 1 September 1971 regulations notified 14 October 1971
(6) Various non-tariff barriers
(a) Inventory of various non-tariff COM.AG/W/71 31 December 1970 barriers 24 February 1971 (Countries which participated in the work of the Agriculture Committee )
(b) Inventory of various non-tariff C0M.*G/W/71/Add.l 9 May 1971 barriers 23 May 1971
B. Documents relating to export measures:
(l) Inventory of measures and mechanisms influencing exports (Countries which participated in the work of the Agriculture Committee)
(a) Dairy products Spec(69)9/Rev.l 1965 to 1967 7 November 1969 or 1968
(b) Grains 3pec(69)10/Rev.l 1965 to 1967 23 October 1969 or 1968
(c) Beef and veal, live cattle, 3pec(69)ll/Rev.l 1965 to 1967 processed meats; other meats 28 October 1969 or 1968 /Corr.l 26 November 1969
(d) Fruit and vegetables Spec(69)12/Rev.l 1965 to 1967 12 November 1969 or 1963
(e) Vegetable oils and oilseeds 3pec(69)13/Rev.l 1965 to 1967 6 October 1969 or 1968 MTN/3E/W/1 Page 10
Period covered Symbol, Documentation or situation date of issue as of:
(f) Tobacco Spec(69)14/Rev.l 1965 to 1967 11 November 1969 or 1968 /Cocr.l 18 November 1969 1965 to 1967
(g) Wine Spec(69)l5/Rev.l 1965 to 1967 23 October 1969 or 1968
(2) Export credits 3pec(69)l36 up to 1967 November 1969
(3) Export measures. Inventory of measures C0M.ÂG/W/81 and mechanisms influencing exports 3 May 1972
Argentina /Add.7 1 June 1972 2 June 1972
Australia Add. 13 1968/69 3 April 1973 to I97O/7I
Canada /Add.11 1968/69 14. September 1972 to 1970/71 /Corr.l I952/53 22 November 1972 to 1971/72
Finland /Add.U 1969 to 1971 30 May 1972
Japan /Add.7 1 June 1972 2 June 1972
New Zealand /Add.8/Rev.l 1968/69 25 July 1972 to 1970/1971
Norway /Add.5 1969 to 1971 30 May 1972
South Africa /Add.12 1968 to 1970 13 December 1972
Sweden /Add.2 1968/69 30 May 1972 to 1970/71 MTN/3E/W/1 Page 11
r 1 Symbol, Period covered Documentation date of issue or situation as of:
Switzerland /Add.10 1969 11 September 1972 to 1971
Turkey /Add. 6 1968 to 1970 2 June 1972 /Corr.l 26 July 1972
United States /Add.9 1967/68 3 August 1972 to 1970/71
European Communities /Add.l 1968 to 1970 six original member countries 10 May 1972 or 1971 /Corr.l 19 May 1972
Denmark /Add.3 1968 to 1970 16 June 1972
(A) Subsidies. Notifications pursuant tc Article 171:1. Basic notifications 1972 L/3655 Changes notified in 1973 ^/383C
Australia L/3655/Add.20 up to 1970/71 19 February 1973
Austria L/3655/Add.6 up tc 1971 11 April 1972 /Corr.l 13 June 1972 L/3830/Add.6 up to 1972 30 August 1973 L/3830/Add.9 A October 1973
Canada L/3655/Add.l7 up to 1971 22 September 1972
Czechoslovakia L/3655Add.8 1 May 1972 • 5 May 1972
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Period covered Symbol, Documentation or situation date of issue as of:
- Finland 1/3655/Add. 2 1969 to 1971 17 March 1972 1/3830/Add. 3 1 April 1973 30 April 1973
- Japan l/3655Add.21 1969/70 21 February 1973 to 1971/72
- Kenya 1/3655/Add.l 2 March 1972 1/3830/Add. 1 1 March 1973 27 March 1973
- Norway 1/3655A-dd.il 3 July 1972 l/383C/Add.7 1969 to 1972 5 September 1973
- Poland 1/3655/ Add. 4 1 March 19.72 23 March 1972
- South Africa l/3655/*dd.3 1966 to 1970 17 March 1972 1/3830/Add. 2 1 March 1973
- Spain 1/3655/Add. 19 up to 1971 9 November 1972
- Sweden 1/3655/Add. 9 1968/69 24 fey 1972 to 1970/71 1/3830/Add. 5 1 July 1973 17 July 1973
- Switzerland 1/365 5/Add. 16 1968/69 22 September 1972 to 1970/71 1/3830/Add. 8 1972 27 September 1973
- United States 1/3655/Add. 14 1969 26 July 1972 to 1971 rm\/3i/W/l Page 13
Feriod covered Symbol, Documentation or situation date of issue as of:
European Communities Six original member countries (subsidies concerning products 1/365 5/Add. 10 1968/69 which come under a common EC policy) 20 June 1972 to 1971
- Denmark 1/3655/Add. 18 1966/67 11 October 1972 to 1970/71
- Germany, Fed. Rep. 1/3655/Add.13 1968/69 11 July 1972 to 1970/71 1/3830/^dd.lO 1 November 1973 27 November 1973
- United Kingdom l/3655/^dd.7 1968 to 1971 or : 20 April 1972 1967/68 to 1970/71
C. Documents relating to production measures:
(1) Self-sufficiency ratios for seme , Spec(69)35/Rev.l 1963 to 1967 agricultural products. 25 November 1969 (Countries which participated in the work of the Agriculture Committee)
- product groups covered are: dairy products, grains, meat, vegetables, fruit, oilseeds and vegetable oils, tobacco and wine
(2) Frices received by producers. Spec(69)36/Rev.1 1963 to 1968 (Countries which participated in the 2A November 1969 work of th; Agriculture Committee)
- product groups covered are: dairy products, grains, meat, vegetables, fruit, oilseeds and vegetable oils, tobacco and wine
(3) United States Agricultural Policy Spec(72)42 1 June 1972 8 June 1972 MTN/3Î/W/1 Pag. M
Period covered Symbol, Documentation or situation date of issue as of:
(A) Japan - Agricultural Folicy of Japan Spec(72)43 1 June 1972 9 June 1972
(5) United Kingdom - Agricultural Policy Spec(72)^9 1 June 1972 of the United Kingdom 21 June 1972
(6) Subsidies. (See B. (4.) above)