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RESTRICTED GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TAR/W/8 TARIFFS AND TRADE Limited Distribution

Committee on Tariff Concessions

IMPLEMENTATION OFMTN CONCESSIONS Note by the Secretariat

The following list of dates for the implementation of tariff concessions granted in the Multilateral Trade Negotiations has been compiled on the basis of material available in the secretariat. The list normally indicates the date for the first tariff cut; following cuts would be implemented according to the general staging rules in paragraph 2(a) of the (1979) Protocol and the Supplementary Protocol., unless otherwise indicated. Special staging rules for particular types of products are not indicated but a reference to the Schedule concerned is made, where relevant.

The indication `entry into force of bindings" signifies that the concessions became legally valid on the date indicated but that no reduction was made at that date, the applied rates already being at or below the level of the concession. Governments for which the list indicates that no information is available or that a decision by Parliament on the implementation has not yet been taken are invited to inform the secretariat as soon as possible of their intentions in respect of the implementation. TAR/W/8 Page 2

GENEVA (1979) PROTOCOL

Date of acceptance Date for the first reduction AUSTRIA 28 December 1979 1 (two stage-.)* 11 1 (whole reduction', Not yet accepted 1 January 1980* Not yet accepted 1 July 1980 (one fourth of totlL cuts; remaining three fourths on 1.1.82, 1.1.84 and 1.1.86 respecti- -ly). EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 17 December 1979 1 January 1980* FINLAND 13 1 January 1980* HUNGARY 17 December 1979 1 January 1980* ICELAND 15 1 January 1980 (whole reduction) JAMAICA 1-2 December 1979 1 January 1980 (entry into force of bindings )* 25 April 1980 26 April 1980 (two stages)* 17 December 1979 1 January 1980 (whole reduction) 28 December 1979 1 January 1980 Not yet accepted Decision by Parliament not yet ttaken 18 December 1979 1 Februaryl980 (whole reduction) Not yet accepted 1 January 1980* 20 December 1979 1 February'980 (two s-ta--es)* SWITZERLAND 17 December 1979 1 January 1980* 20 December 1979 1 January 1980* YUGOSLAVIA Not yet accepted Date of acceptance (entry into force of bindings)

* See special staging rules in Schedule. TAR/W/8 Page 3 SUPPLEMENTARY PROTOCOL

Date of Acceptance Date for the first reduction

AUSTRALIA 31 March 1980 1 January 1980 (whole reduction) Not yet accepted Decision by.Parliament not yet taken. CANADA Not yet accepted See Geneva (1979) Protocol above CHILE Not yet accepted 1 July 1980 (whole reduction) DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 23 1 October 1984 and 1 October 1986 (in both cases whole reduction) Not yet accepted Decision by Parliament not yet taken EEC 17 December 1979 See Geneva (1979) Protocol above HAITI Not yet accepted 1 (whole reduction) 24 April 1980 1 January 1980 (entry into force of 20 November 1979 No information available bindings) Not yet accepted 1 January 1987 (whole reduction) IVORY COAST Not yet accepted Date of acceptance (entry into force of bindings) KOREA Not yet accepted Decision by Parliament not yet taken

MALAYSIA 16 1 .80 (entry into force of Not yet accepted No information available bindings) PERU 8 8 February 1980 (entry into force of bindings.! SINGAPORE 1 February 1980 1 January 1980 (entry into force of bindings) SPAIN Not yet accepted See Geneva (1979) Protocol above 16 junel1980 16 June 1980 (entry into force of ZAIRE Not yet accepted No information available bindings)

SCHEDULE OF BULGARIA

BULGARIA 27 November 1979 1 January 1980

* See special staging~rules in Schedule. TAR/W/8 Page 4

ACCESSION PROTOCOLS

Date of acceptance Date for the first reduction Not yet accepted Date of acceptance (entry into force of bindings) Philippines 27 November 1979 (entry 1 January 1980 (whole into force of Protocol. reduction) on 27 December 1979)