Concessions Under the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System - A Procedure for Introduction of Harmonized System 2002 - Changes To Schedules of Concessions - Decision of 18 July 2001
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26 July 2001 (01-3738)
CONCESSIONS UNDER THE HARMONIZED COMMODITY
DESCRIPTION AND CODING SYSTEM
A Procedure for Introduction of Harmonized System 2002
Changes To Schedules of Concessions
Decision of 18 July 2001
The General Council,
Having regard to Articles IV:2 and IX:1 of the WTO Agreement;
Recalling that the Contracting Parties of the GATT 1947 had originally agreed to a method for introducing the Harmonized System (HS) into schedules by their Decision of 12 July 1983;
Recalling that the Contracting Parties to GATT 1947, by their Decision of 8 October 1991, decided on simplified procedures for the implementation of HS changes to Schedules;
Noting the increased complexity of introducing HS changes into WTO schedules and the lengthy period of time it has taken to introduce HS 1996 changes into WTO schedules;
Taking into account the desire of Members to further facilitate and simplify the