Committee on Import Licensing - Transitional Review Mechanism - Communication from China - Information required by Annex 1A of the Protocol on the Accession of China

World Trade Organization G/LIC/W/33 20 October 2008 (08-5019) Committee on Import Licensing Original: English TRANSITIONAL REVIEW MECHANISM Communication from China The following communication, dated 17 October 2008, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of the People's Republic of China. _______________ Information required by Annex 1A of the Protocol on the Accession of China IV. POLICIES AFFECTING TRADE IN GOODS 3. Import licensing (a) implementation of the provisions of the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures and the WTO Agreement applying the measures set out in Section 8 of the Protocol including provision of the time taken to grant an import licence China has honoured all the accession commitments since accession into the WTO 7 years ago. The present import licensing procedures maintained by China, i.e. import license administration, automatic import licensing and tariff rate quota administration, are con