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/35 26 October 2009 (09-5298) Committee on Import Licensing Original: English TRANSITIONAL REVIEW MECHANISM Communication from China The following communication, dated 18 October 2009, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of the People's Republic of China. _______________ Information Required by Annex 1 A 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 regarding import licensing s ince accession into the WTO 8 years ago . The present import licensing procedures maintained by China, i.e. import license administration, automatic import licensing