Negotiating Group on Trade Facilitation - Discussion paper on the inclusion of the goods moved via fixed infrastructure into the definition of traffic in transit - Communication from Egypt and Turkey
- Egypt, Turkey
- 2012/06/13
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World Trade
Organization TN/TF/W/179
4 June 2012 (12-2921) Negotiating Group on Trade Facilitation Original: English
DISCUSSION PAPER ON THE ınclusıon of the goods moved vıa fıxed ınfrastructure ınto the defınıtıon of traffıc ın transıt
Communication from Egypt and Turkey
The following communication, dated 1 June 2012, is being circulated at the request of the delegations of Egypt and Turkey for consideration by the Negotiating Group on Trade Facilitation.
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INTRODUCTION
This communication has been presented in order to better explain the concerns of the proponents regarding Paragraph 1 of the Article 11 of the Draft Consolidated Negotiating Text (TN/TF/W/165/Rev.11) on Freedom of Transit.
BACKGROUND
The concept of "goods moved via fixed infrastructure" first appeared in the Trade Facilitation Agenda in Communication G/C/W/422 dated 30 September 2002 by the European Union even before the start of negotiations. In that document,