article xxiv:6 negotiations
communication from armenia
The
following communication, dated 13 March 2015, is being circulated at
the request of the delegation of Armenia.
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In
connection with the Accession of the Republic of Armenia to the Eurasian
Economic Union on 10 October 2014, and in view of ensuring that
Members reserve their rights pending the communication to the
WTO Secretariat of the agreements reached in the context of
Article XXIV:6 (GATT), Armenia believes that it is desirable to
provide for an extension of six months.
As a
consequence, and in continuation of Armenia's notification of
23 October 2014 (G/SECRET/37) concerning its accession to the
Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), as well as the notification of
29 December 2014 (WT/REG363/N/1 and S/C/N/790), Armenia wishes hereby
to inform that it will not assert that WTO Members who have submitted a
claim pursuant to Article XXIV:6 of the GATT 1994 are precluded from
withdrawing substantially equivalent concessions under Article XXVIII:3 of
the GATT 1994 because this withdrawal occurs later than six months
after Armenia's withdrawal of concessions (2 January 2015), provided
that the claiming WTO Member withdraws concessions no later than
12 months after Armenia's modification of concessions.
We should be grateful if you
would circulate this communication to Members and place this item on the agenda
of the next meeting of the Council for Trade in Goods.
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