Working Party on State Trading Enterprises - Status of notifications submitted by WTO Members under article XVII:4(a) of the GATT 1994 and paragraph 1 of the Understanding on the Interpretation of Article XVII of the GATT 1994

Status of NOTIFICATIONS SUBMITTED BY WTO MEMBERS UNDER

ARTICLE XVII:4(a) OF the GATT 1994 AND PARAGRAPH 1

OF THE UNDERSTANDING ON THE INTERPRETATION

OF ARTICLE XVII OF the GATT 1994

 

1.                  This listing does not address the qualitative aspects of these notifications, that is, the extent to which the content of the submissions satisfies the informational requirements of the notification obligations or affects the rights and obligations of Members.

2.                  The abbreviations and symbols used in the table are as follows:

a.      "N&F Notif." in the column heading indicates new and full notification.

b.     "Upd. Notif." in the column heading indicates updating notification.

c.      "X" denotes that a notification has been received by the WTO. Subsequent addenda or corrections to notifications are not counted as additional notifications.

d.     "N" indicates that a nil notification has been made.

e.     A blank indicates that no notification has been received by the WTO.

f.       "*" indicates that the country/customs territory was not yet a Member of the WTO.

g.     "A" indicates the year in which the WTO Agreement entered into force for that Member (see also document WT/INF/43/Rev.15 for detailed information).

h.     "§" indicates that the country in question is currently a member of the European Union. The shaded boxes indicate that the corresponding notification was submitted by the European Union (formerly the EC).

i.        The letters in parentheses next to the Member's name indicates the abbreviation used in the notification for that Members.

With respect to the number of Members, the European Union and its 28 member States (EU) provide one notification for each notification period. However, the 10 member States[1] that joined the European Union on 1 May 2004, the two member States[2] that joined the European Union on 1 January 2007, and the one Member State that joined the European Union on 1 July 2013[3] are considered separately in order to provide information on the period preceding the enlargements of the European Union.

 

 


NOTIFICATIONS SUBMITTED BY WTO MEMBERS UNDER ARTICLE XVII:4(a)

OF the GATT 1994 AND PARAGRAPH 1 OF THE UNDERSTANDING ON THE

INTERPRETATION OF ARTICLE XVII OF the GATT 1994

Status as of 1 October 2015

 

Member

N&F

Notif. (1995)

N/1

Upd. Notif. (1996)

N/2

Upd. Notif. (1997)

N/3

N&F Notif. (1998)

N/4

Upd. Notif. (1999)

N/5

Upd. Notif. (2000)

N/6

N&F Notif. (2001)

N/7

Upd. Notif. (2002)

N/8

Upd. Notif. (2003)

N/9

N&F Notif. (2004)

N/10

N&F Notif. (2006)

N/11

N&F Notif. (2008)

N/12

N&F Notif. (2010)

N/13

N&F Notif. (2012)

N/14

N&F Notif. (2014)

N/15

Albania (ALB)

*

*

*

*

*

A

 

 

 

N

N

N

N

N

N

Angola (AGO)

*

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Antigua and Barbuda (ATG)

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Argentina (ARG)

A N

 

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

Armenia (ARM)

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

A

N

N

N

N

N

 

Australia (AUS)

A X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Bahrain, Kingdom of (BHR)

A

 

 

X

X

X

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

 

 

Bangladesh (BGD)

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Barbados (BRB)

A X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

X

 

 

 

Belize (BLZ)

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benin (BEN)

*

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bolivia, Plurinational State of (BOL)

A

 

 

 

N

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Botswana (BWA)

A N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brazil (BRA)

A X

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brunei Darussalam (BRN)

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bulgaria (BGR) §

*N

A

 

 

 

 

N

N

 

N

 

 

 

 

 

Burkina Faso (BFA)

A N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

Burundi (BDI)

A

 

 

 

 

 

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cabo Verde (CPV)

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

A

N

 

 

Cambodia (KHM)

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

A

 

 

 

 

 

Cameroon (CMR)

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canada (CAN)

A X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Central African Republic (CAF)

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chad (TCD)

*

A

 

N

N

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chile (CHL)

A X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

China (CHN)

*

*

*

*

*

*

A X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Colombia (COL)

A X

X

 

X

 

 

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Congo (COG)

*

*

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costa Rica (CRI)

A X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Côte d'Ivoire (CIV)

A X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Croatia (HRV) §

*

*

*

*

*

A

 

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

 

Cuba (CUB)

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cyprus (CYP) §

A X

 

 

 

 

 

N

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

Czech Republic (CZE) §

A X

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

Democratic Republic of the Congo (COD)

*

*

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Djibouti (DJI)

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dominica (DMA)

A

 

 

X

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dominican Republic (DOM)

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ecuador (ECU)

*

AN

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

X

Egypt (EGY)

A

 

 

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

N

 

N

El Salvador (SLV)

A N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

 

Estonia (EST) §

*

*

*

*

A

 

N

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

European Union (EU)

A X

X

X

X

X

X

X

N

N

N

N

N

X

X

X

Fiji (FJI)

*

A

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gabon (GAB)

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Gambia (GMB)

*N

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Georgia (GEO)

*

*

*

*

*

A

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

Ghana (GHA)

A

 

 

 

 

 

N

 

 

N

 

 

 

 

 

Grenada (GRD)

*

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

Guatemala (GTM)

A N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

 

Guinea (GIN)

A N

 

 

 

 

 

N

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guinea-Bissau (GNB)

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guyana (GUY)

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Haiti (HTI)

*N

A N

N

N

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

N

Honduras (HND)

A N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

Hong Kong, China (HKG)

A N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

Hungary (HUN) §

A N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

Iceland (ISL)

A X

 

 

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

India (IND)

A X

 

 

 

 

 

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Indonesia (IDN)

A X

X

 

N

 

 

X

X

 

X

X

X

X

X

X

Israel (ISR)

A X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jamaica (JAM)

A X

 

X

 

 

 

N

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

Japan (JPN)

A X

X

X

X

 

 

X

 

 

X

X

X

X

X

X

Jordan (JOR)

*

*

*

*X

*X

A X

X

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kenya (KEN)

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

N

 

 

 

 

Korea, Republic of (KOR)

A X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Kuwait, the State of (KWT)

A N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

Kyrgyz Republic (KGZ)

*

*

*

A

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

Lao People's Democratic Republic (LAO)

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*A

N

Latvia (LVA) §

*

*

*

*X

A X

N

N

N

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

Lesotho (LSO)

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liechtenstein (LIE)

A X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

X

X

X

X

Lithuania (LTU) §

*

*

*

*

*

*

A X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Macao, China (MAC)

A N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

Madagascar (MDG)

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Malawi (MWI)

A

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

Malaysia (MYS)

A X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Maldives (MDV)

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mali (MLI)

A N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

Malta (MLT) §

A X

 

 

X

X

X

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mauritania (MRT)

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mauritius (MUS)

A X

X

X

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

X

X

Mexico (MEX)

A N

N

N

N

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Moldova, Republic of (MDA)

*

*

*

*

*

*

A N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

Mongolia (MNG)

*

*

A

N

N

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Montenegro (MNE)

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

A

N

Morocco (MAR)

A X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mozambique (MOZ)

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

N

 

 

 

Myanmar (MYN)

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Namibia (NAM)

A X

 

 

X

X

X

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

 

 

Nepal (NPL)

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

A

 

 

 

 

 

New Zealand (NZL)

A X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

 

X

X

X

X

X

X

Nicaragua (NIC)

A N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

Niger (NER)

*

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nigeria (NGA)

A N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

 

Norway (NOR)

A X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

N

N

Oman (OMN)

*

*

*

*

*

A

X

 

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Pakistan (PAK)

A N

 

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

 

 

Panama (PAN)

*

*

A

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

 

Papua New Guinea (PNG)

*

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paraguay (PRY)

A

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Peru (PER)

A X

X

X

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

Philippines (PHL)

A X

X

 

X

X

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Poland (POL) §

A X

 

 

N

N

N

N

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

Qatar (QAT)

*N

A

 

 

N

 

 

 

 

N

N

N

N

N

N

Romania (ROU) §

A N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

 

 

 

 

Russian Federation (RUS)

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

A

 

Rwanda (RWA)

*

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saint Kitts and Nevis (KNA)

*

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saint Lucia (LCA)

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VCT)

A

 

 

X

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Samoa (WSM)

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

A

 

Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of (SAU)

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

N

N

N

 

 

Senegal (SEN)

A N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

Seychelles, Republic of (SYC)

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

Sierra Leone (SLE)

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Singapore (SGP)

A N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

Slovak Republic (SVK) §

A X

X

X

X

X

N

N

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

Slovenia (SVN) §

A X

X

X

X

X

N

N

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

Solomon Islands (SLB)

*

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

South Africa (ZAF)

A X

X

X

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

Sri Lanka (LKA)

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Suriname (SUR)

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

N

N

N

 

 

 

Swaziland (SWZ)

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Switzerland (CHE)

A X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Chinese Taipei (TPKM)

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

A X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Tajikistan (TJK)

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*A

 

Tanzania (TZA)

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thailand (THA)

A X

X

X

 

 

 

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (MKD)

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

A

N

N

N

N

N

 

Togo (TGO)

A N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

Tonga (TON)

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

 

 

 

 

Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)

A

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

X

X

X

X

 

 

Tunisia (TUN)

A X

 

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

Turkey (TUR)

A X

 

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

 

X

X

X

X

 

Uganda (UGA)

A

 

 

N

N

N

 

 

 

N

 

 

 

 

 

Ukraine (UKR)

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

A X

X

X

X

United Arab Emirates (ARE)

*N

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States of America (USA)

A X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Uruguay (URY)

A X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Vanuatu (VUT)

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

A

 

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of (VEN)

A X

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Viet Nam (VNM)

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

 

 

 

 

Yemen (YEM)

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

A

Zambia (ZMB)

A N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

 

Zimbabwe (ZWE)

A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of Notifying Members/Number of Members

65/97

45/113

48/117

64/118

60/120

58/125

70/128

61/129

57/131

61/123

59/124

61/126

59/126

52/130

44/133

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[1] Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, the Slovak Republic and Slovenia.

[2] Bulgaria and Romania.

[3] Croatia.