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
|
__________
[1] Cyprus, the Czech
Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, the Slovak
Republic and Slovenia.
[2] Bulgaria and Romania.