NEGOTIATIONS UNDER ARTICLE XXVIII:4 AND ARTICLE XXIV:6
COMMUNICATION FROM
GABON
Addendum
The following communication, dated 15 December 2015,
is being circulated at the request of the delegation of Gabon.
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The Permanent Mission of Gabon to the
United Nations Office at Geneva and at Vienna, to the WTO and to other
international organizations in Switzerland has the honour to submit the report
on the conclusion of the negotiations under Article XXVIII of the GATT 1994 for
the modification of tariff concessions provided for in Schedule of Concessions XLVII.
On 3 October 2013, Gabon informed
the WTO of its intention to enter into negotiations under Article XXVIII:4 of the GATT 1994 with a view to
the modification of concessions contained in its Schedule of Concessions XLVII as
a result of the application of the CEMAC Common External Tariff (CET) (document
G/SECRET/36). At the meeting of the Council for Trade in Goods of 18 October 2013,
the Council agreed that Gabon should be allowed to begin this process.
Gabon provided additional information on
the modification of its tariff concessions under Article XXVIII of the
GATT to a number of Members and entered into negotiations and consultations
with Members that expressed an interest in this regard. As a result of the
negotiations, Gabon concluded and secured an agreement with Thailand and China.
Consultations were held with Argentina, Japan, the United States and the
European Union.
Pursuant to paragraph 5 of the Guidelines
on Procedures for Negotiations under Article XXVIII (documents C/113 and Corr.1
of 10 November 1980), Gabon has the honour to submit herewith the
following documents:
(i) Joint letters on the
conclusion of the bilateral negotiations with Thailand and China, which include
a report setting out the results of those negotiations on the lines of the
model in Annex B referred to in paragraph 5 of the Guidelines; and
(ii) A final report,
drafted along the lines of the model in Annex C referred to in paragraph 6 of
the Guidelines, as required upon completion of all the negotiations under
Article XXVIII:4.
NEGOTIATIONS RELATING TO SCHEDULE XLVII ‑ GABON
The delegations
of Gabon and Thailand have concluded their negotiations under Article XXVIII
for the modification of concessions provided for in Schedule XLVII as set out
in the report attached.
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Signed for the delegation of Gabon
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Signed for the delegation of Thailand
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RESULTS OF NEGOTIATIONS UNDER ARTICLE XXVIII FOR THE MODIFICATION
OR WITHDRAWAL OF CONCESSIONS IN THE SCHEDULE OF GABON
NEGOTIATED WITH THAILAND
CHANGES IN
SCHEDULE XLVII ‑ GABON
1 CONCESSIONS
TO BE WITHDRAWN
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Tariff item number
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Description of products
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Rates of duty bound in existing schedule
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Nil
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2 BOUND RATES TO BE INCREASED*
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Tariff item number
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Description of products
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Rates of duty bound in existing schedule
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Rates of duty to be bound
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* A list of tariff
lines on which bound rates will be increased is contained in Annex 1 to
G/SECRET/36. The tariff item number, the product description, existing bindings
and new increased bindings for these tariff lines are also provided in that
Annex.
3 REDUCTION OF RATES BOUND IN EXISTING SCHEDULES+
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Tariff item number
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Description of products
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Rates of duty bound in existing schedule
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Rates of duty to be bound
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1006.00.00
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Rice
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60%
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40%
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+ In addition to the item listed in table 3 which was
initially negotiated with Thailand, a list of tariff lines on which bound rates
will be reduced is contained in Annex 1 to G/SECRET/36. The tariff item number,
the product description, existing bindings and new reduced bindings for these
tariff lines are also provided in that Annex.
4 NEW CONCESSIONS ON ITEMS NOT IN EXISTING SCHEDULES
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Tariff item number
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Description of products
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Rates of duty bound in existing schedule
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Rates of duty to be bound
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Nil
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NEGOTIATIONS RELATING TO
SCHEDULE XLVII ‑ GABON
The delegations
of Gabon and China have concluded their negotiations under Article XXVIII for
the modification of concessions provided for in Schedule XLVII as set out in
the report attached.
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Signed for the delegation of
Gabon
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Signed for the delegation of
China
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RESULTS OF NEGOTIATIONS UNDER ARTICLE XXVIII FOR THE
MODIFICATION
OR WITHDRAWAL OF CONCESSIONS IN THE SCHEDULE OF GABON
NEGOTIATED WITH CHINA
CHANGES IN
SCHEDULE XLVII ‑ GABON
1 CONCESSIONS TO BE WITHDRAWN
|
Tariff item number
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Description of products
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Rates of duty bound in existing schedule
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Nil
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|
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2 BOUND RATES TO BE INCREASED*
|
Tariff item number
|
Description of products
|
Rates of duty bound in existing schedule
|
Rates of duty to be bound
|
|
|
|
|
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* A list of tariff
lines on which bound rates will be increased is contained in Annex 1 to
G/SECRET/36. The tariff item number, the product description, existing bindings
and new increased bindings for these tariff lines are also provided in that
Annex.
3 REDUCTION OF RATES BOUND IN EXISTING SCHEDULES+
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Tariff
item number
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Description
of products
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Rates
of duty bound in existing schedule
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Rates
of duty to be bound
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070310
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Onions, fresh or chilled
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60%
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40%
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070320
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Garlic, fresh or chilled
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60%
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40%
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071080
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Garlic, frozen
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60%
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40%
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071231
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Mushrooms, dried
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60%
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40%
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071290
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Sweet corn, dried
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60%
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40%
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080810
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Apple, fresh
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60%
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40%
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081110
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Strawberry, frozen
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60%
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40%
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090210
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Green tea in immediate packings of a
content not exceeding 3 kg
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60%
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40%
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090421
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Fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta,
dried
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60%
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40%
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120241
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Ground‑nuts, in shell
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60%
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40%
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120242
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Ground‑nuts, shelled
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60%
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40%
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120600
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Sunflower seeds
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60%
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40%
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121291
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Sugar beet, fresh, chilled, frozen or
dried
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60%
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40%
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121293
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Sugar cane, fresh, chilled, frozen or
dried
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60%
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40%
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170112
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Beet sugar
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60%
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40%
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170113
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Cane sugar
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60%
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40%
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180631
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Filled cocoa blocks or bars
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60%
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40%
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180632
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Not filled cocoa blocks or bars
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60%
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40%
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190120
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Mixes and doughs for the preparation of
bakers' wares of heading No. 1905
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60%
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40%
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190590
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Other bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and
bakers' wares
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60%
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40%
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200210
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Tomatoes, whole or in pieces
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60%
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40%
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200290
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Other tomatoes prepared or preserved
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60%
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40%
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200310
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Mushrooms, in airtight containers
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60%
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40%
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200540
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Peas, prepared or preserved
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60%
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40%
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200599
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Other vegetables and mixtures of
vegetables, prepared or preserved
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60%
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40%
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200870
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Peaches, in airtight containers
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60%
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40%
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200971
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Apple juice, of a Brix value not exceeding
20
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60%
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40%
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200979
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Apple juice, other
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60%
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40%
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210210
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Active yeasts
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60%
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40%
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210230
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Prepared baking powders
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60%
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40%
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210390
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Other sauces and preparations therefor
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60%
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45%
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220290
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Non‑alcoholic beverages
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60%
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45%
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220300
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Beer made from malt
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60%
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45%
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+ In addition to the items listed in table 3
which were initially negotiated with China, a list of tariff lines on which
bound rates will be reduced is contained in Annex 1 to G/SECRET/36. The tariff
item number, the product description, existing bindings and new reduced
bindings for these tariff lines are also provided in that Annex.
4 NEW CONCESSIONS ON ITEMS NOT IN EXISTING SCHEDULES
|
Tariff item number
|
Description of products
|
Rates of duty bound in existing schedule
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Rates of duty to be bound
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Nil
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NEGOTIATIONS UNDER ARTICLE XXVIII
Report
by the delegation of Gabon relating to negotiations under Article XXVIII with
respect to Schedule XLVII.
1. Negotiations resulted in
agreement with:
Thailand
China
2. Agreement was not reached with:
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3. Consultations have been held with:
Argentina
Japan
United States
European Union
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