elevenTH BIENNIAL REVIEW OF THE IMPLEMENTATION AND OPERATION
OF THE AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES^[1]

Article 7.1 of the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures provides that "the Committee shall review as necessary, but at least once every two years, the implementation and operation of this Agreement, taking into account the objectives thereof, and the rights and obligations contained therein".

 

The main objectives of the Agreement are those listed in the preamble of the Agreement.

 

The information contained in this document covers the period from 11 October 2014 to 21 October 2016.

 

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Table of Contents

1   COMMITTEE ON IMPORT LICENSING.. 2

1.1   Officers. 2

1.2   Members (164): 2

1.3   Observers. 3

2   Work of the Committee during the review period (2015‑2016). 3

2.1   Formal Committee meetings. 3

2.1.2   Review of notifications. 3

2.1.3   Discussion of specific trade concerns. 4

2.1.4   Review and adopt of the Committee's Annual Report to the Council for Trade in Goods. 5

2.1.5   Eleventh biennial review on the implementation and operation of the Agreement 6

2.2   Informal Committee meetings. 6

3   consultation and dispute settlement. 8

 

 

1  COMMITTEE ON IMPORT LICENSING

1.1  Officers

2015:

Chairperson: Ms. Carrie I.J. WU (Chinese Taipei)

Vice-Chairperson: Mr. Tapio Pyysalo (Finland)

 

2016:

Chairperson: Mr. Tapio Pyysalo (Finland)

Vice-Chairperson: Mr. Marcial Espinola (Paraguay)

 

1.2  Members (164)^[2]:

Afghanistan Albania Angola Antigua & Barbuda Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Bahrain,      Kingdom of Bangladesh Barbados Belgium Belize Benin Bolivia, plurinational State of Botswana Brazil Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cabo Verde Central African Rep. Chad Chile China Colombia Congo Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Croatia Cuba

Czech Rep. Cyprus Dem. Rep. of Congo Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Rep. Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Estonia European Union (formerly European Communities) Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia, The Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong, China Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Ireland Israel Italy

Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Korea, Rep. of Kuwait, the State of Kyrgyz Republic Latvia Lao People's Democratic Republic Lesotho Liberia, Republic of Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macao, China Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Moldova, Rep. of Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Niger

Nigeria Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russian Federation Rwanda St. Kitts & Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent & Grenadines Samoa Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovak Republic Slovenia Solomon Islands South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Chinese Taipei Tanzania Tajikistan

Thailand The Fmr. Yug. Rep. of Macedonia Togo Tonga Trinidad & Tobago Tunisia Turkey Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States of America Uruguay Vanuatu Venezuela, Bolivarian Rep. of Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

1.3  Observers

Observer Governments (20)^[3]

 

Algeria Andorra Azerbaijan Bahamas Belarus Bhutan Bosnia and Herzegovina Comoros Equatorial Guinea Ethiopia Holy See (Vatican)

Iran Iraq Lebanese Republic Libya Sao Tomé and Principe Serbia Sudan Syrian Arab Republic Uzbekistan

 

Observer Organizations

 

IMF, UNCTAD and the World Bank.

 

2  Work of the Committee during the review period (2015‑2016)

2.1  Formal Committee meetings

2.1.  In the two years under review, the Committee held four formal meetings, on 21 April and 20 October 2015, and on 21 April and 3 November 2016. The minutes of these meetings are contained in documents G/LIC/M/41-G/LIC/M/44, respectively.

2.2.  At the formal meetings, the Committee: (i) reviewed Members' notifications under various provisions of the Agreement; (ii) exchanged views on specific trade concerns raised by Members through written questions and replies as well as through oral statements; (iii) reviewed and adopted its annual reports to the Council for Trade in Goods for 2015 and 2016, in accordance with Article 7.4 of the Agreement (G/L/1132 and G/L/1162; (iv) and carried out the 11^th biennial review of the implementation and operation of the Agreement under Article 7.1 on the basis of a report prepared by the Secretariat (G/LIC/W/47).

2.1.2  Review of notifications

2.3.  Reviewing Members' notifications under various provisions of the Agreement has been one of the main functions of the Committee. During the reporting period, the Committee reviewed 41 notifications submitted by 19 Members under Article 1.4(a) and/or 8.2(b); 34 notifications from 16 Members under Article 5; and 82 Replies to the Annual Questionnaire on Import Licensing Procedures submitted by 51 Members under Article 7.3. The list of notifications submitted by Members during the reporting period is contained in Annexes I to IV.

2.4.  It is worth noting that there remain 16 Members who have not submitted any notification under the Agreement since joining the WTO (see Table 1). As emphasized by the Chairperson repeatedly at each formal meeting, Members that have not yet submitted the required notifications are urged to do so without delay. Members who have technical problems in preparing the notifications are requested to seek assistance from the Secretariat in order for them to comply with the requirements.

Table 1: Members which have not yet notified under this Agreement (up to 21 October 2016)

 

 

2.5.  Regarding the notification obligations under Article 7.3, in addition to the 16 Members listed in Table 1, the following 8 Members have not yet submitted their replies to the Annual Questionnaire: Angola, Benin, Gabon, Niger, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, and Swaziland.

2.6.  Compared with the last review period (2013‑2014), this review period witnessed some positive developments on notifications. First, it is encouraging to see that four newly acceded members (Montenegro, Afghanistan, Seychelles, and Kazakhstan) have already submitted their first notifications under this Agreement soon after their accessions. Second, El Salvador and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines have submitted their first replies to the Annual Questionnaire. Third, in their replies to the annual questionnaire under Article 7.3, most Members have indicated "the year" for which they were notifying, which has significantly improved the accuracy of statistics regarding notification compliance. Fourth, an increasing number of Members are now actively engaged in the Committee's discussion on how to improve notification procedures.

2.7.  However, it has to be recognized that improving the overall level of notification compliance remains a big challenge for this Committee. For example in 2016, only 20 WTO Members out of a total of 137 (EU counted as one) submitted their annual reply to the questionnaire for Year 2016, while another 9 Members notified for Year 2015. Low notification compliance and delays in notifications have existed for decades under this Agreement, which has already put the credibility and value of the whole notification mechanism into question. For this reason, the Committee has, in the past two years, and under the able leadership of former and current Chairpersons, intensified its work on identifying reasons behind low notification compliance and exploring solutions. Most of the work in this regard had been undertaken in informal meetings, as elaborated in paragraph 2.2.

2.1.3  Discussion of specific trade concerns

2.8.  Another main function of the Committee is to afford Members the opportunity to consult on any matters relating to the operation of this Agreement and to raise specific trade concerns they may have regarding other Members' import licensing regime or administrative practices.

2.9.  Following the Rules of Procedures of this Agreement^[4], a total of 10 documents containing written questions on import licensing systems maintained by other Members, and 11 documents containing replies, were circulated in the document G/LIC/Q/- series during the review period. These written questions were addressed to the following Members: Angola, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Republic of Moldova, Morocco, Turkey, and Viet Nam. The exchanges among Members based on written questions and replies have provided additional clarity regarding the import licensing practices/legislations of the Members. (A list of written questions and replies submitted by Members during the review period is contained in Annex V).

2.10.  In addition, a number of trade issues have also been included in the agenda of meetings during the review period (see Table 2), and Members engaged in substantive exchanges on these issues orally.

Table 2: Trade issues included as separate agenda items at formal meetings

No	Trade Concerns	Statement(s) by	At formal meeting(s) on
1	Indonesia – Import licensing regime for cellphones, handheld computers and tablets.	United States	21-APR-2015 20-OCT-2015 21-APR-2016 03-NOV-2016
2	India – Import Licensing requirements for boric acid	United States	21-APR-2015 21-OCT-2015 21-APR-2016 03-NOV-2016
3	Bangladesh – Import licensing procedures	United States	21-APR-2015 21-OCT-2015 21-APR-2016 03-NOV-2016
4	Indonesia – Import licensing regulations for the importation of carcasses and processed meat products	Australia	21-APR-2015
5	Indonesia – new regulation on tyre imports	European Union	20-OCT-2015
6	India – Import of marble and marble products	European Union	20-OCT-2015
7	Brazil – Regulatory requirements for imports of nitrocellulose into Brazil	European Union	20-OCT-2015 21-APR-2016
8	India – Amendments in the import policy conditions applicable to apples	European Union United States	20-OCT-2015
9	Mexico – Steel import licensing regime	United States	20-OCT-2015 21-APR-2016 03-NOV-2016
10	Viet Nam – Distilled spirits and completeness of notifications	United States	20-OCT-2015 21-APR-2016 03-NOV-2016
11	European Union – Steel import licensing system	Russian Federation	03-NOV-2016

 

2.1.4  Review and adopt of the Committee's Annual Report to the Council for Trade in Goods

2.11.  In accordance with Article 7.4 of the Agreement, the Committee adopted, on the basis of the documents prepared by the Secretariat (G/LIC/W/45 and G/LIC/W/46), its annual reports to the Council for Trade in Goods. The reports for 2015 and 2016, as revised and adopted, were circulated as documents G/L/1132 and G/L/1162, respectively.

2.1.5  Eleventh biennial review on the implementation and operation of the Agreement

2.12.  Article 7.1 of the Agreement establishes that "the Committee shall review as necessary, but at least once every two years, the implementation and operation of this Agreement, taking into account the objectives thereof, and the rights and obligations contained therein."

2.13.  At its formal meeting of 3 November 2016, the Committee conducted the 11^th Biennial Review (2015‑2016) on the implementation and operation of the Agreement, based on a paper prepared by the Secretariat (G/LIC/W/47). The report as revised and adopted was circulated in document G/LIC/26.

2.2  Informal Committee meetings

2.14.  The Committee held two informal meetings in 2015, on 27 March, and 9 July. In 2016, five informal meetings were held, on 16 February, 5 April, 2 June, 17 October, and 3 November respectively. The main purpose of these informal meetings was to improve transparency through reviewing existing notification requirements and procedures under the Agreement, as well as identifying underlying problems and exploring possible solutions to address them. To facilitate the discussion, the Secretariat provided a number of room documents in 2016.^[5]

2.15.  At the Committee meeting held on 21 April 2015, outgoing Chairperson (Mr. Juha Niemi of Finland) reported on his informal consultations (held on 27 March) with a number of Members (mostly Least‑Developed Countries) who had not fulfilled their notification obligations under this Agreement. He indicated that capacity constraints had most frequently been cited as the main reason for not complying with notification obligations. These Members requested targeted workshops to be organized by the Secretariat at a national or regional level. As a follow up, on 9 July 2015, the Chairperson (Ms. Carrie I.J.WU of Chinese Taipei) held an informal consultation on the idea of organizing a Geneva‑based import licensing notification workshop for new delegates. At the meeting, some Members expressed interest and support for the idea, while few other delegations indicated the need for concrete proposals from Members. The discussion on the topic was subsequently suspended in the Committee due to a lack of proposals from Members.

2.16.  At the informal meeting held on 16 February 2016, the Secretariat was requested to make a presentation on the background of the notification requirements of the Agreement and the challenges the Secretariat had encountered in processing these documents. In the presentation (circulated in RD/LIC/6), the Secretariat outlined six main issues which could be discussed by the Committee: (1) low compliance of notification obligations; (2) delays in submission of notifications; (3) similar notification requirements under different provisions; (4) confusion caused by different interpretations of certain notification requirements; (5) incomplete submissions; (6) discrepancies between national TPR reports and notifications to this Committee.

2.17.  As a follow up, Members' discussion at the informal meeting held on 5 April 2016 focused on the following questions: (1) how to improve the low compliance rate; (2) if the frequency of N/3 notifications should be adjusted; (3) if the current three types of notifications should be re‑organized in a more systematic and logical way; (4) if the Committee should discuss and provide guidance on some unclear terms; (5) how to ensure that the information Members provided for trade policy reviews was also notified to the Committee in a timely manner? Following an exchange of views, the Chairperson concluded that most Members were of the view that the current notification procedures should be improved and they expressed willingness to continue the discussion. She proposed that a separate item "Improving Transparency in Notification Procedures of the Agreement" be placed on the agenda of future formal meetings so that the discussion could continue at the Committee level. In addition, she asked the Secretariat to prepare a paper on how to address the identified issues for further discussion.

2.18.  At the informal meeting of 2 June 2016, the Secretariat made a presentation and provided additional details on the overlapping notification requirements in relevant provisions of the Agreement and elements that should be notified under the Agreement (circulated in documents RD/LIC/7 and RD/LIC/8). In particular, through the following chart, the Secretariat attempted to provide the membership with inputs for the discussion. Many Members had reiterated the importance of streamlining notifications, of avoiding duplications, of identifying overlapping requirements and the importance of drawing experience from the other Committees on electronic submission and establishment of an import licensing database. A few Members sought further clarification on proper sequence of actions to address the issue under discussion, on the database issue and on different interpretations of certain terms.

 

Low Compliance Rate of Import Licensing Notifications

6. Other factors?

1. Overlapping notification Requirements

2. Duplicative notification templates;

4. Members' capacity constraints

5. Internal coordination among government agencies

Review by the Committee - identify duplicative provisional requirements - clarify elements to be notified - clarify "unclear" issues - identify problems with existing templates - review annual questionnaire - others?

3. Unclear issues/definitions

Targeted Technical Assistance   - Workshop for newcomers in Geneva -  Regional/National Workshop -  New Module on IL Notifications

Good Practices and Experience Sharing   - Workshop

Online Notification and integration of IL information into I-TIP

v  Members' proposals v  Secretariat's contribution v  Experience of other Committees (SPS, TBT etc.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.19.  At the informal meeting of 17 October 2016, and as requested by the Chair, the Secretariat introduced some ideas on how to address the overlapping problems with regard to N/1 and N/2 notifications (circulated in document RD/LIC/9). Divergent views were expressed by Members at the meeting and technical discussions are still ongoing.

3  consultation and dispute settlement

3.1.  During the reporting period, Panels DS438, DS444, and DS445 were established on "Argentina ‑Measures Affecting the Importation of Goods", where Articles 1.2; 1.3; 1.4; 1.5; 1.6; 1.7; 2.2; 3.2; 3.3; 3.4; 3.5; 5.1; 5.2; 5.3 and 5.4 of the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures had been cited. At its meeting on 28 January 2013, the DSB established a single panel pursuant to Article 9.1 of the DSU to examine the above‑mentioned disputes. On 22 August 2014, the panel report was circulated to Members. The Appellate Body Report was circulated on 15^th January 2015.

3.2.  In documents G/LIC/D 44-48, the United States and New Zealand respectively, made requests for consultations on "Indonesia – Importation of Horticultural products, animal and animal products", where Articles 1.2, 1.5, 1.6, 2.2, 3.2, 3.3, 3.5, 5.1, and 5.2 of the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures had been cited. At its meeting on 20 May 2015, the DSB established a single panel pursuant to Article 9.1 of the DSU to examine disputes DS478 and DS477. On 28 September 2015, both New Zealand and the United States requested the Director‑General to compose the panel. On 8 October 2015, the Director‑General composed the panel.

3.3.  On 16 October 2014, Brazil (document G/LIC/D/49) made a request for consultations on "Indonesia – measures concerning the importation of chicken meat and chicken products", where Articles 1.3, 3.2 and 3.3 of the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures had been cited. The Panel (DS484) was composed by the Director‑General on 3 March 2016.

3.4.  On 4 April 2016, Brazil (document G/LIC/D/50) made a request for consultations on "Indonesia – Measures concerning the importation of bovine meat", where a number of Indonesia's import licensing requirements were highlighted. The case (DS506) is at the stage of consultation.

3.5.  On 3 October 2016, Turkey (document G/LIC/D/51) made a request for consultations on "Morocco – Antidumping measures on certain hot-rolled steel from Turkey", where Articles 3.2 and 3.3 of the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures had been cited. The case (DS513) is at the stage of consultation.

ANNEX I

Notifications received from Member during the period 2015-2016
(from 11.10.2014 to 21.10.2016)

MEMBER	ARTICLE 1.4 (a)/8.2 (b)	ARTICLE 5	ARTICLE 7.3
AFGHANISTAN	G/LIC/N/1/AFG/1
ALBANIA
ANGOLA
ANTIGUA & BARBUDA
ARGENTINA		G/LIC/N/2/ARG/27 G/LIC/N/2/ARG/27/Add.1 G/LIC/N/2/ARG/27/Add.2 G/LIC/N/2/ARG/27/Add.3
ARMENIA
AUSTRALIA	G/LIC/N/1/AUS/2	G/LIC/N/2/AUS/2	G/LIC/N/3/AUS/7 G/LIC/N/3/AUS/8
BAHRAIN, KINGDOM OF
BANGLADESH
BARBADOS
BELIZE
BENIN
BOLIVIA, PLURINATIONAL STATE OF	G/LIC/N/1/BOL/2 G/LIC/N/1/BOL/3 G/LIC/N/1/BOL/4	G/LIC/N/2/BOL/1 G/LIC/N/2/BOL/2
BOTSWANA
BRAZIL	G/LIC/N/1/BRA/6 G/LIC/N/1/BRA/7	G/LIC/N/2/BRA/6 G/LIC/N/2/BRA/7	G/LIC/N/3/BRA/10 G/LIC/N/3/BRA/11
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
BURKINA FASO
BURUNDI
CAMBODIA
CAMEROON	G/LIC/N/1/CMR/3		G/LIC/N/3/CMR/5 G/LIC/N/3/CMR/6
CANADA			G/LIC/N/3/CAN/13 G/LIC/N/3/CAN/14 G/LIC/N/3/CAN/15
CABO VERDE
CENTRAL AFRICAN REP.
CHAD
CHILE			G/LIC/N/3/CHL/8
CHINA			G/LIC/N/3/CHN/13
COLOMBIA			G/LIC/N/3/COL/11
CONGO
CONGO, DEM. REP.
COSTA RICA			G/LIC/N/3/CRI/12
CÔTE D'IVOIRE
CROATIA
CUBA			G/LIC/N/3/CUB/7 G/LIC/N/3/CUB/8
DOMINICA
DOMINICAN REP.			G/LIC/N/3/DOM/8
ECUADOR	G/LIC/N/1/ECU/6
EGYPT
EL SALVADOR		G/LIC/N/2/SLV/1	G/LIC/N/3/SLV/1
EUROPEAN UNION	G/LIC/N/1/EU/6 G/LIC/N/1/EU/7 G/LIC/N/1/EU/8 G/LIC/N/1/EU/9	G/LIC/N/2/EU/6 G/LIC/N/2/EU/7 G/LIC/N/2/EU/8 G/LIC/N/2/EU/9	G/LIC/N/3/EU/3 G/LIC/N/3/EU/4 G/LIC/N/3/EU/5
REP. OF FIJI ISLANDS
GABON
GAMBIA, THE
GEORGIA
GHANA
GRENADA
GUATEMALA
GUINEA BISSAU
GUINEA, REP. OF
GUYANA
HAITI			G/LIC/N/3/HTI/8
HONDURAS			G/LIC/N/3/HND/10
HONG KONG, CHINA	G/LIC/N/1/HKG/6	G/LIC/N/2/HKG/5 G/LIC/N/2/HKG/6 G/LIC/N/2/HKG/7	G/LIC/N/3/HKG/19 G/LIC/N/3/HKG/20
ICELAND
INDIA			G/LIC/N/3/IND/15 G/LIC/N/3/IND/16
INDONESIA		G/LIC/N/2/IDN/27 G/LIC/N/2/IDN/28 G/LIC/N/2/IDN/29 G/LIC/N/2/IDN/30 G/LIC/N/2/IDN/31	G/LIC/N/3/IDN/8 G/LIC/N/3/IDN/9 G/LIC/N/3/IDN/10
ISRAEL
JAMAICA		G/LIC/N/2/JAM/3	G/LIC/N/3/JAM/5
JAPAN			G/LIC/N/3/JPN/14 G/LIC/N/3/JPN/15
JORDAN			G/LIC/N/3/JOR/2 G/LIC/N/3/JOR/3
KAZAKSTAN			G/LIC/N/3/KAZ/1
KENYA
KOREA, REP. OF			G/LIC/N/3/KOR/11
KUWAIT, THE STATE OF			G/LIC/N/3/KWT/5 G/LIC/N/3/KWT/6
KYRGYZ REP.
LAO, PDR
LESOTHO
LIECHTENSTEIN			G/LIC/N/3/LIE/8 G/LIC/N/3/LIE/9
MACAO, CHINA	G/LIC/N/1/MAC/5 G/LIC/N/1/MAC/6		G/LIC/N/3/MAC/18 G/LIC/N/3/MAC/19
MADAGASCAR
MALAWI		G/LIC/N/2/MWI/3	G/LIC/N/3/MWI/4
MALAYSIA		G/LIC/N/2/MYS/7	G/LIC/N/3/MYS/10 G/LIC/N/3/MYS/11
MALDIVES
MALI			G/LIC/N/3/MLI/7
MAURITANIA
MAURITIUS			G/LIC/N/3/MUS/5 G/LIC/N/3/MUS/6
MEXICO	G/LIC/N/1/MEX/6 G/LIC/N/1/MEX/7	G/LIC/N/2/MEX/4 G/LIC/N/2/MEX/5 G/LIC/N/2/MEX/6	G/LIC/N/3/MEX/5
MOLDOVA, REP. OF			G/LIC/N/3/MDA/3
MONGOLIA
MONTENEGRO	G/LIC/N/1/MNE/1		G/LIC/N/3/MNE/1
MOROCCO
MOZAMBIQUE
MYANMAR
NAMIBIA
NEPAL			G/LIC/N/3/NPL/2
NEW ZEALAND
NICARAGUA			G/LIC/N/3/NIC/7
NIGER
NIGERIA
NORWAY
OMAN
PAKISTAN
PANAMA			G/LIC/N/3/PAN/6 G/LIC/N/3/PAN/7
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
PARAGUAY	G/LIC/N/1/PRY/6 G/LIC/N/1/PRY/7	G/LIC/N/2/PRY/4 G/LIC/N/2/PRY/5 G/LIC/N/2/PRY/6	G/LIC/N/3/PRY/4
PERU	G/LIC/N/1/PER/5		G/LIC/N/3/PER/11
PHILIPPINES	G/LIC/N/1/PHL/4 G/LIC/N/1/PHL/5		G/LIC/N/3/PHL/11 G/LIC/N/3/PHL/12
QATAR			G/LIC/N/3/QAT/11
RUSSIAN FEDERATION	G/LIC/N/1/RUS/5 G/LIC/N/1/RUS/6 G/LIC/N/1/RUS/7 G/LIC/N/1/RUS/8 G/LIC/N/1/RUS/9 G/LIC/N/1/RUS/10 G/LIC/N/1/RUS/11 G/LIC/N/1/RUS/12 G/LIC/N/1/RUS/13 G/LIC/N/1/RUS/14 G/LIC/N/1/RUS/15 G/LIC/N/1/RUS/16	G/LIC/N/2/RUS/2	G/LIC/N/3/RUS/2 G/LIC/N/3/RUS/2/Rev.1 G/LIC/N/3/RUS/3
RWANDA
ST. KITTS & NEVIS
ST. LUCIA
ST. VINCENT & GRENADINES			G/LIC/N/3/VCT/1
SAMOA
SAUDI ARABIA, KINGDOM OF
SEYCHELLES	G/LIC/N/1/SYC/1		G/LIC/N/3/SYC/1 G/LIC/N/3/SYC/2
SENEGAL
SIERRA LEONE
SINGAPORE			G/LIC/N/3/SGP/10 G/LIC/N/3/SGP/11
SOLOMON ISLANDS
SOUTH AFRICA
SRI LANKA		G/LIC/N/2/LKA/1
SURINAME
SWAZILAND
SWITZERLAND			G/LIC/N/3/CHE/11 G/LIC/N/3/CHE/12
SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU	G/LIC/N/1/TPKM/10 G/LIC/N/1/TPKM/11		G/LIC/N/3/TPKM/6 G/LIC/N/3/TPKM/7
TAJIKISTAN	G/LIC/N/1/TJK/1
TANZANIA
THAILAND	G/LIC/N/1/THA/2
THE FMR YUG. REP. OF MACEDONIA
TOGO
TONGA
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO			G/LIC/N/3/TTO/12
TUNISIA
TURKEY			G/LIC/N/3/TUR/14 G/LIC/N/3/TUR/15
UGANDA
UKRAINE			G/LIC/N/3/UKR/8 G/LIC/N/3/UKR/9
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA			G/LIC/N/3/USA/12
URUGUAY			G/LIC/N/3/URY/8 G/LIC/N/3/URY/9
VANUATU
VENEZUELA, BOLIVARIAN REP. OF
VIET NAM		G/LIC/N/2/VNM/2
ZAMBIA
ZIMBABWE			G/LIC/N/3/ZWE/4 G/LIC/N/3/ZWE/4/Rev.1
TOTAL	41	34	82

 

 

 

ANNEX II

Notifications received under article 1.4(a) and/or 8.2(b) during the review period
(11.10.2014 - 21.10.2016)

MEMBER	DOCUMENT	DATE OF ISSUANCE OF THE DOCUMENT
AFGHANISTAN	G/LIC/N/1/AFG/1	10-Aug-2016
AUSTRALIA	G/LIC/N/1/AUS/2	12-Jan-2015
BOLIVIA, PLURINATIONAL STATE OF	G/LIC/N/1/BOL/2 G/LIC/N/1/BOL/3 G/LIC/N/1/BOL/4	09-Mar-2016 23-Sep-2016 27-Sep-2016
BRAZIL	G/LIC/N/1/BRA/6 G/LIC/N/1/BRA/7	22-Oct-2014 31-Aug-2016
CAMEROON	G/LIC/N/1/CMR/3	03-Mar-2015
ECUADOR	G/LIC/N/1/ECU/6	23-Sep-2016
EUROPEAN UNION	G/LIC/N/1/EU/6 G/LIC/N/1/EU/7 G/LIC/N/1/EU/8 G/LIC/N/1/EU/9	18-Sep-2015 18-Sep-2015 31-May-2016 20-Oct-2016
HONG KONG, CHINA	G/LIC/N/1/HKG/6	06-Jan-2015
MACAO, CHINA	G/LIC/N/1/MAC/5 G/LIC/N/1/MAC/6	08-Sep-2015 24-Jun-2016
MEXICO	G/LIC/N/1/MEX/6 G/LIC/N/1/MEX/7	10-Mar-2015 10-Mar-2015
MONTENEGRO	G/LIC/N/1/MNE/1	14-Apr-2015
PARAGUAY	G/LIC/N/1/PRY/6 G/LIC/N/1/PRY/7	06-Jul-2015 10-Aug-2016
PERU	G/LIC/N/1/PER/5	13-Jul-2015
PHILIPPINES	G/LIC/N/1/PHL/4 G/LIC/N/1/PHL/5	07-Sep-2015 17-Oct-2016
RUSSIAN FEDERATION	G/LIC/N/1/RUS/5 G/LIC/N/1/RUS/6 G/LIC/N/1/RUS/7 G/LIC/N/1/RUS/8 G/LIC/N/1/RUS/9 G/LIC/N/1/RUS/10 G/LIC/N/1/RUS/11 G/LIC/N/1/RUS/12 G/LIC/N/1/RUS/13 G/LIC/N/1/RUS/14 G/LIC/N/1/RUS/15 G/LIC/N/1/RUS/16	26-Jan-2015 01-Jun-2015 24-Nov-2015 24-Nov-2015 24-Nov-2015 24-Nov-2015 04-Dec-2015 04-Oct-2016 04-Oct-2016 04-Oct-2016 04-Oct-2016 04-Oct-2016
SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU	G/LIC/N/1/TPKM/10 G/LIC/N/1/TPKM/11	08-Sep-2015 22-Aug-2016
SEYCHELLES	G/LIC/N/1/SYC/1	22-Aug-2016
TAJIKISTAN	G/LIC/N/1/TJK/1	23-Nov-2015
THAILAND	G/LIC/N/1/THA/2	21-Oct-2016
19 Members	41 Notifications

 

ANNEX III

Notifications received under article 5 during the review period
(11.10.2014 - 21.10.2016)

MEMBER	DOCUMENT	DATE OF ISSUANCE OF THE DOCUMENT
ARGENTINA	G/LIC/N/2/ARG/27 G/LIC/N/2/ARG/27/Add.1 G/LIC/N/2/ARG/27/Add.2 G/LIC/N/2/ARG/27/Add.3	10-Mar-2016 12-May-2016 08-Aug-2016 23-Sep-2016
AUSTRALIA	G/LIC/N/2/AUS/2	12-Jan-2015
BOLIVIA, PLURINIATIONAL STATE OF	G/LIC/N/2/BOL/1 G/LIC/N/2/BOL/2	28-Jun-2016 21-Sep-2016
BRAZIL	G/LIC/N/2/BRA/6 G/LIC/N/2/BRA/7	22-Oct-2014 31-Aug-2016
EL SALVADOR	G/LIC/N/2/SLV/1	27-Apr-2016
EUROPEAN UNION	G/LIC/N/2/EU/6 G/LIC/N/2/EU/7 G/LIC/N/2/EU/8 G/LIC/N/2/EU/9	18-Sep-2015 18-Sep-2015 31-May-2016 20-Oct-2016
HONG KONG, CHINA	G/LIC/N/2/HKG/5 G/LIC/N/2/HKG/6 G/LIC/N/2/HKG/7	27-Jan-2015 06-Feb-2015 08-Aug-2016
INDONESIA	G/LIC/N/2/IDN/27 G/LIC/N/2/IDN/28 G/LIC/N/2/IDN/29 G/LIC/N/2/IDN/30 G/LIC/N/2/IDN/31	08-Oct-2015 08-Oct-2015 02-Nov-2015 10-Mar-2016 10-Mar-2016
JAMAICA	G/LIC/N/2/JAM/3	01-Apr-2016
MALAWI	G/LIC/N/2/MWI/3	07-Sep-2015
MALAYSIA	G/LIC/N/2/MYS/7	23-Sep-2016
MEXICO	G/LIC/N/2/MEX/4 G/LIC/N/2/MEX/5 G/LIC/N/2/MEX/6	23-Oct-2014 11-Mar-2015 11-Mar-2015
PARAGUAY	G/LIC/N/2/PRY/4 G/LIC/N/2/PRY/5 G/LIC/N/2/PRY/6	20-Jan-2015 06-Jul-2015 10-Aug-2016
RUSSIAN FEDERATION	G/LIC/N/2/RUS/2	04-Dec-2015
SRI LANKA	G/LIC/N/2/LKA/1	12-Jan-2015
VIET NAM	G/LIC/N/2/VNM/2	14-Apr-2015
16 Members	34 Notifications

 

ANNEX IV

Notifications received under Article 7.3 during the review period
(11.10.2014 - 21.10.2016)

MEMBER	DOCUMENT	DATE OF ISSUANCE OF THE DOCUMENT
AUSTRALIA	G/LIC/N/3/AUS/7 G/LIC/N/3/AUS/8	12-Feb-2015 01-Mar-2016
BRAZIL	G/LIC/N/3/BRA/10 G/LIC/N/3/BRA/11	22-Oct-2014 31-Aug-2016
CAMEROON	G/LIC/N/3/CMR/5 G/LIC/N/3/CMR/6	24-Sep-2015 31-May-2016
CANADA	G/LIC/N/3/CAN/13 G/LIC/N/3/CAN/14 G/LIC/N/3/CAN/15	05-Feb-2015 25-Feb-2016 06-Oct-2016
CHILE	G/LIC/N/3/CHL/8	03-Mar-2015
CHINA	G/LIC/N/3/CHN/13	22-Jan-2015
COLOMBIA	G/LIC/N/3/COL/11	21-Mar-2016
COSTA RICA	G/LIC/N/3/CRI/12	05-Nov-2015
CUBA	G/LIC/N/3/CUB/7 G/LIC/N/3/CUB/8	08-Oct-2015 27-Sep-2016
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC	G/LIC/N/3/DOM/8	02-Feb-2016
EL SALVADOR	G/LIC/N/3/SLV/1	27-Apr-2016
EUROPEAN UNION	G/LIC/N/3/EU/3 G/LIC/N/3/EU/4 G/LIC/N/3/EU/5	06-Nov-2014 12-Oct-2015 21-Oct-2016
HAITI	G/LIC/N/3/HTI/8	07-Sep-2015
HONDURAS	G/LIC/N/3/HND/10	12-Aug-2016
HONG KONG, CHINA	G/LIC/N/3/HKG/19 G/LIC/N/3/HKG/20	16-Sep-2015 29-Sep-2016
INDIA	G/LIC/N/3/IND/15 G/LIC/N/3/IND/16	09-Mar-2016 19-Oct-2016
INDONESIA	G/LIC/N/3/IDN/8 G/LIC/N/3/IDN/9 G/LIC/N/3/IDN/10	02-Nov-2015 02-Nov-2015 12-Feb-2016
JAMAICA	G/LIC/N/3/JAM/5	01-Apr-2016
JAPAN	G/LIC/N/3/JPN/14 G/LIC/N/3/JPN/15	08-Oct-2015 05-Oct-2016
JORDAN	G/LIC/N/3/JOR/2 G/LIC/N/3/JOR/3	04-Aug-2015 05-Oct-2016
KAZAKSTAN	G/LIC/N/3/KAZ/1	29-Jun-2016
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF	G/LIC/N/3/KOR/11	30-Oct-2015
KUWAIT, THE STATE OF	G/LIC/N/3/KWT/5 G/LIC/N/3/KWT/6	05-Nov-2015 08-Aug-2016
LIECHTENSTEIN	G/LIC/N/3/LIE/8 G/LIC/N/3/LIE/9	03-Nov-2014 20-Oct-2016
MACAO, CHINA	G/LIC/N/3/MAC/18 G/LIC/N/3/MAC/19	08-Sep-2015 24-Jun-2016
MALAWI	G/LIC/N/3/MWI/4	09-Oct-2015
MALAYSIA	G/LIC/N/3/MYS/10 G/LIC/N/3/MYS/11	06-Nov-2014 10-Mar-2016
MALI	G/LIC/N/3/MLI/7	10-Mar-2016
MAURITIUS	G/LIC/N/3/MUS/5 G/LIC/N/3/MUS/6	08-Oct-2015 08-Aug-2016
MEXICO	G/LIC/N/3/MEX/5	20-Oct-2016
MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF	G/LIC/N/3/MDA/3	03-Mar-2015
MONTENEGRO	G/LIC/N/3/MNE/1	14-Apr-2015
NEPAL	G/LIC/N/3/NPL/2	14-Apr-2015
NICARAGUA	G/LIC/N/3/NIC/7	08-Oct-2015
PANAMA	G/LIC/N/3/PAN/6 G/LIC/N/3/PAN/7	13-Apr-2015 10-Jun-2016
PARAGUAY	G/LIC/N/3/PRY/4	05-Feb-2015
PERU	G/LIC/N/3/PER/11	13-Jul-2015
PHILIPPINES	G/LIC/N/3/PHL/11 G/LIC/N/3/PHL/12	07-Sep-2015 19-Oct-2016
QATAR	G/LIC/N/3/QAT/11	08-May-2015
RUSSIAN FEDERATION	G/LIC/N/3/RUS/2 G/LIC/N/3/RUS/2/Rev.1 G/LIC/N/3/RUS/3	08-Oct-2015 02-Nov-2015 05-Oct-2016
SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES	G/LIC/N/3/VCT/1	23-Apr-2015
SEYCHELLES	G/LIC/N/3/SYC/1 G/LIC/N/3/SYC/2	11-Apr-2016 22-Aug-2016
SINGAPORE	G/LIC/N/3/SGP/10 G/LIC/N/3/SGP/11	12-Feb-2015 18-Mar-2016
SWITZERLAND	G/LIC/N/3/CHE/11 G/LIC/N/3/CHE/12	02-Nov-2015 30-Sep-2016
SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU	G/LIC/N/3/TPKM/6 G/LIC/N/3/TPKM/7	08-Sep-2015 22-Aug-2016
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO	G/LIC/N/3/TTO/12	23-Oct-2014
TURKEY	G/LIC/N/3/TUR/14 G/LIC/N/3/TUR/15	28-Sep-2015 10-Oct-2016
UKRAINE	G/LIC/N/3/UKR/8 G/LIC/N/3/UKR/9	08-Oct-2015 09-Aug-2016
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA	G/LIC/N/3/USA/12	09-Oct-2015
URUGUAY	G/LIC/N/3/URY/8 G/LIC/N/3/URY/9	29-Mar-2016 30-Mar-2016
ZIMBABWE	G/LIC/N/3/ZWE/4 G/LIC/N/3/ZWE/4/Rev.1	31-Oct-2014 11-Nov-2014
51 Members	82 Notifications