AGREEMENT ON IMPORT
LICENSING PROCEDURES
Notification under Article 1.4(a)[i]
and/or 8.2(b)[ii] of the
Agreement
European Union
The
following notification, dated 8 June 2018, is being circulated at the request
of the delegation of the European Union.
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1. Notification
under Article 1.4(a) [X]; Article
8.2(b) [X] (If the notification is made
under both Articles please mark both with an X)
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2. Source(s)
where the Import Licensing Procedure(s) has(ve) been published
(Official Gazette, publication, website, etc.):
Official
Journal of the European Union, L 106, 26.04.2018, page 8
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3. Date
of publication:i 26.04.2018
Effective date of requirement:
12.05.2018
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4. Copy(ies)
of publication (in case of Art. 1.4(a))[iii]
and/or legislation (in case of
Art. 8.2(b))[iv] is(are) available for consultation by Members:
[] at the WTO Secretariat (Market Access Division) (In this case please attach copies of the publication and/or
legislation, if possible in electronic format: Microsoft Word or compatible software)
and/or
[X] by request at the following address and fax numbers, and/or e‑mail
and website:
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?qid=1527863654373&uri=CELEX:32018R0640
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5.
In the case that
they are not in one of the three WTO official languages, (English,
French or Spanish) a SUMMARY of the publication (in case of
Art. 1.4(a)) and/or the legislation (in case of Art. 8.2(b)):iv
N/A
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6. Other pertinent data or
information (i.e. title of the proposed or adopted law/regulation
establishing the Import Licensing Procedure):
Commission
Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2018/640 of 25 April 2018 introducing prior
Union surveillance of imports of certain aluminium products originating in
certain third countries.
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[i] "[...] Publication
shall take place, whenever practicable, 21 days prior to the effective date of
the requirement but in all events not later than such effective date. Any exception, derogations or changes in or
from the rules concerning licensing procedures or the list of products subject
to import licensing shall also be published in the same manner and within the
same time‑periods as specified above." See
Article 1.4(a) of the Agreement.
[ii] "Each Member shall
inform the Committee of any changes in its laws and regulations relevant to
this Agreement and in the administration of such laws and regulations."
[iii] "The rules and all information concerning procedures for the
submission of applications, including the eligibility of persons, firms and
institutions to make such applications, the administrative body(ies) to be
approached, and the lists of products subject to the licensing requirement
shall be published, in the sources notified to the Committee on Import
Licensing [...] Copies of these publications shall also be made available to
the Secretariat." See Art. 1.4(a)
of the Agreement and document G/LIC/3 "Procedures for Notification and
Review under the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures".
[iv] See document G/LIC/3 "Procedures for Notification and Review
under the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures".