FIFTEENTH 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 8 October 2022 to 4 November 2024.
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Table of
Contents
1
COMMITTEE ON IMPORT LICENSING. 2
1.1
Officers. 2
1.2
Members. 2
1.3
Observers. 3
2 WORK OF THE COMMITTEE DURING THE REVIEW
PERIOD (2023‑2024). 3
2.1
Formal Committee meetings. 3
2.1.1
Review of notifications. 3
2.1.2
Discussion of question and replies and specific trade concerns. 4
2.1.3
Review and adoption of the Committee's Annual Report to the Council for Trade
in Goods. 6
2.1.4
Fifteenth biennial review on the implementation and operation of the Agreement 6
2.1.5
Improving transparency in notification procedures of the Agreement 6
2.1.6
Import Licensing Notification Portal 6
2.1.7
E-Agenda. 7
2.2 Informal Committee meetings. 7
3 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES. 7
4 FUNCTIONING OF THE COMMITTEE. 8
5 CONSULTATION AND DISPUTE SETTLEMENT. 8
6 ANALYSIS OF DEVELOPMENTS IN MEMBERS'
NOTIFICATION COMPLIANCE. 8
6.1
Notifications submitted under Article 5.1-5.4. 8
6.2
Members largely use the new notification form.. 9
6.3
Slight recovery in the number of N/3 notifications. 9
6.4
The use of the Import Licensing Notification Portal 10
ANNEX I. 11
ANNEX II. 14
ANNEX III. 16
ANNEX IV. 18
[1] This
document has been prepared under the Secretariat's own responsibility and is
without prejudice to the positions of Members or to their rights and
obligations under the WTO.