tenTH 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 30 October 2012 to 10 October 2014.

 

Table of contents

 

 

1   COMMITTEE ON IMPORT LICENSING.. 3

1.1   Officers, Members and Observers. 3

1.1.1   Officers: 3

1.1.2   Members (160): 3

1.1.3   Observers. 4

1.2   Summary of the main developments in the work of the committee during the period covered  4

1.2.1   Review of notifications. 4

1.2.2   Discussion and exchanges on specific trade concerns. 7

1.2.3   Consultations on how to improve the notification under Article 7.3 of the Agreement 7

2   Statistics of notifications. 8

2.1   Notifications of publications and/or legislations (articles 1.4(a) and/or 8.2(b)) 8

2.2   Notifications of import licensing procedures (Articles 5) 8

2.3   Members' replies to annual questionnaire (Article 7.3) 9

3   consultation and dispute settlement. 9

4   annual reports (2013 and 2014) to the council for trade in goods. 9

5   Tenth biennial review on the implementation and operation of the agreement  9

ANNEX I   10

ANNEX II   14

ANNEX III 16

ANNEX IV  17

ANNEX  V  20

 

 

1  COMMITTEE ON IMPORT LICENSING

1.1  Officers, Members and Observers

1.1.1  Officers:

2013:

Chairperson:          Mr. Xiankun Lu (China)

Vice-Chairperson:            Mr. Filipe Ramalheira  (Portugal)

 

2014:

Chairperson:          Mr. Tsotetsi Makong (Lesotho)

Vice-Chairperson:            Mr. Juha Niemi (Finland)

 

1.1.2  Members (160)^[2]:

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 Kenya Korea, Rep. of Kuwait, the State of Kyrgyz Republic Latvia Lao People's Democratic Republic Lesotho 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 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

 

 

1.1.3  Observers

Observer Governments (24)^[3]

 

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

Iran Iraq Kazakhstan Lebanese Republic Liberia, Republic of Libya Sao Tomé and Principe Serbia Seychelles Sudan Syrian Arab Republic Uzbekistan

 

Observer Organizations

 

IMF, UNCTAD and the World Bank.

 

1.2  Summary of the main developments in the work of the Committee during the period covered

During the reporting period, the Committee held its thirty-seventh, thirty-eighth, thirty-ninth and fortieth meetings, on 22 April and 4 October 2013, and 15 April and 20 October 2014. The minutes of these meetings are contained in documents G/LIC/M/37-40, respectively.

 

During the period covered, the Committee: (i) received 44 notifications of legislation and/or publications submitted by 27 Members, 34 notifications relating to the institution of new import licensing procedures or changes in these procedures submitted by 15 Members; and 96 Replies to the Questionnaire on Import Licensing Procedures submitted by 61 Members. The list of notifications submitted by Members during the reporting period is contained in Annex I; (ii) discussed specific trade concerns raised by Members through written questions and replies; (iii) discussed the matter of compliance with notification obligations and how the issue of transparency could be improved; (iv) adopted its annual reports for 2013 and 2014 to the Council for Trade in Goods in accordance with Article 7.4 of the Agreement (G/L/1048 and [G/L/…]); (v) carried out the Tenth 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/44).

 

1.2.1  Review of notifications

Reviewing Members' notifications under various provisions of the Agreement has been one of the key elements of the Committee's work. In terms of number of notifications received, Members' compliance with notification obligations remains stable when compared with the last review period (30.10.2010–29.10.2012). See Chart 1.

 

Chart 1.  A Comparison of the number of notifications received in the two review periods: 2010–2012 and 2012–2014

 

 

 

* 30^th October 2010 – 29^th October 2012.

** 30^th October 2012 – 20^th October 2014.

 

During this review period, three newly acceded members (Lao PDR, Tajikistan and Samoa) have submitted their first notifications^[4] under this Agreement. However, improving the overall level of compliance with notification obligation is a key issue that has to be addressed in the Committee.  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 never notified under this Agreement (up to 20 October 2014)

 

No.	Member	Date of WTO membership
1	Belize	1 January 1995
2	Botswana	31 May 1995
3	Congo	27 March 1997
4	Djibouti	31 May 1995
5	Egypt	30 June 1995
6	Guinea	25 October 1995
7	Guinea-Bissau	31 May 1995
8	Mauritania	31 May 1995
9	Montenegro	29 April 2012
10	Mozambique	26 August 1995
11	Myanmar	1 January 1995
12	Saint Vincent & the Grenadines	1 January 1995
13	Sierra Leone	23 July 1995
14	Solomon Islands	26 July 1996
15	Tanzania	1 January 1995
16	Vanuatu	24 August 2012

 

In addition to the above-mentioned Members, there are 12 Members who have not yet submitted a notification under Article 1.4(a) and or 8.2(b) concerning Members' laws and regulations, as well as the sources of information (See Table 2). However, the Secretariat would like to point out that almost all these Members have at some point submitted responses to the Questionnaire under Article 7.3, which partially covers the information required under Article 1.4(a)/8.2(b). This establishes a good basis for them to complete N/1 notifications in the near future. This is the case for Rwanda, for instance, which does not apply any import licensing procedure and has no laws or regulations relevant to this Agreement, as indicated in its notification (G/LIC/N/3/RWA/2). To fulfil its notification obligation under Article 1.4(a) and/or 8.2(b), Rwanda simply needs to notify the fact again under the N/1 notification. The Secretariat stands ready to provide technical assistance to these Members.

 

Table 2: Members which have not yet submitted N/1 notifications (up to 20 October 2014)

 

No.	Members	Latest Notifications submitted under other provisions of the Agreement
1	Brunei Darussalam	G/LIC/N/3/BRN/1(10.04.97)
2	Cambodia	G/LIC/N/3/KHM/3 (24.05.13)
3	Cabo Verde	G/LIC/N/3/CPV/3 (04.04.13)
4	Central African Republic	G/LIC/N/3/CAF/1 (16.12.10)
5	The Gambia	G/LIC/N/3/GMB/3 (15.12.10)
6	Maldives	G/LIC/N/3/MDV/1 (15.04.02)
7	Nepal	G/LIC/N/3/NPL/1 (03.10.12)
8	Papua New Guinea	G/LIC/N/2/PNG/1 (17.02.98)
9	Rwanda	G/LIC/N/3/RWA/2 (18.10.11)
10	Kingdom of Saudi Arabia	G/LIC/N/3/SAU/2 (29.09.11)
11	South Africa	G/LIC/N/3/ZAF/5 (01.10.12)
12.	Tajikistan	G/LIC/N/3/TJK/1(03.10.14)

 

Regarding the notification under Article 7.3, and as the Chairperson noted at the 15 April 2014 Committee meeting, the overall compliance of this notification obligation has not been encouraging. In addition to the 16 Members listed in Table 1, the following 9 Members have not yet submitted any notification under Article 7.3: Angola, Benin, El Salvador, Gabon, Niger, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, and Swaziland.

 

The first problem that needs to be addressed is the low level of compliance. Although the Agreement requires all Members to provide replies to the Questionnaire on an annual basis, the total number of responses notified each year is much less than the membership of the WTO. In 2013, 48 N/3 notifications from 43 Members were received and reviewed by the Committee. In 2014, 45 N/3 notifications from 39 Members were reviewed.

 

The second issue is that the deadline of 30 September each year has not been fully respected. In 2013, only 30 Members notified before the deadline, and in 2014, 33 Members did so. The late arrival of the notifications leads to a further delay in the review exercise in the Committee, i.e. N/3 notifications submitted after the issuance of the October meeting airgram will have to be reviewed at the April Committee meeting of the following year.

 

The third challenge the Secretariat has encountered is the lack of clarity on the YEAR to which the N/3 notifications referred. Some Members have indicated the "year" of each N/3 notification at the beginning of the document. However, other Members have not done so. The situation is further complicated in cases where one Member which had not regularly notified under Article 7.3 chooses to submit two N/3 notifications in the same year (one at the beginning of the year, and one by the end of the year).

 

Of course, there are other technical issues to be addressed in this regard and the Secretariat is ready to work with Members to identify problems and explore possible solutions.

 

1.2.2  Discussion and exchanges on specific trade concerns

One of the main objectives of the Committee is to afford Members the opportunity to consult on any matters relating to the operation of this Agreement and to bring transparency to the administrative procedures and practices used in international trade.

 

Following the Rules of Procedures of this Agreement^[5], a total of 32 documents containing written questions over import licensing systems maintained by other Members, and 21 documents containing replies, were circulated in document G/LIC/Q/- series during the review period. These questions were addressed to the following 22 Members: Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Cambodia, Colombia, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, Russian Federation, Saint Lucia, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine and Viet Nam. The exchanges among Members based on written questions and replies have provided additional clarity regarding 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).

 

1.2.3  Consultations on how to improve notifications under Article 7.3 of the Agreement

During the past two years, the Chairman of the Committee held several informal consultations focusing on the proposed new template for notification under Article 7.3 of the Agreement. The consultations showed that, even though there was general support from the membership to improve the compliance level of notifications under this Article, Members' views differed regarding how to achieve this objective and, in particular, whether the existing Questionnaire should be revised. Some Members believed that a revised template with a more standardized format and some new language would help Members when preparing their notifications and thereby improve compliance. However, other Members were concerned that the proposed new template may lead to oversimplification of the information provided, thus jeopardizing the quality of notifications. The consultations were suspended due to the Bali Ministerial meeting. Since then, despite some informal signals of continued interest, neither the Chairman nor the Secretariat has received any new proposal from any Member on this subject. In his report to the Committee on 15 April 2014, the Chairman concluded that it seemed difficult to move the discussion forward without concrete inputs from the Members^[6]. No informal consultations have been held on this issue since then.

 

2  Statistics of notifications

2.1  Notifications of publications and/or legislations (Articles 1.4(a) and/or 8.2(b))

Article 1.4(a) requires Members to notify to the Committee the sources in which the information concerning import licensing procedures are published, and to make copies of these publications available to the Secretariat. Paragraph 2(b) of Article 8 provides that "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".

 

The Committee agreed that, in cases where the publications or legislation were not in a WTO official language, Members shall provide, together with such publications or legislation, a summary of the notification in one of the WTO languages. Other Members may ask for a full translation if they so wish, or seek any additional information on a bilateral basis. Any issues that cannot be solved on a bilateral basis may be brought to the attention of the Committee. It was also agreed that the first notification under Article 8.2(b) shall contain the full text of relevant laws and regulations in effect on the entry into force of the WTO Agreement for the Member concerned (G/LIC/M/2 and G/LIC/3).

 

With regard to the form of notification, pursuant to the informal discussions on transparency issues held by the Committee since 2009, the Chairman indicated at the Committee's formal meeting on 11 April 2011 that the notification form, as contained in document G/LIC/22, would be used by Members, on a voluntary basis, to fulfil notification obligations under Article 1.4(a) and/or Article 8.2(b).

 

During the period covered, the Committee reviewed 44 notifications of legislation and/or publications pursuant to Articles 1.4(a) and/or 8.2(b) of the Agreement from 27 Members^[7], which have been circulated in G/LIC/N/1- series. (See Annex II).

 

2.2  Notifications of import licensing procedures (Article 5)

Article 5.1 of the Agreement requires Members which institute licensing procedures or changes in these procedures to notify the Committee of such within 60 days of publication. Pursuant to Article 5.2, the notifications shall include: the list of products subject to licensing procedures; contact point for information on eligibility; administrative body(ies) for submission of applications; date and name of publication where licensing procedures are published; indication of whether the licensing procedure is automatic or non‑automatic according to definitions contained in Articles 2 and 3; in the case of automatic licensing procedures, their administrative purpose; in the case of non‑automatic licensing procedures, indication of the measure being implemented through the licensing procedure; and expected duration of the licensing procedure if this can be estimated with some probability, and if not, reason why this information cannot be provided. Article 5.4 requires Members to notify the Committee of the publications in which the information required in Article 1.4 will be published.

 

In addition, pursuant to Article 5.5, any interested Member which considers that another Member has not notified the institution of a licensing procedure or changes therein in accordance with the provisions of Articles 5.1-5.3 may bring the matter to the attention of such other Member. If notification is not made promptly thereafter, such Member may itself notify the licensing procedure or changes therein, including all relevant and available information.

 

Regarding the form of notification, pursuant to the informal discussions on transparency issues held by the Committee) since 2009, the Chair indicated at the Committee's formal meeting on 11 April 2011 that the notification forms, as contained in document G/LIC/22, would be used by Members, on a voluntary basis, to fulfil notification obligations under Article 5.1-5.4. Since them, a growing number of Members have chosen to use this form to notify.

 

During the period covered, the Committee considered 34 notifications submitted by 15 Members on the institution of import licensing procedures or changes in these procedures pursuant to paragraphs 1-4 of Article 5 which have been circulated in the G/LIC/N/2/- series (See Annex III). So far, there has been no notification submitted under Article 5.5.

 

2.3  Members' replies to annual questionnaire (Article 7.3)

Pursuant to Article 7.3 of the Agreement, Members undertake to complete the Annual Questionnaire on Import Licensing Procedures^[8] promptly and in full. At its meeting in October 1995, the Committee established a deadline of 30 September each year to submit these notifications (see documents G/LIC/M/2 and G/LIC/3).

 

During the review period, the Committee considered 96 notifications submitted by 61 Members concerning the replies to the Questionnaire pursuant to Article 7.3 of the Agreement and, circulated in the G/LIC/N/3/- series (see Annex IV). It is worth noting that Lao, PDR and Tajikistan, two newly acceded Members, submitted their first notifications under Article 7.3 in 2013.

 

3  consultation and dispute settlement

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. This case is now in the process of appeal.

 

In documents G/LIC/D 44-48, the United States and New Zealand respectively, made requests for consultation 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. No panel has been established yet.

 

4  annual reports (2013 and 2014) to the council for trade in goods

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/42 and G/LIC/W/43), its annual reports to the Council for Trade in Goods. The reports for 2013 and 2014 as revised and adopted were circulated as documents G/L/1048 and [G/L/…], respectively.

 

5  Tenth biennial review on the implementation and operation of the agreement

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."

 

Since the last Biennial Review, the Committee Chairs have called on Members to engage more actively in the discussion so as to make the Biennial Review more dynamic. At the 14 April 2014 Committee meeting, the Chairman (2013) stressed that proposals with specific ideas from the Membership were indispensable.^[9] However, no proposal on this issue has been received from the membership up to 10 October 2014.

 

[At its formal meeting of 20 October 2014, the Committee conducted the 10^th Biennial Review on the implementation and operation of the Agreement, based on a background document prepared by the Secretariat^[10].]

 

ANNEX I

Notifications received from Member during the period 2013-2014
(from 30.10.2012 to 10.10.2014)

 

 

ANNEX II

Notifications received under article 1.4(a) and/or 8.2(b) during the review period
(30.10.2012 - 10.10.2014)

 

MEMBER	DOCUMENT	DATE OF ISSUANCE OF THE DOCUMENT
CAMEROON	G/LIC/N/1/CMR/2	29-Nov-2013
COLOMBIA	G/LIC/N/1/COL/3	04-Oct-2013
ECUADOR	G/LIC/N/1/ECU/4 G/LIC/N/1/ECU/5	03-Oct-2013 20-Jun-2014
EUROPEAN UNION	G/LIC/N/1/EU/3 G/LIC/N/1/EU/4 G/LIC/N/1/EU/5	13-Aug-2013 14-Aug-2013 13-Aug-2013
GABON	G/LIC/N/1/GAB/3	04-Jun-2013
ISRAEL	G/LIC/N/1/ISR/3	08-Oct-2013
KYRGYZ REPUBLIC	G/LIC/N/1/KGZ/2	26-Sep-2014
LAO, PDR	G/LIC/N/1/LAO/1	03-Feb-2014
MADAGASCAR	G/LIC/N/1/MDG/3	23-Sep-2014
MALAYSIA	G/LIC/N/1/MYS/2	11-Apr-2013
MEXICO	G/LIC/N/1/MEX/4 G/LIC/N/1/MEX/5	15-Apr-2014 15-Apr-2014
MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF	G/LIC/N/1/MDA/2	23-Sep-2013
MOROCCO	G/LIC/N/1/MAR/5 G/LIC/N/1/MAR/6 G/LIC/N/1/MAR/7 G/LIC/N/1/MAR/8	09-Nov-2012 09-Nov-2012 20-Jun-2014 20-Jun-2014
PARAGUAY	G/LIC/N/1/PRY/3 G/LIC/N/1/PRY/4 G/LIC/N/1/PRY/5	18-Feb-2014 18-Feb-2014 18-Feb-2014
PERU	G/LIC/N/1/PER/3 G/LIC/N/1/PER/4	14-Aug-2013 11-Jun-2014
PHILIPPINES	G/LIC/N/1/PHL/2 G/LIC/N/1/PHL/3	14-Aug-2013 05-Feb-2014
RUSSIAN FEDERATION	G/LIC/N/1/RUS/2 G/LIC/N/1/RUS/3 G/LIC/N/1/RUS/4 G/LIC/N/1/RUS/4/Corr.1	06-May-2014 11-Jun-2014 23-Jul-2014 31-Jul-2014
SAINT LUCIA	G/LIC/N/1/LCA/4 G/LIC/N/1/LCA/4/Corr.1	17-Sep-2013 19-Sep-2013
SAMOA	G/LIC/N/1/WSM/1	30-Sep-2014
SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU	G/LIC/N/1/TPKM/8 G/LIC/N/1/TPKM/9	16-Aug-2013 01-Aug-2014
SRI LANKA	G/LIC/N/1/LKA/2	19-Feb-2014
TOGO	G/LIC/N/1/TGO/3	20-Sep-2013
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO	G/LIC/N/1/TTO/3 G/LIC/N/1/TTO/3/Corr.1	20-Jan-2014 24-Jan-2014
TURKEY	G/LIC/N/1/TUR/11	29-Sep-2014
UKRAINE	G/LIC/N/1/UKR/2 G/LIC/N/1/UKR/3 G/LIC/N/1/UKR/3/Rev.1 G/LIC/N/1/UKR/4 G/LIC/N/1/UKR/5	29-Apr-2013 24-May-2013 14-Aug-2013 10-Dec-2013 10-Dec-2013
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA	G/LIC/N/1/USA/6/Add.1/Corr.1 G/LIC/N/1/USA/6/Add.2 G/LIC/N/1/USA/6/Add.2/Corr.1	20-Aug-2013 15-Mar-2013 21-Mar-2013
VIET NAM	G/LIC/N/1/VNM/2	29-Jan-2013
27 Members	44 Notifications

 

ANNEX III

Notifications received under article 5 during the review period
(30.10.2012 - 10.10.2014)

 

 

ANNEX IV

Notifications received under Article 7.3 during the review period
(30.10.2012 - 10.10.2014)

 

MEMBER	DOCUMENT	DATE OF ISSUANCE OF THE DOCUMENT
ALBANIA	G/LIC/N/3/ALB/6 G/LIC/N/3/ALB/7	05-Nov-2012 14-Apr-2014
ARGENTINA	G/LIC/N/3/ARG/10 G/LIC/N/3/ARG/11	29-Jan-2013 24-Sep-2013
AUSTRALIA	G/LIC/N/3/AUS/6	18-Dec-2013
BURKINA FASO	G/LIC/N/3/BFA/5 G/LIC/N/3/BFA/6	18-Mar-2013 28-Jul-2014
CAMBODIA	G/LIC/N/3/KHM/3	24-May-2013
CAMEROON	G/LIC/N/3/CMR/4	29-Nov-2013
CANADA	G/LIC/N/3/CAN/11 G/LIC/N/3/CAN/11/Corr.1 G/LIC/N/3/CAN/12	02-Nov-2012 18-Mar-2013 04-Apr-2014
CABO VERDE	G/LIC/N/3/CPV/3	04-Apr-2013
CHAD	G/LIC/N/3/TCD/3	03-Oct-2013
CHILE	G/LIC/N/3/CHL/7	18-Mar-2013
CHINA	G/LIC/N/3/CHN/10 G/LIC/N/3/CHN/10/Corr.1 G/LIC/N/3/CHN/11 G/LIC/N/3/CHN/12	28-Feb-2014 11-Apr-2014 28-Feb-2014 28-Feb-2014
COLOMBIA	G/LIC/N/3/COL/10	01-Oct-2013
COSTA RICA	G/LIC/N/3/CRI/9 G/LIC/N/3/CRI/10 G/LIC/N/3/CRI/11	01-Nov-2012 08-Oct-2013 03-Oct-2014
COTE D'IVOIRE	G/LIC/N/3/CIV/3	20-Nov-2013
CUBA	G/LIC/N/3/CUB/4 G/LIC/N/3/CUB/5 G/LIC/N/3/CUB/6	01-Feb-2013 30-Sep-2013 26-Sep-2014
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC	G/LIC/N/3/DOM/7	15-Aug-2013
EUROPEAN UNION	G/LIC/N/3/EU/2 G/LIC/N/3/EU/2/Add.1	09-Dec-2013 09-Dec-2013
THE GAMBIA	G/LIC/N/3/GMB/4	20-Jan-2014
GEORGIA	G/LIC/N/3/GEO/5	09-Dec-2013
HAITI	G/LIC/N/3/HTI/6 G/LIC/N/3/HTI/7	23-Sep-2013 23-Sep-2014
HONDURAS	G/LIC/N/3/HND/8 G/LIC/N/3/HND/9	10-Dec-2013 12-Aug-2014
HONG KONG, CHINA	G/LIC/N/3/HKG/17 G/LIC/N/3/HKG/18	30-Sep-2013 25-Sep-2014
INDIA	G/LIC/N/3/IND/13 G/LIC/N/3/IND/13/Rev.1 G/LIC/N/3/IND/14	16-Sep-2013 24-Sep-2013 03-Oct-2014
INDONESIA	G/LIC/N/3/IDN/5 G/LIC/N/3/IDN/6 G/LIC/N/3/IDN/7	26-Sep-2014 26-Sep-2014 26-Sep-2014
ISRAEL	G/LIC/N/3/ISR/3	09-Oct-2013
JAMAICA	G/LIC/N/3/JAM/4	07-Oct-2014
JAPAN	G/LIC/N/3/JPN/12 G/LIC/N/3/JPN/13	30-Sep-2013 03-Oct-2014
KUWAIT, STATE OF	G/LIC/N/3/KWT/3 G/LIC/N/3/KWT/3/Corr.1 G/LIC/N/3/KWT/4	21-Mar-2013 12-Apr-2013 14-Feb-2014
LAO, PDR	G/LIC/N/3/LAO/1	11-Mar-2014
LIECHTENSTEIN	G/LIC/N/3/LIE/6 G/LIC/N/3/LIE/7	16-Jul-2013 30-Sep-2013
MACAO, CHINA	G/LIC/N/3/MAC/15/Corr.1 G/LIC/N/3/MAC/16 G/LIC/N/3/MAC/16/Corr.1 G/LIC/N/3/MAC/17	21-Dec-2012 22-Oct-2013 20-Nov-2013 24-Sep-2014
MALAYSIA	G/LIC/N/3/MYS/8 G/LIC/N/3/MYS/9 G/LIC/N/3/MYS/9/Corr.1 G/LIC/N/3/MYS/9/Corr.2	24-Jan-2014 24-Jan-2014 10-Mar-2014 22-Jul-2014
MALI	G/LIC/N/3/MLI/4 G/LIC/N/3/MLI/5 G/LIC/N/3/MLI/6	13-Aug-2013 10-Apr-2014 23-Sep-2014
MAURITIUS	G/LIC/N/3/MUS/4	26-Sep-2014
MEXICO	G/LIC/N/3/MEX/4	10-Oct-2013
MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF	G/LIC/N/3/MDA/2	23-Sep-2013
NEW ZEALAND	G/LIC/N/3/NZL/3 G/LIC/N/3/NZL/4	30-Sep-2013 07-Oct-2014
NICARAGUA	G/LIC/N/3/NIC/4/Corr.1 G/LIC/N/3/NIC/5 G/LIC/N/3/NIC/6	02-Nov-2012 13-Aug-2013 30-Sep-2014
NORWAY	G/LIC/N/3/NOR/8	16-Jul-2013
OMAN	G/LIC/N/3/OMN/7	26-May-2014
PANAMA	G/LIC/N/3/PAN/4 G/LIC/N/3/PAN/5	30-Sep-2013 09-Sep-2014
PARAGUAY	G/LIC/N/3/PRY/2 G/LIC/N/3/PRY/3	29-Nov-2013 15-Apr-2014
PERU	G/LIC/N/3/PER/9 G/LIC/N/3/PER/10	14-Aug-2013 11-Jun-2014
PHILIPPINES	G/LIC/N/3/PHL/9 G/LIC/N/3/PHL/10	08-Feb-2013 06-Feb-2014
QATAR	G/LIC/N/3/QAT/10	03-Apr-2014
RUSSIAN FEDERATION	G/LIC/N/3/RUS/1	06-May-2014
SAINT LUCIA	G/LIC/N/3/LCA/6	17-Sep-2013
SENEGAL	G/LIC/N/3/SEN/5	23-Sep-2013
SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU	G/LIC/N/3/TPKM/4 G/LIC/N/3/TPKM/5	16-Aug-2013 01-Aug-2014
SINGAPORE	G/LIC/N/3/SGP/9	17-Sep-2013
SRI LANKA	G/LIC/N/3/LKA/2	19-Feb-2014
SWITZERLAND	G/LIC/N/3/CHE/9 G/LIC/N/3/CHE/10	20-Sep-2013 10-Oct-2014
TAJIKISTAN	G/LIC/N/3/TJK/1	06-Oct-2014
THAILAND	G/LIC/N/3/THA/6	12-Sep-2013
THE FORMER YUG. REP. OF MACEDONIA	G/LIC/N/3/MKD/4	23-May-2014
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO	G/LIC/N/3/TTO/11 G/LIC/N/3/TTO/11/Corr.1	20-Jan-2014 24-Jan-2014
TURKEY	G/LIC/N/3/TUR/13	03-Feb-2014
UKRAINE	G/LIC/N/3/UKR/6 G/LIC/N/3/UKR/7	07-Oct-2013 28-Aug-2014
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA	G/LIC/N/3/USA/10 G/LIC/N/3/USA/11	24-Sep-2013 30-Sep-2014
URUGUAY	G/LIC/N/3/URY/7	30-Sep-2013
VIET NAM	G/LIC/N/3/VNM/2	26-Sep-2014
61 Members	96 Notifications

 

MEMBER CONCERNED	QUESTIONS POSED BY MEMBER		RELIES BY MEMBERS
ARGENTINA	G/LIC/Q/ARG/14 (10.12.2013)	Questions from the European Union regarding Argentina's annual notification G/LIC/N/3/ARG/11	G/LIC/Q/ARG/15 (06.05.2014)	Replies from Argentina to the European Union on its questions regarding Argentina's annual notification
AUSTRALIA	G/LIC/Q/AUS/1 (31.10.2012 ) G/LIC/Q/AUS/1/Corr.1 (01.11.2012 )	Questions from the European Union to Australia regarding animal and animal products, and motor vehicles	G/LIC/Q/AUS/2 (21.03.2013)	Responses to the questions from the European Union to Australia regarding animal and animal products, and motor vehicles.
BANGLADESH	G/LIC/Q/BGD/3 (04.06.2013)	Questions from the United States to Bangladesh	G/LIC/Q/BGD/4 (30.09.2013)	Replies by Bangladesh to questions from the United States (G/LIC/Q/BGD/1)
	G/LIC/Q/BGD/5 (21.02.2014)	Questions from the United States to Bangladesh regarding the government import licensing procedures
BRAZIL	G/LIC/Q/BRA/16 (17.04.2012)	Questions to Brazil from Switzerland on its RADAR import authorization system	G/LIC/Q/BRA/17 (24.05.2013)	Relies from Brazil to Switzerland on  its RADAR system
	G/LIC/Q/BRA/18 (16.05.2014)	Questions to Brazil from the European Union on the importation of industrial nitrocellulose
CAMBODIA	G/LIC/Q/KHM/1 (12.09.2013)	Questions from the European Union  to Cambodia regarding its notification under Article 7.3 on  import licensing procedures on live animal, animal products and agricultural materials
COLOMBIA	G/LIC/Q/COL/2 (10.03.2014)	Questions from the United States to Colombia	G/LIC/Q/COL/3 (06.05.2014)	Relies of Colombia to questions from the United States
ECUADOR	G/LIC/Q/ECU/3 (09.08.2013 )	Questions from the United States	G/LIC/Q/ECU/4 (29.11.2013)	Replies to Questions from the United States concerning resolutions 102 of the Foreign Trade Council (COMEX) and 299-A of the Ministry of Agriculture, livestock, aquaculture and fisheries (MAGAP)
	G/LIC/Q/ECU/5 (28.01.2014)	Additional questions from the  United States and Canada to Ecuador concerning resolutions 102 of the Foreign Trade Council (COMEX) and 299-A of the Ministry of Agriculture, livestock, aquaculture and fisheries (MAGAP)	G/LIC/Q/ECU/6 (20.05.2014)	Replies from Ecuador to the questions from  the United States concerning resolutions 102 of the Foreign Trade Council (COMEX) and 299-A of the Ministry of Agriculture, livestock, aquaculture and fisheries (MAGAP)
	G/LIC/Q/ECU/7 (07.10.2014)	Questions from the European Union to Ecuador regarding its notification under Articles 1.4(a) and 8.2(b) of the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures.
INDIA	G/LIC/Q/IND/20 (11.05.2012)	Follow-up questions to India on the import licensing and quota system for marble and similar stones from Turkey	G/LIC/Q/IND/21 (01.11.2012)	Replies by India on questions from Turkey
	G/LIC/Q/IND/19 (16.04.2012)	Questions to India from the United States	G/LIC/Q/IND/22 (01.11.2012)	Replies by India to questions from the United States
	G/LIC/Q/IND/23 (10.12.2013)	Questions from the European Union to India regarding its annual notification (G/LIC/N/3/IND/13/Rev.1)
INDONESIA	G/LIC/Q/IDN/24 (11.04.2013)	Questions from the European Union and the United States to Indonesia	G/LIC/Q/IDN/27 (07.10.2013)	Replies  by Indonesia to questions from the European Union and the United States (G/LIC/Q/IDN/25)
	G/LIC/Q/IND/25 (11.04.2013)	Questions from the European Union and the United States to Indonesia	G/LIC/Q/IDN/28 (22.11.2013)	Replies  by Indonesia to questions from the European Union and the United States (G/LIC/Q/IDN/24)
	G/LIC/Q/IDN/26 (23.09.2013)	Questions from the European Union and the United States to Indonesia	G/LIC/Q/IDN/29 (22.11.2013)	Replies  by Indonesia to questions from the European Union and the United States (G/LIC/Q/IDN/26)
	G/LIC/Q/IDN/30 (10.12.2013)	Questions from Canada, the European Union, Japan, New Zealand and the United States to Indonesia	G/LIC/Q/IDN/32 (21.05.2014) G/LIC/Q/IDN/32/Corr.1 (22.05.2014)	Replies by Indonesia to questions from Canada, the European Union, Japan, New Zealand and the United States (G/LIC/Q/IDN/30)
	G/LIC/Q/IDN/31 (28.03.2014)	Questions from United States to Indonesia	G/LIC/Q/IDN/33 (21.05.2014)	Replies by Indonesia to questions  from the United States (G/LIC/Q/IDN/31)
MALAYSIA	G/LIC/Q/MYS/6 (18.03.2014)	Questions from the  United States to Malaysia	G/LIC/Q/MYS/9 (02.05.2014 )	Responses by Malaysia to questions from the United States
	G/LIC/Q/MYS/7 (04.04.2014)	Questions from the European Union to Malaysia regarding its notification under Article 5	G/LIC/Q/MYS/10 (02.05.2014)	Responses by Malaysia to questions from the European Union (G/LIC/Q/MYS/7)
	G/LIC/Q/MYS/8 (04.04.2014)	Questions from the European Union to Malaysia regarding its notification under Article 7.3 (G/LIC/N/3/MYS/8 and G/LIC/N/3/MYS/9)	G/LIC/Q/MYS/11 (12.08.2014)	Responses by Malaysia to questions from the European Union (G/LIC/Q/MYS/8)
MONGOLIA	G/LIC/Q/MNG/1 (07.10.2014)	Questions from the European Union to Mongolia regarding its import licensing procedures
RUSSIAN FEDERATION	G/LIC/Q/RUS/1 (28.03.2013)	Questions from Canada, the European Union, Japan and the United States to Russia	G/LIC/Q/RUS/3 (11.06.2014)	Replies by Russian Federation to questions from Canada, the European Union, Japan and the United States
	G/LIC/Q/RUS/2 (13.03.2014)	Questions from Canada, the European Union, Japan and the United States to Russia
SAINT LUCIA	G/LIC/Q/LCA/1 (11.04.2013)	Questions from the United States to Saint Lucia	G/LIC/Q/LCA/3 (02.05.2014)	Response to the questions raised by the United States (G/LIC/Q/LCA/1)
	G/LIC/Q/LCA/2 (13.03.2014)	Questions from the United States to Saint Lucia
THAILAND	G/LIC/Q/THA/1 (18.04.2013)	Questions from the European Union to Thailand  regarding Swine's offal, shallot and fresh oranges	G/LIC/Q/THA/2 (20.09.2013)	Responses by Thailand to questions from the European Union regarding Swine's offal, shallot and fresh oranges
TURKEY	G/LIC/Q/TUR/7 (03.04.2014)	Questions from the European Union to Turkey regarding its notification under Article 7.3 of the Agreement (G/LIC/N/3/TUR/13)
UKRAINE	G/LIC/Q/UKR/1 (11.04.2013)	Questions from the European Union and  the United States to Ukraine	G/LIC/Q/UKR/2 (30.04.2013)	Replies by Ukraine to questions from the European Union and the United States
VIET NAM	G/LIC/Q/VNM/4 (08.04.2013 ) G/LIC/Q/VNM/4/Corr.1  (11.04.2013 )	Questions from the United States to Viet Nam
	G/LIC/Q/VNM/5 (27.02.2014 )	Follow up questions from the United States to Viet Nam