STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION
Note by the Secretariat[1]
Revision
1. As of 15 March 2024,
the ITA has 56 Participants (covering 84 Members).
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ITA PARTICIPANTS
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Afghanistan
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Malaysia
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Albania
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Mauritius
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Australia
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Moldova, Republic of
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Bahrain, Kingdom of
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Montenegro
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Canada
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Morocco
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China
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New Zealand
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Colombia
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Nicaragua
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Costa Rica
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Norway
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Dominican Republic
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Oman
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Egypt
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Panama
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El Salvador
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Peru
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European Union[2]
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Philippines
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Georgia
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Qatar
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Guatemala
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Russian Federation
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Honduras
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Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of
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Hong Kong, China
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Seychelles, Republic of
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Iceland
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Singapore
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India
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Switzerland[3]
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Indonesia
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Chinese Taipei
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Israel
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Tajikistan
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Japan
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Thailand
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Jordan
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Timor-Leste[4]
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Kazakhstan, Republic of
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Türkiye
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Korea, Republic of
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Ukraine
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Kuwait, the State of
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United Arab Emirates
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Kyrgyz Republic
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United Kingdom
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Lao, PDR
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United States of America
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Macao, China
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Viet Nam
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2. If the Participant was a WTO Member
at the time of its participation in the ITA, it was required to follow the
procedures for the formal rectification and modification of schedules (Decision
of 26 March 1980 on Procedures for Modification and Rectification of
Schedules of Tariff Concessions, BISD 27S/25) pursuant to paragraph 2
of the Annex to the Ministerial Declaration. Thus, documents from the following
40 participants have been received and circulated pursuant to these
procedures:
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Australia
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Macao, China
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Bahrain, Kingdom of
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Malaysia
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Canada
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Mauritius
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Colombia
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Montenegro
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Costa Rica
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New Zealand
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Dominican Republic
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Nicaragua
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Egypt
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Norway
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El Salvador
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Panama
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European Union
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Peru
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Guatemala
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Philippines
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Honduras
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Qatar
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Hong Kong, China
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Russian Federation
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Iceland
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Singapore
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India
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Switzerland
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Indonesia
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Chinese Taipei
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Israel
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Thailand
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Japan
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Türkiye
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Korea, Republic of
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United Arab Emirates
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Kuwait,
the State of
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United Kingdom
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Lao, PDR
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United States of
America
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3. At present, Morocco has still
not submitted its formal documentation.
4. Afghanistan; Albania; China; Georgia;
Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kyrgyz Republic; Moldova, Republic of; Oman; Saudi Arabia, Kingdom
of; Seychelles; Tajikistan; Timor-Leste; Ukraine; and Viet Nam
incorporated their commitments in their schedules annexed to their Protocols of
Accession, and therefore it was not necessary to follow the procedures for
rectification and modification of tariff schedules.
5. Documentation for the
following Participants, noted as being submitted under paragraph 2 above,
has been formally certified by the Director‑General:
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Australia
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Macao, China
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Bahrain,
Kingdom of
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Malaysia
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Canada
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Mauritius
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Colombia
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Montenegro
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Costa Rica
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New Zealand
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Dominican
Republic
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Nicaragua
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Egypt
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Norway
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El Salvador
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Panama
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European Union
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Peru
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Guatemala
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Philippines
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Honduras
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Qatar
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Hong Kong,
China
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Russian
Federation
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Iceland
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Singapore
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India
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Switzerland
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Indonesia
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Chinese Taipei
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Israel
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Thailand
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Japan
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Türkiye
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Korea,
Republic of
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United Arab
Emirates
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Kuwait, the State of
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United States of America
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Lao, PDR
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[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.
[2] The European Union counts as 27 member States.
[3] On behalf of the customs union of Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
[4] The ITA and ITA Expansion Schedules of Timor‑Leste were approved
by the ITA Committee and the ITA Expansion Group on 19 October 2023.