STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION
Note by the Secretariat[1]
Revision
1. As of 18 June 2014,
the ITA had 51 Participants (covering 79 Members and States or
separate customs territories in the process of acceding
to the WTO) representing approximately 96% of world trade in information
technology products.
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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
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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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Singapore
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Iceland
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Switzerland[3]
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India
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Chinese
Taipei
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Indonesia
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Tajikistan
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Israel
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Thailand
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Japan
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Turkey
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Jordan
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Ukraine
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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
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Kyrgyz
Republic
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Viet Nam
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Macao,
China
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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
37 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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Singapore
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Iceland
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Switzerland
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India
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Chinese Taipei
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Indonesia
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Thailand
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Israel
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Turkey
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Japan
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United Arab Emirates
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Korea, Republic of
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United States
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Kuwait,
the State of
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3. As of the above, El Salvador has
indicated that implementation would begin after the completion of domestic
legal procedural requirements.[4] Morocco has not
yet submitted the formal documentation.
4. Afghanistan[5],
Albania, China, Croatia,
Georgia, Jordan, Kyrgyz
Republic, Moldova,
Oman, Saudi Arabia Tajikistan,
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. Letters of acceptance, in
accordance with the provision of paragraph 10 of the Annex to the
Declaration, have been received from all Participants except five.
6. 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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European Union
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Panama
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Guatemala
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Peru
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Honduras
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Philippines
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Hong Kong, China
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Singapore
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Iceland
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Switzerland
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India
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Chinese Taipei
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Indonesia
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Thailand
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Israel
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Turkey
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Japan
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United Arab Emirates
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Korea, Republic of
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United States
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Kuwait, the State of
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[1] This document has been prepared under the Secretariat's own
responsibility and without prejudice to the positions of Members and to their
rights and obligations under the WTO.
[2] The schedule of the European Union comprises the commitments of the
28 member States.
[3] On behalf of the customs union of Switzerland
and Liechtenstein.
[4] Awaiting domestic approval (G/MA/TAR/RS/45
and G/MA/TAR/RS/45/Add.1, and
G/MA/TAR/RS/45/Add.2).
[5] Afghanistan's
ITA commitment will be implemented upon its accession to the WTO.