World Trade Organization TN/MA/W/96 7 December 2007 (07-5443) Negotiating Group on Market Access Original: English MARKET ACCESS FOR NON-AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS Communication from the European Communities and the United States The following communication, dated 5 December 2007, is being circulated at the request of the delegations of the European Communities and the United States _______________ In this submission to the Negotiating Group, the European Communities and the United States wish to propose an amendment to the final sentence of paragraph 7 (a) of the Draft NAMA Modalities contained in the WTO Secretariat's document JOB(07)/126 of 17 July 2007. * * * As the Chairman of the Negotiating Group on Market Access recognises, transparency in the use of flexibilities is a source of continuing concern for many delegations. In order to contribute to a solution, we submit this proposal in a constructive spirit hoping it will meet with th