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WORLD TRADE WT/COMTD/1/Add.11
3June1997
ORGANIZATION(97-2313)
Original: Spanish
SOUTHERN COMMON MARKET (MERCOSUR)
Information Submitted bytheParties
Addendum
Thefollowingdocument,containingadetailedlistoftheinformationsubmittedbyMERCOSUR
sincethecommencement ofitsreview, hasbeenreceived fromthedelegation ofParaguay initscapacity
ofPro-Tempore Coordinator ofMERCOSUR.WT/COMTD/1/Add.11
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INFORMATION SUBMITTED BYMERCOSUR INTHE CONTEXT
OFTHE REVIEW OFMERCOSUR INTHE WTO
I. ListofDecisions, Resolutions andDirectives Adopted byMERCOSUR
Period 1995/1996/1997
CMC
Decision No.Subject Legal instrument
adoptedDate Date
submitted
IXth Meeting -Punta del
Este6-7/12/1995 20/9/1996
9/95 Approval ofthe
MERCOSUR Action
Programme uptotheyear
200020/9/1996
XthMeeting -Buenos
Aires andSanLuis24-25/7/1996 20/9/1996
3/96 Approval ofthe
MERCOSUR -CHILE
Economic Complementarity
AgreementTransmitted tothe
National Congress by
Decision No.780
(21/8/1996)22/8/1996 20/9/1996
XIXth Meeting -
Montevideo9-10/11/1995 20/9/1996
30/95 Adaptation tothe
MERCOSUR Common
Nomenclature andthe
Common External Tariff
Nomenclature, in
accordance withthe
provisions intheannexes
totheResolution20/9/1996
31/95 Definition ofmeasures
relating tocompliance with
commitments onthe
elimination and
harmonization ofnon-tariff
restrictions, tobe
transmitted totheTrade
Commission20/9/1996
33/95 Approval ofthetariff
reductions requested by
States Parties, inthe
context ofResolution 23/9520/9/1996WT/COMTD/1/Add.11
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CMC
Decision No.Subject Legal instrument
adoptedDate Date
submitted
XXth Meeting -Punta del
Este3-4/12/1995 20/9/1996
35/95 Introduction of
amendments tothe
Common Nomenclature of
MERCOSUR (MCN) and
theCommon External
Tariff (CET)20/9/1996
36/95 Approval ofthenew
versions oftheCommon
External Tariff andthe
Common Nomenclature of
MERCOSUR20/9/1996
37/95 Approval oftariff
reductions formint
products, presented by
Paraguay20/9/1996
38/95 Approval ofnegotiating
guidelines forbodies
involved inthe
MERCOSUR integration
process20/9/1996
40/95 Approval ofproposed tariff
reductions foraluminium
products, presented by
Paraguay20/9/1996
XXIst Meeting -Buenos
Aires18-19/4/1996 20/9/1996
18/96 Approval ofthenewtariff
levels forBrazilian imports
ofproducts contained in
theannexed listduring the
period 29/4/1996 to
28/7/1996Abolished in
Resolution
No.69/199620/9/1996
19/96 Extension ofthetariff
reductions established in
Resolutions 22,33,37and
40/95 until 28/7/1996Abolished in
Resolution
No.69/199620/9/1996WT/COMTD/1/Add.11
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CMC
Decision No.Subject Legal instrument
adoptedDate Date
submitted
XXIInd Meeting -Buenos
Aires20-21/6/1996 20/9/1996
69/96 Mandate tothe
MERCOSUR Trade
Commission toadopt
special tariff measuresAbolished in
Resolutions Nos. 18
and19/199620/9/1996
70/96 Incorporation ofnewitems
intheMCN forBrazil 's
listofexceptionsDecree No.119964
of25/7/199626/7/1996 20/9/1996
VthMeeting (4/95) -
Asunción31/5/1995 20/9/1996
6/95 Approval ofCustoms
Classification Decisions
Nos. 1to6/9520/9/1996
VIIIth Meeting (7/95) -
Montevideo6-7/11/1995 20/9/1996
17/95 Approval ofCustoms
Classification Decisions
Nos. 34,43/9520/9/1996
18/95 Creation ofaTechnical
Subcommittee on
Combating Unlawful
Customs Acts within the
Framework ofCT-2
(Customs Issues)20/9/1996
21/95 Decision thattheStates
Parties must maintain their
respective listsof
exceptions oradaptation
when making the
co-relation withthe
Harmonized System, single
version ofAmendment
No.220/9/1996
IXth Meeting -
Montevideo30/11-
1/12/199520/9/1996
22/95 Extension until 31/7/1996
ofthetime-limit given in
CT-6 forthesubmission of
draft common regulations
onunfair trade practices
andsafeguards20/9/1996WT/COMTD/1/Add.11
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CMC
Decision No.Subject Legal instrument
adoptedDate Date
submitted
IXth Meeting -Buenos
Aires22-24/5/1996 20/9/1996
1/96 Approval ofCustoms
Classification Decisions
Nos. 1to43/199620/9/1996
4/96 Approval under
Resolutions 22/95 and
19/1996 ofthetariff
reductions requested by
Brazil under heading
6903.10.9020/9/1996
XIIIth Meeting -Buenos
Aires18-19/6/1996 20/9/1996
5/96 Approval ofthenewrules
ofprocedure for
MERCOSUR 'sTrade
Commission20/9/1996
6/96 Approval ofthenew
consultations mechanism of
MERCOSUR 'sTrade
Commission
7/96 Approval under
Resolutions 22/95 and
19/1996 oftariff reductions
requested byArgentina
under heading 2916.14.10
XIVth Meeting -Brasilia 16-18/7/1996 20/9/1996
9/96 Approval ofCustoms
Classification Decisions
Nos. 60to64/199620/9/1996
10/96 Extension until 30/6/1997
ofthemandate ofCT-6
(unfair trade practices)20/9/1996
XVth Meeting -Brasilia 28-30/8/1996 20/9/1996
12/96 Approval ofprocedures for
MERCOSUR certificates
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CMC
Decision No.Subject Legal instrument
adoptedDate Date
submitted
XIth Meeting ofthe
MERCOSUR Council16-17/12/1996 21/2/1997
4/96 Headquarters Agreement Approval ofthe
Headquarters
Agreement between
theEastern Republic
ofUruguay and
MERCOSUR onthe
operating of
MERCOSUR 's
Administrative
Secretariat21/2/1997
5/96 Projects subject tothe
MERCOSUR regime of
origin21/2/1997
6/96 WTO Agreement onthe
Application ofSanitary and
Phytosanitary Measures21/2/1997
7/96 Meeting ofMinisters for
theInterior21/2/1997
8/96 Educational Integration
Protocol oncontinuing
postgraduate studies in
universities in
MERCOSUR Member
States21/2/1997
10/96 Santa María Protocol on
international jurisdiction
relating toconsumer
relationsApproval ofthe
Santa María Protocol
oninternational
jurisdiction relating
toconsumer relations21/2/1997
11/96 MERCOSUR Cultural
Integration ProtocolApproval ofthe
MERCOSUR
Cultural Integration
Protocol21/2/1997WT/COMTD/1/Add.11
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CMC
Decision No.Subject Legal instrument
adoptedDate Date
submitted
12/96 Appointment ofthe
Director ofMERCOSUR 's
Administrative SecretariatAppointment of
Doctor Jorge
Hernandez Reyes of
Uruguay asDirector
ofMERCOSUR 's
Administrative
Secretariat forthe
period 1997-199821/2/1997
13/96 Cooperation in
international forums21/2/1997
14/96 Participation ofAssociated
Third Countries in
MERCOSUR meeting21/2/1997
15/96 Creation oftheAdHoc
Group ondealing with
public policies thatdistort
competition21/2/1997
16/96 Sugar sector
17/96 Regulations onthe
application ofsafeguard
measures toimports from
non-member countries of
MERCOSUR21/2/1997
18/96 Protocol onProtecting
Competition in
MERCOSUR21/2/1997WT/COMTD/1/Add.11
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II. Documentation annexed tothereplies byMERCOSUR
(Documents WT/COMTD/1/Add.4 andWT/COMTD/1/Add.4/Rev.1)
Period 1996-1997
Subject Date of
submission
1 Updated listofmeasures under theprogramme ofwork forharmonization (RNA) 3/6/1996
2 Resolution 32/95 3/6/1996
3 Decision 8/94 3/6/1996
4 Updated documentation ondecisions adopted byMERCOSUR 'sdecision-making
bodies
(a) Lists ofresolutions anddecisions adopted from December 1994 todate
(b) Texts ofresolutions anddecisions3/6/1996
5 Decision 8/95 3/6/1996
6 Resolution 8/94 3/6/1996
7 Listofharmonized technical standards andstatus ofcompliance withthem (reply
toquestion 13)1/4/1997
8 Copy ofArticle 75andArticle 76oftheArgentine Constitution of1994 andthe
LawonMinistries, Article 19,which provides forthepower tosettariffs (reply
toquestion 33)1/4/1997
9 Provision 5256/95 (Medicines), Resolution 722/95, Decree 456/984, Decree
457/984 (reply toquestion 67)1/4/1997
10 Update onthe11subgroups ofMERCOSUR (reply toquestion 66) 1/4/1997
11 Text explaining theincorporation ofMERCOSUR rules inthelegal structure of
theStates Parties1/4/1997
12 Import statistics forMERCOSUR countries for1992, 1993 and1994, bytariff
lineandsupplier country, supplementing theinformation contained indocument
WT/COMTD/1/Add.5/Rev.1, of6November 19963/4/1997WT/COMTD/1/Add.11
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III. Statistical information submitted byMERCOSUR ondiskette
Country Subject Period Date ofsubmission
Argentina Three diskettes showing imports and
exports1992-1994 October 1995
Brazil Four diskettes showing imports 1992-1994 September 1996
Paraguay Onediskette showing imports 1992-1993 November 1995
Paraguay Two diskettes showing imports 1994 November 1996
Uruguay Two diskettes showing imports 1992 November 1995
Uruguay Three diskettes showing imports 1993-1994 September 1996
Argentina MERCOSUR Common Nomenclature
(tariff)1996 April 1997
Argentina Foreign Trade Nomenclature (tariff) 1994 April 1997
Argentina Foreign Trade Nomenclature
(Harmonization Table)1994 April 1997
Argentina MERCOSUR Common Nomenclature
(Harmonization Table)1996 April 1997
Brazil Renegotiation Article XXIV/f.o.b. imports
inUS$1992-1993-1994 April 1997
Brazil MERCOSUR Common Nomenclature
(Harmonization Table)April 1997
Brazil MERCOSUR Common Nomenclature
(tariff)April 1997
Uruguay NADISA-NAM (Harmonization Table) April 1997WT/COMTD/1/Add.11
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IV. ListofWorld Trade Organization Documents Concerning MERCOSUR
Period 1992-1997
Symbol Subject Date of
submissionDate of
document
L/6985 Measures adopted byLAIA
Member countries in1991 under
theMontevideo Treaty17/2/1991 5/3/1992
L/7044 Treaty forthecreation ofthe
Southern Common Market
(MERCOSUR)2/7/1992 9/7/1992
L/7098
COMTD/W/496 Southern Common Market
(MERCOSUR)/Statement by
Ambassador R.Barbosa,
Permanent Representative of
Brazil13/7/1992 10/8/1992
COMTD/W/497 Southern Common Market
(MERCOSUR)/Statement by
Ambassador F.Peña, Permanent
Representative ofArgentina13/7/1992 10/8/1992
COMTD/W/500 Committee onTrade and
Development, 73rd Session
L/7370 Request forthecirculation ofthe
Agreement ontheSouthern
Common Market (MERCOSUR)22/12/1993 18/1/1994
L/7370/Add.1 Agreement ontheSouthern
Common Market (MERCOSUR)22/12/1993 18/1/1994
GATT/AIR/3545 Committee onTrade and
Development, terms ofreference
oftheWorking Party onthe
Southern Common Market
(MERCOSUR)28/5/1993 21/1/1994
L/7540 Working Party ontheSouthern
Common Market (MERCOSUR).
Questions andreplies26/10/1994WT/COMTD/1/Add.11
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Symbol Subject Date of
submissionDate of
document
WT/COMTD/1 Updating ofthereplies tothe
questionnaire submitted tothe
Working Party ontheSouthern
Common Market (MERCOSUR).
Annexed tothisdocument arethe
Common External Tariff, the
listsofexceptions, thetimetable
forconvergence ontheCommon
External Tariff, theprincipal
decisions (Decisions Nos. 06-12-
15-16-17-19-22-23-24-25-29/94)
adopted attheVIIMeeting ofthe
Council oftheCommon Market
(Ouro Preto, December 1994),
trade data, trade
creation/diversion, andthe
Protocol ofOuro Preto5/4/1995 2/5/1995
WT/COMTD/1/Add.1 Additional Protocol totheTreaty
ofAsunción ontheinstitutional
structure ofMERCOSUR
(Protocol ofOuro Preto)2/5/1995
WT/COMTD/M/1 Note onthemeeting of5April
19955/4/1995 15/5/1995
WT/COMTD/M/2 Note onthemeeting of
5July19955/7/1995 8/8/1995
WT/COMTD/4 Memorandum ofUnderstanding
oncloser relations between
Bolivia andMERCOSUR14/8/1995 1/9/1995
WT/COMTD/5 Terms ofreference adopted for
theWorking Party onthe
Southern Common Market
(MERCOSUR)14/9/1995 20/9/1995
WT/COMTD/5/Rev.1 Terms ofreference adopted for
theWorking Party onthe
Southern Common Market
(MERCOSUR)14/9/1995 25/9/1995
WT/COMTD/1/Add.2 Replies totheadditional
questions andcomments
submitted totheWorking Party9/10/1995
WT/COMTD/1/Add.3 Entry intoforce oftheProtocol
ofOuro Preto establishing anew
institutional structure for
MERCOSUR15/12/1995 16/1/1996WT/COMTD/1/Add.11
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Symbol Subject Date of
submissionDate of
document
WT/COMTD/1/Corr.1 Additional information
concerning thereplies in
Document WT/COMTD/1 and
adjusted version oftheCommon
External Tariff, aswellasthe
listsofexceptions andthe
adaptation regime27/9/1995 9/10/1995
G/RO/N/5 Partial-Scope Rules ofOrigin and
Rules ofOrigin ofMERCOSUR
(submitted totheCommittee on
Rule ofOrigin)1/11/995
WT/L/127 Decision oftheCommittee on
Regional Trade Agreements6/2/1996 7/2/1996
WT/COMTD/1/Add.4 Replies totheadditional
questions puttoMERCOSUR
during themeeting ofthe
Working Party onMERCOSUR
heldon10and11October 199530/4/1996 14/8/1996
WT/COMTD/1/Add.5 Changes inthetariff levels bound
byMember countries intheir
schedules ofconcessions18/8/1996 20/9/1996
WT/COMTD/7 Implementation byLAIA
Member countries ofthe
provisions relating to"differential
andmore favourable treatment,
reciprocity andfuller
participation ofdeveloping
countries" (Enabling Clause)
during theperiod 1993-199416/8/1996 30/9/1996
WT/COMTD/1/Add.4/
Rev.1Updated replies from
MERCOSUR appearing in
Document WT/COMTD/1/Add.411/4/1997
WT/COMTD/1/Add.5/
Rev.1Changes inthetariff levels bound
byMember States intheir
schedules ofconcessions6/11/1996
WT/COMTD/1/Add.6 Decisions, resolutions and
directives fortheperiod
1995-1996 andlistsofexceptions
andtimetable forconvergence on
theCommon External Tariff for
thefourMERCOSUR Member
countries9/10/1996
WT/COMTD/1/Add.7 Listofdecisions taken bythe
Common Market Council of
MERCOSUR atthemeeting held
inFortaleza, Brazil, on16and
17December 199621/2/1997 3/3/1997WT/COMTD/1/Add.11
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Symbol Subject Date of
submissionDate of
document
WT/COMTD/1/Add.8 Import statistics forthe
MERCOSUR countries for1992,
1993 and1994, bytariff lineand
supplier countries, supplementing
theinformation contained in
document
WT/COMTD/Add.5/Rev.1 of
6November 1996.18/4/1997