WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/L/442
8 March 2001
(01-1121)
Council for Trade in Goods
18 April 2001Original:  Spanish
NICARAGUA – ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW SCHEDULE XXIX
Request for Extension of Waiver
The following communication, dated 28 February 2001, has been received from the
Permanent Mission of Nicaragua.
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I refer to your communication of 19 February 2001 requesting factual information on the
extension of the waiver concerning new Schedule XXIX.
- The original waiver was granted on 26 January 1994.
- The relevant documentation was submitted on 28 June 1995.  On the expiry of the
time-limit of three months, two countries had reserved their right to conduct
negotiations.
- The original waiver was extended in December 1994, December 1995, July 1996,
April 1997, October 1997, April 1998, October 1998, June 1999, November 1999,
April 2000 and December 2000.
- The number of countries with which Article XXVIII negotiations have been
undertaken is two.
- The number of countries with which Article XXVIII negotiations have been
completed is one.
- Nicaragua is keen to complete these negotiations as rapidly as possible and requests a
further extension of the original waiver from the Council for Trade in Goods.
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