WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO
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Internet:  http://www.wto.orgReference:   WLI/100 24 February 2000
MARRAKESH AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING
THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
DONE AT MARRAKESH ON 15 APRIL 1994
COMMUNICATION FROM BENIN
I have the honour to inform you that on 14 February 2000 the following communication was
received from the Government of Benin concerning the Agreement on Implementation of Article VII of
the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994:
1. The Government of Benin would like to delay the application of Article 6 of the
Agreement on Customs Valuation relating to the computed value for a period ofthree years following the application of all other provisions of that agreement.
2. As certain goods are currently valued on the basis of officially established minimum
values, the Government of Benin would like to apply the provisions of paragraph 2 ofAnnex III of the Agreement on Implementation of Article VII of the GATT 1994.
3. The Government of Benin reserves its right under paragraph 3 of Annex III of the
Agreement on Customs Valuation relating to the reversal of the order of Articles 5
and 6 provided for in Article 4 of the Agreement to decide that the relevant provisionof the said article shall apply only when the customs authorities agree to the requestto reverse the order.
4. The Government of Benin reserves it right under paragraph 4 of Annex III of the
Agreement on Customs Valuation to provide that paragraph 2 of Article 5 of the
Agreement shall be applied in accordance with the provisions of the relevant notethereto whether or not the importer so requests.
Mike Moore
Director-General
00-0760 WT/Let/331