WORLD TRADE WT/L/167
25July1996
ORGANIZATION(96-2947)
MOROCCO -ESTABLISHMENT OFANEW SCHEDULE LXXXI
Extension ofTime-Limit
Decision of18July19961
ConsideringthattheCONTRACTINGPARTIEStoGATT1947,byaDecisionof20July19922,
suspended theapplication ofArticle IIofGATT 1947totheextent necessary toenable theMoroccan
Government toimplement theHarmonized Commodity Description andCoding System (Harmonized
System) on1July1992 andcarry outnegotiations subsequently;
Taking intoaccount thatbysubsequent Decisions thewaiver granted toMorocco hasbeen
extended until30June19963;
Considering thatthefootnote toAnnex IA,Section onGATT 1994, subparagraph 1(b)(iii)
oftheAgreement Establishing theWorld Trade Organization requires theMinisterial Conference to
establish atitsfirstsession arevised listofwaivers granted under Article XXV ofGATT 1947 and
stillinforce onthedateofentry intoforce oftheWTO Agreement;
Considering thatbyaDecision of31January 19954,theGeneral Council established alist
ofwaivers existing attheentry intoforce oftheWTO Agreement, which included thewaiver granted
toMorocco fortheestablishment ofanewSchedule LXXXI;
Considering thatparagraph 2oftheUnderstanding inRespect ofWaivers ofObligations under
theGeneral Agreement onTariffs andTrade 1994 provides thatanywaiver ineffect onthedateof
entryintoforceoftheWTOAgreementshallterminateunlessextendedinaccordancewiththeprocedures
setoutinparagraph 1oftheaforementioned Understanding andthose ofArticle IXoftheWTO
Agreement onthedateofitsexpiry ortwoyears from thedateofentry intoforce oftheWTO
Agreement, whichever isearlier;
Noting that the necessary documentation was submitted and circulated as
document G/SECRET/HS/2 of8June1995;
./.
1AdoptedinaccordancewiththeDecision-MakingProceduresunderArticlesIXandXIIoftheWTOAgreemen t
agreed bytheGeneral Council (WT/L/93).
2BISD, 40S/429.
3WT/L/118.
4WT/L/3 +Corr.1.WT/L/167
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Noting thatArticle XXVIII negotiations havebeeninitiated withtwocountries andconcluded
withoneofthem;
Noting thatconsultations areunder waytofacilitate theconclusion ofthenegotiations;
Considering thattheGovernment ofMorocco hopes thatthese negotiations willbeconcluded
asrapidly aspossible;
Considering thattheGovernment ofMorocco, having fulfilled therequirements ofparagraph 1
oftheUnderstanding inRespect ofWaivers ofObligations under theGATT 1994, hasrequested an
extension ofthewaiver.5
TheGeneral Council, acting pursuant totheprovisions ofArticle IXoftheWTO Agreement,
Decides, inviewoftheexceptional circumstances outlined above, toextend thewaiver granted
toMorocco bytheDecision of20July1992 until30April 1997.
5G/L/80.