RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/C/W/176/Corr.1
8 February 2000
(00-0475)
Council for Trade in Goods Original:  Spanish
REQUEST BY ARGENTINA UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 5.3 OF THE
AGREEMENT ON TRADE-RELATED INVESTMENT MEASURES
Corrigendum
The following communication, dated 20 January 2000, has been received from the Permanent
Mission of Argentina.
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The Permanent Mission of the Argentine Republic to the International Organizations of
Geneva presents its compliments to the World Trade Organization – Trade and Finance Division and
transmits herewith the following corrections with respect to its Note No. 350/99 of 28 December 1999
concerning the Communication from the Argentine Republic requesting an extension of the transition
period, under the provisions of Article 5.3 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures,
for the measure previously notified by Argentina in this respect:
1. In the second paragraph, last line:  the do cument symbol "G/TRI MS/N/ARG/1/A dd.1" should
read "G/TRIMS/N/1/ARG/1/Add.1".
2. In the table headed "Motor vehicle production index – Base 1990=100", the figure for
passenger cars for the year 1997 should read 364.4 and the figure for the year 1998 should read 361.9.
3. In the table headed "Annual rate of growth of vehicle production, 1990–1998":  (i)  in the row
for the years 90-91, in the column headed "Utility veh.", the figure should read 36.2 per cent;  (ii) in
the row for the years 92-93, in the column headed "Ut ility veh.", the figure should read 40.4 per cent;
(iii) in the row for the years 93-94, in the column headed "Passenger Transport", the figure should
read 39.9 per cent.
4. In the table headed "Apparent consumption, 1992- 1997, in millions of US dollars": (i) in the
row for the year 1993, in the column "imports", the fi gure should read 2,369;  (ii) in the row for the
year 1994, in the column headed "Sales (int. and ext. markets)", the figure should read 7,681 and in
the column headed "Exports" the figure should read 867;  in the row for the year 1995, in the column
"M/AC", the figure should read 17.56 per cent;  (iv) in the row for the year 1997, in the column
headed "Sales (int. and ext. markets)", the figure should read 8,360;  (v) in the row for the year 1999,
in the column headed "Apparent cons umption", the figure should read 7,562.
5. In the table headed "Annual growth rates, 1992- 1998", in the row for the years 94-95, in the
column headed "Trade deficit" the figures should read –86.71 per cent.
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