RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/TPR/S/103/Corr.1∗
4 September 2002
(02-4691)
Trade Policy Review Body
TRADE POLICY REVIEW
MAURITANIA
Report by the Secretariat
Corrigendum
(Transcription errors in the English version, the original being in French)
The first phrase in paragraph 2 of the Summary Observations should read:  " The reforms,
prudent macro-economic  policies and foreign support have allowed Mauritania's economy to … ."
The first phrase in paragraph 12 of Chapter I should read:  " The reason for moving away from
managed interest  rates was to redirect monetary policy … ."
At the end of paragraph 45 of Chapter II, please add :  "Since 1 June 2002, customs evaluation
has been based on the transaction value (chapter III (2)( ii)) ".
The first two sentences in paragraph 87 of Chapter II should read:  " The new Code applies to
all economic sectors and no longer defines priority areas, as opposed to the 1989 Code.  However,  it
contains a "negative list" designed to prevent any confusion stemming from the overlapping of texts ."
The last sentence in paragraph 91 of Chapter II should read:  " The principal innovation is that
the whole approval procedure  is now based on a simple declaration and is centralized at the Single
Window ."
Footnote 15 of Chapter III should read:  " In 2000, Mauritania withdrew from the ECOWAS
and is now a member of the UMA only  (Chapter II(3)(ii)) ."
The last phrase of paragraph 34 of Chapter IV should read:  " The operations of mother ships ,
logistical support, transshipment and product collecting are also subject to … . "
In the last phrase of paragraph 43 of Chapter IV, please delete " and squid ".
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∗ In English only