RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/ACC/JOR/31
16 November 1999
(99-4979)
Working Party on the
Accession of JordanOriginal:  English
ACCESSION OF JORDAN
Communication from Jordan
The Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has submitted the following Schedule
of Notification Obligations of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan under the WTO Agreements.
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Page 2Schedule of Notification Obligations of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan under the WTO Agreements
Notification Requirement Type of Measure Deadline Format To Whom
1. Agreement on Implementation of
Article VII of GATT 1994,
Article 22.2Changes in its laws/regulations and
administrative arrangements (Concerning the
languages of notification with respect to Article
22:  Document to be issued by Committee onCustoms Valuation).2 months after
accessionNo Committee on Customs
Valuation
2. Agreement on Implementation of
Article VII of GATT 1994,
Article 22Notification of national legislation2 months after
accessionNoCommittee on
Customs Valuation
3. Agreement on Implementation of
Article VII of GATT 1994 Decision
on checklist of issues (taken by the
WTO Committee on 12 May 1995
and 25 April 1996)Responses to the checklist of issues2 months after
accessionNo Committee on
Customs Valuation
4. Agreement on Implementation of
Article VII of GATT 1994 Decision
on the treatment of interest charges
in the customs value of importedgoods (G/VAL/5 para.A.3 adopted
by the WTO Committee on 12 May
1995)Date from which the Member will apply the
Decision2 months after
accessionNo Committee on
Customs Valuation
5. Agreement on Implementation of
Article VII of GATT 1994 Decision
on the valuation of carrier media
bearing software for data processing
equipment (G/VAL/5 para.A.4 -adopted by the WTO Committee on
12 May 1996)Date of application of the practice referred to in
paragraph 2 of the Decision2 months after
accessionNo Committee on
Customs Valuation
6. Agreement on Agriculture,
Article 18.2 - domestic supportDomestic support - Total Aggregate
Measurement of Supportupon accessionDS:1 and, as
appropriate,
Supporting
Tables DS:1 to
DS:9Committee on
AgricultureWT/ACC/JOR/31
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7. Agreement on Agriculture,
Article 18.3 - domestic supportDomestic support - new or modified exempt
domestic support measuresupon accession Domestic Support
Table DS:2Committee on
Agriculture
8. Agreement on Agriculture,
Article 18.2 - export subsidiesExport subsidies-budgetary outlay and quantity
reduction commitments; total exportsupon accession Export Subsidies
Commitments
Tables ES:1 and
ES:2 and
Supporting tablesCommittee on
Agriculture
9. Agreement on Implementation of
Article VI of the GATT 1994,Article 16.5Investigations:  authorities competent to initiate
and conduct investigations referred to in
AIA VI Article 16.5, and domestic procedures
governing the initiation and conduct of such
investigations6 months after
Jordan has in
place legislationon this matterG/ADP/N/14 Committee on
Anti-DumpingPractices
10. Agreement on Implementation of
Article VI of the GATT 1994,Article 18.5Laws/regulations and changes thereto, including
changes in the administration of such laws(concerning the languages of notification underArticle 18.5, see document G/ADP/N/1)6 months after
Jordan has in
place legislationon this matterG/ADP/N/1 and
Suppl.1Committee on
Anti-DumpingPractices
11. Agreement on Preshipment
Inspection, Article 5 - first timeLaws/regulations by which the Agreement is put
into force for the Member concerned, as well as
any other laws/ regulations relating to
preshipment inspection1 month after
accessionNo Council for Trade in
Goods
12. Agreement on Subsidies and
Countervailing Measures,
Article 25.1 annual; GATT 1994,Article XVI:1/ annualAny subsidy as defined in ASCM Article 1:1
which is specific within the meaning of ASCM
Article 2 as well as any other subsidy which
causes increased exports or decreased imports
within the meaning of GATT 1994, ArticleXVI:1Upon accessionG/SCM/6Committee on
Subsidies and
Countervailing
Measures
13. Agreement on Subsidies and
Countervailing Measures,
Article 25.12Authorities competent to initiate and conduct
countervailing duty investigations referred to in
ASCM Article 11 and domestic procedures
governing the initiation and conduct of such
investigations6 months after
Jordan has inplace legislationon this matterG/SCM/N/18 Committee on
Subsidies and
Countervailing
MeasuresWT/ACC/JOR/31
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14. Agreement on Subsidies and
Countervailing Measures,
Article 28.1Subsidy programmes which are inconsistent
with the provisions of the ASCMupon accessionPC/IPL/11 Annex
4Committee on
Subsidies and
CountervailingMeasures
15. Agreement on Subsidies and
Countervailing Measures,
Article 29.3Subsidy programmes falling within the scope of
ASCM Article 3upon accessionPC/IPL/11,
Annex 5Committee on
Subsidies and
CountervailingMeasures
16. Agreement on Subsidies and
Countervailing Measures,Article 32.6Laws/regulations and changes thereto, including
changes in the administration of such laws
(concerning the languages of notification for
Article 32.6, see docu ment G/SCM/N/1)3 months after
accessionPC/IPL/11,
Annex 6Committee on
Subsidies and
Countervailing
Measures
17. Understanding on Balance-of-
Payments Provisions of the GATT
1994Balance-of-payment restrictions; consolidated
notification of laws/regulations, including all
changes in laws, regulations, policy statements orpublic notices, for examination by Members.6 months after
accessionUnder
consideration in
the CommitteeWTO Secretariat
18. Agreement on Trade-Related
Investment Measures, Article 5.1Trade-related investment measures (TRIMs)
introduced 180 days or more before the date of
entry into force of the WTO Agreement whichare inconsistent with the provisions of Article III
or Article XI of GATT 1994 and not justified
under exceptions to GATT 1994.1 month after
accessionG/TRIMS/1 Committee on TRIMs
19. Agreement on Import Licensing
Procedures, Article 1.4 (a)Names of publications in which rules and
information relevant to the ILP Agreement are
published;  copies of publications4 months after
accessionNo WTO Secretariat
20. Agreement on Import Licensing
Procedures, Article 7.3Replies to questionnaire on import licensing
procedures4 months after
accessionG/LIC/3, Annex Committee on Import
Licensing
21. Agreement on Import Licensing
Procedures, Article 8.2(b)Laws/regulations and administrative procedures
and changes thereto4 months after
accessionNo Committee on Import
Licensing
22. GATS, Article III.4 Refer ences of enquiry point2 months after
accessionFree Council for Trade in
ServicesWT/ACC/JOR/31
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23. GATS, Article IV.2 References of contact point2 months after
accessionFree Council for Trade in
Services
24. GATS, Article V:7Economic integration Agreements and their
enlargement or modification6 months after
accessionS/L/5 Council for Trade in
Services
25. GATS, Article XXVIII (k):(ii):2 Treatment of permanent residents as nationals for
GATS purposes6 months after
accessionS/L/5 WTO Secretariat
26. TRIPS Agreement, Article 14.6
[Article 17 of the "RomeConvention"]Protection of producers of phonograms solely on
the basis of the criterion of fixation3 months after
accessionIP/C/W/15
(guidelines)Council for TRIPS
27. TRIPS Agreement, Article 63.2 Laws / regulations made effective by the
notifying Member (pertaining to the availability,scope, acquisition, enforcement and prevention of
the abuse of intellectual property rights)3 months after
accessionIP/C/2
IP/C/4
IP/C/5Council for TRIPS
28. TRIPS Agreement, Article 69 Specificati on of contact points 3 months after
accessionWTO/AIR/168 Council for TRIPS
29. Agreement on Technical Barriers to
Trade, Article 15.2Administrative arrangements;  laws/ regulations
measures in existence or taken to ensure the
implementation and administration of the TBT
Agreement4 months after
accessionG/TBT/1/Rev.3 Committee on
Technical Barriers toTrade
30. Agreement on Technical Barriers to
Trade, Annex 3 paragraph CAcceptance of/withdrawal from a code (Code of
Good Practice for the Preparation, Adoption and
Application of Standards)2 months after
accessionG/TBT/W/4/
Rev.1
Forms A and BThrough ISO/IEC
Information Centre
31. Agreement on Technical Barriers to
Trade, Annex 3 paragraph JWork programmes on standardisation activities 6 months after
accessionG/TBT/W/4/
Rev.1
Form CThrough ISO/IEC
Information Centre
32. Annex B, paragraph 3 Enquiry Point 2 months after
accessionNo WTO Secretariat
33. Annex B, paragraph 10 Notification Authority 2 months after
accessionNo WTO SecretariatWT/ACC/JOR/31
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34. Agreement on Rules of Origin,
Article 5.1Existing non-preferential rules of origin;
judicial decisions and administrative rulings of
general application relating to non-preferentialrules of origin6 months after
accessionNoCommittee on Rules
of Origin
35. Agreement on Rules of Origin,
Annex II, paragraph 4 - first timeExisting preferential rules of origin;  judicial
decisions and administrative rulings of general
application relating to preferential rules oforigin6 months after
accessionNoCommittee on Rules
of Origin
36. Regional arrangements
Understanding on the Interpretation
of Article XXIV of the GATT 1994,paragraph 11Customs Unions and Free Tr ade Areas 6 months after
accessionNo Council for Trade in
Goods
37. Regional arrangements Decisions of
the CONTRACTING PARTIES(BISD 18S/37, 38 paragraph 4)Examination every two years of reports on the
preferential agreements6 months after
accessionNo Council for Trade in
Goods
38. State trading GATT 1994, Article
XVII: 4(a) and notification)paragraph 1 of the Understanding on
the Interpretation of Article XVII of
GATT 1994 - annualState trading activities(new and full) 6 months after
accessionG/STR/N/1 Council for Trade in
Goods
39. State trading GATT 1994, Article
XVII:4(a) and paragraph 1 of the
Understanding  on the Interpretation
of Article XVII of GATT 1994 -
annualState trading activities (changes) 6 months after
accessionG/STR/N/1 Council for Trade in
Goods
40. Decisions on Notification Procedures
for Quantitative RestrictionsQuantitative Restrictionsmeasures and other non-
tariff6 months after
accessionNo Committee on Market
Access
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