WORLD TRADE G/AG/N/GTM/1
16September 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-3600)
Original: Spanish Committee onAgriculture
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification concerning theadministration oftariff quotas (table MA.1) was
received from thedelegation ofGuatemala on10September 1996.G/AG/N/GTM/1
Page2Table MA:1 MARKET ACCESS: Guatemala
REPORTING PERIOD: 1996
Implementation ofmarket access opportunities: tariff andother quota commitments
Description ofproducts Tariff itemnumber(s) encompassed inproduct
descriptionDescription ofimport arrangement applicable
updated toSeptember 1996
(from Section I-B(orI-A)of
PartIoftheSchedule)(from Section I-B(orI-A)ofPartI
oftheSchedule)
1 2 3
Meat andedible offals ofpoultry, fresh, chilled
orfrozen.0207 (a)Allocation bycountries: none
(b)Allocation toimporters: import licences
granted onafirst-come first-served pro
ratabasis.
(c)Other arrangements: thelicences are
granted toenterprises legally established in
thecountry andregistered withthe
Ministry ofPublic Finance.
(d)Further information: thelicence isgranted
byanAdHocCommission consisting of
theMinistries oftheEconomy;
Agriculture, Livestock andFood; Public
Finance; andrepresentatives ofthe
poultry industry. Theceiling foreach
application is300MT. Each licence is
valid foronemonth from thedateofissue.
Establishment ofthequota volume andits
administration arecontained in
Government Decision (Acuerdo
Gubernativo) 763-92 of
18September 1992.G/AG/N/GTM/1
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Rice 1006 (a)Allocation bycountries: none
(b)Allocation toimporters: import licences
granted onafirst-come first-served pro
ratabasis.
(c)Other arrangements: thelicences are
granted toenterprises legally established in
thecountry andregistered withthe
Ministry oftheEconomy.
(d)Further information: import certificates
areissued byanAdHocCommission
consisting oftheMinistries ofthe
Economy; Agriculture, Livestock and
Food; andPublic Finance; and
representatives oftherice-producing
industry. Theceiling foreachapplication
is15,000 MT. Establishment ofthequota
anditsadministration arecontained in
Government Decision 108-96, officially
published on28March 1996.
Maize (corn) 1005 (a)Allocation bycountries: none
(b)Allocation toimporters: import licences
granted onafirst-come first-served pro
ratabasis.
(c)Other arrangements: thelicences are
granted toenterprises legally established in
thecountry andregistered withthe
Ministry oftheEconomy.G/AG/N/GTM/1
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(d)Further information: import licences are
issued byanAdHocCommission
consisting oftheMinistries ofthe
Economy; Agriculture, Livestock and
Food; andPublic Finance; andeconomic
agents involved inthemaize-producing
industry. Theceiling foreachapplication
is10,000 MT. Licences arevalid forsix
months from dateofissue. Thequota and
itsadministration areapplied under
Government Decision 71-96.
Wheat andmeslin;
other1001.10.00
1001.90.00(a)Allocation bycountries: none
(b)Allocation toimporters: import licences
granted onafirst-come first-served pro
ratabasis.
(c)Other arrangements: thelicences are
granted toenterprises legally established in
thecountry andregistered withthe
Ministry oftheEconomy. Within-quota
imports arebroken down asfollows: 40%
firstquarter; 30%second quarter; 15%
thirdquarter; and15%fourth quarter.
(d)Further information: thelicences are
issued byanAdHocCommission
consisting oftheMinistries ofthe
Economy; Agriculture, Livestock and
Food; andPublic Finance; and
representatives ofthewheat-producing
industry. Theceiling foreachapplication
is25,000 MT. Licences arevalid for90
days. Thequota anditsadministration are
applied under Government
Agreement 152-96.G/AG/N/GTM/1
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Wheat ormeslin flour 1101.00.00 (a)Allocation bycountries: none
(b)Allocation toimporters: import licences
granted onafirst-come first-served pro
ratabasis.
(c)Other arrangements: thelicences are
granted toenterprises legally established in
thecountry andregistered withthe
Ministry oftheEconomy. Within-quota
imports arebroken down asfollows: 40%
firstquarter; 30%second quarter; 15%
thirdquarter; and15%fourth quarter.
(d)Further information: licences areissued
byanAdHocCommission consisting of
theMinistries oftheEconomy;
Agriculture, Livestock andFood; and
Public Finance; andrepresentatives ofthe
wheat-producing industry. Theceiling for
eachapplication is1,500 MT. Licences
arevalid for90days. Thequota andits
administration areapplied under
Government Agreement 108-96.
Bovine meat, fresh orchilled
Bovine meat, frozen
Meat ofswine, fresh, chilled orfrozen
Dairy produce
Apples, pears andquinces, fresh
Grain sorghum
Sugar
Unmanufactured tobacco; tobacco refuse
Cigars andcigarettes
Homogenized tobacco0201
0202
0203
04
0808
1007
1701
2401
2402
2403Notcurrently subject toanyquantitative
restriction. TheGovernment ofGuatemala is
engaged intheprocess ofanalysis andinternal
consultation todraw upanimport regime.
Imports ofthese products aresubject to
payment oftheadvalorem tariff established in
theCentral American Tariff System, ranging
between 1%and20%. Innocasedothey
exceed thelevels oftariffs andallduties and
charges bound inSchedule LXXXVIII -
Guatemala intheUruguay Round.G/AG/N/GTM/1
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Dried beans
Grapes, fresh ordried
Soya beans
Flours andmeals ofoil-seeds
Soya-bean oil
Palm oil
Sunflower seedoil
Cotton-seed oil
Maize (corn) oil
Oilcake andother solid residues resulting from
theextracting ofsoya-bean oil0713
0806
1201
1208
1507
1511
1512
1512.2
1515.2
2304Notcurrently subject toanyquantitative
restriction. Imports ofthese products are
subject topayment oftheadvalorem tariff
established intheCentral American Tariff
System, ranging between 1%and20%. Inno
casedotheyexceed thelevels oftariffs andall
duties andcharges bound inSchedule
LXXXVIII -Guatemala intheUruguay Round.