RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/BOP/R/46/Add.1
1 June 1999
(99-2199)
Committee on Balance-of-Payments Restrictions Original:  English
REPORT ON THE 1999 SIMPLIFIED CONSULTATIONS WITH BANGLADESH
Addendum
Following the conclusion of the consultations, the Government of Bangladesh wishes to
inform the Committee of the following:
The Government of Bangladesh
− plans to withdraw the 4% surcharge on imports from 30 June 1999;
− plans early phase out of the list of 122 unim portables, contained in the Import Policy Order
(IPO) now in force;
− is committed to the need for even more transparency in economic policy administration and
believes this can be achieved through transparent industrial and export-import policies andfive-year plans.  The Government of Bangladesh is presently pursuing such policies;
− agrees with the BOP Committee's proposal for holding full consultations at the same time as
the Trade Policy Review scheduled for May 2000;
− appreciates the offer of technical assistance from the World Trade Organization in the
preparation of the full consultations and looks forward to using such assistance in due course.
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