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20 July 2022  
(22-5517) Page: 1/1 
Committee on Trade Facilitation  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION OF CATEGORY COMMITMENTS UNDER  
THE AGREEMENT ON TRADE FACILITATION  
COMMUNICATION FROM NEPAL  
Addendum  
The following communication, dated 19 July 2022 , is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of Nepal for Members' information.  
 
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Following up from the notification dated 24 February 2021 (G/TFA/N/NPL/1/Add.2), Nepal hereby 
makes the following notification:  
 
Nepal notifies, pursuant to Article 16.3, that it requires additional time to notify i ts definitive dates 
for category C provisions. Hence, Nepal requests that the WTO Committee on Trade Facilitation 
consider extending the period for notification by Nepal of its definitive dates for category C provisions 
until 22 August 2023 . 
The Government  of Nepal is fully committed to the effective implementation of the TFA and taking 
needful steps in this matter. Nepal has already notified the definitive dates of category B measures 
and indicative dates of category C measures. It also shifted 11 measures  from category  C to 
category  B. 
 
The Government is currently working on fixing the definitive dates of category C  measures . However, 
this is challenging. Implementation of category C measures needs technical assistance from donor 
country members which is also important in finalizing the definitive dates. It also requires wider level 
consultations with agencies concerned, stakeholders, and donors. This work  may take additional 
time to conclude i n this critical situation of the COVID -19 pandemic.  
 
Against this background, the extended deadline would provide adequate time necessary for finalizing 
the dates through constructive discussions and wider level consultations.  
 
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