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G/STR/N/16/VUT  
G/STR/N/17/VUT  
13 December  2019 
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Working Party on State Trading Enterprises  Original:  English  
 
  
STATE TRADING  
NEW AND FULL NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE XVII:4(A)  OF 
THE GATT 1994 AND PARAGRAPH 1 OF THE UNDERSTANDING  
ON THE INTERPRETATION OF ARTICLE XVII  
VANUATU  
The following communication, dated 3 December  2019, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Vanuatu . 
 
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In Accordance with Article XVII:4(a) of GATT 1994 and paragraph 1 of the Understanding of the 
Interpretation of Article XVII and in response to the request for notificati on contained in document s 
G/STR/N /15; G/STR/N /16; G/STR/N /17, the Government of Vanuatu notifies the Council for Trade 
in Goods, it does not maintain any state trading enterprises in accordance with the working definition 
contained in paragraph 1 of the ab ove mentioned understanding.  
 
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