GATT/AIR/3420 20 APRIL 1993

SUBJECT: ACCESSION OF CHINESE TAIPEI - TARIFF NEGOTIATIONS

AT THE MEETING OF THE WORKING PARTY ON THE ACCESSION OF CHINESE TAIPEI ON 15 APRIL 1993, THE REPRESENTATIVE OF CHINESE TAIPEI STATED THAT CHINESE TAIPEI WAS READY TO ENTER INTO TARIFF NEGOTIATIONS WITH INTERESTED CONTRACTING PARTIES. COMPUTER DISKETTES CONTAINING CURRENT TARIFF RATES, IMPORT STATISTICS AND NON-TARIFF MEASURES WERE AVAILABLE AT THE SECRETARIAT. ALL INTERESTED CONTRACTING PARTIES WERE INVITED TO DELIVER WRITTEN REQUESTS TO THE SECRETARIAT; WHEN CHINESE TAIPEI RECEIVED SUCH REQUESTS, IT WOULD WORK WITH THE CONTRACTING PARTIES CONCERNED TO DECIDE ON THE TIME AND VENUE THAT WERE CONVENIENT TO COMMENCE SUCH NEGOTIATIONS. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE OFFER OF TARIFF CONCESSIONS THAT CHINESE TAIPEI WOULD MAKE IN THE FRAMEWORK OF ITS ACCESSION TO GATT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ALSO TO INCORPORATE TARIFF CONCESSIONS TO BE MADE BY CHINESE TAIPEI FOR THE ACCESSION TO ANY NEW INSTITUTION THAT MAY RESULT FROM THE URUGUAY ROUND NEGOTIATIONS.

CONTRACTING PARTIES WISHING TO ENTER INTO TARIFF NEGOTIATIONS WITH CHINESE TAIPEI ARE INVITED TO SO INFORM THE SECRETARIAT NOT LATER THAN 19 MAY 1993.

ARTHUR DUNKEL

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