GLI/277 23 December 1993

 

 

 

 

AGREEMENT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF ARTICLE VII OF THE

GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE

DONE AT GENEVA ON 12 APRIL 1979

Notification of Provisional Application

On 2 August 1993 the Government of Colombia signed the above-mentioned Agreement and started applying it on provisional basis, on the same dates.

On 7 December 1993 I received a communication from the Government of Colombia stating that the application was being accompanied by the following reservations:

- With regard to Article 21, paragraph 1 of the Agreement on Implementation of Article VII on the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (Customs Valuation Code), Colombia, as a developing party, will delay application of all the provisions of the Agreement for five years from the date of its entry into force for Colombia.

- Pursuant to Article 21, paragraph 2, Colombia will delay application of Article 1.2 (b) (iii) and Article 6 of the Agreement, on constructed or computed value, for a further period of three years.

- Pursuant to paragraph 4 of the Protocol of Application of the Agreement, Colombia reserves the right to provide that the relevant provision of Article 4 of the Agreement shall apply only when the Customs Authorities agree to the request to reverse the order of Articles 5 and 6.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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- Pursuant to paragraph 5 of the Protocol, Colombia also reserves the right to provide that Article 5.2 of the Agreement shall be applied in accordance with the provisions of the relevant note thereto whether or not the importer so requests.

This notification is furnished in accordance with paragraph 30 of the Agreement.

 

 

 

Peter D. Sutherland

Director-General

 

 

 

 

 

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