GATT/AIR/2711 1 NOVEMBER 1988

SUBJECT: RESTRICTIONS ON IMPORTS FROM HUNGARY

1. PARAGRAPH 4 (C) OF THE PROTOCOL FOR THE ACCESSION OF HUNGARY STIPULATES THAT CONTRACTING PARTIES SHALL NOTIFY, BEFORE THE CONSULTATIONS BETWEEN HUNGARY AND THE CONTRACTING PARTIES PROVIDED FOR IN PARAGRAPH 6 OF THE PROTOCOL, DISCRIMINATORY PROHIBITIONS AND QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS STILL APPLIED TO IMPORTS FROM HUNGARY. SUCH NOTIFICATIONS SHALL INCLUDE A LIST OF THE PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO THESE PROHIBITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS, SPECIFYING THE TYPE OF RESTRICTIONS APPLIED (IMPORT QUOTAS, LICENSING SYSTEMS, EMBARGOES, ETC.) AS WELL AS THE VALUE OF TRADE EFFECTED IN THE PRODUCTS CONCERNED AND THE MEASURES ADOPTED WITH A VIEW TO ELIMINATING THESE PROHIBITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS UNDER THE TERMS OF PARAGRAPHS 4(A) OF THE PROTOCOL.

2. CONTRACTING PARTIES ARE INVITED TO SUBMIT NOT LATER THAN 31 JANUARY 1989, NOTIFICATIONS IN CONFORMITY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH 4(C) OF THE PROTOCOL FOR THE ACCESSION OF HUNGARY.

3. THE NOTIFICATIONS SHOULD INDICATE THE PROHIBITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS IN FORCE ON 31 JULY 1988. IT WOULD BE USEFUL IF NOTIFICATIONS INCLUDED PRODUCT SPECIFICATION IN CASES WHERE PARTIAL TARIFF HEADINGS REMAIN UNDER RESTRICTION. CONTRACTING PARTIES WHICH DO NOT MAINTAIN ANY DISCRIMINATORY PROHIBITIONS OR RESTRICTIONS ON 31 JULY 1988 ARE INVITED TO SUBMIT A STATEMENT TO THAT EFFECT.

A.DUNKEL

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