GATT/AIR/2882 15 NOVEMBER 1989

1. PARAGRAPH 3(b) OF THE PROTOCOL OF ACCESSION OF ROMANIA STIPULATES THAT CONTRACTING PARTIES SHALL NOTIFY, BEFORE THE CONSULTATIONS BETWEEN ROMANIA AND THE CONTRACTING PARTIES PROVIDED FOR IN PARAGRAPH 5 OF THE PROTOCOL, DISCRIMINATORY PROHIBITIONS AND QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS STILL APPLIED TO IMPORTS FROM ROMANIA. 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 PARAGRAPH 3(a) OF THE PROTOCOL.

2. CONTRACTING PARTIES ARE INVITED TO SUBMIT NOT LATER THAN 31 MARCH 1990 NOTIFICATIONS IN CONFORMITY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH 3(b) OF THE PROTOCOL OF ACCESSION OF ROMANIA, TO SERVE AS A BASIS FOR THE SEVENTH CONSULTATION WITH ROMANIA, SCHEDULED FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1990.

3. THE NOTIFICATIONS SHOULD INDICATE THE PROHIBITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS IN FORCE ON 1 JANUARY 1990. IT WOULD BE USEFUL IF NOTIFICATIONS INCLUDED PRODUCT SPECIFICATION IN CASES WHERE PARTIAL TARIFF HEADINGS REMAIN UNDER RESTRICTION. CONTRACTING PARTIES WHICH DID NOT MAINTAIN ANY DISCRIMINATORY PROHIBITIONS OR RESTRICTIONS ON 1 JANUARY 1990 ARE INVITED TO SUBMIT A STATEMENT TO THAT EFFECT.

A. DUNKEL

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