Annex 7

RESERVATIONS BY WTO MEMBERS

Argentina: restrictions maintained on imports from China

Argentina intends to maintain restrictions on certain products originating in China, such as textiles and clothing, footwear not used for sporting activities and toys, after the accession of China, as follows:

Quotas (Resolution 862/1999): to be eliminated by 31 July 2002.

Specific duties: phasing out will be in line with the following methodology:

1. The base level of specific duties will be that in force at the time of the accession of China and the ad valorem equivalent of each specific duty applied to each tariff position.

2. The transition period will be five years from the date of accession of China, after which a 35% ad valorem duty will apply.

3. Duties in excess of 35% will be phased out as follows:

- First year: a 10% reduction of the amount in excess of 35%

- Second year: a 20% reduction

- Third year: a 40% reduction

- Fourth year: a 60% reduction

- Fifth year: an 80% reduction

- Sixth year: As of 1 January of the sixth year, the ceiling of the 35% ad valorem equivalent to the minimum specific import duties (DIEMs) will apply.

European Communities: phasing-out timetable of industrial (non-textile) quotas on imports from China

Hungary: quantitative restrictions maintained on imports from China

Hungary undertakes to phase out these restrictions by the year 2005. The restraint levels are based on the import data of the year 1999. The annual quota growth and the carry over and carry forward rates in the case of textiles and clothing products are included in the notification.

Mexico: anti-dumping measures maintained against imports from China

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Protocol, during six years after the accession of China, Mexico's existing measures listed below shall not be subject to the provisions of either the WTO Agreement or the anti-dumping provisions of this Protocol.

Poland: anti-dumping measures and safeguard measures maintained on imports from China

Poland intends to continue the application of the below mentioned measures after China's accession.

1. Anti-dumping duties:

PCN 9613 10 00 0 (pocket lighters, gas fuelled, non-fillable)

PCN 9613 20 90 0 (pocket lighters, gas fuelled refillable, with other ignition system)

The bringing of these measures into conformity with the WTO Agreement ⁵ will be effected by the end of 2002.

2. Safeguard measures:

PCN 6402 (other footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics).

PCN 6403 (footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather and uppers of leather).

PCN 6404 (footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather and upper of textile materials).

PCN 6405 (other footwear)

PCN 8516 40 10 0 (electric smoothing irons, steam smoothing)

PCN 8516 40 90 0 (electric smoothing irons, other)

The phasing out of these measures will be effected by the end of 2004.

Slovak Republic: quantitative restrictions maintained on imports from China

The Slovak Republic has concluded the bilaterals talks with China over the quantitative restrictions on imports of footwear falling within HS/CN Code 6401, 6402, 6403, 6404 and 6405.

Phasing-out Timetable on Footwear Quotas by the Slovak Republic

Turkey: quantitative restrictions for non-textile products maintained on imports from China

Turkey maintains quantitative restrictions on the goods specified below. Turkey undertakes to eliminate these restrictions by 1 January 2005.

(1) Excluding footwear involving special technology: shoes which have a c.i.f. price per pair of not less than $ 11,5 for use in sporting activities, with a single- or multi-layer moulded sole, not injected, manufactured from synthetic materials specially designed to absorb the impact of vertical or lateral movements and with technical features such as hermetic pads containing gas or fluid, mechanical components which absorb or neutralize impact or materials such as low-density polymers.

(2) Excluding:

(a) footwear which is designed for a sporting activity and has, or has provision for the attachment of spikes, springs, stops, clips, bats or the like, with a non-injected sole,

(b) footwear involving special technology: shoes which have a c.i.f. price per pair of not less than $ 11,5 for use in sporting activities, with a single- or multi-layered moulded sole, not injected, manufactured from synthetic materials specially designed to absorb the impact of vertical or lateral movements and with technical features such as hermetic pads containing gas or fluid, mechanical components which absorb or neutralize impact or materials such as low-density polymers.

Notes:
[3] Excluding footwear involving special technology: shoes which have a cif price per pair of not less than ECU 9 for use in sporting activities, with a single- or multi-layer moulded sole, not injected, manufactured from synthetic materials specially designed to absorb the impact of vertical or lateral movements and with technical features such as hermetic pads containing gas or fluid, mechanical components which absorb or neutralize impact or materials such as low-density polymers.

[4] Excluding:

(a) footwear which is designed for a sporting activity and has, or has provision for the attachment of, spikes, sprigs, stops, clips, bats or the like, with a non-injected sole;

(b) footwear involving special technology: shoes which have a cif price per pair of not less than ECU 9 for use in sporting activities, with a single- or multi-layer moulded sole, not injected, manufactured from synthetic materials specially designed to absorb the impact of vertical or lateral movements and with technical features such as hermetic pads containing gas or fluid, mechanical components which absorb or neutralize impact or materials such as low-density polymers.

[5] The WTO Agreement as defined in the Protocol on the Accession of China, Section 1, para. 2.