World Trade

Organization WT/MIN(01)/3

10 November 2001

(01-5314)

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MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE

Fourth Session

Doha, 9-13 November 2001

REPORT OF THE WORKING PARTY

ON THE ACCESSION OF CHINA

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter I: INTRODUCTION

1. Documentation

2. Introductory Statements

Chapter II: ECONOMIC POLICIES

1. Non-Discrimination (including national treatment)

2. Monetary and Fiscal Policy

3. Foreign Exchange and Payments

4. Balance-of-Payments Measures

5. Investment Regime

6. State-Owned and State-Invested Enterprises

7. Pricing Policies

8. Competition Policy

Chapter III: FRAMEWORK FOR MAKING AND ENFORCING POLICIES

1. Structure and Powers of the Government

2. Authority of Sub-National Governments

3. Uniform Administration of the Trade Regime

4. Judicial Review

Chapter IV: POLICIES AFFECTING TRADE IN GOODS

A: TRADING RIGHTS

1. General

2. Designated Trading

B: IMPORT REGULATION

1. Ordinary Customs Duties

2. Other Duties and Charges

3. Rules of Origin

4. Fees and Charges for Services Rendered

5. Application of Internal Taxes to Imports

6. Tariff Exemptions

7. Tariff Rate Quotas

8. Quantitative Import Restrictions, including Prohibitions and Quotas

9. Import Licensing

10. Customs Valuation

11. Other Customs Formalities

12. Preshipment Inspection

13. Anti-Dumping, Countervailing Duties

14. Safeguards

C: EXPORT REGULATIONS

1. Customs Tariffs, Fees and Charges for Services Rendered, Application of Internal Taxes to Exports

2. Export Licensing and Export Restrictions

3. Export Subsidies

D: INTERNAL POLICIES AFFECTING FOREIGN TRADE IN GOODS

1. Taxes and Charges Levied on Imports and Exports

2. Industrial Policy, including Subsidies

3. Technical Barriers to Trade

4. Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures

5. Trade-Related Investment Measures

6. State Trading Entities

7. Special Economic Areas

8. Transit

9. Agricultural Policies

10. Trade in Civil Aircraft

11. Textiles

12. Measures Maintained Against China

13. Transitional Safeguards

Chapter V: TRADE-RELATED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY REGIME

A: GENERAL

1. Overview

2. Responsible agencies for policy formulation and implementation

3. Participation in international intellectual property agreements

4. Application of national and MFN treatment to foreign nationals

B: SUBSTANTIVE STANDARDS OF PROTECTION, INCLUDING PROCEDURES FOR THE ACQUISITION AND MAINTENANCE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

1. Copyright protection

2. Trademarks, including service marks

3. Geographical indications, including appellations of origin

4. Industrial designs

5. Patents

6. Plant variety protection

7. Layout designs of integrated circuits

8. Requirements on undisclosed information, including trade secrets and test data

C: MEASURES TO CONTROL ABUSE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

D: ENFORCEMENT

1. General

2. Civil judicial procedures and remedies

3. Provisional measures

4. Administrative procedures and remedies

5. Special border measures

6. Criminal procedures

Chapter VI: POLICIES AFFECTING TRADE IN SERVICES

1. Licensing

2. Choice of Partner

3. Modification of the Equity Interest

4. Prior Experience Requirement for Establishment in Insurance Sector

5. Inspection Services

6. Market Research

7. Legal Services

8. Minority Shareholder Rights

9. Schedule of Specific Commitments

Chapter VII: OTHER ISSUES

1. Notifications

2. Special Trade Arrangements

3. Transparency

4. Government Procurement

Chapter VIII: CONCLUSIONS

DECISION

PROTOCOL

ANNEX 1A: INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED BY CHINA IN THE CONTEXT OF THE TRANSITIONAL REVIEW MECHANISM

ANNEX 1B: ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE GENERAL COUNCIL IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 18.2 OF CHINA'S PROTOCOL OF ACCESSION

ANNEX 2A1: PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO STATE TRADING (IMPORT)

ANNEX 2A2: PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO STATE TRADING (EXPORT)

ANNEX 2B: PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO DESIGNATED TRADING

ANNEX 3: NON-TARIFF MEASURES SUBJECT TO PHASED ELIMINATION

ANNEX 4: PRODUCTS AND SERVICES SUBJECT TO PRICE CONTROLS

ANNEX 5A: (SUBSIDIES TO STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS)

ANNEX 5B: SUBSIDIES TO BE PHASED OUT

ANNEX 6: PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO EXPORT DUTY

ANNEX 7: RESERVATIONS BY WTO MEMBERS

ANNEX 8: SCHEDULE CLII - PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: PART I - GOODS

ANNEX 9: SCHEDULE CLII - PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: PART II - SERVICES