South Africa

Schedule XVIII (18)

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11 WTO Procedures

10 under 1980 Procedures

1 Initial HS transposition

Status of 1980 Procedures

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certified
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under 3-month period
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under domestic procedures
0
under reservations
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withdrawn

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Procedure Last date Type Status Certifications Download
G/MA/TAR/RS/687 14.09.2022
Initiated on: 14.09.2022 Last updated on: 14.09.2022
HS2017 Certified WT/Let/1596
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G/MA/TAR/RS/524 04.12.2018
Initiated on: 02.03.2018 Last updated on: 04.12.2018
Agreement on Agriculture Certified WT/Let/1422
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G/MA/TAR/RS/568 10.07.2018
Initiated on: 10.07.2018 Last updated on: 10.07.2018
Agreement on Agriculture Certified WT/Let/1416
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G/MA/TAR/RS/560 18.06.2018
Initiated on: 18.06.2018 Last updated on: 18.06.2018
HS1996 Certified WT/Let/1403
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G/MA/TAR/RS/546 02.05.2018
Initiated on: 02.05.2018 Last updated on: 02.05.2018
HS2012 Certified WT/Let/1392
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G/MA/TAR/RS/422 09.09.2015
Initiated on: 09.09.2015 Last updated on: 09.09.2015
HS2007 Certified WT/Let/1103
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G/MA/TAR/RS/404 28.04.2015
Initiated on: 28.04.2015 Last updated on: 28.04.2015
HS2007 Certified WT/Let/1059
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G/MA/TAR/RS/155 15.04.2010
Initiated on: 15.04.2010 Last updated on: 15.04.2010
HS2002 Certified WT/Let/681
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G/MA/TAR/RS/125 25.07.2007
Initiated on: 25.07.2007 Last updated on: 25.07.2007
HS2002 Certified WT/Let/597
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G/AG/W/30/Rev.1 28.02.1997
Initiated on: 28.02.1997 Last updated on: 28.02.1997
Uruguay Round N/A
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Additional information

  • At the meeting of the Committee on Market Access that took place on 2 May 2017, the representative of South Africa noted that all its pre-UR renegotiations should be considered to be concluded, as provided by Paragraph 7 of the Marrakesh Protocol to the GATT 1994, which acknowledges that special procedures had been followed by South Africa and three other members during the Uruguay Round.  See G/MA/M/65, para. 92
  • During the Uruguay Round, South Africa followed special procedures to modify concessions in its GATT Schedule that are deemed to have taken place under Article XXVIII of the GATT.  See paragraph 7 of the Marrakesh Protocol to the GATT 1994.