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WT/ACC/CHN/49 1 October 2001 |
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Working Party on the Accession of China |
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REPORT OF THE WORKING
PARTY
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................... 1
1. Documentation
Provided................................................................................................ 1
2. Introductory
Statements................................................................................................. 1
II. ECONOMIC
POLICIES............................................................................................... 3
1. Non-Discrimination
(including national treatment)........................................................ 3
2. Monetary
and Fiscal Policy............................................................................................ 5
3. Foreign
Exchange and Payments................................................................................... 5
4. Balance-of-Payments
Measures..................................................................................... 7
5. Investment
Regime........................................................................................................ 8
6. State-Owned
and State-Invested Enterprises............................................................... 8
7. Pricing
Policies............................................................................................................. 10
8. Competition
Policy....................................................................................................... 12
III. FRAMEWORK
FOR MAKING AND ENFORCING POLICIES............................. 12
1. Structure
and Powers of the Government.................................................................... 12
2. Authority
of Sub-National Governments...................................................................... 13
3. Uniform
Administration of the Trade Regime............................................................. 14
4. Judicial
Review............................................................................................................. 14
IV. POLICIES
AFFECTING TRADE IN GOODS........................................................... 15
A. TRADING
RIGHTS........................................................................................................ 15
1. General......................................................................................................................... 15
2. Designated
Trading...................................................................................................... 17
B. IMPORT
REGULATION................................................................................................ 17
1. Ordinary
Customs Duties............................................................................................. 17
2. Other
Duties and Charges........................................................................................... 19
3. Rules
of Origin............................................................................................................. 19
4. Fees
and Charges for Services Rendered................................................................... 19
5. Application
of Internal Taxes to Imports..................................................................... 19
6. Tariff
Exemptions......................................................................................................... 20
7. Tariff Rate Quotas........................................................................................................