Proposed Categorization and Deadlines Sample Clauses

Proposed Categorization and Deadlines. In this section we present, provision by provision, a short summary of the main objectives of the provision (when necessary resorting to the WTO Needs Assessment Guide to facilitate interpretation), as well as a description of its current situation. Where there are issues of interpretation, these are listed, the implications of different interpretations are indicated, and the decision taken is indicated with a justification. Where there are barriers or gaps to compliance, these are identified – i.e., it is identified what should change so that the country can comply – and then, on the basis of the elements referred to above, a Category and a deadline for implementation are proposed and, where possible, an effort is also made to define the next steps. This information and the decisions on categorization and deadlines were validated during the two technical meetings in March 2016, and validation meetings with private sector representatives on the 19th and 26th of April 2016, but will still be object of a higher-level discussion and validation. Once validated and agreed at that level, it should serve as the basis for the national ratification process, for the notification to the WTO, for the definition of actions plans to guide the Government in the implementation of Category B articles, and for the definition of detailed Terms of Reference for the Category C articles. Of a total of 41 provisions1, 24 were considered of Category A, 7 of Category B, and 10 of Category C. Of the Category B provisions, 6 can be implemented within 1 year, and one within 2 years. Of the Category C provisions, 1 can be implemented within 1 year, 2 will need 3 years, and 7 more complex ones will need 5 years for their implementation. 1 A few similar provisions were combined, for example those of Article 11 on transit. In the table below we present a summary of the categorization.