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WORLD TRADE WT/TPR/S/139/Corr.1

21 December 2004
ORGANIZATION
(04-5590)

Trade Policy Review Body

TRADE POLICY REVIEW

JAMAICA

Report by the Secretariat

Corrigendum

Chapter II, paragraph 32, the third sentence should read: "Dividends were subject to a 25%
withholding tax until 2000; taxes on dividends were phased out between 2000 and 2002."

Chapter II, paragraph 78, should be replaced with the following: "The WTO waiver for the trade
aspects of the Cotonou Agreement is set to expire on 31 December 2007. The Jamaican banana and
sugar industries benefit directly from the preferential access schemes under the respective
Cotonou protocols. The WTO waiver for the EC tariff quota regime on banana imports is set to
expire on 31 December 2005. The regime, which was agreed in 2001, will be implemented up to that
date and a tariff-only system will be introduced as of 1 January 2006.1 The Commodity Protocols
under the Cotonou Agreement are to be reviewed in the EPA negotiations. The Cotonou Agreement
does not contain a protocol on rum, as was the case under the Lomé IV Convention."

Chapter III, the following row should be added to Table III.4: “HS code: 1701.992; Description of
product: Refined sugar; Automatic Licensing: Yes.”

Chapter III, paragraph 66, the second sentence, should read, "These provisional duties may not be
imposed earlier than 60 days... ."

Chapter III, paragraph 114, replace "was estimated at US$315 million" with “was estimated at
US$3.15 million for the fiscal year 2002/2003”.

Chapter III, paragraph 163, the second sentence should be deleted.

Chapter IV, paragraph 13, the third sentence should read: “However, the industry is facing relatively
high production costs, and the current preferential arrangements with the EU are set to end at the end
of 2007 (see also Chapter II(4)(i))."

Chapter IV, paragraph 130, twelfth line replace "Restrictions on domestic carrier licences were
maintained, licenses for Internet access" with "Restrictions on international carrier and service
provider licences were maintained".

Chapter IV, paragraph 157, the first sentence should read: "Maritime Transport activities are
governed by the Shipping Act 1998, the Port Authority Act 1972, and the Harbours Act 1874."

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WTO document WT/MIN(01)/15, 14 November 2001.
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Chapter IV, paragraph 159, the second and third sentences should read: "Under the Shipping Act, to
be recognized as a Jamaican ship, a ship must be registered, or licensed and specifically exempt from
registration (see below). Jamaican nationals and businesses, foreign companies and partnerships and
persons deemed to belong to Jamaica pursuant to the Immigration Restriction
(Commonwealth Citizens) Act are qualified to own a Jamaican ship; foreign nationals require a
resolution from the House of Representatives."

Chapter IV, paragraph 160, the first sentence should read: "Owners of Jamaican ships may benefit
from fiscal incentives."

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