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T RAINING P ROGRAMME F OR T HE G OVERNMENT O F I NDONESIA Practical Exercises on TRIMS and ILA Jogjakarta, Indonesia 26-29 March 2019

Q UESTIONS TRIMS Import Licensing Mystery box Question 1 Question 1 Question 1 Question 2 Question 2 Question 2 Question 3 Question 3 Question 3 Question 4 Question 4 Question 4 Question 5 Question 5 Question 5 Question 6 Question 6 Question 6

Q UESTION 1 Which specific investment measures are covered by the TRIMS?

Q UESTION 2 Where can we find a definition of "trade-related investment measures"?

Q UESTION 3 Give one example of a "trade-related investment measure"

Q UESTION 4 Under the TRIMS Agreement, which measures inconsistent with provisions of the GATT 1994 are prohibited?

Q UESTION 5 What other WTO agreement, besides the TRIMS and the GATT 1994, regulates indirectly investment measures?

Q UESTION 6 Which of the following obligations does the TRIMS Agreement impose (give 2 correct answers)? a) an obligation of "fair and equitable treatment"; b) prohibitions on import and export restrictions; c) protection against expropriation; d) national treatment.

Q UESTION 1 Where can we find the definition of "import licensing"?

Q UESTION 2 Which of the following sentences explains the difference between non-automatic and discretionary import licensing procedures? a) both non-automatic and discretionary import licensing procedures are WTO-inconsistent; b) discretionary import licensing is prohibited while some non- automatic import licensing procedures are allowed; c) both non-automatic and discretionary import licensing procedures may be WTO-consistent, if certain conditions are met.

Q UESTION 3 Give two examples of import licensing procedures

Q UESTION 4 Which of the following sentences is correct? a) The allocation of TRQ shares among WTO Members is regulated by both the GATT 1994 and the ILA; b) The allocation of TRQ shares among WTO Members is regulated by the GATT 1994; c) The allocation of TRQ shares among WTO Members is regulated by the ILA.

Q UESTION 5 Name three covered agreement(s) that apply to import licensing procedures

Q UESTION 6 Give two reasons why a Member may use import licensing procedures

Q UESTION 1 Which of the following measures are non-automatic import licensing procedures? a) all applications for a licence to import beef must include an SPS permit from the Ministry of Agriculture; b) all applications for import licences must be submitted on Monday and Thursday during working hours; c) all applications for import licenses submitted in appropriate and complete form will be approved within a maximum of 8 working days.

Q UESTION 2 Name two measures from the list below that are trade- related investment measures : a) local-content requirements paired with investment incentives; b) advantage given to foreign investors supplying goods for governmental use; c) requirement for foreign enterprises to limit their exports of certain products to a certain maximum amount.

Q UESTION 3 Which of the following requirements in the ILA does not apply to automatic import licensing procedures? a) application forms must be as simple as possible; b) these procedures shall not be more administratively burdensome than absolutely necessary to administer the underlying measure; c) they may be maintained as long as their underlying administrative purpose cannot be achieved in a more appropriate way.

Q UESTION 4 If a measure is a trade-related investment measure addressed in paragraph 1 of the Illustrative List of the TRIMS Agreement, which of the following element(s) must be analysed? a) likeness between imported and domestic products at issue; b) less-favourable treatment; c) whether this measure is a government procurement measure.

Q UESTION 5 Which of the following measures are import licensing procedures? a) the requirement to obtain an SPS permit as a prior condition for importation; b) the requirement to submit the application for an import license at least 14 working days before the validity period of the license will start; c) the requirement to submit an import declaration to customs authorities.

Q UESTION 6 Which of the following measures fall(s) within the scope of Article III:8(a) of the GATT 1994? a) Government purchases canned fish on the condition that sellers use domestically produced tin cans; b) Government purchases domestic steel for military purposes; c) A state company purchases domestic palm oil to produce and export biodiesel.