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How to present notifications?
This page provides a notification template and model that Members may wish to follow in preparing their Category A, B or C notifications.
You can download the template here
To benefit from special and differential treatment (SDT), a Member must categorize each provision of the Agreement, as defined below, and notify other WTO Members of these categorizations in accordance with specific timelines outlined in the Agreement:
Category A: Provisions that the Member will implement by the time the Agreement enters into force (or in the case of a least-developed country Member within one year after entry into force)
Category B: Provisions that the Member will implement after a transitional period following the entry into force of the Agreement
Category C: Provisions that the Member will implement on a date after a transitional period following the entry into force of the Agreement and requiring the acquisition of assistance and support for capacity building.
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