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(e) Within 18 months from the date of the provision of the information stipulated in
subparagraph (d), donor Members and respective developing country Members shall
inform the Committee of the progress in the provision of assistance and support for
capacity building. Each developing country Member shall, at the same time, notify its
list of definitive dates for implementation.
2. With respect to those provisions that a least-developed country Member has not designated
under Category A, least-developed country Members may delay implementation in accordance with
the process set forth in this Article.
Least-Developed Country Member Category B
(a) No later than one year after entry into force of this Agreement, a least-developed
country Member shall notify the Committee of its Category B provisions and may
notify their corresponding indicative dates for implementation of these provisions,
taking into account maximum flexibilities for least-developed country Members.
(b) No later than two years after the notification date stipulated under subparagraph (a)
above, each least-developed country Member shall notify the Committee to confirm
designations of provisions and notify its dates for implementation. If a least-developed
country Member, before this deadline, believes it requires additional time to notify its
definitive dates, the Member may request that the Committee extend the period
sufficiently to notify its dates.
Least-Developed Country Member Category C
(c) For transparency purposes and to facilitate arrangements with donors, one year after
entry into force of this Agreement, each least-developed country Member shall notify
the Committee of the provisions it has designated in Category C, taking into account
maximum flexibilities for least-developed country Members.
(d) One year after the date stipulated in subparagraph (c) above, least-developed country
Members shall notify information on assistance and support for capacity building that
the Member requires in order to implement.
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(e) No later than two years after the notification under subparagraph (d) above, least-
developed country Members and relevant donor Members, taking into account
information submitted pursuant to subparagraph (d) above, shall provide information
to the Committee on the arrangements maintained or entered into that are necessary
to provide assistance and support for capacity building to enable implementation of
Category C.
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The participating least-developed country Member shall promptly
inform the Committee of such arrangements. The least-developed country Member
shall, at the same time, notify indicative dates for implementation of corresponding
Category C commitments covered by the assistance and support arrangements. The
Committee shall also invite non-Member donors to provide information on existing and
concluded arrangements.
(f) No later than 18 months from the date of the provision of the information stipulated in
subparagraph (e), relevant donor Members and respective least-developed country
Members shall inform the Committee of the progress in the provision of assistance and
support for capacity building. Each least-developed country Member shall, at the same
time, notify the Committee of its list of definitive dates for implementation.
3. Developing country Members and least-developed country Members experiencing difficulties
in submitting definitive dates for implementation within the deadlines set out in paragraphs 1 and
2 because of the lack of donor support or lack of progress in the provision of assistance and
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Members may also include information on national trade facilitation implementation plans or projects,
the domestic agency or entity responsible for implementation, and the donors with which the Member may
have an arrangement in place to provide assistance.
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Such arrangements will be on mutually agreed terms, either bilaterally or through appropriate
international organizations, consistent with paragraph 3 of Article 21.