WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SG/32
G/L/441
12 March 2001
(01-1177)
Committee on Safeguards Original:  Spanish
INITIATION OF INVESTIGATION AND IMPOSITION OF PROVISIONAL
MEASURES BY ARGENTINA ON PEACHES
Request for Consultations under Article 12.4 of
the Agreement on Safeguards
The following communication, dated 5 March 2001, has been received from the Permanent
Mission of Argentina.
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I have the honour to transmit the Argentine Republic's notification to the Council for Trade in
Goods, pursuant to Article 12.5 of the Agreement on Safeguards, in connection with the consultations
requested by Chile with our country under Article 12.4 about the provisional safeguard measure
applied to imports of canned peaches (document G/SG/28).
Immediate notification by the Argentine Republi c to the Council for Trade in Goods, pursuant to
Article 12.5 of the Agreement on Safeguards, of the results of the consultations held in accordance
with Article 12.4 of the Agreement.
1. Specify the provision under which consultations were held (Article 12.3 or 12.4):
Article 12.4.
2. Provide reference to the WTO document that notified the safeguard action regarding
which consultations were held under Article 12.3 or 12.4:
Documents G/SG/N/6/ARG/4-G/SG/N/7/ARG/2 and Suppl.1 concerning the notification
under Article 12.1(a) of the Agreement on Safeguards, of the initiation of an investigation and the
reasons for it  and the notification under Article 12.4 prior to the adoption of a provisional safeguard
measure provided for in Article 6.
3. Specify the Members involved in the consulta tions, and provide the time-period during
which consultations were held:
The consultations requested by Chile were held in Geneva on 2 March 2001.
4. Describe the results of the consultations:
Chile raised questions about the reasons for the provisional measure applied and relevant
explanations were given.
It was said that Argentina stands ready to provide more information or respond to further
questions by Chile.
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