WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/POL/20
13 August 1998
(98-3176)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification concerning the price-based special safeguard ( Table MA:4 ) was
received from the delegation of Poland on 5 August 1998.G/AG/N/POL/20
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Table MA:4
MARKET ACCESS:  Poland
Notification under Article 5 of the Agreement:  special safeguard:  price-based
B: AD HOC NOTIFICATION
(1) Description of product: Common wheat
(2) Tariff item number 1001 90 91 1
(3) Trigger price: 568.79 PLN per tonne
(as calculated in Annex 1)
(4) Date of application from 6 August 1998 to 31 December 1998
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SPECIAL SAFEGUARD:  PRICE-BASED:  Annex 1 to Table MA:4
Information required for the calculation of the Trigger Price
Tariff item number: 1001 90 91 1
Prices in the reference period: 1986: 169 ECU/tonne
1987: 122 ECU/tonne
1988: 152 ECU/tonne
Average: 148 ECU/tonne*
*Average exchange rate from January 1998 – 1 ECU = 3.8432 PLNSource of price information:  Eurostat data for the base period 1986-88.G/AG/N/POL/20
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Table MA:4
MARKET ACCESS:  Poland
Notification under Article 5 of the Agreement:  special safeguard:  price-based
B: AD HOC NOTIFICATION
(1) Description of product: Cut roses a) from 1 June to 31 October
b) from 1 November to 31 May
(2) Tariff item number a) 0603 10 11 0
b) 0603 10 51 0
(3) Trigger price: a) 0.39 PLN/pc
(as calculated in Annex 1) b) 0.65 PLN/pc
(4) Date of application from 6 August 1998 to 31 December 1998
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SPECIAL SAFEGUARD:  PRICE-BASED:  Annex 1 to Table MA:4
Information required for the calculation of the Trigger Price
Tariff item number: 0603 10 11 0 0603 10 51 0
Prices in the reference period: 1986: 0.10 ECU/pc 0.18 ECU/pc
1987: 0.10 ECU/pc 0.16 ECU/pc
1988: 0.11 ECU/pc 0.17 ECU/pc
Average: 0.10 ECU/pc* 0.17 ECU/pc*
*Average exchange rate from January 1998 – 1 ECU = 3.84 PLNSource of price information:  Eurostat data for the base period 1986-88.G/AG/N/POL/20
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Table MA:4
MARKET ACCESS:  Poland
Notification under Article 5 of the Agreement:  special safeguard:  price-based
B: AD HOC NOTIFICATION
(1) Description of product: Cut chrysanthemums a) from 1 June to 31 October
b) from 1 November to 31 May
(2) Tariff item number a) 0603 10 25 0
b) 0603 10 65 0
(3) Trigger price: a) 0.65 PLN/pc
(as calculated in Annex 1) b) 0.96 PLN/pc
(4) Date of application from 6 August 1998 to 31 December 1998
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SPECIAL SAFEGUARD:  PRICE-BASED:  Annex 1 to Table MA:4
Information required for the calculation of the Trigger Price
Tariff item number 0603 10 25 0 0603 10 65 0
Prices in the reference period: 1986: 0.21 ECU/pc 0.25 ECU/pc
1987: 0.21 ECU/pc 0.25 ECU/pc
1988: 0.10 ECU/pc 0.26 ECU/pc
Average: 0.17 ECU/pc* 0.25 ECU/pc*
*Average exchange rate from January 1998 – 1 ECU = 3.84 PLNSource of price information:  Eurostat data for the base period 1986-88.
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