RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/SG/Q1/SLV/1
14October 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-4248)
Original: English Committee onSafeguards
NOTIFICATION OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER
ARTICLE 12.6OFTHE AGREEMENT
Questions toELSALVADOR1
posed byKOREA
Thefollowing communication, dated 9October 1996, hasbeenreceived fromthePermanent
Mission ofKorea.
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Article 7.4oftheAgreement onSafeguards stipulates that"Inorder tofacilitate adjustment
inasituation where theexpected duration ofasafeguard measure asnotified under theprovisions of
paragraph 1ofArticle 12isoveroneyear, theMember applying themeasure shall progressively
liberalize itatregular intervals during theperiod ofapplication".
Itisobserved,however,thatElSalvadordoesnothaveanyprovisionsstipulatingtheprogressive
liberalization ofsafeguard measures which takemore thanoneyear.
What isElSalvador 'sexplanation regarding thismatter?
1G/SG/N/1/SLV/2.