RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SG/Q1/JOR/2
11 April 2001
(01-1834)
Committee on Safeguards Original:  English
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER
ARTICLE 12.6 OF THE AGREEMENT
Questions Posed by the EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Regarding the Notification of JORDAN1
The following communication, dated 9 April 2001, has been received from the Permanent
Delegation of the European Commission.
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Q1. Article 4 of the "Regulation on Safeguard of National Production for the year 2000" states
that if no data particular to the production of the domestic like or directly competitive product is
available, "the effect of increased imports shall be assessed on the basis of data relevant to thenarrowest group or range of products, which shall include the domestic product for which information
can be available."
Can Jordan please clarify the meaning of this provision, in particular in the light of the
provisions of Article 4.1(c) and 4.2(a) of the Agr eement on Safeguards which require the evaluation
of all relevant factors having a bearing on the situation of that industry, being defined as the producers
of the like or directly competitive product only?
Q2. Can Jordan please confirm that it would, in an investigation, base its findings on an
assessment of relevant factors relating to the like or directly competitive product only, and not on
aggregate information which includes information on products not subject to the investigation?
Q3. Article 31 of the "Regulation on Safeguard of National Production for the year 2000" states
that "immediately upon taking a decision regarding implementation of provisional measures, the
Ministry shall notify the Committee."
Can Jordan please confirm that the notification of provisional measures to the WTO
Committee on Safeguards would take place before taking a provisional measure in accordance with
Article 12.4 of the Agreement on Safeguards?
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1 G/SG/N/1/JOR/1