WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SG/N/10/USA/3
G/SG/N/11/USA/3
12 July 1999
(99-2873)
Committee on Safeguards Original:  English
NOTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 12.1(C) AND
ARTICLE 9, FOOTNOTE 2, OF THE AGREEMENT ON SAFEGUARDS
ON TAKING A DECISION TO APPLY A SAFEGUARD MEASURE
UNITED STATES
The following communication, dated 9 July 1999, has been received from the Permanent
Mission of the United States.
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Pursuant to the above-referenced provisions  of the Agreement on Safeguards, and in
light of the agreed format for notifications (G/SG/1, 1 July 1996), the United States provides
the following notifications to the Committee on Safeguards.
A. Notification under Arti cle 12.1(c) upon taking a deci sion to apply a safeguard
measure
1. Provide evidence of serious injury or th reat thereof caused by increased imports
This information was provided in previous  notifications.  See G/SG/N/8/USA/3/Rev.1
(15 April 1999).
2. Provide information on whether there is an absolute increase in imports or an
increase in imports relative to domestic pr oduction (please see also Article 2.1 for the
context) .
This information was provided in previous  notifications.  See G/SG/N/8/USA/3/Rev.1
(15 April 1999).
3. Provide a precise description of the product involved
Fresh, chilled, or frozen lamb meat, provided for in subheadings 0204.10.00,
0204.22.20, 0204.23.20, 0204.30.00, 0204.42.20, and 0204.43.20 of the Harmonized TariffSchedule of the United States.
4. Provide a precise description of the proposed measure
The measure is a tariff-rate quota on imports of lamb meat for a period of just over
three years.  The tariff-rate quote in the first year is 31,851,151 kilograms, an amount that is
equal to imports of lamb meat during cale ndar year 1998.  The tariff-rate quota amount will
increase by an additional 857,342 kilograms in each of the second and third years of themeasure.  Individual country allocations fo r product imported from Australia, New Zealand,
and an “other country” category within the tari ff-rate quota have also been established, which
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Increased rates of duty for imports within  the tariff-rate quota amount will be set as
follows:  9 per cent ad valorem  for imports in the first year of the measure;  6 per cent ad
valorem  for imports in the second year;  and 3 per cent ad valorem  for imports in the third
year.  Rates of duty for imports above the ta riff-rate quota levels will be set at 40 per cent ad
valorem  in the first year of relief, 32 per cent ad valorem  in the second year, and 24 per cent
ad valorem  in the third year.
Chart 1:  Country Allocations
Year Tariff
Rate QuotaCountry Allocations
Australia New Zealand Other Countries
Year 1 31,851,151 kg 17,139,582 kg 14,481,603 kg 229,966kg
Year 2 32,708,493 kg 17,600,931 kg 14,871,407 kg 236,155 kg
Year 3 33,565,835 kg 18,062,279 kg 15,261,210 kg 242,346 kg
Chart 2:  Tariff Duties
Year In-Quota Out of Quota
Year 1 9% 40%
Year 2 6% 32%
Year 3 3% 24%
The measure does not apply to imports fro m Canada, Mexico, Israel, beneficiary
countries under the Caribbean Basin Economic  Recovery Act or the Andean Trade
Preference Act, or developing countries de scribed in the notific ation under Article 9,
footnote 2, provided below.
5. Provide the proposed date of introduction of the measure
The measure was introduced on 7 July 1999 and will become effective on
22 July 1999.
6. Provide expected duration of the measure
The measure is for three years and one day, and is expected to last through
22 July 2002.
7. For a measure with a duration of more t han three years, provide the proposed date
for the review (under Article 7.4) to be held not later than the mid-term of the
measure, if such a date for the re view has already been scheduled .
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8. If the expected duration is over one year,  provide expected timetable for progressive
liberalization of the measure
See response to question 4 above.
9. If the measure is being extended, also pr ovide:  (i) evidence that the industry
concerned is adjusting and that the safeguar d measure continues to be necessary to
prevent or remedy serious injury .
Not applicable.
B. Notification under Article 9, footnote 2 of the non-a pplication of a safeguard
measure to developing countries under Article 9.1
1.  Specify the measure
The measure is a temporary tariff rate quot a with applicable in-quota and out-of quota
duties, as described in the above  notification under Article 12.1(c).
2. Specify the product subject to the measure
Fresh, chilled, or frozen lamb meat, provided for in subheadings 0204.10.00,
0204.22.20, 0204.23.20, 0204.30.00, 0204.42.20, and 0204.43.20 of the Harmonized TariffSchedule of the United States.
3. Specify the developing countries to which the measure is not applied under Article 9.1
of the Agreement on Safeguards, and the impor t shares of these countries individually
and collectively .
The developing countries to which the measure does not apply are those listed in
general note 4(a) to the HTSUS, as that note existed on 1 January 1999.  A list of thecountries in general note 4(a) is attached to th is notification.  Each listed country accounts for
less than 0.4  per cent of lamb meat imports.  Collectively, the listed countries account for
less than 0.4 per cent of lamb meat imports.
4. Subsequently, if there is a change in the list of developing countries exempted from
the safeguard measure pursuant to Article 9.1, please notify:(i) the reference to the
WTO document that notified the Members about the initial action under footnote 2 to
Article 9.1;(ii) if applicable, names of the c ountries which are dropped from the list of
developing countries to which the safe guard measure does not apply pursuant to
Article 9.1, the list of the countries remain ing on the list, the individual and collective
import shares of the developing countries remaining on the list, and the date on which
the safeguard measure applies to the count ries dropped from the list;  (iii) if
applicable, names of the countries which ar e added to the list of developing countries
to which the safeguard measure does not appl y pursuant to Article 9.1, the list of all
the countries on the list, the individual and collective import shares of the developing
countries on the list, and the date from wh ich the safeguard measure does not apply to
the countries which are added to the list.
Not applicable.G/SG/N/10/USA/3
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ANNEX
LIST OF COUNTRIES PROVIDED IN GENERAL NOTE 4(A)
OF THE HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED STATES (1999)
(Designated Beneficiary Developi ng Countries for Purposes of
the Generalized System of Preferences)
Independent Countries
Albania
AngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelizeBeninBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HercegovinaBotswanaBrazilBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCape VerdeCentral African RepublicChadChileColombiaComorosCongoCosta RicaCôte d'IvoireCroatiaCzech RepublicDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEstonia
EthiopiaFijiGambia, TheGhanaGrenadaGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHondurasHungaryIndiaIndonesiaJamaicaJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKyrgyzstanLatviaLebanonLesothoLithuaniaMacedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic ofMadagascarMalawiMaliMaltaMauritiusMoldovaMoroccoMozambiqueNamibiaNepalNigerOmanG/SG/N/10/USA/3
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Pakistan
PanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandRomaniaRussiaRwandaSt. Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSao Tome and PrincipeSenegalSeychellesSierra LeoneSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSri Lanka
SurinameSwazilandTanzaniaThailandTogoTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTuvaluUgandaUkraineUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaWestern SamoaRepublic of YemenZaireZambiaZimbabwe
Non-Independent Countries and Territories
Anguilla
British Indian Ocean TerritoryChristmas Island (Australia)Cocos (Keeling) IslandsCook IslandsFalkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)French PolynesiaGibraltarHeard Island andMcDonald IslandsMontserratNew Caledonia
NiueNorfolk IslandPitcairn IslandsSaint HelenaTokelauTurks and Caicos IslandsVirgin Islands, BritishWallis and FutunaWest Bank and Gaza StripWestern Sahara
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