RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SG/Q1/LVA/3
10 November 2000
(00-4762)
Committee on Safeguards Original:  English
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER
ARTICLE 12.6 OF THE AGREEMENT
Questions Posed by the UNITED STATES
Regarding the Notification of LATVIA1
The following communication, dated 8 November 2000 has been received from the
Permanent Mission of the United States.
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1. In Article 1, para. 2, Latvia defines the term "like or directly competitive" to mean  "products
that have like characteristics and component materials that enable them to perform the same functions
and to be interchangeable." Does Latvia view the terms "like" and "directly competitive" as meaning
the same thing, or as two different concepts?  Please explain.
2. Please explain how the procedure in Article 19, para. 2, relating to the extension of a
safeguard measure, is consistent with the requirements of Article 7.2 of the Safeguards Agreement,
which provides that a measure may be extended "provided that the competent authorities … have
determined … that the safeguard measure continues to be necessary to prevent or remedy serious
injury and that there is evidence that the industry is adjusting …?"
3. Does the Latvian law provide for a mid-term review of measures that exceed 3 years duration,
as required by Article 7.4 of the Safeguards Agreement?
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1 G/SG/N/1/LVA/1/Suppl.2
   G/SG/N/1/LVA/1/Suppl.2/Corr.1