__________WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/JPN/48
9 March 2000
(00-0936)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification concerning the price-based special safeguard ( Table MA:4 ) was
received from the delegation of Japan  on 8 March 2000.
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Table MA:4
MARKET ACCESS:  Japan
Notification under Article 5 of the Agreement:  special safeguard:  price-based
B. AD HOC NOTIFICATION
(1) Description of product: Peas (Pisum sativum)
(2) Tariff item number: 0713.10.229
(3) Trigger price: 51.48 yen/kg.
(as calculated in Annex 1)
(4) Date of application: 25 February 2000
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SPECIAL SAFEGUARD:  PRICE-BASED:  Annex 1 to Table MA:4
Information required for the calculation of the Trigger Price
Prices in the reference period: 1986: 58.33 yen/kg.
1987: 45.78 yen/kg.
1988: 48.94 yen/kg.Average: 51.48 yen/kg.
Note:  "Average" is weighted average by import volume.
Source of price information:  Average c.i.f. unit value (MOF "Japan's Trade Statistics")