RESTRICTEDWORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SG/Q1/TUN/1
11 April 2001
(01-1835)
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 TUNISIA1
The following communication, dated 9 April 2001, has been received from the Permanent
Delegation of the European Commission.
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Article 16 of Law No. 98-106 states that "[t]he Minister responsible for trade shall notify the
Committee on Safeguards of the World Trade Organization of the implementation of the safeguard
measures."  Additionally, Article 25 of the Law states that "[a]s soon as a safeguard measure has beentaken, the Minister responsible for trade shall initiate consultations with the countries concerned with
a view to compensating them for the adverse effects on their trade."
Can Tunisia please confirm that a notification of measures would take place before they are
applied so that there is an adequate opportunity for prior consultations on, inter alia , the information
notified and on maintaining an equivalent level of concessions, in accordance with Article 12.3 of the
Agreement on Safeguards?
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1 G/SG/N/1/TUN/2